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Hello,
I'm about to root my Motorola with DoomLords/zergRush root ware. But before I do, I was wondering if anyone could tell if this will affect the up coming update to ICS on the phone in the coming weeks? and if not, and after the update, will I have to root the phone again?
The work been done here on rooting phones is brilliant and I couldn't agree more with TrevE about the issues around privacy..
I am a total noob, I hate myself, and this is my first phone so want to be careful..
Cheers,
Remy.
Hey guys, I have a Sony Xperia S running on 4.0.4 ICS.
My phone was bought at Meteor Ireland and AFAIK - it's branded firmware (the update only came out today for the Xperia S)
Rooting status:
Bootloader unlock allowed: No
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it depends on ur needs..!!!
well ur sony is a new phone..u got the latest official updates.. u may b surely enjoying all the new features and stuff sony provides to u.. apart from all that do u need anythn extra frm ur phone??
rooting is done to get superuser permission only for advanced users so as to enable any functionality or features, tweaking , extra UI...etc the phone may not provide..
i dont think u need to root ur phone.. bcos there is no need..u had everything in ur phne.. also experimental features for xperia S are yet to come.. if u go rooting ur phone u will loose sony warranty .
Anyway if u hav much experience in using android phones before..
rooting ur phone allow u to get full control on system functions..
u can remove unwanted system apps, u cud crack payed apps, can manage memory tweaks, manually set permissions for apps u want to stop background running... likewise there is many uses in rooting only if u r an advanced user in android platform..
otherwise i say u better not to root.. acording to me there is no need actualy to root ur phone.. i personaly used a sony xperia S.. realy brillaint and great phone indeed.. its awesome.. plz dont tamper ur phone..!!!! And congrats to b a proud owner of sony
I want to get root first of all for CPU management and a couple of other things.
what u mean other thing?
isnt ics already support developer option.
you can OC you phone there.
I don't want to overclock, I want to downclock to increase the battery life. Besides I want some songs for Tap Tap Revenge, but that requires root too
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quick and stupid question that im 99.99% sure i know the answer but need to ask anyway.
My brother has a samsung galaxy s2 on AT&T, they released an update to make it ICS, There is a custom rom that is the Official Update but modded alittle and prerooted. if he goes to turn in the phone later on if i update the phone with the AT&T update will it let me since its already ICS? and doing the Official update will unroot and get rid of custom recovery.... i'm certain i know the answer just want verification.
Thanks
jaredw444 said:
quick and stupid question that im 99.99% sure i know the answer but need to ask anyway.
My brother has a samsung galaxy s2 on AT&T, they released an update to make it ICS, There is a custom rom that is the Official Update but modded alittle and prerooted. if he goes to turn in the phone later on if i update the phone with the AT&T update will it let me since its already ICS? and doing the Official update will unroot and get rid of custom recovery.... i'm certain i know the answer just want verification.
Thanks
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yes, that may be a federal law, but the wireless companies have the right to protect the networks, rooting in itself is not a security issue, its changing prl, roms, etc that cause a security issue. Google by itself does want android to be opened source and universal. the only way google will do that is if they start their own wireless network.
This is straight from AT&T terms of use that you sign when buying a phone and using their towers
att.com/AcceptableUsePolicy.
You are not permitted to use the Software in any manner not authorized by this License. You may not (and you agree not to enable others to) copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, reproduce, attempt to derive the source code of, decrypt, modify, defeat protective mechanisms, combine with other software, or create derivative works of the Software or any portion thereof.
so when you sign the contract you are signing that you will not mess with the phones os or files within the phone, giving them the right to deny your warranty. and if they really wanted to, file charges on the basis of a contract breach.
Sooooo..... using AT&T's update will get rid of custom recovery's and unroot?
yes
I googled your question and people have posted about rooting the phone and of course it voids the warranty.
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I googled your question and people have posted about rooting the phone and of course it voids the warranty.
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I wanna see some one show their phone provider that "law" and see how hard they laugh. It says right there messing with the phones files is against the set of rules and I guess people missed that when the read the warranty, and plus this is American what's written and what actually happens are rarely the same.
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hello guys,
i am confused to root my moto g or not.
i have a little experience of root on my htc wfs (rooted after the warranty period)
but i own a moto g and it is still under warranty.
i am looking for some advice whether to root or not
could you guys suggest something.
thanks and regards
-AK
my answer is no
I have used couple of phones all are rooted except my moto g. I did not find any reason to root it till now. All my other phones are rooted for many reasons like lag, updated os , custom buttons and features, over clock etc and never cared about warranty. But i am very happy with stock moto g. No lags in playing any games, 1 day 10 hrs of avg battery, we can rate moto series to nexus interms of software updates.. My phone is not rooted and i am happy with my moto g. Cheers.
I wont root the phone until there is a way to do it without messing with the bootloader
or the warranty expires
I paid 50 bucks for my moto g. I am dying to root and unlock the bootloader, for a ton of reasons.
Firstly, titanium backup
OTG xbox 360 controller
wiimote
overclocking, undervolting
CM11 and Paranoid android. I love these roms, and they call to me.
Basically with custom roms you open up an entire new way to use android. You get to customize your phone like never before.
don't get me wrong, other than 3g, and verizion prepaid in general I love this phone. But I still want to mess around with it:}
Hmm,
Thanks for all the replies.
I agree with the 2nd and 3rd post,
That u need a reason to root,
And the moto g is best when compared to all.
I was using HTC wfs and it was rooted again
After root the performance got little better but not
Up to my expectation.
Reading the above posts are I think
I conclude that no need to root.
But I like to customise phones so I will wait till
The warranty expires and think again to root or not.
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I think you like to root and customise.
Its your way of using.
The rooted ones give you more features but voids warranty.
If you need to root your phone then try the
Moto g AIO TOOL by alonsoch
Link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2635706
That tool helps you to root and install cwm recovery and also allows you to convert to gpe
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guys i request you to kindly answer the poll
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I think the answer of the question can only be given by you, whether you want to customize your phone in very little manner as there is no stable rom but you can enjoy xposed framework and Titanium backup on rooted device or you can stay in warranty as of unrooted device decision is yours
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If you need to ask, the answer is you don't need root.
This is frankly a very irritating issue. I bought the Moto G XT1033 dual sim edition from some random store online, and then updated it to 4.4.4 from 4.4.2. In both the versions, AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, or even manual editing of the hosts file does not work. I am running a rooted stock rom, so I don't think this is a rom bug. AdBlock works on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 which runs 4.3, so I am leaning towards the fact that it is a device or manufacturer specific issue. I am prepared to flash a new rom, if required , as I have already prepared a nandroid backup. What should I do ???
just to eliminate that your problem is related to AdBlock you also could try AdAway: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190753
Since you tried modifying the host files yourself I wouldn't be too optimistic but I'd give it a try
I just tried AdAway, it says that the ads are being blocked, but no ad ever gets blocked. I have also tried to disable ads using Google Play Services, and that doesn't work too. So I think that the issue is independent of the application used. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
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This is frankly a very irritating issue. I bought the Moto G XT1033 dual sim edition from some random store online, and then updated it to 4.4.4 from 4.4.2. In both the versions, AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, or even manual editing of the hosts file does not work. I am running a rooted stock rom, so I don't think this is a rom bug. AdBlock works on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 which runs 4.3, so I am leaning towards the fact that it is a device or manufacturer specific issue. I am prepared to flash a new rom, if required , as I have already prepared a nandroid backup. What should I do ???
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I also tried to use AdBlock but the results were as usual, is there any other alternative? I'm on non-rooted moto g.
@Roger29 AdAway does not work on non rooted phones, whereas AdBlock is supposed to work on non rooted phones over Wi-Fi only, but the non-root method almost always does not work. You are better off using a proxy server or a VPN service such as Psiphon which will reduce the number of ads running on your phone. It is available on the Play Store completely free of charge. Or, as a last resort, switch on airplane mode while playing games/offline apps to disable in-app ads. Hope that helps !!! Can someone also help root users ?
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You're rooted so, try AFWall+
anasid123 said:
This is frankly a very irritating issue. I bought the Moto G XT1033 dual sim edition from some random store online, and then updated it to 4.4.4 from 4.4.2. In both the versions, AdBlock, AdBlock Plus, or even manual editing of the hosts file does not work. I am running a rooted stock rom, so I don't think this is a rom bug. AdBlock works on my Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 which runs 4.3, so I am leaning towards the fact that it is a device or manufacturer specific issue. I am prepared to flash a new rom, if required , as I have already prepared a nandroid backup. What should I do ???
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Since you are rooted, how about a firewall such as AFWall+? It is a bit of a blunt weapon but at least it will stop apps connecting to download ads...
Hi
Been considering rooting the device for a little while and was wondering a few things.
I'm coming off a samsung G note 10.1 2014 edition ( I know a freaking mouthful) and there a few major drawbacks to rooting , like loosing all warranty and support from Samsung ( they are freaking draconian when it comes to enforcing the no touch principle)
Are there any drawbacks to rooting? Technical or warranty related.. Do you loose functions?
is it hard to unroot?
Simplest way to root?
Anything else one needs to keep in mind when rooting?
How do you run updates after root?
I know a lot of these are uber noob questions, and please bare with me on this. I just don't want to do something I'll regret later
thanks in advance
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No drawbacks or lost functionality.
Its easy to unroot. So far every OTA update unroots you anyways.
Easiest way to root is with towelroot.
Don't delete or change anything unless you know the consequences.
Updates come in the same way, over the air. Install the same way as well.
Towell Root
Towell Root, will it work with 5.0 ?
Btw does rooting void warranty?
And can anyone confirm that ota is possible after root?
Also, Towelroot and lollipop?