Is there a way to root while keeping the otas in moto g? I don't plan to change kernel/uninstall stock apps, just using xposed, and a couple of root apps. From what I've heard, probably keeping stock bootloader could just make it, if that is correct, would that be dangerous (maybe a possibility of a hard brick)?
Also I would like to know if with an unlocked bootloader and soft brick would be possible to run cwm from adb without replacing stock bootloader, just to solve the brick from there.
it works for me with root and PhilZ cwm. OTAs are coming and installing normally
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Hello. I am reverting my XT1032 to stock in preparation for the update. Does the recovery need to be resotred to stock as well or can I leave the clockworkmod recovery on?
Thanks
Yes
Stock means all is stock, even the recovery. If you leave unlocked bootloader, you can change back to cwm later.
Stock firmware
Stock recovery
No root
No system apps uninstalled or freezed
Thats what you need to succesfully OTA to Lollipop. :highfive:
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I have my moto G with root and custom recovery, what are the steps to follow to get all way back to stock ?
1. Unroot.
2. Uninstall xposed if you have it
3. Flash stock recovery.
4. Make sure you have the stock ROM installed. (Unlocked bootloader is fine)
5. Initiate ota
will i be able to return to kitkat after upgrading, at any time? no bootloader conflicts, or anything?
Once you upgrade to lollipop you most likely cannot downgrade to KitKat again since the boot loader will not accept it any longer.
skyguy126 said:
1. Unroot.
2. Uninstall xposed if you have it
3. Flash stock recovery.
4. Make sure you have the stock ROM installed. (Unlocked bootloader is fine)
5. Initiate ota
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Regarding this guide it isn't necessary to have the rom 'unmodified' i removed a few system apps from /system. is this causing a failure as well or do i have not all XPosed removed properly ?
Thanks for reply.
Do i have any alternative option than complete reflash the stock rom ?
If you removed some system apps there is a slight chance it will fail. Also I forgot to mention to remove xposed before unrooting because uninstalling xposed requires root.
Well then I think it fails because of the removed sys apps.
Will it be a chance to flash the ota using sideload? Or will this attempt fail also?
If I don't have any option I need to start over with the device when I decide to upgrade to lollipop. But at the moment it is not yet available in Germany.
I only have a due update which might increase the SD card compatibility.
Hi guys,
My girlfriend has a Xperia Z3, currently not rooted, bootloader is locked, no custom recovery and running Kitkat. I'm planning on rooting her phone for her install TWRP just to make a backup of the ROM, then I will update it to Lollipop right after.
I want to keep the bootloader locked because from what I've read, unlocking bootloader wipes the DRM keys or something, which apparently affects camera and even battery life for some people. I know I can back up the TA partition but that doesn't fix the fact that the camera will be affected somehow. I just don't want to take the risk and deal with the possibility.
So how would I root and install TWRP on a locked bootloader Xperia Z3 running Lollipop? I haven't seen any topics or guides on this, most are for phones with UNLOCKED bootloader so it's not really helping...
Read the Guide in the general section for rooting a locked bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
You haven't researched much i see..
If you have 23.0.A.2.93 version, all you need is to Root, install TWRP, then FLASH a pre-rooted Lollipop rom.
I've read that guide already and I don't see any pre-rooted LP roms for either New Zealand or Taiwan. I know it probably won't matter, but for phones like Samsung Galaxy S5, we have CSC codes which basically gives you access to certain apps or options depending on the country of the ROM. If possible, I'd like to update to Lollipop from the official OTA and then root it from there.
Also, I'm on a newer KK firmware, which means I'll need to downgrade in order to get root. But doing that also means I lose all the contents on the phone, which I want to backup first using Titanium Backup. I understand there's a sacrifice here but I'm a bit confused as to why we couldn't just flash recovery using fastboot (like most other phones do) and then install SuperSU from TWRP? Or is the downgrade necessarily in order for us to achieve root via an unpatched exploit?
UPDATE:
Forgot to mention one major issue, my girlfriend's Z3 is D6653. The 23.0.A.2.93 firmware for D6653 is for T-MOBILE, but my girlfriend's phone is an international variant so I'm not sure it's compatible.
you know you can flash a rom with flashtool and not have it wipe the data?
Hey guys, I'm pretty much a noob at rooting and unlocking. Up until I rooted my nexus 5 in the hopes to get side by side apps I haven't rooted since my gs2. Anyways I rooted my phone via the nexus 5 root toolkit and unlocked the bootloader and whatnot. I found out that I couldn't do side by side because it wasn't available for my version of android. I attempted to unroot and return to stock and I just unrooted and locked the bootloader. I'm a total noob at this and have googled for hours and can't figure out how to return my phone to stock without twrp. Everytime I try to do OTA updates it just restarts to twrp and it's super annoying. Can anyone give me a for dummies walkthrough of how to get back to stock so I can do OTA updates?
I think (people will correct me if I'm wrong) that in order to get back to full stock, including stock recovery, you will have to do a flash of the stock ROM which will install everything including recovery. Maybe there's an image of the stock recovery available which you could flash into the recovery partition to overwrite TWRP - I've never thought of looking, but Google is your friend...
Yea just fastboot the stock img files there's plenty of fastboot guides around and it's stupidly easy to do
Hi, I updated m device to the 6.0.1 and unlocked the bootloader with the intention to put a custom recovery mode in it, and eventually root it. Now I've read tons of topics where the followed procedure assumes a downgrade to KitKat and a preparation of a pre rooted Marshmallow, but isn't there a way to avoid this? I mean I only want root permissions, I don't want any self customized rom such as this sound.
Thank you for the attention, hope this is useful.
Install a custom recovery through fastboot. Flash SuperSU.zip through the recovery. You might lose the possibility to receive OTA updates by doing this however.
So I have previously had root access but lost it after updating. So now I have no root, and I can't install official updates either since I have a custom bootloader installed. So I was hoping to gain root once again and flash a debloated newer ROM but still keep the bootloader locked to keep the optimized camera.
So what am I looking at here?
What should I do to gain root and flash a custom ROM?
I don't quite understand your question, maybe use flashtool or PC companion and start again? Then search forums for how to root.