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Easy root tutorial?

Witch is the easiest to follow rooting tutorial for the nexus? Thanx
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well androidcentral.com just posted this
http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus-root-toolkit-makes-process-easier-ever

MasterRy88 said:
well androidcentral.com just posted this
http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus-root-toolkit-makes-process-easier-ever
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The problem with that is I already have my phone unlocked. I just didn't get a chance to root it. I don't want to go through unlocking it again and having it erase my phone. I just want to be able to root it. That's all.

I may add that my nexus is the unlocked GSM UK version.
Rooting without deleting everything would be better.
Thanx
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Carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked are different.
You need to unlock the bootloader (which wipes the phone) in order to root it...

NPuter said:
Carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked are different.
You need to unlock the bootloader (which wipes the phone) in order to root it...
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OK, so that is the only way at moment?
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guinnes.s said:
OK, so that is the only way at moment?
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I'd recommend starting those backups Protip: if you use dropbox sync in Titanium Backup Pro, you can actually back up your user apps on your old phone (provided you have wifi or your old phone is still active) and restore them on your Gnex. Make sure you do this ONLY for user apps, though.
Terminators run on Android

I want to root my s3

How can I root a s3 (SPH L710) im currently on 4.1.1 and Im thinking of rooting it, Ive rooted other phones before but they were the one click type of roots. I have a nexus 4 as my main phone but I have this s3 and I have no idea how to root it. Any ideas how I should root it?
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Yeah, follow any of the methods in the dev section

spazzynexus said:
How can I root a s3 (SPH L710) im currently on 4.1.1 and Im thinking of rooting it, Ive rooted other phones before but they were the one click type of roots. I have a nexus 4 as my main phone but I have this s3 and I have no idea how to root it. Any ideas how I should root it?
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You can't root it.. It's not allowed..
Seriously, Here ya go.. I used the method in the QBKing Vid (First link) i'll direct you to needed downloads and take you step by step through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726558

Personally I found the All in one tool kit on the development forum freakin awesome:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
Literally, after download installing, select your phone select rooting options, plug in your phone and make sure it is in USB debugging mode (developer options settings) and follow the instructions on screen. Soo easy, and a lot of is automated so install a few other things too.

http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
Fail proof method bud!
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[Q] Re-root

When I updated from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 on my GNEX it wiped/lost my root. I want to re-root with Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit which I used before. Is there special/different steps to re-rooting a phone or do I just start from the beginning?

That depends on what's the beginning to you.
a manta wrote this.

Timeclock said:
When I updated from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2 on my GNEX it wiped/lost my root. I want to re-root with Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit which I used before. Is there special/different steps to re-rooting a phone or do I just start from the beginning?
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Nope still the same.. You can google: "root Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2" if you want to be sure or want to have a guide..
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Re-root
mrgnex said:
Nope still the same.. You can google: "root Galaxy Nexus 4.2.2" if you want to be sure or want to have a guide..
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What I lost was my "root privileges", Files that I disabled are still disabled. The root process is not working. It looks like most of the root files are still there. What I would like to know is how to get my root privileges back. Do I do a do-over from the beginning or just do a part of the procedure?

Timeclock said:
What I lost was my "root privileges", Files that I disabled are still disabled. The root process is not working. It looks like most of the root files are still there. What I would like to know is how to get my root privileges back. Do I do a do-over from the beginning or just do a part of the procedure?
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Boot to fastboot.
Fastboot flash recovery nameofrecovery.IMG
Flash a supersu.zip
How hard is that?
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[Q] about rooting

So i am enjoying my galaxy nexus for over a year now. Had a prety bad experiance with previous phone (sony ericsson xperia x8). Last phone was crap, so i rooted it and and changed rom. I thought i will never want to root my galaxy nexus, but probably the sole reason for me to do it is so i could connect my ps3 controler through bluetooth. I did some research about it with some success but i'm still a bit confused, so i want to ask a few questions about rooting before doing it.
On xperia x8 the rooting came before unlocking bootloader, on galaxy nexus as i see it is the other way around ? Back in the days when i had x8 there was a lot of warnings everywhere that i can brick my phone, but as i read about galaxy nexus rooting i dont find much warnings, is it any safer ? There is a toolkit i found called Nexus Root Toolkit by WugFresh that would do about every thing that i need to root it, but is it safe to use ? There is another guy who asked about how to root galaxy nexus and another guy said that he shouldnt trust the toolkit and that flashing custom recovery is safer. Also, does rooting somehow depend on my phones date of assembly or any nuber behind the batery just like it did on xperia x8 if i remember corectly?
Sorry for bad english.
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that toolkit is good to go... no problems when using it.
custom recovery included in that toolkit. twrp preferred..
galaxy nexus i9250 > 4.4.2 slimkat

Please use fastboot. It is really easy and failure proof.
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I also had Xperia X8 before Galaxy Nexus and I know what are you worried about. First of all, every Galaxy Nexus can be unlocked and rooted easily (it doesn't depends on manefacturing date as on X8). All you need to do is Unlock bootloader via fastboot and install custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) and flash SuperSU zip through recovery. As it's Nexus device, it's really easy. There are many tutorials around, so it shouldn't be a problem
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One more question. Will i loose everything from my phone memory after unlocking bootloader and rooting?
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xdomisx said:
One more question. Will i loose everything from my phone memory after unlocking bootloader and rooting?
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After unlocking yes. Rooting not. Flashing factory image yes.
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Question for root

Should i use a guide on rooting the nexus 7 or is king root good for rooting it since i have 6.0.1?
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I've always used the Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit:
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

tjupille said:
I've always used the Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit:
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
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used it was good but it seems with a stupid disconnet problem its kinda useless in my case so it seems im gonna have to use kingroot on my tablet