So I want to be able to use my wifi teather with my unlimited data plan. Sounds like rooting is the only way to make this happen. So with that in mind what is the best/easiest way to root. Links and step by step would be greatly appreciated since I have never rooted before!
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Mind you, the current process for unlocking the bootloader is sensitive. If you make a mistake you are going to brick your phone. Follow carefully and you will be fine. So far there really isnt an easy way to unlock the bootloader so you can root.
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Rooting is always easy to me (heck it's what I do) but Damn is this one a mission lol.
If you guys ever need some fast assistance you know my gtalk.
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I'm going to remember your name on here for when I decide to man up and unlock/root mine. Gotta love verizon and how they lock stuff down. The earlier DNAs could have just used the original tool kit made by a dev on XDA but since then you haven't been able to.
Hopefully I can get my new laptop by the end of the month so I can start remotely rooting again.
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Rooting can be done and there are a handful of mods / roms but truly nothing to get excited about. I'd rooted but ended back at stock since nothing fixed the few issues I'm having. Also content providers are becoming a bit more sophisticated, HULU/TimeWarner would not play due to root. One reason I'd rooted previously was to overclock (ran tbolt at 1.4ghz) but since this device has such good speed as is there is no need.
That all said, once you unlock your bootloader and get your token you can then bounce back and forth as desired (save the token). Once you've unlocked the bootloader it will indicate 'tampered' even f you relock, so while vZ prob wouldn't check this on a return it certainly in principle voids your warranty. though I've sent root phone back in previous years with issue.
That all said, once you unlock your bootloader and get your token you can then bounce back and forth as desired (save the token). Once you've unlocked the bootloader it will indicate 'tampered' even f you relock, so while vZ prob wouldn't check this on a return it certainly in principle voids your warranty. though I've sent root phone back in previous years with issue.
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FYI - viperDNA has an eta for tomorrow the 18th and here is a list of all the added extra which I'm VERY EXCITED about, which I'm sure plenty of other will be too.
Venom hub
Venom superuser
Venom app installer
Venom file manager
Venom Tweaks as of my latest build
Statusbar:
horizontal quicksettings
-hide and reorder
status bar theming support
hide/center clock
custom clock color
hide am/pm
hide battery icon
miui battery bar
battery text
custom battery % text color
custom status bar logo
stat bar transparency level
hide settings button in pulldown
custom app on settings icon in pulldown
custom carrier icon
custom carrier text
toggle between aosp and sense4 recent app styles
status bar pulldown custom background color
status bar pulldown custom image background
sense
enable/disable landscape rosie homescreen/app drawer
enable/disable infinite homescreen scrolling
hide app labels on homescreen
rosie icon packs (either venom ones or most adw icon packs work)
regular or expanded app drawer size (5x6 7x3)
custom rosie app drawer color background
custom rosie app drawer background image
custom app when tapping time on htc clock widget
custom app when tapping weather on htc clock widget
transparent navigation bar/rosie dock option
option for transparent htc clock widget
buttons
custom 3 finger gestures
long press delays time for soft keys and widget long presses
custom long press home app or action
custom long press recents app or action
custom long press back app or action
remap recents key to either menu or recents
enable/disable volume keys change music tracks with screen off
volume key up to wake screen
volume key down to turn screen off
advanced
change minifree settings
fix permissions
zipalign apks
set time out for soft key lights (always on/off/determined amount of time)
lockscreen
toggle between aosp/sense lockscreen
option to automatically show call answer screen on aosp lockscreen (no unlocking)
hide date/time/carrier from sense lockscreen
custom carrier text on sense lockscreen
unlock phone with back, menu, home
slide to unlock (back key to menu)
long press home key on lockscreen can activate flashlight or camera
portrait/landscape lockscreen
enable/disable shortcuts on sense lockscreen
block access to the statusbar pulldown on lockscreen
misc
custom navigation app in car dock
change power menu items that appear
autobrightness settings
mms screen on optional
enable/disable cube animation (brought back from ics)
enable/disable overscroll glow
select multiple different colors for overscroll glow
change transition animations on the fly (flyin, fold, flip)
CyanogenMod is the only thing that will make me want to root. AOSP is still a work in progress so I'm patiently waiting on stock. Hatka DNA ROM on xda-developers is looking pretty tempting though.
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