Disable OTA update check? Keeping Root. - Moto X Q&A

I have a Sprint Moto X that was rooted with PwnMyMoto.
I have been getting notified of an OTA update, but don't want to accept it in case I would lose root.
Is there a way to disable the update notifications?
Does anybody know how to keep root after the OTA?
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There are a couple threads on how to keep root after an ota.
But that being said I am also looking to remove the update apk.
Does anyone know which one it is?
3c_ota.apk?
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Any ideas?
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zgroten said:
I have a Sprint Moto X that was rooted with PwnMyMoto.
I have been getting notified of an OTA update, but don't want to accept it in case I would lose root.
Is there a way to disable the update notifications?
Does anybody know how to keep root after the OTA?
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freeze update, Motorola OTA, and FOTA and rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak in \etc\security i think is the location

mj0528 said:
freeze update, Motorola OTA, and FOTA and rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak in \etc\security i think is the location
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Thank you good sir.

wish there was an app to do this for us, I am tired of having to go through a million steps, I would rather pay for this to get done so I can preserve my root with no worries until further development

mj0528 said:
freeze update, Motorola OTA, and FOTA and rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak in \etc\security i think is the location
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I'm not exactly sure as to the steps to take, is there a tutorial somewhere?
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zgroten said:
I have a Sprint Moto X that was rooted with PwnMyMoto.
I have been getting notified of an OTA update, but don't want to accept it in case I would lose root.
Is there a way to disable the update notifications?
Does anybody know how to keep root after the OTA?
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smart man, if you accept it, it sends you into an endless boot loop.

jstrayy said:
smart man, if you accept it, it sends you into an endless boot loop.
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Yikes!
At least wish there was a way to stop the notifications.
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yea, I need the steps too. I went ahead and uninstalled a system app that said OTA, but will not know for sure until later if that fixed my issue

jstrayy said:
yea, I need the steps too. I went ahead and uninstalled a system app that said OTA, but will not know for sure until later if that fixed my issue
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Let me know if this works when you can!
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zgroten said:
Let me know if this works when you can!
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Worked for me, no more annoying pop up.

jstrayy said:
Worked for me, no more annoying pop up.
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Awesome, thank you.
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jstrayy said:
Worked for me, no more annoying pop up.
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did you also disable FOTA MotorolaOTA and Updater? or just 3c_ota?

for future readers:
i stopped the OTA reminder by freezing updater1.0 and motorolaOTA. didnt have to rename anything or do anything else.

18t said:
for future readers:
i stopped the OTA reminder by freezing updater1.0 and motorolaOTA. didnt have to rename anything or do anything else.
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Does motorola connect still work when these are stopped? I mainly ask because with droidwall MotoOTA is grouped in with the MotoConnect services. I'm thinking I want to use MotoConnect but I don't really care for or want updates.

18t said:
for future readers:
i stopped the OTA reminder by freezing updater1.0 and motorolaOTA. didnt have to rename anything or do anything else.
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And I noticed the OTA messages will stop if you only freeze motoOTA

18t said:
for future readers:
i stopped the OTA reminder by freezing updater1.0 and motorolaOTA. didnt have to rename anything or do anything else.
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MotorolaOTA does not allow to be frozen on 4.4.3
if there was another small oled phone this one would be on the garbage already...
worst software. manages to be more annoying than Samsung.

gcbxda said:
MotorolaOTA does not allow to be frozen on 4.4.3
if there was another small oled phone this one would be on the garbage already...
worst software. manages to be more annoying than Samsung.
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Yep. I'm running 4.2.2.

yah bro
I used Titanium backup to uninstall the OTA updates, find it under "Motorola Update Services 24.00.007" and simply uninstall it. Or you could use the app FlashFIre
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Now that i am rooted how do i turn off system updates?

I like how my kindle fire hd is right now. Anyway to Avoid system updates?
Take a wild guess.
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stu5797 said:
I like how my kindle fire hd is right now. Anyway to Avoid system updates?
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if you wanna, you can just do this:
Using Root Explorer, to move or delete this file /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip.
Thanks so much! Have you done this?
stu5797 said:
Thanks so much! Have you done this?
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No. I don't think we need close the update access.
I'm giving this a try: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper&hl=en
Worked fine in the past with my HTC EVO. It says it will work with anything that runs ext4 (the kindle does).
padest.com said:
No. I don't think we need close the update access.
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If you want to keep root, you do.
padest.com said:
No. I don't think we need close the update access.
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Yes we do, to keep root. My kindle is set up perfectly for what i want it for and dont want amazon to be able to mess with my kindle. I was hoping it was as easy as adding .bak and the end of some file.
padest.com said:
No. I don't think we need close the update access.
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It's true, if they have a ota you will get an notification about it and then you choose to install it or not, if you don't install it there is only a notification nothing else
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soupmagnet said:
If you want to keep root, you do.
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It may be that OTA RootKeeper will allow over the air updates, and still let you keep root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper&hl=en
TheHawk002 said:
It's true, if they have a ota you will get an notification about it and then you choose to install it or not, if you don't install it there is only a notification nothing else
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It certainly may have changed, but this isn't how it worked with the original KF. When Amazon pushed OTAs they automatically updated the the os. There wasn't even a notification that they were sending the update. I remember watching my KF turn on all by itself and then reboot while wondering what the heck was going on.
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I appreciate everyone's input. Mine updated out of the box automatically with no option. That said, can we stick with the original topic please. Anyway to avoid system updates?
Thanks
Any ideas to avoid updates?
Anyone know how to stop amazon updates? They will force one on us soon and i dont want it. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated
See Post #3!
stu5797 said:
Anyone know how to stop amazon updates? They will force one on us soon and i dont want it. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated
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you go account and Deregister use like Mykindle update from server cannot because u don't sign up and receiver from server amazon .... Just do it .
and1us said:
you go account and Deregister use like Mykindle update from server cannot because u don't sign up and receiver from server amazon .... Just do it .
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I was actually telling stu5797 to go back to Post #3 to see the solution to the problem.
padest.com said:
if you wanna, you can just do this:
Using Root Explorer, to move or delete this file /system/etc/security/otacerts.zip.
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I did this so i hope there are no more system updates for me. Have nova running perfect. My home screen and all mygapps are working perfectly. I am rooted.
Just dont want amazon to ruin my fun.
TheHawk002 said:
It's true, if they have a ota you will get an notification about it and then you choose to install it or not, if you don't install it there is only a notification nothing else
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I can tell you for certain this is not true. Last night I turned on the Fire HD and it went straight into an update - no warning or opt out.
stu5797 said:
I did this so i hope there are no more system updates for me. Have nova running perfect. My home screen and all mygapps are working perfectly. I am rooted.
Just dont want amazon to ruin my fun.
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Did anyone tried this and proved that it works?? I deregistered my kindle, but I have prime and would like to use it... yet, I dont want my tablet to be updated since Im afraid it may get bricked somehow...
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Why haven't I gotten the OTA update yet?

Just about every hour of the day, I have touched my finger on that "Check Now" button in the System Updates page. It keeps saying I am up to date, although my system software number still says it is 4.2.2. I am on stock android, non-rooted, and I live in the USA. I just don't get it.
Also I am EST, so right now it is 9:18 pm as I post this.
It always takes a day or two for the rollout to get to everyone. Just chill, you'll probably get it by tomorrow.
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CaptainBromo said:
Just about every hour of the day, I have touched my finger on that "Check Now" button in the System Updates page. It keeps saying I am up to date, although my system software number still says it is 4.2.2. I am on stock android, non-rooted, and I live in the USA. I just don't get it.
Also I am EST, so right now it is 9:18 pm as I post this.
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It's a rollout. Not everyone will receive the update today. Just keep checking over the next couple of days, you'll get it.
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Just install it yourself
CaptainBromo said:
Just about every hour of the day, I have touched my finger on that "Check Now" button in the System Updates page. It keeps saying I am up to date, although my system software number still says it is 4.2.2. I am on stock android, non-rooted, and I live in the USA. I just don't get it.
Also I am EST, so right now it is 9:18 pm as I post this.
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Dude, relax. You need to be patient man. If you're really anxious to try it out, you can just use one of the flashable zips provided by kind fellow xda'ers.
CaptainBromo said:
Just about every hour of the day, I have touched my finger on that "Check Now" button in the System Updates page. It keeps saying I am up to date, although my system software number still says it is 4.2.2. I am on stock android, non-rooted, and I live in the USA. I just don't get it.
Also I am EST, so right now it is 9:18 pm as I post this.
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Standby while I call Google and ask them...
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Will otaroot keeper keep root or will we have to reroot?
I dont think anyones gotten it OTA yet .. zips are up though
OTA rootkeeper will NOT keep root they changed the way security works in 4.3
supercurio said:
Android 4.3 Notes:
Based on Android 4.3 release notes, on Enterprise and Security, Restrict Setuid from Android Apps, su binaries and Superuser apps designed for previous Android generation will simply not work on 4.3:
It means preserving root with OTA Root Keeper won't be possible anymore as new rooting techniques rely on more than just a setuid su binary in /system.
I'll look into solution of course to preserve the functionality if possible, but until then please follow Chainfire's job on SuperSU betas.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241517
Maybe this is a stupid question, but I will lose the files/apps on the tablet making the update via OTA?
Thanks
Di0g0 said:
Maybe this is a stupid question, but I will lose the files/apps on the tablet making the update via OTA?
Thanks
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No.
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Guess its no ota for me...........
NeoMagus said:
I dont think anyones gotten it OTA yet .. zips are up though
OTA rootkeeper will NOT keep root they changed the way security works in 4.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241517
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You can manually force it to do the OTA by trying this: http://www.cultofandroid.com/36013/manually-pull-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
alarmdude9 said:
Will otaroot keeper keep root or will we have to reroot?
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Saw some people stating that you'd keep root when updating to 4.3 using OTA Root Keeper. Too lazy to find which thread I saw that in though.
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GNEXUZ said:
Saw some people stating that you'd keep root when updating to 4.3 using OTA Root Keeper. Too lazy to find which thread I saw that in though.
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Their full of it considering supercurio makes the app and said it won't work.
NeoMagus said:
Their full of it considering supercurio makes the app and said it won't work.
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Noted
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timmytim said:
You can manually force it to do the OTA by trying this: http://www.cultofandroid.com/36013/manually-pull-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
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just tried that and no update yet.
though it has made my play store updates not work properly (keeps getting a error about server)
fenrirx4 said:
just tried that and no update yet.
though it has made my play store updates not work properly (keeps getting a error about server)
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Remove your Google account in settings then log back in
NeoMagus said:
Remove your Google account in settings then log back in
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done and still giving me the same error. next step might be to flash to factory
EDIT: went into setting after a few clear cache/data & remove account, it's working now
All of that for a minor update ...
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Phenryth said:
All of that for a minor update ...
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Basically yeah lol
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Restore to stock

How would you restore an X that is rooted using pwnmymoto to stock to support ota/soak?
km8j said:
How would you restore an X that is rooted using pwnmymoto to stock to support ota/soak?
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see this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466191
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see this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466191
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Will this work with the soak? Also doesn't really address the issue since the soak will require all the native apps and such to be present.
km8j said:
Will this work with the soak? Also doesn't really address the issue since the soak will require all the native apps and such to be present.
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IF all you care about is the new OTA, and you DONT wish to keep root access, which the new OTA prevents then just Flash the stock firmware file with RSD LITE per the thread. If you however want to RETAIN root, and be on the new OTA update, then follow that link, which will allow the OTA to be applied to your phone, while you keep root access.
Yes but does this apply to soak....
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km8j said:
Yes but does this apply to soak....
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Whats the difference? Is the soak test still not an OTA just pushed out to a select few?
Well don't you need to have all the stock apps intact?
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Recieved a notification for a Software Update for my device

Just got a notification of software update for my device. Anyone updated theirs? I'm wondering if it's just carrier updates like how t mobile and Verizon just got for their devices.
madmike23 said:
Just got a notification of software update for my device. Anyone updated theirs? I'm wondering if it's just carrier updates like how t mobile and Verizon just got for their devices.
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I'm downloading mine now, couldn't hurt lol
I'm assuming no way of getting this if we are rooted?
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
I'm assuming no way of getting this if we are rooted?
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Probably not and still have root access, but it seems it updated the baseband to MJ5. Still on 4.3.
I'm trying to find release notes for it.
agent929 said:
Probably not and still have root access, but it seems it updated the baseband to MJ5. Still on 4.3.
I'm trying to find release notes for it.
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Thanks bro, let me know what you find out. So I'm assuming that I can unroot, take the update and then root again?
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Thanks bro, let me know what you find out. So I'm assuming that I can unroot, take the update and then root again?
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I'm trying to get tech on the line with AT&T to find a release note somewhere. I found this about Sprint. I got the update and still no Knox app lol. You should be able to update it now but you will probably loose root access. Don't know till you try.
http://www.cultofandroid.com/43791/...-bringing-audio-fixes-stability-improvements/
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The only release notes that AT&T can give me is general performance enhancements.
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I'm trying to get tech on the line with AT&T to find a release note somewhere. I found this about Sprint. I got the update and still no Knox app lol. You should be able to update it now but you will probably loose root access. Don't know till you try.
http://www.cultofandroid.com/43791/...-bringing-audio-fixes-stability-improvements/
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The only release notes that AT&T can give me is general performance enhancements.
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anytime that you take an OTS update from a carrier i will guarantee that you will loose root everytime...
bkeaver said:
anytime that you take an OTS update from a carrier i will guarantee that you will loose root everytime...
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Not on all the devices. There're things like survival mode and voodoo OTA that sometimes work. I'm just not familiar with how this device is going to work.
i just went to about phone, and it says I'm up to date. how is everyone else getting a notification?
I checked said the same thing that my current software is up to date
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I'm gonna install the update right now and see if i can re-root again after...i'll let you guys know what happens
***Update wouldn't even install...it rebooted for the install, ran through the install process and once rebooted it gave me a message that said the install was interrupted and it couldn't install***
I was rooted,just updated, lost my root. I wasn't sure if you could even upgeade when rooted.
vonerk said:
I was rooted,just updated, lost my root. I wasn't sure if you could even upgeade when rooted.
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You can update while rooted but not with a custom recovery installed. We are able to update while rooted because we don't have a bootloader bypass and custom recovery.
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Mine still says current up to date MI9
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I'm rooted all kinds of mods. It stalled out at 26% __3 times. The 4th time it said I was up to date. Wtf?
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How do you disable the automatic update? I stopped the update. Deleted the .apk using Root Explorer but I still get the notification that it's downloading the update. Perhaps I deleted the wrong .apk??? In any case, I stopped the update but now there's the stupid notification that the update's pending.
I'm not rooted at all and got that same update today. I went through the whole shabang, it restarted and said updated after the whole android is updating deal. Something weird happened after updating when I connected to Kies 3 for the first time ever. Its says "Your device is not supported to update firmware via kies" Current firmware version : PDA: MJ5 / PHONE : MJ5 / CSC : MJ5 (ATT)
Anyone else come across this?? Like I said I'm not rooted and completely stock
D'oh!!! I never froze or deleted anything to stop the update. I didn't care if I got notification or not. I just had the icon this morning and prompts to update. BUT WTH?!?! It forced updated on me. what's up with that?! It normally prompt me to update or postpone, but this time it says restart to update. The only thing to do was hit continue and that's it. I couldn't stop it or cancel it.
So WARNING, if you wanna keep your root, disable the updates.
It's probably being pushed in segments. I'm sure it will pop up for you very soon.
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It's probably being pushed in segments. I'm sure it will pop up for you very soon.
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I updated it and now my battery is draining way faster. It sapped like 2% in standby in 30 minutes.

Who's working on root these days?

What devs out there are still working on root for the turbo?
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I've found that kingroot works much more consistently if you clear cache before using it. It least we now have a temproot for sunshine if jcase ever supports the turbo.
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cadenmiller60 said:
What devs out there are still working on root for the turbo?
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Didn't get a chance to post in either shiffty thread before they were closed. Did anyone notice those screen shots shiffty put up there were 5.1 but I though "his exploit" was being worked on 4.4.4.
Maybe I missed something, but I did find that thread entertaining.
My poolman is. But not sure how successful he'll be since he's still using an LG flip phone.
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Didn't get a chance to post in either shiffty thread before they were closed. Did anyone notice those screen shots shiffty put up there were 5.1 but I though "his exploit" was being worked on 4.4.4.
Maybe I missed something, but I did find that thread entertaining.
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You did. He claimed to be working on 5.1.
TheSt33v said:
He claimed to be working on 5.1.
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Yeah too bad we never saw anything tangible though. I was hoping for the best.
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You did. He claimed to be working on 5.1.
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It is 5.1 build number SU3TL-39
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It is 5.1 build number SU3TL-39
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Could you post something more substantial than a root check? I can do that with kingroot.
I'm sure we're all more interested in your actual work, and progress.
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It is 5.1 build number SU3TL-39
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i have the same version
but kingroot is just a temporary root .... just for the next restart
Qutayba Khader said:
i have the same version
but kingroot is just a temporary root .... just for the next restart
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There's something in the firmware making it hard to keep root
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That would be WP dude. WP is why we can perm-root our phones thru the OS and is why it disappears after a reboot (Though you can just re-root using the same KingRoot app as before.) I'm sure you know WP means we can write/install the necessary SU binaries to the system. WP is part of the "firmware" you mentioned.
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There's something in the firmware making it hard to keep root
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That would be WP dude. WP is why we can perm-root our phones thru the OS and is why it disappears after a reboot (Though you can just re-root using the same KingRoot app as before.) I'm sure you know WP means we can write/install the necessary SU binaries to the system. WP is part of the "firmware" you mentioned.
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Yeah ik what it is I'm looking for ways around it as we speak not exactly the simplest of tasks and I'll let you guys know if I find anything
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Yeah ik what it is I'm looking for ways around it as we speak not exactly the simplest of tasks and I'll let you guys know if I find anything
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Just to put it out there - you can use a root app (after rooting your phone ofc) to set SELinux to Permissive so it doesn't keep forcing your phone to reboot. I'm testing it on my phone now. Again it will still disappear after reboot but still a temp work-around.
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Just to put it out there - you can use a root app (after rooting your phone ofc) to set SELinux to Permissive so it doesn't keep forcing your phone to reboot. I'm testing it on my phone now. Again it will still disappear after reboot but still a temp work-around.
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Well no temproot is going to stay and id like to see the turbo stay rooted go ahead and message me and lets see if we can't put our heads together
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PILLMUZIK3600 said:
Dude you are a fraud. Just let it go.
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There's no question he wasn't anywhere near perm root like he initially stated (or unintentionally led people to believe-to me it doesn't matter at this point), but at least he is looking around. A lot of the devs on year old devices like ours and the note 4 have given up. I really hope he discovers something. Dmverity (which I think is still the culprit) is a tough nut to crack.
@jcase will eventually look at the issue, but apparently bootloader unlock is the most likely way around wp. To me that says that wp too hardened at this point and the bl is the better angle of attack. That is both good and very scary. My comments are based upon what jcase has stated recently.
So let me ask this, if I temp root, install an adblock, and reboot, what happens? Clearly ill lose root but will the hosts file get overwritten?
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mbarry55 said:
So let me ask this, if I temp root, install an adblock, and reboot, what happens? Clearly ill lose root but will the hosts file get overwritten?
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You wouldn't even be able to write to the host file in the first place.
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mbarry55 said:
So let me ask this, if I temp root, install an adblock, and reboot, what happens? Clearly ill lose root but will the hosts file get overwritten?
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To me temp-root is useless. I mean seriously, who wants to keep re-rooting and re-installing root apps after every reboot? I don't, that's for sure. Without write protection disabled you are going to be very limited in what you can do with any root method you use.
Oh, and I use AdGuard for blocking ads on my Droid Turbo. You don't need root for it to work and it works very well.
classic757 said:
Oh, and I use AdGuard for blocking ads on my Droid Turbo. You don't need root for it to work and it works very well.
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Do you have a link for this?
Yes, here you go:
http://adguard.com

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