Hey guys, the new OP 10T has nice specs for it's price and it makes me think about changing my OP9.
Since this phone it's more an Oppo phone it doesn't seems to be a good phone for development and ColorOS it's not a good software, without some third party roms I don't think I could live with this device.
What do you think about 10T for modding / custom rom development for this phone? Would it be worth to make the upgrade for this phone?
Its likely rom support will be poor if its anything like the Oneplus 10 pro, which is only starting to get inklings of LOS support 8+ months after release.
Yep, not much happening at all with the 10 Pro so probably the same for the 10T...
Not unless someone figures out how to crack the new MSM Tool. The MSM Tool for the 10 Pro requires a technician to log in so it isn't possible to restore the device after a brick currently. That's obviously a big impediment to custom ROM development as OnePlus devices are easier to brick than many others.
Oppo played a dirty trick with customers by introducing MSM Download Tool with Authentication for technician with Username & Password, now its no longer free, MSM DL Tool is both used to Flash Firmware on EDL on OnePlus & Realme Devices, now these devices are easier to brick without MSM.
So expect no development for the device only assured updates from OnePlus.
I'm coming from a OnePlus 3T that had a plenty roms and modifications. I was thinking to buy this phone hoping for the same support. Is there no hope at all? I saw that the kernel sources were released for the 10 pro, is the only problem the msm tool?
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I'm coming from a OnePlus 3T that had a plenty roms and modifications. I was thinking to buy this phone hoping for the same support. Is there no hope at all? I saw that the kernel sources were released for the 10 pro, is the only problem the msm tool?
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Having a working MSM tool is not a requirement, but having a reliable way to recover from bricks will give devs more confidence to mess around.
Oneplus haven't released the kernel source for the 10T yet. Don't expect anything before that comes out.
I'll personally attempt to get a complete TWRP port working once mine arrives. If that goes well, I might also tackle a LineageOS port. No promises or guarantees, just letting you know that not all hope is lost. Don't expect a thriving scene like the older oneplus devices though.
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Having a working MSM tool is not a requirement, but having a reliable way to recover from bricks will give devs more confidence to mess around.
Oneplus haven't released the kernel source for the 10T yet. Don't expect anything before that comes out.
I'll personally attempt to get a complete TWRP port working once mine arrives. If that goes well, I might also tackle a LineageOS port. No promises or guarantees, just letting you know that not all hope is lost. Don't expect a thriving scene like the older oneplus devices though.
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Well, knowing that there is already someone who will work on a twrp port is good news. Having a fully functional twrp will surely make more devs interested in working on it. I don't expect the same support of the 3t, but my other options were buying a Realme phone or a Xiaomi phone and i think that these phones have even less devs support.
I don't know much about new phones, but aren't there GSIs now? How do they perform? Will it be possible to install them on the 10t?
Thanks in advance and good luck with the twrp port!
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Well, knowing that there is already someone who will work on a twrp port is good news. Having a fully functional twrp will surely make more devs interested in working on it. I don't expect the same support of the 3t, but my other options were buying a Realme phone or a Xiaomi phone and i think that these phones have even less devs support.
I don't know much about new phones, but aren't there GSIs now? How do they perform? Will it be possible to install them on the 10t?
Thanks in advance and good luck with the twrp port!
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Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices are heaven for development. Oneplus development will be dead in future as more customers shift to Nothing Phone and Xiaomi for development. Nothing Phone 1 is the new OnePlus. so for development look for other phones
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Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices are heaven for development. Oneplus development will be dead in future as more customers shift to Nothing Phone and Xiaomi for development. Nothing Phone 1 is the new OnePlus. so for development look for other phones
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I wish any of those were in the US market... My choices for development are basically OnePlus or Pixel and the modem in the Pixel is an automatic nope for me.
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I wish any of those were in the US market... My choices for development are basically OnePlus or Pixel and the modem in the Pixel is an automatic nope for me.
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Asus Zenfone 9 might be a good option for you, check out the specs 8+Gen 1 and ASUS has good development in past for Zenfone devices, check MKBHD review for the device. You wont be disappointed, perfect replacement for Pixel. However, no device can match the development of Xiaomi devices.
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Asus Zenfone 9 might be a good option for you, check out the specs 8+Gen 1 and ASUS has good development in past for Zenfone devices, check MKBHD review for the device. You wont be disappointed, perfect replacement for Pixel. However, no device can match the development of Xiaomi devices.
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The problem with the Zenfone is that there are so many complaints about ASUS phones up and dying and support doing nothing for it. Also, AT&T may or may not whitelist it and the screen is too small for me so it would need to be a ROG Phone 6 version A. But maybe.
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Not unless someone figures out how to crack the new MSM Tool. The MSM Tool for the 10 Pro requires a technician to log in so it isn't possible to restore the device after a brick currently. That's obviously a big impediment to custom ROM development as OnePlus devices are easier to brick than many others.
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You trail: https://youtech.ooo/msm-download-tool/#Download_MSM_Tool
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You trail: https://youtech.ooo/msm-download-tool/#Download_MSM_Tool
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You can download them but unless something very recently changed, they will not flash without a login from a tech.
Edit: in fact, on that very page...
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Right now the HTC one x development is pretty slow, and while I do have a great ROM I always love getting new devices and flashing new ROMs. I love having a lot of ROMs to cater to my flash addiction. Is this phones development going to last awhile? I know there will be a new note that will come up soon, and I don't want to be left behind. Has anybody don't this switch? Or has anybody played with body devices and can give some pros and cons? Thanks!
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Stud, awesome picture!
Need to add that as a wallpaper or shoot put it on the GNote super page, that pic is good to go, brother!
Get'n a Fix!
Note has great development and probably will for awhile
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thinking that the note will be around for a while....It has a large following, and good Dev support, not only on stock roms, but AOSP-AOKP as well.
We are just getting our feet wet on the note.
And the note 2 will bring ported content back for us also, including the X....
I'm staying here.....g
The development on the note is fantastic (JellyBean is 99% bug-free with h0tw1r3's CM10 kang and we have CM9, MIUI, Paranoid Android, AOKP and many other ROMs actively under development.
Shaddy-Z. said:
Right now the HTC one x development is pretty slow, and while I do have a great ROM I always love getting new devices and flashing new ROMs. I love having a lot of ROMs to cater to my flash addiction. Is this phones development going to last awhile? I know there will be a new note that will come up soon, and I don't want to be left behind. Has anybody don't this switch? Or has anybody played with body devices and can give some pros and cons? Thanks!
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Greg hit the mark with his reply, the note is a unique beast externally but all of Samsungs high end lte line of phones are fundamentally the same internally. This bodes well for an extended development cycle.
One quick question about the HTC One X. Samsung has been pretty good with source code releases, what is the current experience with HTC? Do you find them forth coming with source code and drivers. If that has been the case, what other factor(s) do you think could account for the HTCs One X lackluster rom development?
The hardware your phone carries is high end, impressive specs; I would have thought developers were all over it.
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Also curious about the HTC One X -- those are going cheap right now at least in my area, might need a good beater for those small-pocket days. Screen size is OK after using a Note, anybody?
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One quick question about the HTC One X. Samsung has been pretty good with source code releases, what is the current experience with HTC? Do you find them forth coming with source code and drivers. If that has been the case, what other factor(s) do you think could account for the HTCs One X lackluster rom development?
The hardware your phone carries is high end, impressive specs; I would have thought developers were all over it.
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We waited about 2 months to finally get a source code released. During this time period all members of the HOX community were sending ATT emails and constantly bombing their facebook mostly for the fact that our Bootloader was locked, and HTC stated they will provide official Bootloader unlocks on every phone they will release. Well HTC still hasn't kept up their promise and for new comers it's very hard to join the dev community because with the recent update there is no bootloader or root exploit. With the recent source code release I would like to think that development would be booming but I'm completely wrong. The code we got released wasn't even a full source code, but instead half. And to make matters worse it's already outdated, because the source that was released was 4.0.3 and we are on 4.0.4 now. The only bugs that we have been able to fix with the source code is Multi-touch on AOKP roms (thank god it really borked gaming on this device :good: ) We have one kernel that is released but it's not able to be used on a lot of ROM's because it's set on the old base, but everybody is on 4.0.4 now. The dev's are really working hard on making this phone the best they can, but HTC is making it very very difficult. The international version has a lot of dev support because of how powerful this phone can be. But I guess ATT is behind keeping back the updated source and an official BL unlock which makes me mad
The phone itself though is great. The screen is spectacular and I'd even go as far to say it's the best I've seen on a mobile device. The processor is very quick, and when I did have it overclocked to 2.1 ghz it reacted very well and I still got excellent battery life. My average battery life right now is about 3 hours of screen on time. I'm on CM9 ATM because it's the best vanilla experience we have. Hopefully that answers all your questions guys!
Well, i heard people complain about gpl license breaking (you have all the rights of this world) and for missing kernel's source. Now i'm here for report (sorry for my awful english ) the word of Hugo Ibarra that confirm the release of MI3 source later this year. And i like to add that xiaomi already release source for mi2 and mi2s.
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Well, i heard people complain about gpl license breaking (you have all the rights of this world) and for missing kernel's source. Now i'm here for report (sorry for my awful english ) the word of Hugo Ibarra that confirm the release of MI3 source later this year. And i like to add that xiaomi already release source for mi2 and mi2s.
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Which is complete BS. They have to release it upon device release. This is why this forum was made. To help call them out and to Rip MIUI apart.
zelendel said:
Which is complete BS. They have to release it upon device release. This is why this forum was made. To help call them out and to Rip MIUI apart.
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lol, that's exactly why I wasn't willing to buy this device.
There are already plenty of threads on miui forums complaining about lack of kernel source.
Before the launch of this device in India, I was almost convinced to buy Moto G by my fellow members from galaxy y section.
But the specs were too good to ignore given the same price group.
When I saw that reply, this came out of my mouth:
hey, better late than never.
It's simply disheartening to see that a device as powerful as this being forced to use sole miui rom(or its cooked version).
I haven't tried cm11, but from what i've heard, people are loving it.
One of the developers(varun chhitre) of cm11 for this device has prior experience dealing with micromax(another non compliant oem).
If/When kernel sources get out, I hope this device gets developer support.
CharsiBabu said:
lol, that's exactly why I wasn't willing to buy this device.
There are already plenty of threads on miui forums complaining about lack of kernel source.
Before the launch of this device in India, I was almost convinced to buy Moto G by my fellow members from galaxy y section.
But the specs were too good to ignore given the same price group.
When I saw that reply, this came out of my mouth:hey, better late than never.It's simply disheartening to see that a device as powerful as this being forced to use sole miui rom(or its cooked version).
I haven't tried cm11, but from what i've heard, people are loving it.
One of the developers(varun chhitre) of cm11 for this device has prior experience dealing with micromax(another non compliant oem).
If/When kernel sources get out, I hope this device gets developer support.
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Ill be honest. Dont count on it. Most Devs have a very big hate for them and no matter how good the hardware is will not touch the device until it comes clean.
Oh he and I know each other well from my attempts to help with the Micromax issue.
Better late than never. Still they hardly have cared about gpl. Releasing sources, after they release new device.
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zelendel said:
Ill be honest. Dont count on it. Most Devs have a very big hate for them and no matter how good the hardware is will not touch the device until it comes clean.
Oh he and I know each other well from my attempts to help with the Micromax issue.
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Yeah , good step by xda but i don't have any Hope that they will release kernel source and even if they do , it will be some bunch of crap to stop user's from spamming there customer support for kernel source .
They already broke privacy of many user's by stealing data .
try signing this it might help
www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/xiao...pt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition
kekkojoker90 said:
Well, i heard people complain about gpl license breaking (you have all the rights of this world) and for missing kernel's source. Now i'm here for report (sorry for my awful english ) the word of Hugo Ibarra that confirm the release of MI3 source later this year. And i like to add that xiaomi already release source for mi2 and mi2s.
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Screenshot looks like fake to me, from interface it looks like Facebook but he have different FB DP.
Well u know that we all can change the dp
Anyways, just hope it comes true
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Where is the screenshot come from ? Link required.
Hope it's true.
Check this link.
http://disqus.com/hugobarra/
@varun.chitre15 how did you made the kernel source of mi 3.From where did you get the sources
kernel source code.
Also check this https://github.com/mi3-dev found this but of no use for me, I am no dev, spread this please if it's of any help.
I trust hugo barra and they will release it by december
Shahan_mik3 said:
I trust hugo barra and they will release it by december
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Its uploaded by varun.chitre15 the guy who made cm11 for mi 3.
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Its uploaded by varun.chitre15 the guy who made cm11 for mi 3.
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What is uploaded?
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What is uploaded?
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The kernel source,ofcourse
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The kernel source,ofcourse
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Nope....kernel sources are not released....he compiled a ROM without the sources.
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Nope....kernel sources are not released....he compiled a ROM without the sources.
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So we cant make for example Paranoid Android from this sources????
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So we cant make for example Paranoid Android from this sources????
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Yes we can....and there are already slimkat and mokee open source.
And carbon ready to be tested and omni under development
http://www.androidcentral.com/zte-doesnt-actually-know-what-people-want
TL;DR: Jeff Yee, Vice President of Technology Partnerships and Planning for ZTE North America:
"Before any decisions are made about the future of Project CSX, the company's current flagship, the Axon 7, is poised to get updated to Android 7.0 Nougat in early February. Yee says that Google has received the final Nougat build, which includes long-awaited Daydream support, and is going through the process of certifying the release for public use. That process should wrap up in the coming days, and users of the sold-unlocked device can look forward to an update in the next two weeks or so."
"...or so." I'll look for it at the end of February at the earliest.
also from the article:
"Yee says that Google has received the final Nougat build, which includes long-awaited Daydream support, and is going through the process of certifying the release for public use. That process should wrap up in the coming days, and users of the sold-unlocked device can look forward to an update in the next two weeks or so."
Unless it's near vanilla Nougat, and that abomination called Power Manager has been completely removed and killed with fire, I am not interested. Lineage is working wonderfully and I see no reason why ZTE would bring anything useful to the table based on the B27 and B29 updates.
My opinion, for what it's worth.
that article is bull****. the nougat beta doesnt seem to be anywhere close to ready....
I thought they would release 7.1 with Daydream?
Aedan762 said:
also from the article:
"Yee says that Google has received the final Nougat build, which includes long-awaited Daydream support, and is going through the process of certifying the release for public use. That process should wrap up in the coming days, and users of the sold-unlocked device can look forward to an update in the next two weeks or so."
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I literally quoted that in the first post.
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that article is bull****. the nougat beta doesnt seem to be anywhere close to ready....
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Well that's disheartening.
runderekrun said:
I literally quoted that in the first post.
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Yikes. My bad, I just saw the article and started reading that.
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that article is bull****. the nougat beta doesnt seem to be anywhere close to ready....
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Got any proof of that?
Bring it on! Really loving this phone and can't wait to see what the devs here do with the N software.
When it's done, it's done. Simple as that.
Diplodocus123 said:
When it's done, it's done. Simple as that.
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They're not going to get many returning customers. Simple as that.
Cyrus D. said:
They're not going to get many returning customers. Simple as that.
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They gonna get me that's for sure....Their timeline for nougat has been much better than most other OEM's. And their help was invaluable in getting CM up and running which is pretty much the bigg at reason I actually bought the phone in the first place...If only I could find a decent glass screen protector this would be a 11/10
I was planning to go with the S8 once it is out (assuming unlocked bootloader). But after all ZTE did to help get CM up and running I am going to wait for the AXON 8 instead!
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They gonna get me that's for sure....Their timeline for nougat has been much better than most other OEM's.
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No it's not, not by a long shot. Since when is an update nearly a year after initial release so good? Even companies notorious for slow releases like Samsung have beaten them to the punch. The only one which comes to mind which has delayed as much as them is LG and they're being torn apart for it.
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And their help was invaluable in getting CM up and running which is pretty much the bigg at reason I actually bought the phone in the first place...If only I could find a decent glass screen protector this would be a 11/10
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They've done the absolute bare minimum and did far less than any of the random developers here who wanted to get it done. There is literally zero ROMs that you can honestly thank them for, in fact if they weren't so stubborn and just gave us the material to work with we could have come up with plenty long ago. Go ahead and use one of those ROMs, which ZTE did nothing to help with just to be perfectly clear, if you don't mind losing functionality like access to the Hi-Fi DAC. ZTE are by far one of the worst companies when it comes to support that I've ever heard of. Interesting that a lack of screen protectors is what keeps it from being an "11" when it's camera practically doesn't function in medium light, there's random bugs all over the place, and there's still even enough typos to make the entire thing seem like a bad joke.
Even if they do deliver now, it'd be too little too late. I've had this phone for half a year and they haven't kept a single promise. Only empty hype which has never once resulted in something tangible.
I like this mtfk
You Sir have a point, and I think is a valid one.
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Fingers crossed for the G version.
4.15 am 7th February - East Coast USA - Just got it here about to download.
EDIT.... Size is 1.81 Gig.
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Fingers crossed for the G version.
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Given how A2017G users are treated, maybe February 2018?
Guys I bought this device when it first came out, never did I ever think there would be zero dev interest in the device, or perhaps it would be better to state that the reason there isn't much in the way of dev interest is because Huawei has this device locked down with EMUI and it appears no one can break through. For those who don't need root then this doesn't really matter, but most of my apps do require root. My final solution was to forget the Huawei device and I bought what I believe is the most powerful device on the market today and I've already rooted it and I'm flying along. That device is the Asus Rog Phone 2, you might want to take a look at this and then decide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wwe5OW_jPE
I wish all of you the very best but I had enough of Huawei. To be fair I don't think the problem is all about Huawei, a big part of it is the clown in the White House.
I'm out of here, Krissy
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Lol @ White House clown.
Interesting review you linked, I'm going to do some more research into the phone, although I'm far from a gamer.
It would be good if you posted your thoughts after using it for a few weeks.
Good luck, I hope you still have the same enthusiasm after getting used to it.
Take a look here.
rubiicon59 said:
Lol @ White House clown.
Interesting review you linked, I'm going to do some more research into the phone, although I'm far from a gamer.
It would be good if you posted your thoughts after using it for a few weeks.
Good luck, I hope you still have the same enthusiasm after getting used to it.
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I'm not a gamer either, my philosophy however is that gaming devices are more reliable and sturdy because of the punishment they take from actual gamer's. My thought is it if holds up for a gamer then it should be no problem for me. So far this phone has proven me correct. One of the specs that blows me away is that there is a setting to set the device to 240 refresh, that's pretty darn quick. If you have any questions I'm open to answering them, that's how impressed I am with this puppy
Every phone I owned for the last 10 years was rooted. I bought the P30 Pro knowing I couldn't and wouldn't root, and I've never been happier.
"All your apps" require root? Your phone sounds FUN! Seriously, no games? No social media? I agree, a lot of apps need root, all of which are important, if you're rooted. Ad-block is the main reason for rooting, but you can't just have ad-block, you need Magisk manager, obviously. And twrp manager, because you need twrp to flash your root. Root browser, for those times you need to fix things you screwed up by being rooted. Greenify, to act as a placebo, because now you're rooted you can't be sure things work as they should. Busy Box for... erm, well nobody really knows what that's for. So yeah that's at least 6 apps. For one thing.
Once I realised you can block ads using the private DNS feature in Android 10, all of the above was pointless.
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Every phone I owned for the last 10 years was rooted. I bought the P30 Pro knowing I couldn't and wouldn't root, and I've never been happier.
Once I realised you can block ads using the private DNS feature in Android 10, all of the above was pointless.
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100% completely agree with you. Have rooted all my android phones in the last 10 years and bought P30 Pro knowing couldn't root it. I use adguard private DNS to block ads and then found out can used YouTube vanced on non rooted phones by simply installing the apk. After thinking could never live without root I'm finding it particularly easy at the moment!
I've rooted every Android phone I've ever had, except my Honor 9, but don't really feel the need for the P30 Pro. Sure there are apps I can't use or install because I'm not rooted but that doesn't detract from an amazing phone. Those [required root ] apps I can probably do without anyway.
Would you run Linux as root permanently? Really?
The choice of rooting or not rooting should be a decision made by the owner of the device, not by the manufacturer. Android is marketed as open source; the practice of not allowing bootloader unlocking defeats that entirely.
Would you buy a car to then be told you're not allowed to modify it in any way? Really?
I am also disappointed but these days there is less and less reason for root. Right not, there are only three features I miss without root:
1. No Titanium Backup, so no easy way to do a full backup and make sure everything is backed up and can be restored
2. No way to limit battery charge (so it doesnt go up to 100%)
3. No DNS adblock (VPN work around is the closest I can find but that seems like it would drain battery)
rubiicon59 said:
The choice of rooting or not rooting should be a decision made by the owner of the device, not by the manufacturer. Android is marketed as open source; the practice of not allowing bootloader unlocking defeats that entirely.
Would you buy a car to then be told you're not allowed to modify it in any way? Really?
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Android is NOT "marketed as open source". Show me a commercial website where it is "marketed" as such.
Android IS open source for OEMs to adapt to their devices! You bought a piece of hardware from Huawei, with a compiled Android OS. You can get the source code for Android if you want, but it comes with no hardware and no guarantee.
And your car analogy is terrible. Imagine modifying your car's software... and then your tachometer doesn't work right, or your battery drains, or your car won't start... totally unacceptable. Yet you want to do that to your phone?
I want the option to do whatever I wish. It's really quite a simple concept
rubiicon59 said:
I want the option to do whatever I wish. It's really quite a simple concept
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The closest analogy for the car example is remapping the ECU. Manufacturers go to great lengths to encrypt ECUs and prevent mapping - much like locking a bootloader.
A lot of car mappers have to physically solder wires to certain points on the ECU circuitboard to enable them to map and edit the ECU programming. I'm fairly certain that if you went to that extreme to root your phone you could manage it, but nobody wants root *that* much.
And if you own a car that no engine mapper fancies finding a way to map? You're SOL - much like you are with your P30 Pro.
I used to root, now I dont. I find the devices now do 99% of the things I need without root. The 1%? I can live without Titanium Backup.
I'm sure the Asus device is powerful, but a lot of the people here bought the P30 Pro because they wanted a P30 Pro, not a different phone. Thanks for the review, but it's like going on a VW forum and saying 'OMG guys, sell up and go buy this BMW - IT'S AMAZING' - we're here because we wanted the VW...
@Isis111
Now you've had your ROG 2 for a while how are you getting along with it?
Since this thread I've been following the ROG 2 forum but even though root is available there's not much development happening. I was initially very interested after you started this thread but now I'm not sure the ROG 2 is as good as you said.
So I'm interested what your thoughts are now.
Also, what version do you have, and have you been impressed enough to buy any accessories?
Cheers
Im having a device corrupt error and cannot access phone anymore. Im trying to find the stock rom to flash with MSM tool but cantyfind it anywhere. You'd think oneplus would have it up on their website already.
Anyone?
enian.doda said:
Im having a device corrupt error and cannot access phone anymore. Im trying to find the stock rom to flash with MSM tool but cantyfind it anywhere. You'd think oneplus would have it up on their website already.
Anyone?
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Take it to T-Mobile to get it fixed. They most likely don't have it up because all devices from T-Mobile are locked by carrier.
Everytime i go to tmobile for any request, it's always like they their first time doing it (whatever it is).
These people need to be trained on stuff other than the check my balance requests.
I figured if i go to them it'll just be a waste of time.
enian.doda said:
Everytime i go to tmobile for any request, it's always like they their first time doing it (whatever it is).
These people need to be trained on stuff other than the check my balance requests.
I figured if i go to them it'll just be a waste of time.
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Try contacting their phone support or go to a corporate store instead of an affiliate location.
A corporate store is worth a try i guess.
There are no stock ROMs available yet. Your only options at the moment are to take it back to a T-Mobile store or get it repaired (under warranty) by OnePlus
Did a warranty replacement from T-Mobile.
Hopefully we can get the stock rom with Amazon & BB selling unlocked version.
Amazon.com : B07XWGWPH5
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nv270 said:
Hopefully we can get the stock rom with Amazon & BB selling unlocked version.
Amazon.com : B07XWGWPH5
www.amazon.com
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I've got an unlocked and bootloader-unlocked phone - I bought it from OnePlus directly.
If there's an easy way to get the bootloader from an unlocked phone, I'm definitely willing to try it. Everything seems to require a working custom recovery, though, at the very least.
See the discussion in https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/can-anyone-upload-the-boot-img-if-they-can-find-it.4303179/ - it's a very similar problem, and if we get a boot.img that can be patched for root access, grabbing the stock rom should be fairly easy too.
There's a major problem: OnePlus has abandoned this phone
mingkee said:
There's a major problem: OnePlus has abandoned this phone
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There's a big difference between abandoning a phone and simply not *yet* providing support.
If this phone was 2 or 3 years old I'd believe you. But that's not the case.
The OnePlus Nord N200 5G was released June 25th, 2021. It's only been a little over a month! And they're actively selling them on their website *and partnering with T-Mobile*.
We'll see if they ever release the ROMs - it's a very cheap phone, so they might not. But I would be very surprised if they abandon the phone within this year, and they *certainly* have not abandoned it yet.
It's not abandoned yet.. it's waaay too early.
I inquired oneplus support regarding the firmware.
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daboross said:
There's a big difference between abandoning a phone and simply not *yet* providing support.
If this phone was 2 or 3 years old I'd believe you. But that's not the case.
The OnePlus Nord N200 5G was released June 25th, 2021. It's only been a little over a month! And they're actively selling them on their website *and partnering with T-Mobile*.
We'll see if they ever release the ROMs - it's a very cheap phone, so they might not. But I would be very surprised if they abandon the phone within this year, and they *certainly* have not abandoned it yet.
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Then where's official accessory?
It's been 6 weeks (I bought it at Jun 25)
I bought a case at T-Mobile store and I put on tempered glass for N10
mingkee said:
Then where's official accessory?
It's been 6 weeks (I bought it at Jun 25)
I bought a case at T-Mobile store and I put on tempered glass for N10
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I suspect they don't plan to make any, the phone is too cheap and they are partnering with T-Mobile to sell it.
I think the T-Mobile store accessories are as official as we're going to get.
That doesn't mean they've abandoned it. They are just treating this phone as less important than their premium ones. And given the price, that seems reasonable.
PopCaps1996 said:
i just grabbed the lastest ota.zip/payload.bin for metrousa but need help extracting it
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Unfortunately, it's incremental OTA which requires previous version boot.img