![]() ![]() Some people have released a few things here and there, but as with most novel concepts, things take time to take a foothold in people's minds. ![]() Possibilities with such a tool are virtually endless, and it is nearly risk free. This essentially enables the user to hack any ROM and change virtually anything without coding, cracking the ROM open with a kitchen, or even flashing a zip through recovery. You may or may not recall sometime last year, when a member by the name of XDA Recognized Developer rovo89 introduced a brand new concept to this world, named Xposed Framework. Cyanogen himself, it seems to be that the "death star" is bringing in Samsung's latest and greatest with a big slap in the face of all developers: The phone has a locked bootloader. According to a review posted by Engadget as well as several people talking in IRC channels, and topped off with a comment by Mr. Well, Verizon, it looks like your worst nightmare is coming as AT&T is going to start following your same model as well. It is in fact, one of the only carriers world wide that actually sell bootloader locked Galaxy devices (as well as many other devices). If history has taught us anything since the Galaxy family has been around, it is the fact that Verizon Wireless tends to lock the daylights out of every phone in in their line up. US carrier versions seem to suffer from carrier-itis, which is a medical term for "severely crippled and loaded to the eyeballs with bloatware". Reviews are somewhat mixed, with some claiming this to be the latest best thing in smartphone history, while others are not so impressed. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 was just released a few days ago, going on sale across the US through most carriers ( root already achieved). ![]()
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