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[Q] Root or not Root and How?

Guys i read a lot of threads here... including some that have same name as mine... but they don't treat the same problem i have.
I am brazilian, i have a XT925 and i am newbie on motorola devices... my last ones were LG Optimus 3D and Sony Xperia Mini. Both was rooted and i used XDA ROMS until the time to seel so i returned to the original system on both. BUT i read motorola is hard to root, and has some problems on actualization when rooted,,, and to let things wrost, i am brazilian and i'd need Brazilian Vivo system to return to Stock if i need to.
But i didn't find a way to flash a brazilian stock system here for motorola Razr HD. I have some things in Vivo system that eats the memory so i'd like to root and maybe test some roms... but i am afraid about returning to stock if i need... i read that there is CWM and another recovery salled... Safe(something... i don't remember)... and some root, rom and recoveries e=need unlocked bootloader...
Tell me, please, what do u think about me to root or not considering the things above. And if i root, what would be better way considering i have
Android 4.1.2 ,
baseband VANQUISH_U_BP_100700.220.65.33P ,
Kernel 3.0.42-g81a8667 [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 3 11 :46:09 CST 2013 ,
Flex GAS_LA_VANQJBVIVBRLA_P013 / GAS_LA_VANQJBVIVBRLA_A011 ,
VERSION 9.8.2Q-50 - XT925_VQLM-20 .
SOOOOOOOO....
1 - do i root or not?
2 - what recovery do i should use?
3 - would i unlock bootloader? (if yes... why?)
4 - would i be able to go back to stock if i need? if yes, how?
5 - if rooted, would i sugest me to install any ROM here? Or Kernel? If yes.... what ROM/Kernel?
thank u so much, and i'm sorry for so much questions and details. That's cause i like to know what i am doing, understand all i can, even if i am not a developer, i love your skills and habilities, and i enjoy your work, that's cause i like to know about details and try to really understand it all.
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[Completed] [Q] Is it possiblt install android 5.0 via custom Rom on the LG Optimus One P500

Surprisingly a working version of Android Kitkat was installed via custom ROM on the LG Optimus One P500, so is there any possibility that the the smartphone would be able to get a taste of the new version of android

ravendra275 said:
It is but it's an very complicated process for that you should know what are you doing taking rom of nexus 5 and flashing just as example
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That is absolutely correct. However I was thinking whether this would be feasible or not. Just like KitKat is it possible to port lollipop to devices with less grunt specially considering the fact that lollipop comes with a different run-time altogether.

Indranil Chakraborty said:
Surprisingly a working version of Android Kitkat was installed via custom ROM on the LG Optimus One P500, so is there any possibility that the the smartphone would be able to get a taste of the new version of android
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Hi there,
You have a dedicated forum for this device where you will receive more accurate answers from the owners and experts:
> LG Optimus One, P500, V > Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
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ravendra275 said:
It's not kitkat
the whole API is diffrent and the runtime too but it sets diffrent metadata's and permissions which create status 7 error which are not feasible
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@ravendra275
Please DO NOT RESPOND anymore in this forum. We have a team of RC's who have skills to answer these questions.
Thanks for understanding

Thread closed, thank you.

[Completed] That thing is possible?

Don't take me for a crazy (lol) but i want to ask that if it is possible to install custom Rom galaxy s5 latest version and the model is SM-G900H on my lg e450 and the android version is 4.1.2, yes it is jelly bean and have been successfully rooted. However, i do not want to flash my mobile unless it is necessary... It is possible to install another custom Rom on my mobile phone,switching from one custom Rom to another? And my mobile is sim unlocked.
I've been trying launchers like Galaxy S but it is not the same effect as having the real operating system or could you help me finding some nice custom roms which are stable and supports my device?
Thank you for reading and you'll get a reward for helping me , but i would rather ask the experts in this field!

this is not possible. if you try it you will hard brick your device. You can only flash roms meant for your exact device. NO exceptions.
Thank you
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[Q] Installing ROMS while on lollipop

HI everyone!
I just recently installed V20a lollipop on my phone via LG OTA update, rooted it using 1 click root and installed bootloader using the method found on the MLKernel thread (run batch file > installs chinese recovery > install app to install english philz).
I was wondering, can I flash another kind of 5.0 based ROM on top of what I have now? (rooted stock w/ recovery and custom kernel) or do I have to go through several hoops like bootloader unlock? I know for sure the Optimus G requires an unlocked bootloader (my phone before this).
I was planning on flashing a 5.0 ROM i found on a random site that's built like stock android (i love stock), but I'm not sure if there are any more pre-requisites before flashing.
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Here's the link to the site i found: http://www.unlock-bootloader.info/mp3-0/lg-g-pro-2-6052.html
If it makes any difference, my device is the international D838 16gb version.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? thanks

what kind of rom is this? stock with original lollipop theme?

jabi_james said:
what kind of rom is this? stock with original lollipop theme?
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That is something I do not know and would like to find out, hence the thread.
care to help out a fellow G Pro 2 user?

vangeodee said:
That is something I do not know and would like to find out, hence the thread.
care to help out a fellow G Pro 2 user?
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I do not think its a genuine ROM. Following is the give away:-
In tutorial it says:-
1. Install the ROM Manager on your LG G Pro 2 . Get it from Google Play Store, then install the clockwork mod recovery. You also can use ROM Installer application from JRummy Apps Inc.(Get it from Google Play Store).
ROM Manager is not compatible with GPRO2. You cannot install recovery like that on GPro 2
2. There is no AOSP/AOKP/CM/Google Stock (screenshots are for some CM type ROM) available for our device.
3. The link Tutorial Video : Easy Way To Download ROM mentioned on the page is a video for some survey filling tutorial.
Honestly I did not have the guts to check the download links.
Regards,
Cyrus

hello is there even devs working for this tab anymore?

Hi. I have Tab 3 lite or SMT113. it was vanilla but i decided to root and just install custom roms as it was just very old. First i bricked it but i used a pc to get official firmware back and then rooted again using kingroot and installed twrp. I installed the latest custom rom for this tab which was Lineageos 14.1 based on Androud 7.1.2. However i didnt like it as it seemed like there was no use of Gpu acceleration and it was very laggy. I m looking for a rom that is android 7+ or android 6 or above. Can anyone please help its kinda my only device. I may be getting a new one but PLEASE someone make a rom for this thing. Android kitkat is starting to lose support for some apps. I m using Fyrestone rom something which is better then stock but still looking for better roms with android 6+. I went on a few forums but they all are dead. Android 8.1.0 is not working and the links have been removed. Even CM11 threads and Android 9 are dead. pLease help users like me who have this device as their only device

i also installed custom boot animations thanks to this thread. Thankyou whoever did this
[600 x 1024] 550 Flashable Boot Animations In One Package [12/15/2015]
Hello there everyone my name is Jon Wesley Tranchida, (Tran-chee-da) is how my last name sounds. I created this thread so that everyone can enjoy the boot animations that I have created, resized, and shared altogether so that they fit, work and...
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