Hello fellow androidians
I am here because I desperately need to play Baldurs Gate on my Note 8 but Kies won't update my device - as far as I can understand, the Italian model is not exactly looked after and it's still running 4.1.2. So I won't be able to move stuff to the sd card for a while.
I have a few questions regarding this issue:
Can I safely root it?
And if I root it I can still use the base android or am I to flash a custom rom?
I would like to keep S Note which I use a lot, so any suggestion here is highly appreciated.
Will rooting mean loosing all the stuff I have in my galleries or will it be possible to root without a backup?
After years of Android use I collected a lot of memorabilia, which position and time of download is very precious to me. Call me ocd and you won't be wrong.
In case I will go for the root, will the tips provided here work on my model baseband version N5100XXBMC8?
I would be much happier if I had the possibility of updating to kit kat straight away, but this seems unlikely
How silly of me thinking Italian carriers would update my little treasure!
Normally you will not loose any data when you root your device. Base will not change. No need to flash a Custom Rom. So root your origunal 4.1.2 and finished.
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Hi Guys,
I am really new to the rooting customary process. Pardon me if there are information that I am not aware of. Okay, I always wanted to root to install apps that were restrictive to what I want and how to manage the phone properly. But I bought my Note 2 in Singapore, which is why I was hesitating as most of the guides were for AT&T and other American phone companies.
I was hesitating but a friend of me referred me to a very simple clip to root with using Odin
Needless to say, I rooted the phone and was able to install the couple of applications I wanted though there were a few I still couldn't find replacements for (Market Unlocker, AdAway).
However, I find myself not being to use ROM Manager to backup and change ROMS and being different with how normal people rooted. I think it has got to do with the how I had my phone rooted.
Please advice how I can place myself in what the general public is using as it would be easier for me to configure the phone if I were to try looking for assistance in the future.
Should I unroot and root using the XDA developer suggested way (I found the clip on YouTube but it wasn't for the firmware 4.1.2, thus I hesitated) ? After rooting my phone says its firmware is 4.1.1
Actually, if someone could also answer me whether
1) I can update my phone after rooting or do I need to unroot and update and root it again ?
2) Is the furthest update for Note 2 is 4.1.2 and in order to go for further updates I need to root ?
Again, pardon my knowledge on rooting. Thanks
McBrand said:
Hi Guys,
I am really new to the rooting customary process. Pardon me if there are information that I am not aware of. Okay, I always wanted to root to install apps that were restrictive to what I want and how to manage the phone properly. But I bought my Note 2 in Singapore, which is why I was hesitating as most of the guides were for AT&T and other American phone companies.
I was hesitating but a friend of me referred me to a very simple clip to root with using Odin
Needless to say, I rooted the phone and was able to install the couple of applications I wanted though there were a few I still couldn't find replacements for (Market Unlocker, AdAway).
However, I find myself not being to use ROM Manager to backup and change ROMS and being different with how normal people rooted. I think it has got to do with the how I had my phone rooted.
Please advice how I can place myself in what the general public is using as it would be easier for me to configure the phone if I were to try looking for assistance in the future.
Should I unroot and root using the XDA developer suggested way (I found the clip on YouTube but it wasn't for the firmware 4.1.2, thus I hesitated) ? After rooting my phone says its firmware is 4.1.1
Actually, if someone could also answer me whether
1) I can update my phone after rooting or do I need to unroot and update and root it again ?
2) Is the furthest update for Note 2 is 4.1.2 and in order to go for further updates I need to root ?
Again, pardon my knowledge on rooting. Thanks
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Please do more research before doing anything but I would question if you have a custom recovery installed? You could use GooManager on the market to install a custom recovery (Open GooManager -> menu -> "Install OpenRecoveryScript") but check your phone model number first and make sure it matches the file you are about to flash. This would enable you to work with flashing and such. Also check your model number I believe the Verizon phones have locked bootloaders and don't know if your will or not (I believe this adds steps to flashing a custom recovery.) Wish I could be of more help.
As the title states I have an AT&T Note 8.0 SGH-i467. I understand the concept of rooting but I am totally afraid to do it. From reading other posts, I am gonna go out on a limb and ask can my Note 8.0 can be rooted?? I understand the concept of having superuser access and being able to do all kinds of customizations but basically I just want to be able to use all of my apps in multiwindows. Then I found this thread on how to (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985240) modify apps yourself but again, I am afraid to do that or I don't think I am that tech savvy to accomplish this. So my questions:
1) Do I want to root my tablet just to have all apps open in the multiwindow and take the chance??
2) Do I want to give it a try and just modify the apps I use most?? (Seems easier than rooting)
I love my Note 8.0. It is the best thing in my opinion. If I was able to use it as a phone like the 5100 I would not even be using my Note 2 phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Rich
hi
just install CWM recovery and backup your unrooted rom.
then root your rom or install new rom or anything you want.
if you don't like it jast restore your recovery.
Since SGH-I467 has a locked bootloader, rooting it is a challenge. Originally I was not going to do it knowing the difficulties, but when a file explorer complained it couldn't write to the external SD card without root, I know I must root it.
Please be aware SGH-I467M (note the ending M) is a different animal. The Canadian version's bootloader is UNLOCKED, and thus rooting it is a breeze!
With my SGH-I467 I tried many different methods. Finally I was able to root it using Kingo Root (not Kingroot). Kingo Root is actually a one click rooting method. Just proceed with the instruction by the program.
I am looking to just get ROOT without any changes in the stock kernel.
I don't want the weird name sounding ROM's or any of that.
Just some way to get root so I can load Titanium Backup and FREEZE the AT&T bloatware
I just go the OTA today (11/14/14) when I turned my phone on. It's the AT&T SGH-I317
and now say
Android 4.4.2
Build Number
KOT49H.I317UCUCNJ1
Device Status
Official
So is there a quick and easy way to do this?
I use a iMac BUT I can boot into Windows 7 Ultimate also (which from rooting phones before I usually always go that route).
Any help/directions would be appreciated.
Also this, who comes up with those weird names for different ROM's that NEVER really explain, in plain old English, what they do?
I can't (or don't want to) learn the syntax lingo used to find a working ROM that does just a simple thing, give you ROOT, even after reboots/yank battery/etc.
Maybe a one-click solution?
thanks :fingers-crossed:
philmiami
You should try CF Autoroot
any confirmation that CF root works on 4.4.2 with NJ1 OTA update/
as soon as someone gets a root to stick
and I mean just standard, stock adding su to the mix
post the steps as to how you did it
a one click root would of course be the best......
but at least tell us how you did it, and screen shots to show would help too.
thanks
philmiami
I haven't gotten root with Odin yet. No brick in and everything shows custom but US throws an error
Hello
Specifically, I would like to know if someone has N750 device and successfully rooted his device! The reason I'm doing this thread is because when I had 4.3 android versions, I tried that CF auto root via Odin program and it bricked my phone. Fortunately, I was able to get my original firmware again from a specific site for samsung devices. [Egypt version, because obviously, I live in Egypt]. Now, My device has been updated to 4.4.2 and I have currently the kitkat version without any problems BUT, I want to root my phone in order to use Xpose Framework;
I want the best advice to follow for my device because I do not have the heart to take another chance since I'm not a professional programmer nor a professional developer to deal with such bricks. It was a lucky chance when I had my OS back, but I do not know what would happen in the future.
I tested many one click root softwares on PC and most of them either stuck or tell me 'successfully' without any **** in my phone. Just rebooting like an idiot and nothing happened.
Sorry for my annoying thread. It's my first post here and I hope you guys understand my English well since it's not my Native Language. Apologize another time.
Peace, Ahmed.
Phoenix 1337 said:
Hello
Specifically, I would like to know if someone has N750 device and successfully rooted his device! The reason I'm doing this thread is because when I had 4.3 android versions, I tried that CF auto root via Odin program and it bricked my phone. Fortunately, I was able to get my original firmware again from a specific site for samsung devices. [Egypt version, because obviously, I live in Egypt]. Now, My device has been updated to 4.4.2 and I have currently the kitkat version without any problems BUT, I want to root my phone in order to use Xpose Framework;
I want the best advice to follow for my device because I do not have the heart to take another chance since I'm not a professional programmer nor a professional developer to deal with such bricks. It was a lucky chance when I had my OS back, but I do not know what would happen in the future.
I tested many one click root softwares on PC and most of them either stuck or tell me 'successfully' without any **** in my phone. Just rebooting like an idiot and nothing happened.
Sorry for my annoying thread. It's my first post here and I hope you guys understand my English well since it's not my Native Language. Apologize another time.
Peace, Ahmed.
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If you flash cf auto root for 4.4.2 base on 4.3, your device is bricked. If you make rooted. Find compatible os and model cf auto root files.
I know the title sounds weird, but here's my story:
I rooted an S4 Mini between the end of 2013 and summer of 2014, using whatever method was available, working and simplest at the time. I'd say I didn't install a custom recovery unless it was absolutely required by such method and I certainly never installed a custom ROM. Now I need to update the stock ROM to KitKat for app compatibility reasons and I need to unroot the phone. I would go for the good old trial and error method, but I don't have the phone in my hands: I need to guide a person who's smart but not tech-savvy enough to do this on her own.
My question then is: given all the information above, what's the best/simplest/only way to unroot the phone? Does it depend on how it was rooted? To be clear, I have found a procedure which involves flashing the stock ROM via Kies, but what I am ideally aiming for is an unroot that leaves the phone in its current state, without flashing/resetting anything. If it's possible, of course.
Thanks in advance for any help!
You can try unroot function in SuperSU. But i'm not sure that it is completely remove root from your phone. Anyway the best way to flash stock with full wipe. (sorry for bad english)
Thanks, that would be my first option, I just wanted some input/tips/warning from others. Your English is perfectly understandable, by the way.