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.
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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
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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/
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...
Title basically says it all. Just looking for a list of what exactly voids the warrenty mostly concerned about
Rooting
Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs (Cyanogen/AOKP mostly)
Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
Custom Recovery
Unlocking Bootloader
Flashing ROMs
in order to do those, you'll need to root first. afaik, rooting void warranty BUT if you unroot before handing it for warranty, it'll be fine. dont quote me on that. might be different in your country/provider.
As long as they don't find out you've been tinkering with your phone (as in, you restore the stock recovery and whatnot), you'll be fine.
doesn't matter, you can always return to stock.
Hey guys. I'm considering to root my international One X but I have a few questions about the consequences after rooting. I'd really appreciate it if someone could answer my questions.
1. Will I be able to unroot my phone without leaving any traces of root that might void my warranty?
2. Will I be able to receive OTA updates on stock rom? If so, will I still have root after I install the update? (let's say the upcoming JB update)
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Hey guys. I'm considering to root my international One X but I have a few questions about the consequences after rooting. I'd really appreciate it if someone could answer my questions.
1. Will I be able to unroot my phone without leaving any traces of root that might void my warranty?
2. Will I be able to receive OTA updates on stock rom? If so, will I still have root after I install the update? (let's say the upcoming JB update)
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1- no cause you have to unlock your bootloader and they will see that...so you will void your warrany
2-you will be able to recieve OTA updates, but if you're running a custom rom and you're rooted you must not update through them!
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1- no cause you have to unlock your bootloader and they will see that...so you will void your warrany
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So there's no way I can root without unlocking the bootloader?
No, unlocked bootloader is a prerequisite for rooting.
aww. That's too bad. I don't wanna void my warranty yet since my phone is still quite new
Maxster93 said:
aww. That's too bad. I don't wanna void my warranty yet since my phone is still quite new
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yep, did the same thing, i have waited a bit to see if there was problems with the phone and then when i discovered that there was nothing wrong i unlocked it....after 1 week
I want to try some custom ROMs on my M8. Before I do this I want to do a full back up. From everything I've read Titanium is by a long shot the most popular so I see no reason not to go that route. However, from what I've read rooting the M8 will wipe my phone, but I can't use Titanium until I'm rooted. So it seems I'm stuck, and wondering what the best way is to proceed.
Thanks,
Ryan
Ryan_Mc said:
I want to try some custom ROMs on my M8. Before I do this I want to do a full back up. From everything I've read Titanium is by a long shot the most popular so I see no reason not to go that route. However, from what I've read rooting the M8 will wipe my phone, but I can't use Titanium until I'm rooted. So it seems I'm stuck, and wondering what the best way is to proceed.
Thanks,
Ryan
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Rooting by itself won't reset your phone, using the HTC unlock token to unlock the bootloader will. However, if you can S-off, you can also unlock your bootloader without tripping the factory reset. Once your bootloader is unlocked, you can install a custom recovery and backup your (unrooted) OS image - then use that recovery to install su.
Unfortunately, the prerequisite to all of that is getting S-off. If you can't, or won't, do that, then yeah - as soon as you unlock the bootloader your /data partition will get nuked. It's a safety measure to prevent someone from stealing your phone, unlocking the bootloader, and bypassing the OS protections to get the data on it. Fortunately, it only happens when you unlock. If you subsequently leave the bootloader unlocked, it won't happen again.