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[Q] Help rooting S Galaxy S2 (noob)

Hi
first off, if I am braking any rules by posting this here then pls direct me to the correct forum (very sorry if its in wrong place)
anyhow, I just got a new contract with a Samsung Galaxy S2 on virgin mobile (UK) & am hoping to root it so I can "maybe" install a new rom etc but the main reason I want root is because of the bloat that came with the phone. I don't really want to damage the phone, so I wont try until I know I am confidant in doing it without killing my baby.
can anybody either tell me how search works here because I cant find any info, or failing that tell/show me the easiest safest way to gain root on my baby.
if I root will virgin be able to tell if I ever need to send it in for repairs. I've heard of yellow triangles & flash counters & USB jigs & am very, very confuzed. pls help

I believe your model is the i9100, if so follow the guide below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Thanks fella
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Just looked at that post & to be honest im more confused than ever. Is there anybody on xda that can connect to my pc via team viewer & root it for me pls?
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blade30p said:
Just looked at that post & to be honest im more confused than ever. Is there anybody on xda that can connect to my pc via team viewer & root it for me pls?
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You can root via kernel which is the easiest
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if I root using this method can Samsung find out if I have to send it back, or is my warranty null & viod if I root?. thanks

I believe any method of rooting will void your warranty, so its best to return it to stock before sending it back to Samsung.

So again ill ask, is there any way for sum one to connect to my pc & root it for me pls? I don't want ics flashing, I just want root.
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It's not that difficult, invest some time and you can do it yourself.
There are even youtube videos guiding people how to root their device.
If you have trouble or questions about a specific step ask here.
I wouldn't recommend giving a random person access to your computer via teamview...
Its usually:
- Find out what ROM version you currently have
- Look for the right kernel with root matching your ROM
- Get usb drivers for your computer
- Reboot your device in download mode
- Use Odin or Heimdall to flash the new kernel
From a quick glance, this looks pretty solid:
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/how-to-root-your-samsung-galaxy-s2-50004972/
Edit: was bored looked around some more.
So this actually is okay too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693
And this was the one i used to root a friends sgs2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Most difficult part was actually choosing the right kernel fitting the ROM, too much choice

thanks for the info.
can you tell me exactly which unsecure firmware to go for pls?
these are my kernel version etc on my phone...
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cheers

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A comprehensive guide will be available if you take your time and dig the sub-forums for the S2.

hey man ,
take a look at this , it's a one click thing. super easy super safe. your warranty won't work anymore , you have to be aware of that. so here you go
(i'm a new member of xda so i'm not allowed to post links)
there is a website called galaxys2root you will find a root galaxy s2 guide .

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Try SuperOneClick. It's literally 1 click to root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
You'll need the drivers for your phone already installed (Kies installs them for you), and you'll need to kill all processes that are related to Kies. Just read what to do on the above mentioned thread and you'll be rooted in no time.

Archer said:
Try SuperOneClick. It's literally 1 click to root...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
You'll need the drivers for your phone already installed (Kies installs them for you), and you'll need to kill all processes that are related to Kies. Just read what to do on the above mentioned thread and you'll be rooted in no time.
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yup that's exactly what i meant!

karimas said:
yup that's exactly what i meant!
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Yup, I gathered that. Have a thanks

OK so I found the insecure & secure kernel for my fone (XWKI4) & I'm pretty sure cf-root is the way to go to gain root, but now I'm confused about the custom can in cf-root, I've read that in ics USB storage don't work, video record don't work etc so my question is this, should I root it at all as ics official will be out very soon & that has everything working except flash so should i wait? The 1 thing that's pushing me towards say CM9 ICS is the lack of touchwiz UI, if i choose a custom rom I get the full ICS UI experience which is what I'm after, but as this phone is very expensive I really don't like the idea of voiding my warranty 2 weeks into a 12 month contract. Suggestions welcome (& yes I've spent 6 days reading ALL sections & posts.)
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you got it wrong man , you don't need the secure and insecure kernel anymore , look for the superonclick method. all you have to do is download a couple of stuff , plug your phone and click.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
everything works on ICS , it depends on the ROM you choose. so far the only incomplete ROM is the Cyanogenmod 9. but i'm currently on Resurrection ICS Remix v1.0 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436854 )
and it runs great. it's blazing fast and super stable and everything works great. including camera and sd storage.

Cheers so if I root with SOC how do i then install Clockworkmod so i can flash ics resurection? Thanks for all the answers
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Samsung Galaxy trend II duos (gt-s7572)

Hi everybody,
I bought this phone in China and I don't have some apps like Play store, Facebook etc. and I wanted to root it, does anyone have a procedure?
Thanx

nounoursic said:
Hi everybody,
I bought this phone in China and I don't have some apps like Play store, Facebook etc. and I wanted to root it, does anyone have a procedure?
Thanx
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search on google or xda forums...
on how to root this device (your galaxy name and model number)..
if i helped you
please hit the thanks button...
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nounoursic said:
Hi everybody,
I bought this phone in China and I don't have some apps like Play store, Facebook etc. and I wanted to root it, does anyone have a procedure?
Thanx
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you need an (update.zip) file
which you have to flash in (recovery mod)...
after that your phone will be rooted....
if i helped you plzzz hit the thanks button....

Tushar Tyagi said:
search on google or xda forums...
on how to root this device (your galaxy name and model number)..
if i helped you
please hit the thanks button...
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you need an (update.zip) file
which you have to flash in (recovery mod)...
after that your phone will be rooted....
if i helped you plzzz hit the thanks button....
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Well,actually u didn't help me cause I already tried it and I don't need to update it, I need to root it and install everything by myself cause the phone is chinese and it doesn't allow facebook,google products etc.

nounoursic said:
Well,actually u didn't help me cause I already tried it and I don't need to update it, I need to root it and install everything by myself cause the phone is chinese and it doesn't allow facebook,google products etc.
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ok thats alrite.....
but the update.zip file is itself a root file...

First of all say which version of android its working
Hit like if i helped you

Hi
I have a problem rooting this exact phone.
Download mode shows S7572ZCAMD2 and I have also tried flashing another rom I found online with Odin, but that one did not boot at all (This is stock rom).
I have tried with SuperOneClick on Win and Mac with the update.zip method, but whenever it boots into recovery, i can't flash the update.zip file since it gives me the error unknown volume path [/sdcard] and it can't see the update.zip anywhere.
If I use Odin3 to flash a custom recovery, it boots, but I can't get to recovery with the same keycombo that I use to get to Stock recovery.
Meaningg, when it booths the first time after uploading custom recovery, I remove the battery so it would not overwrite recovery. I then put it back and try to boot into recovery using Up-Home-Pwr (Stock recovery works with this combo), but all I get with custom recovery is the yellow triangle page.
Any recommendations are welcome, I've even been using Chrome to translate the chinese forums on this phone, but they are already asking for God's help.. (srsly..)

nounoursic said:
Hi everybody,
I bought this phone in China and I don't have some apps like Play store, Facebook etc. and I wanted to root it, does anyone have a procedure?
Thanx
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i just download the app that i like and installed it. i never use google play store to install apps because its chinese.

my problem now is how to remove the pre-installed chinese apps w/c is useless.

lynchan44 said:
my problem now is how to remove the pre-installed chinese apps w/c is useless.
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use root uninstaller or titanium backup to either freeze or uninstall what you don't want.
If not yet rooted look in My Android Collections under unlock and root for the right tool to root it first.
Check this out!You , YES! you are an " Android ". Not your phone but U.
You Must watch this documentary concerning your privacy Terms & Conditions we had agreed to, by using a PC or Smartphone
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who have cm11 for s7572

pvz gw2 said:
who have cm11 for s7572
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you can find in sammobile, ther you can find a lot of flashes for this model

[Q] Asus Zenfone 6 T00G JB 4.3

Hi Guys and Gals,
Well I have spent the past 5 hours searching the site for a root that would work on this new device, with no avail. I have tried a few of the one click type root software available, but no luck. I have searched google and youtube and there is absolutely nothing out there on how to root this device.
I would appreciate any help that you might be able to offer me.
Sincerely,
Bill

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billk6969 said:
Hi Guys and Gals,
Well I have spent the past 5 hours searching the site for a root that would work on this new device, with no avail. I have tried a few of the one click type root software available, but no luck. I have searched google and youtube and there is absolutely nothing out there on how to root this device.
I would appreciate any help that you might be able to offer me.
Sincerely,
Bill
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Hey, I'm in the same boat. I found a blog that seems to imply that you can use cydia impactor but I was not able to get it to work. I can't post the link but its on asus-zenfonedotblogspotdotjp. The reason I'm trying to root is that my phone came with the chinese firmware preinstalled, meaning that I cannot use google sync or google play store. I want to root to flash the rom or to simply be able to install google services. Please let me know if you make any progress. good luck.
ikiel

ikiel said:
Hey, I'm in the same boat. I found a blog that seems to imply that you can use cydia impactor but I was not able to get it to work. I can't post the link but its on asus-zenfonedotblogspotdotjp. The reason I'm trying to root is that my phone came with the chinese firmware preinstalled, meaning that I cannot use google sync or google play store. I want to root to flash the rom or to simply be able to install google services. Please let me know if you make any progress. good luck.
ikiel
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Will do ikie, I still haven't been able to find anything. Maybe because it's a new phone, or maybe because not many requests. I hope someone is able to show me the way! I miss having my paranoid android rom that I was running on my S3.
PLEASE HELP!!

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billk6969 said:
Will do ikie, I still haven't been able to find anything. Maybe because it's a new phone, or maybe because not many requests. I hope someone is able to show me the way! I miss having my paranoid android rom that I was running on my S3.
PLEASE HELP!!
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Hey, I came across this page today and it seems to have some info on rooting the zenfone. Don't have time to try it because I have too much work but maybe you can let me know if it works for you. I can't post the link but if you google 'root zenfone' you should see it among the top few results under hexamob. Good luck!

framaroot - failed
kingosoft root - failed
superoneclick root - failed
oneclickroot - failed
cydia impactor - failed
fastboot - failed
baidu root - failed
hexamob mod - crap, useless, failed
yeah... it sucks...
is there any other program to root our device?

haybat said:
framaroot - failed
kingosoft root - failed
superoneclick root - failed
oneclickroot - failed
cydia impactor - failed
fastboot - failed
baidu root - failed
hexamob mod - crap, useless, failed
yeah... it sucks...
is there any other program to root our device?
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Try vRoot?

soralz said:
Try vRoot?
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already tried...
no luck...
failed...
gosh, it's so difficult rooting Zenfone family...
:crying:

Also finding a way to root my Zenfone 5 A500CG. The battery life is horrible... Although the performance is decent.

So crazy, I somehow installed superSU on my phone by trying many different root . Does that mean I'm rooted?
I don't know which app worked as I just noticed it now.
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soralz said:
Also finding a way to root my Zenfone 5 A500CG. The battery life is horrible... Although the performance is decent.
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Try downgrade FW . In Vietnam , Zenfone 5 has a same trouble but after downgrade the battery life is very good .
P/s : Sorry for my bad english .
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banhmi2802 said:
Try downgrade FW . In Vietnam , Zenfone 5 has a same trouble but after downgrade the battery life is very good .
P/s : Sorry for my bad english .
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What is your firmware version?
Nevermind, I wanna change to Galaxy S4, because still couldn't find a solution to root ZenFone. If have, it will be very complicated too.

soralz said:
What is your firmware version?
Nevermind, I wanna change to Galaxy S4, because still couldn't find a solution to root ZenFone. If have, it will be very complicated too.
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V0327(T00F_TW) . According to some Vietnam developers , it's hard to root Zenfone because Asus encrypted somethings .
p/s :sorry for my bad english :good:

I found a root info about ZenFone 5 on a Twitter, but he doesn't talk about how to do it.
https://twitter.com/shakalaca
He just said there is a backdoor in bootloader of ZenFone.

Yeah if someone could find a way to root this phone it will be great

zen
ijoin said:
Yeah if someone could find a way to root this phone it will be great
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my devies rooted
a few days , will have instructions
my English bad

29y6145 said:
my devies rooted
a few days , will have instructions
my English bad
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Are you Chinese/Viet/Fillipino?
I can help you to translate to eng since i learn several langs
shoot me a pm :laugh:

iam from vietnam
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29y6145 said:
iam from vietnam
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Tôi hiểu ngôn ngữ Việt Nam
I lived in hanoi for 3 years
if you need help, i hope i can help
you can post the tutorial in vietnam if eng is so hard for you, i'll try to translate the tut :good:
btw, tinthe. vn?

Please post how you rooted. Thank you so much!
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Yeah, it will be great. Anyway Intel SOC are hard to root by the way. Can you show some screenshots?

[ROM] LG Stylo 2 Plus (MetroPCS) factory rom ZIP [ROM]

I've been looking everywhere for a sub-forum for this device but XDA has not seen fit to create one yet. So, if I'm posting this in the wrong area, that's why I did it.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DUMB DECISIONS AND BY EXTENSION, YOUR BROKEN PHONE! THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE
What is this?
Basically it's the deodexed and zipalinged KDZ file in zip format so we can flash it from TWRP.
The instructions on how to root and flash TWRP can be found here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-twrp-v3-lg-stylo-2-plus-t3482169
The guy deleted his recovery.img because he was trying to get paid for it somehow or something. So here is the link for the recovery.img
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_Tro_qGCDcMW81VUktRDh5Rms/view?usp=sharing
I did NOT include root because I'm using system-less root to get Android Pay to work.
I tried uploading this directly to XDA so no stupid mirrors however, XDA said the attachment was too large. So instead, I'm uploading this to my personal google drive. Please help me out by mirroring this for other users.
Google Drive DL Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_Tro_qGCDcX3FiVWpqZmxwY0U/view?usp=sharing
MD5 HASH: 5f487775cc3a5289f5a67147cb012249
I'm not trying to generate ad revenue, I'm just trying to give back to the community. I don't need anyone to thank me because honestly, all I did was follow the instructions from:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2431204
With one exception. I used the tool here to extract all the pieces in conjunction with the above mentioned tutorial.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600575
I'm typing this out while flashing it myself for the first time so let me be clear.......
THIS IS UNTESTED

Reserved

@abadasstanker69 i didn't give you the permission to share my twrp port , please remove the link.

It's not "your" anything. TWRP is open source. If mods want to remove it, they can. But I'm not taking anything down.

Hopefully a mod will come remove your profile anyway. Attempting to sell TWRP on your blog through ebay? What kinda nonsense are you trying to pull anyway? Then to have the nerve to advertise it on XDA.... without this community you wouldn't even know how to do it. You're leeching from the REAL work of REAL programmers who dedicated countless hours to develop TWRP. You're robbing from THEM. You should be ashamed
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abadasstanker69 said:
Hopefully a mod will come remove your profile anyway. Attempting to sell TWRP on your blog through ebay? What kinda nonsense are you trying to pull anyway?
< Mod Edit: Link to blog with paid recovery file removed. Keep this off xda please. >
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What's your problem it's my work and share it the way i like.

You're absolutely NOT sharing it. You're attempting to make money off someone else's work. And it's not YOUR work. It's someone else's work that you're repackaging with your name and a price tag. It's disgusting IMHO

TWRP is and always has been OPEN SOURCE! You can't call dibs on it. You ported it. Big flipping deal. Look. We already have enough info on you to take to TWRP and have them file legal action against you for trying to sell/steal/make profit from their work.
This is why MultiROM doesn't try and sell their ports. It's flipping stupid and illegal.

For anyone else reading this, since XDA's admin doesn't seem to understand what "OPEN souce" means, just PM for the recovery.img I'll build one myself tonight since it's LITERALLY typed out step by step on TWRP's website and requires ZERO talent or effort......
WTF happened to this community? We're old school members so just to let you know, we're forwarding this directly to TWRP so they can take whatever legal actions need to be taken. I hope this admin understands what this means and where this is going. I highly advise you to review your admin agreement and then look at the actual laws governing open source software. https://opensource.org/faq In the mean time, I'll be contacting Ethan Yonker (Dees Troy the ACTUAL developers behind TWRP) to let him know.
https://plus.google.com/+JamesAndersonTheStonedTanker/posts/T5JXsbVQXF5?sfc=false
To anyone else reading this, I'm sorry this got side tracked by people who don't understand even the SPIRIT of this community. I'm even more sorry that this is what this community has devolved into.
Now I'm gonna go complete this talent-less task to allow REAL open source distribution as the original XDA used to be about......

Might wanna read this from the TWRP website, especially the intellectual property part, you agreed to these terms by accessing the site and it's content.
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Back to the topic.... The rom worked great. I tried it and it worked out fine. I had to enable systemless root and flash the systemless root SU binary to get root but it worked great. Now I'm gonna be working on creating a custom rom or a port. Not sure which one. If anyone is interested or has an opinion, let me know

abadasstanker69 said:
Back to the topic.... The rom worked great. I tried it and it worked out fine. I had to enable systemless root and flash the systemless root SU binary to get root but it worked great. Now I'm gonna be working on creating a custom rom or a port. Not sure which one. If anyone is interested or has an opinion, let me know
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I have an opinion but you wouldn't like it[emoji14]

bilgerryan said:
Did you check your md5sum and make sure it matches the one on the download page? Sounds like a bad download.
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ill try download again
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nope its not it checksum file is good
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abadasstanker69 said:
Back to the topic.... The rom worked great. I tried it and it worked out fine. I had to enable systemless root and flash the systemless root SU binary to get root but it worked great. Now I'm gonna be working on creating a custom rom or a port. Not sure which one. If anyone is interested or has an opinion, let me know
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what twrp u flashed it with i cant get it to flash keeps saying error

Thanks OP

MandoH said:
Thanks OP
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thnks 4 what this **** dont work

ghet2rockuu said:
thnks 4 what this **** dont work
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Maybe for you.

Can you make one for T-Mobile so I can get nougat faster lol

ghet2rockuu said:
thnks 4 what this **** dont work
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If you can't get it to work, then don't use it. But obviously others have. Spreading lies isn't gonna help you figure it out. It DOES work.

ayjays said:
Can you make one for T-Mobile so I can get nougat faster lol
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Sorry bro, don't have t-mobile. However, MetroPCS uses T-Mobile's network so it may work out of the box for you.

ghet2rockuu said:
ill try download again
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nope its not it checksum file is good
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what twrp u flashed it with i cant get it to flash keeps saying error
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I built my own version. I'm not ready to release it yet because it's got some kinks in it. It won't allow TWRP backups to complete. I don't feel like that's worthy of being released unlike that other douche bag who put it out anyway. But if you need it, PM me and I'll send you a download link

Root !

Why is it so impossible to root the vs987 ?? Where are those Android experts ???it's been one year and me and many people stuck on the marshmallow + locked WiFi hotspot with the unlocked Verizon G5s !! Is there a hope ?
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This platform was dead before it started. Sorry to say. They can't get root with a locked bootloader. Verizon won't do it.

donjo19 said:
This platform was dead before it started. Sorry to say. They can't get root with a locked bootloader. Verizon won't do it.
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There are many Android experts that could unlock the bootloader Right ? Is it how it works ??? If yes that means they could unlock it ..
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My understanding, not as a programmer by any means...is that the phone needs to have an unlocked bootloader prior to even having the ability to gain root. If the service provider (Verizon) doesn't unlock this, root cannot happen in a traditional sense. Carriers such as T-Mobile have a root for this phone as they come with unlocked bootloaders. You wont see root on the Verizon variant.

sayyro said:
Why is it so impossible to root the vs987 ?? Where are those Android experts ???it's been one year and me and many people stuck on the marshmallow + locked WiFi hotspot with the unlocked Verizon G5s !! Is there a hope ?
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no there isnt hope unless u figure it out the "experts" have tried time and time again
the bootloaders arent locked they are signed with a very special key that would take ever computer together in the worl roughly 200000 years plus to brute force into. verizon and att are the worst
now you all know. as said before if u wanted to root you should have studied before buying a "locked" device
if u want root either get a rootable device or figure it out on your own
as with the g4 there will more than likely never be root for these "locked" devices
not being an ass just the cold hard truth
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sayyro said:
There are many Android experts that could unlock the bootloader Right ? Is it how it works ??? If yes that means they could unlock it ..
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they cant unlock the bootloader or it would have been done
lgs verity key prevents this through qfused motherboards highly encrypted partitions that the bootloader verifys and if one thing is off bam lg secure boot error.
which again is basicly hardcoded into the device.
no one is going to waste their time trying a 99.9% impossible feat

The phone is just not popular enough the Verizon Galaxy S7 I believe is unlocked for the bootloader. If the phone is popular enough a developer will work on it.
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sayyro said:
Why is it so impossible to root the vs987 ?? Where are those Android experts ???it's been one year and me and many people stuck on the marshmallow + locked WiFi hotspot with the unlocked Verizon G5s !! Is there a hope ?
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Hey man just update your firmware to vs98728B and the mobile hotspot will work like a charm i just update mine.
First remove your sim card then check update using wifi
Download all the updates until you see the 28b version
Hope this help you man
Ive updated mine to 2BA and mobile hotspot still works like a charm
Note: i think 28B update size is 600+mb

cloudash15 said:
Hey man just update your firmware to vs98728B and the mobile hotspot will work like a charm i just update mine.
First remove your sim card then check update using wifi
Download all the updates until you see the 28b version
Hope this help you man
Ive updated mine to 2BA and mobile hotspot still works like a charm
Note: i think 28B update size is 600+mb
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U can just flash it in lgup

sayyro said:
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Root lg g5
hey I found this on google. https://www.idroidspace.com/root-lg-g5/
Haven't got my g5 yet but if someone could verify this procedure works it would be really awesome. Thanks.

Netspook said:
hey I found this on google. https://www.idroidspace.com/root-lg-g5/
Haven't got my g5 yet but if someone could verify this procedure works it would be really awesome. Thanks.
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This is old 99% of these G5s are now on 7.0 or higher and cannot roll back

Anyone try this yet?
I found a link dated march 28th 2018. It was called Install TWRP Recovery and Root LG G5 on Android Nougat on **********.c** I cant post links. I'm new to the forum. I wanna try it but im scared because im a noob and dont really know what im doing.
Please let me know if you have tried or know someone who has. Thanks

Hi,
Has anyone ever tried one click root dot com ? They explicitly mention that they can root the vs987 variant. I'm willing to pay if someone can confirm me that it really works...
Thanks

https://www.xda-developers.com/unlock-bootloader-verizon-google-pixel-xl/
Is this helpful?

Spulit said:
https://www.xda-developers.com/unlock-bootloader-verizon-google-pixel-xl/
Is this helpful?
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no.

Netspook said:
hey I found this on google. https://www.idroidspace.com/root-lg-g5/
Haven't got my g5 yet but if someone could verify this procedure works it would be really awesome. Thanks.
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Does it work? Been strangely quiet on the root-front.

gregorywest said:
Does it work? Been strangely quiet on the root-front.
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You need to be on marshmallow or have anti-rollback to be 0 which <1% of ppl have. Also, it's not a complete root, so although you have root permissions, it's unstable and you have no root manager (SuperSU/Magisk/etc.)

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