Official Amazon Open Source release - Amazon Fire Phone

Get it here

IDisposable said:
Get it here
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what is in there?

is it different than what's here?

so does this mean fire phone will get new roms? no more fire os?

raf1919 said:
so does this mean fire phone will get new roms? no more fire os?
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I was hopeful, but it looks like all the potential developers have lost interest...

For ggow's CM12.1
Don't now whether you already have seen this^, but I think it would be pretty helpful @ggow

Mikizio said:
Don't now whether you already have seen this^, but I think it would be pretty helpful @ggow
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Yes, I have seen this from since the start of developing CM-11. There is nothing of use in there to kill the remaining bugs or that can help with CM-12
We are at the mercy of Amazon. I messaged them even explaining who I was and what I've been doing with their phones. I asked for help in the to provide libs or help with the a solution to the camera and future versions of android. Even asked if they unlocked the bootloader then I'm sure most of the remaining problems could be solved.
But I guess they don't care. The been looking at the bootloader on and off along with the tz and the [email protected] thing seems unlockable. Hope someone with more knowledge comes along and proves me wrong.
I'm still interested in getting later versions of android but it's proving extremely difficult with the current circumstances we are facing with this device.
I don't understand why Amazon can't just unlock the devices if they are not interested anymore
@Darth, can we move this thread to the General section?

the only way would be fly to Ama headquarters and demonstrate by the door

ggow said:
Yes, I have seen this from since the start of developing CM-11. There is nothing of use in there to kill the remaining bugs or that can help with CM-12
We are at the mercy of Amazon. I messaged them even explaining who I was and what I've been doing with their phones. I asked for help in the to provide libs or help with the a solution to the camera and future versions of android. Even asked if they unlocked the bootloader then I'm sure most of the remaining problems could be solved.
But I guess they don't care. The been looking at the bootloader on and off along with the tz and the [email protected] thing seems unlockable. Hope someone with more knowledge comes along and proves me wrong.
I'm still interested in getting later versions of android but it's proving extremely difficult with the current circumstances we are facing with this device.
I don't understand why Amazon can't just unlock the devices if they are not interested anymore
@Darth, can we move this thread to the General section?
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The Fire Phone is listed as one of the devices owned by @Chainfire according to his signature yet we have had nothing from him regarding this phone specifically so maybe it really is unlockable.
Note to Others:
Trying to unlock the bootloader already cost me one Fire Phone so I doubt I will be doing anymore pioneering in this area
Any Unofficial unlock would likely come from this thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/app-bootunlocker-nexus-devices-version-t1731993 with the likes of @osm0sis and others still tinkering occasionally
But just remember this Phone is very unforgiving if you mess with it's bootloader

ggow said:
I don't understand why Amazon can't just unlock the devices if they are not interested anymore
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I suspect the reason is if they give us the unlock codes they're afraid we'll reverse engineer the unlock codes for other current devices, I'm willing to bet they're all very similar. It still sucks, though, a Fire Phone running 7.1.1 would be sweet.

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Volume fix (custom) ROM

You can read the article over on The Verge. ROM done by the usual talented suspect, Paul O'Brien.
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/28/2591615/galaxy-nexus-volume-bug-fix-leaks-out-download-rom
Modaco fix already reported in the relevant thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19770898&postcount=1589
WhiteHartMart said:
Modaco fix already reported in the relevant thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19770898&postcount=1589
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This is sick - some developer releases fix before manufacturer or google...how stupid google looks now?
rbs_uk said:
This is sick - some developer releases fix before manufacturer or google...how stupid google looks now?
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Google/Samsung are still testing. Paul accepts no responsibility is your device gets wrecked. Samsung does. Let them continue testing and hopefully we'll get a solid patch.
If not, over to MoDaCo!
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This is sick - some developer releases fix before manufacturer or google...how stupid google looks now?
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The developer released something that is used in internal testing. That is no more 'special' than someone leaking a product before release. Google wants to make sure this fix does not cause more issues, if you read that developers post, he warns you that this process might be dangerous.
Seriously, just because something is released doesn't make the releaser a 'God' in any way.
Google. Y u no release offical patch?
Sent from my samsung gt i9250 which is in the wrong country.
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The developer released something that is used in internal testing. That is no more 'special' than someone leaking a product before release. Google wants to make sure this fix does not cause more issues, if you read that developers post, he warns you that this process might be dangerous.
Seriously, just because something is released doesn't make the releaser a 'God' in any way.
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Considering it's already being flashed to new devices by Samsung, I'd say it's gone past the testing stage.
Also Paul is slightly more talented than you suggest.

ZTE Zinger aka Whirl 2, aka Prelude 2, aka Salem Z667, Z667G, Z667T ($10 Android GSM)

I cannot find a thread for the ZTE Zinger Z667T yet.
Maybe it is too new? Or am I searching badly?
Low end phone but it is a dirt cheap GSM ($10 !) yet fast dual core with KitKat 4.4.2
https://www.phonearena.com/phones/ZTE-Z667_id8985
The hardware buttons are WAY too bright and and haptic feedback is way too strong.
Hoping those can be addressed someday as well as reprogramming hardware buttons.
Framaroot and towelroot do not work on it. Bootloader rom replacement is probably a pipedream?
Apparently this phone is also sold as the "Whirl 2" same exact specs and internal model number (Z667G) for $10 at some dollar stores
This post is a must read for the possible future of these models:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...ndroid-gsm-t2936545/post57312948#post57312948
2015-05-13 Whirl2 has been partially rooted (adb shell root)
I picked one of these up as well. I would be happy just with root, no need for a ROM here. I am curious how long it will take to get root access. I might play around with rooting, but really have no idea where to start at.
PhilD41 said:
I picked one of these up as well. I would be happy just with root, no need for a ROM here. I am curious how long it will take to get root access. I might play around with rooting, but really have no idea where to start at.
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I have 7 of these! Would love to root them so I can run a VNC server on them.
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I cannot find a thread for the ZTE Zinger Z667T yet.
Maybe it is too new? Or am I searching badly?
Low end phone but it is a dirt cheap GSM ($10 !) yet fast dual core with KitKat 4.4.2
The hardware buttons are WAY too bright and and haptic feedback is way too strong.
Hoping those can be addressed someday as well as reprogramming hardware buttons.
Framaroot and towelroot do not work on it. Bootloader rom replacement is probably a pipedream?
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Yeah, I tried Kingo Root as well. It ran for about 15 min and reset twice. Its doing something with it, but not rooting. I'd like vnc as well. Good luck guys!!
The only chance at root for now perhaps is for someone to go through all the permutations that geohot allows inside of towelroot via modstrings:
https://towelroot.com/modstrings.html
Hopefully zte did not patch it after June 3rd because then none of the futex bug root hacks are going to work and we might have to wait a long time for another exploit to be found.
I'll happily send one of these phones to any established developer who has proven they can root other phones without known exploits, no need to return it, PM me.
Or better yet, maybe we all can somehow contribute to a "bounty" for rooting it, which might motivate talented people.
count me in for a root also!
+1 for root, I'd love it
I'm not sure how to do this officially but I'll offer a 100K (100,000) dogecoin reward for any developer producing a working root for this device.
Note the reward is for the actual developer, not someone who just finds another tool that does it.
Less than 5% of dogecoin remains unmined so they are bound to increase a bit in value over time.
Maybe others can contribute to the reward as well.
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I'm not sure how to do this officially but I'll offer a 100K (100,000) dogecoin reward for any developer producing a working root for this device.
And another 100K (100,000) for an opensource unlock calculator (from imei).
Note the reward is for the actual developer, not someone who just finds another tool that does it.
Less than 5% of dogecoin remains unmined so they are bound to increase a bit in value over time.
Maybe others can contribute to the reward as well.
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Awesome. Does anyone know if there is a better section for this?
Where would be the best section to post so a dev would see this? I'm sure we can get a real bounty going.
Picked some of these for Perk TV They run pretty well.
poot.apk
_ck_ said:
I'm not sure how to do this officially but I'll offer a 100K (100,000) dogecoin reward for any developer producing a working root for this device.
And another 100K (100,000) for an opensource unlock calculator (from imei).
Note the reward is for the actual developer, not someone who just finds another tool that does it.
Less than 5% of dogecoin remains unmined so they are bound to increase a bit in value over time.
Maybe others can contribute to the reward as well.
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I found a way ....how about the poot method?
xxyngdevlperxx said:
I found a way ....how about the poot method?
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Tried a couple different versions, and no go on all of them. It say can't get a handle on it, permission denied off the bat.
How can we get some traction on this? I got $5 in my paypal account ready to roll.
All the stores are sold out in my area, but if I can get another one for $10 I'd gladly send it to someone with the skills to try and root it.
Yeah I would also like to see this rooted so I can VNC into it
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Yeah I would also like to see this rooted so I can VNC into it for
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I heard this gets you banned? I can't get any good discussion going about this because people freak out over breaking the rules by even talking about it.
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I heard this gets you banned? I can't get any good discussion going about this because people freak out over breaking the rules by even talking about it.
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Do you have a source for this? I am trying to figure it out also. I agree people do freak out too much though.
I don't know where I saw it but there are claims that the app can see other apps being used and they then ban you based on that.
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I don't know where I saw it but there are claims that the app can see other apps being used and they then ban you based on that.
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Yeah I knew about that because of the app (I can't remember it now) that will emulate finger presses. But has anyone confirmed if VNC will get you banned?

[Q] unlock bootloader?

So I am not trying to spam here, but I would like the opinion of more experienced people. Since I am waiting for my Zenfone 2 to come I was checking out the development.. or lack there of. A google search has turned up many websites posting instructions on unlocking the ZE551ML bootloader and it just seems to raise some flags since there is nothing here on XDA. here is a link to a website with instructions http://unlock-bootloader.org/how-to/asus-zenfone-2-ze551ml.html
Again, it is not my intention to spam, just trying to get an opinion on those instructions as I am not very adventurous nor am I knowledgeable enough to know if that is legit or if it will end up leading to a bricked phone
i think you should stay away from it because asus has not released any official unlocking method yet
that whole page seems very sketchy...specially since the guy states that he got the instructions from XDA...and there is no such post on here....(right??)
that's what i figured, just thought I would ask as i am hoping to be able to have some serious phone with this phone. perhaps all in due time? either way, thanks guys!
if you click on home (on the website)
it takes you to a page with the same links, pictures, and comments
with only the device name changed
ravian29 said:
i think you should stay away from it because asus has not released any official unlocking method yet
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Has ASUS stated if or when they will offer an official way to unlock the bootloader?
If so, please post a link.
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if you click on home (on the website)
it takes you to a page with the same links, pictures, and comments
with only the device name changed
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That is true.

Why are there so few ROMs for N5x?

I recently purchased Oneplus 2 after my previous phone Oneplus One. I got sick at the rate of development of OPT and just order Nexus 5x and here too I'm seeing that there are very few custom ROMs. I'm wondering whether this phone too suffers from development restrictions as OPT? OPT has several proprietory drivers which are halting development. As I can see, OPO and Nexus 6p both have tons of Marshmallow based ROMs.
Are the developers yet to jump on this device? Or are there other issues? I have limited ROM building abilities and would try to build some popular ROMs once I get my hands on this device. Please share your knowledge.
I'm wondering the same thing. Development was awesome on hammerhead- I thought it would be the same with the 5X.
I'm surprised too.
Sorry to this noob qn but its been a while since i had toucher custom roms. What is the difference between original android development and android development? IIRC, OAD is for CM roms related whereas AD is for 3rd party customised.
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Sorry to this noob qn but its been a while since i had toucher custom roms. What is the difference between original android development and android development? IIRC, OAD is for CM roms related whereas AD is for 3rd party customised.
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This http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/orig-development/guides-rules-posting-original-t3208283 explains the difference.
I see only about 25% more ROMs for the 6P than the 5X, I count 16 here. It is probably just that more developers went for the 6P with the larger size, front facing speakers and 3GB of RAM.
From what I gather, Google is hell bent on making android a flashoholic's nightmare. But there is no need to worry because of this huge developers' community. I'm sure there will be an alternative to Google's android.
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From what I gather, Google is hell bent on making android a flashoholic's nightmare. But there is no need to worry because of this huge developers' community. I'm sure there will be an alternative to Google's android.
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Can you share a bit of what your have gathered? Sources would be nice.
I'd actually like to hear from the ROM developers on this subject.
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gururoop said:
From what I gather, Google is hell bent on making android a flashoholic's nightmare. But there is no need to worry because of this huge developers' community. I'm sure there will be an alternative to Google's android.
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Are you kidding me? That is such an incorrect statement. Other devices never have bootloaders that can be unlocked as easily as nexus devices or unlocking a bootloader on other devices will void your warranty.. Nexus devices have always been developer friendly have actually were always meant to be developer devices, not devices for the end user.
Hell they are more open that any other manufacturer. What device OEM do you know of that releases all rom source code? Kernel code all oems have to release, but not rom code. Why is it that aosp roms for other devices need to be hacked together to work right? Because the manufacturer does not release the binaries needed to do a proper build. Google releases these binaries for every nexus device so you can build the whole system from source without hacking things together to work. So your statement is totally false..
What phone do you know of that you can build the whole system and flash it to your phone and have it work? Besides nexus devices you really can't.. Not a rom released by OEM anyway.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Can you share a bit of what your have gathered? Sources would be nice.
I'd actually like to hear from the ROM developers on this subject.
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Are you kidding me? That is such an incorrect statement. Other devices never have bootloaders that can be unlocked as easily as nexus devices or unlocking a bootloader on other devices will void your warranty.. Nexus devices have always been developer friendly have actually were always meant to be developer devices, not devices for the end user.
Hell they are more open that any other manufacturer. What device OEM do you know of that releases all rom source code? Kernel code all oems have to release, but not rom code. Why is it that aosp roms for other devices need to be hacked together to work right? Because the manufacturer does not release the binaries needed to do a proper build. Google releases these binaries for every nexus device so you can build the whole system from source without hacking things together to work. So your statement is totally false..
What phone do you know of that you can build the whole system and flash it to your phone and have it work? Besides nexus devices you really can't.. Not a rom released by OEM anyway.
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Merely allowing bootloaders to be unlocked does not mean that Google is developer friendly. Now, look at the ugly warnings that pop up as soon as you unlock the bootloader of bullhead. Didn't happen when I used mako. And supporting developers doesn't mean only hardware, even if you look at software, rooting has become so difficult. Earlier, it was as simple as installing a custom recovery and flashing binaries. Now, its a long story. Moreover, as soon as you root Marshmallow, certain features such as Android Pay get screwed up (although I never use those features, have read a lot of complaints about this). Do you consider these moves developer friendly? I don't.
im thinking 6p was a better option for developers to buy meanwhile the 5x owned by consumers and those who want a smaller phone.
i was planning to unlock my bootloader right now but i realised i dont have a usb-c to usb cable so i can only charge it.
can you hide/remove this warning logo?
im pretty sure the roms will be ported over to each other in the new year
republicano said:
im thinking 6p was a better option for developers to buy meanwhile the 5x owned by consumers and those who want a smaller phone.
i was planning to unlock my bootloader right now but i realised i dont have a usb-c to usb cable so i can only charge it.
can you hide/remove this warning logo?
im pretty sure the roms will be ported over to each other in the new year
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Fortunately you can hide the ugly logo by flashing modified splash files. They can be found in this forum.
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Merely allowing bootloaders to be unlocked does not mean that Google is developer friendly. Now, look at the ugly warnings that pop up as soon as you unlock the bootloader of bullhead. Didn't happen when I used mako. And supporting developers doesn't mean only hardware, even if you look at software, rooting has become so difficult. Earlier, it was as simple as installing a custom recovery and flashing binaries. Now, its a long story. Moreover, as soon as you root Marshmallow, certain features such as Android Pay get screwed up (although I never use those features, have read a lot of complaints about this). Do you consider these moves developer friendly? I don't.
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That is just so wrong. On so many levels. But for one correction root is obtained with a single flash of one file and android pay works with it. Why do you post such nonsense?
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Merely allowing bootloaders to be unlocked does not mean that Google is developer friendly. Now, look at the ugly warnings that pop up as soon as you unlock the bootloader of bullhead. Didn't happen when I used mako. And supporting developers doesn't mean only hardware, even if you look at software, rooting has become so difficult. Earlier, it was as simple as installing a custom recovery and flashing binaries. Now, its a long story. Moreover, as soon as you root Marshmallow, certain features such as Android Pay get screwed up (although I never use those features, have read a lot of complaints about this). Do you consider these moves developer friendly? I don't.
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LOL. Spoken like a true user. Google hates development so much it wrote a guide 'for carriers, OEMs, and developers' showing them how to build from source. (Hint: Check out 'Downloading and Building')
https://source.android.com/source/index.html
What you don't understand is ROM/app development and rooting are mutually exclusive. You can build and use a ROM and not have root. You can also root and not use a ROM. Your pathetic rant above is about root, not development.
You obviously don't understand security either. Google has been blasted for poor security in the past and are trying to change that. Hence monthly security updates. Root is a big 'ole backdoor. One that can be used by Uncle Sam, China, or your friendly foreign identity thief to steel your info. With root the user, the biggest security hole there is, is in control of who gets through the backdoor. Google doesn't trust us and nor do our banks. Its not hard to see why Android Pay doesn't work with us in control via root.
I don't blame Google and neither should you.
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LOL. Spoken like a true user. Google hates development so much it wrote a guide 'for carriers, OEMs, and developers' showing them how to build from source. (Hint: Check out 'Downloading and Building')
https://source.android.com/source/index.html
What you don't understand is ROM/app development and rooting are mutually exclusive. You can build and use a ROM and not have root. You can also root and not use a ROM. Your pathetic rant above is about root, not development.
You obviously don't understand security either. Google has been blasted for poor security in the past and are trying to change that. Hence monthly security updates. Root is a big 'ole backdoor. One that can be used by Uncle Sam, China, or your friendly foreign identity thief to steel your info. With root the user, the biggest security hole there is, is in control of who gets through the backdoor. Google doesn't trust us and nor do our banks. Its not hard to see why Android Pay doesn't work with us in control via root.
I don't blame Google and neither should you.
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He thinks a nexus is hard to root? Seriously? He has clearly never owned an HTC device. The HTC Rezound literally had to have its circuit board shorted out to be properly rooted and have an unlocked bootloader. lol "Tap these two points once, then 1.75 seconds later tap them again. Too slow and it will reboot, too fast and it won't do anything. Just right timing will unlock the bootloader." Those were basically our instructions. OH how about the HTC Thunderbolt!! Having to type like 30 lines (or copy paste VERY carefully) into command prompt. Oh, but you are right "Guru", nexus phones are so damn hard. HAHAHAHHA!!
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He thinks a nexus is hard to root? Seriously? He has clearly never owned an HTC device. The HTC Rezound literally had to have its circuit board shorted out to be properly rooted and have an unlocked bootloader. lol "Tap these two points once, then 1.75 seconds later tap them again. Too slow and it will reboot, too fast and it won't do anything. Just right timing will unlock the bootloader." Those were basically our instructions. OH how about the HTC Thunderbolt!! Having to type like 30 lines (or copy paste VERY carefully) into command prompt. Oh, but you are right "Guru", nexus phones are so damn hard. HAHAHAHHA!!
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FYI I have owned HTC Sensation which required similar wire trick and M8 which required $25 to S-Off. But they where not developer devices. This developer devices tells (not warns) the users that the device iz corrupt because it's bootloader is unlocked. Worse than HTC which tells that warranty is void. But I guess it's difficult to explain it to you guys. So I concede. You are right, Google is the most dev friendly organisation, nexus is the most dev friendly line of hardware and you guys are the most pro devs out here.
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FYI I have owned HTC Sensation which required similar wire trick and M8 which required $25 to S-Off. But they where not developer devices. This developer devices tells (not warns) the users that the device iz corrupt because it's bootloader is unlocked. Worse than HTC which tells that warranty is void. But I guess it's difficult to explain it to you guys. So I concede. You are right, Google is the most dev friendly organisation, nexus is the most dev friendly line of hardware and you guys are the most pro devs out here.
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Come on bro, tell us how big bad Google is ruining your phone because they hold your hand through building Android from source. It would make my afternoon.
Obtaining root on Marshmallow was more difficult than other versions of Android, or at least that is what the root God Chainfire has said. No one is arguing that.
Anyway, I've got more to say on this that I'll post later. It's time to go enjoy the weather and the great outdoors.
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<snip>This developer devices tells (not warns) the users that the device iz corrupt because it's bootloader is unlocked.<snip>.
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"Your device can't be checked for corruption..." That's what it says, not that the device is corrupt. If you want it checked please relock the bootloader is what is suggested. Come on just admit you were wrong and move on.
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Merely allowing bootloaders to be unlocked does not mean that Google is developer friendly. Now, look at the ugly warnings that pop up as soon as you unlock the bootloader of bullhead. Didn't happen when I used mako. And supporting developers doesn't mean only hardware, even if you look at software, rooting has become so difficult. Earlier, it was as simple as installing a custom recovery and flashing binaries. Now, its a long story. Moreover, as soon as you root Marshmallow, certain features such as Android Pay get screwed up (although I never use those features, have read a lot of complaints about this). Do you consider these moves developer friendly? I don't.
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"mearly" allowing bootloaders to be unlocked allows a developer to do anything to the phone. You can port over Ubuntu touch to it if you wanted to because they release the binaries and such.. You can't do that so easily with other devices. So what there is a warning if you unlock the bootloader. It doesn't interfere with anything, it's just there to let say someone who isn't tech savvy with phones to know something is up. Moto has a unlocked bootloader warning as do many other manufacturers. And I have had no problems using android pay on my rooted 5x or 6p. I'm just rooted though with chainfires no system partition mod root method. I used android pay last night to get the 20 best buy gift card. Yes, they have made things more difficult from a root perspective but it's not impossible and think they needed to do this to make Android more secure. They seem to be wanting to make it more and more secure, which isn't a bad thing.. But that's not saying they are not developer friendly.. The fact that you can unlock the bootloader and pretty much flash any partition you want is not something you can do just by unlocking the bootloader. Look at HTC devices for example.. To be able to flash all the partitions you need s-off and can't do it by the traditional bootloader unlock. You have a device that you can unlock the bootloader, flash whatever you want, not lose your warranty unless you do something really stupid. Build the system from source, change the source.. That's not developer friendly!?! ? Come on..... What just because they make it harder to root now (which really isn't really that difficult if you know what you're doing which most seem to not) and they make it more secure make them not developer friendly? Again, what other phone do you know that you can take the source, change it, build it and have it work? Or port something like Ubuntu touch to it? You can't.. Other manufacturers just simply do not supply what is needed for developers to do this.. Google does supply this so developers could do this..
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Because it's only been out for 2 months. ROMs aren't built in a day, much like Rome.
ShishkaBerry said:
Because it's only been out for 2 months. ROMs aren't built in a day, much like Rome.
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Hahaha. Best answer
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Those of us Corrupted

Starting a post for those of us who are stuck without the factory images corrupted. I am one of the idiots who made a backup but didn't save it to my computer so for now I am stuck with a paper weight. If any kind helpful soul has any suggestions for I or the rest of us who may be stuck please let me know as I'm willing to try anything. I'm pretty good with twrp adb and fastboot commands. Thanks otherwise I can wait on the images from Razer I guess just wish we knew when?
Hello there i am posting here full backup factory image of all partitions before to modify anything
https://mega.nz/#F!aRZ1DaZQ!_wBY_8zSkaML97pVbwwOSA
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kirschdog1 said:
After discussing this with a few heavy hitters in the community I have decided to send it in through the RMA process. There is no guarantee we will ever see the system images and after multiple talks with Razers support staff I don't feel good about waiting while my phone depreciates in value. Will probably sell it at swappa for a one plus 5t if we don't get system images by March 1st. Sad cause I really wanted this phone to be great but no development and no system images really set the stage for a failed first model. I'll update this post when I get it back from RMA to verify it was indeed accepted and fixed......fingers crossed.
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Development is meaning less and less as the push for security is becoming tighter. Soon no device will be able to be secure while having open source development.
If you do get the 5t make sure to flash an aosp based rom before you even set the device up. Mainly with them being caught again mining data and sending to to China.
kirschdog1 said:
After discussing this with a few heavy hitters in the community I have decided to send it in through the RMA process. There is no guarantee we will ever see the system images and after multiple talks with Razers support staff I don't feel good about waiting while my phone depreciates in value. Will probably sell it at swappa for a one plus 5t if we don't get system images by March 1st. Sad cause I really wanted this phone to be great but no development and no system images really set the stage for a failed first model. I'll update this post when I get it back from RMA to verify it was indeed accepted and fixed......fingers crossed.
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Hi, any update?
bowielee said:
Hi, any update?
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kirschdog1 said:
Yes they accepted my rma and are in the process of shipping a new one back to me. I will update this thread once I have received the new phone. However given we are still waiting for factory images I might just sell it and look for something else with more development....pixel XL 2 or one plus 5t.
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I'm actually really quite disappointed in the time this is taking. I actually had a Nextbit Robin and the factory images were out almost immediately. What on earth is going on here?
A major contributor to me getting this phone was knowing Nextbit were in some way involved and they were very developer friendly. Being a big Razer fan too and hearing about these awesome speakers and silky smooth 120Hz I was totally sold. If I'd known development was this non existent (not the devs faults!), I wouldn't have bought this phone.
kickassdave said:
I'm actually really quite disappointed in the time this is taking. I actually had a Nextbit Robin and the factory images were out almost immediately. What on earth is going on here?
A major contributor to me getting this phone was knowing Nextbit were in some way involved and they were very developer friendly. Being a big Razer fan too and hearing about these awesome speakers and silky smooth 120Hz I was totally sold. If I'd known development was this non existent (not the devs faults!), I wouldn't have bought this phone.
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Being an anarchist myself, ive been more than tempted to start a boycott on the razer phone (even while owning it myself) - support staff are uninformed, phone is still in beta stages, and no fun for anyone wishing to do development.
Its like the company is trying to rival apple instead just for gamers. Imo they missed the mark a bit and throttled the phones performance by not developing the software fully.
Ive added manual controls for the camera and installed Viper plus an adblocker just so when you play games theres not the constant risk of pop up ads..... Nice idea for a phone not but not well executed, suprising considering the nextbit was its predecessor. And now Razer are talking about the Razer 2, its a joke :silly:
CptClubs said:
Being an anarchist myself, ive been more than tempted to start a boycott on the razer phone (even while owning it myself) - support staff are uninformed, phone is still in beta stages, and no fun for anyone wishing to do development.
Its like the company is trying to rival apple instead just for gamers. Imo they missed the mark a bit and throttled the phones performance by not developing the software fully.
Ive added manual controls for the camera and installed Viper plus an adblocker just so when you play games theres not the constant risk of pop up ads..... Nice idea for a phone not but not well executed, suprising considering the nextbit was its predecessor. And now Razer are talking about the Razer 2, its a joke :silly:
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That's what makes me the most upset. How are you talking about the Razer 2 before even fixing some major bugs on ur current 2 month old phone.
Not sure what everyone expected. It's their first device and nextbit only had one device before being bought. It wasn't even that good of a device. So of course this oem will take years to catch up.
As for development, that is becoming g less of a priority for oems. Due to the security risks. Also being its razor you have to expect most of the stuff to be completely closed Sourced and any open source files will lose lots of tweaks.
zelendel said:
Not sure what everyone expected. It's their first device and nextbit only had one device before being bought. It wasn't even that good of a device. So of course this oem will take years to catch up.
As for development, that is becoming g less of a priority for oems. Due to the security risks. Also being its razor you have to expect most of the stuff to be completely closed Sourced and any open source files will lose lots of tweaks.
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All I am asking for is the factory images....is that to much to ask for after 3 months?
kirschdog1 said:
All I am asking for is the factory images....is that to much to ask for after 3 months?
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Well that depends. Some of the drivers maybe licensed so that they are only in the wild on devices and not allowed to be released in any other fashion. Many things could be causing them not to release it. I could easily see many reasons not to release it.
Will ... We can open thread in there forum and make request to razer to release the stock image and make many people replay on it. And if they close it we can make another one.
Disappointing Razer is violent against rooting
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Will ... We can open thread in there forum and make request to razer to release the stock image and make many people replay on it. And if they close it we can make another one.
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Nice way to get yourself banned from their forums all together. But sure, because annoying people always works.
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wing_addict_usa said:
Disappointing Razer is violent against rooting
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More and more oems are becoming that way. Root is a security hole and they can't really afford them.
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Nice way to get yourself banned from their forums all together. But sure, because annoying people always works.
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More and more oems are becoming that way. Root is a security hole and they can't really afford them.
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It's ez to create another account
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qahtfa03 said:
It's ez to create another account
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I have been on the other side of the fence and let me tell you that it is pointless. The tools available to sites go all the way up to the isp when needed. If someone doesn't want you on their site bad enough. Trust me. You won't be. And hiding behind a VPN or changing your iP. Don't do anything.
But you are more then welcome to give it a go.
Razer needs to pay the price for keeping root hard
Wow some of you people are quite delusional how this works. Razer never released this as a developers phone, and rooting it is very easy.. I don't know what are are all on about. No, they haven't released factory images yet, but Iirc they don't HAVE to. They met there legal obligations by releasing the kernel source. Yes some of you didn't follow they procedures for twrp and messed up your phone but that's not razer fault. Technically they don't even have to do RMA on those phones but from what I understand they have.
They have already stated they WILL be releasing factory images soon, but it's just not out yet, now you wanna throw a temper tantrum on there forums? How about everyone just calm down and wait.. I know it sux being without a phone, and such a kickass one at that, but you made the choice... At least you know a fix is coming right?
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Wow some of you people are quite delusional how this works. Razer never released this as a developers phone, and rooting it is very easy.. I don't know what are are all on about. No, they haven't released factory images yet, but Iirc they don't HAVE to. They met there legal obligations by releasing the kernel source. Yes some of you didn't follow they procedures for twrp and messed up your phone but that's not razer fault. Technically they don't even have to do RMA on those phones but from what I understand they have.
They have already stated they WILL be releasing factory images soon, but it's just not out yet, now you wanna throw a temper tantrum on there forums? How about everyone just calm down and wait.. I know it sux being without a phone, and such a kickass one at that, but you made the choice... At least you know a fix is coming right?
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I agree with you. Mine was dead but fixed it and working again on stock with help of @BakaSenpai. We tried both some ideas and put them together and worked. Still i have the corrupted at the start but working great without issues so far.

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