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[Q] rooted or de-branded

hi.im new so please go easy
anyway my question is what the difference between debranded and rooted.i had stock o2 desire and put new rom on it and made the goldcard thing but aint sure if im rooted or what??i cant seem to get the ota update and aint sure what rom to upgrade for the new ota update(if there is one)also my camera goes split screen sometimes(kinda purple and pink)with 2 images sometimes.any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks H

First how did you put a new rom on it? If you made the goldcard and ran a .exe file on your computer you are debranded Explanation to follow:
Debranding: as the word says, this is about removing a certain branding(could be orange or in you case o2 software stuff) In order to do this we flash a stock(non rooted) rom directly from HTC without all the branding. This is normally only possible on unbranded phones, as branded ones should only be able to run a rom from whatever carrier branded it. Here we use the goldcard in order to make the phone accept original software from HTC and not only from the carrier. So the only difference made is, that we get rid of all the carrier stuff and only have original HTC firmware.
Rooting: this is very different, and as the name suggests, this is something we do to gain root access(full system access without limits from the software) to the system. This is done by placing a su-binary in /system/bin and the superuser.apk in /system/app, because then we can grant su-access to apps using the binary.
The actual root process is the hard part, because on stock phones, we cant place those files, so we must use some sort of security hole. On desire we use a hole, which lets us replace the recovery, and then we can use a custom recovery to place the su-files and get root.

thanks morten
would you have info on an easy to do root option for a dummy
i cant get the new update as my phone crashes everytime i try to install it,
plus i would like to get the full benefits of my handset and get some cool themes and stuff.if i root it does it affect the downloading of apps and stuff??many thanks H

Use this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788044. I did it last night and it works perfectly.
However, I now have a question. My phone is successfully rooted and I would like to set it up so that all apps run off the SD. I know this can be done, I have seen reference to apps2SD but I can´t work out what I need to do. Also, I presume I will lose everything on the SD at the moment?

Why Should i root this phone?

Hello guys,
Just traded my Galaxy S2 for a GN and am new to this phone.
Since i allready have android 4.0.4 IMM76I is there any need to root this phone?
What will it add or improve.
Please enlighten me with your extensive knowledge
Thanks in advance.

I still haven't rooted mine, after spending a couple years rooting and ROMing my devices. Love this phone bone stock.

Of course you should. Root gives you admin access to your phone. Do you own a computer and not have full admin access? Same situation.
Its up to what you can imagine and you can change it with root. Tweaks, theme status bar, system folder access, hide nav buttons, on and on.

root is a definite...flashing roms though, thats not entirely necessary since stock is still awesome

You should root it because it's a Nexus
Sent from my GNex {GSM} T-Mobile

The *only* reason I root is to install an ad blocker. The only reason I install custom ROMs is to get rid of bloatware. So for this phone, I rooted it almost immediately, but am still on stock ROM (Thanks, Google!)
Other people will give you other reasons why to root, but it'll all boil down to "I desperately want to [activity] but I can't if it's not rooted." If you have something like that, by all means root. Otherwise, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Because you can't use any of these apps properly without root:
Adfree
Adaway
Market Enabler
Quick Boot
Titanium Backup
Google Wallet (for those of us outside the U.S.)
Market unlocker
Light Flow
Call Recorder
Car Home
Chainfire3D
SetCPU
And, most importantly: StickMount

How to remove Rogers bloatware?

Hi guy,
Got my Rogers Galaxy S3 a couple days ago and loving it. The only thing that annoys me is the bloatware it comes with, which I don't need. I have googled this and came across people just saying to root the phone and install Titanium Backup to remove the bloatware. Has anyone tried to remove the Rogers bloatware and was successful?
I also know you can use root uninstall to remove bloatware. Is it safe to remove the Rogers applications?

I do not have a S3, but on all my other samsung devices(nexus s, gnex, captivate) they can remove any software when rooted.

I would second the recommendation to root and use Titanium Backup to remove the bloatware. I also am with Rogers and deleted most of the Rogers bloatware, minus the My Account. A stock rooted rom with a few tweaks is the way to go for me lol. But, there are many other roms to choose from if you are so inclined. Also remember to always make a Nandroid backup before doing anything! ha ha ha!! It has saved me a few times!

yes that is one of the most popular ways to do it, through rooting then titanium back up. I've done it and now I am also running CM 10.

Ya know where you go to uninstall a program? well you can freeze/disable them No need for root if you dont want to.

You could also install a custom ROM, but you would lose the TouchWiz features.

There's this mod that I use called Ashaman where basically you use your custom recovery to remove not only carrier bloatware but system apps that you might not need as well. (svoice, swhatever, live wallpapers). But of course you have to be rooted but it's still perfectly safe. The developer of the mod is implementing a restore option of bloatware in the near future as well. You should check that out.
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda premium

johnafer said:
There's this mod that I use called Ashaman where basically you use your custom recovery to remove not only carrier bloatware but system apps that you might not need as well. (svoice, swhatever, live wallpapers). But of course you have to be rooted but it's still perfectly safe. The developer of the mod is implementing a restore option of bloatware in the near future as well. You should check that out.
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda premium
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After searching the forums for this I think I am safe to ask for a list of what can be deleted and removed vs what cannot. I have my phone rooted, I have installed Titanium, no-bloat and Rom Tool Box but there are some processes and oddly named features that I have no idea what they do.
I know that there is an installer that has been installing everything back every time I reset.
Does anyone have a list of Rogers and Samsung bloatware that is safe to remove with the above software.
Cheers

[Q] Temp root for HTC One X - v4.2.2

Hi,
I'm looking to temp root my HTC One X running android version 4.2.2 (Vodafone Australia) so that I can access the /data/data/ and so forth of the file system. I'd them like to again unroot. What would be the safest, easiest and fastest method to do so?
Are there any one-click apps for this?
Thank you very much,
Daniel

DVassilev said:
Hi,
I'm looking to temp root my HTC One X running android version 4.2.2 (Vodafone Australia) so that I can access the /data/data/ and so forth of the file system. I'd them like to again unroot. What would be the safest, easiest and fastest method to do so?
Are there any one-click apps for this?
Thank you very much,
Daniel
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you can use toolkit.

no way to temp root our phone...sorry but you need to unlock bootloader and fully root the rom...

Maybe looking at this from a different perspective but...
Have you tried the "temp unroot" feature in Voodoo?
Root, then use the voodoo rootkeeper app from the playstore to temp unroot. For all intents and purposes your HOX will behave like it's not. (SU is backed up and hidden so apps requesting root can't find it)
N.b I use this method in the UK to get round the restrictions on rooted devices from apps like SkyGo etc. Then restore root when you need it.
You can also use the settings in SuperSU etc to restrict which apps you give root access to; and whether they need to be granted permission on each request. If you only want root to use a file explorer to get to that particular location then this might be a better safety net if you're scared of rogue apps accessing root.
Saggs
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

[Q] Sprint HTC One M8 H/K - Removing Bloatware and Unrooting

Hi - I have a rooted Sprint HTC One M8 H/K edition. I rooted and unlocked my phone with the motive to remove Sprint bloatware on the phone. I, however, also need Good for Enterprise to function properly.
My question is: what is the best approach to removing the bloatware and allowing for GFE to work properly as well? Would running a stock H/K remove the bloatware and unroot? Should I just delete the apps and get a root cloaked? Or can I remove apps and then unroot?
I appreciate the help.
Thanks.

coyn3burglar said:
Hi - I have a rooted Sprint HTC One M8 H/K edition. I rooted and unlocked my phone with the motive to remove Sprint bloatware on the phone. I, however, also need Good for Enterprise to function properly.
My question is: what is the best approach to removing the bloatware and allowing for GFE to work properly as well? Would running a stock H/K remove the bloatware and unroot? Should I just delete the apps and get a root cloaked? Or can I remove apps and then unroot?
I appreciate the help.
Thanks.
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Whatever you do before removing anything. Boot into a recovery such as twrp and create a nandroid backup. Will save loads of hassle later should something go wrong.