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    Been out of the game too long

    My first 2 phones were both rooted, HTC Evo and HTC Evo 4G, my third phone, LG G2, wasn't rooted because I switched to Linux for a few years and didn't want to rick running root under wine or anything else iffy. But now. I'm totally fed up with the bloat, being stuck in the past and Having to...
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    Root Rooting troubles for LG G PAD F7.0 (sprint)

    I've been looking since I bought this stupid thing, but nothing seems to work for it since it came out of the box on android 5.0. I've tried towelroot, stumproot, purpledrake. I would try more methods but most of them only offer the .exe and I run ubuntu 14.04. come to think of it I'm not even...
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    Gamepad apps for android 5.0?

    So I used to use wiimote controller on my old htc and I thought that would be the go to since my new phone and tablet are both LG and wouldn't have the radio problems htc did. but, it looks like 5.0 might have killed off bluetooth gamepads that aren't made for android. my phone LG G 2 and tablet...
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    Can't find working method for LG G PAD F 7.0

    I recently upgraded from my old HTC EVO 4g LTE when I saw the "deal" for a tablet and lg g2 at my local sprint store. I might not root the phone for a while seeing as I'm having this much trouble finding a method for the tablet. so far I've tried towelroot and everything else seems to be a...
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    Root [Sprint] new root method for updated phones

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/dp-root-win-tool-to-root-lg-devices-t3074717 this method should work if you've accepted the latest updates
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    root explorer that doesn't require root

    I'm looking for a root explorer that doesn't require root for a friend since he can't root his LG G2 at the moment. al it needs to do is explore .data and delete a file
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    Help How to install country restricted apps?

    I've been trying to install Puzzle and dragon all day and can't figure out how to do VPN/proxy on my PC. Appbrain doean't work, VPNdroid doesn't work, marketfixer has been abandoned. I was hoping some of you fine people would know how to help me with my problem. to clarify I need to download...
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    Root roms for 4.3?

    I ran the update for 4.3 a while ago and I am thuroughly done using stock. only problem is I can't seem to find any roms in the stick for 4.3. the highest I saw was an AOSP that was 4.2
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    Windows phone emoji?

    I'd just like an app that shows all the various emojis from other phones, windows, apple, etc.
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    Games with crafting

    So one thing that can really draw me into a game is an in-depth or fun crafting system. But sadly, searching the store yields minecraft and minecraft clones. I'd honestly be happy blacksmithing or making potions as the entirety of the game. By that I mean literally heating metal, forming and...
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    Photo editing app.

    Does anyone know of a photo editing app that has a bucket option similar to the one in MS paint and does zoom? I just downloaded and went through 5 or more paint apps and another 10 photo editing apps. I just need it to 1. Open photos. 2. Paint bucket. 3. Zoom
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    Root [Help]just attempted latest firmware update.

    I just tried to update to the latest firmware. 4.3.XX. it went fine, my radios updated and I can connect to the network again. But my device says it's still android 4.0.3.did I screw up Royally or did I misread the mikmik thread?
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    Root CM10.1 not booting

    Recently ran into troubles with PACman and decided to go back to the tried and true CM10. grabbed the latest nightly, wiped everything, flashed it and the latest Gapps. phone boots fine, then shuts off when it gets to the CMlogo. I really don't want to be on stock.
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    Root No 2g/3g somehow getting 4g/lte

    I have no idea what caused this, it's not rom specific and I've called sprint to check the towers. I get no data on cdma/evdo. I can get data on lte/cdma/evdo. I've tried factory resets, wiping cache/dalivik, data profile restore, profile/prl update. This wouldn't be a problem if the lte in my...
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    Root system audio

    have we found a way to record system audio yet? like recording streamed audio that has no source your phone can identify. I'm trying to think of a prime example. but I was reading up that you had to route system to the mic, but every device will be different.