Dear all,
I was wondering if anyone could suggest to me whether or not it is worth rooting this phone at any point. I understand that it will void the warranty. Would I still get HTC software updates and would I be able to restore the phone to factory settings in the future? Also, would this decrease the value of the device? What would I benefit from rooting?
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Iff i was was you i would read up on rooting before you even think about it. Rooting allows total customisation of your phone running better ROMS etc, as for value i doubt it will. You won't be able to get the updates from HTC but there implemented in ROMS sometimes even before you would normally get them. As for warranty off you wait to s-off is released then you can go back to stock easy meaning your warranty will be intact.
if i unlock the boot loader now i will able to lock it when s-off come or not ??
Wont matter theyll no uve done it u cud jus get phone insured
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I am new user of android and i have xperia ray (ST18) and i want to know that if i flash my xperia ray with wotanserver. com , then i will void my warranty or not ?? Plzz guys reply my question and help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ...... and i want to know one more thing that if i root my phone without unlock bootloader then i will void my warranty or not ??? and sorry for my bad english ....
flashing would be looked at as modding your device. very likely the warranty will be voided. i sent phones back rooted with custom roms for warranty by mail from calling my carrier "at&t" and got lucky. they usually just check for visual damages on device. its worth a shot for a defected voided device lol. just make sure you have cash to pay if they notice you voided your warranty
Do people even care about warranties anymore?
I rooted my Skyrocket the day I got it, and have tried numerous roms (from this site) and finally found one I like.
I had to get rid of the CIQ that AT&T decided to load on my phone, along with all the bloatware. The battery life is so much better now!
I say do it!
If you need to push it back to stock to get some warranty stuff done, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
If not, you can always try to get lucky like others...
Rooting will void your warranty, though I've never heard of a phone being checked when being returned for service. Read up on returning your phone to original along with modding. Before I did anything to my phone I made darn sure I knew how to return it to stock.
just make a backup of the entire system and then do what you want with your phone
when you want to send your phone to warranty, just restore the backup and will be ok...
I think you can't do such a backup without root, so:
1. root your phone
2. backup with titanium
if you have problems
3. restore the backup
4. unroot
5. send it back to warranty
Note: You will not void the warranty of your Sony Xperia device by flashing new firmware using this guide. In addition, you do NOT need to unlock your bootloader nor do you need root to flash your handset.
- http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/
Hi guys, is there any way I can do a temporary root so that I can do a restore of my apps and data through Titanium Backup? I don't want to do a permanent root as I am happy with the official rom.
Theoretically yes, but why?
It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
dobbi10k said:
It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
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But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
PsiAdster said:
But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
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That was exactly my point: If you decide to void your warranty just to restore a backup, why unroot again?
I mean, if it's about hundreds of savegames, ok, but else I would restore everything manually. Just saying. I, myself, am waiting for all my issues to be fixed and than I might use revolutionary as soon as it's out.
No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
Tiersten said:
No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
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Thanks for your answers. I hope this guy hasn't rooted his sensation
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4235272/Young-dad-burned-by-his-mobile-phone.html
Can we expect a root without HTCDev unlock sometime in the future?
Don't wan't to void warranty, that's all...
TaLEntZ96 said:
Can we expect a root without HTCDev unlock sometime in the future?
Don't wan't to void warranty, that's all...
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Well devs are still working on it and hopefully we will, just don't know how long before it is possible.
I don't care about warranty because we don't have any in my country,though it's a pain in the a** to always use boot.img before flashing a kernel or rom,no access to recovery mode without passing by hboot and no small region-free FW updates from Mike
I am sure that our beloved devs will find a way to s-off the HOX sooner or later
You haven't checked my thread in General from yesterday, have you
We're nearly there...
I'm using the HOX for about 2 months now, quite satisfied with it and have no issues.
I used to be on a HTC HD2 which was actually on Windows Mobile 6.5, so had to turn it to an Android, been from Froyo days. I had no android stock ROM and never feared warranty because at that time HTCDev didn't matter and have seen rooted HD2 get covered by warranty when they were returned with WinMo on them.
Now I'm aware that if I root via HTC dev, I will lose my warranty, but will they charge me if there's really hardware issues in the warranty period.
Now to the Point, real advantages which I feel I will really benefit after rooting.
1. Call recording
2. Getting updates faster
3. Probably better performance, I love sense, so won't go to any AOSP ROM even for performance.
etc.. please tell me
Disavantages:
1. I will lose my warranty
2. No OTA, I doubt if I will regret this.
Also, to root do I need to have S-OFF via htcdev.com, please guide me guys.
flame10 said:
I'm using the HOX for about 2 months now, quite satisfied with it and have no issues.
I used to be on a HTC HD2 which was actually on Windows Mobile 6.5, so had to turn it to an Android, been from Froyo days. I had no android stock ROM and never feared warranty because at that time HTCDev didn't matter and have seen rooted HD2 get covered by warranty when they were returned with WinMo on them.
Now I'm aware that if I root via HTC dev, I will lose my warranty, but will they charge me if there's really hardware issues in the warranty period.
Now to the Point, real advantages which I feel I will really benefit after rooting.
1. Call recording
2. Getting updates faster
3. Probably better performance, I love sense, so won't go to any AOSP ROM even for performance.
etc.. please tell me
Disavantages:
1. I will lose my warranty
2. No OTA, I doubt if I will regret this.
Also, to root do I need to have S-OFF via htcdev.com, please guide me guys.
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regarding the real advantages of why to root you answered that already yourself. regarding losing warranty if you unlock your phone. you will lose your warranty if for example you overclock your phone and the motherboard gets fried. that is due third party software which HTC does not like and that would cost you your warranty. now if you have screen flickering issues or just something with the phone build is not right then the warranty covers you.
regarding OTA you can still update. first backup the rom you are on (which is stock) make sure you always have that backup. then go ahead and unlock and root. then when an OTA gets released all you do is restore your backup stick stock recovery again and update. simple as that really. and then just stick custom recovery back and root your phone and you will be updated of course..and every time you do the update make sure you backup the updated rom you just installed with OTA..
s-off is still being worked upon...you can unlock the phone through htcdev.com which then you can root but you will not get s-off
The advantages of rooting an Android phone:
1. Have full access to your device..
2. Backup and restore the whole system..
3. Running special programs that cannot be use in non-rooted Android..
4. Flash custom ROMs..yeah..this is the most wanted feature for me!
5. Tweak you Android like a boss..
You can run adaway and adfree when rooted!
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Nathanation said:
You can run adaway and adfree when rooted!
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk 2
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haha very true...best and good reason to root alone i say..how could i forget that
I'm really keen on rooting just for the customisation options. I'd rather not lose warranty for sticking a custom boot animation and custom fonts on the device. In all likelihood that's all I'll ever need root for. I'm assuming this (rooting with a locked bootloader) is possible, but no method has been discovered yet?
In the meantime, any other suggestions on customising the phones font / boot animation? Is this possible without root? I've tried custom launchers (apex, nova, go, the Microsoft one I've forgotten the name of) but honestly prefer the stock one.
I wouldn't say it's possible. At least not in Android versions after Lollipop when Kingroot etc could do the job. That was some time ago though. Sorry, you'll have to unlock bootloader if you want to root that's just the way it is today.
Oh well, guess I'll forego my warranty then. Only another 7 days to go until I can unlock it haha.
the only thing stopping me from rooting is the fact ill lose android pay which ive really become a fan of lately. Before this i rooted every android phone i had. i would advise u to think long and hard before rooting in case u regret it.
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... ill lose android pay...
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No, you'll not. Just be sure to flash stock nougat rom, not deodexed one. And don't use supersu/phh's, only Magisk. You will get root and certified play store at same. Read my post here for more information :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72382305&postcount=22