Questions before I root my note 2 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II

1. Is my phone less secure when I root?
2. Is it safe to still use my banking app?
3. Which recovery should I use?
4. Can I go back to stock without anyone knowing that it was rooted?
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1. Is my phone less secure when I root? No
2. Is it safe to still use my banking app? Yes
3. Which recovery should I use? Twrp, for me its nicer, and gives me the option to name my backups.
CWM is awesome, don't get me wrong. I've used both extensively. But I found TWRP has more advantages.
4. Can I go back to stock without anyone knowing that it was rooted? Google flash counter reset. I've sold plenty of phones that have been reverted back to stock, and tripping the counter. Are you worried about the carrier finding out? Or voiding warranty? You won't.
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Wow thanks so much! One more for you, if I use Exynosabuse to root how do install twrp?
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Or do you recommend using a different method to root and install recovery?
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Its simpler to just use the note ii toolkit. And the guy above isnt quite right. Theoretically the phone could become less secure but it is fine as long as you only allow root permission to apps you know are safe

Where can I find the tool kit?
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Nah just go to the market and in stall goo manager and once you open the app hit your menu buttton and slect flash open recovery and your good
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But my phone would ask me if an app was asking for root permission right?
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Alaris said:
But my phone would ask me if an app was asking for root permission right?
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It will pop up SuperSU permission as your installing TWRP I just did the ExynosAbuse root + GooManager install of TWRP last night in fact!

I also suggest note 2 toolkit. Its so simple to use..
You can find it under the development section. I'm too lazy to search for it lol
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tyshemi said:
Nah just go to the market and in stall goo manager and once you open the app hit your menu buttton and slect flash open recovery and your good
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I found that goo manager sometimes cant find the note. It says it isnt a recognized device. Hence why i suggest note 2 toolkit.
mrevankyle said:
Its simpler to just use the note ii toolkit. And the guy above isnt quite right. Theoretically the phone could become less secure but it is fine as long as you only allow root permission to apps you know are safe
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I'm not sure how it could be less secure. If anything it could be more secure if you change the default root password. Never did on Android but did all the time on iOS. Also, most apps this user will download will come from the Play store. Which are safe.
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g2tegg said:
I'm not sure how it could be less secure. If anything it could be more secure if you change the default root password. Never did on Android but did all the time on iOS. Also, most apps this user will download will come from the Play store. Which are safe.
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Less secure in that apps can have more control over your device. And not all apps from the play store are safe and with root the malicious properties can increase if you aren't careful. And if you have adb over network enabled people can do even more damage with root rights

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Root without a computer?

I know it's possible to root *some* phones without a computer. Does anyone know if it's possible with the Hercules?
No! You need a computer
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Wow...... well I guess that answers that one.
lol
Thanks
I think you can not root without a computer (because of all the ODIN stuff), but I guess ROMs can be installed using ROM manager. But using clockworkmod recovery seems easier.
You can't root without PC. Odin is the only way, my adhd girl can do this!
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root without computer
how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
aizatcm said:
how to root android phone without using computer...?? which app can be used to root my phone.. im currently using sgs2..
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trolling?? or... just plain... nevermind
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
jordanishere said:
Rooting without a computer is the DUMBEST idea in the entire world. IF you screw up your phone, like most n00bs these days do, you will have NO WAY to recover your device without sending it in... not to mention no way to read XDA to discover what went wrong.
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+1 Money post right here.
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One can try this
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
manddar said:
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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rymanh said:
Rooting is not the part you need a computer for..
You need a computer in order to install cwm so you can flash the superuser zip
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No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
manddar said:
No need to install CWM from PC.
For this method you have to download 2 files (CWM.zip & SU-Busybox-Installer.zip) to you phone and you are ready to go.
Check method 1 on this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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rymanh said:
Method 1 requires you to have cwm image installed
Edit: oh I see yeah its possible without a computer
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I just tried this and it went perfect .... now I have SU access on my I9100. :good:
This does not work on the t989
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manddar said:
This link says you can root without computer ...
I personally did not tried it but anyone here can try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
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This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
LoopDoGG79 said:
This is to give root access, but to gain the abilty to flash SU to gain root access, you need ODIN and a PC. On the T989, it the only way to flash CWM. To summarize, SU is the saddle, but whats really important is the horse, CWM
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Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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manddar said:
Yeah thats right, even you can get a horse without PC. There is app called mobile odin which makes this possible. You can flash firmware with cwm using that, mobile odin requires rooted phone, which we did using prev posts.
I have su access with cwm installed on my phone without imcrease in flash counter and yellow exclaimation at boot.
I am planning to install good rom on this. Once I do it successfully I will try to put small tut on it.
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That horse doesn't like us, not compatible with the T989
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Isn't half the point of the ROM Manager app to install a custom recovery? If you have root access, you can flash CWM through it. It's literally the first action listed when you open it.
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Anyway to completely stop a system update?

I got notified with one and I dont want to update anything in fear of it killing the good wifi calling I get with the phone now.
I can only postpone it for 1 day , and I have to keep doing that every day. Is there a way to completely stop it
Download titanium backup from playstore and then freeze Device manager.
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You'd have to get root access first, if you're not yet rooted.
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muasxees said:
You'd have to get root access first, if you're not yet rooted.
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Then you can try this. Root the phone. Then freeze it, then unroot the phone again. By using many of our unroot programs such as Unlock Root from here : http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-root-any-android-device-using-unlock-root-41984/

[Q] Note 2 root or not

Basically I root and install custom rom of N7100 to my N7105...
In the end, the phone got corrupted ( no service-didn't backup efs partition, S pen literally dead, phone auto shut down )
Soon I went to the telecomshop to get a refurnish N7105.
However when I did a restore from my samsung account, there were " SuperSU, Titanium backup & apk installer.
Here's the crux : Is my note rooted by the telecom shop? Can those app be use?
PS: [ main reason I root android is to use gamecih ]
Probably not rooted. Can you use Titanium Backup?
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Probably not rooted. Can you use Titanium Backup?
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I can't use it... does that mean I cannot use gamecih too?
Kamikazas said:
I can't use it... does that mean I cannot use gamecih too?
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yup..no gamecih...if u wan to use gamechih u can jz use samsung stock rom n then use cf root for root..then gamecih available..
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Kamikazas said:
I can't use it... does that mean I cannot use gamecih too?
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You have no root now.
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You're not rooted. You can download and install any root app, such as SuperSU, on a non rooted phone. It just won't function properly, since it doesn't actually have root access.

Want to root my friends Sprint s2

But I am quite confused about the methods used here. There is a lot of chat about firmware that my friend doesn't seem to have. All I know he has ics. I.have rooted my HTC sensation, Samsung galaxy s3 and a nexus 7 with no issue. But this stuff makes no sense. Am I even in the right forum?
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MacTheRipperr said:
But I am quite confused about the methods used here. There is a lot of chat about firmware that my friend doesn't seem to have. All I know he has ics. I.have rooted my HTC sensation, Samsung galaxy s3 and a nexus 7 with no issue. But this stuff makes no sense. Am I even in the right forum?
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search youtube for qbking77 or go to www.qbking77.com
That seems like too much work. Don't y'all have a stock rooted Odin .tar.md5? And the process for installing recovery seems dated. Once rooted you should be able to install twrp or cwm through room manager or goo manager. Or am I wrong?
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MacTheRipperr said:
That seems like too much work. Don't y'all have a stock rooted Odin .tar.md5? And the process for installing recovery seems dated. Once rooted you should be able to install twrp or cwm through room manager or goo manager. Or am I wrong?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252
Bro if you do this the wrong way you will brick your friends phone do some research and do it right
Hey mac don't use rom manager
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Faq
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MacTheRipperr said:
That seems like too much work. Don't y'all have a stock rooted Odin .tar.md5? And the process for installing recovery seems dated. Once rooted you should be able to install twrp or cwm through room manager or goo manager. Or am I wrong?
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what do you want as an END STATE?
The end state I want him to have a cm10 nightly on his device.
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then this is your process:
download the rom and gapps to your phone's internal sd card.
2) go to download mode and ODIN this to your phone:
http://shabbypenguin.com/k0/ecm/E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
2) reboot
3) clear dalvik,cache,factory data reset
4) Flash CM10 + gapps
DONE
This from the blog is correct btw... long winded but correct and safe. it has more detailed steps if you need itbut all is required are those 4 items above.
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html

[Q] Lost root with 4.1.2 update, how can I re-root?

I lost root with the 4.1.2 update and I'd like to get it back. I went a little crazy with all the Gameloft deals and ended up with about 16 gigs worth of games, so I had to root to be able to use Titanium Backup to store everything on my SD card. I was running the stock ROM just rooted and didn't uninstall or change anything. I can't find anything else about how to gain root after the update that doesn't require flashing anything. Is there a one click option for me?
1. Download the apk from this thread and install it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297
2. Hit "Root Device"
3. Profit
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jyazzie110 said:
1. Download the apk from this thread and install it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297
2. Hit "Root Device"
3. Profit
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Well, that was easy.
Thanks!
A Freakin' Amazing!
I also lost root during my AT&T 4.1.2 update, tried re-rooting via Odin, did 3 softbricks & resets & basically had given up on root. Then I stumbled upon this method, tried it & can't believe that anyone would rather root via Odin. Thank you so much!!!!!!!
I want \ need to root my note, is this the preferred method?
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LittleRedDot said:
I want \ need to root my note, is this the preferred method?
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HELLL YA, It easy as tapping a button and having root within less than 5 seconds...
Don't see why, lol.

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