[Q] towelroot not working on android L - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there any way we can root nexus 5 with towelroot
I currently have android L in my device
Towelroot says phone not supported....i do not want to do it bia usb debugging
Anyway using towelroot or any other software?

er.kashif89 said:
Is there any way we can root nexus 5 with towelroot
I currently have android L in my device
Towelroot says phone not supported....i do not want to do it bia usb debugging
Anyway using towelroot or any other software?
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Towelroot doesn't work anymore as it's been patched... Use CF-Autoroot, but you'll have to use USB method afaik.

one click root was easy
Towelroot is good app to root nexus 5 kitkat but for amdroid L one click aint possible
This is sad...if at all any one click root software appears let me know..thanks

Just learn to do it like everyone else, it's not exactly hard

er.kashif89 said:
Towelroot is good app to root nexus 5 kitkat but for amdroid L one click aint possible
This is sad...if at all any one click root software appears let me know..thanks
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Cf autoroot is one click, well double click since its with a computer.

I still feel if towelroot add feature to root android l on nexus 5 then it will be hlpful

er.kashif89 said:
I still feel if towelroot add feature to root android l on nexus 5 then it will be hlpful
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You have a nexus device. Learn to use fastboot. Just flash twrp in fastboot then flash supersu in twrp
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Towelroot on a Nexus device. Some people.. Use it on devices with locked bootloaders and all that crap, not on a Nexus 5.
Towelroot was a kernel exploit. It was patched in AOSP around 6 months ago.

er.kashif89 said:
I still feel if towelroot add feature to root android l on nexus 5 then it will be hlpful
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You have the patience of Job. Another person would have rooted his device 2 months ago rather than wait for an update.

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After using sunshine how do i get root?

Im currently running kitkat 4.4.4. on my ultra. I have searched and searched and can't seem to find a working root for my build on droid ultra. I am aware that there is a app called sunshine that unlocks your bootloader (for 25 bucks) but i have two questions regarding this. 1. when using sunshine does it erase all your data when unlocking the bootloader? 2. After unlocking the bootloader is there anyway i can get root on my phone? And if anyone knows of a way to root the ultra on 4.4.4 please feel free to tell me!
Thanks,
droidusr2014
droidusr2014 said:
Im currently running kitkat 4.4.4. on my ultra. I have searched and searched and can't seem to find a working root for my build on droid ultra. I am aware that there is a app called sunshine that unlocks your bootloader (for 25 bucks) but i have two questions regarding this. 1. when using sunshine does it erase all your data when unlocking the bootloader? 2. After unlocking the bootloader is there anyway i can get root on my phone? And if anyone knows of a way to root the ultra on 4.4.4 please feel free to tell me!
Thanks,
droidusr2014
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1. Sunshine did not erase data for me.
2. Follow this write up http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645122 and install supersu through TWRP
Ok thanks for your reply. Sorry to bother you with one last question, so just making sure that sunshine won't take my data and it will work without problem on my droid ultra running Kitkat 4.4.4? And also after this I will be able to get root?
Thanks,
droidusr2014
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droidusr2014 said:
Ok thanks for your reply. Sorry to bother you with one last question, so just making sure that sunshine won't take my data and it will work without problem on my droid ultra running Kitkat 4.4.4? And also after this I will be able to get root?
Thanks,
droidusr2014
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Sunshine doesn't work on 4.4.4 unless already rooted. Only 4.4.3 and below.
Topsnake said:
Sunshine doesn't work on 4.4.4 unless already rooted. Only 4.4.3 and below.
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OK on sunshine there is a temp root option will that work? Or is there a way for me to get permanent root on 4.4.4....? although as far as I know there isn't a way to get root on 4.4.4
Thanks for the help,
droidusr2014
droidusr2014 said:
OK on sunshine there is a temp root option will that work? Or is there a way for me to get permanent root on 4.4.4....? although as far as I know there isn't a way to get root on 4.4.4
Thanks for the help,
droidusr2014
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No;No;Correct
Topsnake said:
No;No;Correct
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OK well it looks like I'm stuck then ..... wish the droid family had more developer and root support....
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droidusr2014 said:
OK well it looks like I'm stuck then ..... wish the droid family had more developer and root support....
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By all means, let the app check for you, but the failure rate is pretty consistent on 4.4.4.

[Q] Help with root on 4.4 with newest kernel

hello I'm not sure if there's any method it yet but I can't get any response on the Android forums so I've come here since I normally get good responses here. Anyways, I have the Verizon S3 under Verizon prepaid. It came pre-installed with 4.4 and a kernel of July 22, 2014. I had a phone before this one that was the same but it ran 4.3. I used towel root and it worked flawlessly. Now that I had returned the phone and got a new one due to one of my goofs. It came with 4.4 as I mentioned and the newer kernel. I tried towel root and it says it's not supported. I tried messing with the mod strings to no avail. So I have read it's from the newer kernel they put on the S3 that patched up the towel root exploit. So my question is, is there any other way at all that can root my device? It drives me crazy not having root. It's one of my habits in tinkering with things but can't do no tinkering on a non rooted device. So any help is appreciated.
bjf189 said:
hello I'm not sure if there's any method it yet but I can't get any response on the Android forums so I've come here since I normally get good responses here. Anyways, I have the Verizon S3 under Verizon prepaid. It came pre-installed with 4.4 and a kernel of July 22, 2014. I had a phone before this one that was the same but it ran 4.3. I used towel root and it worked flawlessly. Now that I had returned the phone and got a new one due to one of my goofs. It came with 4.4 as I mentioned and the newer kernel. I tried towel root and it says it's not supported. I tried messing with the mod strings to no avail. So I have read it's from the newer kernel they put on the S3 that patched up the towel root exploit. So my question is, is there any other way at all that can root my device? It drives me crazy not having root. It's one of my habits in tinkering with things but can't do no tinkering on a non rooted device. So any help is appreciated.
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You may be out of luck. You could try kingo root or another one but none of those may work either. VZW has found a way to patch the root exploits
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I thought that might be the case. I hope not though. I have tried towel root, kingo root, root master, srs root, framaroot, z4root. Anything with the app of rooting I've used and all failed. Please can someone have any solution? Thanks for the info though
bjf189 said:
I thought that might be the case. I hope not though. I have tried towel root, kingo root, root master, srs root, framaroot, z4root. Anything with the app of rooting I've used and all failed. Please can someone have any solution? Thanks for the info though
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You may of just tried every option. VZW always has to mess things up
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ShapesBlue said:
You may of just tried every option. VZW always has to mess things up
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Well I hope someone finds some exploit to use cause I hate having a nonrooted device. Takes the fun out of the phone
bjf189 said:
Well I hope someone finds some exploit to use cause I hate having a nonrooted device. Takes the fun out of the phone
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While I agree it takes a lot away from it not many people (devs specifically) are working on this anymore. Actually I don't think anyone really is at this point
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ShapesBlue said:
While I agree it takes a lot away from it not many people (devs specifically) are working on this anymore. Actually I don't think anyone really is at this point
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I wish someone had something for me lol. Some solution
bjf189 said:
I wish someone had something for me lol. Some solution
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I agree, although I'm nearly sure your out of luck
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ShapesBlue said:
I agree, although I'm nearly sure your out of luck
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Ok thanks anyways. If you ever come up with something, let me know though
bjf189 said:
Ok thanks anyways. If you ever come up with something, let me know though
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Alright, my S3 is unlocked though. I'm not a dev or anything
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ShapesBlue said:
Alright, my S3 is unlocked though. I'm not a dev or anything
Sent from my Nexus 5
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That's nice. My phone is locked down tight. My boot loader is all locked up as well. So mines quite the opposite lol
bjf189 said:
That's nice. My phone is locked down tight. My boot loader is all locked up as well. So mines quite the opposite lol
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Sadly your right. I highly doubt they will ever find an exploit
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ShapesBlue said:
Sadly your right. I highly doubt they will ever find an exploit
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Is there any way to get ahold of a dev?
bjf189 said:
Is there any way to get ahold of a dev?
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I don't know honestly. I know of devs but not for this device. I know one who hard bricked his device with the 4.3 update and moved on completely from this device and onto Nexus devices
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ShapesBlue said:
I don't know honestly. I know of devs but not for this device. I know one who hard bricked his device with the 4.3 update and moved on completely from this device and onto Nexus devices
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Well I didn't see any nexus devices under prepaid and I'd rather not go under contract. Do you think if I got a kernel from someone running 4.4 but it's older then my own, and flashed it via Odin, that it would work? Like remove the patch and be exploitable by towel root again? Or you think it'll just brick?
bjf189 said:
Well I didn't see any nexus devices under prepaid and I'd rather not go under contract. Do you think if I got a kernel from someone running 4.4 but it's older then my own, and flashed it via Odin, that it would work? Like remove the patch and be exploitable by towel root again? Or you think it'll just brick?
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Brick.
bjf189 said:
Well I didn't see any nexus devices under prepaid and I'd rather not go under contract. Do you think if I got a kernel from someone running 4.4 but it's older then my own, and flashed it via Odin, that it would work? Like remove the patch and be exploitable by towel root again? Or you think it'll just brick?
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Nexus devices will never be available under prepaid
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I know its been awhile since i last posted here but just telling everyone i have found a root method to obtain root on 4.4 with the new kernel dated on or before july 22 2014. I used the kingroot app. Just one click and got root. Not sure if kingroot and kingoroot are the same but i just used the king root to get root. I tried kingoroot and it fails. Any ways best of luck to everyone.

Galaxy S3 SCH-S968C- How Do I Root Without A PC?

I have experience jailbreaking my iPhones but have very limited experience with android. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If your kernel build date is before June 2014, towelroot.
If it's after that or towelroot says it's not supported, kingroot(not to be confused with kingoroot). You can use http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/supersu-please-t3110954 after rooting with kingroot to replace the kingroot manager with supersu
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So...the bootloader is unlocked on 4.1?
chrisnice906 said:
So...the bootloader is unlocked on 4.1?
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No. Use towelroot

Verizon S6 6.0.1 Waiting for Root....

I come here everyday hoping to one day see a root thread... Do you ever think we will get one?..
I do too but I don't think we will have root. I've already been starting to look for a replacement but haven't found anything out there that's any better and has root. I'll just stick with root on 5.0.2 for now.
I gave up on this already lol. Luckily for me all I needed root for was mobile hotspot. FoxFi took care of that :good:
I gave up root a while back for marshmallow it's pointless on this phone no xposed no TWRP the 6.0 keyboard is worth it alone
The only chance is if an unencrypted bootloader is leaked like with the s3
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Shawn haz root said:
I do too but I don't think we will have root. I've already been starting to look for a replacement but haven't found anything out there that's any better and has root. I'll just stick with root on 5.0.2 for now.[/QUOTE
Well the all s7's have root now, as of yesterday. Still no bootloader unlock, but hopefully in time. Got xposed working as well.
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billydroid said:
Shawn haz root said:
I do too but I don't think we will have root. I've already been starting to look for a replacement but haven't found anything out there that's any better and has root. I'll just stick with root on 5.0.2 for now.[/QUOTE
Well the all s7's have root now, as of yesterday. Still no bootloader unlock, but hopefully in time. Got xposed working as well.
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Verizon S7?
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compaqsport said:
billydroid said:
Verizon S7?
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Yes all qualcomm USA variants. I'm sure there is a thread over there.
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Yep got root on my Vzw S7.
billydroid said:
Shawn haz root said:
I do too but I don't think we will have root. I've already been starting to look for a replacement but haven't found anything out there that's any better and has root. I'll just stick with root on 5.0.2 for now.[/QUOTE
Well the all s7's have root now, as of yesterday. Still no bootloader unlock, but hopefully in time. Got xposed working as well.
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Crossing my fingers for root on the S6.
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Hopefully we won't be left out in the cold with the Verizon S6..... Waiting patiently
I was about to give up on a possible root for Marshmellow and update to the latest OTA until I read about the S7 root. Eagerly waiting for good news for the S6.
how the heck has the s7 been rooted, but the s6 is still in the dark... This is my first smart phone without root / custom ROMs in almost 10 years and I HATE IT !
They have a rooted boot image those bastards lol
I hate Verizon. If it wasn't for their impeccable service in my area of NY, I would leave. I hate not having root and having all this junk on my phone.
The s7 is Qualcomm. Our s6 is a Samsung made SOC. Their method will not work for us anyway. Plus, it is not even a method, it is a leaked, rooted image.
Those on Verizon S6 will not see root for possibly ever seeming no devs care for this phone anymore. Really, no devs did when it did have root lol
A root would be really nice for 6.0.1. Certainly waiting but not optimistic.
Definitely no way back after updating right?
after getting Samsung pay to work. I can live without root.
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luv2increase said:
The s7 is Qualcomm. Our s6 is a Samsung made SOC. Their method will not work for us anyway. Plus, it is not even a method, it is a leaked, rooted image.
Those on Verizon S6 will not see root for possibly ever seeming no devs care for this phone anymore. Really, no devs did when it did have root lol
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Technically I think root could be possible with the dirty cow method. But would take developers like jcase or beansup to provide a safe method of doing so, due to the exploit being how it is.
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hey what going on guys well as i had hear that you guys need root s6 g920v
compaqsport said:
I come here everyday hoping to one day see a root thread... Do you ever think we will get one?..
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I HAVE ACOMPLISH MANY DEVELOPMENTS ON MY OWN SIDE BUT OF COURSE XDA HAD BEEN THERE TO HELP ME .. ITS MY FIRST TIME MAKING A POST . IM OPEN FOR QUESTION . I HAVE ROOT ACCESS ON MY S6 920V 6.0.1 I HAVE ROOT ACCESS . TRY USING YOUR COMPUTER TO MAKE THIS ROOT . FORST YOU NEED A OLD SMARTPHONE WITH ROOT AND GET SIDESYNC I BELIEVE AND PAIR DEVICES MAKESURE YOU HAVE INSTALLED ALL APPS FOR ROOT AND BEGGINER TOOLS ..HAVE FUN

Root with 1 click app?

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone ever used kingroot to root honor 8?
I really don't want to unlock my bootloader and flash a zip. Also does king root install trash? Can I remove it?
King root is kind of sketchy. 1 click roots are pretty much a thing of the past Too(since like KitKat) with all the added security in newer versions of Android. I don't have the device, but I'm guessing you're going to have to root with SUPERSU or whatever method everyone's using for your device.
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brownd7380 said:
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone ever used kingroot to root honor 8?
I really don't want to unlock my bootloader and flash a zip. Also does king root install trash? Can I remove it?
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It didint worked for me

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