Specifically I want to know how much I can do to my phone by rooting it and then unrooting it. My job has a BYOP (bring your own phone) program for company phones, the restrictions being:
1. It can't be rooted
2. I have to install Airwatch on the phone to use it with work
I was thinking about picking up a phone (16GB Nexus 4 maybe?) and doing the following:
Root
Swap out the ROM (AOKP)
Install XPosed
Install XPrivacy and a few other XPosed modules
Unroot
This should work fine, right? It's my understanding that you just need root to install XPosed, but once you've done that you can remove root and still install modules. Anything I'm possibly missing out on?
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Hi everyone,
My company decided to use Good for Enterprise for mobile email. I am using Xiaomi developer version and I don't wanna lose developers features. I bought a Teclast X89 for it has dual OS (both Android and Windows) and tried to install GFE on it. But GFE complaints my newly bought X89 is rooted and refuses to run.
I did try numbers of methods trying to get rigid of ROOTED status but still in vain. I tried-
1. resintall from scratch with the stock ROM. Of course it failed. GFE thinks it is rooted.
2. rooted it and deleted all busybox related files, deleted su and unroot it with differen method (unroot using different root softwares, unroot using unroot feature from superclearner). It also failed. GFE still complaints it is rooted.
Every time after I rooted and unrooted the device. I have checked it with root checker software to ensure that I have UNROOTED it. But, GFE is still complaining it is ROOTED.
Anyone has good method to bypass GFE's root checking?
Or, anyone has good way to totally UNROOT my device?
Or, can I flash it with a unroot ROM?
Does anyone have experience on Good?
Hello,
I recently got the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 running Android 5.0.2 which is a phone based off the ZTE Blade S6 Lux which is known for having a secure boot loader. Anyway, I have been trying to root it for quite a while.
I managed to root it using Kingroot but it only lasts till a phone restart so it is a temporary root. I have tried the PC version and 3 different versions of Kingroot APK with no permanent root. I even tried replacing Kingroot with SuperSU but that's not working at all as it breaks the temp root. I have tried a few other tools to try root such as kingoroot but they didn't work at all. I really need a root because I want to make a Tasker profile that puts airplane mode on when a NFC tag is scanned and lots of other things, but that's irrelevant.
I don't want to flash a custom ROM as I feel very unconformable with that.
If anyone knows how to make the root stay or any other method on rooting please reply to this thread.
Thanks,
Zacy5000.
Ok, I was thinking perhaps with the temp root I could put some files in the phone which is a different root to make the root stay but I wouldn't know how to go about doing that (if that makes sense).
So, this is a slightly different question that what these forums are for.
I'm looking to install a ROM on my Z5, so I can have the latest version of Android and hopefully squash some bugs (especially random Bluetooth turning off). This is all well documented in the forums, but all these ROMs usually come with root included and here's where my problem starts.
There are many apps on my phone that won't work with root, like bank apps, Android Pay and Netflix just to name a few. So, I'd like to have a costume ROM that doesn't have root included. Xposed used to have a module for temporarily disabling root but from my memory, it was never reliable; and there's no Xposed for Nougat yet.
I know many of you install ROM in order to customize your phone as much as possible, my goal is not customization. My goal is to have the latest code, with the latest security fixes and with as many bugs fixed.
So, is there a ROM that I can install that comes without root? OR if there's a way to remove root from any ROM?
I do understand that my bootloader has to be unlocked, that's a given (just in case you were about to mention it). Also, rooting as an initial/intermediate step is also very acceptable, just not the final product.
You want custom rom and bypass netflix or bank apps, android pay etc. Custom rom is the meaning of BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED device, so there is no way to bypass these apps without Root on custom roms. Magisk or some Xposed modules do that, but not guaranteed.
Flash STOCK FTF on my thread (steps 1-14) and then flash your TA BACKUP. This will lock your bootloader..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/ftf-e6603-33-53-83-google-drive-patched-t3581463
Dear all i have a internationl S7 ( germany)
As it seems, i need to use the device for a little longer than i anticipated. I also use the device for mobile banking and some work related stuff.
Is it possible and advisable for a user with little experience ( i only rooted and installed a custom rom on a HTC m7 once)
to root and install a custom oreo rom on the galaxy s7?
If it is easy to do what is the most stable simple oreo rom, that has everything working just fine ( camera is important)?
If not, can i:
- root the device and still get OTA updates?
- install a free ad blocker that also works in apps without root?
- de-bloat the device without root?( there are so many apps installed i will never use)
thank you in advance
Norrin_Radd said:
Dear all i have a internationl S7 ( germany)
As it seems, i need to use the device for a little longer than i anticipated. I also use the device for mobile banking and some work related stuff.
Is it possible and advisable for a user with little experience ( i only rooted and installed a custom rom on a HTC m7 once)
to root and install a custom oreo rom on the galaxy s7?
If it is easy to do what is the most stable simple oreo rom, that has everything working just fine ( camera is important)?
If not, can i:
- root the device and still get OTA updates?
- install a free ad blocker that also works in apps without root?
- de-bloat the device without root?( there are so many apps installed i will never use)
thank you in advance
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You can use all banking apps just make sure to install Magisk. Keep in mind KNOX stuff like S Pay won't ever work again after you root.
You can flash a Rom like TGP easily and it has an installer to guide you through all the options.
You will not get OTA updates on a rooted device even if you stay with the stock Rom. I am not sure about ad blocker but I think that also requires root and you can also not debloat system apps without root.
Can i install xpose without root ?
NO
rohit0711 said:
Can i install xposed without root ?
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Rooting and having Xposed are not related. You just need an unlocked bootloader with custom recovery for installing Xposed. Doesn't matter whether you are rooted or not. Though most of the modules might need you to root your device for full functionality of the modules, but I have tried many without even rooting the device.
However you have to forget about both rooting and installing Xposed in Realme 2 model, as this device is just for kids. It doesn't have fastboot binaries in the first place. Currently the only way to root this device is via Miracle Box which is again a paid software with a hardware. Therefore I wouldn't recommend this phone at all to anyone. Apart from rooting and all, it doesn't even have native theme store unlike older Oppo branded phones. This is the worst android phone I have ever used.
A good hardware and asthetics ruined by bad OS.
Not going to buy color os based phones again .