Just got my OTA.. time to restore theme and update!
#prayforunlockedbootloadersoon!!!
PS: Downloading now
just throwing my personal experience out there.
After updating, i had super crappy reception and extremely slow speeds. i actually ended up flashing just the radio from "8.0.0 (OPR6.170623.012, Aug 2017)" to get decent service back.
stebomurkn420 said:
Just got my it's.. time to restore theme and update!
#prayforunlockedbootloadersoon!!!
PS: Downloading now
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dont get your hopes up...esp with vzw!
lucky_strike33 said:
dont get your hopes up...esp with vzw!
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I think some devs are closer than what you think. Lol. They have found the source to rebuild our bootloader.
stebomurkn420 said:
I think some devs are closer than what you think. Lol. They have found the source to rebuild our bootloader.
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You need root first. Without root it won't happen. Unlocking it is easy, getting privs to perform the unlock is the issue.
TonikJDK said:
You need root first. Without root it won't happen. Unlocking it is easy, getting privs to perform the unlock is the issue.[/QUOT
Well if we find a way to replace the bootloader then rooting will be a breeze...
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Well if we find a way to replace the bootloader then rooting will be a breeze...
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good luck replacing the boot loader without an unlocked bootloader. hint: if it was that easy, we could already replace the bootloader with the unlocked variant.
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stebomurkn420 said:
good luck replacing the boot loader without an unlocked bootloader
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Hard... But not impossible.
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defet said:
good luck replacing the boot loader without an unlocked bootloader
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Good luck trying to tell them that.
Go prove the doubters wrong!!!
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Go prove the doubters wrong!!!
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I sincerely hope I am proven wrong on this one. Just trying to manage expectations.
noidea24 said:
just throwing my personal experience out there.
After updating, i had super crappy reception and extremely slow speeds. i actually ended up flashing just the radio from "8.0.0 (OPR6.170623.012, Aug 2017)" to get decent service back.
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I did the exact same thing
My update seems to fix the blue tooth problem I had in a 2017 Tahoo with the phone not working. I think at this point it may have fixed the battery life issue I was having too. That may be too soon to tell.
nope battery still is draining fast. Not sure why. It did not seem to start until I installed O in beta. I thought maybe it would have fixed it self, But did not as of now.
smooth781 said:
nope battery still is draining fast. Not sure why. It did not seem to start until I installed O in beta. I thought maybe it would have fixed it self, But did not as of now.
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My battery life is subpar as well...
The first picture shows my battery results for the day after charging for exactly 30 minutes at lunch... Huge difference if you can squeeze in that 30 minutes!
noidea24 said:
just throwing my personal experience out there.
After updating, i had super crappy reception and extremely slow speeds. i actually ended up flashing just the radio from "8.0.0 (OPR6.170623.012, Aug 2017)" to get decent service back.
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i can also confirm that reception has decreased. i travel weekly into a low coverage area and always got service but 1 bar with some 3G and now i just get no service in those areas.
I have gotten the best battery life out of September I've ever had. Wonder why your phones are different.
I run Tasker and get lots of cloud messages.
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The radios are the same in the August/September builds
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TonikJDK said:
You need root first. Without root it won't happen. Unlocking it is easy, getting privs to perform the unlock is the issue.
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Just figured I would come back to this and show you that you were wrong and to not be so negative.. lol. My bootloader is unlocked and it didn't require rooting at all. Lol. All hail Smail!
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Did google say anything about 4.0.3 for the nexus?
From what I've heard, it was supposed to start rolling out already, Google found some quirks or bugs so they decided to pull it back. I'm sure we'll start to see it within a week or two.
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It rolls out when you decide to get your ass off of stock!
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Done "modding" my android phones. Causes nothing but issues.
brian85 said:
Done "modding" my android phones. Causes nothing but issues.
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I disagree.
brian85 said:
Done "modding" my android phones. Causes nothing but issues.
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I feel the same way. Caused me nothing but small heart attacks when I was flashing a rom and I thought I was bricking my phone.
Although I say that now but when I get my phone ill probably end up modding it lol
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I disagree.
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I've owned 10+ android phones in 3 years. Modding them/putting on different roms/etc would have its benefits, but in the end it just caused nothing but issues (either major or annoying minor ones).
And when I put the phone completely back to stock, it just never ran as good as it did when it really was stock before I started modding.
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I've owned 10+ android phones in 3 years. Modding them/putting on different roms/etc would have its benefits, but in the end it just caused nothing but issues (either major or annoying minor ones).
And when I put the phone completely back to stock, it just never ran as good as it did when it really was stock before I started modding.
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im in the same boat and totaly agree! give me root and CWM and im set... chasing the perfect rom is just that, a chase, and it goes on forever.. nothing worng with the chase, but its not for me anymore.
brian85 said:
Done "modding" my android phones. Causes nothing but issues.
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+1 we all deserve timely updates here
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From what I've heard, it was supposed to start rolling out already, Google found some quirks or bugs so they decided to pull it back. I'm sure we'll start to see it within a week or two.
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That was in reference to the rollout OTA for the GSM Nexus S. It wasn't halted as much as they're doing a staggered rollout to catch bugs etc. and gauge reactions.
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Done "modding" my android phones. Causes nothing but issues.
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+1 Learnt the lesson from the developer tablet, the Xoom. Rooted it expecting great advantages and then discovered rooted Xooms couldn't rent movies, no longer got ota updates (but still got the annoying update messages)....
I flashed my HTC because they didn't have the gingerbread update for the Desire z for months and to get rid of sense. Flashed my Samsung SG2 to get rid of touchwiz.
But don't see any reason to mess with Google's best efforts - particularly with Wallet and the like being a big part of this phone's future (the thought of some stranger having complete control over my system when using my phone to pay for things worries me).
Still no update in Australia. Still on 4.0.1 and my phone is the Google direct version.
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why buy a phone just to make it unstable and crash. * i got laughed at by iphone friends*
Informed modding enhances the functionality and experience of using the device.
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im in the same boat and totaly agree! give me root and CWM and im set... chasing the perfect rom is just that, a chase, and it goes on forever.. nothing worng with the chase, but its not for me anymore.
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The chase stops when you stop looking for a ROM with all the features you want and make your own.
I think it depends a lot on how much you are willing to mod for example, when I went and upgraded to 4.0.2 my radio updated as well which made my GPS useless so I modded and downgraded my radio back and I have never been happier.
And once voodoo mod makes its way to the galaxy nexus I don't think it would be easy just letting it slip by...
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Chirality said:
The chase stops when you stop looking for a ROM with all the features you want and make your own.
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So now you have to buy a phone and make your own software on top of it ?
I liked to flash mods on my Nexus One, it was fun, I found the CyanogenMod pretty good for me. But I did not root my Galaxy Nexus yet and I don't really feel the need to, except to get the official updates.
I think that as soon as Google released the 4.0.3 source code, they should have released the OTA for the Galaxy Nexus as well as the Nexus S. I compiled the official 4.0.3 from the source, but I can't flash it because I did not root my device. I find this a bit strange.
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So now you have to buy a phone and make your own software on top of it ?
I liked to flash mods on my Nexus One, it was fun, I found the CyanogenMod pretty good for me. But I did not root my Galaxy Nexus yet and I don't really feel the need to, except to get the official updates.
I think that as soon as Google released the 4.0.3 source code, they should have released the OTA for the Galaxy Nexus as well as the Nexus S. I compiled the official 4.0.3 from the source, but I can't flash it because I did not root my device. I find this a bit strange.
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You don't need to be rooted to "flash" what you built. Just fastboot oem unlock to unlock your bootloader and fastboot flash the images.
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Most definitely, but for now I'm back to stock;
Woke up this morning to find my phone bootlooping, I tried everything to rectify the problem, 2 slice of toast and a mug of tea later I had to resort to a factory image reflash at a cost of losing all of my data
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im in the same boat and totaly agree! give me root and CWM and im set... chasing the perfect rom is just that, a chase, and it goes on forever.. nothing worng with the chase, but its not for me anymore.
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Gotta love the chase! Especially with women....
martonikaj said:
That was in reference to the rollout OTA for the GSM Nexus S. It wasn't halted as much as they're doing a staggered rollout to catch bugs etc. and gauge reactions.
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I thought they postponed it for Nexus S because of high battery power consumption by Android OS process. Anyway, I too was wondering when it's going to pop up for us. Any more info on the matter ?
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You don't need to be rooted to "flash" what you built. Just fastboot oem unlock to unlock your bootloader and fastboot flash the images.
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You're right. But rooting is not the real problem for me. My problem is unlocking and reseting the phone. I don't want to loose all my data (including game saves !) but the only way I can save them is ... to be root. I will do it eventually, but it still bothers me
has anybody asked the dev of safestrap, or even tried it out yet? the locked bootloader is the next big problem, i assume. and as far as i get it the "fire os" is the same on "fire"-devices.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2556677
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has anybody asked the dev of safestrap, or even tried it out yet? the locked bootloader is the next big problem, i assume. and as far as i get it the "fire os" is the same on "fire"-devices.
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JCASE demonstrated booting unsigned code from USB... so we dont NEED to unlock the bootloader although it would be nice.
What we really need is a custom recovery and a way to boot it.. perhaps JCASE will chime in now that the root is out..
last i saw his signature says he is away for an undetermined amount of time :crying:
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last i saw his signature says he is away for an undetermined amount of time :crying:
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lol his sig has said that for an undetermined amount of time
May be we can write custom recovery using dd an then boot it?
I would think anyone that is willing to test unknown methods either has money to burn or a hardware flasher.
Just checked safestrap, no luck.
May be we can port loki. Platform looks similar for me, but offsets is different.
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iRet said:
Just checked safestrap, no luck.
May be we can port loki. Platform looks similar for me, but offsets is different.
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Looks like a few people have been looking into this, but haven't seen much activity recently. Just chiming in to see if there have been any advances on this front? Either progress, or a determination that it's too difficult at this point?
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Looks like a few people have been looking into this, but haven't seen much activity recently. Just chiming in to see if there have been any advances on this front? Either progress, or a determination that it's too difficult at this point?
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So I was thinking about 2nd-init and getting SafeStrap working. I need to keep looking and figure out the best place to start the 2nd-init.
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So I was thinking about 2nd-init and getting SafeStrap working. I need to keep looking and figure out the best place to start the 2nd-init.
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Thanks for answering Happy to hear that people are still trying this. I'm wondering, once Android TV is released, the hardware on this device seems to be pretty powerful and it might be a great experience, if we can figure out how to get it on there.
Good luck, rbox! And thx for the xposed mods
Just be aware that the first thing that will stop working with an unlocked bootloader will be Netflix HD. I don't have Prime so can't comment on that.
You will be limited to 720x480 resolution - 1750kbps.
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Thanks for answering Happy to hear that people are still trying this. I'm wondering, once Android TV is released, the hardware on this device seems to be pretty powerful and it might be a great experience, if we can figure out how to get it on there.
Good luck, rbox! And thx for the xposed mods
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I was able to find the best spot to do the 2nd init, and it seemed to be working, but unfortunately I'm having some problems getting TWRP to actually display even though I'm doing exactly the same thing I did with clockwork. Luckily it's a long weekend, so I should have some time to debug it.
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I was able to find the best spot to do the 2nd init, and it seemed to be working, but unfortunately I'm having some problems getting TWRP to actually display even though I'm doing exactly the same thing I did with clockwork. Luckily it's a long weekend, so I should have some time to debug it.
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thank you for the work u put into this device. i got it a few days back and have it decked out i hope by the end of summer this device will have a working recovery and maybe a rom or 2
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thank you for the work u put into this device. i got it a few days back and have it decked out i hope by the end of summer this device will have a working recovery and maybe a rom or 2
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Summer only has a couple of weeks left... I also hope we can crack the bootloafer or at least get boot strap or something similar working, but I am not going to hold my breath. I AM very happy with how well it is working though, especially as an xbmc/kodi box! Hope we can get the mic button working in kodi.
almost got it.... never had it get this far before..
did I just give me the correct system root to find in a ap file and it will work? or just wish full thinking?
not sure wat ur tryna do lol
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not sure wat ur tryna do lol
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I been trying to unlock it and root it.. get it to the last stage where you see it and Fail. I did brick the phone tho..
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I been trying to unlock it and root it.. get it to the last stage where you see it and Fail. I did brick the phone tho..
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Odin won't unlock a phone if you mean carrier unlock.
Only the phones with the Exynos processors can be rooted.
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I think he's referring to bootloader unlock, which is impossible on the U1.
Hmmm not impossible if you guys remember samfail but sammy been a bad boy the old n day will be missed
I am referring to bootloader unlock and root...There is a new Linux that I used that actually was able to get in this phone.. not root it but but pull slot of info .. all I have to do is just get to somehow verify the very last image which of course what counts.. I did soft brick so at least I pissed it off a lil bit...?
Not gonna get passed that verify part as it's looking for Samsung signature. This issue has been around for some generations now.
Yeah..... I know that is the sad truth about it. But I still try and hope. Maybe I'll slip up and somehow get lucky one day
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Yeah..... I know that is the sad truth about it. But I still try and hope. Maybe I'll slip up and somehow get lucky one day
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I respect your drive and enthusiasm bro.
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I respect your drive and enthusiasm bro.
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Thank you... it will happen in due time not by me of course
Hey can anyone check if this would also work on a505u???
Scrolling down user confirms it works for 9.0
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Just because it says 9 means nothing. Do you even understand firmware?
SP6RK said:
Hey can anyone check if this would also work on a505u???
Scrolling down user confirms it works for 9.0
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-rmm-fix-oreo-8-1-oem-unlock-fix-dez-t3877764
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Just because it says 9 means nothing. Do you even understand firmware?
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Dude im asking a question im not saying it will give oem unlock.
If you're trying to find the OEM unlock there is a trick to doing it that I found that worked great for me.
https://www.xda-developers.com/fix-...y-s9-samsung-galaxy-s8-samsung-galaxy-note-8/
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If you're trying to find the OEM unlock there is a trick to doing it that I found that worked great for me.
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So you have the a505u?because its not possible on mine...im already past the 7 days.
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So you have the a505u?because its not possible on mine...im already past the 7 days.
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That's cuz U variant is not unlockable.. problem here is u got one person who doesn't know much being given answers by someone else who also doesn't know much...
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That's cuz U variant is not unlockable.. problem here is u got one person who doesn't know much being given answers by someone else who also doesn't know much...
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Would there be any other way exept for samsung rolling out an update with it fixed?
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Would there be any other way exept for samsung rolling out an update with it fixed?
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No. It is not unlockable, period. Nothing is broken at all. They intentionally lock the BL and don't allow unlocking it. There's no other way or exploits to unlock it.
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So you have the a505u?because its not possible on mine...im already past the 7 days.
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Sorry I just bought this phone literally 5 days ago. I have a GN model and after researching the U models are said to be unlockable. Ahhh well...
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Sorry I just bought this phone literally 5 days ago. I have a GN model and after researching the U models are said to be unlockable. Ahhh well...
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It kinda sucks how im not able to unlock it...i hope there is a way later on but o well i am kinda happy with the phone...its faster than my old one i just wanted to be able to build a rom on it even of i had it all buggy...
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It kinda sucks how im not able to unlock it...i hope there is a way later on but o well i am kinda happy with the phone...its faster than my old one i just wanted to be able to build a rom on it even of i had it all buggy...
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It is a great phone honestly but the fingerprint scanner really really sucks. I just went ahead and disabled it because its so bad and I have up to the January patch. Its so inconsistent its embarrassing. I'm scouring the net now to see if someone created a patch or kernel to help improve this problem.
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It kinda sucks how im not able to unlock it...i hope there is a way later on but o well i am kinda happy with the phone...its faster than my old one i just wanted to be able to build a rom on it even of i had it all buggy...
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u couldve found its not unlockable before purchasing it lol.. just sayin
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It is a great phone honestly but the fingerprint scanner really really sucks. I just went ahead and disabled it because its so bad and I have up to the January patch. Its so inconsistent its embarrassing. I'm scouring the net now to see if someone created a patch or kernel to help improve this problem.
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8/10 screen fingerprint readers will have that problem
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u couldve found its not unlockable before purchasing it lol.. just sayin
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Tell you the truth i was unsure the other versions worked on my sim card and i needed a phone so i did prime shipping on it and got it the next day i really did not care at that point if it had root since im trying to get the s20 ultra in a couple months but i really like the a50 and it makes me kinda sad there is no oem unlock to the us version
Edit: when i was reading through quickly i thought magisk wasnt supported for a while in stock rom.
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Tell you the truth i was unsure the other versions worked on my sim card and i needed a phone so i did prime shipping on it and got it the next day i really did not care at that point if it had root since im trying to get the s20 ultra in a couple months but i really like the a50 and it makes me kinda sad there is no oem unlock to the us version
Edit: when i was reading through quickly i thought magisk wasnt supported for a while in stock rom.
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magisk requires an unlocked bl.. period.. installing it in daemon mode or system mode is also possible but that defeats the purpose and you need an unlocked bl to even do that
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magisk requires an unlocked bl.. period.. installing it in daemon mode or system mode is also possible but that defeats the purpose and you need an unlocked bl to even do that
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Actually thinking about it i have forced magisk into a phone with a locked bootloader (figo gravity...idk lol long time ago) but on 6.0...im sure that samsung has more security on their phones so it might not let me force the img through odin since its not even signed.
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Actually thinking about it i have forced magisk into a phone with a locked bootloader (figo gravity...idk lol long time ago) but on 6.0...im sure that samsung has more security on their phones so it might not let me force the img through odin since its not even signed.
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again, magisk requires an unlocked bl to use. this has always been the case. and no u cant force flash in odin.
So for some reason OEM unlocking is not popping up I've had it unlocked for 7 days before the developer options I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to get that going in a little about me pretty cool guy I guess I like riding anything outdoors I'm trying to figure things out you know Technologies advancing so might as well and get to learning trying to keep up to date with things I appreciate you guys and your help that'd be awesome
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So for some reason OEM unlocking is not popping up I've had it unlocked for 7 days before the developer options I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to get that going in a little about me pretty cool guy I guess I like riding anything outdoors I'm trying to figure things out you know Technologies advancing so might as well and get to learning trying to keep up to date with things I appreciate you guys and your help that'd be awesome
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It was there, and is now missing?
Longhornsfinest916 said:
So for some reason OEM unlocking is not popping up I've had it unlocked for 7 days before the developer options I'm just trying to figure out what I can do to get that going in a little about me pretty cool guy I guess I like riding anything outdoors I'm trying to figure things out you know Technologies advancing so might as well and get to learning trying to keep up to date with things I appreciate you guys and your help that'd be awesome
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Try to set the date to the previous month.
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Try to set the date to the previous I
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I did that and I also didn't get no options for installing manually I don't have that option in the phone I also call the place it cuz when you try to put it in bootloader it says my device is still locked I don't know how to do that I tried calling a place they said it was unlocked and it's still locked so I heard the snapdragons kind of a pain in the ass anyway
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It was there, and is now missing?
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Oh it's actually never been there and here's a picture right here actually when I actually try to run it in bootloader mode and I've tried to unlock the device with that company and they said it was but it's still locked
Oh yeah, I know how to resolve that. Connect the device using a USB cable to your PC. Make sure the phone is off. Then hold all buttons on your phone until you get a blue warning screen. From here, follow the on-screen instructions to unlock the bootloader. From THEN, the lock is fully disabled.
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It was there, and is now missing?
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Oh it's actually never been there and here's a picture right here actually when I actually try to run it in bootloader mode and I've tried to unlock the device with that company and they said it was but it's still locked
Longhornsfinest916 said:
Oh it's actually never been there and here's a picture right here actually when I actually try to run it in bootloader mode and I've tried to unlock the device with that company and they said it was but it's still locked
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See my post above this one.
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See my post above this one.
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Yes I do boss an I appreciate it let you know what goes down
Greatly appreciated boss I thank you and have a good New Year's
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Greatly appreciated boss I thank you and have a good New Year's
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No problem, you too!
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No problem, you too!
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One more quick question how long does it normally take on the os to download
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One more quick question how long does it normally take on the os to download
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The firmware itself - 10-20 minutes
TWRP Recovery - 1-2 minutes