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Two days with the phone. Do I need to root yet?
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Depends what you need. If this is your first Android device, better get to know the OS before rooting. If you have rooted an android device you own(ed) before, you might give it a shot.
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Rooted before with the HTC but I'm not sure how much different the galaxy is to root.
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I'll tell you this: I've rooted my last three phones, now, and the S4 was exponentially easier to root than the other two (Evo Shift and Moment). I used Chainfire's CF Auto Root, and as the thread on it tells you, if it takes you more than 30 seconds, you just need practice.

I rooted my phone the moment the option came out. Now its a matter of testing out the roms until i find the right one.
I would at least root and remove as much bloatware as possible.

To root or not to root

I just got my note 3 yesterday and I'm struggling with whither or not to root now or wait a week to make sure I don't need the warranty
Are there any issues I should consider while I'm weighing the decision
My phone with out root is like a car with out wheels but I also don't want root and find out the hardware is faulty
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taz44410 said:
I just got my note 3 yesterday and I'm struggling with whither or not to root now or wait a week to make sure I don't need the warranty
Are there any issues I should consider while I'm weighing the decision
My phone with out root is like a car with out wheels but I also don't want root and find out the hardware is faulty
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Take the plunge and root the device! I purchased mine 2 days ago, bought an unlock code and rooted the device. It was a WIND Mobile version which had LTE crippled (since WIND only supports a MAX speed of 4G). I installed the Telus firmware (ROM) and enabled the regional carrier settings to enable the LTE radio band. I have no regrets!

Well went to download cf auto root then i see to check for multitouch issue and find out my new baby is sick
That leaves me with two questions
1 is there a fix
2 will it get any worse because as it is it doesn't bother me but if it were to get worse who knows
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My Note 3 from Telus came region unlocked. I sim unlocked it same day. But i do not have multi touch issues. It registers all 10 fingers and when moving all 10. If u shell out lots of cash best get the best possible. But if it doesnt bother u. Take the plunge. Its worth.
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Well i didn't shell out anything it was a gift
As i don't play games on it i decided to go ahead with rooting
Not much in the way of custom roms or mods for my model as of yet so i chose lidroid
I liked his work on the n7100
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[Q] verizon Galaxy Note 3

Is there a root for Verizon Galaxy Note 3 SW-N900V I see a lot of SM-900V

Yes, you can use King or Vroot. There are numerous threads on here explaining how to use them. Or a quick Google search should take you to their websites.

Vroot worked but: I rooted my N900V with vroot and suddenly playstore has gone blank. I tried accessing through a browser and got a no connection error. Is this a Sunday afternoon maintenance thing? Or is something down on my device?

play store fully functional
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Whats an SW model
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New update just hit! SPRINT

Phone just started downloading a new update. Hope this fixes some of the bugs in 5.1.1!. 150.77MB so must be a bug fix..
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Not much in the way of bug fixes. Just a update for the stage fright thing. Got it on my s6 as well. Lots of androids are getting this
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Not much in the way of bug fixes. Just a update for the stage fright thing. Got it on my s6 as well. Lots of androids are getting this
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Yeah. My phone is behaving more fluidly though. I had some weird ram bug were it would freeze & close up while I'm in the middle of something and take me back to my lockscreen which is now gone thank god.
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Speaking of updates, are we (Note Edge) slated to get Android M whenever it comes out? Or will we all be using different phones by the time we get it?
Yeah, hoping this update to 5.1.1 makes it run better.

Im on sprint and after my update i seem to drop off my home Wi-Fi. I have forgotten network and re-entered, reebooted etc and it still happens never once before stage freight update :/

Is it possible to wifi tether for free S7 Edge

Hi I have an unrooted Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I would actually like to keep it unrooted also. I I had no problem doing Wi-Fi tether before, but I was wondering if it's possible to Wi-Fi tether my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge device for free without rooting? I've tried everything that I can read on the internet but nothing seems to work. I keep getting the message saying a Sprint wants me to sign up for their service. I would rather not if I don't have to. Thank you
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Should be possible since that's the default in most countries, but you'd be breaching contract with sprint I'd think.
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I would believe they're rooting your phone would do the same thing but nobody seems to have a problem with that on here.
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