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[GUIDE][VIDEO] How To Root, and Various Root Guides

Below are some Video Guides that I have put together for the Google Nexus 7. Some folks do better with Visual aids. I know I needed them when I was a Newb. Hope they help. I will keep this OP updated as new guides and ROM reviews are published.
Unboxing : http://youtu.be/tZWOLvB6WyA
How To Guides:
How to Manually Root, Unlock Bootloader, Install Custom Recovery the Nexus 7 (ADB method): http://youtu.be/AeawrtNpLeE
How to One Click Root Nexus 7 via Nexus Toolkit http://youtu.be/Lg_QU9w5xCU
How to One Click Unroot, Relock, Restore, Factory Reset, Unbrick Nexus 7 http://youtu.be/_uMdtjUh6Co
How to Install TWRP 2.2.1 Team Win Recovery Project (and CWMRecovery) http://youtu.be/u62sGk0Ypcg
ROMS:
Cyanogen Mod 10 Review and Install Guide: http://youtu.be/NfXj6fXufnc
MoDaCo Jr6 Rom Review and Install http://youtu.be/cX9pf9w685g
More Guides and Rom Reviews to come!

thanks for the guides

OP updated with CM10 Review and Install Guide

Here's my noob guide http://exzacklyright.blogspot.com/2012/07/nexus-7-guide-for-adbunlocking-rooting.html

Anyway to unlock and root this without the bootloader wiping it?

Evostance said:
Anyway to unlock and root this without the bootloader wiping it?
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unfortunately there is no way to do that.

MoDaCo Jr6 Rom Review and Install Guide Added to OP

[Q] Rooting Android 5.1 Procedure Questions

Hi everyone! Excuse my limited knowledge on this. I did not see any threads on this question that was specifically related to 5.1. So I just side loaded the zip file for 5.1 LMY47D to my UNrooted and Locked Nexus 5 yesterday. Before doing so I did a facotry reset, mainly to keep it a fresh install and minimize issues. I figured before redownloading all my apps and setting everything back up, I might as well go ahead and finally unlock and root. So my main question is rooting 5.1 going to be the same procedure as rooting 5.0.1? If it is not the same, then can someone point me in the direction of the most reliable instructions on rooting 5.1. I have not found any rooting instructions relating specifically to 5.1 that I would completely trust or that were pretty detailed.

Same method for old version ,
First unlock device , flash recovery via fastboot
"Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Download the latest root zip from chaunfire website or you can find the thread in forum , just flash it by recovery that already flashed ?
Thats all my friend nothing complicated

ali8383 said:
Same method for old version ,
First unlock device , flash recovery via fastboot
"Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Download the latest root zip from chaunfire website or you can find the thread in forum , just flash it by recovery that already flashed
Thats all my friend nothing complicated
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+1
Thanks! Straight forward! Exactly the answer I was looking for. I thought it might be different since I know there was difference between rooting 4.4 and 5.0. Anyways Thanks I will start checking it out now!

How do I root Xiaomi mi4i

Hi everyone, I recently got a xiaomi mi4i and I want to install cyanogenmod 12.1.
For that, I need to root y phone.
Can you help me plz?

I rooted my v6 and 7.0 successfully.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-4i/development/tool-mi-toolkit-v4-root-twrp-stock-t3170607
Not sure about the latest V7.1 as I am reluctant to update - why mess with something that works well enough...

Toolkit v4 does work on 7.1

Updated to 7.1.1 (OTA)
This one doesn't work for rooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-4i/development/tool-mi-toolkit-v4-root-twrp-stock-t3170607
This one works, after rebooting twice:
http://androidmtk.com/root-xiaomi-mi4i
[note: it doesn't have recovery, but my recovery from previous root was intact. anyway it is easy to re-flash recovery if I need to]

anyone tried on latest 7.2.3?

Fastboot flash TWRP recovery and flash supersu zip via TWRP

For locked BL?

I can't download fastboot and adb drivers. And TWRP....

Activate fastboot in developer options.

How to chance IOS value of mi4i

Pixel Root Questions

Hi guys. Please bear with me - I am a noob to rooting phones and custome recoveries. I haven't had an android device since ~2011, so I need some time to get reacquainted. (Poke fun at me for using iPhones)
Either way, I recently got a 5" Google Pixel and have been looking for a decent guide to root it. I have done research on the topic, but I can't find a straightforward guide or instruction list. I believe I could do it, I just don't want to risk bricking a $700 device.
From my understanding, I need to unlock the boot loader, adb boot some custom recovery image, then install the latest root package. Again, if my jargon is confusing I apologize - I've beeb with the Jailbreaking community for quite a while and haven't tweaked an android device forever.
Could someone link a guide or help me out? Also I have been reading places that you must flash the supersu zip to two different locations for it to work properly.
In the end, I'm hoping to have my Pixel rooted on the most recent firmware and be able to use Adaway and to be able to update with FlashFire (I think that's the name). Also, I'm hoping to keep systemless root to avoid tripping SafetyNet. I would like to be able to easily update.
Thanks in advance guys, sorry for the long post. Hopefully someone more knowledgable can take me under their wing.

xxbilxx said:
From my understanding, I need to unlock the boot loader, adb boot some custom recovery image, then install the latest root package.
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That's the procedure. I booted TWRP Alpha 2 for installing SuperSU, so that I didn't need to worry about the popup that sometimes doesn't show up on TWRP RC1. The following seems somewhat verbose to me, but it's the correct procedure and includes videos if you want to watch someone do each step. You don't need to download the TWRP zip, so like noted, you can stop at step 12 on the TWRP instructions and avoid installing TWRP to the phone.
https://www.androidexplained.com/pixel-systemless-root/
The latest SuperSU zip can be found here:
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/27xToSqi5em
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire
TWRP images for the Pixel (Sailfish):
https://dl.twrp.me/sailfish/

Root help

I am trying to root my google pixel running 8.1. I can't seem to find a guide on how to root using magisk. I was recommended by another user to use this method instead of supersu. Can someone help me out?

When I actually type
magisk
in the search bar, magically this url pops up, it was so cool ??
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3473445
Sent from my Pixel using XDA-Developers Legacy app

jakewohldmann said:
I am trying to root my google pixel running 8.1. I can't seem to find a guide on how to root using magisk. I was recommended by another user to use this method instead of supersu. Can someone help me out?
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It's pretty easy.
You can follow this guide, works also on regular pixel but you have to download specific files for pixel, for example twrp and factory image.
-If you don't have latest 8.1 (jan patch) and unlocked bootloader, follow the guide steps 3 and 4
-If you already have latest version + unlocked bootloader, read steps 7 and/or 8 (I prefer not install twrp, just boot it, because some users have problems of data not decrypting in twrp, so I just followed step 8, your choice)
Remember this guide is for XL, but works for pixel if you download sailfish files instead of marlin
If you have questions just ask, good luck :good: