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  1. M

    Root Has anyone deleted touchwiz home off of their device

    Has anyone deleted touchwiz home off of their galaxy avant
  2. ricki13th

    Root [CM11 and AOKP] A Guide On How to Get GOOD BATTERY LIFE!

    I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR DEVICE ALWAYS DO A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR DEVICE IN YOUR RESPECTIVE RECOVERY BEFORE MODIFYING IT. Note: this guide is a simple but effective way of getting better battery life specifically on CM11 I know this because I have done all of the following and...
  3. iiAriesii

    Root 5.0 Lollipop Rom Yet?

    Hey. I Am wondering has anyone built or started any 5.0 Roms yet? Please tell me if there is a rom yet. Gladly appreciate it!
  4. W

    Unlocking Galaxy Avant metropcs

    Does anybody have information on how to unlock this phone permanently whether free or cheap?
  5. T

    Clock

    Ok put it this way for this really big cause that this crappy phone did to me. I did not wake-up on time for me to be late to school, miss a test and made me fail the grade and made me loose my computer. So last night at 7 I set a one day alarm not repeating weekly for 7:25 AM. Then I turned it...
  6. J

    Root Is There A CM Rom Or Any Rom For The Galaxy Avant?

    I Was Hoping There Was A CM Rom Or Any Rom Available For The Galaxy Avant?
  7. DV_MaYhEm

    Root SM-G386T1 VoLTE

    Alright guys, how's it going? on XDA I'm JaCkO-MaYhEm Recently, I tried updating to the latest T-Mobile firmware, and VoLTE worked GREAT... however, I couldn't tether. Metro PCS has been absolutely NO help for this issue... I swapped back to stock, asked them if they planned an update, they...
  8. iiAriesii

    Root Anyway To Boost The LTE Service?

    My Phone is super slow when i get home. But when i am at school, Its fast! I have the unlimited 4g lte plan at metropcs! i have already tried busybox,internet speed master,etc Anyhelp is good ps. i am rooted
  9. nmaxwell_

    Root Porting PAC to Avant with CM11

    Hey guys im having a little trouble figuring out how to port the build.prop and updater script from one a pacrom to a cm11 rom. Im using pac rom's S3 Kit Kat nightly, porting it over to cm11 from j03lpr86. Here's a folder on google drive with what ive attempted...
  10. R

    Root Enable Mobile Data toggle for Avant?

    I've been trying in vain to add a toggle for mobile data to my quick settings. I followed various guides on the topic at XDA forums, including one that had me manually editing my settings.db file to add the necessary parameters. However I can't seem to get it to take effect. Here's a link to...
  11. M

    Help Wallpaper keeps defaulting to carrier wallpaper

    Something odd happens, got my phone a little over a month ago, changed from the grey MetroPCS wallpaper to one of the other default ones, one with bubbles. Everything fine, as of recently though it changed back to the default one, I changed it back, then it changed a day later or so. Is...
  12. A

    Root galaxy avant

    what up forum i just wanted to ask if anyone has an android and whether u have it rooted and if so if u could provide any tips on rooting my phone
  13. redsfan27

    Avant software updates

    I've created this thread to hopefully clear up other ones where people are talking about updates and asking for help.
  14. L

    Wanam Tweaks

    I seem can't find it to change the color or disable it. Please take a look at a screenshot picture
  15. A

    Do you find the Avant to have comparatively poor reception ?

    Compared my LG Motion to my friend's Avant, and my Motion gets better reception in fringe areas. Has anyone else had this experience (another model gets better reception than the Avant).
  16. W

    Root Updating to Kitkat 4.4.4

    Can I update my phone to kitkat 4.4.4 after I rooted my Avant? If so can I get the instructions please.
  17. W

    Help Please Help Wierd Network Issue

    Ok This is really weird. I have a Samsung Galaxy Avant sm-g386t1. Phone was working great. I went out of calling area for a few days and was in an area where signal was very weak. Then out of no where phone stopped working properly. I got back home to the MetroPCS calling area NEW YORK CITY...
  18. ella69

    Gift for a friend

    Would like to upgrade one of my co-worker's phone for her birthday. She's on the Walmart Family Mobile plan so i'm limited to their selection but came across this Galaxy Avant. Seems like a good mid-range phone for a decent price and wanted to get some direct user info, e.g. pros and cons. TIA.
  19. P

    Root can we get a stock rom

    As the title says can we get a nice stock rom. I find it odd that there are no stock roms out for our phone. It would be nice to have choices of roms. Sorry if I sound like an ass not tying to be ungrateful to the developers. I just think more then just a cm11 rom would be great for our phones...
  20. A

    Accessories Extended battery for the Avant ?

    Cannot find my other post. Sorry if this is a duplicate. Would like to get an extended battery for the Avant. Mugen does not make one.
  21. A

    How to tell if one is getting 4G or 4G LTE speeds ?

    Can a 4G LTE phone get just 4G speeds ? When throttled, is one still on a 4G network ? If using SpeedTest app, what down speed should one expect on 4G ? 4G LTE ?
  22. W

    Help IMEI HELP PLEASE Weird Issue

    Well I flashed a ROM to my Samsumg Galaxy Avant and now I have a major issue. The phone will no longer register properly on the MetroPCS GSM network. I realised the issue is with IMEI. For some reason when I check my IMEI by typing *#06# I get the full IMEI but when I go into Andoid Settings...
  23. ninjasinabag

    Root (WiP) apps that can be safely removed on t-mobile avant

    Alright, I've had this phone for about an hour and I hate the usual Samsung amount of blotware. I'll create a list of apps that can be uninstalled without issue and finding replacements or workarounds for the stubborn apps.
  24. LaZeR

    Help T-Mobile Fully paid for Galaxy Avant & Unlocking SIM?

    Ok. So I have the Unlock code in hand for my T-Mobile Note 4 after requesting since I own the phone and am about to switch to "Cricket" as T-Mobile emailed it to me. So here goes. My Girlfriend's Galaxy Avant (fully paid for & owned - same as my Note 4): -Same attempt to customer service to...
  25. DMedina559

    Root Backing up EFS partition

    I've seen a lot of post about not being able to backup the EFS partition. So I've got somewhat of a solution. Just requires root and a terminal emulator (adb works too) In terminal just do: and it'll make a backup img of that partition. I'm not sure about restoring it with Android booted butI...