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What exactly does the locked bootloader prevent?

Noob question I know but I've tried reading up on the subject as much as I can - I still don't fully understand what exactly the locked loader does to this phone (aside from making it more difficult to root) and would really appreciate a brief explanation.
As I understand now the phone can be rooted, ROMs can be loaded (but they have to be specific to the VZW S3 right?), and full recovery options as well. Basically wondering what the disadvantages are and if they're more significant than just a little more work to root/mod the phone? Much thanks!

It prevents root access, you know jail breaking. You can't control your rom. You use the one provided to you by Verizon with all their bloatware. You can't change what software was delivered to you.
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It prevents changing boot.img
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saucyzest said:
Noob question I know but I've tried reading up on the subject as much as I can - I still don't fully understand what exactly the locked loader does to this phone (aside from making it more difficult to root) and would really appreciate a brief explanation.
As I understand now the phone can be rooted, ROMs can be loaded (but they have to be specific to the VZW S3 right?), and full recovery options as well. Basically wondering what the disadvantages are and if they're more significant than just a little more work to root/mod the phone? Much thanks!
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A locked bootloader is ultimately intended to prevent you from potentially costing the carrier $money$ by:
Bricking your phone and then playing dumb when you return it for an exchange. (people on xda opening admit to this kind of fraud. kinda sad. you brick it you keep it!, or buy another)
Modifying your phone and then blaming bugs on the carrier. A support vampire.
Assuring content providers they've made exclusive deals with that their content is "secure".

Great Question!
If your phone was a Windows 7 computer....
If you rooted it, you'd have an account with Administrator access.
As for the bootloader... Suppose you wanted to upgrade to Windows 8, even though it hasn't been authorized by your ISP, on this Windows 7 computer with a locked bootloader.
You cant, c:\windows is locked. If you change anything in that directory, your Windows 7 computer will start, but only to display "Invalid System Software Installed! Please shutdown and return this computer to your ISP's store for assistance."
What we have on Verizon, is a phone with admin rights (rooted), where we can't re-install the software needed to boot a different operating system.
If you're interested in more detail on how the hardware prevents the bootloader from being cracked, and what the attack vectors are, you might be interested in the presentation linked from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766638
(And yes I know that c:\windows isn't actually the boot partition on windows. Just trying to make it easier for the OP to understand.)

jmacko said:
Great Question!
If your phone was a Windows 7 computer....
If you rooted it, you'd have an account with Administrator access.
As for the bootloader... Suppose you wanted to upgrade to Windows 8, even though it hasn't been authorized by your ISP, on this Windows 7 computer with a locked bootloader.
You cant, c:\windows is locked. If you change anything in that directory, your Windows 7 computer will start, but only to display "Invalid System Software Installed! Please shutdown and return this computer to your ISP's store for assistance."
What we have on Verizon, is a phone with admin rights (rooted), where we can't re-install the software needed to boot a different operating system.
If you're interested in more detail on how the hardware prevents the bootloader from being cracked, and what the attack vectors are, you might be interested in the presentation linked from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766638
(And yes I know that c:\windows isn't actually the boot partition on windows. Just trying to make it easier for the OP to understand.)
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Thank you for this explanation, I found it helpful to hear such an analogy.

jmacko said:
Great Question!
If your phone was a Windows 7 computer....
If you rooted it, you'd have an account with Administrator access.
As for the bootloader... Suppose you wanted to upgrade to Windows 8, even though it hasn't been authorized by your ISP, on this Windows 7 computer with a locked bootloader.
You cant, c:\windows is locked. If you change anything in that directory, your Windows 7 computer will start, but only to display "Invalid System Software Installed! Please shutdown and return this computer to your ISP's store for assistance."
What we have on Verizon, is a phone with admin rights (rooted), where we can't re-install the software needed to boot a different operating system.
If you're interested in more detail on how the hardware prevents the bootloader from being cracked, and what the attack vectors are, you might be interested in the presentation linked from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766638
(And yes I know that c:\windows isn't actually the boot partition on windows. Just trying to make it easier for the OP to understand.)
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Thanks that really helped. So in the example of Jelly Bean -sounds like we need to wait for Verizon to release a version of it? Do all custom ROMs as well have to be based off of the VZW file that checks ok with the bootloader?
I'm really only concerned with Jelly Bean (knowing how long VZW takes to release stuff) and that wifi nag screen, I want to punch someone in the nose every time i see it...I will check out that presentation over lunch, would love to learn all about the details.

interesting and helpful topic.. however.. i thought i understood the locked bootloader situation on my droid bionic i could flash any rom i wanted to in conjunction with bootstrap wich i believe to be a bootloader by pass based recovery but no kernals were able to be flashed that is what i understood to be a locked b.l was not overclocking or custom kernals maybe i was wrong this whole time..

Bfitz26 said:
interesting and helpful topic.. however.. i thought i understood the locked bootloader situation on my droid bionic i could flash any rom i wanted to in conjunction with bootstrap wich i believe to be a bootloader by pass based recovery but no kernals were able to be flashed that is what i understood to be a locked b.l was not overclocking or custom kernals maybe i was wrong this whole time..
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Weird this is how i understood it as well. I'm coming from the Droid X2 and thanks do DK we had cm9 up and running with ICS but the bootloader was locked down. I took it that bootstrap is a recovery tool that works in a way of when your phone is off and you plug it in you boot up to the bootloader. This would allow you to re-flash a rom if your current one was corrupt.
So in my mind you can run different roms and different android versions its just harder to get them on the phone. But from what i've seen you cant flash a new kernal if the bootloader is locked.
Maybe i miss understood this if so i really would like to know fully how this works

On the verizon gs3 the locked bootloader is keeping us from flashing a custom kernel thru odin...we can root and flash a custom rom / recovery but it has to utilize the stock kernel currently. Our bootloader debacle is nothing like moto devices and I wish folks would stop comparing the 2!

droidstyle said:
On the verizon gs3 the locked bootloader is keeping us from flashing a custom kernel thru odin...we can root and flash a custom rom / recovery but it has to utilize the stock kernel currently. Our bootloader debacle is nothing like moto devices and I wish folks would stop comparing the 2!
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Exactly, what a locked bootloader will allow you to do will vary on different phones and firmwares. I've known some which would not even allow you to flash a recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

I really hope we get the bootloader unlocked would love to see cm on this phone with some of invisblek's great kernels. btw will I be able to even usrge "set cpu" to overclock and under clock with verizon stock kernal or can this be done with tweaks in the build.prop file, forgive me if this sounds stupid its been a while and I am a samsung's odin first time user.

Sadly this is the outcome of Americans NOT buying a device without a subsidy from the carrier.
Kind of like whining about NOT getting the best Porterhouse steak when buying with food stamps......
I would love to see an end to carrier subsidies.
~~~Sent from the 23rd century, thru a Samsung Onehunglow powered by Walmart brand Higgs Boson particles. (Aisle 27)~~~

I am disappointed in samsung they start to look like Apple can not my apps to my sd card write that they have locked that 2

[Video Guide] How To Root Galaxy S4 I337 / I337m Easy & User Friendly

Hey folks. It's me again :victory: So I've got another super easy video guide on how to root your shiny new Samsung Galaxy S4 I337 or I337m.
This guide is using djrbliss's Motochopper tool. This tool has made it easier than ever to root a device! So BIG thanks goes out to him!
Links to everything can be found in the video description.
Enjoy

Here is a couple of more. I figure its better to keep them all in one place so people can decide which guide they want to use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257039
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257058
I think there might be a couple more out there but this should help people to answer any possible question about rooting that they could ever have.
If you have the AT&T OTA (MF3) for the SGH-I337 S4, the method in the OP does not work. Here is a method for rooting MF3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
For Canadian MG1 Firmware, try CF Auto-Root download for the SGH-I337M:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293800

Just sold my Rogers S2 LTE because I upgraded to the S4. My quick question, if I ROOT and retain the original Samsung Recovery will I be able to still get and do official firmware upgrades? This is the only thing stopping me from going forward with rooting.

You can still get updates, but you will loose your root access with each update.

thanks: im now rooted and sim unlocked for free!

Slade8525 said:
thanks: im now rooted and sim unlocked for free!
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Hey, how did you sim unlock it for free, do you mind sharing?

yeah sure!
similar method worked for my GS III; havent tested the GS IV with different sim just yet but GF's old GS III is working just fine for her sister in Canada (Bell i think). GF found it actually, and did it to hers 1st. ill know if it works when we leave for work in Montreal next week or if i bum a t-mobile cell from a friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683

Stoneyguy said:
You can still get updates, but you will loose your root access with each update.
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WRONG, I am unable to update my device, it says that my phone has been modified, and yes, I have rooted it with this video.

Whenever I try this method, when it goes to push the exploit, it says error multiple devices or something. when I only have the S4 plugged in. Followed step by step.

Dragosmp said:
WRONG, I am unable to update my device, it says that my phone has been modified, and yes, I have rooted it with this video.
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My phone is rooted and still shows official in phone status. There is a post on how to regain that status while still maintaining your root.

Stoneyguy said:
My phone is rooted and still shows official in phone status. There is a post on how to regain that status while still maintaining your root.
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Could you post a link to where it shows how to regain the status will maintaining the root?

rsarwar said:
Could you post a link to where it shows how to regain the status will maintaining the root?
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The link has already been posted on the first page.

thanks worked great just rooted min in 5 min

Safe to root?
Excuse my ignorance, but on another thread it was suggested that in the absence of recovery and a backup image rooting might be premature. Is the general consensus now that it is safe to root? There seems to be some backup images around thought I don't know if they have been tested, and I haven't heard about recovery.
sblevine

Newbie here... couple of questions
I have the same concern as the member above... is it already possible to restore the phone if something goes bad? Is there instructions anywhere around this forum? where?
Also, once you root the phone you can proceed to download a ROM and install it... when a new ROM version is available and I download and install it, do I lose the root?
What is the best (if more than one is already available) for the ATT S4?
Thank you all and sorry for the "newbieness"....
Cheers:good:

speed2001 said:
I have the same concern as the member above... is it already possible to restore the phone if something goes bad? Is there instructions anywhere around this forum? where?
Also, once you root the phone you can proceed to download a ROM and install it... when a new ROM version is available and I download and install it, do I lose the root?
What is the best (if more than one is already available) for the ATT S4?
Thank you all and sorry for the "newbieness"....
Cheers:good:
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No, rooting gives you certain superuser privileges. You can use Titanium Backup to freeze and restore bloatware, AdBlock to block advertisements, etc. Some phone tracking software and remote desktop control software requires root as well.
You cannot modify the basic operating system (ROM) until the bootloader is unlocked. You can overwrite the files, but that will brick your device since the bootloader checks signatures.
There is a bootloader exploit for the ATT S4 that will be released within the next week. The developer was waiting until the Verizon version of the S4 was available so more people would be able to use the exploit before it was patched.
Do not accept an OTA update for your device as that is how they will patch the bootloader exploit.
1. Root your device.
2. Carrier unlock your device.
3. Install custom ROM when bootloader is exploited later this week.

Relys said:
No, rooting gives you certain superuser privileges. You can use Titanium Backup to freeze and restore bloatware, AdBlock to block advertisements, etc. Some phone tracking software and remote desktop control software requires root as well.
You cannot modify the basic operating system (ROM) until the bootloader is unlocked. You can overwrite the files, but that will brick your device since the bootloader checks signatures.
There is a bootloader exploit for the ATT S4 that will be released within the next week. The developer was waiting until the Verizon version of the S4 was available so more people would be able to use the exploit before it was patched.
Do not accept an OTA update for your device as that is how they will patch the bootloader exploit.
1. Root your device.
2. Carrier unlock your device.
3. Install custom ROM when bootloader is exploited later this week.
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Cool, thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that the bootloader was already exploited. Pure BS those protections that always end up broken like the IOS ones. What I would like is to have the S4 as factory released and load a good ROM without any problems and no bloatware. If not for the warranty I would buy an unlocked phone elsewhere.
Well, let's wait for the exploit next week. I don't want to brick my phone and not able to restore it. I will keep checking back.
Cheers and thanks again
Speed

Relys said:
No, rooting gives you certain superuser privileges. You can use Titanium Backup to freeze and restore bloatware, AdBlock to block advertisements, etc. Some phone tracking software and remote desktop control software requires root as well.
You cannot modify the basic operating system (ROM) until the bootloader is unlocked. You can overwrite the files, but that will brick your device since the bootloader checks signatures.
There is a bootloader exploit for the ATT S4 that will be released within the next week. The developer was waiting until the Verizon version of the S4 was available so more people would be able to use the exploit before it was patched.
Do not accept an OTA update for your device as that is how they will patch the bootloader exploit.
1. Root your device.
2. Carrier unlock your device.
3. Install custom ROM when bootloader is exploited later this week.
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Regarding the bold above, I am honestly not that interested in the Custom ROMS right now, only rooting and with this method it does not install any custom recovery, right? As well, if I root via this method will I be able to still do the OTA updates since Samsung recovery is untouched? I know and understand that I will likely loose root, but I can always re-root, right?
I am itching to root and this is the only thing stopping me as there seems to be much confusion about this.
BTW I am on Rogers (Canada) i337M if it makes a difference

rsarwar said:
Regarding the bold above, I am honestly not that interested in the Custom ROMS right now, only rooting and with this method it does not install any custom recovery, right? As well, if I root via this method will I be able to still do the OTA updates since Samsung recovery is untouched? I know and understand that I will likely loose root, but I can always re-root, right?
I am itching to root and this is the only thing stopping me as there seems to be much confusion about this.
BTW I am on Rogers (Canada) i337M if it makes a difference
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I've been a bit confused as well despite reading hundreds of posts and watching referenced videos (I've also been hesitant to ask questions given the culture of this board). Here is what I hope is accurate, please correct where I am wrong:
We can root I337 now.
Doing a simple root now is reversible, ie, can be un-rooted.
The bootloader unlock is needed primarily for custom roms.
If one does not desire a custom rom, there is no reason to wait to root.
And, a few questions:
Does rooting wipe out apps, settings, and/or data?
Will an AT&T android system update remove the root?
If so, can we just root again?
Thank you for clarifications. I'm sure there are many that are not posting with some of these questions. I will be glad to put together a noobie's guide if I can get a handle on all of this. It is all out there somewhere, but very fragmented, and often one post is contradicted by another.

zekeblue said:
I've been a bit confused as well despite reading hundreds of posts and watching referenced videos (I've also been hesitant to ask questions given the culture of this board). Here is what I hope is accurate, please correct where I am wrong:
We can root I337 now.
Doing a simple root now is reversible, ie, can be un-rooted.
The bootloader unlock is needed primarily for custom roms.
If one does not desire a custom rom, there is no reason to wait to root.
And, a few questions:
Does rooting wipe out apps, settings, and/or data?
Will an AT&T android system update remove the root?
If so, can we just root again?
Thank you for clarifications. I'm sure there are many that are not posting with some of these questions. I will be glad to put together a noobie's guide if I can get a handle on all of this. It is all out there somewhere, but very fragmented, and often one post is contradicted by another.
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Your assumptions are correct:
1. Yep.
2. Yes, you can delete busybox and su in your system directory to get your phone switch your phone from "Custom" to "Official" status. If you install SuperSu and remove Superuser you can have root while keeping "Official" status.
3. Correct.
4. If you **** up while messing around with root you can recover to stock ROM via Odin or Kies. There is no reason to wait for root.
To answer your questions.
1. No, nothing changes. You just enable superuser privileges.
2. Typically yes. Don't accept OTA's until your know they're safe.
3. It depends if they patch the exploit or not.

[Q] in desperate need of help with the verizon M8...!

i recently bought the m8 from verizon, upon purchase it was activated with a verizon simcard and after a few days i went overseas. now i am using it outside of the US with a non verizon simcard. i have a few issues with it:
1. cant use the phone as a wireless hot spot or tether its internet connection via USB-error message saying that i have a non verizon sim installed
2. cant get rid of all the verizon bloatware or any other bloatware
3. cant root - i came from galaxy s2 which was the easiest thing to root ever
4. every time i reboot the phone it alerts me that i inserted a non verizon simcard (is there any chance that the phone will lock up because of that??)
5. what is s-off?????
thank you very much for any help!!

In order to gain perm root use sunshine to unlock bootloader and then install custom recovery. Then flash SU. After that you can edit the default.XML to make necessary changes or you could flash a ROM with all the needed hacks installed. Already. Sunshine will cost 25 bucks but well worth the investment. There are a tin of discussions here on how to achieve the results you are trying to attain as well as step by step instructions.

udiperets said:
i recently bought the m8 from verizon, upon purchase it was activated with a verizon simcard and after a few days i went overseas. now i am using it outside of the US with a non verizon simcard. i have a few issues with it:
1. cant use the phone as a wireless hot spot or tether its internet connection via USB-error message saying that i have a non verizon sim installed
2. cant get rid of all the verizon bloatware or any other bloatware
3. cant root - i came from galaxy s2 which was the easiest thing to root ever
4. every time i reboot the phone it alerts me that i inserted a non verizon simcard (is there any chance that the phone will lock up because of that??)
5. what is s-off?????
thank you very much for any help!!
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5. what is s-off?????, this is the most import question in your list as it is the key to making your device as flexible as you would like it to be. This may not be the technical definition but I will give you the gist.
S in S-off basically stands for Security. The device has a mechanism coded in to it that is meant to prevent users from doing irreparable damage to the phones operating system. Removing the security when the phone is "S-off'ed" so to speak, allows end users to make any and all manner of change to the phones software. HTC has aggreed to exclude the Verizon version of the M8 from their developers access platform. Other M8's can have their bootloaders unlocked throught the HTCdev website. Bootloader unlock allows rooting, and roms to be flashed, with some limitations, and more hassles and annoyances then straight S-off. S-off gives you total control, and ease of use at the expense of possibly turning your phone into a brick. But if you look through the forums, you will not find very many people complaining about ruining their phones. If you use caution, read everything thoroughly, and ask questions, you will be safe. Once you are S-Off you can either run a custom rom, or learn what to change in the stock rom to enable features as you see fit.
Once S-off'ed, install TWRP (Custom Recover). I would then flash SuperSU zip file to get root. After that you flash the tether fix, or flash a rom with stock hotspot, fix your APN settings to work with your simcard, and every thing else.
Links are to Devs download sites read and follow their directions. I'm using all of the following on my M8, thats all I can say.
Sunshine Dev Site for S-off: http://theroot.ninja/
TWRP custom recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/development/twrp-blank-os-fix-t2879306
superSU.zip dev site for root: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Titanium Backup in the Play Store can remove Verizon Bloat once the phone is S-off and Write Protection removed, you will learn as you go.

mc_365 said:
5. what is s-off?????, this is the most import question in your list as it is the key to making your device as flexible as you would like it to be. This may not be the technical definition but I will give you the gist.
S in S-off basically stands for Security. The device has a mechanism coded in to it that is meant to prevent users from doing irreparable damage to the phones operating system. Removing the security when the phone is "S-off'ed" so to speak, allows end users to make any and all manner of change to the phones software. HTC has aggreed to exclude the Verizon version of the M8 from their developers access platform. Other M8's can have their bootloaders unlocked throught the HTCdev website. Bootloader unlock allows rooting, and roms to be flashed, with some limitations, and more hassles and annoyances then straight S-off. S-off gives you total control, and ease of use at the expense of possibly turning your phone into a brick. But if you look through the forums, you will not find very many people complaining about ruining their phones. If you use caution, read everything thoroughly, and ask questions, you will be safe. Once you are S-Off you can either run a custom rom, or learn what to change in the stock rom to enable features as you see fit.
Once S-off'ed, install TWRP (Custom Recover). I would then flash SuperSU zip file to get root. After that you flash the tether fix, or flash a rom with stock hotspot, fix your APN settings to work with your simcard, and every thing else.
Links are to Devs download sites read and follow their directions. I'm using all of the following on my M8, thats all I can say.
Sunshine Dev Site for S-off: http://theroot.ninja/
TWRP custom recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/development/twrp-blank-os-fix-t2879306
superSU.zip dev site for root: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
Titanium Backup in the Play Store can remove Verizon Bloat once the phone is S-off and Write Protection removed, you will learn as you go.
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If I do the s-off with sunshine, pay 25$ and later on will need to format the phone back to factory settings, will I need to pay again to s-off it a second time?

udiperets said:
If I do the s-off with sunshine, pay 25$ and later on will need to format the phone back to factory settings, will I need to pay again to s-off it a second time?
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No, the S-Off is permanent unless you deliberately put S-On. In addition the the license is for the life of that device.
The non-verizon sim is annoying but has no effect on the phone whatsoever (been using my M8 in Afghanistan with a Roshan SIM for the past 5 months)

4. every time i reboot the phone it alerts me that i inserted a non verizon simcard (is there any chance that the phone will lock up because of that??)
No, it's a "global" phone. It's the notification they have show up for roaming and non-verion SIMs. I don't live in the US and use my Verizon m8 everyday without a Verizon sim.
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I used to get the notification for the hotspot as well, but my hotspot still worked fine despite their warning. I'm rooted and s-off though so that might make a difference.
The answer to all you other questions can be easily found in like two seconds on here, such as how to root it. I don't think you even bothered to read the top stickied threads. Once you're rooted you can remove all the Verizon stuff, switch to a ROM that has it removed, or use ROM cleaner to get rid of it in a Verizon based ROM.

Resurrecting the SM-T217A now that it has a working root.

Ok, finally after all this time, the AT&T branded Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T217A) can be properly rooted. I have been playing with it since that moment my binaries were finally updated properly. However, several questions remain since i am still learning this stuff.
First, since root it installed, i want to flash a custom recovery, but the problem is that the bootloader is locked, that being the issue that had it unrootable for so long. So a) is there a method using terminal emulator to unlock the bootloader so i can flash a recovery of my choosing or b) is there a way to flash the recovery that bypasses the bootloader.
Second, AT&T decided to make the genius move of also locking the Tab 3's (7.0 variant anyways) native phone and dialer app. The Tab 3 is able to function as a phone, but AT&T really made a mess by locking up, and over bloating the hell out of this device.
Third. I want to install the XFramework, but read that there can be issues with that and locked bootloaders. Help please, i really don't want to shoot brick my tablet. There are more questions, so ill just add to this thread later if anyone else can help me fix these issues

How did you root it ? Do you have instructions ? Also looking for answer to boot loader myself.
Thanks
Steve

[Completed] Can I safely unroot my LGG4?

I rooted my device when Pokemon GO came out a while back so I could use the location spoofing nonsense for a few weeks before quitting the game.
Apart from that though I don't really take advantage of having a rooted device, but still have to deal with app restrictions that refuse to run on rooted devices. I know you can hide root some way or another but haven't been able to figure out how to do so successfully.
My question is, having unlocked the boot-loader, rooted the device and ran a bunch of ADB/TWRP commands whilst following various guides during the rooting process, am I able to safely remove the root and reset my device or will that likely brick it in some way?

XDA Visitor said:
I rooted my device when Pokemon GO came out a while back so I could use the location spoofing nonsense for a few weeks before quitting the game.
Apart from that though I don't really take advantage of having a rooted device, but still have to deal with app restrictions that refuse to run on rooted devices. I know you can hide root some way or another but haven't been able to figure out how to do so successfully.
My question is, having unlocked the boot-loader, rooted the device and ran a bunch of ADB/TWRP commands whilst following various guides during the rooting process, am I able to safely remove the root and reset my device or will that likely brick it in some way?
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Greetings and welcome to assist. You should be able to unroot using the SU apk or you can just reflash stock firmware to be certain
Good Luck
Sawdoctor