Is the a way to enable quick PIN unlock without installing a custom ROM? I know that a bunch of the custom ROMs have this option (CM, AOKP,...) but I was wondering if it was possible with stock. I am rooted which I imagine would be at least a baseline requirement.
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I have a GSM Nexus S (i9023) with stock ICS that I rooted without unlocking the bootloader (I used this excellent script).
After installing several root apps, I'm now looking at various kernels and I'm tempted to try and experiment a bit (interested in particular in trying Deep Idle), but I'm not familiar with kernels at all.
I had a look at many posts but could not figure out if I can install kernels on a rooted phone without touching the bootloader (basically I would like to maintain the current configuration with locked bootloader).
Any views if this can be done?
Thx in advance
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Hello folks,
What is the benefit of rooting a locked bootloader phone? If I am understanding it correctly, if my phone is locked that means I cannot install custom ROM/Kernel or is that assumption wrong? FYI - According to my research my phone bootloader cannot be unlocked (thanks ROGERS!...)
I want to know to determine if I should use the up-to-date firmware or downgrade my firmware and root it.
thanks!
Vicente
with root on locked bootloader phone, you can save drm keys to relock in a future in case you want.
If you only want to use some apps that need root (like Titanium, Greenify, SoftKeyz...) but want to stay in stock.
and you understands correctly, if you have a locked phone, you CAN'T flash custom rom or kernel (some phones have roms to locked bootloaders, but not this case....)
If you have locked bootloader you CAN use stock BASED custom roms. You can't use non stock based roms like cm12 etc. And also custom kernels can't be used like said before. Every rom should contain information if it's usable for locked bootloader or not in the OP
Backing up TA is not even useful for you since your bootloader can't be unlocked.
Root is used only for root apps like rootexplorer, titanium backup, xposed etc.
Sorry if I am being redundant, but reading about all the different opinions and suggestions about unlocking the bootloader didn't bring me anywhere.
So, I own a D6603, BL is locked, DRM keys are intact, rooted after downgrading to KitKat and then flashing a Sony based custom ROM (Fragment ROM V4.2). Now I'd like to get past 6.0.1 and try out the new Android. But to do so I need my BL to be unlocked. I've read quite a few posts about the topic and I am trying to reorder all the information. Please help and answer these questions, I really appreciate it
- Can I restore the TA partition with the DRM keys after unlocking the BL and flashing a custom ROM?
- Is there a point in doing so? Are any of the features protected with DRM used by custom ROMs?
- What if I wanted to get back a few Sony apps (say the camera or Album) in the custom ROM? What differences would I face?
- Do all the people that use custom ROMs out there run their Xperias without the DRM protected features?
- Some argue that there is no evident difference after unlocking the BL. Is this true for all firmwares, or does it depend on the single custom ROMs?
- If so, what differences can you notice on popular ROMs like Omni and Carbon running Oreo or Nougat? Especially considering photography and in-ear audio.
- What is the upgraded bootloader, and who wrote it? Does it imply that I will not be able to restore my DRM keys with it? If so, is there a way to revert to the original bootloader and everything stock?
I really hope that someone will take the time to clarify these few things, hopefully this will come in handy for other people too
Hello. What's the easiest way to backup everything (and I mean everything, including detailed app data) before unlocking my bootloader? I want to flash a custom kernel with minimum modifications to anything else, and obviously I want to take a backup of everything before I lose them with the unlock process, but I haven't been able to find a way to do so on a stock ROM that's not even rooted.
Or is there a way to root my phone before I unlock it?
I've never had a OnePlus device before, so here I am, asking dumb questions. :silly:
Also, one more question (in three parts, sorry!): since some of the newer apps, especially banking apps, have started using stricter safety procedures, they can detect an unlocked (or even merely rooted) device, and so they don't work. 1) Is there any way I can use a custom kernel on a locked (or relocked) bootloader? 2) Is it possible to use a custom kernel on an unlocked phone that's not rooted? 3) If neither of the two is possible, how can I prevent said apps from detecting my unlocked bootloader and rooted phone?
Thank you very much in advance for taking the time to answer all of my questions.
My friend changed my custom rom to CyanogenMod and now I am deciding to change the custom rom again. Can someone help me about changing it. I only have few knowlegde about it. Do I need to unlock the bootloader again or not? From my recent research some they that if your device was rooted there's no need to unlocking bootloader.
P.s Can anyone suggest a new custom rom for my device Samsung Galaxy Avant 4.4.2. As of now it was on CyanogenMod11 custom Rom?
Rooting Android OS means to add a functionality called su to it, whereas unlocking device's bootloader means to give you complete autonomy over your Android device. It will trigger a factory reset that will erase all of your data. It will also allow you to install a custom ROM on your device. Unfortunately, it can also compromise the security of your phone and/or can brick your phone making it impossible to turn on.
To unlock a device's bootloader it's NOT needed that Android OS got rooted before.
so it means that I can change the custom rom without unlocking bootloader because my device is ROOTED?
Exactly the opposite is the case: carefully read posts.