What is the difference between unlocking and rooting?
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From my understanding, rooting is giving access to the full system of your phone when normally you cannot access, which some apps require. Unlocking is a process which allows your phone to be used with other networks like using a T-Mobile phone with Vodafone.
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ilikeeggs1230 said:
What is the difference between unlocking and rooting?
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There is also unlocking the bootloader which in a simplified nutshell allows for the loading of custom recoveries and roms.
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I rooted my D2G and all have have done is made some backups and froze some apps. Now I want to unroot. What do I have to do before I can unroot successfully?
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I used z4 if that helps
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What is the reason you want to unroot?
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That verizon crack down rumor
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Tsnare said:
That verizon crack down rumor
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If the rumor is true, then they already know that you rooted, so uprooting isn't going to help you
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rusty815 said:
If the rumor is true, then they already know that you rooted, so uprooting isn't going to help you
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How would they know?
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according to what i read directly from the source P3Droid, they may have been tracking root users for quite some time, if thats true then unrooting wont be helping you.
I was only rooted for a week and never used a custom rom, overclocked, or wireless teathered.
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Again, according to the source, there are several ways to track when someone roots their phone, such as having a file that warns the network when it detects someone rooting, chances are if they are tracking root users then they already know you've rooted, even if it was only for a week. Again, this is IF they are tracking us.
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You can unroot using Z4root then just delete it from your phone.
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You can unroot using Z4root then just delete it from your phone.
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Yes you SHOULD be able to unroot with z4 but like the previous posts say, if they are tracking root users you could well be screwed. If there is any tracking going on it must not be stored on the phone though. If it were, one of the many modders in this community would have uncovered it. I would think that it would be stored on the server side....
D2G stock & rooted
Just need to know if when I unlock the boot loader if it will be completely wiped. Thank you
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inspire me said:
Just need to know if when I unlock the boot loader if it will be completely wiped. Thank you
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Oh yes. Get as prepared as you can.
Am I able to root it without unlocking the boot loader?
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inspire me said:
Am I able to root it without unlocking the boot loader?
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No, sorry. Really, once you do it, it's done and you can get on to better things.
Hello,
I want to unlock my tmobile G2X p999. I tried to buy an unlock code from ebay vendor. But they are telling me that unlock codes does not work with rooted phones.
Need a bit clarification here. Thanks in advance...........
Yes it does, mine is rooted and unlocked.
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Crossover12 said:
Yes it does, mine is rooted and unlocked.
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Thanks for the reply, but did you 1st root the phone and then unlocked it ?
It works even if you root your phone first.
Always wondering this. Now I know.
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Was rooted for 6months b4 unlocking and had no problems.
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Rooting is not a problem for unlocking. You cannot be on a custom rom unless it was derived from an official rom release. If you are on an AOSP custom rom such as Cyanogen or MIUI you cannot unlock the phone until you flash back to an official rom or derivative thereof.
jboxer said:
Rooting is not a problem for unlocking. You cannot be on a custom rom unless it was derived from an official rom release. If you are on an AOSP custom rom such as Cyanogen or MIUI you cannot unlock the phone until you flash back to an official rom or derivative thereof.
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And in addition to that, after unlocking it you can go to an AOSP rom and you'll still be unlocked.
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If I'm not mistaken, once you unlock your phone, it's a permanent unlock for the device.
Wouldn't matter what ROM you were on afterwards.
desynch- said:
If I'm not mistaken, once you unlock your phone, it's a permanent unlock for the device.
Wouldn't matter what ROM you were on afterwards.
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Correct.
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jboxer said:
Rooting is not a problem for unlocking. You cannot be on a custom rom unless it was derived from an official rom release. If you are on an AOSP custom rom such as Cyanogen or MIUI you cannot unlock the phone until you flash back to an official rom or derivative thereof.
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Not true at all. You can unlock while running CM. I've done it a few times, with a few different phones.
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I have had no problem unlocking any of my rooted g2x phones.
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I havent had my phone unrooted and locked for a while now I want to unlock and rooted again but I know when you unlock it wipes your phone is there anyway to unlock it with out your data being wiped?
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After searching around, it seems possible to root without unlocking the bootloader so you won't lose any data.
Here's the guide and another one.
Do note that those guides are written during gingerbread time, might not work in ics. besides, I haven't tested them myself, so do it at your own risk.
But I would still recommend you to make titanium backup after you gain root, unlock bootloader, and restore. This is in case you want to flash custom rom.
Thanks i didn't know I can root without unlocking the boot loader.
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You can root without unlocking up until 4.0.3. Out of luck beyond this.
I think I'm screwed cause I have 4.0.4 and I cant a guide for rooting. fml
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shabgard said:
I think I'm screwed cause I have 4.0.4 and I cant a guide for rooting. fml
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Just unlock the bootloader. They are just saved games. The apps are all there in Play, so just reinstall what you want.
Haha its my saved games I'm worry about well just temple run don't care about the rest. God damn you temple run. Hahaha
jayjay3333 said:
Just unlock the bootloader. They are just saved games. The apps are all there in Play, so just reinstall what you want.
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shabgard said:
Haha its my saved games I'm worry about well just temple run don't care about the rest. God damn you temple run. Hahaha
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You will probably do better second time around Then you have titanium backup so you never have to worry about it again.
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What the hell but is there is a guide to root 4.0.4 with unlocked boot loader?
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shabgard said:
What the hell but is there is a guide to root 4.0.4 with unlocked boot loader?
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As of the time of posting there is no public way to root 4.0.4 without unlocking on the Nexus S.
shabgard said:
What the hell but is there is a guide to root 4.0.4 with unlocked boot loader?
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Use this guide to root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007782
This for latest recovery - http://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Superuser zip http://goo.im/superuser
Cyanogenmod thread if that is what you want? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399035
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/nexus-s
Profit
I was just wondering if this would work for my moto q.
It's for the razr m
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979383
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Why would anyone have any use for it over here? It doesn't do anything we can't already do.
Plus, Safestrap is extremely device-specific.
Really I'm not sure if I. Want to unlock bootloader as of yet. And coming from the og photon with locked boot loader I have no experience with any other recovery method.
Could i unlock after rooting by the exploit method.
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dwaynet89 said:
Really I'm not sure if I. Want to unlock bootloader as of yet. And coming from the og photon with locked boot loader I have no experience with any other recovery method.
Could i unlock after rooting by the exploit method.
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Unlocking helps you to root, so you cant unlock AFTER rooting. You also need to be rooted to flash custom recoveries
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CNexus said:
Unlocking helps you to root, so you cant unlock AFTER rooting. You also need to be rooted to flash custom recoveries
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I used motofail2go to root without unlocking. So when I do get ready to unlock ido I need go unroot first?
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dwaynet89 said:
I used motofail2go to root without unlocking. So when I do get ready to unlock ido I need go unroot first?
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Ohh well in that case, no, just unlock the bootloader directly
My mistake, its just that the only root methods for the Photon that I've seen so far unlock your bootloader at the same time
So just ignore what I said and unlock directly
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