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0 pointsheywire9y ago0 comments

Unfortunately there are some models of the S4 which cannot run a custom rom (AT&T model, for example).

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jhasse9y ago· 2 in thread

This one? http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jflteatt

Luckily I'm from Germany and we have the international version (with a Qualcomm SoC).

But it's true that you have to be careful which phone you buy if you want to run a custom ROM. For example there are several "Value Editions" of Samsung's phones which can't be rooted.

heywireOP9y ago

Yes, that's the one. Unfortunately around the time of the introduction of the Android 5 update on that handset, they also locked down the bootloader. As far as I'm aware (and a quick search of the XDA forums), it seems that it will probably never be unlocked. Such a shame because it is a great phone being left behind.

jhasse9y ago

Ah I see :/

Btw: You can officially unlock the bootloader of some of LG's phones, see http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader....

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