JonathanWhitey
Android Enthusiast
I just got a virgin mobile USA gs5 and I was wondering if rooting and Roms are 100 percent interchangeable between the sprint and virgin mobile version, as they have the same model number. Thanks for any help!
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Root Gs5 virgin mobile root compatibility.
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I'm on boost myself. We don't have too much action yet but we have successfully flashed Sprint's: 1 kernel, Ota update to NE5, and a TW rom and an AOSP rom...
So I'm quite sure being that we all have the same model, yes you can flash most of sprint's roms. I not sure about 100% interchangeable, but it's close to that number...
Just remember any modifications can result in a bricked phone, so be cautious.
So I'm quite sure being that we all have the same model, yes you can flash most of sprint's roms. I not sure about 100% interchangeable, but it's close to that number...
Just remember any modifications can result in a bricked phone, so be cautious.
I posted this question to xda as well, and JDSingle) got back to me and confirmed that the VM variant is 100% compatible with the Sprint Roms (Including TAR's) I've successfully installed various Rom's without issue on my VM variant of the S5.
*keep in mind, that roms made for non sprint variants will likely not work unless made universal.
*keep in mind, that roms made for non sprint variants will likely not work unless made universal.
JonathanWhitey
Android Enthusiast
So will if the sprint varient gets a software update before vm, would I be able to flash the sprint update for that?
Recently i was trying to get rid of the s finder and quick connect bar in my systemUI , but i did not backup my original apk or odex. the new apk did not work and now i have no statusbar at all. Could someone please help me out by uploading the stock systemUI.apk and systemUI.odex for virgin mobile?
JonathanWhitey
Android Enthusiast
So, I guess I have one more question. If I were to root, and then flash a custom rom that is compatible with sprint (same model number), would everything be functional? Including mms and 3g/4g data?