Hello,
did anyone manage to root an HTC One M8 Dual SIM with the latest stock Android 4.4.4 on it? I had mine rooted with Sunshine, back when it had the 4.4.2 Android stock ROM. But since its official update, Sunshine won't work. Thank you for any hint on how to root the device.
You need an unlocked bootloader , custom recovery and the superuser zip file. S-off is NOT needed to root the software.
You do not root a phone, you root the running os
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Hi guys,
I am a new owner of HTC One (M8) and I wish to root my device. I bought it for a week already and have just updated it to the latest Lollipop (Android 5.0.1) with Sense 6.0. It is an international GSM model.
Does anyone know whether my version of One M8 can be rooted and how?
Thanks.
ngzygoogle said:
Hi guys,
I am a new owner of HTC One (M8) and I wish to root my device. I bought it for a week already and have just updated it to the latest Lollipop (Android 5.0.1) with Sense 6.0. It is an international GSM model.
Does anyone know whether my version of One M8 can be rooted and how?
Thanks.
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1. Unlock your bootloader via htcdev.com (It's been nearly a year since I did this... I *think* it will factory-reset your phone, so make sure you've backed everything up first.)
2. Download the SuperSU update zip and stick it someone on your phone (internal storage or SD card) http://download.chainfire.eu/695/SuperSU/
3. Flash a custom recovery like TWRP, PhilzTouch, or ClockworkMod Recovery (search around the forums for these)
4. Boot into recovery, and install the SuperSu zip that you downloaded.
That should be it! I know these aren't very detailed instructions, but you can find details all over the forums. Of course, if you have any questions about the steps, just ask. I can confirm this worked on my Rogers HTC One M8, ROM version 4.20.631.2
I was running 4.4.4 kitkat on my htc one m8 with a cid no. of HTC__038 and the software no. - 3.35.720.1, s-on and booloader unlocked. I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted it then I unrooted it and installed stock recovery back again but it is still showing a modified tag in bootloader screen and I am unable to install lollipop on my phone as it gets stuck while installing in the installing screen. I used Hasoon2000's toolkit for this. Now, what should I do? Please help!
Akshat729 said:
I was running 4.4.4 kitkat on my htc one m8 with a cid no. of HTC__038 and the software no. - 3.35.720.1, s-on and booloader unlocked. I flashed TWRP recovery and rooted it then I unrooted it and installed stock recovery back again but it is still showing a modified tag in bootloader screen and I am unable to install lollipop on my phone as it gets stuck while installing in the installing screen. I used Hasoon2000's toolkit for this. Now, what should I do? Please help!
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I know my opinion is not the most popular, but as long as 4.4.4 KitKat runs fine, I don't see a point of installing Lollipop at this time. When Sense 7 and Lollipop 5.1 will arrive, then hopefully it will be worth it.
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I know my opinion is not the most popular, but as long as 4.4.4 KitKat runs fine, I don't see a point of installing Lollipop at this time. When Sense 7 and Lollipop 5.1 will arrive, then hopefully it will be worth it.
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But I'm not able to install the updates even when the sense 7 arrives still I'll not be able to install the update.
hello i have htc m8 working in 5.0 how can i root with any apk file like towelroot , sunshine ..... etc
sunshine won't work on Android 5.0 unless you root first, so it defeats the purpose of what you are asking.
towelroot won't work unless you unlock the bootloader first. And once you've unlocked the bootloader, you can root by a number of means; the most common being to install TWRP custom recovery and flash current version SuperSU.
It really is much easier to root by first unlocking the bootloader when it's possible. The HTCdev site will unlock your device.
I have htc desire 820 rooted device with stock recovery and os. I want to upgrade my phone to lollipop. OTA is already downloaded but is not installing. So i unrooted the device but the phone is rerooting itself after reboot.My bootloader is in relocked state. Any leads on unrooting completely or installing update.
Unlock the bootloader Kingo HTC Bootloader Unlock 0.2.0.1819 https://yadi.sk/d/C5ZYzOL-k4dco Install TWRP. Sew 4.4.4 Install drain runoff https://yadi.sk/d/OrB3smMAmiGoy Recovery https://yadi.sk/d/faxjBD3ckJBfb
vuk1963 said:
Unlock the bootloader Kingo HTC Bootloader Unlock 0.2.0.1819 , Install TWRP. Sew 4.4.4 Install drain runoff , Recovery
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Thanks for such a quick response.This might be a noob question but is twrp backup same for every device or different.
Need Help. How to relock bootloader and unroot the device. HTC Desire 816 Dual Sim (India). I am a newbie please help
in which android version you are currently using
partha005 said:
in which android version you are currently using
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I am using android version 5.0.2. with the rooted device I am not able to update the OTA update on my phone.
Can you please suggest how to update the phone after root and bootloader unlocked?
You can not update your phone if you are using rooted device.
There are two option available for you:
1. You need flash stock rom (easiest option)
2. You need to flash ruu (slighty difficult)
galaxy_neo said:
I am using android version 5.0.2. with the rooted device I am not able to update the OTA update on my phone.
Can you please suggest how to update the phone after root and bootloader unlocked?
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You can not update your phone if you are using rooted device.
There are two option available for you:
1. You need flash stock rom (easiest option)
2. You need to flash ruu (slighty difficult)
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Need Help. How to relock bootloader and unroot the device. HTC Desire 816 Dual Sim (India). I am a newbie please help
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Can you state whether your phone is s-off or s-on from the bootloader