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[Q] How to root Nexus S 9023 on version 2.3.6 with stock rom

Hi,
Is there any method to keep using stock Rom with root and do not wipe the data?
Thanks

Root nexus s rom 2.3.6
Ehi!
I'm also looking for that!!
I just got the nexus S whit the 2.3.6 rom and I want to root it, but I haven't find any answer online
someone can help us??
thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782 read this topic page1 and page 49 very important...
please click thanks button

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easiest way
just install from recovery this file
if i didn't upload wrong file...

does not work for me, signature verification failed...

here is the link for your question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935819

the link does not work for 2.3.6 as google fixed the issue on fasboot boot...
---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:01 PM ----------
Damned what a crap...
Has been two days looking around to find a solution, and seems not possible for the 2.3.6...
What a shame google to pretend having open source system and having no way to unlock your device without loosing your data as
- The data is wiped as you unlock the device.
- To fu**ing backup the data you need to have a fu**ing unlocked device.
WTF, I just got it in my ass..
If someone at last know a way....

New Part 2 - Does NOT wipe everything - Keeps a locked bootloader
1. Make sure Part 1 is completed.
2. Make sure you have downloaded the Clockwork Recovery file and the Superuser file.
3. Move the Clockwork Recovery file to your tools folder within the Android SDK folder, and rename it to recovery.img (for simplicity).
4. Connect your Nexus S via USB to your computer and mount it as USB storage. Copy across the Superuser file to the top level of your sdcard. (So the first window you see, not in any other folders. The sdcard is just where all the files are stored, don't worry about it too much for now).
5. We now need to install PDAnet on our PC so that Windows can see our Nexus S when we are using the Command Prompt. Install PDAnet from here, select Samsung when asked about the Manufacturer, allow the driver to be installed (because the driver is unverified, don't worry about this!). Follow along with any other instructions. You should be set now.
6. With the latest SDK version, some tools have been relocated to another directory, so we need to make a copy and move them back. Navigate to the directory where you unzipped the Android SDK file in part 1. Inside it, go to the platform-tools folder, and copy both AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll. Go back to the main Android SDK directory and find the tools folder. Paste these two files in there, and we are all ready to use 'fastboot boot' (the boot image command) now.
7. Open a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd.exe).
8. Change to the tools directory within your Android SDK folder by using the following command (without the quotes and replacing *YOUR SDK* with the path to your Android SDK folder) 'cd c:\*YOUR SDK*\tools'.
9. Make sure your Nexus S is still in the Bootloader Interface (refer to step 9, part 1 of it isn't).
10. We now need to use the 'fastboot boot' command to load Clockwork Recovery onto our Nexus S. In the command prompt, type in the following (but without the quotes, as always) 'fastboot boot recovery.img'
11. Once you are in Clockwork Recovery (it may take a couple of tries, don't panic, just redownload Clockwork Recovery, and complete steps 3 and 10, part 2) it should look something like this:
12. Using the Volume buttons and Power button, select install zip from sdcard.
13. Select choose zip from sdcard.
14. Select the su-version#-signed.zip file you downloaded earlier and apply it.
15. Select yes (there are lots of nos).
16. Confirm it says something like this: install from sdcard complete
17. Select Go Back.
18. Select Reboot.
19. Done! You should still have all your data present on your phone, and have root access!
all credits goes to Jonathon Grigg

plipness said:
New Part 2 - Does NOT wipe everything - Keeps a locked bootloader
1. Make sure Part 1 is completed.
2. Make sure you have downloaded the Clockwork Recovery file and the Superuser file.
3. Move the Clockwork Recovery file to your tools folder within the Android SDK folder, and rename it to recovery.img (for simplicity).
4. Connect your Nexus S via USB to your computer and mount it as USB storage. Copy across the Superuser file to the top level of your sdcard. (So the first window you see, not in any other folders. The sdcard is just where all the files are stored, don't worry about it too much for now).
5. We now need to install PDAnet on our PC so that Windows can see our Nexus S when we are using the Command Prompt. Install PDAnet from here, select Samsung when asked about the Manufacturer, allow the driver to be installed (because the driver is unverified, don't worry about this!). Follow along with any other instructions. You should be set now.
6. With the latest SDK version, some tools have been relocated to another directory, so we need to make a copy and move them back. Navigate to the directory where you unzipped the Android SDK file in part 1. Inside it, go to the platform-tools folder, and copy both AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll. Go back to the main Android SDK directory and find the tools folder. Paste these two files in there, and we are all ready to use 'fastboot boot' (the boot image command) now.
7. Open a command prompt window (Start > Run > cmd.exe).
8. Change to the tools directory within your Android SDK folder by using the following command (without the quotes and replacing *YOUR SDK* with the path to your Android SDK folder) 'cd c:\*YOUR SDK*\tools'.
9. Make sure your Nexus S is still in the Bootloader Interface (refer to step 9, part 1 of it isn't).
10. We now need to use the 'fastboot boot' command to load Clockwork Recovery onto our Nexus S. In the command prompt, type in the following (but without the quotes, as always) 'fastboot boot recovery.img'
11. Once you are in Clockwork Recovery (it may take a couple of tries, don't panic, just redownload Clockwork Recovery, and complete steps 3 and 10, part 2) it should look something like this:
12. Using the Volume buttons and Power button, select install zip from sdcard.
13. Select choose zip from sdcard.
14. Select the su-version#-signed.zip file you downloaded earlier and apply it.
15. Select yes (there are lots of nos).
16. Confirm it says something like this: install from sdcard complete
17. Select Go Back.
18. Select Reboot.
19. Done! You should still have all your data present on your phone, and have root access!
all credits goes to Jonathon Grigg
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As said before, does not work anymore for 2.3.6 as google has fixed this exploit...

[GUIDE] JDK,SDK and ADB Installation

I originally did this for the Hero to help new users install ADB and the files required for Resigning and developing.Thought it would be handy here too!
If you have the Android drivers installed and just want ADB then download THIS FILE and extract the contents to /windows/system32 (32 bit windows) or /windows/sysWOW64 (64bit windows)
WINDOWS 7
Thought i would make a noob friendly guide on setting all these up..should make it easier foor noobs to have some fun
If you have user account control on you will need to run these as administrator! Or just turn off UAC
To make it more noob friendly i will include pictures
Download Java JDK HERE
Android SDK HERE
And Testsign.zip View attachment 330328
Install Java JDK by double clicking the JDK file you downloaded
Now goto My Computer > Local Disk (C:\) and create a folder called Android and open it.....Create another folder called androidSDK (NO SPACES!)
Extract the Android SDK you downloaded into the AndroidSDK folder there should now be 5 folders in there....)FIG(A)add-ons,docs,platform,usb_driver and tools...
Go into tools and keep it open...the top bar will say something like C:\Android\androidSDK click this top bar and copy it ALL!FIG(A)
Now you need to add the tools folder to your path....
Right click my computer > Properties > Advanced system settings > Enviroment variables
In the system variables box (the lower one) find the path it should be the 5th one down (under OS) highlight path and click edit....
Now go to the end of that line and put a ; there..Then paste the line you copied earlier..
Your path should now look like FIG(B)
now make a Tea/Coffee/Grab a beer or whatever
Back to your tools folder now...Remember that Testsign.zip? Well extract it into your tools folder please.
Next click start (win7 logo in your taskbar) and type CMD it should say command prompt.exe double click it!
Now is the test! Type autosign and hit enter (not hard obviously) If it says XDA in huge letters you are laughing! If not drag and drop Autosign.bat from your tools folder into the CMD window and press enter.
type 1 > enter > yes
2 > enter > yes
3 > enter > yes (enter means press enter not type it.just in case your such a noob you dont know your own keyboard)
You should now be able to resign .apk files by right clicking, if that doesnt work you can type autosign in a cmd window and do option (4) to manually sign.
To install drivers for your android device.......
Option a) Install HTC Sync
Option b) Use the files from the Android SDK
Check adb debugging is enabled on your phone and plug the bad boy in,go to device manager (right click my computer) find ADB (it will probably have a warning sign) right click that and direct the install to your USB_DRIVER (or Program Files\HTC\HTC Driver) folder
Open up Command prompt (CMD.EXE) type adb devices should say something like HT01GL902119 device
I will be installing linux this weekend so will do a tut for linux next week

Thnxx man very helpful

As wanted to point out that there's no fastboot option in sdk now. So might want to include the link for the file. I believe its from goo-inside.me
Great guide btw
Sent from my HTC Pyramid using Tapatalk

Any guide for ADB over wifi.
That will be nice.
Great job.
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

I'll add adb WiFi in the morning when I'm sober also will add fastboot file! Thanks guys!

When picking option 2 in the Command prompt I get an error that the testsign is cannot be found. I've followed the instructions and pictures. When I look in the tools folder in the AndroidSdk folder I don't see all of the testsign zip in the folder.

Thanks Mate... I was looking for such a guide for Long... Will subscribe to the Thread so that I dont loose it...

[Guide] Enable mobile data\WiFi to login to gmail account after getting locked out

Okay, So just today my girlfriends room mate at uni decided it would be funny to lock her out of her Galaxy S II
I Tried every available method to me to try and get it unlocked but it wouldn't work.
After some time of scratching my head at this, I found the answer
These are the steps you have to follow in order to make this work
1.Make sure USB Debugging is on [Sorry to those of you who haven't got it turned on :\]
2. Make a folder called adb anywhere you like and place the files in the zip called adb (needs to be extracted) you can use WinRAR, 7zip
etc) attached to the bottom of this post.
3. Attach your phone to your PC and make sure all drivers are installed
4. Open up a command window (this can be done by pressing the start button on your keyboard and r together, then typing cmd) and navigate to the adb folder you created. The command : cd C;\Users\%userprofile%\%yourdirectory%\adb (replace userprofile with your username and yourdirectory with the directory you chose to place adb, don't forget to remove %!!)
5.Now type this command exactly and when done hit enter: adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
6.Don't close Command, but go to the folder where you extracted adb, there should be a new file there called settings.db
7. What I did was transferred the file to my Galaxy S3, and I used an SQlite editor
8.Using an SQlite Editior, go to the tab that says files and scroll down to your sdcard or external sdcard wherever you put it, open the settings.db.
9. There are 6 Options; android_metadata, bluetooth_devices, bookmarks, secure, sqlite_sequence, system. Go to the option that says secure and navigate down to mobile_data or wifi_on.
10. These options either have a 1 or a 0 under the value column, 0 for being off, 1 for being on. Let's assume both are 0. Now if you don't have mobile data, leave this at 0, if you do have it change it to 1, the same with wifi change it to one and you should save the changes you make when you exit.
11. Plug the device back to your computer and copy the new settings.db to the adb folder and overwrite any existing files.
12. Use the command and once done hit enter: adb push ./"settings.db" /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases
You should get an immediate response if not just reboot and then your data or wifi should be on and you are able to login to your gmail without a problem
Hope this helps anyone who gets stuck like this

[Video Tutorial]How to remove Google Ads from any APK

How to remove Google Ads from any APK​
This tutorial will learn you how to remove Google Ads from any APK (app), the ads are a specific part in the source code that can can be removed easily without damaging the app.
Any ways, I encourage you to keep supporting the app developers by buying their apps. The outcome of this tutorial is made personal use only and you may not share (or even sell) the apps you cleaned from ads.
Requirements:
- Java 6/7 (JRE or JDK)
- APK Multi Tools
- ADB
Youtube Video:
or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-e2m_TBxA
Instructions:
Step 1. Download and install/extract all needed packages. (Install JRE/JDK 6/7 and unpack APK Multi Tool and ADB)
Step 2. Looking what apps you have installed on your phone to pull (make sure you're in debugging mode)
- In ADB folder, run adb.bat
- Enter: "cd data/app"
- Enter: "ls", now your apps will show up
- Copy an apk name by right clicking in the cmd window and click mark, then mark the text and right click again to copy
- Now terminate adb.bat by either pressing Control+C and enterying "y" or closing the window.
Step 3. Pulling the apk
- In ADB folder, hold shift and right click in an empty place in the folder (not on some file/folder) > Open Command window here
(or press windows key + r and enter cmd, now enter "cd C:\your\adb\folder\here")
- once in command prompt, enter: "adb pull /data/app/[right click > paste]"
- After pulling the apk it will appear in your ADB directory. Now copy the apk
Step 4. APK Multi Tools Setup
- In APK-Multi-Tool folder, open setup.bat
- Enter "3" and press enter
- Enter "00" and press enter to exit setup
- Browse to /place-apk-here-for-modding/ and press Control + V to paste your pulled apk
Step 5. APK-Multi-Tool Decompilation
- In APK-Multi-Tool folder, open script.bat and press enter
- Enter: "24" and press enter, now choose your apk, probably #1
- Enter: "9" and press enter to decompile your apk
- Browse to the /projects/apkname folder
Step 6. Removing the ads
- In APK-Multi-Tool\projects\apkname.apk folder, open the smali folder
- Then browse to the com folder and then to the google folder
- Now you will see a folder called ads. remove this folder.
Step 7. Compiling the apk
- In APK Multi Tool, enter: "12" to start compiling the apk
- When a new text dialog appears, enter: "3" and press enter
- When the "keep folder" question shows press enter
- Now your signed apk (without ads) can be found in the APK-Multi-Tool\place-apk-here-for-modding folder
- Copy the apk (with "signed" in front of the name) and paste it in the ADB directory
Step 8. Installing the result
- Select the apk and press F2 (or change name) to copy then name to the clipboard then press enter to discard the name change
- Now, hold shift and right click in an empty place in the folder (not on some file/folder) > Open Command window here
(or press windows key + r and enter cmd, now enter "cd C:\your\adb\folder\here")
- Enter "adb install [right-click > paste]"
- Now the app will successfully install! Enjoy!

Hello,
The tutorial doesn't have any sound. I tried the youtube link, there is still no sound.

tomasitoc said:
Hello,
The tutorial doesn't have any sound. I tried the youtube link, there is still no sound.
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I know, there isn't supposed to be sound. I don't like talking in the mic when I have to speak english all the time ;p

It is dificult to understand the video with out the sound. Please post text instructions

tomasitoc said:
It is dificult to understand the video with out the sound. Please post text instructions
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I did
Instructions:
Step 1. Download and install/extract all needed packages. (Install JRE/JDK 6/7 and unpack APK Multi Tool and ADB)
Step 2. Looking what apps you have installed on your phone to pull (make sure you're in debugging mode)
- In ADB folder, run adb.bat
- Enter: "cd data/app"
- Enter: "ls", now your apps will show up
- Copy an apk name by right clicking in the cmd window and click mark, then mark the text and right click again to copy
- Now terminate adb.bat by either pressing Control+C and enterying "y" or closing the window.
Step 3. Pulling the apk
- In ADB folder, hold shift and right click in an empty place in the folder (not on some file/folder) > Open Command window here
(or press windows key + r and enter cmd, now enter "cd C:\your\adb\folder\here")
- once in command prompt, enter: "adb pull /data/app/[right click > paste]"
- After pulling the apk it will appear in your ADB directory. Now copy the apk
Step 4. APK Multi Tools Setup
- In APK-Multi-Tool folder, open setup.bat
- Enter "3" and press enter
- Enter "00" and press enter to exit setup
- Browse to /place-apk-here-for-modding/ and press Control + V to paste your pulled apk
Step 5. APK-Multi-Tool Decompilation
- In APK-Multi-Tool folder, open script.bat and press enter
- Enter: "24" and press enter, now choose your apk, probably #1
- Enter: "9" and press enter to decompile your apk
- Browse to the /projects/apkname folder
Step 6. Removing the ads
- In APK-Multi-Tool\projects\apkname.apk folder, open the smali folder
- Then browse to the com folder and then to the google folder
- Now you will see a folder called ads. remove this folder.
Step 7. Compiling the apk
- In APK Multi Tool, enter: "12" to start compiling the apk
- When a new text dialog appears, enter: "3" and press enter
- When the "keep folder" question shows press enter
- Now your signed apk (without ads) can be found in the APK-Multi-Tool\place-apk-here-for-modding folder
- Copy the apk (with "signed" in front of the name) and paste it in the ADB directory
Step 8. Installing the result
- Select the apk and press F2 (or change name) to copy then name to the clipboard then press enter to discard the name change
- Now, hold shift and right click in an empty place in the folder (not on some file/folder) > Open Command window here
(or press windows key + r and enter cmd, now enter "cd C:\your\adb\folder\here")
- Enter "adb install [right-click > paste]"
- Now the app will successfully install! Enjoy!

Ooops, sorry about that request.
What is the difference between this, and the adfree app from the play store?

It worked. This is very helpful. Thank you. I just use the apk tool. To compile and decompile the apk. Then use rom toolbox to paste it back.
Thank you again

Thanks bro, i will learn.. May GBU

bang.i said:
Thanks bro, i will learn.. May GBU
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it's from 2012, almost 10 years have passed. Unfortunately it's way more complicated nowadays.

InstAPK - Automatic APK installer for Windows

Description
Hello everyone
If you usually download APKs from internet, you would normally have to transfer the files to the smartphone and then install them one by one. As it did not seem practical and since I usually try a lot of programs, I have created this script.
InstAPK is a script that automatically installs all APK files from a folder to your Android using ADB or "USB debugging".
· Install all APK files from the chosen folder to your Android
· Creates a Shortcut on the desktop to install directly the files from the chosen folder.
· If there is more than one device connected , it allows you to choose in which we want to install everything.
· It shows us the name of the program that is being installed, extracting it from inside of the APK, regardless of the file name.
Powershell
InstAPK is a Powershell script. Powershell is basically like a powered MSDOS.
Powershell comes pre-installed in Windows 7, 8 y 8.1. In XP, a manual installation is required:
· XP: Not installed ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929/es-es )
· Windows 7 : Powershell 2
· Windows 8 : Powershell 3
· Windows 8.1 : Powershell 4
The script works in any version.
Requirements
Enable USB Debugging: Settings / General / Developer Settings / USB debugging. You must have all your Android drivers properly installed.
In order that this and others scripts work,,you need to change the execution restriction from “Remote Signed” default option to “Unrestricted”.
· Open the command line as Administrator (Rigth click, “Run As administrator”).
· Write “Powershell” and press Enter.
· Write “Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted” and press Enter.
· Now you can close the window.
Run from Windows
Unzip the zip file into a folder, press right click on InstAPK and select “Run With Powershell”.
Run from Powershell and parameters
· Open Powershell (Start/Programs/Accessories/Windows Powershell or execute ‘powershell’ in a command line)
· Go to the path where you have saved the script
· Type “./InstAPK.ps1” and press Enter
· The parameters that you can specify are:
o “–folder” : then specify the APK folder. If the folder does not exist, the script asks you if you want it to be created.
o “-english” : To force English language
Download
https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B9tm1izJyJe-N2hQaTl2RGpGZEU

Good But Slow
This post works well but it is slow. Thanks