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Whats up guys

Just bought a Nexus s 4g today from sprint and got rid of my HTC EVO 4G which i had for almost a year and been rooted pretty much that whole time.
just a couple quick questions regarding the SNS.
Since this is internal memory and no sd card how do i add music bring all my pics and videos back from my computer? Only thing i could think of is download some sort of program. ( the one for evo was called "HTC SYNC")
And some other questions about root. Since i just bought it today and its at version 2.3.4 is it able to be rooted or am i locked out of it cause there last update?
i also saw the guide to root and saw that theres different versions ( like I90xxxx) how do i figure out which version nexus i have.
Thanks Guys, if i have anymore questions ill ask here.

It's just like any other phone. The "internal memory" is basically a integrated SD card that is irremovable.
Just plug your phone in via USB, mount USB storage. And copy paste it!
Or get Google Music (need to get invited to the beta).
It is a Nexus phone, it is a phone that provides a unlocked bootloader (you have to manually unlock it but its relatively easy). Nexus devices are encouraged to be rooted / played with.
The Sprint 4G version is not I9020A/I9020T/I9023
Root Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078213
Read the stickied threads. They'll help.

Edit: and which is the best root method to use.

zephiK said:
It's just like any other phone. The "internal memory" is basically a integrated SD card that is irremovable.
Just plug your phone in via USB, mount USB storage. And copy paste it!
Or get Google Music (need to get invited to the beta).
It is a Nexus phone, it is a phone that provides a unlocked bootloader (you have to manually unlock it but its relatively easy). Nexus devices are encouraged to be rooted / played with.
The Sprint 4G version is not I9020A/I9020T/I9023
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And will i be able to root with the lasted update? i know some people have been locked out because of it

Joey_UFC said:
And will i be able to root with the lasted update? i know some people have been locked out because of it
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I just said,
It is a Nexus phone, it is a phone that provides a unlocked bootloader (you have to manually unlock it but its relatively easy). Nexus devices are encouraged to be rooted / played with.
And provided the root guide link. Please read that, I shouldn't have to repeat this.
This phone is not Motorola or HTC. Those phones come with a locked bootloader which disallows you to tamper with rooting / flashing ROMs. To do that on those phones, you need a exploit.
Now this is what i meant by.. the Nexus devices come with a unlockable bootloader. Just follow the guide.
edit: Best root method? Uh.. rooting couldn't get any easier than a Nexus device. It's ENCOURAGED to be tampered with.
1. get drivers installed
2. go into bootloader mode
3. fastboot oem unlock
4. accept the terms
5. fastboot flash recovery whatever-recovery-name-is.img
6. go into CWM and flash su.zip
7. done you're stock rooted.
optional: download ROM & kernel, radio update (if there is one. I don't follow NS4G)

zephiK said:
I just said,
It is a Nexus phone, it is a phone that provides a unlocked bootloader (you have to manually unlock it but its relatively easy). Nexus devices are encouraged to be rooted / played with.
And provided the root guide link. Please read that, I shouldn't have to repeat this.
This phone is not Motorola or HTC. Those phones come with a locked bootloader which disallows you to tamper with rooting / flashing ROMs. To do that on those phones, you need a exploit.
Now this is what i meant by.. the Nexus devices come with a unlockable bootloader. Just follow the guide.
edit: Best root method? Uh.. rooting couldn't get any easier than a Nexus device. It's ENCOURAGED to be tampered with.
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You have to repeat yourself because in your first post you didn't add a link to root until you edited it.

Joey_UFC said:
You have to repeat yourself because in your first post you didn't add a link to root until you edited it.
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So you want me to double post instead of editting it? (Like what you did?) It was a relatively quick edit in <20 seconds.
Yeah ok. The only edit I did was to make the job EASIER FOR YOU by linking the stickied thread. I didn't have to do it, but I did it because I wanted to be nice.
The term 'unlocked bootloader' as I mentioned (before the edit) explains it all.

zephiK said:
So you want me to double post instead of editting it? It was a relatively quick edit in <20 seconds.
Yeah ok.
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No one asked for a double post but with that stick up your ass you should be told that if you don't like repeating yourself then don't get all pissy if you didn't edit you first post fast enough by the time i replied.

Joey_UFC said:
No one asked for a double post but with that stick up your ass you should be told that if you don't like repeating yourself then don't get all pissy if you didn't edit you first post fast enough by the time i replied.
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Lol, Why are you getting upset? I gave what you asked for as well as including additional background information in regards to the bootloader. No reason to get a attitude. You didn't properly read what I said before responding.
You should double read things before you post. The only edit I did was to provide the link of the stickied thread to make the rooting process for YOU easier.
Nothing else was changed/removed. I included information saying that its a unlockable device, so the same rooting method will always work regardless of the Android verison before it was editted. And I edit my posts rather than double posting it because well, I believe its apart of the rules? And its apart of Forums 101. That's why the edit option is there.

zephiK said:
Lol, Why are you getting upset? I gave what you asked for as well as including additional background information in regards to the bootloader. No reason to get a attitude. You didn't properly read what I said before responding.
You should double read things before you post. The only edit I did was to provide the link of the stickied thread to make the rooting process for YOU easier.
Nothing else was changed/removed.
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lol come on now your saying i was the one getting upset? Don't try to turn the tables on me like that.
When you want to start a sentence by I JUST SAID... and I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF then expect some backlash.
Thanks for the info and ill even thank your posts, But next time don't keep editing your posts just like you did to your last one. even if they are quick, im a quick replier and i won't see your edit. you should also try to come out more polite then with a stick up your Va-Jay-Jay

Joey_UFC said:
lol come on now your saying i was the one getting upset? Don't try to turn the tables on me like that.
When you want to start a sentence by I JUST SAID... and I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF then expect some backlash.
Thanks for the info and ill even thank your posts, But next time don't keep editing your posts just like you did to your last one. even if they are quick, im a quick replier and i won't see your edit. you should also try to come out more polite then with a stick up your Va-Jay-Jay
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Turn tables? You're the one raising your "voice" towards me.
I answered your question in regards to the rooting process. I gave you what you wanted and this is how you repay me by talking "smack" to me because I told you to re-read what I said.
Try to help people and people don't even have the courtesy to say thank you.
Anyways, I'm done here. Take it how you want but I gave you the answers to what you were looking for and I don't think its fair to feed drama around the forums to this absurd argument.
Better get used to me being around the forums because I'm pretty active. No harsh feelings though. Good luck rooting and have fun with your new device

I said thanks in my last post and here goes another for you so you don't get too upset, Thanks.
Enjoy your day

Joey_UFC said:
I said thanks in my last post and here goes another for you so you don't get too upset, Thanks.
Enjoy your day
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The guy goes through the trouble to answer your question and you tell him to stick what up his ass? I don't think you'll get much help around here with this approach.
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[Q] I need to root my device D6633 23.0.1.F.0.96

Hello Guys ,
could any one help me on how to root my Z3 D6633 23.0.1.F.0.96 , locked
i have search the forums , i found some random topics but not clear to me , i am afraid to brick it
root 23.0.1.F.0.96
Please Help

Hi, i read that you need unlock bootloader, but if you unlock it the cam lose quality. In fòrum XDA one post is comparision with z3 bl unlocked and z3 bl locked.
Sorry for my english

bitman85 said:
Hi, i read that you need unlock bootloader, but if you unlock it the cam lose quality. In fòrum XDA one post is comparision with z3 bl unlocked and z3 bl locked.
Sorry for my english
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actually , i dont need to unlock it , i just need a ROOT

I think you need unlock bootloader to root

Giefroot without open bootloader
no need to open the bootloader at all and pls DON'T OPEN IT BEFORE BACKUP THE TA PARTITION
This how to root with locked bootloader :
Giefroot
works pretty with My Z3

new_world_2006 said:
Hello Guys ,
could any one help me on how to root my Z3 D6633 23.0.1.F.0.96 , locked
i have search the forums , i found some random topics but not clear to me , i am afraid to brick it
root 23.0.1.F.0.96
Please Help
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Really? The [Guide]{Root}{Recovery} How to Root and install Recovery on Locked BL for NOOBS. Which is actually in the same section as where you posted this is not clear/good enough?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
The D6633 is actually named explicitly in the topicstart. It's pretty simple, you HAVE to downgrade the firmware to root with a LB. There's no other way atm...

dagrim1 said:
Really? The [Guide]{Root}{Recovery} How to Root and install Recovery on Locked BL for NOOBS. Which is actually in the same section as where you posted this is not clear/good enough?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
The D6633 is actually named explicitly in the topicstart. It's pretty simple, you HAVE to downgrade the firmware to root with a LB. There's no other way atm...
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Thanks for the replies :
Exactly , i was searching for something to Root without downgrade , it seems that no luck

new_world_2006 said:
Thanks for the replies :
Exactly , i was searching for something to Root without downgrade , it seems that no luck
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You have to downgrade, but you can upgrade afterwards if you follow the guide

So if I have a D6633 .74 rooted I just need to flash the new .96 pre-rooted firmware?

gregbradley said:
You have to downgrade, but you can upgrade afterwards if you follow the guide
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Thanks ,
on the upgrade post i didnot find my device listed on the pre-rooted framware

new_world_2006 said:
Thanks ,
on the upgrade post i didnot find my device listed on the pre-rooted framware
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Then make one yourself. Search for PRFCreator. It takes 7 minutes to build one.

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new_world_2006 said:
Hello Guys ,
could any one help me on how to root my Z3 D6633 23.0.1.F.0.96 , locked
i have search the forums , i found some random topics but not clear to me , i am afraid to brick it
root 23.0.1.F.0.96
Please Help
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guys first understand one thing if u want to throw ur phone in dustbin or any other place then you should root or flash ROM ,
guys really understand that rooting or flashing rom is not good bcoz after it would be your worst nightmare you have ever seen, so be careful ,i am the one who had suffer this , but ultimately i have overcome from this . if you have lot of free time then you should go for it otherwise keep distance. the problems you will face after rooting or flashing rom are: data corrupted,and most important will be you will lost your IMEI of the phone that is almost impossible to repair.

bitman85 said:
I think you need unlock bootloader to root
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Please don't spread false information. Use sources when you make claims.

rsk2032 said:
guys first understand one thing if u want to throw ur phone in dustbin or any other place then you should root or flash ROM ,
guys really understand that rooting or flashing rom is not good bcoz after it would be your worst nightmare you have ever seen, so be careful ,i am the one who had suffer this , but ultimately i have overcome from this . if you have lot of free time then you should go for it otherwise keep distance. the problems you will face after rooting or flashing rom are: data corrupted,and most important will be you will lost your IMEI of the phone that is almost impossible to repair.
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I have rooted at least 15 devices countless times in the past 6 years and never bricked a phone. Please don't spread misinformation because you did not read instructions clearly and destroyed your own phone. Rooting is safe and easy as long as you follow instructions.

rsk2032 said:
guys first understand one thing if u want to throw ur phone in dustbin or any other place then you should root or flash ROM ,
guys really understand that rooting or flashing rom is not good bcoz after it would be your worst nightmare you have ever seen, so be careful ,i am the one who had suffer this , but ultimately i have overcome from this . if you have lot of free time then you should go for it otherwise keep distance. the problems you will face after rooting or flashing rom are: data corrupted,and most important will be you will lost your IMEI of the phone that is almost impossible to repair.
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I have never had these issues. Rooting is safe. It does not affect your IMEI. there is only one slight possibility of issues and that is if you unlock the bootloader. But even that is safe as long as you follow the instructions.
Your post is not only inaccurate but scaremongering.
If you have had issues then you did not follow the instructions accurately

gregbradley said:
Then make one yourself. Search for PRFCreator. It takes 7 minutes to build one.
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Thanks my dear

gregbradley said:
I have never had these issues. Rooting is safe. It does not affect your IMEI. there is only one slight possibility of issues and that is if you unlock the bootloader. But even that is safe as long as you follow the instructions.
Your post is not only inaccurate but scaremongering.
If you have had issues then you did not follow the instructions accurately
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i follow the instruction carefully but what if they does't work ,my dear every phone is differ from others and does't apply same thing to other phone.i have applied around 50 types of software and instructions from 5 days but none of them work but fortunately one work and resulted my stock rom got crashed and had to install new stock rom after that i have rooted my device but can can you give guarantee that others can over come from these issue????
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gregbradley said:
I have never had these issues. Rooting is safe. It does not affect your IMEI. there is only one slight possibility of issues and that is if you unlock the bootloader. But even that is safe as long as you follow the instructions.
Your post is not only inaccurate but scaremongering.
If you have had issues then you did not follow the instructions accurately
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please do not tell that follow the instructions carefully ,now a days mostly people are educated and techno geek .if every thing does fine after reading instructions then no one goes to the cure center. now come to the business i know that rooting will unleash the power of android and i am feeling too but the procedure is quite risky and unreliable
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lol1rfs said:
Please don't spread false information. Use sources when you make claims.
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i am not spreading any rumors , i am just telling to those who want to experiment to their device and resulted bricked their device , my friend experiments are only for those who have money to repair and buy a new device after failed experiment.
one good thing if you got succeed then you will be the genius and you can't control your happiness just like me
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scoder said:
I have rooted at least 15 devices countless times in the past 6 years and never bricked a phone. Please don't spread misinformation because you did not read instructions clearly and destroyed your own phone. Rooting is safe and easy as long as you follow instructions.
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my friend you could be genius in rooting but not others ,if rooting is safe and full proof then why we have seen warning message that i am not responsible for anything goes wrong if you can't take responsibility then you have no rights to give any advice (sorry for hard language)

rsk2032 said:
guys first understand one thing if u want to throw ur phone in dustbin or any other place then you should root or flash ROM ,
guys really understand that rooting or flashing rom is not good bcoz after it would be your worst nightmare you have ever seen, so be careful ,i am the one who had suffer this , but ultimately i have overcome from this . if you have lot of free time then you should go for it otherwise keep distance. the problems you will face after rooting or flashing rom are: data corrupted,and most important will be you will lost your IMEI of the phone that is almost impossible to repair.
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Yes I can, if you follow instructions it will work. You have to ensure the instructions are for your phone. A certain amount if intelligence is expected from the user
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i follow the instruction carefully but what if they does't work ,my dear every phone is differ from others and does't apply same thing to other phone.i have applied around 50 types of software and instructions from 5 days but none of them work but fortunately one work and resulted my stock rom got crashed and had to install new stock rom after that i have rooted my device but can can you give guarantee that others can over come from these issue????
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Again, user intelligence is expected here. It is a site for developers, it is expected you do your own research. This is not a "Bring your phone here and we will make it cool" site. Its about educating users and developing. If you are not prepared to do your own due diligence then do not flash anything
please do not tell that follow the instructions carefully ,now a days mostly people are educated and techno geek .if every thing does fine after reading instructions then no one goes to the cure center. now come to the business i know that rooting will unleash the power of android and i am feeling too but the procedure is quite risky and unreliable
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Don't tell you to follow instrucions? Then claim that flashing 50 types of software did not work for you... Then guess what, read the instructions, learn what they mean and follow them
i am not spreading any rumors , i am just telling to those who want to experiment to their device and resulted bricked their device , my friend experiments are only for those who have money to repair and buy a new device after failed experiment.
one good thing if you got succeed then you will be the genius and you can't control your happiness just like me
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Those that bricked their device generally do not read instructions. Some devs brick devices because they are trying new things, New users generally brick it as they do not learn first. I have been there ( when I was a noob I bricked my fair share, but I learned how not to do that and also how to repair them), its a learning process, that's why people say "Its not my responsibility" because you cannot legislate for people not following the instructions
my friend you could be genius in rooting but not others ,if rooting is safe and full proof then why we have seen warning message that i am not responsible for anything goes wrong if you can't take responsibility then you have no rights to give any advice (sorry for hard language)
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Simple answer, if you do not want to flash anything, no one is forcing you.... But plenty of people here do, and do it successfully. Your bad experiences are not representative of the vast majority of users.
If you want to successfully flash things, take some time to learn how to do it before you try it, fail then complain.

1. I quoted Bitman85, not you.
2. As you can see in my quote he claimed that you need to unlock your bootloader to root.

not needed

Lg G Stylo 2 successfully rooted ?

I dont have the phone yet and was wondering if anyone has successfully completed a rooting of this phone. I am looking to buy it and wanted to know if it is root-able.

why do people like you title your posts to sound like it happened?
Seriously, so annoying.

Questions about rooting lg g stylo 2
Well I didnt intended for it to sound like it was already rooted. I wanted to know if anyone has successfully performed a rooting and wanted to know if the phone is work rooting.

So is that a 'no'? Cause I'd love to root this thing.

Yes its a no
Well ive been looking for a thread for it but they are all mostly the original stylo.

Hmm.... Maybe we can ask a moderator to make a lg stylo 2 forum. It won't do any good to look around on the stylo section and muddy already disgusting water with ANOTHER variation of this device. Either that or go looking for an exploit like kids look for Easter eggs.

Confirmed. I successfully rooted via king root on marshmallow

MaFioSo-AZ said:
Confirmed. I successfully rooted via king root on marshmallow
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Careful, another user bricked their device messing around with king root. In the meantime hard reboot the phone and see if root is maintained. Report back on this please, I'd like to know what happens

I too have successfully rooted with king root under marshmallow. I lose it after reboot though.

Poop I hate when people post stuff like that.

Can you unlock the bootloader?

MrObvious said:
Can you unlock the bootloader?
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I think I found instructions for unlocking the bootloader here. Would unlocking it keep me from activating it when the time comes (assuming I do not brick it of course )? I am using virgin mobile. I've been waiting for permanent root before make this my daily.

gforce7 said:
I think I found instructions for unlocking the bootloader here. Would unlocking it keep me from activating it when the time comes (assuming I do not brick it of course )? I am using virgin mobile. I've been waiting for permanent root before make this my daily.
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I have the Boost Stylo2, has anybody tried the Poot method to root. I haven't tried it yet myself.

Haha, I forgot how much fun XDA can be, lol. Nothing like watching a bunch of Junior members post up like they own the place. Seriously, we obviously all have the same common goal, so why act like a bunch of trolls putting each other on blast? That's not gonna look attractive to mods who could recommend a new forum for our device or for devs that already hate this kind of behavior after they've made contributions. They can look right here and see they want nothing to do with a bunch of prepaid carrier newbies whining and *****ing amongst each other over development that hasn't even occurred yet. Now, back on topic, not once has kingroot even begun to work for me, LGMS550 metro pcs. What version of kingroot are you using and please post a link for it along with your variant. Just saying.....

The situation is like most of LG phones with Android 6.x.
Even with bootloader unlocked, some fastboot commands are disabled.
Under such case, a .tot method is the only way to install TWRP which also requires unlocked bootloader.

mingkee said:
The situation is like most of LG phones with Android 6.x.
Even with bootloader unlocked, some fastboot commands are disabled.
Under such case, a .tot method is the only way to install TWRP which also requires unlocked bootloader.
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I haven't unlocked the bootloader on my 2 Plus yet, but if it's like the original Stylo, it's a cake walk. I just want it rooted with custom recovery so I can use layers themes and have a nandroid handy if a theme breaks it.

mustangtim49 said:
Haha, I forgot how much fun XDA can be, lol. Nothing like watching a bunch of Junior members post up like they own the place. Seriously, we obviously all have the same common goal, so why act like a bunch of trolls putting each other on blast? That's not gonna look attractive to mods who could recommend a new forum for our device or for devs that already hate this kind of behavior after they've made contributions. They can look right here and see they want nothing to do with a bunch of prepaid carrier newbies whining and *****ing amongst each other over development that hasn't even occurred yet. Now, back on topic, not once has kingroot even begun to work for me, LGMS550 metro pcs. What version of kingroot are you using and please post a link for it along with your variant. Just saying.....
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If this is directed at my post, I was just giving my 2 cents hoping it may be helpful in some way. If this is useless information then I will just keep lurking and waiting. To answer your question I used KR version 4.9.5 my carrier is virgin mobile ls775zv3 marshmallow 6.0.1

Bootloader
Unlocked 2 Plus bootloader using same method as original G Stylo. Kingroot does not work yet, but over 400 people have sent them a request for the 2 Plus, so hopefully soon. MetroPCS 6.0.1.

I tried Kingroot, and not a chance thus far. I'm on Metro with the MS550, I've heard some with the Boost variant having partial success, but KingRoot isn't very successful right now. Unlocking the boot loader on Metro one is easy, just fast boot unlock bootloader I think was the command lol
Yes many commands in fast boot seem to be missing, most notably boot. I have been experimenting with making a twrp or was going to try and find one that might work. I would have tested more if I could boot rather than risking it by flashing it.
On a side note, these phones, i assume, are as hard to break as the G Stylo. I.E. download mode can fix all. However I can't seem to get ahold of a kdz for the stock os. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Was wondering how progress might be going on this phone

Is there a reliable form of root yet?

I'm considering jumping to the S7. Is there a reliable, working root yet?

reliable yes
working yes
some issues yes
issues can be remedied for most people

sacnotsack said:
reliable yes
working yes
some issues yes
issues can be remedied for most people
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What kind of issues? I'm getting mine tomorrow and I would like to root pretty much right away. I've been through the threads and didn't see much as far as issues.

metalfan78 said:
What kind of issues? I'm getting mine tomorrow and I would like to root pretty much right away. I've been through the threads and didn't see much as far as issues.
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overheating, lag, extreme batter drain, but these can be fixed by setting the cpu governor to on-demand or interactive. those were the only issues I personally experienced, but was easily fixed.
occasionally I will have bad lag, but after a reboot all is well. speaking of boots....boot time is horrendous.

Well, the lag is what I'm trying to get rid of, which is what I'm currently getting with my LG G5. So, I guess switching to the S7 won't make much difference.
Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk

Sounds fixable. I think I'll go stock for a day or so then root it.

I have read that if you freeze the bloat, that helps with battery and lag issues as well.

So, from what I've read, it has to do with the modified boot.img. I really just want to restore all my stuff from titanium backup
Maybe rooting isn't even worth it right now. Unless I root, restore, then flash stock boot.img, if possible.

metalfan78 said:
So, from what I've read, it has to do with the modified boot.img. I really just want to restore all my stuff from titanium backup
Maybe rooting isn't even worth it right now. Unless I root, restore, then flash stock boot.img, if possible.
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Not really worth it... there are some workarounds. But, you will never get rid of the lag. Stay on stock until there is either a new root method or unlocked bootloader.
EDIT: Echoe Rom is out for the SMG930T and SMG935T !!!!!! No lag at all

Thats what I plan on doing for now

metalfan78 said:
Thats what I plan on doing for now
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Flash the U firmware. Removes the bloat.

Is the bloat the only cause of the lag?

metalfan78 said:
Is the bloat the only cause of the lag?
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No. The eng boot will cause a little lag and more battery drain than compared to stock.

lvpre said:
No. The eng boot will cause a little lag and more battery drain than compared to stock.
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Ok, that's what I was reading. I think I'll wait it out a bit. I've had the phone for 24 hrs and that's the longest I've gone without rooting in like 7 years, lol.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0yzuMcMjykeV0wwYnVmbmp0SnM
download this it will help with the CPU , lag , wifi not saving, battery drain, can log in to snapchat, debloat,.. etc

You'll brick your s7
Looks guys, if you knew anything about locked bootloaders, or rooting at all, its not as simple as an odin flash then a root.bat execution and your done. It might root for a while as did mine, then security will catch up with the phone. C'mon so many people are going to have bricked phones because of these fake postings.
I tried it for fun, knew it would brick the t-mobile S7, and it did. I just wanted to be 100% positive before I wrote this. Don't root your U.S. S7, it is impossible and will lead to nothing but problems and stuck boot because of google/samsung security. They went as far as blocking the google account registered with the S7 on google at the time. So think before you just odin then root.bat, your opening more than just a door, trust me.
On top of that, non of the so called odin flashable recovery firmwares are real. They just lead to advertising websites that collect cookie data and make you click links you don't want to click. Be advised.
Of course advertising and spam companies are going to take advantage of people like the android rooting community, who know they are taking a risk rooting in the first place, so you cannot complain when you get malware from these sites, because technically your doing something your not supposed to. Don't just go clicking random downloads because they sound legit. 90% are not.
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If I am wrong about the recovery file, or a flashable image file that actually roots the phone (custom recovery TWRP, cwm anything) please prove me wrong. Root is not root without the recovery. Don't try to root any android phone without an available custom recovery and legit recovery files at hand.
The S7 has a locked bootloader for a reason, attempting root without a custom recovery available to work with is plain stupid.

boobteg2 said:
Looks guys, if you knew anything about locked bootloaders, or rooting at all, its not as simple as an odin flash then a root.bat execution and your done. It might root for a while as did mine, then security will catch up with the phone. C'mon so many people are going to have bricked phones because of these fake postings.
I tried it for fun, knew it would brick the t-mobile S7, and it did. I just wanted to be 100% positive before I wrote this. Don't root your U.S. S7, it is impossible and will lead to nothing but problems and stuck boot because of google/samsung security. They went as far as blocking the google account registered with the S7 on google at the time. So think before you just odin then root.bat, your opening more than just a door, trust me.
On top of that, non of the so called odin flashable recovery firmwares are real. They just lead to advertising websites that collect cookie data and make you click links you don't want to click. Be advised.
Of course advertising and spam companies are going to take advantage of people like the android rooting community, who know they are taking a risk rooting in the first place, so you cannot complain when you get malware from these sites, because technically your doing something your not supposed to. Don't just go clicking random downloads because they sound legit. 90% are not.
---------- Post added at 11:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------
If I am wrong about the recovery file, or a flashable image file that actually roots the phone (custom recovery TWRP, cwm anything) please prove me wrong. Root is not root without the recovery. Don't try to root any android phone without an available custom recovery and legit recovery files at hand.
The S7 has a locked bootloader for a reason, attempting root without a custom recovery available to work with is plain stupid.
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The US models are able to be rooted. You are not well informed if you believe otherwise. I highly doubt you "bricked" your phone, probably just a boot loop or stuck at a screen. it can be fixed.
The engineering boot is how we are able to obtain root. There are a ton of details on how it works, so I am not going to go into details.
please don't post misinformation, it only confuses the ones trying to learn.
-sent from my Rooted and stable Tmo S7

sacnotsack said:
The US models are able to be rooted. You are not well informed if you believe otherwise. I highly doubt you "bricked" your phone, probably just a boot loop or stuck at a screen. it can be fixed.
The engineering boot is how we are able to obtain root. There are a ton of details on how it works, so I am not going to go into details.
please don't post misinformation, it out lyrics confuses the ones trying to learn.
-sent from my Rooted and stable Tmo S7
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You are right... there are working root methods... that works flawlessly with a few tweaks... In regards to the bricking, The firmware I've had the most issues with is PG1 but it is a simple fix, just disable or block security updates with titanium backup ... or alternatively you can install Echoe Rom which debloats, deodex's and deknox's. I've had zero issues with this rom. No bricks no boot loops and no lag. I hope this helps

boobteg2 said:
Looks guys, if you knew anything about locked bootloaders, or rooting at all, its not as simple as an odin flash then a root.bat execution and your done. It might root for a while as did mine, then security will catch up with the phone. C'mon so many people are going to have bricked phones because of these fake postings.
I tried it for fun, knew it would brick the t-mobile S7, and it did. I just wanted to be 100% positive before I wrote this. Don't root your U.S. S7, it is impossible and will lead to nothing but problems and stuck boot because of google/samsung security. They went as far as blocking the google account registered with the S7 on google at the time. So think before you just odin then root.bat, your opening more than just a door, trust me.
On top of that, non of the so called odin flashable recovery firmwares are real. They just lead to advertising websites that collect cookie data and make you click links you don't want to click. Be advised.
Of course advertising and spam companies are going to take advantage of people like the android rooting community, who know they are taking a risk rooting in the first place, so you cannot complain when you get malware from these sites, because technically your doing something your not supposed to. Don't just go clicking random downloads because they sound legit. 90% are not.
---------- Post added at 11:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------
If I am wrong about the recovery file, or a flashable image file that actually roots the phone (custom recovery TWRP, cwm anything) please prove me wrong. Root is not root without the recovery. Don't try to root any android phone without an available custom recovery and legit recovery files at hand.
The S7 has a locked bootloader for a reason, attempting root without a custom recovery available to work with is plain stupid.
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It may not be the prettiest root, but it is a working root none-the-less. Other than the eng boot lag issues (which can be mitigated mostly through things like Govtuner, etc.), all apps that require root permissions work fine as intended. Bootloops can be avoided by disabling security policy services. Other than the random reboot every now and again, I'm running strong since the day root came out.

boobteg2 said:
Looks guys, if you knew anything about locked bootloaders, or rooting at all, its not as simple as an odin flash then a root.bat execution and your done. It might root for a while as did mine, then security will catch up with the phone. C'mon so many people are going to have bricked phones because of these fake postings.
I tried it for fun, knew it would brick the t-mobile S7, and it did. I just wanted to be 100% positive before I wrote this. Don't root your U.S. S7, it is impossible and will lead to nothing but problems and stuck boot because of google/samsung security. They went as far as blocking the google account registered with the S7 on google at the time. So think before you just odin then root.bat, your opening more than just a door, trust me.
On top of that, non of the so called odin flashable recovery firmwares are real. They just lead to advertising websites that collect cookie data and make you click links you don't want to click. Be advised.
Of course advertising and spam companies are going to take advantage of people like the android rooting community, who know they are taking a risk rooting in the first place, so you cannot complain when you get malware from these sites, because technically your doing something your not supposed to. Don't just go clicking random downloads because they sound legit. 90% are not.
---------- Post added at 11:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:39 AM ----------
If I am wrong about the recovery file, or a flashable image file that actually roots the phone (custom recovery TWRP, cwm anything) please prove me wrong. Root is not root without the recovery. Don't try to root any android phone without an available custom recovery and legit recovery files at hand.
The S7 has a locked bootloader for a reason, attempting root without a custom recovery available to work with is plain stupid.
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Wow talk about uninformed. I've been running a rooted Galaxy S7 for just about a month now. I had rooted even earlier then that but I didn't know about the security policy updating. Yeah, security caught up but it didn't brick the phone. Just reflash the stock files and everything is fine. Now that I've been able to freeze the security update policy I haven't had a problem.

Root able to every be achieved?

I've posted this is dev threads but they claim it belongs here. So my question is:
I know that SM-G955U is locked and bootloader prevents Odin from flashing anything. I'm told there was eventually workaround for S7 but it was unstable and not to do it. So I'm asking if this engineering kennel will be built and if it's worth risk of using it by flashing with modified Odin. I've read how many brick their phone in the process. So I'm looking for experience from others. I don't plan on doing anything for a while. There isn't any tool now anyhow.

photolarry said:
I've posted this is dev threads but they claim it belongs here. So my question is:
I know that SM-G955U is locked and bootloader prevents Odin from flashing anything. I'm told there was eventually workaround for S7 but it was unstable and not to do it. So I'm asking if this engineering kennel will be built and if it's worth risk of using it by flashing with modified Odin. I've read how many brick their phone in the process. So I'm looking for experience from others. I don't plan on doing anything for a while. There isn't any tool now anyhow.
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Because that section is for software releases, not questions. Also this stuff can't be predicted, because it happened on a previous generation doesn't mean it will happen again. If you read proper threads people already got their hands on eng boot but it does not contain what is necessary for root.

I have it on my s7 edge and boy does it chop the battery life and performance in half. If I opt to get an s8 this year it will be the unlocked version for sure.