Hey, I have a question about TempRooting my phone. I dont want to root my phone because i dont want to void my warranty. But, I want to do a few things with my software that require root access. For example, I want to install a CRT animation on my phone which, of course, required root access. Basically what my question is, is if I temproot my phone and modify a few things like installing CRT animation, will it void my warranty? I know TempRooting will not void the warranty, but Im curious as to if installing a CRT animation will void the warranty. Also, if I do it, will i still be able to receive the OTA updates via wifi? Thanks guys
Temptooting Voids your warranty, Dunno where you heard that it doesn't.
Mod it. Thats all I have to say
Using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 will put you back to stock COMPLETELY. Tmobile can't tell. I got a HD2 with windows mobile on it and flashed android on it. Yea, a completely different OS. Found some hardware issues (was a refurbished phone) restored back to stock using a similar technique and sent it back to Tmo. They have never contacted me or ever asked me about it. My friend also had text messaging problems on his Exhibit. We rooted and flashed CWM and a new rom to see if it fixed and ended up restoring back to stock and getting a different phone. There is also a way to edit the flash counter though I do not know where to find one for our phone atm.
so basically if I temproot my phone, mod the hell out of it, im good to go? and if i ever need to take it in to Tmobile or if i want to upgrade to 4.0 when the OTA comes out, i just follow that guide and everythings all good? and your sure that its legit and it works? i dont really trust one-click programs
You are always taking a risk if you root. Period. But I have sent rooted phones in to be returned without issue and if you return to stock as described in the post you will be able to get the update.
Hey, I just read a post on XDA describing why its okay to root your device, according to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty act. It says that a company has to prove that you broke your phone by rooting it if there is a problem with it, and its under warranty. Is it really true?
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I've read some topics about Rooting, but I still have some questions. I would appreciate if someone answered them. I recently bought a G2x after returning my second one about a month ago (couldn't find anything in the market as awesome as the G2x). Coming from an iPhone 1st Gen and BlackBerry Bold 9700, I'm completely new to rooting.
So, here are my questions:
1. If I root my phone to get rid of bloatware, it will void my warranty right? What if I unroot it? Would my warranty still be voided (i.e., I wouldn't be able to send my phone to LG for repair or replacement/return the phone to T-Mobile?)
2. When people say "freeze bloatware," does that mean that the bloatware apps won't execute or is it like deleting them? Will they show up in the app drawer if I freeze them?
3. If the frozen bloatware will still show up in the app drawer, will deleting them remove them permanently from the device? Can I revert back to "factory" state?
4. Finally, what are goods apps that can only be used on a rooted G2x?
Once again, I appreciate anyone's time in answering my somewhat stupid questions.
1) Yes, unroot it and you can send it back for warranty purposes.
2) Bloatware app will disappear from your app drawer.
3) You can delete, it'll disappear from your app drawer for good. Using Titanium Backup, you can backup what you want to delete just in case.
4) There's no app that can "only" be used on a rooted G2x. There are some Tegra games that work quite well on the G2x, but not others. You don't need to be a root to accomplish that.
GideonX,
Thanks for answering my questions. I'm thinking about following this guide: http://thegadgets.net/2011/04/29/how-to-root-and-boost-battery-life-of-the-t-mobile-g2x/
If root it, install the ClockWork Recovery and BusyBox, and evetually flash a ROM, will I be able to revert back to factory for warranty purposes?
Thanks
I thought rooting will void the warranty.
rahulgoyal said:
I thought rooting will void the warranty.
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It does but u can flash the stock Tom and unroot the device and it will be fine to send back for warranty purposes
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donatello88 said:
GideonX,
Thanks for answering my questions. I'm thinking about following this guide: http://thegadgets.net/2011/04/29/how-to-root-and-boost-battery-life-of-the-t-mobile-g2x/
If root it, install the ClockWork Recovery and BusyBox, and evetually flash a ROM, will I be able to revert back to factory for warranty purposes?
Thanks
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Yes. You can revert....Baby steps. Root first and get comfortable before modding your bootloader and flashing roms.
Hi there,
I was wondering if there's any chance of getting a method to root this phone similar as has been done with the HTC one X in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25865190. It would be nice to root this phone without the need of voiding warranty which happens after unlocking the boot loader.
I hope anyone has an answer.
Koen
Actually it doesn't void your warranty unless the rooting is the cause of the problem. You can re-lock your HTCdev unlocked phone and your warranty remains intact.
Since, as mentioned, it doesn't void warranty by just unlocking and rooting I would do a full root.
I don't have a One X, so am not familiar with all aspects of it's One-Click.
But, from my N1 days I saw a lot of people who One-Clicked and found themselves hampered in what they could do to get out of the trouble we all get into on occasion. Don't remember if it was fastboot related or some other shortcoming--but, they wished they had fully rooted. It may have had to do with s-off and changing partition sizes also. Forget.
Just my opinion--
The reason why I ask is because I would like to remove the huge amount of bloatware shipped with this phone. For example I can disable the standard facebook app, but I cannot delete it. Whilst being disabled it still wants to update to a newer version available in the playstore. I believe rooting is the only way to permanently delete these apps if I'm not mistaken.
Or is there any other way to get rid of these bloatware?
No, rooting is the way. I also think we cannot one click root due to no s-off.
My point was though, if you root you will probably be tempted to flash custom roms anyway. And, the one click methods usually leave you short on some options to fix soft bricks etc--
Haven't seen any other root options for stock HTC ROM other than paulobriens superboot, guess not very many ppl bothered researching exploits because it works very well and you need to bootloader unlock anyway to run a custom recovery. So it would only be useful for the crowd who root but won't install a custom ROM.
This is the tread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1577831
Am aware of it and read it early on. Seemed very limited for most and since not active since July, would want to make sure it still works on latest base.
Caution is always prudent--
Thanks for all the answers!
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I was new to the whole world of android and was unaware of the Galaxy Fit's issue with ROM Manager, i installed it, flashed the recovery and bricked my phone, i was devastated, i took my phone to the shop i got it from and they took it in, for 7 days i was full of worries and couldn't think about anything except will they fix my phone? Well, they did, the fixed it, at the bottom of the diagnostic report it simply read "Phone is refusing to turn on. Replaced motherboard."
So, you will think 2 things once you have read this:
a) Your lieing !!!
b) What about the ROOT VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY thing !?
Answer to A: Im not.
Answer to B: Easy, if you read the warning about ROM Manager you will notice that it corrupts your whole motherboard leading the specialists to not be able to make a full diagnostic, basically, they cant access the system, data, cache, and most importantly, cant access the BOOTLOADER, why? CAUSE ITS CORRUPTED!
I made this thread because i dont want people to worry about their phone if its gona get fixed or not if they bricked it this way, those 7 days lasted like an eternity for me.
Thank You !
Now, just to be clear, rootin and custom roms DO void your warranty, but not if there is no evidence to them, examples: Unroot, stock rom, corrupted motherboard.
It's always advisable to acquire proper knowledge beforehand.
Don't use Rom Manager ever. Use Odin to flash recovery. Browse our XDA for more...
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I've heard of people damaging their phones on purpose just to make sure that the manufacturer doesn't come to understand that it's been rooted. I guess it's much easier with root access xD
The warranty thing is hardly a problem now, I guess
I just want to ask some questions, seems like some of these threads are out of date.
My phone came out of box JB, so I need to restore down to ICS to root, then use a program called VooDoo to protect said root and update back to JB?
Unless my Bootloader is unlocked, What are the pro/cons of that, I heard you dont get OTA updates, but I could live without those, we can just download them ourselves right?
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I just want to ask some questions, seems like some of these threads are out of date.
My phone came out of box JB, so I need to restore down to ICS to root, then use a program called VooDoo to protect said root and update back to JB?
Unless my Bootloader is unlocked, What are the pro/cons of that, I heard you dont get OTA updates, but I could live without those, we can just download them ourselves right?
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There have been a lot of misconceptions about unlocked bootloaders in this forum. Unlocking your bootloader doesn't necessarily mean the phone will not be eligible for updates, rather the updates will not install on a modified system. What is your real reason for root? Most people are always looking for the latest update, but mess up some files on their phone and don't have backup, in which case the update will fail.
With the Rogers/fido fiasco, we had people go back to the wrong Rogers version of software, since it was not posted properly on the Motorola firmware download website.
Another con is that your warranty would be totally void. Personally I haven't find the need yet to root this device and have had it for almost 4 months now!
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I wont agree for some people the modifications other people do seem trivial.
I've already rooted though, turns out I did have to do what I said above, now running 4.1.1 with Root
I root because a few applications I use, for instance SetCPU allows me to underclock the processors in my phone while the screen is locked, that saves a bit of battery life. I wish Motorola allowed a smart action trigger for when the phone screen was off though, this would help it even more so to save battery.
I use another app to change the lockscreen sounds, which requires root as well.
I havent looked at possible ROM's on this phone yet, as far as I know developers arent quite getting into this phone as deep as they usually do? Thusly I dont think i'll need to use a custom ROM. Just my own optimizations.
Hey all,
I recently sold my phone running CM 10 on eBay and the buyer said the phone is for her son, so she didn't know what software he wants on it....I figure I would be best off just sending it to them stock (stock firmware, unrooted, locked bootloader).
Is there anyway I can do this besides using Odin? I'm currently using a Mac, so anything method that I can use on OS X would be great, but if not, I can just get hold of a PC and do it via Odin if necessary
Heimdall would be your solution. It's a cross platform Odin alternative and there are native versions for PC, Mac, and Linux. The XDA thread is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
It uses the same tar files that Odin would. As far as the software, I would run a stock unrooted TW for the kid personally. That way his mom can't come back and harass you about something he did because you left him with dangerous software. If he roots it and then breaks it, it's his own fault. Just tell her you left it on a stock version with no inherent risk involved, but just incase he needs to know (have her not tell the kid) the bootloader is already unlocked.
I would do stock rooted. Rooted is always a plus and may get you a few more dollars for it. Then people could choose their own ROM if they so desire. I know I desire just being stock rooted
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Hey all,
I recently sold my phone running CM 10 on eBay and the buyer said the phone is for her son, so she didn't know what software he wants on it....I figure I would be best off just sending it to them stock (stock firmware, unrooted, locked bootloader).
Is there anyway I can do this besides using Odin? I'm currently using a Mac, so anything method that I can use on OS X would be great, but if not, I can just get hold of a PC and do it via Odin if necessary
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Make it Stock, locked! incase they dont like the way the phone run, they can always blame you for modding and make you take it back! and it acts as a negative point in Dispute even though you mention it!
I ended up just Odin'ing it back to stock! Thanks guys
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I ended up just Odin'ing it back to stock! Thanks guys
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Definitely a good call... I do that with every phone I sell.
The way I see it is that if they're not intelligent / motivated / tech savvy enough to root and load something custom on their own then they'll probably have a hell of a time navigating the random problems you'd encounter running anything other than stock.