Hi everyone. I'm a new user of Nexus 7 2013 WiFi
I just recently updated it to android 4.4 and it was my first time doing it.All I've done was unlock the bootloader and installing it using the "adb sideload" command.
Can I relock the bootloader?Did I missed any step before installing?Please I need help and suggestions.
Yes you can relock it
just look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389107
macaroonsZ said:
Hi everyone. I'm a new user of Nexus 7 2013 WiFi
I just recently updated it to android 4.4 and it was my first time doing it.All I've done was unlock the bootloader and installing it using the "adb sideload" command.
Can I relock the bootloader?Did I missed any step before installing?Please I need help and suggestions.
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You didn't need to unlock to use adb sideload, but now that you have it unlocked, personally I would leave it unlocked. You have more options to recover from problems with it unlocked and also if you ever want to root, you don't need to do the wipe/restore sequence again.
sfhub said:
You didn't need to unlock to use adb sideload, but now that you have it unlocked, personally I would leave it unlocked. You have more options to recover from problems with it unlocked and also if you ever want to root, you don't need to do the wipe/restore sequence again.
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Thank you for your response what about the twrp?what is it?
macaroonsZ said:
Thank you for your response what about the twrp?what is it?
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It's a recovery module.Where you can create backup, reset the device, restore the backup, etc etc!
Just google a little about it!
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Hey everyone, Im new here, just got the Nexus 7 2013 Asus.
I updated to Kit Kat right away, I tried using that root toolkit thing or whatever... it got my tablet unlocked but it would stay stuck on a message that it was trying to boot some .img file when I clicked root...
Long story short, I restored 2 times and I guess that doesnt work with Kit Kat yet... and I relocked my tablet. Anyway know how I can correctly unlock and root my new Nexus 7 on Kit Kat?
After an unlock you can manually flash the recovery IMG then just flash the super su zip for root.
Adb fastboot recoveryimage.IMG
Then the super su zip can be flashed once in a custom recovery.
If needed I can do a team viewer with you and get you all set up.
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ta_help said:
Hey everyone, Im new here, just got the Nexus 7 2013 Asus.
I updated to Kit Kat right away, I tried using that root toolkit thing or whatever... it got my tablet unlocked but it would stay stuck on a message that it was trying to boot some .img file when I clicked root...
Long story short, I restored 2 times and I guess that doesnt work with Kit Kat yet... and I relocked my tablet. Anyway know how I can correctly unlock and root my new Nexus 7 on Kit Kat?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
Make sure you download the correct custom recovery for your device (prerequisite 3).
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Unlocked & Rooted N7 on 4.3.1 will it stay so after update to 4.4 ?
prsterero said:
After an unlock you can manually flash the recovery IMG then just flash the super su zip for root.
Adb fastboot recoveryimage.IMG
Then the super su zip can be flashed once in a custom recovery.
If needed I can do a team viewer with you and get you all set up.
prshosting.org
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Dear Experts,
I'm still new at this game, so bear with me please.
I have a LTE N7 on 4.3.1 (JLS361) that is unlocked & rooted.
Now I get tho OTA Update to 4.4 (KRT16S) downloaded & ready to install.
Aside from all those bad things that don't work anymore in 4.4 (eg. FLASH), what will happen ?
Will my N7 revert to a locked & unrooted device ? or will it stay unlocked & rooted ?
Or will it stay unlocked, but unrooted, and I only need to flash the SuperSU ZIP again ?
Thanks for enlightening me.
JMF
fiechterjm said:
Dear Experts,
I'm still new at this game, so bear with me please.
I have a LTE N7 on 4.3.1 (JLS361) that is unlocked & rooted.
Now I get tho OTA Update to 4.4 (KRT16S) downloaded & ready to install.
Aside from all those bad things that don't work anymore in 4.4 (eg. FLASH), what will happen ?
Will my N7 revert to a locked & unrooted device ? or will it stay unlocked & rooted ?
Or will it stay unlocked, but unrooted, and I only need to flash the SuperSU ZIP again ?
Thanks for enlightening me.
JMF
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It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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xdhall said:
It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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Mine is also unlocked and rooted and want to upgrade to KK.
When you said flash, you meant I had to install TWRP first then flash SU again?
I am curious because when I first rooted my N7, I used the Nexus 7 Toolkit and did not install TWRP. Can't I just use the toolkit again to re-root?
lanwarrior said:
Mine is also unlocked and rooted and want to upgrade to KK.
When you said flash, you meant I had to install TWRP first then flash SU again?
I am curious because when I first rooted my N7, I used the Nexus 7 Toolkit and did not install TWRP. Can't I just use the toolkit again to re-root?
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If you had a TWRP installed and downloaded the superuser binaries when you rooted initially, all you need to do is flash them again by pressing the "install" button in recovery. Based on the way he asked it, I believe that was the context of the question.
If you don't, you should install a custom recovery:
Wi-Fi only: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/flo
LTE: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/deb
Then download the superuser binaries to your N7:
http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip
And flash them by pressing the "install" button in recovery.
Your toolkit might work, but why not just do it yourself?
Full instructions (skip unlocking the bootloader):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536420
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xdhall said:
If you had a TWRP installed and downloaded the superuser binaries when you rooted initially, all you need to do is flash them again by pressing the "install" button in recovery. Based on the way he asked it, I believe that was the context of the question.
If you don't, you should install a custom recovery.
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I assume there's no other way to re-root other than installing TWRP?
lanwarrior said:
I assume there's no other way to re-root other than installing TWRP?
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You can install another custom recovery, e.g., clockworkmod.
Some toolkits reflash stock recovery after rooting, but that could only useful if you have something like a Samsung or HTC. Absolutely no point on a nexus device.
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xdhall said:
You can install another custom recovery, e.g., clockworkmod.
Some toolkits reflash stock recovery after rooting, but that could only useful if you have something like a Samsung or HTC. Absolutely no point on a nexus device.
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Thanks again for the help, xdhall. Sorry if I sound like a newbie, but I had the Note 8.0, I rooted and I could never get it back to stock. The original stock image for the US Note 8.0 was not available so I was stuck.
Didn't want the same thing happened with the N7, but you brought up a good point... this IS a Nexus device!
Thanks
xdhall said:
It will stay unlocked, but unrooted, and you only need to flash the supersu zip again.
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Thanks xdhall.
That makes it much easier to get back to ROOT then.
Just having to reboot in Recovery Mode and install the latest superSU.zip will be a breeze.
I'll probably wait a few weeks/months to upgrade to 4.4 though, as the comments on the 4.4 release are not that good, and I have several very important (for me) sites that still use Adobe Flash.
Anyway, I'm glad I haven't to start from scratch (backup, unlock, restore, flash recovery, flash superSU), as this is extremely time-consuming and tedious.
Again Thanks & have a nice WE.
A while ago I used towel root which doesn't unlock the boot loader. I then used the twrp manager to install custom recovery. I have tried flashing all by adb but that didn't work. I then tried flashing the boot loader but it said failed, boot loader is locked. Will i be able to unlock the boot loader then flash all then re lock the boot loader? Final question, would all of this allow me to download Android 5.0 OTA? Thank you, any help is really appreciated.
Do you have the proper drivers and the Android SDK installed and updated? Does your computer recognize the tablet? If so, yes you can unlock the bootloader. Find the guide in the Nexus 7 subforum and follow it step for step. Once you have the 4.4.4 stock image installed, you'll be able to receive the 5.0 OTA when it becomes available.
Now some questions:
1. There's no way to install a custom recovery with the bootloader locked. What makes you think TWRP Manager installed anything?
2. Why do you want to relock the bootloader?
Now a statement: Stop using toolkits. Read more before asking questions. Learn how to use adb and fasboot. If you have time to find this forum and actively post questions, you can take the time to learn the basics. I learned simply by following guides and searching for answers before attempting to do anything with any and all of my Android devices. This isn't any different from buying a car before you know how to drive.
Once rooted with towelroot or otherwise, you can unlock and relock the boot loader with an app. Bootunlocker for nexus devices, in the play store. This app method does not wipe user data.
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You can flash TWRP with locked bootloader. I was even running 4 custom roms with MultiROM with a locked bootloader!
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ok, this is driving me crazy. had every nexus except the 6, got the 5x. unlocked bootloader, ok. flash twrp. cool. install root files, great. set up android pay, denied due to unlocked boot loader. went to lock boot loader... wants to do a factory reset.... ok..... now it just boot loops in twrp formats cache, and phone gives errors about corrupt system, different system, blah blah. so right now im bootloader unlocked, rooted with twrp. how is everyone relocking the boot loader?
You have to be on stock recovery to relock the bootloader. You can hardbrick this phone trying to lock it with TWRP installed. Consider yourself lucky?
Android pay is not working because of root, not the unlocked bootloader. Start reading about systemless root
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You have to be on stock recovery to relock the bootloader. You can hardbrick this phone trying to lock it with TWRP installed. Consider yourself lucky?
Android pay is not working because of root, not the unlocked bootloader. Start reading about systemless root
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yes, i flashed the systemless root on my n5x ( i have a regular nexus 5, twrp, bootloader locked, and android pay works with systemless root) so i do now about this recent development. can it be flashed in stock recovery? i just feel like im missing something?
From the [GUIDE] Unlock/Root/Flash for Nexus 5X that you should have read before farting around with the phone:
Important: do not relock your bootloader unless your phone is fully stock. You must flash the factory images first in order to remove root and custom recovery (if you have them), if this precaution isn't taken you may end up with a brick. Please see section 11 of this guide for full instructions on how to return to stock.
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Use the guide I linked to to flash the stock images. Then use the guide again to root the phone with systemless root.
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From the [GUIDE] Unlock/Root/Flash for Nexus 5X that you should have read before farting around with the phone:
Use the guide I linked to to flash the stock images. Then use the guide again to root the phone with systemless root.
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thanks for the link, thats one of the first things i read when i started looking but it doesnt really talk about relocking the bootloader unless going stock. im just trying to keep my systemless root and have locked bootloader. sounds like i should try reflashing stock recov after rooting and then try to relock bootloader?
dwreck420 said:
thanks for the link, thats one of the first things i read when i started looking but it doesnt really talk about relocking the bootloader unless going stock. im just trying to keep my systemless root and have locked bootloader. sounds like i should try reflashing stock recov after rooting and then try to relock bootloader?
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It plainly says:
mportant: do not relock your bootloader unless your phone is fully stock. You must flash the factory images first in order to remove root and custom recovery (if you have them), if this precaution isn't taken you may end up with a brick. Please see section 11 of this guide for full instructions on how to return to stock.
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If you have rooted your phone, you are not fully stock. Therefor do not relock the bootloader.
dwreck420 said:
yes, i flashed the systemless root on my n5x ( i have a regular nexus 5, twrp, bootloader locked, and android pay works with systemless root) so i do now about this recent development. can it be flashed in stock recovery? i just feel like im missing something?
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The 5X is my first Nexus so bare with me. Why would you have TWRP installed with a locked bootloader on the OG Nexus 5? What is the benefit of that?
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The 5X is my first Nexus so bare with me. Why would you have TWRP installed with a locked bootloader on the OG Nexus 5? What is the benefit of that?
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well there was an app "bootunlocker" which let you unlock it on the fly. also android pay requires a locked bootloader.
so i have locked bootloader, systemless root, and twrp on my OG nexus 5.
just cant seen to relock bootloader and somehow reroot again since NOW nexus 5x required device be WIPED when relocked
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It plainly says:
If you have rooted your phone, you are not fully stock. Therefor do not relock the bootloader.
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does android pay work for you with unlocked bootloaders and systemless root?
dwreck420 said:
well there was an app "bootunlocker" which let you unlock it on the fly. also android pay requires a locked bootloader.
so i have locked bootloader, systemless root, and twrp on my OG nexus 5.
just cant seen to relock bootloader and somehow reroot again since NOW nexus 5x required device be WIPED when relocked
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Oh, that sounds pretty cool actually.
I don't use Android Pay but I know you do not need a locked bootloader to get it working. Which version of SuperSU did you install? Cuz every time I see a 5X user with working Android Pay, they have systemless root and even a custom rom. I am pretty certain that I read that you just need to delete /SU/xbin_bind to get Android Pay working with systemless root.
Edit: I've seen it mentioned in the SuperSU thread I think, but it is explicitly mentioned in this Nexus 6P Android Pay thread
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does android pay work for you with unlocked bootloaders and systemless root?
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Yes. This is common knowledge.
Android Pay looks for changes to the system partition only. It doesn't give a rats ass if the kernel, recovery, or boot image are modified, nor does it give a flying **** if the bootloader is unlocked.
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PiousInquisitor said:
Yes. This is common knowledge.
Android Pay looks for changes to the system partition only. It doesn't give a rats ass if the kernel, recovery, or boot image are modified, nor does it give a flying **** if the bootloader is unlocked.
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thanks for the clarification.
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thanks for the clarification.
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No problem. Sorry if I came across a bit hostile. I may have been up too late last night.
Android Pay is also working on some ROMs. Cataclysm for one. PureNexus will be comparable next update too.
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Hi XDA Community,
I recently changed my PIN and forgot all about it until my phone ran out of battery. After my reboot, it asks me for my PIN, and I forgot it... My 5T is not rooted. My question is, do I have to be rooted to install TWRP recovery? I do not want to wipe my device. Please assist. Thank you so much for your help.
skyhonor said:
Hi XDA Community,
I recently changed my PIN and forgot all about it until my phone ran out of battery. After my reboot, it asks me for my PIN, and I forgot it... My 5T is not rooted. My question is, do I have to be rooted to install TWRP recovery? I do not want to wipe my device. Please assist. Thank you so much for your help.
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You don't have to be rooted to install TWRP but you need an unlocked bootloader. Is your bootloader unlocked? If not I ask you to kindly follow the steps given here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/how-to/oneplus-5t-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3704592
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You don't have to be rooted to install TWRP but you need an unlocked bootloader. Is your bootloader unlocked? If not I ask you to kindly follow the steps given here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/how-to/oneplus-5t-unlock-bootloader-flash-twrp-t3704592
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When I unlock the bootloader that will wipe everything on my phone... Is there anyway possible for me to backup all my stuff?
skyhonor said:
When I unlock the bootloader that will wipe everything on my phone... Is there anyway possible for me to backup all my stuff?
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AFAIK, no.
How do you unlock the bootloader if you do not have OEM unlock and usb debugging in the developer options?
Thank you for all your responses. I have taken this opportunity to learn and ALWAYS have a custom recovery. I've wiped everything sadly, unlocked bootloader, rooted and am on TWRP with a custom rom now.
Hello everybody, my Honor 7x BND-L21 entered in a bootloop (i haven't flashed custom rom or anything else).
I'd like to solve this problem without loosing my data.
Is there any way to unbrick the phone without loosing data?
Or is it possible to flash a custom recovery (TWRP), make a full back-up, and after that unbrick the phone?
My phone isn't rooted and the bootloader isn't unlocked.
Thanks
Oloccin said:
Hello everybody, my Honor 7x BND-L21 entered in a bootloop (i haven't flashed custom rom or anything else).
I'd like to solve this problem without loosing my data.
Is there any way to unbrick the phone without loosing data?
Or is it possible to flash a custom recovery (TWRP), make a full back-up, and after that unbrick the phone?
My phone isn't rooted and the bootloader isn't unlocked.
Thanks
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To touch on the custom recovery idea... To install a custom recovery, you would need an unlocked BL. Even if your device was still able to do the BL unlock command (they locked that down a long time ago, but some have been able to downgrade to a version that allows it still), it wipes the device on BL unlock. Since you are looped, you can't get into ADB to use pull commands for example. I think you are out of luck regarding not loosing data.
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To touch on the custom recovery idea... To install a custom recovery, you would need an unlocked BL. Even if your device was still able to do the BL unlock command (they locked that down a long time ago, but some have been able to downgrade to a version that allows it still), it wipes the device on BL unlock. Since you are looped, you can't get into ADB to use pull commands for example. I think you are out of luck regarding not loosing data.
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OK thanks for your answer. And what about flashing the stock rom of the device through the standard procedure (I saw that I should copy the rom in a folder named dload, press simultaneously volume + and -, and it will flash the rom, am I right?). Is this going to erase all data too?
Moreover, I was trying to connect the phone to the laptot through ADB but I can't see the device when I send the command <adb devices>. Can I solve this or this was what you were talking about here: "you can't get into ADB to use pull commands for example" ?
Thank you
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OK thanks for your answer. And what about flashing the stock rom of the device through the standard procedure (I saw that I should copy the rom in a folder named dload, press simultaneously volume + and -, and it will flash the rom, am I right?). Is this going to erase all data too?
Moreover, I was trying to connect the phone to the laptot through ADB but I can't see the device when I send the command <adb devices>. Can I solve this or this was what you were talking about here: "you can't get into ADB to use pull commands for example" ?
Thank you
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ADB only works with a booted ROM, so yeah that was what I was talking about. I'm not sure about that method of flashing stock. I've only seen the update procedure through system and not manually.
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ADB only works with a booted ROM, so yeah that was what I was talking about. I'm not sure about that method of flashing stock. I've only seen the update procedure through system and not manually.
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Ok i understand. Is there any method to install again the original firmware/rom without unlocking the bootloader? Because mine is locked and I would like to keep it
Oloccin said:
Ok i understand. Is there any method to install again the original firmware/rom without unlocking the bootloader? Because mine is locked and I would like to keep it
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Can you get into stock recovery for a factory reset?