I have Indian moto g 16 GB Android 4.4.4 I have a few questions
1. I just want to root it without any custom recovery or rom. Only to try apps which require root. I am not interested in custom roms, happy with stock rom. I found Modaco's method for it. But many users did not find it working. Is there any other SIMPLE AND STABLE method for it without messing up with stock rom and recovery?
2. If I successfully root it without custom recovery what will be steps to unroot it and revert it back to stock 4.4.4 so that I could receive future OTA. (i had rooted my HTC one x with custom recovery so I know about unlocking bootloader). Will this process include flashing stock rom as there is already stock rom in phone
3. Is is necessary to download stock firmware if someone decide to revert back from rooted phone to stock. I mean not everyone has fast Internet connection to download those big 400-500 mb . Zip files. I read somewhere that we can backup the entire rom after rooting. So why not flash that backed up rom for reverting process. Why need to download..and For backing up the stock rom do we need to root with custom recovery or the Modaco's method (stock recovery root) will work.
You may find my third question stupid but I am not much into this stuff.
Please answer my all questions whether it is yes or no. You need not to provide detailed descriptions but just clear my confusion. I couldn't find these type of questions anywhere else on Internet. So may be useful for other users too. Thanx
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Anybody???
Guru.Eclairs said:
Anybody???
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Hey...yes you can root it but doing so requires an unlocked bootloader(which wipes all data on the phone..so backup)
To revert root you'll need stock recovery(since you say you don't want a custom recovery, skip flashing the stock recovery) and untouched stock ROM...
you can either download a stock fresh stock ROM[recommended]
Or
You can revert all root changes you did to the ROM(Xposed, root,busybox, e.t.c.)
Cheers mate
thanx for replying..
Ok reverting will be enough? I thought stock rom is no more Pure after we root it either by stock recovery or custom recovery. And if i choose the reverting method, how much total apps will i have to delete/uninstall?
Guru.Eclairs said:
Ok reverting will be enough? I thought stock rom is no more Pure after we root it either by stock recovery or custom recovery. And if i choose the reverting method, how much total apps will i have to delete/uninstall?
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You'll will have to remove all root adjustments you made...if you can't remember them all, it's best to flash a new zip...but in my case it was only Xposed and root so I uninstalled Xposed within the app, then went to supersu to revert root.
Good luck
itouchables said:
You'll will have to remove all root adjustments you made...if you can't remember them all, it's best to flash a new zip...but in my case it was only Xposed and root so I uninstalled Xposed within the app, then went to supersu to revert root.
Good luck
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Thanx sir, Good Day
1. Try Paul O´Brien´s (that guy from Modaco) method. I rooted my Moto G with stock 4.4.4 like a month ago. No need to mess with the recovery, easy and simple.
2. There is an option in SuperSU that deletes all SU binaries from the phone. It is not needed to update though. You can update with SU installed, unless you modified any system files that the OTA wants to patch.
3. No, as mentioned in 2. Just unroot, uninstall xposed and you are done.
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knizmi said:
1. Try Paul O´Brien´s (that guy from Modaco) method. I rooted my Moto G with stock 4.4.4 like a month ago. No need to mess with the recovery, easy and simple.
2. There is an option in SuperSU that deletes all SU binaries from the phone. It is not needed to update though. You can update with SU installed, unless you modified any system files that the OTA wants to patch.
3. No, as mentioned in 2. Just unroot, uninstall xposed and you are done.
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Thanks i'll try MoDaCo's method after getting android L OTA
i know my question sounds weird, actually all i did was root my mobile then installed custom recovery on it and then installed custom rom (that was Xperia HD) then i wanted to go to a new custom ROM (that was LG G3), i installed helium to backup my apps data, after i flashed and rebooted my mobile, i installed helium to restore but i did not asked for any SU permissions and switched on unrooted method, btw superuser was already installed but it wasn't giving me superuser permissions on any app, i kinda worried and downloaded root checker and guess what it said, "your device has not root access" :/ then i tried to root my mobile again but the real question is that now which root setup should i look up to download to root? i mean for the older stock rom i had or for lg g3? FYI, LG G3 ROM is running perfect.
Sir,
For wich device you want to point? Xperia or LG?
Thanks
Hello everybody
I want to root and install a Custom Rom on my M2 Aqua (Android 5.1.).
I have got a Mac. So most of the instruction does`t work.
Last week I tried to install a custom rom. But it did`t work. So Flashtool I have already installed.
So where can I find a complete How to for a Mac (should contain Root, Custom Recovery install, Custom Rom install).
Before the Sony I had a HTC M8 so rooting is´t new for me. But there is a big difference between Sony and HTC.
I hope someone could help me
Regards Jannik
I just bought a D6633 dual sim z3 and I was going to root but then I found out that Unlocking bootloader wipes DRM keys and so I'm confused on what I should do now?
should I downgrade to kitkat ,root, backup drm, then unlock bootloader? or is there another faster way to just root it on Marshmellow?
As far I know...
Optionally you can backup some important Apps with “Helium“ (from Play Store) to SD or PC - Internal Storage will be wiped by Unlocking the Bootloader...perhaps by Downgrading too, i'm not sure.
Then dowgrade, root, backup TA (DRM)
... with root you could get a custom recovery
and with a custom recovery you could:
-(backup your rooted kitkat rom)
-flash a pre-rooted stock Marshmallow-Rom
so if you want a original Sony Marshmallow OS with root and DRM Keys, there is no need to unlock the bootloader. If you'd like to have Cyanogen or any OS with a custom kernel, unlock it, a locked bootloader would brick your phone.
....but i'm not sure, wait for Comments of Seniors
Hi guys im new here at z3 development.
I would like to ask if there's a way to install twrp or other custom recovery to my phone without pc? My z3 model is d6653, locked bootloader, rooted via kingroot... Coz i want to update it to lollipop or marshmallow without loosing root...
Thanks in advance.
Have a great day.
In theory NO you cannot update your device while you are rooted and if you can you would loose root kingroot does backup it but you can only use it till the last lollipop update and as for the custom recovery you can use official twrp app or Rashr app and get a custom recovery image and flash it but do it at your own risk as it can brick your device really bad on locked bootloaders
I hope this helped you hit the thanks button if it helped you