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The note 3 is a great piece of hardware but it was a nightmare for devs I hope they backtrack on that with this one. Not getting my hopes up though.
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The note 3 is a great piece of hardware but it was a nightmare for devs I hope they backtrack on that with this one. Not getting my hopes up though.
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Probably...Maybe...Absolutely and most Definitely LOCKED.
powdered_donuts said:
The note 3 is a great piece of hardware but it was a nightmare for devs I hope they backtrack on that with this one. Not getting my hopes up though.
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Of course it will be locked down!!! Us consumers never really OWN our phone that WE purchase!!! So tired of AT&T and others. I sure hope Geohot can bring us some towelroot
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Of course it will be locked down!!! Us consumers never really OWN our phone that WE purchase!!! So tired of AT&T and others. I sure hope Geohot can bring us some towelroot
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Root took a long time for the note 3 but in the end the real fight was and still is the bootloaders. No custom kernels means even with root all you get is basically a bunch of differently themed semi customized stock Roms to play with
powdered_donuts said:
Root took a long time for the note 3 but in the end the real fight was and still is the bootloaders. No custom kernels means even with root all you get is basically a bunch of differently themed semi customized stock Roms to play with
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That's right. I gave up my AT&T note 3 for T-Mobile S5 just for the unlocked bootloader. Although I really would like to see the bootloader unlocked, I can kinda live without unlocked bootloader if I have at least root. I will no longer buy a phone if I can't at least get root. I always wait until root has been achieved before making any purchase. Gotta love HTC for not locking down, but I just don't like their phones that much.
99.999% sure the ATT version will have a locked bootloader. This means it will always be a cat and mouse game with root.
My advice is to wait and not pre-order anything yet. Let the dust settle and see which device will work for you and have root available.
1. You have to ask yourself how long do you normally keep phones? Can you afford to wait 6 months or more (or never if you accidentally take an update) for root on an ATT device you are going to have for 1-2 years?
2. The Tmobile version will most likely have an unlocked bootloader which means you never have to worry about root. It will also most likely work on ATT like the GS5 and the Note3 before it and it will have updates long after Tmobile and Samsung stop supporting it.
If you have Tmobile in your area and you want root it really is the best way to go and cheaper. Why not give them a try? The next best is a Tmobile device on ATT, and third, well.... forget about root.
I have the same very question.
Being on ATT, will the Note 4 be able to be Rooted, and even more important, allow Custom Recovery for ROM's ? If not, NO WAY I can get the Note 4. And Safestrap is not an option, that's a handicapped and gimped wannabe recovery.
Nice thing with HTC, they openly and officially allow their One M8 to have the bootloader unlocked directly through HTC's own website. I did just that with my ATT carrier One M8, and converted it to a GPE. Would like to see Samsung allow that too.
Without a doubt it will be locked.
Ikr! I had T-Mobile but we moved a few years back to an area where they don't have service really at all. I wish I could let them pay my termination fees and bring my four lines there I would save money too. Oh well..
powdered_donuts said:
Ikr! I had T-Mobile but we moved a few years back to an area where they don't have service really at all. I wish I could let them pay my termination fees and bring my four lines there I would save money too. Oh well..
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Get the Tmobile device instead and use it on ATT. Don't be pulled in by the ATT Next hype\propaganda either. You still pay full price for the device. Why not get one that you actually own.
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Get the Tmobile device instead and use it on ATT. Don't be pulled in by the ATT Next hype\propaganda either. You still pay full price for the device. Why not get one that you actually own.
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Yeah I know I'm not falling for the next plan and all that crap not interested in adding more to my monthly bill. I thought about getting the T-Mobile version but I'm starting to just lean towards getting a nexus from google when the new one comes out. Hate to leave Samsung behind but I'm feeling like the time has come to move on
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99.999% sure the ATT version will have a locked bootloader. This means it will always be a cat and mouse game with root.
My advice is to wait and not pre-order anything yet. Let the dust settle and see which device will work for you and have root available.
1. You have to ask yourself how long do you normally keep phones? Can you afford to wait 6 months or more (or never if you accidentally take an update) for root on an ATT device you are going to have for 1-2 years?
2. The Tmobile version will most likely have an unlocked bootloader which means you never have to worry about root. It will also most likely work on ATT like the GS5 and the Note3 before it and it will have updates long after Tmobile and Samsung stop supporting it.
If you have Tmobile in your area and you want root it really is the best way to go and cheaper. Why not give them a try? The next best is a Tmobile device on ATT, and third, well.... forget about root.
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Not a good idea. If you want the phone, go get it now. I remember very well that after someone root the HTC phone with s-off, they make it not rootable with it being s-off. It took many months and ransom money for hacker to find it get rid of the s-off.
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Not a good idea. If you want the phone, go get it now. I remember very well that after someone root the HTC phone with s-off, they make it not rootable with it being s-off. It took many months and ransom money for hacker to find it get rid of the s-off.
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Very, very bad advise. You are basically advising people to buy and hope that an exploit will be found, and it's a bad gamble at most. Have you gotten any recent Samsung phones? We aren't talking HTC here. Look at the Note 3, Galaxy S4 and S5 history. I'm not saying you shouldn't buy the phone. I'm saying you should not pre-order it or get it on day one. With the Tmobile note 3 it took a week and a half after release to confirm that it had an unlocked bootloader. At that point a custom recovery was ODIN flashable and root was forever available. It was even faster to confirm that the ATT version was locked down and as of today the bootloader has NEVER been cracked! No CM or AOSP! Only stock kernels are usable. The same with the ATT S5. The bootloader is still locked down. Root has been obtained through an exploit that has since been patched. So if you take an update you are screwed. A bootloader exploit for the latest samsung devices has not been found for the ATT S4, S5, and Note 3 for 1.5 years now.
I have a huge info thread over in the ATT Note 3 section if you want to read it.
My point is, wait for confirmation that a particular device is bootloader unlocked before you put down $750 on a device.
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Very, very bad advise. You are basically advising people to buy and hope, and it's a bad gamble at most. Have you gotten any recent Samsung phones? We aren't talking HTC here. Look at the Note 3, Galaxy S4 and S5 history. I'm not saying you shouldn't buy the phone. I'm saying you should not pre-order it or get it on day one. With the Tmobile note 3 it took a week and a half after release to confirm that it had an unlocked bootloader. At that point a custom recovery was ODIN flashable and root was forever available. It was even faster to confirm that the ATT version was locked down and as of today the bootloader has NEVER been cracked! No CM or AOSP! Only stock kernels are usable. The same with the ATT S5. The bootloader is still locked down. Root has been obtained through an exploit that has since been patched. So if you take an update you are screwed. A bootloader exploit for the latest samsung devices has not been found for the ATT S4, S5, and Note 3 for 1.5 years now.
I have a huge info thread over in the ATT Note 3 section if you want to read it.
My point is, wait for confirmation that a particular device is bootloader unlocked before you put down $750 on a device.
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better advice! But you can certainly blindly guarantee that at&t is locked down.
Am I wanting Root for wrong reasons?
I have been rooting and installing custom ROMS for a few years now. All Samsung phones.
I'm growing tired of custom ROMS. While some are very solid, I have not tried any at all that don't have one problem or another. So, I'm hoping I can be satisfied with just rooting and maybe even staying on TW. I'll be trying to analyze the features I'd lose from Nova if I stay on TW, vs the TW features of the Note 4 I'd lose by going to Nova.
But my main question is do I really NEED root? I'm thinking I want it in order to do true backups (with more concern about data than backing up apps). I am of the impression that data backups may not be possible w/o root. True? Or, depending on App? I know that TIBU seems to want root...I've never tried to use TIBU w/o root.
Also, I use other apps that seem to work better with root, ie. Lightflow, TIBU, Tasker (a must), ES File Explorer, Gravity Box, Notification Shortcuts, Utter, Widget Locker, and others I suppose.
Seems to me I NEED root. Am I misinformed?
Maybe the T-Mobile version of the Note 4 is what I should look for.
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Also, I use other apps that seem to work better with root, ie. Lightflow, TIBU, Tasker (a must), ES File Explorer, Gravity Box, Notification Shortcuts, Utter, Widget Locker, and others I suppose.
Maybe the T-Mobile version of the Note 4 is what I should look for.
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Don't forget adaway, my number 1 use for root, and ya you should be looking at the tmo note. That's coming from someone who did it on the 3rd gen note.
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..., and ya you should be looking at the tmo note. That's coming from someone who did it on the 3rd gen note.
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I'll probably look into that. I typically take advantage of subsidy, but may be worth going with TMO. If the Note 4 had 4GB mem, that would make it easier to make the extra spend. I was hoping for a phone that I may be happy with for longer than 2 years. (Of course the root issue may be the driving factor for purchasing the TMO version, irrespective of other considerations).
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I have been rooting and installing custom ROMS for a few years now. All Samsung phones.
I'm growing tired of custom ROMS. While some are very solid, I have not tried any at all that don't have one problem or another. So, I'm hoping I can be satisfied with just rooting and maybe even staying on TW. I'll be trying to analyze the features I'd lose from Nova if I stay on TW, vs the TW features of the Note 4 I'd lose by going to Nova.
But my main question is do I really NEED root? I'm thinking I want it in order to do true backups (with more concern about data than backing up apps). I am of the impression that data backups may not be possible w/o root. True? Or, depending on App? I know that TIBU seems to want root...I've never tried to use TIBU w/o root.
Also, I use other apps that seem to work better with root, ie. Lightflow, TIBU, Tasker (a must), ES File Explorer, Gravity Box, Notification Shortcuts, Utter, Widget Locker, and others I suppose.
Seems to me I NEED root. Am I misinformed?
Maybe the T-Mobile version of the Note 4 is what I should look for.
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Totally agree with you on all points. Except not sure we "have to root". The Note 4 will be able to handle all "Bloatware" and still fly. Koush's Helium does a good job backing up apps/data. No Nandroid, but if you are not rooting and running the risk of soft bricking and needing to restore a Nandroid, they won't be needed. The cloud for Google will always be there to restore those accounts. The rest you can backup to your sdcard and pc. Not sure I need theming like Xposed offers. As, I am liking the stock look of the S5 which I am running on my S4.
That all being said I would probably get a TMO one on ATT if LTE runs fine and root/flash roms since it is in the blood at this point--
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rugmankc said:
..Koush's Helium does a good job backing up apps/data...
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Glad you posted this. I had not heard of Helium. I'll have to check it out.
One thing I like to be able to do is backup and restore just data. I'll have to see if that can be done. It's interesting that it doesn't require root, when everything else does.
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Just went to Play Store, and leaves me a bit confuse. The instructions are a bit confusing, as 1a says "Root user? You're done", then goes on to say to install on the PC, which implies to me if non-rooted, you must do backups to PC.
I'll go and read the Wiki.
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A few things that are discouraging, from the WIKI, re: Helium:
If you're using a non-root device, you MUST connect to a PC via the USB port of your device to enable ADB backup permissions.
In problematic applications, ALL Google Apps are listed
...you are using a non-root device, you need to enable Helium at every reboot of the device. This is a PITA
You made a backup to a removable SD card. Again, not advisable as mounting then re-mounting a physical card between devices is problematic for backups. Use PC Download, a cloud destination or device-to-device sync.
Those are just the issues I'm not sure I'd want to mess with. So, hoping to ultimately achieve ROOT.
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Glad you posted this. I had not heard of Helium. I'll have to check it out.
One thing I like to be able to do is backup and restore just data. I'll have to see if that can be done. It's interesting that it doesn't require root, when everything else does.
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Just went to Play Store, and leaves me a bit confuse. The instructions are a bit confusing, as 1a says "Root user? You're done", then goes on to say to install on the PC, which implies to me if non-rooted, you must do backups to PC.
I'll go and read the Wiki.
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A few things that are discouraging, from the WIKI, re: Helium:
If you're using a non-root device, you MUST connect to a PC via the USB port of your device to enable ADB backup permissions.
In problematic applications, ALL Google Apps are listed
...you are using a non-root device, you need to enable Helium at every reboot of the device. This is a PITA
You made a backup to a removable SD card. Again, not advisable as mounting then re-mounting a physical card between devices is problematic for backups. Use PC Download, a cloud destination or device-to-device sync.
Those are just the issues I'm not sure I'd want to mess with. So, hoping to ultimately achieve ROOT.
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You can try MyBackUp Pro from Play Store--Have used it for years. Assuming it updates for Note 4--sure it will. You can email them--
Hi Everyone,
What is up... Seems like in 10 years ago I got my droid X... then a bit after I went apple. Last weekend I traded in and got a note 4. Love so far, it got me addicted. Now the problems arise with open source type equipment. I have a BT Keyboard, which works great, however I must be able to map virtual controls (on screen d pads and such) to the keyboard. Many apps will do this but they ALL require ROOT access.
I have tried different PC's, cables, Odin 3.4 to 3.10 and two different CF AUTO root packages. Each Time I get a failure, and the phone reads some error about ": recovery". Z4 root used to be the jam, what is making this so hard? I can donate to anyone that teaches me or informs me how to root this phone so I can play in peace. First person to get me up and running wins.
I just completed a factory reset, tested again and no go. Odin starts to write and then Fails. Yes I have USB Debugging on. I have followed all the steps. Is Samsung winning? Please any information helps. I have 7 days left or I have to return to iLand, where there is no hope.. but it is peaceful bc you even care to try. lol. Thanks
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[email protected] said:
Hi Everyone,
What is up... Seems like in 10 years ago I got my droid X... then a bit after I went apple. Last weekend I traded in and got a note 4. Love so far, it got me addicted. Now the problems arise with open source type equipment. I have a BT Keyboard, which works great, however I must be able to map virtual controls (on screen d pads and such) to the keyboard. Many apps will do this but they ALL require ROOT access.
I have tried different PC's, cables, Odin 3.4 to 3.10 and two different CF AUTO root packages. Each Time I get a failure, and the phone reads some error about ": recovery". Z4 root used to be the jam, what is making this so hard? I can donate to anyone that teaches me or informs me how to root this phone so I can play in peace. First person to get me up and running wins.
I just completed a factory reset, tested again and no go. Odin starts to write and then Fails. Yes I have USB Debugging on. I have followed all the steps. Is Samsung winning? Please any information helps. I have 7 days left or I have to return to iLand, where there is no hope.. but it is peaceful bc you even care to try. lol. Thanks
B
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Do you have the developer edition. My educated guess is NO if you were able to trade in your iPhone and get the Note in store. There is NO root for either the Att or Verizon variant phones. Only the developer edition for Verizon has the necessary unlocked bootloader. There's a couple people working on root but there's no eta or even a guarantee in the slightest. It's ALL over these forums.
So what you are saying is leave vzw and get a note 4 elsewhere... I guess I can do that. Seems silly but understandable.
So go to t-mobile and get the note 4? I can then use the SM-N910T from CA autoroot? Please let me know if this would work. I'd hate to port over and be in the same boat. Thank you for confirming the vzw version is a lesser phone though.
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[email protected] said:
So what you are saying is leave vzw and get a note 4 elsewhere... I guess I can do that. Seems silly but understandable.
So go to t-mobile and get the note 4? I can then use the SM-N910T from CA autoroot? Please let me know if this would work. I'd hate to port over and be in the same boat. Thank you for confirming the vzw version is a lesser phone though.
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Verizon and AT&T lock their devices down whereas T-Mobile doesn't. With T-Mo you can unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery and root. So, if you were to leave Verizon and port to T-Mo you could easily root your Note 4 and install the apps needed to achieve what you want/need. (T-Mobile also has that promo where they'll pay up $350 (I think it's $350) towards your early termination fee if you switch)
Edit (link added): http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/general/easy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
Sell your phone on swappa for full price and buy the developer edition.
I just got my Verizon Note 4 in the mail today and realized that no one has yet to find a way to root it. Right now I'm using my rooted Verizon Note 2. I'm wondering if I should even bother activating my Note 4 and start using it or should I just hold off and hope someone finds a way to root it in the near future.
What do you guys think?
It's nothing what we think, do what you feel you want. We aren't using the phone, you are, it's ultimately up to you on what you feel you want.
Can you use a phone without root? Can you live without it? Then use the note 4
Tripper511 said:
I just got my Verizon Note 4 in the mail today and realized that no one has yet to find a way to root it. Right now I'm using my rooted Verizon Note 2. I'm wondering if I should even bother activating my Note 4 and start using it or should I just hold off and hope someone finds a way to root it in the near future.
What do you guys think?
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I came from the note 2 as well and was also disappointed to hear that root has not been achieved yet. To cope I installed nova launcher and tried to tone down touch wiz as much as possible, which has helped tremendously in my opinion. Even without root this phone is ridiculously fast and has insane battery life compared to the note 2. I can go nearly a week with 7 hours of screen on time without charging it using the stock battery. This phone is amazing even without root access, but when it does finally get rooted it will destroy everything else on the market.
blazednova said:
I can go nearly a week with 7 hours of screen on time without charging it using the stock battery. t.
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What?? A week? What do you leave it in ultra power saving mode all the time?
Shoot, in ultra-powersaving mode you could probably make it almost 2 weeks!
As was said, do what you feel is best. I can live without root, but I don't like it personally. However, it is STILL even WITHOUT root, better than my Note 3, which I still have. I love my Note 4. Admittedly though, I've got it up for sale to see if I can get any biters to try and mitigate the cost of a developer edition. Either way, I can't wait for that root.
Ragnell said:
It's nothing what we think, do what you feel you want. We aren't using the phone, you are, it's ultimately up to you on what you feel you want.
Can you use a phone without root? Can you live without it? Then use the note 4
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Well I guess my main concern is whether I'm going to get hit with an OTA update without realizing it then find out I can't root anymore. As of now, if I start using the phone with stock kit kat 4.4.4 I should be okay right? I guess worse case scenario I'd just have to reinstall all my apps when the Note 4 root comes out.
So maybe my safest bet is to start using the Note 4 but make sure I keep it at kit kat 4.4.4 the whole time?
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Well I guess my main concern is whether I'm going to get hit with an OTA update without realizing it then find out I can't root anymore. As of now, if I start using the phone with stock kit kat 4.4.4 I should be okay right? I guess worse case scenario I'd just have to reinstall all my apps when the Note 4 root comes out.
So maybe my safest bet is to start using the Note 4 but make sure I keep it at kit kat 4.4.4 the whole time?
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There are ways to prevent OTAs without root so youll be safe
I'll say sell it ,buy the DE and call it a year
Only geeks can't live without root LOL pretty much you can do most of the things without root besides adaway
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The n4 is the best un-rooted device I have ever owned. With Nova and turned off bloat, this phone is awesome. I haven't regretted buying this phone and it will last me a long time. Good luck
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phibo said:
I'll say sell it ,buy the DE and call it a year
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Seconded, I just got my DE
Since Samsung went with a non removable battery and no SD slot with the S6. This could possibly be the last phone with an removable battery and SD slot.
Don't activate it send it back and get a nexus 6 if you want a unlocked bootloader and roms
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Only geeks can't live without root LOL pretty much you can do most of the things without root besides adaway
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Yeah that's true. I won't necessarily need to control my cpu speed with setcpu since the Note 4 has 2 power saving modes. There are some older versions of apps I'd like to restore with Titanium backup, and some I'd like to delete with the same program but I guess I can wait until root comes out to do that. I'm gonna miss not having the Freedom app but I'll live.
I do want to install the older version of google maps, the one that had the navigation icon, can I still do that without root?
Rootuser3.0 said:
Don't activate it send it back and get a nexus 6 if you want a unlocked bootloader and roms
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I looked into the nexus 6. The note 4 still seems like a better phone and the Nexus 6 isn't available for Verizon yet.
Of course if I got the DE version of the Note 4 I'd be set but I really don't feel like dropping $700 on the phone. I just spend $300 to get this with my upgrade.
You know the answer, how important is root to you? If I had known root likely wasn't coming unlike my other notes, I might have waited. It's worth the extra for the de. The camera is amazing, everything works fine, but it's hampered by stock twiz and only you know what that's worth to you.
Root would be amazing. Yes. But this phone is still a beast even without it. Yes I'd love to gain root. Until then I gladly use mine without root.
So how many of you are waiting for the ROOT and CUSTOM RECOVERY procedure? LOL
Please have patience, I am certain that we will have the procedure before Xmas!
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So how many of you are waiting for the ROOT and CUSTOM RECOVERY procedure? LOL
Please have patience, I am certain that we will have the procedure before Xmas!
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I heard from chainfire if you root, Samsung Pay will be disabled permanently. Even if you un-root and flash a rom it still won't work because knox will be triggered to 1. There are some smart dev's out there and hopefully they can get Samsung Pay working with root.
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budco2000 said:
I heard from chainfire if you root, Samsung Pay will be disabled permanently. Even if you un-root and flash a rom it still won't work because knox will be triggered to 1. There are some smart dev's out there and hopefully they can get Samsung Pay working with root.
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In my case it would not matter at all since I would never use that feature.
Also a while back there was a install-able apk app which hides/unhides root,
perhaps something like that would be worth looking into for those who want
to keep Samsung Pay working.
Have a great day!
I won't use Samsung pay either so what is knox......lmao
Android pay will be out soon anyway. Haha.
I for one can't wait, need to clean out a lot of junk from this phone.
Yeah waiting patiently too. Want to remove bloatware.
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Here from note 3. Hello new community, probably be with you guys for couple years, cause well, this phone is badass. Minus the removable battery and storage space. Can't wait to grow and flash with you!
re: storage (external sdcard)
vamp2613 said:
Here from note 3. Hello new community, probably be with you guys for couple years, cause well, this phone is badass. Minus the removable battery and storage space. Can't wait to grow and flash with you!
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But there is a new type of storage which is better than
having an external microsd card in a cellphone.
Check it out at Amazon.com, it's called a usb wifi flash drive.
They all have a built-in re-chargeable battery in them which
gets charged each time it's plugged into a computer.
There are various sizes from 16gb to 128gb available and the
pen drive almost acts like a computer with built in wifi, it works
when it's not even attached to a computer, and it also works
when plugged into a usb port.
It's actually better than the external memory in the phone because
it can serve many purposes instead of just one.
The prices are not much more than you would spend on an ordinary
usb flash drive.
Have a great day!
Misterjunky said:
But there is a new type of storage which is better than
having an external microsd card in a cellphone.
Check it out at Amazon.com, it's called a usb wifi flash drive.
They all have a built-in re-chargeable battery in them which
gets charged each time it's plugged into a computer.
There are various sizes from 16gb to 128gb available and the
pen drive almost acts like a computer with built in wifi, it works
when it's not even attached to a computer, and it also works
when plugged into a usb port.
It's actually better than the external memory in the phone because
it can serve many purposes instead of just one.
The prices are not much more than you would spend on an ordinary
usb flash drive.
Have a great day!
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I'll definitely be checking that out. Thank you!
hopefully there will be a way to turn off the capacitive button lights i can't stand them lol
thecityboy781 said:
hopefully there will be a way to turn off the capacitive button lights i can't stand them lol
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights
You're welcome ???
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Mine stay off with power saving mode on
Brava27 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notquiteinsane.galaxybuttonlights
You're welcome
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thanks for that, i feel like you saved my life lol
ROOT
Any luck rooting this baby yet ... Im so impatient without root i cant tether, anyway to tether unlimited when not rooted....
Give it some time guys . I'm.sure chainfire is working his magic .
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Give it some time guys . I'm.sure chainfire is working his magic .
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I don't know if 5.1.1 is root able yet
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Brava27 said:
I don't know if 5.1.1 is root able yet
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Preview 3 of Android m is rooted .. So Im pretty sure its rootable but then again who knows .. Waiting patiently .
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Preview 3 of Android m is rooted .. So Im pretty sure its rootable but then again who knows .. Waiting patiently .
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If I had root and twrp I'd be a happy camper.
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I'll wait patiently for now for root stuff. I got this on the Jump Plus plan; I'll keep it if I like it and otherwise swap out as soon as I decide it's not for me.
My main concern is, will I be able to turn it in if it's rooted?
And more importantly, will there be any combination of operations that would allow me to get an alternative ROM running without tipping off Knox? I assume if I somehow get an alternative ROM running it will not be running Knox and thereby won't be able to trip the root flag. The challenge is accomplishing this without triggering root/Knox on the original OS in the first place.
If I recall correctly the order of operations has usually been bootloader unlock-> root native OS -> flash recovery -> boot to new recovery and nandroid backup/flash new ROM. I would hope one could get the recovery flashed from the bootloader with Knox none the wiser, and then nandroid the native ROM, flash over a fresh one, and then take my time extracting cool native apps from the backup with Titanium.
I am probably forgetting something important that makes this impossible, right?
Is there thread that suggests what to do first with a new stock Note 4?
Root first?
Popular ROM?
Thanks
If you have the Verizon Note 4 you are stuck with stock as the boot loader is locked and no root exploit has been developed.
NB2A said:
Is there thread that suggests what to do first with a new stock Note 4?
Root first?
Popular ROM?
Thanks
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There's a thread called 'Desktop Setup' a little further down the main screen of the forum. I only took a brief glance, but it looks like it's other Note 4 owners showing how they have their phones setup. I just mainly setup mine to reflect how I had my S4 set. Unfortunately, though, the last post before mine is correct in saying root hasn't been achieved for this device yet. However, if you're looking to be able to use your phone as a mobile hotspot, you can purchase the full version of FoxFi for $7.95, or try the free version to see how you like it. The free one limits you to 5 megs per use, I think, before it disconnects you. I'm using the full version of the app to tether to my desktop right now, and it works pretty well. You can't turn it on with one tap like you can a rooted phone's hotspot, but you can turn off that way once you're done. The app lets me provide Wi-Fi for my XBox One, Tab 3 8.0, and Fire TV, too. Even though I can't root my phone yet, I still enjoy using it. Hope this helps, and sorry I rambled on a bit.
http://best-tech-reviews.com/root-n910vvru2bof1-galaxy-note-4-verizon-usa-sm-n910v-android-6769/
Anyone try this?
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http://best-tech-reviews.com/root-n910vvru2bof1-galaxy-note-4-verizon-usa-sm-n910v-android-6769/
Anyone try this?
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Haven't tried it yet, but I'm itching to give it a shot. I already downloaded the root file, but probably won't touch it til after this weekend, and the fact I got my phone set up the way I like it. I know this isn't the right thread, but before I make the decision to try this can anyone confirm that FoxFi works on 5.0.1? I'm currently on 4.4.4 and don't want to jump forward if it doesn't, since I need the hotspot. I know I can roll back to KitKat, but I'd lose all my stuff
Foxfi works like a charm on latest Verizon build, BOG5.
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Foxfi works like a charm on latest Verizon build, BOG5.
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Cool. The build in the post pointing to a possible root is showing 'Galaxy Note 4 (Verizon USA) SM-N910V VZWVerizon wireless N910VVRU2BOF1 5.0.1', which has me somewhat hopeful, with a side of skepticism. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread for any updates, hopefully good ones.
The file for root at the bottom says "Galaxy Note 4 (Verizon USA) SM-N910V" but has smn910f (SM-N910F (Europe)) in the file name for the zip.
Please tell me you guys are not serious???? Look at the date this crap was posted 7th July. Do you honestly think no one has tried it yet and come on the forums to scream about it. Very dodgy looking site also.
Take it easy, no point in getting worked up about it. We're all just looking for ANY glimmer of a lead for root.
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Take it easy, no point in getting worked up about it. We're all just looking for ANY glimmer of a lead for root.
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And how is a 5 month old post a glimmer of hope. Most People on this forum have had their note 4s for a long long time and have been following and hoping for the one post that will spring up "That root has been achieved" it doesn't help with you posting the same thing in 3 different threads about some rubbish that has been posted 5 months ago from a website that looks like it was thrown together the same day they posted the root instructions. If anything comes up it will be posted on XDA almost immediately I can guarantee it.
I'm sorry if I sound harsh but everyone on here has been waiting a long time I see your only new to this and also had a chance to return.
The problem is No one appears to be working on anything, you only have to look at the thread "Lets talk root" I don't see any one talking about how root may be obtained and I include myself in that. What needs to happen is for this Note 4 community to start posting ideas in that thread or start a bloody new one. I am willing to use my phone as a guiney pig but come on people lets start talking about how we may obtain root and start experimenting. I will flash anything any one wants to my phone so lets take it over to the "Lets talk Root" forum.
Rant Over
Believe me, I understand your frustration as I've rooted every Android device I've had, till now of course. If we get, we get it. If not, oh well. I have more important things to concern myself with than whether I can root my phone or not. I'm sure the person who originally posted the link was only trying to help and not cause any tension. I wish I could root this thing, but get grip, it's still just a phone.