Is there a way to have the phone have both a root and non-root image to restore from?
Where I am headed is I rarely need root for one reason, but need to have non-root for work apps.
I assume you might be able to achieve this with TWRP, but I don't know if that really will work before doing it.
toy4x4 said:
Is there a way to have the phone have both a root and non-root image to restore from?
Where I am headed is I rarely need root for one reason, but need to have non-root for work apps.
I assume you might be able to achieve this with TWRP, but I don't know if that really will work before doing it.
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I haven't tried it, and this device seems to be a little finicky, but you should be able to flash the magisk uninstaller in twrp when you don't want root. And then magisk installed when you do. Your bootloader would still be unlocked and you'd have a non stock recovery which may still cause issues with work related apps though.
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All the methods I have tried do not seem to work or are temporary
If I try installing SuperSU it ask me to update but the update fails or if I try using TWRP it does not reboot on its own to update and I end up not being able accomplish anything
Kingroot does work, some of the time, but it is temporary and I want something permanent
the majority of root methods I have found do not work with the d850. I do not want to install any custom roms or do anything too fancy; I just want to be able to delete bloatware and maybe use file recovery software that requires root. What can I do?
I do not think MM is rootable at the moment
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notasandwich said:
All the methods I have tried do not seem to work or are temporary
If I try installing SuperSU it ask me to update but the update fails or if I try using TWRP it does not reboot on its own to update and I end up not being able accomplish anything
Kingroot does work, some of the time, but it is temporary and I want something permanent
the majority of root methods I have found do not work with the d850. I do not want to install any custom roms or do anything too fancy; I just want to be able to delete bloatware and maybe use file recovery software that requires root. What can I do?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=darkslide.com.supersumepro Use this to get rid of KingRoot. KingRoot has to be installed when applying this app, it works of you follow the instructions to the T. But if you don't, you'll brick your phone. Been there done that. Good Luck!
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JkdJedi said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=darkslide.com.supersumepro Use this to get rid of KingRoot. KingRoot has to be installed when applying this app, it works of you follow the instructions to the T. But if you don't, you'll brick your phone. Been there done that. Good Luck!
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I thought that deleting apps is what got me Security Error. Maybe it was removing kingroot without installing this app? Or maybe it was deleting a certain app. I tried searching around to find what caused this.
It was this type of screen http://attachments.gfan.com/forum/attachments2/201304/22/151007telkutce0c1ddsrr.jpg
not this http://lgviet.com/forum/attachments/2323-jpg.19661/
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I thought that deleting apps is what got me Security Error. Maybe it was removing kingroot without installing this app? Or maybe it was deleting a certain app. I tried searching around to find what caused this.
It was this type of screen http://attachments.gfan.com/forum/attachments2/201304/22/151007telkutce0c1ddsrr.jpg
not this http://lgviet.com/forum/attachments/2323-jpg.19661/
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You have to let the app remove kkngroot to replace it with SuperSU. Whole purpose of the app. If you remove kingroot then your removing root. You need root for the app to work. It removes kingroot and places SuperSU in its place, the only way to permanently root marshmallow on the lgg3 for now.
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JkdJedi said:
You have to let the app remove kkngroot to replace it with SuperSU. Whole purpose of the app. If you remove kingroot then your removing root. You need root for the app to work. It removes kingroot and places SuperSU in its place, the only way to permanently root marshmallow on the lgg3 for now.
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I Understand that Part, I just couldn't figure out what happened to cause the Security Error. IDK if it was uninstalling Mcafee improperly or what. And I'm lucky the LGUP method was discovered, as that was the only way to recover from that
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I Understand that Part, I just couldn't figure out what happened to cause the Security Error. IDK if it was uninstalling Mcafee improperly or what. And I'm lucky the LGUP method was discovered, as that was the only way to recover from that
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Yeah that's a weird one. I'd scan the phone with a antivirus app or something.
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Hi
I want to root my OnePlus One solely for the purpose of being able to install an app which requires my phone to be rooted. I have seen some old threads (both here and on OnePlus.net) on how to do this, but I'm not sure if the procedures still work for a phone running Cyanogen 13.1.
Can anyone point me to some instructions that do work for OPOs running CM13.1 that will allow me to root my phone without wiping any data
Many Thanks!
Reece
Reece Pondwell said:
Hi
I want to root my OnePlus One solely for the purpose of being able to install an app which requires my phone to be rooted. I have seen some old threads (both here and on OnePlus.net) on how to do this, but I'm not sure if the procedures still work for a phone running Cyanogen 13.1.
Can anyone point me to some instructions that do work for OPOs running CM13.1 that will allow me to root my phone without wiping any data
Many Thanks!
Reece
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Well you only want root right?
You can simply do it without unlocking boot loader.
Just search for kingoroot or kingroot apk on google and use it making sure you've a good internet connection.It may need a few tries before rooting. But it will 100% work.
Not the best choice...You should install the system less supersu imo.
BlueWinter said:
Not the best choice...You should install the system less supersu imo.
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Doesn't matter,he wants the root only and he can achieve the supersu by a simple kinguser to supersu trick.
Mr.Ak said:
Doesn't matter,he wants the root only and he can achieve the supersu by a simple kinguser to supersu trick.
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That's true
Mr.Ak said:
Well you only want root right?
You can simply do it without unlocking boot loader.
Just search for kingoroot or kingroot apk on google and use it making sure you've a good internet connection.It may need a few tries before rooting. But it will 100% work.
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Thank you! I will search for that tonight...
As some of you may know, SuperSu sent out an update that made thousands of people lose root access. This is troublesome for Sprint Note 7 owners since our bootloader is locked. We don't have a custom recovery that allows us to easily re-root our phones.
Rooting the Note 7 is kind of a pain in the ass and I don't want to lose all my data. Does anyone have any ideas on how to regain root without losing data? I'm on the userdebug firmware with the PH9 add on.
Luckily updates and everything else is still blocked and Xposed modules are still working. And the SuperSu prompt still shows up under some circumstances. But most of the time my phone says that the root is undetected.
Again, does anyone know how to regain root without losing data?
Ariel_PR said:
As some of you may know, SuperSu sent out an update that made thousands of people lose root access. This is troublesome for Sprint Note 7 owners since our bootloader is locked. We don't have a custom recovery that allows us to easily re-root our phones.
Rooting the Note 7 is kind of a pain in the ass and I don't want to lose all my data. Does anyone have any ideas on how to regain root without losing data? I'm on the userdebug firmware with the PH9 add on.
Luckily updates and everything else is still blocked and Xposed modules are still working. And the SuperSu prompt still shows up under some circumstances. But most of the time my phone says that the root is undetected.
Again, does anyone know how to regain root without losing data?
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Yeah, same happened to me. Luckily I had pretty much done everything I had wanted root for, so I'm okay with staying where I'm at.
I know that's not that helpful, but weigh your options and root again if it's worth it to you.
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themisterwilson said:
Yeah, same happened to me. Luckily I had pretty much done everything I had wanted root for, so I'm okay with staying where I'm at.
I know that's not that helpful, but weigh your options and root again if it's worth it to you.
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Yeah I ended up re-rooting it. No biggie. If anyone needs to re-root just back up as much stuff as you can cuz rooting will wipe your internal storage. Also, if you root DON'T UPDATE SuperSu. Even the latest update breaks root on Note 7's.
Ok I have the bootloader unlocked.
I was hoping then I could do the following
ADB Debugging on
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-1-fastboot-sailfish.img
But its not booting it. Pixel TWRP Image
So my question is can i modify the image to make the pixel 2 boot it?
Please advise?
Can I root without using TWRP?
Thanks,
bluh5d said:
Ok I have the bootloader unlocked.
I was hoping then I could do the following
ADB Debugging on
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-1-fastboot-sailfish.img
But its not booting it. Pixel TWRP Image
So my question is can i modify the image to make the pixel 2 boot it?
Please advise?
Can I root without using TWRP?
Thanks,
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What makes you believe that TWRP for the original Pixel will work on the Pixel 2? Likely you'll have to wait for a recovery for the Pixel 2.
l7777 said:
What makes you believe that TWRP for the original Pixel will work on the Pixel 2? Likely you'll have to wait for a recovery for the Pixel 2.
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Yeah I understand that. I was just hoping that since they are so similar it would work. Especially since I am not going to install it on my recovery just boot it to root and suhide.
I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something or something I could change in the image to make it boot on a 2 .
Thanks though for your thoughts!
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Yeah I understand that. I was just hoping that since they are so similar it would work. Especially since I am not going to install it on my recovery just boot it to root and suhide.
I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something or something I could change in the image to make it boot on a 2 .
Thanks though for your thoughts!
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The similarities are only on the surface my friend. When dealing with computers, similar and close is rarely good enough. You need exact.
bluh5d said:
Ok I have the bootloader unlocked.
I was hoping then I could do the following
ADB Debugging on
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot twrp-3.1.1-1-fastboot-sailfish.img
But its not booting it. Pixel TWRP Image
So my question is can i modify the image to make the pixel 2 boot it?
Please advise?
Can I root without using TWRP?
Thanks,
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The MSM in them is totally different. Plus panel config, clock plan, power grid etc. Your original recovery kernel will not boot on Pixel2, so this is completely expected.
evilwombat said:
The MSM in them is totally different. Plus panel config, clock plan, power grid etc. Your original recovery kernel will not boot on Pixel2, so this is completely expected.
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Can I root with latest supersu without recovery ?
Someone's bound to hose up their phone. Wondering where factory images are?
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Someone's bound to hose up their phone. Wondering where factory images are?
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Yes. I agree. Might be me right. I wasn't planning on flashing recovery though just booting it.
If you are feeling adventurous (as it seems you already are!) you might try the twrp-3-1-pixel-bootable-mod.img located here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120753892 ? I used the instructions at https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-systemlessly-root-pixel-xl-t3660324 to root the 2016 Pixel (not xl) and if I upgrade to Pixel 2 might try that. You might just try fastbooting the twrp img referenced there and then flashing the supersu referenced there without the other modifications GroovinChip did. Again you are taking a risk trying this on "dissimilar" hardware.
If your bootloader is unlocked and you want root.
Try installing Chain fire's Supersu from the play store or install the apk.
I do not have my P2 yet to try.
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me_droid said:
If you are feeling adventurous (as it seems you already are!) you might try the twrp-3-1-pixel-bootable-mod.img located here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120753892 ? I used the instructions at https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-how-to-systemlessly-root-pixel-xl-t3660324 to root the 2016 Pixel (not xl) and if I upgrade to Pixel 2 might try that. You might just try fastbooting the twrp img referenced there and then flashing the supersu referenced there without the other modifications GroovinChip did. Again you are taking a risk trying this on "dissimilar" hardware.
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I think this may be a waste of time because it was modded to work on Oreo. They have already released a version that works on Oreo 3-1-1 that I already tried it wouldnt boot it. I will probably just wait even though i want to play. So i guess I can just say yep I have a pixel 2 with the bootloader unlocked and thats about it.
This can't come quickly enough - I always take my Ad Blocker for granted until it's not there anymore :'(
The_Fuzz22 said:
This can't come quickly enough - I always take my Ad Blocker for granted until it's not there anymore :'(
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Yeah, I take having root completely for granted. I guess I've never bought a phone right at the moment of release before. If I didn't really need a new phone, I suppose I would have waited. Anyway, I figured out that you can block ads, without root, with apps that run all your traffic through a vpn (that's really only running locally on the phone). The best options after much research seem to me to be Netguard and AdGuard (though I haven't tried them yet). They both also include a firewall (Netguard is primarly a firewall), which I want.
https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/master/ADBLOCKING.md
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html
DNS66 also seems to be higly regarded, but it doesn't include a firewall. There are other firewall only apps, which work with the VPN method, but you can only run one VPN on Android at a time, so if you want both functions, without root, you need an app that does both.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-dns66-source-host-ad-blocker-root-t3487497
Anyway, that's my plan until root comes along. Then I will go back to AdAway and AFWall+.
There is no kernel source released for the Pixel 2/XL yet. It is based on the 4.4 kernel, this should make development very smooth.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2/development/psa-fastboot-booting-bad-image-confuse-t3692932
Is it possible to flash back a stock imagine without causing changes to the file build.prop?
I am not familiar with the Android systems. Please be specific. Perhaps it's possible to insert a modified build.prop file into the image?
I rooted the phone to enable the hotspot and that's all I need. Now, my banking apps refuse to accept a rooted phone.
Scotty.d.allen said:
Is it possible to flash back a stock imagine without causing changes to the file build.prop?
I am not familiar with the Android systems. Please be specific. Perhaps it's possible to insert a modified build.prop file into the image?
I rooted the phone to enable the hotspot and that's all I need. Now, my banking apps refuse to accept a rooted phone.
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you could mod the image but without prior know-how i HIGHLY recommend not even thinking about that. You could instead try getting xposed or different root hiding methods(both assuming you are using magisk and if you arent using magisk you should fix that)
Scotty.d.allen said:
Is it possible to flash back a stock imagine without causing changes to the file build.prop?
I am not familiar with the Android systems. Please be specific. Perhaps it's possible to insert a modified build.prop file into the image?
I rooted the phone to enable the hotspot and that's all I need. Now, my banking apps refuse to accept a rooted phone.
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your best bet is try to suhide (with SuperSU) or use magisk for root, then add your banking app to 'magisk hide' and see if it works...
I use magisk for android pay, my phone passes safetynet checks (via magisk and my kernel). no issue with having root, either....
*** I wouldn't get into trying to add files to the stock firmware image. probably not the way to go; plus, if u ever locked your bootloader with the modified file in the firmware; your phone would brick. (verified boot would trip and your phone would be toast.)...
Scotty.d.allen said:
Is it possible to flash back a stock imagine without causing changes to the file build.prop?
I am not familiar with the Android systems. Please be specific. Perhaps it's possible to insert a modified build.prop file into the image?
I rooted the phone to enable the hotspot and that's all I need. Now, my banking apps refuse to accept a rooted phone.
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Fashing the factory image from Google will remove root and take you back to pure stock. Just be sure to remove the -w inside the flash-all file so you don't lose data and be sure you are flashing the same version of Android you are currently using (or a more recent version, but definitely not an older version) or else keeping your data won't work.
CatThief said:
Fashing the factory image from Google will remove root and take you back to pure stock. Just be sure to remove the -w inside the flash-all file so you don't lose data and be sure you are flashing the same version of Android you are currently using (or a more recent version, but definitely not an older version) or else keeping your data won't work.
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that's not what he was asking about, just an fyi.... he was asking how he could retain his hotspot changes that he applied when using root, but he wants to keep them or somehow apply them to the factory image - but he won't be able to do that...
you sare just explaining to him how to flash a factory image without losing his data - nothing to do with what he is asking...
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that's not what he was asking about, just an fyi.... he was asking how he could retain his hotspot changes that he applied when using root, but he wants to keep them or somehow apply them to the factory image - but he won't be able to do that...
you sare just explaining to him how to flash a factory image without losing his data - nothing to do with what he is asking...
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Yep, misunderstood the objective.
Uninstall all the SU stuff. Flash the boot image to both slots. I believe that will do it. That will leave you behind on updates though.
Wait, why not switch to Magisk for root. That should solve the bank app problem.