I have a Z3 which i want to root, not to use custom roms on it. I want the stock rom as i have no issues with that, but i simply want deeper access of the phone.
It is a:
Z3 d6603
on:
6.0.1
firmware:
23.5.A.0.575
I have already tried all the one click root option apps and windows programs without success. Other tutorials on here all seem to be for other firmware versions of the phone.
Also if it is possible to root it, will just rooting it lose my data? i think not, but i just need to make sure.
I have read you must downgrade it to 4.4.4? then root?, is there not a easier method than this? or likely to be a easier method (such as with one click root) in the very near future?. I have so much data that i really dont want to back it all up and remember what apps i had, to go through this processes. All i want to do is root, no roms involved.
Any help for a n00b?
Kingsroot is confirmed to work but it does look very shady. Why is downgrading a problem? The whole process of downgrading, rooting and upgrading back to 6.01 takes less than an hour, depending on your internet speed.
MaliBooCRO said:
Kingsroot is confirmed to work but it does look very shady. Why is downgrading a problem? The whole process of downgrading, rooting and upgrading back to 6.01 takes less than an hour, depending on your internet speed.
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Kingroot didnt work. I am on 6.0.1 so i think it only works for previous android versions.
The hassle of downgrading then upgrading will delete everything from my phone i think. There is only so much you can backup, you cannot (that i know of) backup your apps or layout of the phone. Would take well over 1 hour just to do that when all i want is root access.
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I bought a used XT925 today. While the previous owner did go to some trouble to clean it, it still has a bunch of apps and some settings that I really don't want. Also, as a privacy paranoiac, I'm worried that there may be something malicious (however slight the possibility).
The device is rooted and running JB 4.1.2. I would love to factory reset it but having read a few reports of people losing root or worse (here, here, here and here, to list just a few) that plan seems ill-advised.
I've been toying with trying to script some kind of fs compare against a fs from a rom, but I'm not sure if this is even feasible. So far the only other thing I can think of to do is uninstall all the apps and manually sift through and delete all the other junk in the filesystem.
Does anyone have any suggestions on returning my device to the most "virgin" state possible while retaining root?
triplexdoubledadevelopers said:
I bought a used XT925 today. While the previous owner did go to some trouble to clean it, it still has a bunch of apps and some settings that I really don't want. Also, as a privacy paranoiac, I'm worried that there may be something malicious (however slight the possibility).
The device is rooted and running JB 4.1.2. I would love to factory reset it but having read a few reports of people losing root or worse (here, here, here and here, to list just a few) that plan seems ill-advised.
I've been toying with trying to script some kind of fs compare against a fs from a rom, but I'm not sure if this is even feasible. So far the only other thing I can think of to do is uninstall all the apps and manually sift through and delete all the other junk in the filesystem.
Does anyone have any suggestions on returning my device to the most "virgin" state possible while retaining root?
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Simplest way is to use RSD Lite to send your device back to stock 4.1.2 -- then you can use the recently posted root method to gain root back. It should take < 15 minutes to do, most of that spent flashing with RSDLite. It'll actually take longer to download all the ADB drivers, Moto drivers, etc -- if you don't have them already.
triplexdoubledadevelopers said:
I bought a used XT925 today. While the previous owner did go to some trouble to clean it, it still has a bunch of apps and some settings that I really don't want. Also, as a privacy paranoiac, I'm worried that there may be something malicious (however slight the possibility).
The device is rooted and running JB 4.1.2. I would love to factory reset it but having read a few reports of people losing root or worse (here, here, here and here, to list just a few) that plan seems ill-advised.
I've been toying with trying to script some kind of fs compare against a fs from a rom, but I'm not sure if this is even feasible. So far the only other thing I can think of to do is uninstall all the apps and manually sift through and delete all the other junk in the filesystem.
Does anyone have any suggestions on returning my device to the most "virgin" state possible while retaining root?
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Whats up,
Cpudan80 is right, your best bet is to flash stock 4.1.2, and to reroot. And it does take about 15 minutes if you don't already have drivers and stuff, but I can help you out, by linking you to my utility, which essentially does the heavy lifting of finding all of the programs and stuff, and puts it together into one convenient package.
Find it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241788
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Simplest way is to use RSD Lite to send your device back to stock 4.1.2 -- then you can use the recently posted root method to gain root back.
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Cpudan80 is right, your best bet is to flash stock 4.1.2, and to reroot.
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Thanks for the replies! Would you link me to that root method, Cpudan80? All of the root methods I've been able to find say that you must flash 4.0 or CWM first in order to root, then protect root and upgrade to JB again. Is there a new better way which doesn't require downgrading?
triplexdoubledadevelopers said:
Thanks for the replies! Would you link me to that root method, Cpudan80? All of the root methods I've been able to find say that you must flash 4.0 or CWM first in order to root, then protect root and upgrade to JB again. Is there a new better way which doesn't require downgrading?
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There's a thread on here somewhere -- but here's the thread I followed (after using RSDLite to go back to clean 4.1.2). No hard steps at all, just run a bat file - press enter and viola - you're rooted.
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/15208-root-motochopper-yet-another-android-root-exploit/
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There's a thread on here somewhere -- but here's the thread I followed (after using RSDLite to go back to clean 4.1.2). No hard steps at all, just run a bat file - press enter and viola - you're rooted.
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Amazing, thanks! I had seen that exploit at one point when I was considering getting an earlier RAZR version and was looking into how easy it was to root it. I thought that exploit didn't work with the XT925 since there was no link to it in the forum (and searches only revealed many tales of failed root attempts and downgrades). Thanks again!
The goal: Get my sluggish phone (Razr Maxx HD, JB 4.1.2, currently 9.16.6.XT926.Verizon.en.US, rooted, bootloader locked) to be less sluggish.
The proposed method: Wipe phone and start over.
The "problem": Because I am rooted and want to stay that way, I am aware that I can't just do a factory reset. I believe that I need to unroot first, then wipe, then reroot. But there are many more possible methods to do this than there were before and I'm having trouble figuring out which might be the best method for me (or which will even work, at all).
Background: If I had just blindly done what I did the last time I wiped (I think I was starting from ICS 0.7.2 last time, not JB), I would have backed up everything, used DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.10 which I have from before (dates appear to be 1/28/2013) to go back to 0.6.25.X926., and, using the zip files I have from before, go from 0.6.25 to 0.7.2 to 9.1.41 to 9.16.6. (I was never able to successfully take OTA updates). Like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024423 BUT, now that I'm on JB, it's not clear to me that I can even do this. One post is telling me that if I'm on 9.16.6, I should NOT use Droid Razr HD Utility 1.10. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33610625#post33610625 and when I found the thread for the 1.21 utility, it also says no 9.16.6.
I've been wandering around the relevant posts that are linked from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247250
but for whatever reason, this is just making my head spin. I'm more confused about what I can and cannot do, than I was before I started. I think too many OTA versions have passed me by... I was happy with the way things were working so I just didn't care about updates, KitKat, etc. I don't have a good feel for how many versions there are between 9.16.6 and current.
My actual question: I think I could really use some help narrowing down my options. Do I have any options at all? If so, can anyone suggest what my realistic options actually are? I don't care if I end up in JB or KitKat at the end; I do want to be able to restore some of the data from some of my apps using Titanium Backup and/or MyBackup Pro; and I want to be rooted when I am done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, dlc
dlc2001 said:
The goal: Get my sluggish phone (Razr Maxx HD, JB 4.1.2, currently 9.16.6.XT926.Verizon.en.US, rooted, bootloader locked) to be less sluggish.
The proposed method: Wipe phone and start over.
The "problem": Because I am rooted and want to stay that way, I am aware that I can't just do a factory reset. I believe that I need to unroot first, then wipe, then reroot. But there are many more possible methods to do this than there were before and I'm having trouble figuring out which might be the best method for me (or which will even work, at all).
Background: If I had just blindly done what I did the last time I wiped (I think I was starting from ICS 0.7.2 last time, not JB), I would have backed up everything, used DROID_RAZR_HD_Utility1.10 which I have from before (dates appear to be 1/28/2013) to go back to 0.6.25.X926., and, using the zip files I have from before, go from 0.6.25 to 0.7.2 to 9.1.41 to 9.16.6. (I was never able to successfully take OTA updates). Like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024423 BUT, now that I'm on JB, it's not clear to me that I can even do this. One post is telling me that if I'm on 9.16.6, I should NOT use Droid Razr HD Utility 1.10. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33610625#post33610625 and when I found the thread for the 1.21 utility, it also says no 9.16.6.
I've been wandering around the relevant posts that are linked from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2247250
but for whatever reason, this is just making my head spin. I'm more confused about what I can and cannot do, than I was before I started. I think too many OTA versions have passed me by... I was happy with the way things were working so I just didn't care about updates, KitKat, etc. I don't have a good feel for how many versions there are between 9.16.6 and current.
My actual question: I think I could really use some help narrowing down my options. Do I have any options at all? If so, can anyone suggest what my realistic options actually are? I don't care if I end up in JB or KitKat at the end; I do want to be able to restore some of the data from some of my apps using Titanium Backup and/or MyBackup Pro; and I want to be rooted when I am done. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, dlc
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to get rid of the slowness of the phone i recommend going to a lolipop rom , LP has to be the quickest my phone has ran... ever.
-step 1 use rsd lite to flash [4.4.2] 183.46.10 fxz (make sure it ends with a 10 not a 14 or 15 or you wont be able to unlock bootloader)
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/45494-fxz-442-1834610/
-step 2 root and unlock use TR.apk (root)and motopocalypse.apk (bootloader unlock)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783912
-step 3 use ADB fastboot to Flash custom recovery, i personally use twrp there are others you can use if you decide to do the research
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/51883-recoverytwrp-2810-11-01-14/
-step 4 flash LP custom rom, i use blisspop, it seems to have the most updates at the moment . it has really impressed me
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/60153-rom502lollipopmsm8960-kkbl-blisspop-official/
that rom comes with supersu built in so you will have root. if your reason for having root is to have exposed, it doesnt work on lolipop so stop at sstep 3 and either flash a KK custom rom or just flash supersu which will give you root on stock kitkat
OK, I will spend a little more time absorbing/reading and then I'll give it a shot, thanks muchly. I want to do some backups just in case, so it'll take a while...
Couple of followup questions based on the reading I've done so far from the links you provided, just so I know what I'm doing before I do it:
1. I think I get Steps 1 and 2. After Step 2 I am rooted and on stock KK, correct? So if I stop there do I still need to "flash supersu" per your comment at the end? Does the root in step 2 put supersu in my apps, and if not can I not just install it from google play?
2. Seems like I can use the Step 1 method to flash back to JB (or any other FXZ I can find) if I want. If I do that, is there any way to root JB, or is this trip I'm about to take, a one-way trip? Just to clarify, JB hasn't always been slow for me... it's just slowed down recently. Not saying I want to go back to JB for sure, but I like to know what options I am closing off when I move forward, and reviews of KitKat are not universally splendid.... I hear you about the custom ROM but for various work-related reasons I may be better off staying stock (well, stock + root) for a while at least.
Again, thank you for your help.
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OK, I will spend a little more time absorbing/reading and then I'll give it a shot, thanks muchly. I want to do some backups just in case, so it'll take a while...
Couple of followup questions based on the reading I've done so far from the links you provided, just so I know what I'm doing before I do it:
1. I think I get Steps 1 and 2. After Step 2 I am rooted and on stock KK, correct? So if I stop there do I still need to "flash supersu" per your comment at the end? Does the root in step 2 put supersu in my apps, and if not can I not just install it from google play?
2. Seems like I can use the Step 1 method to flash back to JB (or any other FXZ I can find) if I want. If I do that, is there any way to root JB, or is this trip I'm about to take, a one-way trip? Just to clarify, JB hasn't always been slow for me... it's just slowed down recently. Not saying I want to go back to JB for sure, but I like to know what options I am closing off when I move forward, and reviews of KitKat are not universally splendid.... I hear you about the custom ROM but for various work-related reasons I may be better off staying stock (well, stock + root) for a while at least.
Again, thank you for your help.
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yes you can install it from playstore, but once your bootloader is unlocked you can always root by flashing in custom recovery. you dont need exploits anymore
All done, worked great!
So I just got my new Sony Xperia Z3 but unfortunately it's D6603 model so no 32GB goodness which means I probably need Link2SD as I'll end up with probably about 10GB user available storage after all the updated which means I need to root.
I haven't even turned the phone on yet, it's still sitting there charging, but let's assume for a moment that it's not yet on Lollipop and still running KitKat which should mean I have various easy rooting methods at my disposal, right?
So what I'm asking is what would be the easiest (and most universal/in other words covering the most versions) root I could use.
I don't care about custom this or whatever, I want to keep my phone as stock as possible, I just want to be able to use Link2SD and maybe Titanium Backup, so if possible I'd prefer not to add a custom recovery or mess with anything beyond getting root access for those 2 apps.
I know I will have to check the bootloader first (I assume it's already unlocked though given the phone it's an international version that isn't carrier locked but that's a different problem anyways). But after that is there a recommended one-click root to use that alters as little as possible and covers as many android versions as possible? Or something almost as easy?
I don't want easy because my technical knowledge is lacking by the way, I want easy because the fewer steps there are the less I can screw up and I'm terrified of bricking the phone....so terrified I've resisted rooting my previous two android phones even after getting replacement phones, but I really need Link2SD now.
Should I use Kingroot and then replace the king Super User app with normal SuperuserSU?
Can I still keep root by doing a PC update instead of an OTA one?
SCHUMI_4EVER said:
Should I use Kingroot and then replace the king Super User app with normal SuperuserSU?
Can I still keep root by doing a PC update instead of an OTA one?
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Search forums. You can have Z3 rooted on both locked and unlocked bootloaders or or install custom fw.
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use kingroot with chainfire's supersu
ondrejvaroscak said:
Search forums. You can have Z3 rooted on both locked and unlocked bootloaders or or install custom fw.
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I know there are many options, I was hoping to be pointed to what someone considers the ideal easy way. My very problem was that I was inundated by potential rooting options but many either modified more than I would have liked or some seemed suspect/too good to be true (no way there are 30 accepted one-click root programs for this phone) so I'd been hoping someone would help me find the right tree in the forest of options I was looking at.
Anyways today I finally turned the phone on and to my great dismay found that it was already fully up to date (well our local network OTA updates may be a revision or 2 behind international updates) and running Lollipop 5.02 and I gave up all hope then there but Kingroot looked so easy that I decided to try it anyways and to my great surprise and tremendous delight it worked perfectly. Downloaded rootchecker and I'm fully rooted. Tried Link2SD and I'm extremely pleased to say that I have all of Asphalt 8 - Airborne's massive bulk as well as Spiderman Unlimited taking up space on my SD card and most of my user available internal storage remains unused.
I think I'm going to stay with KingRoot's app though and not switch to SuperSU, I don't want there to be any chance of losing this root access (I know it shouldn't happen but I desperately need Link2SD to stay happy so I don't want to rock the boat in any way).
So I guess this thread can be closed now.
Black Plague said:
use kingroot with chainfire's supersu
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Thanks. I ended up using Kingroot before this already because when I turned the phone on for the first time I saw that it was already on 5.02 which I thought made it unrootable (without a custom rom, but I may have missread something somewhere) so I decided give it a Hail Mary try and it worked!!
I think I'm going to stick with KingRoot's app though and not replace it with SuperSU, I just don't want to rock the boat and lose that root access (I know it can be done without losing it, but I'm super paranoid).
SCHUMI_4EVER said:
Thanks. I ended up using Kingroot before this already because when I turned the phone on for the first time I saw that it was already on 5.02 which I thought made it unrootable (without a custom rom, but I may have missread something somewhere) so I decided give it a Hail Mary try and it worked!!
I think I'm going to stick with KingRoot's app though and not replace it with SuperSU, I just don't want to rock the boat and lose that root access (I know it can be done without losing it, but I'm super paranoid).
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I would be more paranoid about using quite unknown app instead of rock solid and proven SuperSU..
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I would be more paranoid about using quite unknown app instead of rock solid and proven SuperSU..
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I don't have anything sensitive on my phone, I'd prefer they didn't spy on me of course but as far as I'm concerned they can have every shred of info they want. All I need is root access for Link2SD, I don't need the rock-solid and proven SuperSU for that and I don't want any more features incase that offers more.
Since KingRoot has given my phone a chance at a decent life I'm willing to trust them until being shown info to the contrary (and I mean more than just them knowing my IMEI number).
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Thanks. I ended up using Kingroot before this already because when I turned the phone on for the first time I saw that it was already on 5.02 which I thought made it unrootable (without a custom rom, but I may have missread something somewhere) so I decided give it a Hail Mary try and it worked!!
I think I'm going to stick with KingRoot's app though and not replace it with SuperSU, I just don't want to rock the boat and lose that root access (I know it can be done without losing it, but I'm super paranoid).
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Easy bro, relax la, do you want to stick with kingroot super user ? its ok but if u flash chainfire's super su, u can uninstall that kinguser
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Easy bro, relax la, do you want to stick with kingroot super user ? its ok but if u flash chainfire's super su, u can uninstall that kinguser
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Besides having the more trusted app what would I gain from SuperSU? Does it to do more? Besides the engrish the Super User app from Kingroot seems fine.
Can SuperSU also unroot my phone again (should I need to warranty claim) and also try to keep the root permanent even when updates happen (which Kingroot apparently tries to do even if it likely won't work)?
Oh by the way one more question with regards to rooting. Back when I had my Xperia neo apparently OTA updates would make you lose root but doing an update via the Sony PC companion program could maintain the root...is that still the case? Or do I lose root no matter what now?
Pc companion is a worthless pos. Believe me. Look for alts, anything that works with android to your liking. You'll be much happier. Kingroot is not needed AT ALL. Plus I don't like the fact it calls home. Reminds me of the latest lenovo fiasco where programs within the bios are calling home-wtf! Use the tested working giefroot, flashtool, xzdr stuff. My 2cents
So I have a Sprint Galaxy S6. Until last week, I was running Android 5.1. I actively avoided upgrading to 6.0.1 because things are getting more difficult with the use of certain programs and with rooting and all that.
Something important required me to TRY upgrading to Android 6, hoping this might solve my problem. It didn't. The problem has since fixed itself (much to my confusion), but now I'm stuck with Android 6. And by upgrading I lost my custom recovery and root. I now find out that downgrading is quite a task and multiple sources say don't do it under any circumstances.
I'm (probably) fine with keeping Android 6.0 if I could just figure out how to root my phone (preferably easily). Tried PingPongRoot which is what I had previously, also tried King Root and Kingo Root and nothing worked. They all failed. PPR even put me in a catch-22 whereby I couldn't root until I got SuperSU working, but SuperSU wouldn't work because the binary wasn't installed and required root to do so. So I needed root to make SuperSU work and needed SuperSU to work in order to root. Fail.
So I got CF-Auto-Root. I figured easy, right? Then I get something I've never seen before: "Custom Binary Blocked by FRP Lock." This was not on my phone before I updated. Flashing with Odin failed instantly. Phone still works, but I'm back to square one. Looked up how to fix this problem and found that, this too, could mess me up. I'm locked out of Titanium Backup until I root and I don't want to go ruining my phone without a backup of all of my apps, for which I need TB.
1) How do I root my Galaxy S6 SM-G920P Android 6.0.1 easily? Relatively easily?
2) Is there a safe way to get rid of the FRP Lock so that I can root?
3) If rooting Android 6 is going to be dangerous, is downgrading back to Android 5 possible? Is this equally, if not more, dangerous?
I did NOT know what a pain this would be going to Android 6. I'm totally frazzled right now and out of ideas. Any help would be appreciated.
hamstrman said:
So I have a Sprint Galaxy S6. Until last week, I was running Android 5.1. I actively avoided upgrading to 6.0.1 because things are getting more difficult with the use of certain programs and with rooting and all that.
Something important required me to TRY upgrading to Android 6, hoping this might solve my problem. It didn't. The problem has since fixed itself (much to my confusion), but now I'm stuck with Android 6. And by upgrading I lost my custom recovery and root. I now find out that downgrading is quite a task and multiple sources say don't do it under any circumstances.
I'm (probably) fine with keeping Android 6.0 if I could just figure out how to root my phone (preferably easily). Tried PingPongRoot which is what I had previously, also tried King Root and Kingo Root and nothing worked. They all failed. PPR even put me in a catch-22 whereby I couldn't root until I got SuperSU working, but SuperSU wouldn't work because the binary wasn't installed and required root to do so. So I needed root to make SuperSU work and needed SuperSU to work in order to root. Fail.
So I got CF-Auto-Root. I figured easy, right? Then I get something I've never seen before: "Custom Binary Blocked by FRP Lock." This was not on my phone before I updated. Flashing with Odin failed instantly. Phone still works, but I'm back to square one. Looked up how to fix this problem and found that, this too, could mess me up. I'm locked out of Titanium Backup until I root and I don't want to go ruining my phone without a backup of all of my apps, for which I need TB.
1) How do I root my Galaxy S6 SM-G920P Android 6.0.1 easily? Relatively easily?
2) Is there a safe way to get rid of the FRP Lock so that I can root?
3) If rooting Android 6 is going to be dangerous, is downgrading back to Android 5 possible? Is this equally, if not more, dangerous?
I did NOT know what a pain this would be going to Android 6. I'm totally frazzled right now and out of ideas. Any help would be appreciated.
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Rooting is fairly straightforward with cf-autoroot, you're main problem here is frp (factory reset protection) which is a Google security feature, you need to remove this or bypass this 1st before doing anything. I've seen a few articles and guides on Google, but as I don't have this issue I cannot say if they work or not but at a glance they do not seem very difficult. But once you get past the frp lock you can go ahead and root. If you are on a newer marshmallow bootloader then downgrading to lollipop is pretty much impossible
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Rooting is fairly straightforward with cf-autoroot, you're main problem here is frp (factory reset protection) which is a Google security feature, you need to remove this or bypass this 1st before doing anything. I've seen a few articles and guides on Google, but as I don't have this issue I cannot say if they work or not but at a glance they do not seem very difficult. But once you get past the frp lock you can go ahead and root. If you are on a newer marshmallow bootloader then downgrading to lollipop is pretty much impossible
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Thanks. I looked it up myself. Requires something called "Find my mobile," a setting under "Lock Screen and Security." I don't have that.
Samsung's website says if you don't see it, then your device is not supported. Kill me now!
I completely screwed myself by updating. If anyone else knows a way to do this with my... limitations, I would love to hear about it.
hamstrman said:
Thanks. I looked it up myself. Requires something called "Find my mobile," a setting under "Lock Screen and Security." I don't have that.
Samsung's website says if you don't see it, then your device is not supported. Kill me now!
I completely screwed myself by updating. If anyone else knows a way to do this with my... limitations, I would love to hear about it.
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Have you had a look at method 1 on the below page?
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.pro...tory-reset-protection-on-samsung-devices/amp/
sofir786 said:
Have you had a look at method 1 on the below page?
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.pro...tory-reset-protection-on-samsung-devices/amp/
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Method 1 being... factory reset? I'm hoping to keep my phone in tact.
I did find something stupidly simple that someone just happened to off hand comment on in an old thread. Apparently there's a switch in the settings to disable OEM protections. I didn't think it would work but it really was that easy.
Was able to root successfully using CF, but then doing a SuperSU full unroot caused a bootloop. I have to figure out the proper way to root for my needs now.
Thanks for the suggestion, though!
So I logged on in the first time in forever to find out that I could downgrade my g920v down to lollipop and then one-click root it. So before I started anything I just wanted to confirm, if I downgrade like is described here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/general/g920vvrs4dqd1-odin-nougat-7-0-firmware-t3597007 and then root like described here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/general/ok7-og5-sm-g920v-s6-verizon-oneclick-t3506861 will everything work? I'm running stock 7.0 right now
Depends on what you mean by "will everything work?"
You can downgrade no problem.
If you follow the root thread you will see, if I recall correctly, that you lose root on reboot of the phone. So ya, that is a thing. You will keep root settings in Xposed and etc, but you will have to go through the root process again should the phone reboot.
That is kind of the really short version. But that is the main reason I have been keeping my phone stock, for now anyway.