Okay so very new obviously. Just rooted my gs3 sgh-t999 with help to an amazing guide by chainfire seen here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963806 extremely easy and as stated did it in about 30 seconds. now that this is done I may just be very new but i don't see a difference in admin access or to my phone.. i did see the red android and know i did it correctly but maybe i dont know what I should do now that it is rooted. can someone help me with what i should do now that its rooted, certain apps i need to get or things i need to do. Im sure you all hate these newbie posts but i really appreciate the help. thanks.
just curious, why did you root if you have no clue what to do with it?
look in the app drawer for SuperUser or SuperSU, you can go in the play store and search Root or SuperUser and look for apps that you might want, you can get apps to freeze or remove completely from your /system you can flash a custom recovery granting you permission to flash custom roms which can lead to severe Crack Flashing, or help find a rom that is completely perfect for you and the best thing you can ever imagine (phone wise)... read some more is what I'm saying.
Get root explorer, delete bloat. Or titanium backup to delete/freeze/backup.
mt3g said:
just curious, why did you root if you have no clue what to do with it?
look in the app drawer for SuperUser or SuperSU, you can go in the play store and search Root or SuperUser and look for apps that you might want, you can get apps to freeze or remove completely from your /system you can flash a custom recovery granting you permission to flash custom roms which can lead to severe Crack Flashing, or help find a rom that is completely perfect for you and the best thing you can ever imagine (phone wise)... read some more is what I'm saying.
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i got it because i want to bypass the stupid tmobile hotspot block on my unlimited 4g plan. also saw posts about being able to extend battery life. .. just wanted to know if there were some other really cool things i should be doing? also now that i am rooted should i never do a system update?
also i like being able to delete the stupid apps that tmobile forces you to have on your phone... tmobile tv and stuff like that
you know how easy is to re-root, I'm not even positive how that all works cause I've only been on a stock rom for a few months with the the G1 lol. I'm pretty sure you can still update it'll just wipe your root, SU. Honestly flash a custom stock Touchwiz rom that is debloated and has some tweaks, like tethering option.
Or if you don't want to get into flashing which may destroy your phone just use titanium backup to freeze or delete bloat. Then maybe you can get a battery voltage control app for your battery.
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well not sure if you exactly know what "rooting" really means.
think of rooting as "unlocking". when you buy a phone from anywhere (let's just take the SGH-T999 for example), the phone isn't actually yours yet. not entirely. sure you paid the money for it, sure it's in your possession, so to most, the phone is yours. but the phone is still locked to, for example, T-Mobile, you can't use it on any other carrier. and the phone is also locked to Samsung, like say, the bootloader. think of it this way: on computers, YOU, or someone else is the administrator of it: you choose what happens to the computer. in this case, Samsung/T-Mobile is the administrator of your device, you are just the user. i guess the iPhone would be a better example. we all know how locked down that is. think of your Android phone that way, locked down by both the Carrier and the Company. now when you root the device, you are doing much more than just "jailbreaking" like on the iPhone. by rooting, you are allowing yourself full administrator access to everything on your device. the Carrier and the Company now have no way to stop you from doing what you want to do with your device (well...there's the warranty stuff i guess...). but point is, with root, you have full power and full access to yours, it is now your phone. completely.
but with such power, also comes responsibility and danger. you need to realize that everything you do after obtaining root, has the possibility of you ending up with a bricked (dead) device. that is why i don't suggest "noobies" play around with root. it is very dangerous and very serious. you must know what you are doing.
i suggest you read as much as you can about rooting and such, rooting and hacking can be fun (trust me), but it can also lead to great consequences as well.
good luck.
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well not sure if you exactly know what "rooting" really means.
think of rooting as "unlocking". when you buy a phone from anywhere (let's just take the SGH-T999 for example), the phone isn't actually yours yet. not entirely. sure you paid the money for it, sure it's in your possession, so to most, the phone is yours. but the phone is still locked to, for example, T-Mobile, you can't use it on any other carrier. and the phone is also locked to Samsung, like say, the bootloader. think of it this way: on computers, YOU, or someone else is the administrator of it: you choose what happens to the computer. in this case, Samsung/T-Mobile is the administrator of your device, you are just the user. i guess the iPhone would be a better example. we all know how locked down that is. think of your Android phone that way, locked down by both the Carrier and the Company. now when you root the device, you are doing much more than just "jailbreaking" like on the iPhone. by rooting, you are allowing yourself full administrator access to everything on your device. the Carrier and the Company now have no way to stop you from doing what you want to do with your device (well...there's the warranty stuff i guess...). but point is, with root, you have full power and full access to yours, it is now your phone. completely.
but with such power, also comes responsibility and danger. you need to realize that everything you do after obtaining root, has the possibility of you ending up with a bricked (dead) device. that is why i don't suggest "noobies" play around with root. it is very dangerous and very serious. you must know what you are doing.
i suggest you read as much as you can about rooting and such, rooting and hacking can be fun (trust me), but it can also lead to great consequences as well.
good luck.
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thanks... i guess its too late for me to go back now lol i dont plan on doing anything too crazy, just delete some bloat , back up and hopefully try and bypass this wifi hotspot block tmobile has put on my unlimited 4g. which i still havent been able to figure out... UA spoofers dont seem to work but for some reason when i connect USB the tether does work fine as or now, just not the wifi hotspot which i need for PS3 and Ipad
So I feel like I know my way around rooting and putting custom roms on android devices. I've done it multiple times and love the features doing those two bring to your device. I recently received a GS3 from my employer and this will be my main device for work and personal use. But the company I work for has an application that is installed on every phone with company information on it so that the app can do things like wipe the device remotely if the phone is lost/stolen for obvious security reasons. But this application also restricts side loading apks and root users on the devices as well.
The application is Maas360:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fiberlink.maas360.android.control.samsung&hl=en
I actually work with the helpdesk of the company, and we have what Maas360 calls 'security policies' that include the settings restrictions for each of the devices with android or iOS... some of the restrictions set in place are like I said with not be able to side load apks, no root users, must have a screen lock with pattern or pin (depending of which security policy is applied), along with other little things.
1.) Is there a way to get the Samsung bloatware off the device by flashing a Stock, non-root custom rom?
2.) Is possible to side load apps with Maas360 installed? The usual setting of 'Allow the installation of non-Google market apps' is grayed out and unchangeable currently...
If there are any other suggestions, those would be great as well. I just want my device to have the flexibility and openness of what a true Android device should have. Thanks
Typically employers put software like that not just for security measures of lost or stolen, but also to prevent their employees from doing exactly what you are wanting to do. As such, you are essentially asking people here to potentially help break your company's policy and bypass security measures they have installed. As far as I am concerned, you are on your own.
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Sorry if the title is a bit jumbled. I love FoxFi alot. The only Con I can think of is that the trusted credential prevents my phone's unlock process to be swiped. I am rooted. Is there some way I can move the FoxFi credential into the system side, so that I can reenable swipeable lockscreen; or is there a root method I can use just to set my phone's lockscreen without moving the credential?
Also, I know and have set my phone's locktime to the max. But even still, it locks way to often. I am running 5.0.1 VS98523C on my LG G3.
Anybody here? Lol
Don't struggle with it
If you're rooted, then you don't have to struggle with that. There are plenty of tethering apps out there. Find one that works with your G3. I used to use a really good one made by someone here at XDA. I forgot the name, but I can tell you it has a yellow icon. Foxfi is for people who are not rooted. You've gone through the rooting process, now enjoy the benefit of all the choices.
as i backup everything (WebView Bug) i started to think about rooting my device.
What are the benefits? Back in the days, rooting was necessary for me.
but since i own a note10+ i dont really miss anything.
is there any reason to root and install a cfw?
BlechBoX said:
as i backup everything (WebView Bug) i started to think about rooting my device.
What are the benefits? Back in the days, rooting was necessary for me.
but since i own a note10+ i dont really miss anything.
is there any reason to root and install a cfw?
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(sorry for my bad English, I'm using an online translator)
To be frank with any modern Android cell phone I don't see any real benefit to rooting a phone, I even dare to say that it generates the opposite.
Root access in Android/Linux is similar to administrator access in Windows UAC. Which means that you are gaining access to higher levels within the system and this means that in the same way that you have access, any app can have it (you can grant it) and this includes good apps as well as malware apps.
Root has benefits when it comes to modifying the system... But do you really need to modify your system or change it completely?
And this approach comes from the fact that most users use their phone for recreational purposes (chat, play a game, watch a movie, etc). That is, they have no reason to need more than what most OEM configs offer. Even many OEMs have security systems (like Knox) that are compromised by getting root access to your terminal.
Of course, this excludes developers, who have to root it for technical reasons, or simply users who want to try new things (new GSIs, kernels, etc.) Or even who want to learn more about how Android works. But unless you have these intentions, rooting it is unnecessary and exposes your phone to risks.
I don't see too many advantages to rooting it... just -don't- upgrade to Q!!!
I'm using PD MDM package disabler and Karma Firewall to lock mine down as well as to control it. For me the current configuration provides a fast, stable, predictable platform that fullfills its mission role completely... and I like the way it looks/runs.
Even though I'm running Pie and surf a lot I never had to do a forced reload due to a virus, malware, etc; it's fairly secure. Side loading introduces the opportunity for rootkits and other crap. Flashing poorly vetted firmware is an invitation for disaster... of all kinds.
No worries about bricking it or investing lots of time for rooting or the reconfiguration that would be necessary. I already spent the time needed to optimize my stock 10+; rooting would require many more hours with only a slight performance return. Rooting would also be detrimental in a number of ways that could easily cost more than just time... I'm still covered by the carrier insurance.
For me factory resets now, when needed, are fairly quick with no data loss. Rooting could help a little but not much but could also end up costing much more reload time then it takes me now.
I use the SD card as a data drive then back that up at least 3X. I can do a full restore with little or no internet connection and no PC in about 2 hours as long as the SD card data is intact.
I've just purchased a s20 ultra snapdragon variant that appears to have never been updated. I read somewhere in the forum that after a certain OTA that unlocking the bootloader would no longer be possible . I used to be heavy into Rom hopping and modding all my samsung phones because TouchWiz was such a bloated and ugly UI which is why I haven't purchased another Sammy since the S6+ edge. That and the fact that root was no-longer as easy as the earlier Sammy's. With all that being said is there any real reason to root this device? There aren't really any non-stock based roms and debloat can mostly be done by ABD. On my other devices I really only use Viper and Swift backup with root and occasionally run a fully customizable rom like Evolution or Havoc but always come back to stock (Oxygen and MIUI) because bugs are inevitable. Can anyone share why they believe the root process is worth-it for such a feature rich device?
I have delayed rooting in hopes ADB with Tasker could do many things I want to automate with my phone. For example, when I get in my car I have Tasker to unlock my phone, turn up the volume, connect bluetooth and launch maps as an example and do the reverse when I cut off my car. However, I cannot for the life of me to find a ADB solution with Tasker to unlock the S20 ultra "pattern" without rooting the phone. I too thought ADB was the solution to enable me to automate many of my tasks but at least for "pattern" unlock that has not proven to be the case. I welcome others who have solved the "pattern" by IM me separately to avoid hijacking this thread.
At this juncture without a "pattern" unlock solution, I may try a "pin" unlock solution which sounds like it might can be done but if that fails I will be at the same crossroads you are, "should I go down the path of rooting the phone" with all of the overhead relative to future updates to the phone.
There is simply no substitute for root--period. It is a travesty that the sale of a piece of hardware without the ability to run arbitrary software on it is even legal anywhere.