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Video for Rooting

If there is someone who can post a video for rooting the Charge, I would greatly appreciate it.
There is nothing worse then getting a new phone and bricking it. Well, having my wife yell at me and tell me, "I told you not to mess it!" is worse! So to avoid that conversation and having to bring it back, it would be great to see a video on it.
I am a noob with rooting and any help would be great.

psalm462 said:
If there is someone who can post a video for rooting the Charge, I would greatly appreciate it.
There is nothing worse then getting a new phone and bricking it. Well, having my wife yell at me and tell me, "I told you not to mess it!" is worse! So to avoid that conversation and having to bring it back, it would be great to see a video on it.
I am a noob with rooting and any help would be great.
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LOL!!! I'm in the same boat. I bought my Samsung DC because I totally killed my HTC TB, and my wife says the exact same thing.
But with that said, just follow the root instructions. It's extremely easy, and it's step-by-step so you really cannot go wrong. I'm relatively new to rooting too, so I can say it's very simple.

yyhd said:
LOL!!! I'm in the same boat. I bought my Samsung DC because I totally killed my HTC TB, and my wife says the exact same thing.
But with that said, just follow the root instructions. It's extremely easy, and it's step-by-step so you really cannot go wrong. I'm relatively new to rooting too, so I can say it's very simple.
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Did you do the adb method which was posted in the forum or did you have to downgrade from ED2?

Read over these threads first.
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1085190
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074145
There is a link posted on the 2nd thread's OP for root instructions.
But in case you need another one, check out this site: http://androidadvices.com/how-to-root-samsung-droid-charge-tutorial/
Also this site might be useful for someone who doesn't know how to push ADB: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/

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Did you do the adb method which was posted in the forum or did you have to downgrade from ED2?
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Yes, I did. Very easy. Just follow the instructions. Feel free to PM me if you need any help.

yyhd said:
Yes, I did. Very easy. Just follow the instructions. Feel free to PM me if you need any help.
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Awesome, will do!

[Q] I am dumb, how to use custom Roms

Hey.
Just bought a HTC Evo 3D for £220.00 and I have no idea what roms are ect, infact this is my first android phone, and like the idea of being able to have a better camera on my phone and using beats audio.
I read your how to guide on how to instal this, but it went way over my head. I dont even know what a ROM is or kernal ect..
Is there a step by step dummy guide for someone who has never used a android phone before eg:
First install this program on your PC then do this, then you need to get this file and install it here ect and then do this.
I am seriously android dumb, my last phone was a sony Elm which would not even get the internet. and now hooked on the android phones.
Thanks so much.

canada16 said:
Hey.
Just bought a HTC Evo 3D for £220.00 and I have no idea what roms are ect, infact this is my first android phone, and like the idea of being able to have a better camera on my phone and using beats audio.
I read your how to guide on how to instal this, but it went way over my head. I dont even know what a ROM is or kernal ect..
Is there a step by step dummy guide for someone who has never used a android phone before eg:
First install this program on your PC then do this, then you need to get this file and install it here ect and then do this.
I am seriously android dumb, my last phone was a sony Elm which would not even get the internet. and now hooked on the android phones.
Thanks so much.
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This thread will tell you everything you need to know.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466228

OK Thanks for that got answers to what I didnt know like s-off ect..
But how to I install a good custom firmware for my evo.
Step by step guide for dummies, so I dont brick my new phone.
Thanks again.

canada16 said:
OK Thanks for that got answers to what I didnt know like s-off ect..
But how to I install a good custom firmware for my evo.
Step by step guide for dummies, so I dont brick my new phone.
Thanks again.
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take a look at this man!

I have no idea what that site is and what it does.
All I want is a DUMB DUMB guide to try out these custom firmwares.
Thats all.
Also that site isnt even in english

So I take it there is no dumb dumb guides on how to root the phone and install custom roms ?
Like so dumb I am a 4 year old dumb, this is my first android and not familiar with the system
Thanks again.

canada16 said:
So I take it there is no dumb dumb guides on how to root the phone and install custom roms ?
Like so dumb I am a 4 year old dumb, this is my first android and not familiar with the system
Thanks again.
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In google you can find a lot of tuts with many info 'bout it man

canada16 said:
So I take it there is no dumb dumb guides on how to root the phone and install custom roms ?
Like so dumb I am a 4 year old dumb, this is my first android and not familiar with the system
Thanks again.
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take it easy bro,,,who is born automatically intelligent??...i just like u before..noob..im also noob here...if u willing to learn about ANDROID..here is the place!!!!..LEARN FROM ALL THE MASTER XDA DEV
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canada16 said:
OK Thanks for that got answers to what I didnt know like s-off ect..
But how to I install a good custom firmware for my evo.
Step by step guide for dummies, so I dont brick my new phone.
Thanks again.
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be carefull when u flashing or unlocking ok..i brick my android phone several time..<softbrick> until yesterday..my first HARDBRICK when unlocked bootloader..

Hi I know what you mean but really you just need to search around google is your best friend and also his other friend called you tube you will find all your answers but just make sure to read before you try but you will be fine we all started just like you so I know how you feel good luck

Welcome! No questions are dumb. We all have to start somewhere! I started Android with the Droid X. Android rules.

Youtube will also probably help you since you can actually see and pause the video at your own time following instructions step by step.
Good luck man!!!

I am a NOOB, Can anyone willing to writing a guide of how to install custom ROM?

I am a NOOB and I know nothing about how to unlock/ROOT the device
I really want to install the CleanROM but the installation guide is too simple
Can someone tell me how to do this step by step? with picture/youtube?
I know unlocking the device will loose my WARRANTY
So, I don't really want to brick my TF700 due to my noobness..........
Thank you X1000000000000000

noobwow said:
I am a NOOB and I know nothing about how to unlock/ROOT the device
I really want to install the CleanROM but the installation guide is too simple
Can someone tell me how to do this step by step? with picture/youtube?
I know unlocking the device will loose my WARRANTY
So, I don't really want to brick my TF700 due to my noobness..........
Thank you X1000000000000000
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You didn't even look in the Development section before you made this thread or did you (aside from the CleanROM thread)?
Hint: take a look at the pinned/sticky threads.

Wrong place
Switch to Q&A
Ask there

noobwow said:
I am a NOOB and I know nothing about how to unlock/ROOT the device
I really want to install the CleanROM but the installation guide is too simple
Can someone tell me how to do this step by step? with picture/youtube?
I know unlocking the device will loose my WARRANTY
So, I don't really want to brick my TF700 due to my noobness..........
Thank you X1000000000000000
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Check this link out. If you already on JB the latest version, then you just skip section 1 and start with section 2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938129

Wrong forum and there are already stickies explaining how to do what you asked. Look and you will find.

buhohitr said:
Check this link out. If you already on JB the latest version, then you just skip section 1 and start with section 2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1938129
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That's what I used. Couldn't have made it any more simple.

noobwow said:
I am a NOOB [...] but the installation guide is too simple [...]
X1000000000000000
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cmdrdredd said:
That's what I used. Couldn't have made it any more simple.
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We're all on the wrong track here: the OP said the guide was too simple already -- we therefore should set ourselves to the task of making more complicated. Knowing both myself and the rest of you, this should come rather naturally, so what's taking you so long? MAKE IT HARD ALREADY!
J/K -- read the stickies. In my opinion, if you can't do it with all the info provided --which is more than enough --then read and learn a LOT more on the basics of Android before you even attempt this (suggested topic would include at least recoveries, bootloaders, nandroid backups, and, obviously, rooting). You run a significant chance to end up with an expensive paperweight if you don't. If you do not feel comfortable yet, play around with your 700 for a bit, try rooting next (little harm done, little risk involved) and then move on to the heavier stuff.

I thought I was somewhat tech savvy ... not troo however!
In order to flash a ROM which comes as second nature to most Androidians I was at a total loss initially.
Yet with concentration, YouTube, XDA, Google Play and a slowdown of tipping the wineglass I was able to crawl from the sandpit.
This has all lead to a new mountain to climb.
There's a few things I find tough like fastboot for instance and that pesky Titanium Fup , yet I'll absorb those eventually.
Dealing with Android and it's many options has definitely been a reading experience.
Good luck to all who dive in!

No doubt noobwow is struggling to find his thread now since it has been moved. :silly:
Let's hope he makes his way into this forum and recognises it.

sbdags said:
No doubt noobwow is struggling to find his thread now since it has been moved. :silly:
Let's hope he makes his way into this forum and recognises it.
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Golly I'm a noobster and I stumbled on it...har-har-har

sbdags said:
No doubt noobwow is struggling to find his thread now since it has been moved. :silly:
Let's hope he makes his way into this forum and recognises it.
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Probably not until we've had another few days of poking fun at some innocent newbie for a bit. Poor guy still hasn't solved his problem, probably.

ar.............
I found my post!
I just had problem on the "pre-requise" in the installation guide
I have already had JB on my TF700 and I knew I can just start from session 2
but I would appreciate if someone can teach me how to unlock and get the custom recovery
I know unlock tool can be downloaded from ASUS website
But what bother me is the custom recovery
:fingers-crossed:

noobwow said:
ar.............
I found my post!
I just had problem on the "pre-requise" in the installation guide
I have already had JB on my TF700 and I knew I can just start from session 2
but I would appreciate if someone can teach me how to unlock and get the custom recovery
I know unlock tool can be downloaded from ASUS website
But what bother me is the custom recovery
:fingers-crossed:
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go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795156 to download the unlock apk tool (use second link). Launch the app and just follow the on screen direction, that's it. NOTE: currently Asus is having issue with their server, so the tool will failed. You just keep trying until it works. Once your device is unlock just follow the link and continue with section 2. Remember, after you install custom recovery (TWRP), you just boot into recovery and flash the Cleanrom. Cleanrom already rooted so you don't have to root your device.

Heck if did the ROM flash I'm pretty sure most anyone could figure out how to do it.
Linux\Android is a whole different animal to me so I've been studying...even bought a book about it

buhohitr said:
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795156 to download the unlock apk tool (use second link). Launch the app and just follow the on screen direction, that's it. NOTE: currently Asus is having issue with their server, so the tool will failed. You just keep trying until it works. Once your device is unlock just follow the link and continue with section 2. Remember, after you install custom recovery (TWRP), you just boot into recovery and flash the Cleanrom. Cleanrom already rooted so you don't have to root your device.
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Thanks!
Now I am just waiting for my SquarTrade Warranty recieve my amazon receipt and confirm my warranty works.
Also, wanna have someone confirm they cover unlock device.
then i will install the cleanrom.
the stock rom just drive me crazy.
PS. I ordered Surface RT for my little brother.
:highfive:

Maybe you should start with a cheaper toy
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda premium

maverickmarc said:
Maybe you should start with a cheaper toy
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T using xda premium
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That would've been very sound advice about two to three weeks ago.

[Q] HELP Lollipop using Nexus Root Toolkit

Hello people,
Is it ok to flash the lollipop factory image using Nexus root toolkit?
Thanks

mzatari said:
Hello people,
Is it ok to flash the lollipop factory image using Nexus root toolkit?
Thanks
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yes i have flashed it and root and also installed custom kernel with it everything works good!

mzatari said:
Hello people,
Is it ok to flash the lollipop factory image using Nexus root toolkit?
Thanks
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Yes, but it's a much better idea to learn how to do it manually. That way, you have a much better knowledge base.
When things inevitably go wrong, you will understand the process and know how to fix it.
Toolkits serve a purpose, but they breed laziness and you don't learn anything. You'll be back here posting "OMG, I brocked my phone, what do I do".
Read the stickies, learn what you're doing, then do it properly.

Please use the QUESTION and ANSWER section to ask QUESTIONS you want ANSWERED
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Like others, I must advise against using toolkits. If something were to happen and your phone gets screwed up, you will have no idea how to fix it and surely XDA will see yet another "ZOMG such and such toolkit bricked my phone please helpppp!!!" thread. Doing stuff manually isn't nearly as difficult as it seems, and the knowledge you gain is indispensable. Try it, OP. You might surprise yourself with how easy it truly is.

Nexus 5 with Android 6.0.1 how do i root?

Hello,,
Can anyone tell me how do i root my Nexus 5 Android 6.0.1 ?
Please help me

Flash SuperSU for Marshmallow v2.66.

Primokorn said:
Flash SuperSU for Marshmallow v2.66.
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no need to unlock bootloader anymore?

Mairo said:
no need to unlock bootloader anymore?
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Hello,
Can you tell me how to install it?

Mairo said:
no need to unlock bootloader anymore?
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Of course.
jonas.anderssen said:
Hello,
Can you tell me how to install it?
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Check the existing thread. Everything you need has already been explained.

@jonas.anderssen
Why exactly do you want to root? Because you have a specific need, a particular application that you can't live without? Or because it's super-cool to have a rooted phone? Rooting can be simple, but it brings difficulties, such as no longer being able to install OTA updates, so you're looking at doing manual updates every month every time Google releases a new version with security updates.

dahawthorne said:
@jonas.anderssen
Why exactly do you want to root? Because you have a specific need, a particular application that you can't live without? Or because it's super-cool to have a rooted phone? Rooting can be simple, but it brings difficulties, such as no longer being able to install OTA updates, so you're looking at doing manual updates every month every time Google releases a new version with security updates.
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Me personally I think its super cool lol.but I really like to use the dark web n mask all my stuff lmao.

rob420p said:
Me personally I think its super cool lol.but I really like to use the dark web n mask all my stuff lmao.
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Honestly i want to install some hacking apps and i need to root it, can you show me how?

jonas.anderssen said:
Honestly i want to install some hacking apps and i need to root it, can you show me how?
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There are countless threads here and also dedicated stickied threads describing step by step how to do this. If you want someone to hold your hand and don't want to do any of the reading or work, then you shouldn't root your phone. Because you'll just be on here in a month crying about how your phone is bricked and wanting someone to hold your hand again.

rob420p said:
Me personally I think its super cool lol.but I really like to use the dark web n mask all my stuff lmao.
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Yaz75 said:
There are countless threads here and also dedicated stickied threads describing step by step how to do this. If you want someone to hold your hand and don't want to do any of the reading or work, then you shouldn't root your phone. Because you'll just be on here in a month crying about how your phone is bricked and wanting someone to hold your hand again.
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Not really, i have rooted several ones including my nexus in the past. I have for sure read all these infos in the previous discussions and they didnt work so i was asking someone here for help if they might suggest me another solution.
I am not crying arround

Primokorn said:
Flash SuperSU for Marshmallow v2.66.
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Can you please explain me where do i find these instructions it seems to be very complex this time? In the past i was able to do it with Odin and it was pretty easy

dahawthorne said:
@jonas.anderssen
Why exactly do you want to root? Because you have a specific need, a particular application that you can't live without? Or because it's super-cool to have a rooted phone? Rooting can be simple, but it brings difficulties, such as no longer being able to install OTA updates, so you're looking at doing manual updates every month every time Google releases a new version with security updates.
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If you would have the courtesy to respond to questions you might get a more positive response.

dahawthorne said:
If you would have the courtesy to respond to questions you might get a more positive response.
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Hello, i am sorry i thought i replied to you but somehow i missed it. I would like to root my secondary phone because i do have some apps i cant use them without a unrooted phone. I am aware that i wont be able to install weekly updates but thats not necessary because this is a secondary phone.
I have found out a website that shows me how to root it it asked me to download fastboot, recovery clockworl. beta supersu, android studio and hamemrhead mmb2. It seems to be a complex issue but i remember in the past i used ODIn and it rooted the phone within 10 seconds without any issue. Is that still possible?
Thank you again for your time

Ten seconds, no.
But the website says to download "hamemrhead mmb2", which I suppose is Hammerhead MMB29S. If all you want is root, and not a new ROM, you can do it easily by booting into recovery (CWM or TWRP) and installing SuperSU v2.66. It's that easy. 30 seconds, maybe.
And if you're going to work on your phone you need to work on your typing skills first...

You have an excellent resource in this Q&A section, had you read prior to posting your own thread, you probably would be rooted by now.
@Primokorn has created a thread to help folks like you with questions like this
[HELP THREAD] Nexus 5 | Ask any question
Please bring your question to the above thread, as this is now closed.
Thank you