Bought a NEW S5 from china - now I want to kill myself. (Verizon locked)

Hi XDA!

I recently bought an S5 on ebay from a seller in china. In the settings, it shows SM-G900A in 'About phone', but when I tried to flash a custom ROM, I got a message that Software not authorized by VERIZON was detected on the phone and I should return it to a Verizon retailer.
Since I live in Sweden, this is not an option, and I flashed back to stock.

This breaks my heart, completely. I don't want to be stuck on TouchWiz 4.4 - I've been running custom roms since the dawn of custom roms!

Is there any known way to bypass this crap? I've already sent a message to the chinese guy, but my hopes are not to high.

At least it could be rooted with towelroot, so I'm not completely screwed.

Cheers

Joachim

About to root my phone and I want to be sure I can go back to stock

Before rooting I need a few answers, please:
1. If anything goes wrong during the root, what can I do to recover everything? How do I go back to square one?
2. Once I'm rooted, my warranty is void, so I'd like to know what can I do to go back to an unrooted state where even if I come to the store, they won't see that I rooted previously, etc.

"samsung security policy update" doesn't appear - but I want to disable it

Hi,
I have a Galaxy S6 5.1.1 bought in Thailand. It is rooted.
I want to use AdBlock Plus but it doesn't block the ads.
I read in ABP's forum that in order to make it work I should disable "samsung security policy update".
However, this option doesn't appear where it should, and I see no option to do so.

Could anyone help??

urgently want to BUY- root source code-

i am looking for someone to sell me your root source code
which i want to add in my APK

can s ky pe imtiazmobile

Want to test if the 'unlocked' ATT phone is 'unlocked' where can I get a TMobile SIM

I assume activated. Just a test sim to see if a foreign carrier works with this

[help] i want to learn how to compile twrp and cm for my device

I am really want to learn to how to compile twrp and rom for my device. I had search many articles to learn,and i also had compiled twrp for my device but it does not work. Now i have cm12.1 and device source. If someone can teach me, i would very happy and thank you a lot.
Sorry for my bad English.
by the way, my device is nubia z9 mini

I want to add usb 3.0 capability

Is it possible? I've been looking at the differences and it looks like usb 3 requires more wires and more power, so a new board would likely need to be wired to the existing motherboard which (unfortunately) has everything on one big board.

I'm trying to do this for virtual reality stuff, this isn't my daily driver, which is why I don't mind if it's bulky or ugly, it doesn't have to be portable. The question is, if I build a usb 3.0 board, where could I wire it to the motherboard?

Is this at all possible? I'm pretty handy with soldering and all that, I'm just not sure how to wire it together or if it's totally unrealistic.

I want to upgrade my samsung galaxy grand prime to Lollipop

Hi Everyone
I have Samsung galaxy grand prime
SM-G530H
Android version
4.4.4
Baseband Version
G530HXCU1AOE3
And it is made in Vietnam and I want to upgrade its android version to 5.0.2 Lollipo
Then what will be the process
Please tell me from beginning Because this mobile is new and not rooted yet and not modified

Want to S-off and root HTC Desire in 2015

Hey guys , revolutionary is dead :(
How do I S-off and root my HTC desire and install a custom recovery?
Hboot 0.93 0001

Do U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on OnePlus One

As I have successfully ported the MIUI for Yureka and will like to expand the device list !

So I am here to query U guys whether U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on OnePlus One ?

I have selected 4 devices in OnePlus One is one, depending on votes will decide for which device I should work first.

The voting will be open for one week, so hurry up If want MIUI Lollipop !

[POLL] Do U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on HTC One (M8)

As I have successfully ported the MIUI for Yureka and will like to expand the device list !

So I am here to query U guys whether U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on HTC One (M8) ?

I have selected 4 devices in HTC One (M8) is one, depending on votes will decide for which device I should work first.

The voting will be open for one week, so hurry up If want MIUI Lollipop !


Regards
Quakze

[POLL] Do U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S 5

As I have successfully ported the MIUI for Yureka and will like to expand the device list !

So I am here to query U guys whether U want MIUIv7 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S 5 ?

I have selected 4 devices in Samsung Galaxy S 5 is one, depending on votes will decide for which device I should work first.

The voting will be open for one week, so hurry up If want MIUI Lollipop !


Regards
Quakze

I don't want my Oneplus Two

Well, I was lucky. Got an invite, and ordered the phone right away. Then after a few days realised I don't really want or need this phone. Couldn't cancel the order in time. Now I'm stuck with it lol.

If you live in Sac, CA let me know. I would be happy to get it off my hands.

I want to buy a S4 But dont know what model to get

Hey guys, im looking for a Galaxy S4 and i came across two version L720T and L720. I live in KC where sprint offers 4G LTE in my area. my question is what version should i get? they are like the same price on Swappa. i plan on rooting it, installing custom roms and maybe unlocking sim for international use.

I want to sell rooted phones. Sell me your ROMs

I want to sell used rooted S4s and resale them. Can anyone tell me the legalities of this? They ruled that they couldn't outlaw jailbreaking because you own the phone and can do anything you want with it.

I will pay you 300-500 per ROM depending on how fancy and developed it is. Should be CDMA. I think I own an i9505 but can use another S4 too, if you have a really nice and smooth ROM.

on 10b SEA and want the upgraded EU

hi guys im on SEA singapore 10b, and im seeing a few people who flashed the EU version and upgraded to 10f or 10e. can someone post which varaint exaclty to FLASH? what is alowed?:confused: maybe post a link? :D. im afraid to flash the wrong one and to brick my phone.
also after flashing will i still get OTA updates from that variant?
thanks for helping :)

I want to upgrade from NCB to OG1

Yes you read that correctly. Back when the S5 came out I rooted and haven't upgraded since. Its equal parts that I`m lazy and that when the first few updates came out most people were unimpressed or tried to downgrade. Why now? Because I've upgraded on my tablet, I like the latest software (that i plan to have for another year) and I would like it on my phone. I fully understand that i'll have to wipe all user data and that by the time I'm done my phone will think it's a virgin.
So I've been doing research on the matter and from what I can tell I have to upgrade to at least OD3 in order to successfully flash the OG1 update. My main questions are:
Can i just wipe all user data/dalvik and straight odin OG1 or should I do other versions first?
If I need to do steps what versions do i need to flash in order to successfully get to OG1 so I don't have to do all 7 individually?
Anything important i should do when going through this process? Yes I will do a full backup of my phone just in case.
Is it worth the headache?

Some apps don't want to install

Hi. I have a Xperia z in a stock ROM with Android 5.0.2 lollipop. but I noticed that some applications refuse to install whereas I have space on my internal and memory card. I also unchecked "unknown sources" and even restored the mobile. I do not understand where the problem is.
Sent from my C6603 using XDA Free mobile app

I want to... Sprint - SM-N915P (4.4.4) Note Edge

Hi, I have a Sprint Note Edge running Android 4.4.4 and I have previously rooted it in the past.
However, I'm not 100% sure what I did to root it as I did this back in February and I have since to do
anything else root related since then.
Model number is SM-N915P.
I have root currently, and its running android 4.4.4

I want to, if possible, update to 5.1. And I want to make sure I still have root.
Can someone kind of guide me along? Its been a while and I'm not sure where to start.
Links to threads/etc would be appreciated.
Much thanks in advance.

Want to install latest stock rom before I dump sprint

I get horrible signal all over the San Francisco area. Inside my home half the time I can't even make a call. Before I just give up on Sprint I thought I'd try installing the latest stock rom and whatever updates it has and see if that helps.

Can anyone tell me where I can find the latest ota update for the Sprint note 4? Would prefer to keep it rooted.

And if anyone has any other suggestions to improve the signal on the phone, I'm all ears.

Thanks