I received the SGH-i957 for work and they told us not to add any weird apps. What I want to do is remove some the crappy AT&T apps to use less resources. I have rooted an EVO 4g and a HTC Arrive Windows Phone as well as my old HTC Touch Diamond. I have been reading the different threads and I am just curious what you guys think the best method is?
It really doesn't use more resources
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It really doesn't use more resources
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I appreciate your response but I would still like to root it.
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If your work said to not mess with apps then I wouldn't really root it.
If you don't care about that, then just follow the rooting thread. I personally like the kernel root method
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If your work said to not mess with apps then I wouldn't really root it.
If you don't care about that, then just follow the rooting thread. I personally like the kernel root method
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I will go into more detail I guess. I want to backup how they gave it to me and run it custom, be it remove apps or a new rom. I am worried about some kind of privacy issues. With my HTC Evo 4g I could backup the original rom completely and then uninstall programs or install a new rom.
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Flash twrp and make a nandroid backup then do your root process.
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Yeah, I am definitely rooting it. It is ungodly slow with only a few programs on it and it keeps using at&t data even though I have removed all widgets and have very few apps installed. I know that know one wants to hear me say this but every time I use Android I dislike it more and more. I am sorry if I offend anyone.
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Ok, I got permission from the boss to root and either clean up the stock rom, remove crap, or load a custom rom. So should I just follow the guide in this and if I have to run a custom rom use the on in this thread. Do I have to use the twrp and nandroid backup to make a backup? Or can I restore the stock rom buy using Method 2 after I follow the Method 1 in the root guide?
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Ok, I got permission from the boss to root and either clean up the stock rom, remove crap, or load a custom rom. So should I just follow the guide in this and if I have to run a custom rom use the on in this thread. Do I have to use the twrp and nandroid backup to make a backup? Or can I restore the stock rom buy using Method 2 after I follow the Method 1 in the root guide?
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I'm pretty tired right now but I will detail it out for you tomorrow. I need to make some edits to that thread. Mainly to include new links and to include twrp.
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orlandoxpolice said:
I'm pretty tired right now but I will detail it out for you tomorrow. I need to make some edits to that thread. Mainly to include new links and to include twrp.
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Thanks for your help man. I want you to know you are not just helping me.
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Hello...
i am thinking of rooting my phone , for any reason if i want to factory default restore the phone is that restoring will disable the rooting or that rooting will be permanent ?
thanks a lot...
The only permanent thing you can do is unlock the bootloader.
Rooting, or any other change can usually be undone...
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so i can unroot the device by factory default of something else?
Thanks alot for your reply
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The only permanent thing you can do is unlock the bootloader.
Rooting, or any other change can usually be undone...
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so i can unroot the device by factory default of something else?
Thanks alot for your reply
Root will be available after a factory reset, rooting apps mostly come along with unroot functionality.
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Basically, once rooted, you can change the ROM on your phone to any compatible one you can find, including the original one...
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I need help. I can't seems to find the lastest update to data rooting for galaxy ace.
Please. Can some1 teach me or direct me to a work-able link or post
Wut?
Trying to find the latest root?
Im sure there is no updates on root...
Root is just root...
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Tovagulet said:
Wut?
Trying to find the latest root?
Im sure there is no updates on root...
Root is just root...
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Lol... Exactly. Root is just root. It's not a software for christ' sake. It's just kinda, making your phone "more on your control"
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bryanhwm said:
I need help. I can't seems to find the lastest update to data rooting for galaxy ace.
Please. Can some1 teach me or direct me to a work-able link or post
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See there is nothing like versions of rooting. Rooting has only two parts visible as of user side. One is CWM app and the other one is SuperUser.
You can't mess up with CWM unless the Dev of your ROM Doesn't nod his head vertically.
So all you can do is Update Superuser to SuperSU.
PM me if you want to know more.
Time to pull your socks up.
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See there is nothing like versions of rooting. Rooting has only two parts visible as of user side. One is CWM app and the other one is SuperUser.
You can't mess up with CWM unless the Dev of your ROM Doesn't nod his head vertically.
So all you can do is Update Superuser to SuperSU.
PM me if you want to know more.
Time to pull your socks up.
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I can root my note2 with ease but I am currently helping a buddy with a galaxy ace(GT-S5830D) would you know how i would go around doing so? other tutorials have been useless
Haha. Actually my meaning was..i've been through alot of tutorials on how to root galaxy ace. But most of thm is out of date. XD. Now about updating the root.
My bad.
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Not about*
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Today or a 100 years later. The method to root the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 will always be the same :thumbup:
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This is just a flashable stock unrooted ROM for anyone wanting a copy to flash via CWM as opposed to fastboot. It was literally the JDQ39 system image dumped into the dsixda kitchen and thrown straight back out with NO changes whatsoever - it's not even deodexed! Useful if you need to use an app which can still detect root even after using a root-hider app (e.g. to watch Sky Go in the UK)
It is the 100% untouched, unmolested system image
Enjoy...
https://www.yousendit.com/download/UVJnSU5IQVNiV3dPd3NUQw
Cheers owd
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Nice, this is good to have on hand. Thanks:beer:
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If you flash this, will you get OTA updates even when on a custom recovery?
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If you flash this, will you get OTA updates even when on a custom recovery?
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Far as I know, OTA is dependent on the recovery. So you would still need stock recovery to pull the OTA.
Someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken. I came from an HTC monstrosity, and we all know how easy those are to modify.
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So is this the latest stock JDQ39E?
NEXUS⁴
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Far as I know, OTA is dependent on the recovery. So you would still need stock recovery to pull the OTA.
Someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken. I came from an HTC monstrosity, and we all know how easy those are to modify.
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Yes..you need stock recovery to get ota updates...!
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Yes..you need stock recovery to get ota updates...!
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But I will be able to install KLP through recovery when it comes out, if someone converts it into a .zip file, right?
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But I will be able to install KLP through recovery when it comes out, if someone converts it into a .zip file, right?
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yes that you can do..but forget about anythin OTA if u aint using the stock recovery!
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yes that you can do..but forget about anythin OTA if u aint using the stock recovery!
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Yup I know that but maybe I could get .zip of the stock recovery.
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Yup I know that but maybe I could get .zip of the stock recovery.
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that can be done aswell!
Thanks for this really! I ended up pushing root after installing, it was a must
I went unrooted first and forgot TB wouldn't work. Kinda feels good to be on stock, nothing like regular N4 :thumbup: thanks again!
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yes that you can do..but forget about anythin OTA if u aint using the stock recovery!
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Hmm. Though we would get "Failed" upon an ota via s3 I remember regardless of recovery it would indeed update as well as patch recovery. But I'm not saying this is the case on nexus devices as this indeed is my first.
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Thanks for this really! I ended up pushing root after installing, it was a must
I went unrooted first and forgot TB wouldn't work. Kinda feels good to be on stock, nothing like regular N4 :thumbup: thanks again!
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Hey swirly ..as you approach a possible flash coming from this flash able stock zip would you mind posting any positive results if any with your performance and battery? I have heard and at times on other devices found at times this does improve somewhat by the partitions being reset or to those lines etc. Thank you.
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Yup I know that but maybe I could get .zip of the stock recovery.
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I would love this too!
swirly05 said:
Thanks for this really! I ended up pushing root after installing, it was a must
I went unrooted first and forgot TB wouldn't work. Kinda feels good to be on stock, nothing like regular N4 :thumbup: thanks again!
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You didn't keep a stock from first flash?. I always do. Good ole flashback unroot then delete twrp (depending if really needed as s3 wasn't) then protect root with root keeper then unroot take ota then load saved root. If this doesn't work on nexus 4 I'd love to know but worked on RAZR rezound and s3..if not I'll report in a created thread via next update. My reason is I like having that true first stock backup. Good for fresh installs of custom when reverting first. IMO lol
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Thanks
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Just a quick question. If you flash this and then flash stock recovery, can you basically unroot by doing that? It'll be much easier (at least in my opinion) of you could just flash the rom to unroot and go back to pure stock
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Well the truth is that if you have cwm 6+ the OTA installs with no problem and if you are root, it keeps it too! Just for your information the OTA needs system ,bootloader, radio, boot.img unmodified.
TBH I made this to help people too lazy to flash the stock factory image from Google. I'd always recommend the factory image personally
Gapps requirement
Is gapps required after flashing the ROM?
Hurray!
That's cool. Haven't really needed it o this phone yet tho. The e4gt on the other hand, mobile Odin was practically a must and saved so much time.
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Not to sound ignorant but what exactly is the benefits/features of having Odin on our phones?
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That's cool. Haven't really needed it o this phone yet tho. The e4gt on the other hand, mobile Odin was practically a must and saved so much time.
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I hear you. It was critical on the E4GT but don't really see the need on our phone. Cool that it still supports it though.
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Seems the tmobile users will get more use out of this. They got k0nane and his odin flashables.
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This would've been good for recovery tar only files.
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Can we root with mobile odin?
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If you are already rooted, yes. I know this makes no sense. If you are no root originally, no. Mop needs root to work. Flash a non rooted tar and use the root feature, then at least with my e4gt, it would do it. Mop won't work stock. I haven't had the need yet to use it on the s4. If I did, I'd probably try flashing stock MDL, inject root, and install oudhs recovery all in one shot. Theoretically it should work.
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If you are already rooted, yes. I know this makes no sense. If you are no root originally, no. Mop needs root to work. Flash a non rooted tar and use the root feature, then at least with my e4gt, it would do it. Mop won't work stock. I haven't had the need yet to use it on the s4. If I did, I'd probably try flashing stock MDL, inject root, and install oudhs recovery all in one shot. Theoretically it should work.
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Do you know where I can find stock MDL? When the OTA dwnlded to my phone I was so paranoid about losing and not being able to regain root that I avoided installing, and even uninstalled SamPushService at one point. Of course, since then a work a round's been developed, but now I can't access the dwnld even though it's indicated to be there. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Angie.
EDIT:Found it, about 2 threads down. Duh!
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That's cool. Haven't really needed it o this phone yet tho. The e4gt on the other hand, mobile Odin was practically a must and saved so much time.
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Ah yes, I have many a memory of flashing the EL29 kernel/recovery with Mobile Odin in order to flash a rom. It was so irritating having to re-flash recovery every time I wanted to flash a rom on that phone.
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I unlocked my bootloader and installed a custom recovery. Then i intalled the supersu zip file and a custom rom. after that i found supersu and super user on my phone. Is it safe to uninstall one of them?
Yes it's safe to uninstall one of them but if you're not bothered which one you keep then I suggest uninstalling SuperSU.
I say that because I flashed back to a stock ROM a while ago and also flashed the provided rooting tools so that I could keep root access. Once I rebooted to stock, I installed SuperSU from the Play Store and decided to uninstall Superuser as I didn't need both of them on there.
Later that day I found out that I only had partial root access. I could use root apps like ROM Toolbox but I couldn't make any changes to /system.
In the end I reflashed the rooting tools so I could get Superuser back and everything worked perfectly again.
I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary problem with SuperSU or not but as long as you don't mind which you keep, that would be my advice
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Yes it's safe to uninstall one of them but if you're not bothered which one you keep then I suggest uninstalling SuperSU.
I say that because I flashed back to a stock ROM a while ago and also flashed the provided rooting tools so that I could keep root access. Once I rebooted to stock, I installed SuperSU from the Play Store and decided to uninstall Superuser as I didn't need both of them on there.
Later that day I found out that I only had partial root access. I could use root apps like ROM Toolbox but I couldn't make any changes to /system.
In the end I reflashed the rooting tools so I could get Superuser back and everything worked perfectly again.
I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary problem with SuperSU or not but as long as you don't mind which you keep, that would be my advice
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This happened because you flashed a stock ROM, with a stock kernel, which has write protection enabled.
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This happened because you flashed a stock ROM, with a stock kernel, which has write protection enabled.
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I was on stock ROM but had faux kernel installed. I forgot to mention that in my post.
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I was on stock ROM but had faux kernel installed. I forgot to mention that in my post.
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I've got no answer for that one. Haha
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I've got no answer for that one. Haha
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Haha nor me. See I knew about the write protection on stock kernel right away which is why I figured I'd be fine with faux but it still didn't want to work.
Luckily it all sorted itself out in the end so I'm back using SuperSU again
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