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SuperSU or superuser?

Which one is better?
Whats the difference between the 2?
Im using rom toolbox pro and in the toast message when phone boots it tells me to use supersu
How do i get rid of the installed superuser and add supersu without losing root or bricking my phone?
Thanks in advanced

FingerBlastJ said:
Which one is better?
Whats the difference between the 2?
Im using rom toolbox pro and in the toast message when phone boots it tells me to use supersu
How do i get rid of the installed superuser and add supersu without losing root or bricking my phone?
Thanks in advanced
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Install SuperSU from the Play Store, grant it root access, then delete SuperUser using a file browser. Or you can try flashing the SuperSU zip from the official xda thread and it should replace SuperUser automatically.

I haven't noticed a difference between the two. Used both on various ROMs for a decent amount of time. AFAIK, they are only there to handle root permissions for apps. That said, never had a problem with either.

[Q] How can I enable root for apps if this ROM has no option for it (ADB is fine)?

Hello all,
I have an old Allwinner A10 tablet, I've been trying to install something newer than ICS and have found some ROMS and firmwares. The most awesome is an ASTROPLUS firmware (Android 4.2.1) working great in my old tablet. Nevertheless, I can't manage Superuser or SuperSU to work. I have the app installed, I have SU binary updated but I can't use'em to grant root access to other apps. When using ADB I have root, but the main problem is this ROM has no root access options in developer (or any other) options. So, my question is, how can I change root access for ADB+apps without the option in GUI? What file/option do I have to modify? What command line order do I need to use to have the get desired behaviour?

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CENTSOARER said:
Hello all,
I have an old Allwinner A10 tablet, I've been trying to install something newer than ICS and have found some ROMS and firmwares. The most awesome is an ASTROPLUS firmware (Android 4.2.1) working great in my old tablet. Nevertheless, I can't manage Superuser or SuperSU to work. I have the app installed, I have SU binary updated but I can't use'em to grant root access to other apps. When using ADB I have root, but the main problem is this ROM has no root access options in developer (or any other) options. So, my question is, how can I change root access for ADB+apps without the option in GUI? What file/option do I have to modify? What command line order do I need to use to have the get desired behaviour?
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Have you root your tablet??
if not you need framaroot, it is working on my gtab 7.7 jelly bean
then make sure you have root it successfully

Just flash the su binaries and app and fix permissions your good to go :thumbup:
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Try Frameroot. hope it works for you.
Sent from my GT-S5302 using xda premium

Try frame root. And still no super user then push su with adb push

a-ssassi-n said:
Try frame root. And still no super user then push su with adb push
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I agree with user above me.

thanks, helpfull for me..

ilsoleminvidia said:
thanks, helpfull for me..
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please hit thanks if i helped you.

[Q] Temp Unroot needed for NowTV . --- (A) This has now been Answered in Post 9

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Please see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56539897&postcount=9 for the Answer
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Hi all ,
I'm wanting to use NowTV (like SkyGo) on my OnePlus , however they are using a type of Root check that most root hiders cannot bypass.
Therefore I'm looking for a way to temp unroot and then root back again with ease.
just wondering if there are any tools or easy to follow guides?
thanks

Disable Superuser in SuperSU settings.

zoro25 said:
Hi all ,
I'm wanting to use NowTV (like SkyGo) on my OnePlus , however they are using a type of Root check that most root hiders cannot bypass.
Therefore I'm looking for a way to temp unroot and then root back again with ease.
just wondering if there are any tools or easy to follow guides?
thanks
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Or if you are on a Cm nightly you can turn them off in the developer option

Disabling super user doesn't work, their detection method is unknown and they check more than the su binary.
I might try the nightlies, however I need stability.
Thanks for the responses so far

Outside of the nightly wing if you want stability use the M releases, they are designed to be more stable than the nightly branch

zoro25 said:
Disabling super user doesn't work, their detection method is unknown and they check more than the su binary.
I might try the nightlies, however I need stability.
Thanks for the responses so far
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The problem isn't really the SuperSU as such, it's CM. They flag CM as a rooted ROM, it'll even happen if you're on stock un-rooted CM11S.
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I'm pretty sure that I saw an xposed module that could hide superuser completely. Might want to give that a try

skyguy126 said:
I'm pretty sure that I saw an xposed module that could hide superuser completely. Might want to give that a try
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As per my post right above yours, it isn't SU that's the problem, it's that the ROM is CM.
Transmitted via Bacon

Timmaaa is correct and that's the info I wanted, I had tried the xposed modules but none worked and now I know why.
I'll contact sky and see if I get anywhere
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So it seems that Timmaaa is NOT correct as there is NO CyanogenMod or any ROM check, it's all to do with the the name of your Root App
Short Version is unroot and uninstall SU app for this to work (removing SU Binary or removing Root alone is not enough)
So we need to have a new Root app with a new AppID and name , and also the SU binary to be identified as something else for this to possibly work.
I now have NOWTV working , and it's on an Unrooted One+One with no SU App installed after running full Unroot (however my SUPro app is still installed)
Note that SUPro does nothing really and just gives extra functionality when the main SU app is installed.
Thanks for everyone help and input on this.
So it seems that you would have to
1)Full UnRoot (Which also uninstalls the main SuperUser app)
2) Watch what ever you wanted to on NowTV or SkyGO
3)Go through the Rooting process again as if it were a new device. (which will again stop NOWTV/SkyGo) from working.
Do steps 1 and 2 again to watch.
This would have to be done everytime you want to watch NowTV

zoro25 said:
Timmaaa is correct and that's the info I wanted, I had tried the xposed modules but none worked and now I know why.
I'll contact sky and see if I get anywhere
****EDIT****
So it seems that Timmaaa is NOT correct as there is NO CyanogenMod or any ROM check, it's all to do with the the name of your Root App
Short Version is unroot and uninstall SU app for this to work (removing SU Binary or removing Root alone is not enough)
So we need to have a new Root app with a new AppID and name , and also the SU binary to be identified as something else for this to possibly work.
I now have NOWTV working , and it's on an Unrooted One+One with no SU App installed after running full Unroot (however my SUPro app is still installed)
Note that SUPro does nothing really and just gives extra functionality when the main SU app is installed.
Thanks for everyone help and input on this.
So it seems that you would have to
1)Full UnRoot (Which also uninstalls the main SuperUser app)
2) Watch what ever you wanted to on NowTV or SkyGO
3)Go through the Rooting process again as if it were a new device. (which will again stop NOWTV/SkyGo) from working.
Do steps 1 and 2 again to watch.
This would have to be done everytime you want to watch NowTV
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This is just a theory... may be wrong:
Can't you move the SuperSU app into /system/app instead of /data/app. Or does the NOWTV app have perms to check the integrity of /system also. Or can you change the app id of the SuperSU app with a simple decompile tool.

I did that while using cm11s. But still had problems trying to watch skygo. In the end I had alter my buildprop to a phone which supports skygo as at the time it didn't support oneplus one. Then full unroot etc to watch then root back to get root access again.

[Completed] SuperUser is not being detected by some apps.

my phone is 100% rooted and has the latest su binary installed.
most of root apps work fine but recently i have faced problems with two apps which are Psiphon and Tasker.
-When i tick "force root tunnel" in psiphon, it says "root mode is not supported for this version of android" and confirmation box of superuser didnt show at all.
(force root tunnel means tunneling the device without using the built-in VPN service API like in android 2.3)
-Tasker does not request for su permission when force kill (root access) is checked.

FinnTheHuman. said:
my phone is 100% rooted and has the latest su binary installed.
most of root apps work fine but recently i have faced problems with two apps which are Psiphon and Tasker.
-When i tick "force root tunnel" in psiphon, it says "root mode is not supported for this version of android" and confirmation box of superuser didnt show at all.
(force root tunnel means tunneling the device without using the built-in VPN service API like in android 2.3)
-Tasker does not request for su permission when force kill (root access) is checked.
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Greetings and welcome to assist. Have you tried usinf phh Superuser instead of SU to see if that makes a difference ? Flashing the latest phh superuser will also remove the su apk for you as well
Good Luck
Sawdoctor

sawdoctor said:
Greetings and welcome to assist. Have you tried usinf phh Superuser instead of SU to see if that makes a difference ? Flashing the latest phh superuser will also remove the su apk for you as well
Good Luck
Sawdoctor
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i couldnt flash phh superuser.zip via twrp because it says cant install zip file. any solution?

FinnTheHuman. said:
i couldnt flash phh superuser.zip via twrp because it says cant install zip file. any solution?
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Did you get any sort of error from recovery ?

sawdoctor said:
Did you get any sort of error from recovery ?
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I solved it.
installing phh needed the latest version of twrp (3.0.2)
after a successfull flash of the zip package (superuser.zip), I lost root access and the old superuser app from chainfire was deleted.
Can you tell me how to install phh step by step?

FinnTheHuman. said:
I solved it.
installing phh needed the latest version of twrp (3.0.2)
after a successfull flash of the zip package (superuser.zip), I lost root access and the old superuser app from chainfire was deleted.
Can you tell me how to install phh step by step?
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Do you not have the new superuser app anywhere it should be there. Try installing the app from play store and see
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.phh.superuser
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk

sawdoctor said:
Do you not have the new superuser app anywhere it should be there. Try installing the app from play store and see
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.phh.superuser
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk
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I flashed the superuser.zip again and this time I wiped the dalvik cache. Now i got the root acces back but still the two apps Psiphon and tasker are NOT requesting for su permission while other apps have no problem with it.
http://m.imgur.com/Gvd4bQ7
http://imgur.com/P5s8Ea7
http://imgur.com/rtrn42h
I have another phone (android 2.3) rooted with kingroot and Psiphon seems to be compatible with kinguser

FinnTheHuman. said:
I flashed the superuser.zip again and this time I wiped the dalvik cache. Now i got the root acces back but still the two apps Psiphon and tasker are NOT requesting for su permission while other apps have no problem with it.
http://m.imgur.com/Gvd4bQ7
http://imgur.com/P5s8Ea7
http://imgur.com/rtrn42h
I have another phone (android 2.3) rooted with kingroot and Psiphon seems to be compatible with kinguser
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I am out of idea's I'm afraid, it maybe worth asking in the tasker thread to see if anyone else is having this problem

sawdoctor said:
I am out of idea's I'm afraid, it maybe worth asking in the tasker thread to see if anyone else is having this problem
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The problem is due to missing Tun module which is not available for my device. Galaxy core prime comes with a preloaded Tun module in the kernel and it's not replacable nor compatible with Psiphon.
Old VPN clients do not depend on the built in VPN service API but require a custom Tun module to perform the tunnel in root mode.
As for the tasker, a recommended modification on the build.prop fixed the issue.
Thanks anyway.

FinnTheHuman. said:
The problem is due to missing Tun module which is not available for my device. Galaxy core prime comes with a preloaded Tun module in the kernel and it's not replacable nor compatible with Psiphon.
Old VPN clients do not depend on the built in VPN service API but require a custom Tun module to perform the tunnel in root mode.
As for the tasker, a recommended modification on the build.prop fixed the issue.
Thanks anyway.
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Glad you finally found your issue at least
Sawdoctor
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[Completed] KingoRoot Superuser app keeps crashing. Want to switch to Xposed.

I used the KingoRoot APK to root my Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7275R (stock ROM, android jellybean 4.2.2), but the superuser app that comes packaged keeps crashing after a couple seconds and doesn't even load.
I am looking to unroot my phone to switch to Xposed, but am at a loss as to how without access to the app.
Can anyone help? I can provide any other info necessary ?

Hi !
In order to use xposed you must have root access .

xanthrax said:
Hi !
In order to use xposed you must have root access .
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I have root access I just wanted to switch to a different superuser app, I solved my issue now, I used the remove other superuser apps function on SuperSU.
Thanks anyway