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Hey Guys -
I've had my HTC One A9 (AT&T) for about a year now and since purchase have had it rooted with s-off. I've re-imaged it a couple of times for various reasons and when doing so, must follow a specific procedure where I overall copy the verity file over from a non-rooted boot partition backup into my rooted one using a few tools including Android Image Kitchen. If I do not so this, I cannot use Internal Storage which I depend on.
I know it's new; but Nougat came out recently and I have downloaded the RUU for 2.18.617.1 (I've already run my phone as a developer image for a while now.) I also see that HIAE released TWRP 3.0.3-0 which seems to be for Nougat.
My question is, is it currently possible to root Nougat for the HTC One A9 and if so, possible to root it in the same / similar method used so that I may still use Internal Storage without issue?
Thanks guys!
bzowk said:
Hey Guys -
I've had my HTC One A9 (AT&T) for about a year now and since purchase have had it rooted with s-off. I've re-imaged it a couple of times for various reasons and when doing so, must follow a specific procedure where I overall copy the verity file over from a non-rooted boot partition backup into my rooted one using a few tools including Android Image Kitchen. If I do not so this, I cannot use Internal Storage which I depend on.
I know it's new; but Nougat came out recently and I have downloaded the RUU for 2.18.617.1 (I've already run my phone as a developer image for a while now.) I also see that HIAE released TWRP 3.0.3-0 which seems to be for Nougat.
My question is, is it currently possible to root Nougat for the HTC One A9 and if so, possible to root it in the same / similar method used so that I may still use Internal Storage without issue?
Thanks guys!
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First you'll have to see if the new TWRP even boots on your device after you update. If it does, then you shouldn't have to do anything special to use your Internal Storage. I'm uncertain as to why you're performing that procedure now, tbh.
Captain_Throwback said:
First you'll have to see if the new TWRP even boots on your device after you update. If it does, then you shouldn't have to do anything special to use your Internal Storage. I'm uncertain as to why you're performing that procedure now, tbh.
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Thanks for the reply.
When I first rooted the A9 after getting it, I tried using Internal Storage but it would fail when formatting the SD as "Internal." I found that copying the verity key and fstab file from a backup of my unrooted boot partition into my rooted boot partition allowed it to work. Are you saying that SuperSU has updated to the point where that isn't nessesary anymore?
Thanks!
bzowk said:
Thanks for the reply.
When I first rooted the A9 after getting it, I tried using Internal Storage but it would fail when formatting the SD as "Internal." I found that copying the verity key and fstab file from a backup of my unrooted boot partition into my rooted boot partition allowed it to work. Are you saying that SuperSU has updated to the point where that isn't nessesary anymore?
Thanks!
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I don't even use SuperSU, lol. There are multiple root methods (I personally use Magisk+phh Superuser), and all of them offer a way to retain forced encryption. You just have to read up on them. And if your device is already encrypted, it shouldn't*matter anyway. I've never had the issue you're speaking of, though.
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I don't even use SuperSU, lol. There are multiple root methods (I personally use Magisk+phh Superuser), and all of them offer a way to retain forced encryption. You just have to read up on them. And if your device is already encrypted, it shouldn't*matter anyway. I've never had the issue you're speaking of, though.
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Huh - shows you how much I stay up to date with things. Always just used SuperSU since it worked for me. I'll look it up unless you have a link handy. Thanks!
Greetings,
I've been lurking around XDA trying to find good EMUI 5.0 root support.
I've been proposed by the HiCare app to prematurely update to EMUI 5.0 w/ Nougat, and I do say prematurely, since where I'm living (France), no one ever heard of such witchery
However, i seem to understand that TWRP and SuperSU fall a bit on the short side, notably with the decryption algorithms not being implemented yet, courtesy of Huawei making things as difficult as they can. Here it seems that very limited support for the H8's special Kernel is available given Huawei's pain-in-the-ass attitude.
The million dollar question i'm asking the forums today/tonight is "Can the device encryption be disabled, permanently ?". I do understand and acknowledge the potential risks of such procedure, as if my phone gets stolen, indeed my data is at risk, so is my phone with rooting and such nonsense (talking from experience, since i've bricked the poor thing on day one...).
I would like to thank everyone on this forum beforehand, as without this great community, my phone would still be gathering dust waiting some unbrick miracle to happen, shoutout to Team-MT for their Multi-Tool that saved my day
Thank you all.
I'd sure like to know this too. Seems decryption is the biggest hurdle to get around when it comes to anything twrp and su.
If you only need root access I can say that you can have root access and TWRP with Nougat. Not everything is working (access to data partition is tricky) but you can have root.
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If you only need root access I can say that you can have root access and TWRP with Nougat. Not everything is working (access to data partition is tricky) but you can have root.
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Then my question should be "How can i mount /system and /data for flashing ?", since these are the real nightmares.
Do you have a quick explanation or tutorial to provide me please ?
Thank you
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If you only need root access I can say that you can have root access and TWRP with Nougat. Not everything is working (access to data partition is tricky) but you can have root.
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I'm not sure if I need access to the data partition. All I'd like is AdAway which I believe modifies the hosts file in the system partition and Viper4Android which again I believe is in the system partition. What method did you use to do this? Just unlock the bootloader, install which version of TWRP? I see there's a 3.0.2 but there'e the present encryption issue and which version of supersu did you use?
Also, I can find versions of B360 full firmware laying around, but have not seen successful reflashing of it to go back to stock if there's any issues.
DJ Daemonix said:
Greetings,
The million dollar question i'm asking..
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You simply format the data partition in TWRP and encryption is gone. I think you (don't remember) have to flash the EU region specific Nougat update .ZIP afterwards. Yes, I have first hand experience.
First of all I need to preface this by saying I know nothing about rooting.
I have a Nokia 3, Model TA-1020, Android version 8.0.0 (which apparently is Oreo, even though I got this phone as a Nougat) and Android Security patch level May 5, 2018.
From all the research I attempted to do regarding rooting a Nokia 3, most times it would be for a specific model (which apparently is important) but never TA-1020 (the one I have).
So it makes me wonder if I can root my phone. I don't want to do anything serious, just to basically give root access to a couple of apps (from what I understand).
Any guidance would be helpful if it is possible.
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First of all I need to preface this by saying I know nothing about rooting.
I have a Nokia 3, Model TA-1020, Android version 8.0.0 (which apparently is Oreo, even though I got this phone as a Nougat) and Android Security patch level May 5, 2018.
From all the research I attempted to do regarding rooting a Nokia 3, most times it would be for a specific model (which apparently is important) but never TA-1020 (the one I have).
So it makes me wonder if I can root my phone. I don't want to do anything serious, just to basically give root access to a couple of apps (from what I understand).
Any guidance would be helpful if it is possible.
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There is already a thread and tutorial on XDA for rooting the nokia 3 (TA1020 and TA1032) on Nougat 7.1.1 and Oreo 8.0.0
Here is the link.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-3/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-twrp-magisk-t3785768
The important stuff......
You have received an android 8.0 update - so your device is an Oreo device.
It does not matter what was on the device when you purchased it - for future reference, just quote your current android version - Never quote previous versions or what was on the device when you brought it, as I can guarantee someone will see NOUGAT in your post and assume you have a Nougat device.
(Things like that cause all sorts of confusion and issues here that if you was to follow the incorrect instructions you would brick your device and render it unusable)
I'm also using a Nokia 3 TA1020 on Oreo (8.0.0)
After reading the rooting thread I've decided not to proceed with rooting my own Nokia 3.
As the procedure isn't very clear and it seems many users have had issues afterwards.
If you know NOTHING about rooting I suggest you also stay well clear of trying to root your nokia 3 - it's a very complicated process that even I'm not confident enough to try - and believe me Ive rooted many devices in the past!
With the Nokia, it's not a case of flashing a file in a custom recovery to gain root - there are several things you must do using a PC and complicated button combinations and perfect timing.
You get any of this wrong or miss a step you have a rather useless paperweight rather than a Nokia phone and trying to root will invalidate and void any remaining warranty your device may have left.
Ask yourself why you need root?
If you root your device, you have to keep the system recovery as if you flash a custom recovery you won't receive any system updates.
Also if you do keep your system recovery and receive a system updates you have to go through the process of rooting all over again and system updates can then fail, as confirmed by users in the other thread......
Newer android versions (8.1 and 9.0) will also block some of things users get round using substratum and xposed.
These apps will be almost useless in android 9.0 because Google is taking away the ability for rooted devices to change system UIs and draw over any apps.
Most xposed modules will be obsolete.
Obviously what you do is your own choice, I'm just saying it's not for me and I really don't want to try.
There isn't not any real benefit from having a rooted device these days, especially on this device which looks so difficult to get rooted.
Obviously you don't have to take my word for it, just look at all the posts in the thread I've linked to you above of users who tried the rooting process and missed a step or didn't follow correct instructions or even in one case followed instructions for the wrong android version and wrong device and have now bricked their device and rendered it unusable.
In my opinion it's just not worth it as the risks involved outweigh any real benefit gained.
Regards
@bubba1601 one slight modification to your post, rooting won't stop you from receiving system updates - as long as you still have your stock recovery. That said I agree with you on everything else especially the fact that it's a lot of hassle. Even after you have rooted your phone, once you install an update you have to go through the whole process of rooting over again. Half the time, my system update fails. If you're not familiar with the process it can really be daunting
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@bubba1601 one slight modification to your post, rooting won't stop you from receiving system updates - as long as you still have your stock recovery. That said I agree with you on everything else especially the fact that it's a lot of hassle. Even after you have rooted your phone, once you install an update you have to go through the whole process of rooting over again. Half the time, my system update fails. If you're not familiar with the process it can really be daunting
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Thank you for correcting me @redweaver.
I've edited my comments accordingly!
After reading the linked post It really doesn't give me any confidence to try it and I personally see no benefit from doing it.
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@bubba1601If you're not familiar with the process it can really be daunting
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bubba1601 said:
In my opinion it's just not worth it as the risks involved outweigh any real benefit gained.
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Thanks you both for all the advice you've given me and I want to ask 1 more thing:
If I mess up something during the rooting process, is my phone forever a brick or can I fix it with a factory reset of some kind ?
Because even if I can't fix it, I am still willing to give it a try since:
I got this phone for free. (literally $0, not that someone gifted it to me).
This is my secondary phone (I have a Windows Phone as my main).
I have sent this phone for repairs at least 4 times and it took 3 weeks to get it back each time and the problems return every time.
I have factory reset it 5 times so one more isn't going to be a problem.
It still has problems.
I am not really a phone person and only use it when I am outside of my house (something that doesn't happen often) and only for games.
So my biggest concern is if it is possible to reset my phone after not following an instruction properly. But even that isn't really going to stop as long as it is possible to root my phone since I had the impression that only certain models could get rooted so far.
MainGoldDragon said:
Thanks you both for all the advice you've given me and I want to ask 1 more thing:
If I mess up something during the rooting process, is my phone forever a brick or can I fix it with a factory reset of some kind ?
Because even if I can't fix it, I am still willing to give it a try since:
I got this phone for free. (literally $0, not that someone gifted it to me).
This is my secondary phone (I have a Windows Phone as my main).
I have sent this phone for repairs at least 4 times and it took 3 weeks to get it back each time and the problems return every time.
I have factory reset it 5 times so one more isn't going to be a problem.
It still has problems.
I am not really a phone person and only use it when I am outside of my house (something that doesn't happen often) and only for games.
So my biggest concern is if it is possible to reset my phone after not following an instruction properly. But even that isn't really going to stop as long as it is possible to root my phone since I had the impression that only certain models could get rooted so far.
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Yes it's possible to restore the phone if something goes wrong, but not via the traditional factory reset proceedure.
I understand resetting if flashing goes wrong involves using PC software called "SP flash tool" to flash some system files.
This isn't done inside android from the phone, it's done with your Nokia plugged into a PC in fastboot / download mode, again, I'm not sure of this part and that's
the bit I'm not really understanding and why I'm very reluctant to do it.
As I said, the choice is yours, but bear in mind the author of the rooting thread has now moved to another device so will not be supporting the Nokia 3 or the Nokia 3 rooting thread.
Is nokia 3 TA-1020 ROOTABLE
After leaving Samsung, I did not root my phone as never felt the need for it, as I used root for battery mods and roms.
So can anyone tell me that what interesting mods I can do after rooting my phone?
You can install custom ROMs which have extended features for your phone like changing what buttons do, having an always on display show different things, have shortcuts mapped etc. Custom kernels can manage your phone better whether you like more battery or more performance. Then you have magisk modules come in that can add further functionality and then Edxposed, F-droid the list goes on and on.
You can get rid of ads in your apps.
You can have modded youtube without any ads and other stuff.
Tons of stuff
i root because a few mods:
Viper4android
Call Recorder - not available in my country.
EdXposed with gravitybox - for little customizing
Youtube Vanced
i also root because i had oneplus 5 before which was not rooted and one day i messed up and couldnt get it to work again. i really tried everything - if i was rooted i probably could have fixed my op5.
How do you install new updates then?
Once the updates are out you can install them directly with your phone as you have been doing with any other phone.
The only thing is that after every update you have to root again your phone as the update 'delete' the root.
Nothing major, don't worry. Trust me, us, once you root you won't be able to have your phone unrooted anymore ?
If you are in doubt I suggest you to root it once and then, after a new update you can decide if root it again or not ?
If ur not willing to walk the mile of getting knowledge, dont root
You can use it to teleport to another dimension.
Jk jokes aside you have full control of your system and can do all kinds of modification which how you modify will make it awesome or perform worse.
@bibop80 @chintu1234 @whizeguy
I have rooted my phones for years when I used Samsung devices.
Samsung had issues with battery and performance so that time I had rooted my device.
But since I am using op6 I am so satisfied with the performance and battery, that's why I never rooted my device.
Now I am bored and want to try few mods, so I will root my phone.
I have never used magisk root method, and as I said it's been almost 2 years I rooted device, so I'll be happy if someone can guide me in detail and best root method, I am currently on latest fw android 10.
Thanks in advance!
I do agree with you about Samsung, that is why I passed to oneplus few years ago, the only thing I do miss is the camera quality.
A part of that, you'll be happy to have your phone rooted (Magisk is amazing!)
I suggest you the section of this forum GUIDES, NEWS AND DISCUSSION; once there you'll find the guide titled "OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!"
It looks more difficult than with Samsung but it isn't at all!
Good luck man and welcome to the Dark side
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I do agree with you about Samsung, that is why I passed to oneplus few years ago, the only thing I do miss is the camera quality.
A part of that, you'll be happy to have your phone rooted (Magisk is amazing!)
I suggest you the section of this forum GUIDES, NEWS AND DISCUSSION; once there you'll find the guide titled "OnePlus 6: Unlock Bootloader | Flash TWRP | Root | Nandroid & EFS Backup !!"
It looks more difficult than with Samsung but it isn't at all!
Good luck man and welcome to the Dark side
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Thanks for the info, I checked the forum.
Kindly help me to understand few things -
Do I need to install Twrp tp install Magisk?
Will I lose any apps like snapchat?
You can root your phone also without installing the twrp (if you are not intended to deep mod your phone). I'd suggest anyway to install the twrp.
Yes, magisk is needed it can be compared as the supersu but with extended feautures.
If I don't mistake (I did unlock my bootloader on my 1st day I owned the oneplus) all data will be wiped and yes... You might loose your data.
If you can make a backup of your photos, videos and any extra file on a PC and after the unlock and root procedure you can restore them.
All other app can just be downloaded again.... ???
for people mentioning about adfree & background youtube, this can be done in a virgin phone also. just install the vanced apk.
JerryGoyal said:
for people mentioning about adfree & background youtube, this can be done in a virgin phone also. just install the vanced apk.
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I am already using YouTube vanced, it's great.
bebop80 said:
You can root your phone also without installing the twrp (if you are not intended to deep mod your phone). I'd suggest anyway to install the twrp.
Yes, magisk is needed it can be compared as the supersu but with extended feautures.
If I don't mistake (I did unlock my bootloader on my 1st day I owned the oneplus) all data will be wiped and yes... You might loose your data.
If you can make a backup of your photos, videos and any extra file on a PC and after the unlock and root procedure you can restore them.
All other app can just be downloaded again.... ???
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I guess I'll be doing this on next weekend. I'll post query if I have any doubts. Thanks!
I find that making phone calls with this device seem to be the thing that most people do
bebop80 said:
You can root your phone also without installing the twrp (if you are not intended to deep mod your phone). I'd suggest anyway to install the twrp.
Yes, magisk is needed it can be compared as the supersu but with extended feautures.
If I don't mistake (I did unlock my bootloader on my 1st day I owned the oneplus) all data will be wiped and yes... You might loose your data.
If you can make a backup of your photos, videos and any extra file on a PC and after the unlock and root procedure you can restore them.
All other app can just be downloaded again.... ???
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I am unable to flash twrp from adb,i ve unlocked the bootloader.any help?
nvrmndryo said:
I am unable to flash twrp from adb,i ve unlocked the bootloader.any help?
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Follow this guide
h***s://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-twrp/
Double check all the adb instructions before confirming them and check that you have all the right files necessary for the operation. (start your pc terminal as administrator)
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Follow this guide
h***s://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-twrp/
Double check all the adb instructions before confirming them and check that you have all the right files necessary for the operation. (start your pc terminal as administrator)
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Thanks. successfully rooted my phone.
I will take delivery of a new Pixel 3a later this week. I will thoroughly read through “How to root the Pixel 3a with or without twrp & take OTA updates once rooted” and “How to Root Your Pixel 3a and Install Magisk (on Pie & Q) with or without TWRP”. But before unlocking bootloader and rooting should I accept all updates first during the initial setup?
MrTooPhone said:
I will take delivery of a new Pixel 3a later this week. I will thoroughly read through “How to root the Pixel 3a with or without twrp & take OTA updates once rooted” and “How to Root Your Pixel 3a and Install Magisk (on Pie & Q) with or without TWRP”. But before unlocking bootloader and rooting should I accept all updates first during the initial setup?
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Yes
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Yes
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Thanks. The little reading I have done so far, it sounds like you can not flash or boot TWRP in Android 10. Won't all the updates take me to 10? I will want to back up my ROMs.
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Thanks. The little reading I have done so far, it sounds like you can not flash or boot TWRP in Android 10. Won't all the updates take me to 10? I will want to back up my ROMs.
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Oh, i forgot as i dont use TWRP anymore.
Yes TWRP only works on Android 9.
However you can't install it like in the past time. You can only boot it via fastboot. You need to do this everytime you want to use TWRP. However when i tried it in past times it did not work well afaik, a full backup did not work at all.
So yeah try it with Android 9 first.
But with all the google backups nowadays i dont have the need for a nandroid (twrp backup)...
Especially as you can just reflash the stock image with deleting /data.
Here is the main thread, i think it will be more helpfull than i am https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-3a/development/twrp-3-3-1-pixel-3a-t3943413
The very first thing to do is minimal setup so you can enable developer settings and allow bootloader unlocking. That's a sticky setting, so then you can update, factory reset, etc. before actually unlocking the bootloader and rooting. Especially important if you're US/Verizon (don't put your SIM in until bootloader unlocking is enabled).
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The very first thing to do is minimal setup so you can enable developer settings and allow bootloader unlocking. That's a sticky setting, so then you can update, factory reset, etc. before actually unlocking the bootloader and rooting. Especially important if you're US/Verizon (don't put your SIM in until bootloader unlocking is enabled).
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Thanks. So I read the two rooting threads I referenced above. I have always used TWRP in the past, but seeing it not supported in Android 10, I am considering skipping that. Do you think TWRP will support Android 10 in the future? I am a little nervous making changes without a backup. My plan would be to stick with a rooted stock at first than consider migrating to a custom ROM. Any recommendations are appreciated. Phone will be delivered tomorrow.
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But with all the google backups nowadays i dont have the need for a nandroid (twrp backup)...
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I am not sure what you mean by "google backups nowadays". Is it the availability of stock ROMs?
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I am not sure what you mean by "google backups nowadays". Is it the availability of stock ROMs?
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No , I think most people use a TWRP backup because it restores you to a specifiic point with all your apps, user settings and your data in those apps.
Thats why i used it in the past times. Setiing up a phone in the past could be really time consuming and frustrating.
But nowadays, if you use the google backup (in Settings > System > Backup) (and the whatsapp one for messages - thtas the only messenger i use, but every other popular messager has a backup feature now) setting up the phone takes maybe 10 mins when i flash the factory image, it even gets my homescreen layout and my wallpaper back, also my settings. Apps which support that also keep their settings.
In the past i allways had a custom rom, because stock rom sucked. But with the Pixel theres no reason for me to use a custom rom anymore.
About root, i rooted my phone since i first used android, ca. 2010. But now I really dont need it anymore, so i just keep things stock.
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Thanks. So I read the two rooting threads I referenced above. I have always used TWRP in the past, but seeing it not supported in Android 10, I am considering skipping that. Do you think TWRP will support Android 10 in the future? I am a little nervous making changes without a backup. My plan would be to stick with a rooted stock at first than consider migrating to a custom ROM. Any recommendations are appreciated. Phone will be delivered tomorrow.
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I dont think TWRP will be supported in the futur on A10. Google locked up /system and some other partitions the TWRP team needs to find new solutions but there id not much hope.
Did you buy your phone unlocked? If yes, the worst part you should be worried about is losing you app data from some apps. You cant really brick your phone. In the worst case you just need to flash a factory image.
You should know that rooting your phone will probably break google pay and banking apps. May i ask what did you want use root for?
I dunno, I really like Lineage OS, but it just feels like a downgraded stock rom.. (I used it before all the time on all phones before getting a pixel).
Also, for every update (monthly) you need to patch your boot.img, flash it, and the apply the update. Its some work which i dont think is worth it anymore.
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May i ask what did you want use root for?
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Thanks for the detailed reply. I am coming from a MotoG3 (rooted stock), a 2015 era phone. So a lot has changed. I really have not seen a mid range phone I really liked, so I jumped on the P3a when I heard the news they were being discontinued.
I use root mainly for Adfree, SD-Maid, and Titanium Backup. I used to use Cerberus until the developer reneged on a lifetime subscription. I don't mess with the system apps much, but I do keep a few apps frozen except for the times when I seldom need them.
Magisk is the best way to root your phone as it still passes the SafetyNet check and google pay and banking apps continue to work. There is an excellent thread here on how to do it.
[Guide] How to root the Pixel 3a with or without twrp & take OTA updates once rooted
Every month, I "uninstall" magisk (which really just restores the original boot files) and sideload the latest update, then I install the magisk-patched boot.img and my phone is rooted again.
To be honest, I don't miss twrp at all. adb and fastboot are all that's needed. The backup in android 10 is perfectly sufficient.
This phone is practically impossible to brick. I love my Pixel 3a, except for the one problem I had when the bottom speaker died and I had to have it repaired under warranty at the local ubreakifix in less than an hour.
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Thanks for the detailed reply. I am coming from a MotoG3 (rooted stock), a 2015 era phone. So a lot has changed. I really have not seen a mid range phone I really liked, so I jumped on the P3a when I heard the news they were being discontinued.
I use root mainly for Adfree, SD-Maid, and Titanium Backup. I used to use Cerberus until the developer reneged on a lifetime subscription. I don't mess with the system apps much, but I do keep a few apps frozen except for the times when I seldom need them.
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Yeah, I had that phone too It was pretty good for its time. I even replaced the screen once, but its really complicated on that phone... To your needs:
Adfree: you can setup a custom DNS server (i think it was adguards one) in the settings menu which will block all ads, so no real need anymore for adaway or root for this. Just google a bit.
Titanium backup: I does not work so well is what i heard and like said nowadays most apps backup over Google backup. With Android11 it will get even harder as /data partition is even more protected now. Not really worth it imho.
Froze system apps: Pixel Android is really barebones. The few apps which i dont need (like Google Music/Video PixelBuds app etc) you can just disable them in the settings. This will freeze them, its like uninstalling them, they wont show up at all.
SD Maid is great but only rooting it for using it, is not worth it. You can clear the cache of the apps which hoard a lot of data by yourself. Also, when you uninatll an app, it asks you if you want to delete your userdata as well. The phone takes care of the rest.
Cerberus: If you keep your bootloader locked, when your phone gets stolen, nobody can access your phone. Even if they reflash it, on first boot it will ask to login to the gmail last time set up. Theres no workaroud. Google aslo has a find my device thingy, wher you can track or delete your device remotly.
I would suggest to use your phone unrooted for some time, and if you really need to root it for something, you can still do it.
Welcome to team Pixel, mate!
(sorry my grammer im to lazy to double check it...)
@bejunk Just a not to say thanks again. I took your advice and did not root. However, I did flash with GrapheneOS and then re-locked the bootloader. Time will tell if I like it.