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[Mussels]

still rocking my note 4. probably my last samsung unless i get a good deal second hand, as their fragmented regional stuff really kills the third party ROM/software support, and now everything from net banking apps (NFC payments) to pokemon GO requires stock unrooted roms, so it'll have to be a nexus, pixel, or similar phone thats rooted, adblocked, and unrooted again for me in the future.

 

[manofthem]

still rocking my note 4. probably my last samsung unless i get a good deal second hand, as their fragmented regional stuff really kills the third party ROM/software support, and now everything from net banking apps (NFC payments) to pokemon GO requires stock unrooted roms, so it'll have to be a nexus, pixel, or similar phone thats rooted, adblocked, and unrooted again for me in the future.

Root and different roms have become very important to me. It's the main reason why I'm hanging onto my Oneplus One still.

I was considering going with a Samsung when the Note 7 came out but that didn't last. Still thinking about s7 or 8 next year, but still not sure. Oneplus 3 was looking good, the 3t seems eh, and I know I'll miss the rom support that Oneplus gets if I go Sammy.

 

[Mussels]

Touchwiz kills me now. Its not the theming but the visual bloat - a side by side comparison of Note 4 stock vs CM/AOSP in the notification bar for example shows that the stock samsung rom literally fills half the screen for a single notification, whereas pure google uses about 1/10th.

Why give me a massive screen to just have it filled by useless nothings

 

[manofthem]

TouchWiz was terrible. Had to deal with it on my Tab S and it made me finally get around to installing custom rom on my tablet. I'm definitely not interested in going back to that.

I know what you mean about that on your Note 4. I've seen the Notes 3 and 5 and boy does it give me a headache seeing all the nonsense and bloat.


@Mussels would you consider a Oneplus phone? I like and hate the pixel lol

 

[Mussels]

TouchWiz was terrible. Had to deal with it on my Tab S and it made me finally get around to installing custom rom on my tablet. I'm definitely not interested in going back to that.

I know what you mean about that on your Note 4. I've seen the Notes 3 and 5 and boy does it give me a headache seeing all the nonsense and bloat.


@Mussels would you consider a Oneplus phone? I like and hate the pixel lol

oneplus isnt a big brand down here, so i've never seen one. even the nexus/pixel lines are barely heard of its very samsung vs apple, and people think samsung IS android

 

[manofthem]

I'd say most people not-in-the-know here in US also think Android = Samsung. My brother with his note 3 for over 2 years just recently realized that android isn't Samsung exclusively.

Oneplus isn't too big here either, but I'm glad I stumbled upon it. I think the first time I heard of Oneplus was on Nextpowerup and I just knew that I had to try it out. Thanks to eBay, I was able to.

 

[Ahhzz]

still rocking my note 4. probably my last samsung unless i get a good deal second hand, as their fragmented regional stuff really kills the third party ROM/software support, and now everything from net banking apps (NFC payments) to pokemon GO requires stock unrooted roms, so it'll have to be a nexus, pixel, or similar phone thats rooted, adblocked, and unrooted again for me in the future.

Sitting on my S4 still, altho it''s starting to show some signs of age, and I'm STILL pissed I can't root the damn thing. Rooting is #2 on the list of three things I gotta have on my next Droid. SD card support, Root access, removable battery. Samsung ain't gonna cut it. I hear one of the new Motorola *shudder* models is probably going to be where I end up...

 

[Mussels]

Sitting on my S4 still, altho it''s starting to show some signs of age, and I'm STILL pissed I can't root the damn thing. Rooting is #2 on the list of three things I gotta have on my next Droid. SD card support, Root access, removable battery. Samsung ain't gonna cut it. I hear one of the new Motorola *shudder* models is probably going to be where I end up...

dont you have one of the telco locked variants tho? the regular old S4's are stupidly easy to root.

 

[Ahhzz]

dont you have one of the telco locked variants tho? the regular old S4's are stupidly easy to root.

Yeah, mine's locked locked locked.... Every few months, I check to see the newest rooting tool, load it on my droid, and gaze with expectant dismay at errors. I'm not even vulnerable to the newest root exploit.

 

[Mussels]

look for a custom recovery instead, the minute you can install TWRP you're effectively rooted.

 

[Easy Rhino]

Just upgraded my G3 to a G5. I'm liking it so far

just traded in the G3 for an iPhone 7 plus 128GB. Sorry I have to leave the clubhouse but since the Note 7 is no longer being sold and we already have other Apple products in the ecosystem it only made sense.

 

[eidairaman1]

Sitting on my S4 still, altho it''s starting to show some signs of age, and I'm STILL pissed I can't root the damn thing. Rooting is #2 on the list of three things I gotta have on my next Droid. SD card support, Root access, removable battery. Samsung ain't gonna cut it. I hear one of the new Motorola *shudder* models is probably going to be where I end up...

Is it att or verizon, if it is, they love to lock down bootloaders. I grabbed a SM-G900T (S5 Tmobile) that i can customrom all day.

On another Note, My battery had went bad already and its only 3 months old phone- causing the phone to bootloop, I thought it was SuperSU root that was causing the bootloop, put phone back to stock, same thing, put 6.0.1 back in, same thing. Found on xda that replacing battery fixed issue, what affirmed this is when phone was plugged in it wouldnt bootloop. Got newbattery, noticed the battery that was in phone was made in china, the new one was made in vietnam, go figure, works like a charm. Battery from china is cheap pos

 

[Ahhzz]

look for a custom recovery instead, the minute you can install TWRP you're effectively rooted.

"Only the earliest S4 for Verizon has a bootloader that is vulnerable to loki. If you took any updates or bought your device later on, you cannot install TWRP. Chances are, if you don't already have TWRP installed, you cannot use TWRP."

I did find another reference to a newer version, so I may give that a try this weekend.

 

[Ahhzz]

Is it att or verizon, if it is, they love to lock down bootloaders. I grabbed a SM-G900T (S5 Tmobile) that i can customrom all day.

On another Note, My battery had went bad already and its only 3 months old phone- causing the phone to bootloop, I thought it was SuperSU root that was causing the bootloop, put phone back to stock, same thing, put 6.0.1 back in, same thing. Found on xda that replacing battery fixed issue, what affirmed this is when phone was plugged in it wouldnt bootloop. Got newbattery, noticed the battery that was in phone was made in china, the new one was made in vietnam, go figure, works like a charm. Battery from china is cheap pos

Verizon

 

[eidairaman1]

Verizon

Yup you can't do anything with that phone dude, I had a i337 (ATT S4) that had 5.1.1 Lolipop and I couldn't fix an issue where I couldn't hear the other end ring or hear them speak because odin would fail for rom replacments.

If I were you, I'd Grab a S5 or S7 brand new unlocked (Use on different carriers) that is from TMobile.

 

[cdawall]

I'm enjoying an LG v10 now. First phone in a long time I haven't needed a case with.

 

[eidairaman1]

I'm enjoying an LG v10 now. First phone in a long time I haven't needed a case with.

I stopped using otterbox, switched to haocoo, 10 bux beats 30 bux.

 

[cdawall]

I have no case this phone is pretty beast at surviving drops etc. The metal edges have some nicks, but it has held up admirably.

 

[eidairaman1]

Im a lil more ocd, id still case any phone today.

 

[cdawall]

I love not having a case. That drove me nuts on my GS3, the thing was the size of a house in the case.

It might be all in my head, but this phone just feels like it will hold up. I am sad the V20 went away from the "tough phone" ideal.

 

[eidairaman1]

I love not having a case. That drove me nuts on my GS3, the thing was the size of a house in the case.

It might be all in my head, but this phone just feels like it will hold up. I am sad the V20 went away from the "tough phone" ideal.

The S4 and S5 are the right size for my pockets, the Note series and the Iphone 6S are just way to big to be a everyday use phone

 

[Mussels]

note with with a ringke slim case - check out the brand, they're super thin but will help with small/medium drops.

 

[t_ski]

I had a Supcase Inocorn Beetle case on my G3 that was awesome. With another case I could not get the G3 to fit into the side pocket on the carpenter jeans I always wear, but the Supcase barely fit.

The G5 is a little slimmer than the G3, so I don't think I'll have as much trouble, but the new Supcase Slim Armor is rather ugly. The old one was nice and plain, just a hard TPU edge and a clear, frosted back. I need something like that for my new phone, as the softer TPU cases are a magnet for pocket lint in the Dockers I wear to work.

 

[Mussels]

literally one post above yours, T ski

http://www.mobilezap.com.au/46023-rearth-ringke-slim-lg-g3-case-black.htm

 

[manofthem]

literally one post above yours, T ski

http://www.mobilezap.com.au/46023-rearth-ringke-slim-lg-g3-case-black.htm

But isn't that for the G3? He has the G5 now.