Hi all,
I am on a Huawei Mate 7, using the Lollipop 5.1 build.
But for now I have not found a custom recovery for this phone, so I can not install the framework which needs to be flashed with a custom recovery...
Is there a way around this? Or has a solution been found?
Xposed for Lollipop is currently an alpha release. That means it's a work in progress, not even finished. They're focusing on getting everything working properly before they worry about making a nice convenient installer.
Also, because it's so new, with great potential for bugs, they don't want inexperienced users installing it and screwing up their phones (and then whining about it). Limiting it to a flashable zip file sorta limits usage to those who are experienced or brave (or foolish) enough to dig deep into the inner workings of their device.
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I'm considering rooting my phone, but I'm kind of on the fence. First, I don't really want to void my warranty, but since I bought the phone used do I even have a warranty anymore? Second, I'm not really that interested in custom ROMs at this point since I'm new to Android OS and I'm happy with the way things are stock for now. So my question is... What can I do with a rooted phone running the stock Froyo ROM? Anything cool/interesting, or does it not even pay to bother rooting if I'm going to keep it stock?
I waited 3 months before rooting and I thought the same as you, wasn't interested in custom ROMs and all. Once I finally rooted and loaded cyanogen ROM, it completely changed my thinking. I highly highly recommend using cyanogen if you root. I can't stress enough. Things wkt can do with root are many, 720p video hack, black notification bar, themes, meta morph, audio volume hack, ROM manager, titanium backup, nand backups! The list is endless. Hell nand backup alone is worth rooting.
Is there a place or a link I can find more information about just stuff that I can do with a rooted phone BESIDES installing custom ROMs? Everything I usually find is just about ROMs. I want to just get my feet wet a little before I decide to just jump right in. For now I'm just interested in stuff I can do with plain old vanilla android once it's been rooted.
Look for apps that require root, see what they are and if you need any of them.
Here's my current list of things "to root for", I haven't yet..
Reasons to root:
Just root, nothing else:
- Adblock host file
- ClockSync
- GScripter
- Remove built-in crap (Amazon MP3)
- Screenshots
After installing recovery image
- Nandroid
After installing custom rom
- Black notification bar
Depending on where you live, you might still have warranty. For example, in Europe, the warranty is by default 2 years on the device. So it doesn't matter if you got it second hand, as long as the device still has warranty, you're OK.
Secondly, you can root your device without unlocking the bootloader. Check this thread for more info. At step 18, before doing the 2 'exit' commands, also take the time to rename /system/etc/recovery-install.sh & install + make executable a file called flash_image (google it to find a download) into /system/bin. This way you can install a custom recovery (e.g. for doing nandroid backups) and will make installing custom ROMs later a lot less painful.
A rooted stock FRF91 can already do many things, search for 'root' in the market and you can find tons of apps that require root privileges and that will run fine on stock. However, the really interesting things (like color trackball alert, firewalling, proxy support, ...) will require you to install a custom ROM.
I rooted my stock N1 with the above procedure a couple of weeks ago, and installed Cyanogen6 RC2 ROM to get some of the more advanced functionality. Been working like a charm and I've actually managed to get a lot more out of my device AND have longer battery life
Hey guys, I'm a lurker and wanted to ask a few questions before proceeding.
I've had my bionic since November and everything is pretty much smooth. Today I did a root on it and all went silky smooth. I even downloaded a game cheating app that required root to test stuff out, seemed interesting.
So now, I'm thinking of trying some custom roms. I know a while ago, installing certain roms or updates made changes to the phone that would prevent it from getting new OTA. My question is, when using Safestrap, will installing a rom there make changes to the phone in a way that would prevent it from getting a new OTA like the ICS update maybe in the future?
dethzero said:
Hey guys, I'm a lurker and wanted to ask a few questions before proceeding.
I've had my bionic since November and everything is pretty much smooth. Today I did a root on it and all went silky smooth. I even downloaded a game cheating app that required root to test stuff out, seemed interesting.
So now, I'm thinking of trying some custom roms. I know a while ago, installing certain roms or updates made changes to the phone that would prevent it from getting new OTA. My question is, when using Safestrap, will installing a rom there make changes to the phone in a way that would prevent it from getting a new OTA like the ICS update maybe in the future?
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All custom ROMs have OTA updates disabled. Bionic ROMs are built from heavy modifications of existing Moto framework, and somehow forcing in an OTA update would break the hell out of them.
That said, OTA updates are built with the assumption that you are completely stock. OTA updates fail if you try to apply them on a system with a custom ROM installed.
Also, there's a good chance that OTA updates will break root if you happen to be running stock-rooted. Safestrap is kind of a way of having insurance against situations like that so you can restore to pre-OTA or just install a new ROM entirely.
Safestrap installs your 2nd or "safe" rom in the preinstall partition. And most stock updates contain a preinstall patch. So even when booted on your "unsafe" or stock side, there is a good chance you will have to reflash the preinstall image for the update to succeed.
Make sure you read the instructions on how to SafeStrap. I didn't and found myself reinstalling the OS. If I had read the directions first I would not have had to.
So I just got my Z3C and have been happily loading my apps when I read that rooting wipes the device and I might be wasting my time. Is it still the case that you need to use the exploit to root?
I had to pretty much re-root and do the whole shibang shibang again. Not only that, but I've also been struggling to get xposed to work on 5.1.1. Didn't have any trouble getting it to work on 5.0.2. So far, it seems like most people are getting xposed to work by using an older zip, which has been annoying to track down. It's a v67 version of xposed, but it's a specific one. Also, had to flash an additional zip just to get the notification bar to align correctly, and there's some additional new bloat.
Won't lie. Was pretty happy with 5.0.2., and it's taking me quite some time to get my phone back to how customized I had it in 5.1.1
mnguyen127 said:
I had to pretty much re-root and do the whole shibang shibang again. Not only that, but I've also been struggling to get xposed to work on 5.1.1. Didn't have any trouble getting it to work on 5.0.2. So far, it seems like most people are getting xposed to work by using an older zip, which has been annoying to track down. It's a v67 version of xposed, but it's a specific one. Also, had to flash an additional zip just to get the notification bar to align correctly, and there's some additional new bloat.
Won't lie. Was pretty happy with 5.0.2., and it's taking me quite some time to get my phone back to how customized I had it in 5.1.1
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This is your best bet to find out exactly what Xposed version you need for your Rom and for your phone. You will have 5.1.1 working better than ever in a couple steps. Hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/official-xposed-lollipop-t3030118
flamand said:
So I just got my Z3C and have been happily loading my apps when I read that rooting wipes the device and I might be wasting my time. Is it still the case that you need to use the exploit to root?
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To answer your question - you only TRULY have to wipe your device when changing from KK to LP or vice-versa; however, everything just works better when you wipe. During the rooting process, I believe you'll have to downgrade to an old KK firmware, then once you've obtained root, you'll have to install a pre-rooted 5.1.1 LP firmware. At that point, you can choose to either wipe or not.
Right. I have been doing a fair amount of research on how to install the Xposed Framwork. I am running Lolipop 5.1 and I am pretty sure all Doogee X5 Pro's run it. I haven't changed anything to do with the rom and my android is rooted using KingRoot. I only did that because it was easy to do and I didn't want to go through the bother of flashing a nand or anything. I got the installer thinking that would work[This was before I did any research about Xposed] I heard that it allowed you to use a lot of modules and improve the device so I thought.. Why not. this isn't my first time screwing around with nands and stuff with devices.
Anyhow. On to the problem at hand, To start with I think I am on a stock ROM and a lot of people are saying that I am going to need to get a custom ROM. I am not entirely sure what to do there and I am aware that most android devices are different so looking at a tutorial from someone not using the same device as me causes some issues.
I don't know which SDK to get for the framework but after doing a fair amount of looking and finding that I need armv8-a helped out a little but then I got slightly confused with the table that they made on the Xposed Framework Thread. It stated that if I was not on a TW ROM then I would need to check if the /system/lib64/ folder exists and then that would tell me what ROM to get.. I found that all a bit confusing and not very well explained so I didn't proceed because I didn't want to end up bricking my phone [So much as you can fix a soft brick. I thought I would come here first and save my self some hassle]
Model Number : x5pro
Android Version : 5.1
http :// prntscr.com / bzu2he
EDIT: I just booted into recovery mode and then I got the "No Command" problem so I had to take the battery out to get it to reboot into normal mode..
EDIT: Well that was silly. Found a way around it. Now I can get into Recovery Mode.
Link to the spec's of Doogee X5 Pro
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I'm no stranger to development here but have been out for a while. I just got a new car with a touch screen and continued to add Android Auto app for navigation etc. I was still on kitkat lol due to difficulty of going back and horror stories of poor batter life on lollipop/marshmallow. So... I went ahead to latest stock marshmallow. it works fine and AA is nice. As soon as I decided to root with permissive kernel, auto app stops working. Apparently, it's beastmode kernel. The question is, does anyone know if a particular rom or kernel works well with android auto for the t910? Does old school root (non systemless) work with just a stock kernel? Thanks for any help, fellas!
Well, I got it working if anyone's interested or was stuck in the same position as me. Apparently, systemless root isn't too bad once you figure out how to do everything. Just follow this threads directions. https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268 Install the TWRP recovery via Odin, flash SU systemless root, install the xposed installer from that thread, install magisk manager, flash the zip magisk provides after letting it auto select the position in recovery, then install the systemless root version of xposed via xposed installer. It sounds a bit daunting but if you know how to use Odin well enough you can always recover if you get stuck in a bootloop. It's not as nice as old style root (there do seem to be some limitations but at least Android Auto works and your phone isn't so limited as stock. I got AdAway to work, YouTube Background Playback module, and SD card fix for marshmallow. Maybe this is known to many people already but our sub-forum seems to be dead since our phones are so old now.
On a final note, there aren't many new phones to choose from if you want a higher-end phone with a removable battery. The only one that seems worth it is the LG V20. It seems like the G6 and V30 won't have removable batteries. Samsung seems like they're making a new Note but I doubt it will have a removable battery. They seem to be disappearing. If they had used one on the last Note.... The exploding battery issue could have been fixed rather easily and way less embarrassingly.
I hope this helps someone!
A More Simple Solution
This post is for anyone who ran into this same issue recently just as I have. There is a simpler way to resolve it. I installed a new Kenwood navigation unit into my 2000 Nissan Maxima. I'm on a custom ROM with BeastMode kernel. All I did to resolve the issue was replaced BeastMode kernel with Emotion kernel version r26. Now I'm able to use Android Auto with my new navigation unit. If you find yourself in this situation, go to the link below and download the latest kernel from Emotion.
Emotion thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/tw-kernel-emotroid-team-t2990557