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Hi,
To preface, I am new to Samsung devices. I have been using Huawei devices until recently when my work started paying for my cellphone.
I've seen a few discussions about rooting the SGH-i257 that inevitable lead to the instructions for the SGH-i257m or some other variation of the S4 mini. What I've noticed is that it inevitably falls to some issue with Knox. I'm wondering if anyone has had success specifically rooting this phone using one of the straightforward utilities (like oneclickroot) or some sort of convoluted process.
I'm completely aware that I can disable apps. However, I want to root my phone and have more control. It's similar to the idea of why drive a manual instead of an automatic. You interact more with the car.
Anyway, any input would be great.
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I've stumbled upon SRSroot a few times. Is this a legit rooting tool?
ivtdroid said:
Hi,
To preface, I am new to Samsung devices. I have been using Huawei devices until recently when my work started paying for my cellphone.
I've seen a few discussions about rooting the SGH-i257 that inevitable lead to the instructions for the SGH-i257m or some other variation of the S4 mini. What I've noticed is that it inevitably falls to some issue with Knox. I'm wondering if anyone has had success specifically rooting this phone using one of the straightforward utilities (like oneclickroot) or some sort of convoluted process.
I'm completely aware that I can disable apps. However, I want to root my phone and have more control. It's similar to the idea of why drive a manual instead of an automatic. You interact more with the car.
Anyway, any input would be great.
EDIT:
I've stumbled upon SRSroot a few times. Is this a legit rooting tool?
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try www.towelroot.com (click the logo to download) it's legit and it doesn't trip knox, if it works...
I tried that a couple of times. I am assuming it has failed (though I could be wrong). I ran the application and it rebooted my phone.
ivtdroid said:
I tried that a couple of times. I am assuming it has failed (though I could be wrong). I ran the application and it rebooted my phone.
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I have the same phone and I have tried all the one click methods, programs, SRSroot, towelroot, saferoot, you name it I've tried it without success. I've been searching the same threads that lead to the same conclusion...there is a way to root (flash) the SGH-i257M (Canadian) but from what I've found is that no one knows if you'll lose any services or anything else if you root the U.S. AT&T phone with that method and there isn't a stock rom out for it yet, so if you flash it to a Canadian (m) model and don't like it or it doesn't have everything working right you're not able to revert back.
I'm am not an expert by no means, thats just my thoughts from what I've read.
Good luck on your quest - you can search my other posts for what I've learned - -
I have the same phone and I have tried all the one click methods, programs, SRSroot, towelroot, saferoot, you name it I've tried it without success. I've been searching the same threads that lead to the same conclusion...there is a way to root (flash) the SGH-i257M (Canadian) but from what I've found is that no one knows if you'll lose any services or anything else if you root the U.S. AT&T phone with that method and there isn't a stock rom out for it yet, so if you flash it to a Canadian (m) model and don't like it or it doesn't have everything working right you're not able to revert back.
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I followed the steps to root the SGH-i257. This process was not successful.
I will occasionally poke around here to see if something new manifests itself. Otherwise, I am probably going to wait a few months. I'm sure someone will figure out how to root the phone by then.
slick4747 said:
I have the same phone and I have tried all the one click methods, programs, SRSroot, towelroot, saferoot, you name it I've tried it without success. I've been searching the same threads that lead to the same conclusion...there is a way to root (flash) the SGH-i257M (Canadian) but from what I've found is that no one knows if you'll lose any services or anything else if you root the U.S. AT&T phone with that method and there isn't a stock rom out for it yet, so if you flash it to a Canadian (m) model and don't like it or it doesn't have everything working right you're not able to revert back.
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I'm in the same boat. Seems to be this void of information around rooting this phone...
Have you tried Kingo , make sure debugging on and dial *#0808# reselect mtp+adb and reboot.
kev23m said:
Have you tried Kingo , make sure debugging on and dial *#0808# reselect mtp+adb and reboot.
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Just tried this, ran towelroot, this time it did take longer for it to reboot but still unsuccessful.
Neffy27 said:
Just tried this, ran towelroot, this time it did take longer for it to reboot but still unsuccessful.
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This worked for my device. Reboots into recovery and once done , you have a rooted phone. Towelroot someone mentioned works for 4.4.2, not for our jb 4.2.2.
Did you try Kingo or just selected mtp + adb and tried towelroot.
kev23m said:
This worked for my device. Reboots into recovery and once done , you have a rooted phone. Towelroot someone mentioned works for 4.4.2, not for our jb 4.2.2.
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Sorry no input on your rooting issues, but
Could one of you fine folks post the build.prop from your AT&T stock Rom?
It would really help out trying to fix some cm10.2 connection issues. Thanks.
jamus28 said:
Sorry no input on your rooting issues, but
Could one of you fine folks post the build.prop from your AT&T stock Rom?
It would really help out trying to fix some cm10.2 connection issues. Thanks.
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Okay here's a zipped attachment of the build.prop from my AT&T stock Rom - hope this helps and thank you for your efforts
Let me know if I can help in any other ways.
slick4747 said:
Okay here's a zipped attachment of the build.prop from my AT&T stock Rom - hope this helps and thank you for your efforts
Let me know if I can help in any other ways.
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Come on is there anyone out there willing to take this on. I have the i9195 (rooted and love the phone) and i257. I want to get the i257 rooted so I can have lte and a bit more storage than the other.
SCReatta said:
Come on is there anyone out there willing to take this on. I have the i9195 (rooted and love the phone) and i257. I want to get the i257 rooted so I can have lte and a bit more storage than the other.
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Still no one able to crack the SGH-I257 AT&T phone? Just for fun I bought an identical used phone with a cracked screen off ebay for a few bucks, still works but will make an excellent gunny pig! Any serious devs interested in it??
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257
slick4747 said:
Still no one able to crack the SGH-I257 AT&T phone? Just for fun I bought an identical used phone with a cracked screen off ebay for a few bucks, still works but will make an excellent gunny pig! Any serious devs interested in it??
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Seems as though things have come to a screeching halt since dev GeoHot was hired by Google which is a total bummer!
keyleroy said:
Seems as though things have come to a screeching halt since dev GeoHot was hired by Google which is a total bummer!
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I didn't know that, well good for him I hope he lives long and prospers But there has to be others out there hat can contribute to rooting this model phone, right?
At least we can hope!
slick4747 said:
I didn't know that, well good for him I hope he lives long and prospers But there has to be others out there hat can contribute to rooting this model phone, right?
At least we can hope!
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I truly hope so! There are a lot of smart people on this forum that will eventually pick up the baton and roll with it. It's just a matter of when! Until then, I guess we'll just have to practice patience.
kev23m said:
This worked for my device. Reboots into recovery and once done , you have a rooted phone. Towelroot someone mentioned works for 4.4.2, not for our jb 4.2.2.
Did you try Kingo or just selected mtp + adb and tried towelroot.
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Can you clarify what worked for your device, Kingo or towelroot and edetail what you did? Very confused. Thank you.
rfb813 said:
Can you clarify what worked for your device, Kingo or towelroot and edetail what you did? Very confused. Thank you.
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Kingo worked for me when on 4.2.2 and did not trip knox. MAke sure usb debugging selected and dial *#0808#* and reselect mtp + adb and reboot.
kev23m said:
Kingo worked for me when on 4.2.2 and did not trip knox. MAke sure usb debugging selected and dial *#0808#* and reselect mtp + adb and reboot.
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I just tried Kingo a couple of times and I get "Root Failed" each time.
keyleroy said:
I just tried Kingo a couple of times and I get "Root Failed" each time.
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sane for me didnt work says root failed
Here's a video showing how to root your LG G3 using PurpleDrake. Hopefully it helps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwKb5od88A
Hope people learn how to search for this lol.
does not work no matter what I try.
qbking77 said:
Here's a video showing how to root your LG G3 using PurpleDrake. Hopefully it helps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwKb5od88A
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Tried all your suggestions and will not work on my TMO version of phone. always trys to find a file but not success, thanks anyways but to much . should work out of the box as the video description says.
vvveith said:
Tried all your suggestions and will not work on my TMO version of phone. always trys to find a file but not success, thanks anyways but to much . should work out of the box as the video description says.
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Just did it and worked fine. You must have adb set up proper
vvveith said:
Tried all your suggestions and will not work on my TMO version of phone. always trys to find a file but not success, thanks anyways but to much . should work out of the box as the video description says.
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Set this up on your PC first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
hey guys is there a boot loader unlock for this device yet? Is it necessary or will rooting just be enough?
I currently have the M8 and i'm thinking about getting the g3
chivamex10 said:
hey guys is there a boot loader unlock for this device yet? Is it necessary or will rooting just be enough?
I currently have the M8 and i'm thinking about getting the g3
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If you get the t mobile g3 then yes. the boot loader is unlocked.
Hello
I just got the G3 it's on 4.4.2. What's the easiest way to root this?
Sent from my SM-N910T
[Guide]LG One Click Root - root LG firmwares (KitKat / Lollipop)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
I was on 4.4 when I rooted. I used lgg3root. com/lg-g3-root/how-to-root-lg-g3. No problems and lots of pictures.
Kingroot work for me on latest build D8510g, but it did not work in D851e. Purpledrake I never worked for me and I could not do root. so I used kingroot
EddiePR said:
Kingroot work for me on latest build D8510g, but it did not work in D851e. Purpledrake I never worked for me and I could not do root. so I used kingroot
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Kingroot 4.1 failed for me on D85120g with the message, "Root Failed no strategy now". It looked promising at first as it had a root now buttom but root checker says no root access.
Same issue
I have the same set-up on my g3 device and have tried both one-click root methods and get no where.. I've also tried stump, kingo root, and towelroot with no results either... Any ideas??? I have all adb and android sdk setup on pc(win10) with all versions of consumer and dev drivers..
CharlieChan2010 said:
I have the same set-up on my g3 device and have tried both one-click root methods and get no where.. I've also tried stump, kingo root, and towelroot with no results either... Any ideas??? I have all adb and android sdk setup on pc(win10) with all versions of consumer and dev drivers..
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yeah,i got rooting with this
http://sbacham.com/how-to-root-lg-g3-d851-on-lollipop-20g-firmware/
Sweet
This method worked... As i notice some of the files have been updated and auto-script worked flawless.. Thanks tons:good:
Title pretty much says it all. Does using KingRoot on Z1 Compact 14A.5.0.270 delete the DRM keys ? Note that it roots without Unlocking the Bootloader.
Thank you.
Cereal_ said:
Title pretty much says it all. Does using KingRoot on Z1 Compact 14A.5.0.270 delete the DRM keys ? Note that it roots without Unlocking the Bootloader.
Thank you.
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No. It doesn't. At least my keys weren't affected. But immediately after rooting with Kingroot I used the replace Kingroot with SU program and everything went fine.
NZeroA said:
No. It doesn't. At least my keys weren't affected. But immediately after rooting with Kingroot I used the replace Kingroot with SU program and everything went fine.
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Thanks but one last thing I am sorry. I tried using it and it gave me an error of not being able to connect to the internet to get the root strategy something. Yes, I made sure that my internet is connected of course !
Cereal_ said:
Thanks but one last thing I am sorry. I tried using it and it gave me an error of not being able to connect to the internet to get the root strategy something. Yes, I made sure that my internet is connected of course !
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Kingroot is currently not working on 5.1.1. The requests have been made. Check out the Kingroot XDA thread recent entries. There are other rooting options in this forum.
levone1 said:
Kingroot is currently not working on 5.1.1. The requests have been made. Check out the Kingroot XDA thread recent entries. There are other rooting options in this forum.
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OK done, thank you.
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OK done, thank you.
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Hi mate,
what method did you use to root 5.1.1?
I spent hours last night clearing 5gb of space on c:\ so I could update my z1 to 5.1 using pc companion.
Finally got it updated and now I realise kingroot doesnt work on 5.1 yet.
Any pointers would be much appreciated,
Cheers
thesweeney80 said:
Hi mate,
what method did you use to root 5.1.1?
I spent hours last night clearing 5gb of space on c:\ so I could update my z1 to 5.1 using pc companion.
Finally got it updated and now I realise kingroot doesnt work on 5.1 yet.
Any pointers would be much appreciated,
Cheers
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One user in Kingroot thread says they rooted using an older version, (I think he said 4.1). I haven't looked into it more than that, but maybe worth a look. Besides that, probably a PRF is your only option with locked BL for now.
levone1 said:
One user in Kingroot thread says they rooted using an older version, (I think he said 4.1). I haven't looked into it more than that, but maybe worth a look. Besides that, probably a PRF is your only option with locked BL for now.
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Cheers mate, I'll look into that older version of kingroot, failing that I'll wait (and hope) for them to update kingroot as I'm too chicken to go the PRF route... yet.
Thanks for the tip
levone1 said:
One user in Kingroot thread says they rooted using an older version, (I think he said 4.1). I haven't looked into it more than that, but maybe worth a look. Besides that, probably a PRF is your only option with locked BL for now.
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well... couldnt find the post you mentioned, but tried kingroot 4.1 anyway... no joy. says root method/solution unavailable
Cheers anyway.
If anyone finds a way to (one click) root lollipop 5.1.1 on a z1, let me know please, cheers.
hi all,
I am in desperate need of some help. I have a retail verizon note 4 on 5.1.1 BPA1 eMMC starts with 15, all the prereqs to unlock the bootloader. For some reason Kingroot never succeeds. I have factory reset, tried kingroot version 4.9.2 and a bunch of other lower versions. It always resets phone around 52-55%. I have literally been trying kingroot all day. Please help Ive searched but have no idea why I cannot get a temp root to run the scripts I need root! lol
thadl04 said:
hi all,
I am in desperate need of some help. I have a retail verizon note 4 on 5.1.1 BPA1 eMMC starts with 15, all the prereqs to unlock the bootloader. For some reason Kingroot never succeeds. I have factory reset, tried kingroot version 4.9.2 and a bunch of other lower versions. It always resets phone around 52-55%. I have literally been trying kingroot all day. Please help Ive searched but have no idea why I cannot get a temp root to run the scripts I need root! lol
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The newest Kingoroot worked perfect for me. I never could get kingroot to work.
dushotgun said:
The newest Kingoroot worked perfect for me. I never could get kingroot to work.
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I tried 4.9.2 which is the newest still crashes at 52%
dushotgun said:
The newest Kingoroot worked perfect for me. I never could get kingroot to work.
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thank you so much kingoroot succeeded 1st try
I had to use KR 4.85 or something before it worked.
I have tryied multible version and it always reboots in the 5x % with no luck
please let us know how did you came to fix this issue
i have tried the latest version from the kingrootsite and the xda thread with no luck :crying:
a.assayah said:
I have tryied multible version and it always reboots in the 5x % with no luck
please let us know how did you came to fix this issue
i have tried the latest version from the kingrootsite and the xda thread with no luck :crying:
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I think there has been some miscommunication. If KingRoot fails try Kingoroot instead.
Looks like you download it from here: www.kingoapp.com
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buddhafool said:
I think there has been some miscommunication. If KingRoot fails try Kingoroot instead.
Looks like you download it from here: www.kingoapp.com
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FYI: looks like some people do not trust it. It looks no more sketchy than Kingroot to me but your mileage may vary. PSA
Here is a dedicated thread to supporting it: XDA discussions
Kingroot worked fine for me so I have not tried it.
kingo Root worked for me, now I will finally be able to unlock the boot loader.
thank you for the post on this was driving me crazy
I used the apk instead of the PC version, worked the first time
kingroot failing use kingoroot
Just to confirm no version of kingroot apk or pc would root my note 4 always failed. Tried kingoroot and worked the 1st time. Good luck!
I'd strongly recommend once you get root to install a custom ROM. Any one will work.
Part of installing most ROMs is the requirement to wipe the data partition. Format the data partition as well as wipe it. That should remove any remnants of Kingroot. Make sure anything you have saved to your internal storage... pictures, music, etc... is moved off before you wipe/format.
Format the SD card that you used to unlock the bootloader and if you have stuff on your daily driver SD card that you can replace, format that as well. One never knows what sort of cooties Kingroot leaves on a phone. It's best to disinfect as best as you can.
i'm also unable to gain root with either kingroot or kingoroot (pc & android versions) Anyone else having this issue, if so how did you gain perm root?
Kingoroot loses the root after reboot
The first root is OK. But it won't shut down smoothly, need to take out battery. After the reboot, the root is gone. Bootloarder is not successful. Is there anything wrong on my Note 4, 5.1.1, BPA1 baseband version?
I have rooted with kingoroot the 1st time. I was able to proceed through all the steps and change the CID, But not a DEV phone yet. I need to run the steps again. kingoroot say rooted, but when I check with root checker it says not rooted. kingroot just restarts the phone.
Update, I kept rebooting and root took about 30 try's. I was able to complete and phone is not DEV
The kingOroot webpage isn't loading in chrome at all (at least the link provided above).. maybe we need mirrors in case it was taken down?
EDIT: I managed to load it into edge.. but where do you find older versions in case the current version fails? (Or is that issue just kingroot?)
BY mistake I made a thread in general note4 section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/kingroot-fails-kingo-rooted-root-t3501476
Anyone willing to help out?
EDIT: was able to root once but then everytime it just reboots the phone - at first cause was I didn't accept the "installation of the application" battery is low so maybe that could be the the reason..
patt2k said:
BY mistake I made a thread in general note4 section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/kingroot-fails-kingo-rooted-root-t3501476
Anyone willing to help out?
EDIT: was able to root once but then everytime it just reboots the phone - at first cause was I didn't accept the "installation of the application" battery is low so maybe that could be the the reason..
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I had the same problem a few hours ago. Kingo Root refused to work at all, so I had to use the Kingroot app. It made my phone lag like crazy after it rooted it, but it eventually worked. When you use either Kingo Root or Kingroot, what's the exact error that you get? Are you using Root Checker to see if you achieved root?
I always did a factory reset before starting the root process, it just seemed to make things go smoother. At least it would stay stable long enough to get all the adb stuff done. (Barely though )
quinciebee said:
I had the same problem a few hours ago. Kingo Root refused to work at all, so I had to use the Kingroot app. It made my phone lag like crazy after it rooted it, but it eventually worked. When you use either Kingo Root or Kingroot, what's the exact error that you get? Are you using Root Checker to see if you achieved root?
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I was able to root once and run the script and it changed the CID or whatever it was. Now I simply cannot get temp root at all to finish the bootloader unlock process. Tried PC version and Android version so many times now it just reboots and reboots.
kevintm78 said:
I always did a factory reset before starting the root process, it just seemed to make things go smoother. At least it would stay stable long enough to get all the adb stuff done. (Barely though )
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did a factory reset actually :/
patt2k said:
I was able to root once and run the script and it changed the CID or whatever it was. Now I simply cannot get temp root at all to finish the bootloader unlock process. Tried PC version and Android version so many times now it just reboots and reboots.
did a factory reset actually :/
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That sucks, to be honest it's been awhile since I did the unlock process. Maybe something changed with the way that app roots. Have you already tried an older version of kingroot? I know you've probably tried all this stuff but sometimes things get overlooked.
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That sucks, to be honest it's been awhile since I did the unlock process. Maybe something changed with the way that app roots. Have you already tried an older version of kingroot? I know you've probably tried all this stuff but sometimes things get overlooked.
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Rooted once with the newest one and it didn't reset even once. But then it just resets everytime. I did another factory reset so we shall see. I'll keep on trying.
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quinciebee said:
I had the same problem a few hours ago. Kingo Root refused to work at all, so I had to use the Kingroot app. It made my phone lag like crazy after it rooted it, but it eventually worked. When you use either Kingo Root or Kingroot, what's the exact error that you get? Are you using Root Checker to see if you achieved root?
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It worked once for me was able to use the unlock script but it was the part #1 of the process, so far I am unable to root again to fully unlock it. Been trying since yesterday the phone reboots when trying to root.
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That sucks, to be honest it's been awhile since I did the unlock process. Maybe something changed with the way that app roots. Have you already tried an older version of kingroot? I know you've probably tried all this stuff but sometimes things get overlooked.
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Good news! Kingroot 5.0 worked on second try. Status: Developer
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Good news! Kingroot 5.0 worked on second try. Status: Developer
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That's great! Did you have to do anything different or did kingroot just finally work long enough to get the job done?
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That's great! Did you have to do anything different or did kingroot just finally work long enough to get the job done?
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The kingroot 5.0 worked on second try.. so no idea why the older ones didn't work.
Would you happen to know which rom supports more languages other then default ones? shipping this phone to Europe tomorrow, don't know how stable CM roms are.