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I need a little bit of info.

So ever since I heard about rooting Android devices I innediately done some research on how to do it and I did it. I have had this root on my Samsung Grand Duos for a while now and all I have done is have a few apps (Lucky patcher, Freedom, and Exposed with 1 plugin or w.e) and I am pretty sure I can do far more than just that, so that's why I made this thread. I have a few questions I would like to be answered if you know anything about it.
1) What are customs ROMs and what can I use them for?
2) I am a developer and I have helped make some apps for both iOS and Android, would my root be useful in any way?
3) When I tried to upgrade my version of Android it told me that my version was modified, is there any way I can upgrade to the latest version? And would it remove my root?
4) Is root only compitable with specific versions? Like when a new version comes out, can you root it immediately or do you have to wait for something to do the root process again?
5)My device storage is pretty small and it makes it a pain in the ass to install apps, is there any way that I can edit that? (I am probably going crazy with this. lol)
Thank you.

Bump, would still like some help.

1) 3) 4) a custom Rom is a modified android, mostly based on clean aosp. The example CyanogenMod: you can choose between different Android versions. And with a custom ROM you have great efforts such like theming engine, overclocking or other nice features that are really useful but uncommon in stock ROMs. So I recommended anyone who decides to root his phone to flash a custom ROM neither a stock root

A lot of the info is available on XDA forums, tutorials, and on Google so I suggest you start doing some research as it will help you understand wholly much better...
1 - Custom roms are what nico331999 explained. Modified android firmware made for each specific phone model by developers. Its their take on android and most come with many extra features, themes, launchers, based on different android versions, etc. Cyanogenmod is one the popular ones, but there are a lot more. You would have to search the forums for your specific phone. In order to install a custom rom, root is not enough there are other things you would have to do which you will again need to find out for your phone. Generally speaking you have to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then flash a custom rom along with gapps.
2 - If you develop apps which utilise root access you can allow them sort of 'admin' access to everything on your phone, so you can perform any task with the app which requires such access. One example is replacing system level apps.
3- If you install a custom rom it will have its own version of Android, usually they are updated versions. You can download the FTF file for the most updated firmware version for your phone and then flash it on your phone. You'll be able to search online for instructions and downloads. A new firmware will remove your root and you will need to root it again. You can search for pre rooted firmwares though to avoid that step.
4 - Yes, you have to search for a rooting method for each firmware version of each phone. Developers (great guys) figure out these methods and post them online for the world!
5 - If your device has SD card support you can install many apps on the SD card to save some space using apps such as Apps2SD or Links2SD. You can move all your media to your SD card. If your device doesn't support SD cards I suggest you move as much data as possible to your computer, and maybe use cloud storage at the same time. Also, since you have rooted your phone, you can use an app like Titanium to uninstall bloatware (unused apps which you cannot usually uninstall).
All of this stuff seems like a handful when you first get into it, but you need to get out there and start researching these topics for it to all fall together in place...

I have to add something with apps to SD: some manufacturers (especially Samsung) have a very weird external storage handling (called emulated storage) which doesn't allow you to move your whole apks. It only saves user data.

ishaang said:
A lot of the info is available on XDA forums, tutorials, and on Google so I suggest you start doing some research as it will help you understand wholly much better...
1 - Custom roms are what nico331999 explained. Modified android firmware made for each specific phone model by developers. Its their take on android and most come with many extra features, themes, launchers, based on different android versions, etc. Cyanogenmod is one the popular ones, but there are a lot more. You would have to search the forums for your specific phone. In order to install a custom rom, root is not enough there are other things you would have to do which you will again need to find out for your phone. Generally speaking you have to unlock the bootloader, install a custom recovery, then flash a custom rom along with gapps.
2 - If you develop apps which utilise root access you can allow them sort of 'admin' access to everything on your phone, so you can perform any task with the app which requires such access. One example is replacing system level apps.
3- If you install a custom rom it will have its own version of Android, usually they are updated versions. You can download the FTF file for the most updated firmware version for your phone and then flash it on your phone. You'll be able to search online for instructions and downloads. A new firmware will remove your root and you will need to root it again. You can search for pre rooted firmwares though to avoid that step.
4 - Yes, you have to search for a rooting method for each firmware version of each phone. Developers (great guys) figure out these methods and post them online for the world!
5 - If your device has SD card support you can install many apps on the SD card to save some space using apps such as Apps2SD or Links2SD. You can move all your media to your SD card. If your device doesn't support SD cards I suggest you move as much data as possible to your computer, and maybe use cloud storage at the same time. Also, since you have rooted your phone, you can use an app like Titanium to uninstall bloatware (unused apps which you cannot usually uninstall).
All of this stuff seems like a handful when you first get into it, but you need to get out there and start researching these topics for it to all fall together in place...
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Thanks a lot, ishaang, you were a lot of help to me.

Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE 9210i (Model SHV-E110S Korean)Rooting ROM and Kernel (lollipop)

DISCLAIMER: You will be flashing your phone at your own risk. You are solely responsible for anything you do to your phone, so make sure you are well informed and well prepared before deciding to flash or install anything on your device.
Here You Can Get Link to Latest Kernal and Android Lolipop 5.0.2 (CyanogenMod 12)
The purpose of this thread is to provide a 'reference site' for anything related to ROMs and kernels, be it original stock, modified stock or custom images for the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone(SHV-E110s Korean)
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E110S
Ever considered performing a rooting on your Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E110S? If you haven’t, you should. It’s very beneficial for your smartphone. And we’ll soon tell you why we think that!
If the Samsung SHV-E110S hasn’t experienced root access before, you have a guide to help it do that. We are here to present the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure, as well as info on the rooting app we used.
The smartphone you have is one of the many devices SRSRoot is compatible with. This tool we’re mentioning now is the app we referred to earlier. This tool provides all the pros your phone needs to be improved.
From the get-go you should know that with root access, your handset will get custom ROMs. Apart from that, the device will have many root-only apps and new features. Its dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU will perform better and your phone will receive customization tweaks. Superuser and admin permission will appear, as well. Then there are battery tweaks, too.
Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread is your smartphone’s operating system. The SRSRoot fully accepts it and doesn’t delete it. Powered by an SRS Server, this rooting app works with every available Build ID.The one we thought we’d use for your phone was this: GINGERBREAD.EL10.
The advantages of this method
You’re using a device whose other name is Galaxy S II HD LTE SHV-E120S. If the handset receives an upgrade, it will have its root access and system partition revoked and deleted, respectively. When root access gets on your smartphone, expect to have the warranty revoked. But don’t expect damaged internal / external SD cards or crucial content.
Various brands can experience the SRSRoot app.
The root access allows you to enjoy, apart from what’s already been said, another advantage. You can unroot the phone at any time.
Prerequisites
The Galaxy S2 LTE SHV-E110S has to pass through specific pre-requisites in order to receive the rooting app. Here they are:
How to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E110S
Ever considered performing a rooting on your Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E110S? If you haven’t, you should. It’s very beneficial for your smartphone. And we’ll soon tell you why we think that!
If the Samsung SHV-E110S hasn’t experienced root access before, you have a guide to help it do that. We are here to present the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure, as well as info on the rooting app we used.
The smartphone you have is one of the many devices SRSRoot is compatible with. This tool we’re mentioning now is the app we referred to earlier. This tool provides all the pros your phone needs to be improved.
From the get-go you should know that with root access, your handset will get custom ROMs. Apart from that, the device will have many root-only apps and new features. Its dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU will perform better and your phone will receive customization tweaks. Superuser and admin permission will appear, as well. Then there are battery tweaks, too.
Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread is your smartphone’s operating system. The SRSRoot fully accepts it and doesn’t delete it. Powered by an SRS Server, this rooting app works with every available Build ID.The one we thought we’d use for your phone was this: GINGERBREAD.EL10.galaxy-SHV-E110S
The advantages of this method
You’re using a device whose other name is Galaxy S II HD LTE SHV-E120S. If the handset receives an upgrade, it will have its root access and system partition revoked and deleted, respectively. When root access gets on your smartphone, expect to have the warranty revoked. But don’t expect damaged internal / external SD cards or crucial content.
Various brands can experience the SRSRoot app.
The root access allows you to enjoy, apart from what’s already been said, another advantage. You can unroot the phone at any time.
Prerequisites
The Galaxy S2 LTE SHV-E110S has to pass through specific pre-requisites in order to receive the rooting app. Here they are:
a standard backup should be performed;
a full NANDroid backup is something you should perform next;
your notebook must be running Windows;
the security software installed on the notebook have to be deactivated till you’re done with the rooting;
check and see if your smartphone’s in need of a charged battery;
in case the battery levels are very low, make sure you charge the Galaxy S2 SHV-E110S;
download, on your notebook, USB drivers for your smartphone;
enable the smartphone’s USB Debugging;
have the notebook’s security software deactivated.
Step by step instructions
Do this for the first step: download, on your laptop, this dedicated software. The place where this app is on this page.
Once you click on a download button located on it, the app will download itself on your laptop. After this is over, you’ll have to install the app on the laptop.
Open it on the same device, then do the following: tap Menu and Settings. Take a peek under the latter and there you’ll come across this option: Unknown Sources.
After you activate it, you should do this: turn on USB Debugging. If you activated it before now, you’d better move on.
The next step you need to perform: generate a connection between your handset and laptop. The connection has to be initiated with the phone’s personal USB cord. After you’ve used it, let the connection happen. This should take no longer than a couple of minutes.
In case the plugging needs a longer period of time, you can redo the steps up until this one. Should the connection have already been established, be sure to do this: activate Root Device (All Methods).
This is the part where the rooting begins. Give the rooting some time to be done. The time you’ll have to wait should be approximately 10-15 minutes.
Restart your phone if the rooting is done. If it isn’t, you can repeat our steps. After the smartphone has started once more, you are free to go to your Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E110S and get a feel of the rooting goodies we previously told you about.
If you are done with this, decide if you want to keep the root access. In case you don’t want to, you have the SRSRoot app to use in order to get rid of the root access.
Reference :droidgator
Note:This Rooting is Not required in Latest Custom Roms as Super User is Already Added in it
Now Its Time To install Recovery into Your Device
If you are one of the users of the HD LTE variant of Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone, then we have some good news for you. The developers over at XDA Forum have successfully ported the ClockworkMod Recovery to Galaxy S2 HD LTE phone and the following guide explains how you can install the same on your SGS2 HD LTE smartphone.
I. Before You Begin:
1. The custom recovery will replace the stock recovery on your phone. So, you won’t be able to boot into the stock recovery afterwards.
2. Make sure your phone is fully charged, so you won’t face any problem during the process.
II. Downloading Required Files:
1. Download the Odin Tool --- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/27-08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
Note Download Odin 1.85
2. Download the ClockworkMod Recovery Image .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3104743&stc=1&d=1420732132
This Zip Contain a notepad in that there is link of recovery.
III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on Galaxy S2 HD LTE:
1. Download and place both the Odin as well as Recovery Image onto your Desktop,
2. Extract files from the Odin archive to your Desktop.
3. Double-click the Odin3_v1.85.exe file to launch the Odin Tool.
4. Turn OFF your smartphone using the Power key.
5. Reboot your phone into the Download Mode. To do so, press and hold Volume DOWN+Power keys together.
6. Press the Volume UP key to enter the download mode.
7. Connect your phone to your PC using the USB cable that came with it.
8. From the Odin Tool, select BOOTLOADER option and choose the Recovery Image you downloaded earlier.
9. Do NOT modify any other settings in the Odin, hit the Start button to commence the flashing process.
10. As soon as it has finished flashing recovery, your phone will reboot.
Great job ! You have successfully installed the ClockworkMod Recovery on your Galaxy S2 HD LTE smartphone. The custom ROMs are now a click away from your phone.
You can now root your phone using the ClockworkMod Recovery. Please see our guide on how to root Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE.
Reference:theunlockr
Now Its Time To install Custom Rom
This is an unofficial CyanogenMod 12 Lollipop ROM for our dear SHV-E110s. This is currently a work-in-progress, so you can expect to run into problems while using it.
You must perform a full wipe (wipe /data,/system,/cache,/dalvik cache) before installing this ROM for the first time. New updates can be flashed on top without wiping anything.
The first boot will take about 10 minutes.
DOWNLAOD LINKS : These link are not mine this is just a reference post and reposting you those links here in a text document as attachment please do not mirror :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3104743&stc=1&d=1420732132
Screenshots:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3104811&stc=1&d=1420734671
Instructions :
Download ROM
Download Gapps
Reboot into recovery
Select Wipe-SYSTEM,DATA,CACHE,DALVIK CACHE
Flash ROM
Flash Kernel
flash gapps
flash Super SU
wipe cache and dalvik cache
And Reboot
If ur stuck at boot or if ur having bootloops then wipe Dalvik cache and wipe cache!!!!
The first boot will take about 10+ minutes.
CREDITS: LIQUIDANDROID
Note: This is Just a refrence Link;Developer is LIQUIDANDROID TEAM

Will it work for Korean s2 shv m250k

just couriuos, where is the ROms file ??

I think there is no ROM in the link Given.

[INFO, GUIDES & FAQ] One Stop Shop – MetroPCS Galaxy Core Prime – SM-G360T1

BOOKMARK THIS THREAD SO YOU CAN FIND IT AGAIN LATER
Credit & Shout Outs ​ ​ @ShinySide For Root via TrapKernel and TWRP!
@Koognod his SlimPickens ROM!
@bogarty For all his help, guides and advice to all! (A lot of the 2nd post stuff - coming tomorrow when I'm not tired and it's not 2 AM)
@TheDerekHarper Root, Video Tutorial​
If you’re new to android rooting, modding, TWRP, etc. read this..
Make sure your question has not been answered
Do you own research before asking
Be polite since everyone helping here is doing so Voluntarily
Drop a comment if something is missing, just be sure it’s for the SM-G360T1. Let’s Get Started!
YOUR WARRANTY IS GONE Not myself or the people who made these guides or files are responsible for you device
A great rule of thumb, what I always tell people is “Read twice, flash once”
What you will need
Drivers click on manuals and downloads
Odin
Backup all your stuff!
Root
Go over and flash TrapKernel. Follow all the instructions! A video tutorial was made by a very kind person here
TWRP
Go over and grab the Unofficial Recovery Unofficial TWRP SM-G360T1. The steps are as follows:​
Download TWRP
Open Odin
Place phone in download mode
Place TWRP in the AP slot
Click Start and wait until reboot is done.
Hold Volume up, Home button, and power button to enter TWRP.
You have flashed TWRP!
ROMs
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[5.1.1][SM-G360T1]SlimPickins stock, rooted, de-(-bloated,-odexed,-knoxed),etc.
[SM-G360T & SM-G360T1][5.1.1] Monstro's Rom v3 Fastest and Lightest Rom 6/3/2016

So You didn’t read carefully & you broke something…. This might help
​If you broke boot or recovery try stock boot and stock recovery
Want to get rid of the “Security Notice – Unauthorized actions have been detected” go here
Wanna go back to stock? SM-G360T1 Stock ROM **This will not wipe your personal files
Wifi Calling issues? Check here and try Bogarty custom radio
​I’m rooted! So much room for activities! Where’s the fun?!?!​
Xposed (thanks @wanam for the guide/files)
How to install:
- Install Xposed Installer App
- Make a nandroid backup
- Copy the Xposed file and the uninstaller to your sdcard
- Flash "xposed-vxx-sdk22-tw-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-xxxxxxxx.zip" through CWM recovery
- Reboot
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DPI Changer​I changed my DPI to 220, why? More stuff fits into the screen Pretty safe to try, noob friendly. Try textdroider DPI in the play store. pretty straight forward app for changing DPI.
Viper4Android
I love music, I love listening to it and I love when it sounds amazing. Welcome to Viper4android. It is a highly configurable Sound EQ app for all android phones. It does not work for our phone unless you are rooted of course and follow the steps here. This guide is for the Galaxy S6 and works for most Samsung phones, including ours.
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PLEASE READ:
I recommend apps root browser and titanium to complete the Viper4android setup.
Skip the steps about busybox and adaptsound 4.0
Do not use the alternative version, the standard version works fine for our phone.
Disable/Debloat System Apps
Use thisLink found by @bogarty to get more space or remove Samsung bloat from the phone.
Read @bogarty’s guide
Disable System Services
Warning! Not for beginners. You can also break stuff, make stuff crash, so only disable what you don’t use! If you’re confused or scared, turn around and leave now. Here is a starters guide for disabling services.
So you’re still reading? This can get give you amazing standby times and deep sleep, way better battery.
[ADVANCED] Drago’s guide to disabling system services:​I used the app Disable Service to disable all the services below. go into the "google play services" disable the following services containing the words below and enjoy better standby, screen on time and battery life! :good:
Contains word “.wear” can be disabled as that relates to android wear
Contains word “.analytics” Related to Google Analytics
Contains word “.Tapandpay” being that our phone doesn’t even have that, just a waste that it’s even on.
Contains word “.fitness” think this is obvious
Ends in word “fingerprintscannerintentservice” also very obvious
Contains word “.games” Play Games, I never use this
Contains word “.Heartbeatalarm” safe to disbale, phones don't have hearts
Contains word “.wearable” related to android wearable devices​Facts/Randomness​
MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy Core prime Specs – SM-G360T1​

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@drago10029
Do you know anything about the hidden menus on this phone(service,test etc.)? Thanks.

QuickGold said:
Do you know anything about the hidden menus on this phone(service,test etc.)? Thanks.
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I do not, and for some reason i wasn't notified of your post. i upgraded to a nexus 6p but can check that out a later tonight, that cool or have you moved on? lol

What is root?

What is rooting? rooting means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved (by Google) apps, update the OS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize just about anything, and so on. "rooting" around in your smartphone's core software might seem like a recipe for disaster. One wrong move and you could end up with bricked handset. If once your android device is bricked you can't operate it any more. There are many apps which can help you to root your android devices.

Thank you for the insight but this is something that can be found with a quick search of the forum or Google; we don't need a whole new thread for it.
The Flash
Forum Moderator

What are red lines in device tweaking? Or how to avoid bricking by mistake

Hi All!
I've recently got P40 Pro and I like it very much. Now I need some software to be installed - maps, chats, banking etc.
However almost all of these apps need Google services or HMS. I'll try to avoid using these frameworks by using MicroG and Aurora store.
My goal is to have some set of required apps and don't have bloatware (like Huawei AI apps).
So I also going to find browser, phone, file manager and others on F-droid and use them instead of pre-installed apps. And disable those via ADB.
There are tons of information I need to read to do that, and I'll surely will read.
BUT, most manuals have big disclaimer which says "Do everything on your own risk, you can brick the phone!". And that's what I definitely don't want to.
So my questions are - what is the set of safe operations? What predefined applications can be safely removed via ADB? How to make backup that will restore phone if something goes wrong?
I believe there should be some thread with same concerns, but I could not find it. If somebody could point me to it, I'll be very grateful! Thank you in advance!

The first and main thing is "Everything Do at your Own RISK" if you want to go through android modding or making changes in the system you should not fear from resetting or formatting the system first and other thing is that installation of any unstable or unsupported mod can brick your device to get recover from these situations you should have knowledge about adb and fastboot,oem unlock and bootloader,custom recovery,root,magisk and custom roms to get the full back of your android in current state needs root for root you have to unlock your bootloader and for unlocking bootloader you need fastboot tool or your device oficial bootloader unlocker tool then you can backup you droid by the most common tool titanium backup or simply by backu option in your custom recovery

I think having a fully capable ROM bootloader (EDL mode, MTK, Allwinner, RockChip...) is most important.
There are still times that your system is wedged and you'll need either ROM mode test points or flash disable.
That's when the boot chain is broken enough to not work, but not broken enough to be recognized as broken.
If things are totally broken it will go to ROM bootloader mode all by itself.

Thank you for your advises!
I could not find P40Pro in TWRP devices list, and AFAIK, to unlock bootloader it needs to be disassembled. Is that correct?
To get used to rooting, custom ROMs, flashing and things I'll better get some cheap used phone - this one is way pricey for savage experiments, especially when you're completely noob. So rooting isn't an option for me for now.
At the moment I 'm debloating phone with "adb shell pm disable-user" and following lists:
[GUIDE] EMUI 11 Complete Debloating Guide & Bloatware List
This de-bloating guide will help you start using EMUI 11 as clean as possible. Please list packages in the comments section that you know is a bloatware and I didn't include in the spreadsheet. This guide assumes that you're using Windows 10 as...
forum.xda-developers.com
P40 Pro debloating guide
Hey everyone, I've spent the last couples days going through all the installed packages, cross-referencing different debloating guides and testing my changes. I'm running the latest EMUI 10.1.0.158 (C636). RECOMMENDATIONS: if you can, follow...
forum.xda-developers.com
[GUIDE] List of bloatware on EMUI safe to remove
Hi all, i was working on a guide on the vast amount of packages that we find already installed on EMUI by default and safe to remove because i'm sure that it would be useful for users like me, users that doesn't like to have space occupied on...
forum.xda-developers.com
Next step - involve Android profiles to isolate spying apps, which I still need, from each other and from contact list
I also looking for decent replacement for buit-in file-management, phone, messaging and contacts apps. And, maybe, launcher, I don't know if it's needed and secure. So far I found:
Emerald Dialer | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Make calls, view call log
f-droid.org
Silence | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Encrypted SMS/MMS conversations made easy!
f-droid.org
Koler | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features
f-droid.org
But haven't installed or tried yet. I'd gratefully accept recomendations for those app categories.

Dont waste your time. On this phones you cannot unlock the bootloader and definitely you cannot have access to the root. Also debloating is a non-sense: you can do more bad things than good things. The phone is powerful enough to not need debloating. It is not a Galaxy S2.