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Coming from HTC/Motorola phones primarily the development for this phone has confused me a bit. Those phones used to get a normal root method pretty soon after release without having to worry about messing around the kernal.
Is there going to be a day where you can just root it and leave the kernal alone or is the kernal/root thing exclusive to Samsung phones?
Whsn i was on att i would use superoneclick. I too was wondering this.
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We need this.
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The root for this phone is as easy as it gets. I just rooted my friends inspire and while it is only one click the process it goes through us way more complex.
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stangdriverdoug said:
The root for this phone is as easy as it gets. I just rooted my friends inspire and while it is only one click the process it goes through us way more complex.
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Yeah I have to say this was a very easy process to root coming from an evo4g
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I think he meant the fact that ur using the kernel to get to root instaed the more conventional root method we are used to seeing on devices like htc and so on. It is pretty strange the fact u flash a kernel and then flash to get root its typically gain root then flash somethingy. Or at least thats what my noob ass is used to lol
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stangdriverdoug said:
The root for this phone is as easy as it gets. I just rooted my friends inspire and while it is only one click the process it goes through us way more complex.
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All the root methods are simple to execute for someone who can read. But I am referring to the fact (as edison said) that you have to flash a new kernal to achieve root. I'm personally waiting for a more typical root method before I root.
Not that I don't appreciate/love the dev community but I like a COMPLETE stock setup with root before I go messing around experimenting because I don't necessarily trust EVERY dev and don't have the technical expertise to fix stuff myself.
Only solution is to just wait, I don't think many would be working on another root method because this one isn't complex, is noob friendly and works 100% I don't see any pressing reason for another method
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Yup I hear ya. You can always root then odin bubbys pulled stock kernel for a complete stock root. It's not one click but it's close. Only draw back it there is no recovery.
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Conventional root?
What is that?
Umm...there is no other way? There's no exploit anymore guys...it's either flash a rooted kernel or flash a rooted /system. And that's easy as hell
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Unless you can get hold of Samsung's signing keys for creating a signed update.zip or find a new exploit (which would have to be fixed eventually because exploits are essentially security holes) you are pretty much stuck with the current methods.
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squshy 7 said:
Umm...there is no other way? There's no exploit anymore guys...it's either flash a rooted kernel or flash a rooted /system. And that's easy as hell
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Wow,so no more one click roost with cwm then we can flash any kernel and be good? Shizznit, one click was good stuff
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I miss z4root. Im not a newber but I know I like my simplicity redundantly simple.
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Honestly odin is pretty the one click we need.
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Dude samsung released the source and practically handed us root on a silver platter
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gpgorbosjr said:
All the root methods are simple to execute for someone who can read. But I am referring to the fact (as edison said) that you have to flash a new kernal to achieve root. I'm personally waiting for a more typical root method before I root.
Not that I don't appreciate/love the dev community but I like a COMPLETE stock setup with root before I go messing around experimenting because I don't necessarily trust EVERY dev and don't have the technical expertise to fix stuff myself.
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Why should anyone find a exploit to root the phone when the bootloader
Is open and allows you to root much easier....google keeps closing holes in software making it harder and harder to root ...its not a htc where they s-off the phone .....this will probably be the only way to root because there is no reason to find another
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What could be easier than putting this in Odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282415 and hitting the start button
I think the point people are trying to make here is that they wish there was a way to have root and recovery and remain bone stock. So far there is no way to do this. Alot of people don't want to flash a custom kernel at this point because of all the problems people are reporting. Myself included. I am still stock and won't root until devs get this stuff sorted. Maybe koush will figure it out...
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It's not really clear from the titles in the development section, but there is a way to root without flashing a kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1282418
That's a stock system image, simply modified to include root. No kernel at all.
OK so a bit of history...
I just sent back a galaxy note 2 n7100 to amazon (removed all trace of root)
Sent it back as I installed root and custom rom - managed to lose imei etc (didn't backup)
Even after the noble efforts of some kind forum members I could not save the phone
They have sent me a new note n7100.
I want to root it and back it up only. I can live with stock samsung rom
I don't even need cwm installed as the root is for a few certain apps and a cheeky overclock.
Is it safe enough to just root? Will I be able to unroot and update my stock rom?
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Dan
There are stickies everywhere with information on rooting. Only you will know when you are comfortable enough to root your phone. If you are not comfortable doing it, , don't. Read and study more until you are not longer afraid.
NightHawkUndead said:
There are stickies everywhere with information on rooting. Only you will know when you are comfortable enough to root your phone. If you are not comfortable doing it, , don't. Read and study more until you are not longer afraid.
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Yeah I have read stickies and such.
I was comfortable with rooting my galaxy s3 as I had no problems with it.
I just don't want to ruin my new note 2
spanielgita said:
Yeah I have read stickies and such.
I was comfortable with rooting my galaxy s3 as I had no problems with it.
I just don't want to ruin my new note 2
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I just picked up the Note 2 yesterday and looking to do the same . I came from the vibrant which had no flash counter or normal rom check . From what I've read cf root is most likely what I'm going to use but I'm not very familiar with this flash counter stuff . I'm on the jump plan and plan on upgrading in 6 months and I don't want my upgrade to be rejected due to flash counter and so on . An help is much appreciated .
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I kinda think you have to root for firewalls, avast anti theft, no ads, also directory bind and increased sound Volume.
The root is pretty simple and there are enough guides to get your counter reset and indeed lose the modified tag. It worked for me.
Dr ketan has a few real good guides. Don't be scared. I've rooted four of these and now I've a custom rom too.
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Is tmobile note 2 n7100 or n7105 how do I determine this . Thanks
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Settings, about device. It'll show model number in there
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Thats the first place I looked sgh-t889 so where is everyone getting n7100 and n7105 from .......... Lmao I think I'm in the wrong thread . Just saw the tmobile galaxy note 2 thread .
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Rooting is a piece of cake. It's finding a custom Rom that suites you which is the real problem. It's like a jungle out there for us noobs.
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If the gains you perceive from rooting (custom ROMs, Tasker/Titanium, nandroids, etc) outweigh your risk-aversion to possibly losing your warranty or damaging your phone, then don't do it.
Having said that, if you follow all the instructions carefully and understand the process, you should have no issues. I've rooted the last half dozen phones/tablets and it's been smooth sailing.
After losing my IMEI it took me almost 3 weeks to find a solution to my uprooted device, now that I regained the IMEI back I rooted it for the first time, installed the triangle away and returned the status to normal the counter was already 0. I've also noticed that the OTA update is functioning properly.
Found the correct thread and files and I've successfully rooted and have the unlimited multi window mod .
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How come no one knows about Framaroot?
I use it to root; then freeze and uninstall apps with titanium and then fully unroot
Lol. @ agentfour20 Yeah I did see your phone show up as that on your posts but wasn't sure. Glad you got it sorted now.
Edit - ismo29 I know what you mean but I think this phone doesn't need a custom rom as much as most
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lu1gj3s said:
How come no one knows about Framaroot?
I use it to root; then freeze and uninstall apps with titanium and then fully unroot
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Framaroot is OK for a last call. But the issue is that it still can open doors that normal rooting doesnt.
I use the prerooted stock with odin
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lu1gj3s said:
How come no one knows about Framaroot?
I use it to root; then freeze and uninstall apps with titanium and then fully unroot
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jetbruceli said:
Framaroot is OK for a last call. But the issue is that it still can open doors that normal rooting doesnt.
I use the prerooted stock with odin
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Samsung have also patched the vulnerability in newer firmwares.
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spanielgita said:
OK so a bit of history...
I just sent back a galaxy note 2 n7100 to amazon (removed all trace of root)
Sent it back as I installed root and custom rom - managed to lose imei etc (didn't backup)
Even after the noble efforts of some kind forum members I could not save the phone
They have sent me a new note n7100.
I want to root it and back it up only. I can live with stock samsung rom
I don't even need cwm installed as the root is for a few certain apps and a cheeky overclock.
Is it safe enough to just root? Will I be able to unroot and update my stock rom?
Thanks
Dan
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Mate its perfectly safe to just root and install recovery so you can do your nandroids and EFS BACKUP THIS TIME LOL
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If you r not going to root then u will never get the the real test of android.... Using stuck boring ROM everyday...bad idea...
Just root and enjoy the your android...
Upgraded from a note 2 to a 3 and I'm loving it. I always root and are coming from jedi roms. Is the note 3 that noticeably better rooted? I've read alot of threads where people have many problems. I genuinely wanna root asap but are hesitant. Someone help push me over the edge to flash land
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GhostZini said:
Upgraded from a note 2 to a 3 and I'm loving it. I always root and are coming from jedi roms. Is the note 3 that noticeably better rooted? I've read alot of threads where people have many problems. I genuinely wanna root asap but are hesitant. Someone help push me over the edge to flash land
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Ok. Let me push you over the edge. I had never considered rooting a phone until I got the note 3. I decided to root so I could customise the pen widow ap. It has been the best thing that I have ever done with a phone. Yes the note 3 can be a little temperamental when attempting to flash ROMS but there is a lot of support and if you need help pm me and I will help to get you going. Going to put in a plug here for my ROM of choice. JEDI ROMS are good but I have not found a better setup so far than X-Note. Any questions about it and I will be glad to answer. Don't let other people's problems change your mind about rooting. This is a must root device.
Thanks mate, is that compatible with tmobile. I checked thread and it looks pretty sweet. I liked the air command themes. I got some questions, I'll pm you
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Totally worth it man. Very easy to do as well. Not only the customizations mentioned above but also aosp roms and such are wonderful. W03 Slim is fantastic!
It's so easy to unroot the phone and go back to stock, so you might as well give it a shot and see how you like it. Unless you're completely incompetent then nothing too bad should come out of it. I personally like having my phone rooted without any custom ROMS. But that's just me, a lot of others would say different.
I am hoping to unlock SIM for a t-mobile phone / region unlock. I understand I can do that by rooting it. Can I root and leave it with stock firmware, and will I get OTA updates? Also, is it safe and easy to unroot. IF it's unrooted, will they know it was rooted (i.e. warranty void?)
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Rooting doesn't void warranty either. I was skeptical too. Rooted on 4.3 and loving it.
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hucesar1017 said:
Rooting doesn't void warranty either. I was skeptical too. Rooted on 4.3 and loving it.
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Waiting for my phone. Hopefully it's still on 4.3. So can someone confirm I understand everything all this correctly.
I can root with Root de vega (if still on older firmware) and it won't trigger anything to void warranty. I just want to use region unlock to try unlock the sim/region. After that...I can either unroot? or keep it root. IF I keep it root...but I want the latest firmware (not custom)...is that possible? I've seen video about flashing the firmware from Sammobile with Odin which brings it back to unroot stock...but what if I just want the newest stock firmware without unrooting? Do I need some other recovery and flash something else? Will putting in different recovery cuz the warranty tracker to trigger?
Hi I am coming over from the sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 to T Mobile. when I had Spring and the S3 it was rotted and running The Peoples Rom. I know I can;t run TPR with T Mobile ( already asked Kennyglass ) BUT I DO want to root my T Mobile Galaxy S4, if nothing more so I can run Ad Away and get rid of those darn ads.
And I'd like to run a firewall so I can keep certain teenagers in my neighborhood out
I need complete instructions on the rooting process too, I'm 51 years old and not exactly the best at remembering stuff anymore
Use Chainfire's auto root. Here's a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
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Thank you I love rooted phones cause that way I can do as I please with them
Oh I did look ( finally) and my phone is a SGH m191 so it will work
wolfen1086 said:
Thank you I love rooted phones cause that way I can do as I please with them
Oh I did look ( finally) and my phone is a SGH m191 so it will work
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In think you mean M919
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oops....yea I meant 919, my bad....told yall I was 51 and didn't know ths copmputer stuf that good
anyway all I want at the current time is total root privilages, until I find a rom I like then I'll be asking them how to install it
I did search with both the site and Google and couldn't find anything. Has anyone rooted the AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.4 SM-T707 yet? I see lots of other models but not this one. Thanks in advance!
Nope. No root for att model
If you just bought it and were planning to mod it, return it. I made the mistake of getting one, and learned about the root and custom roms situation too late.
Can't afford one without the ATT next program so I guess I get to wait until they do root it. Oh well. Thing is frickin sweet.
Root or not it's a awesome tablet. Especially with that screen! Lol. But once you do get it rooted and debloated or flash a custom rom. You'll see how well it truely performs. Got my fingers crossed for you getting a root soon man
SM-T707D, a variant of Galaxy Tab S 8.4 for Japanese carrier NTT-Docomo, can be rooted with using cf-auto-root modified by Japanese dev Tesuri. (not myself)
I have no idea if it works also for SM-T707A, but you guys can download the modified cf-auto-root from the link in the following tweet.
https://twitter.com/tesuri/status/547412357031292930?s=09
FYI) CPU of SM-T707D is Snapdragon 800. 'SC-03G' in the tweet is carrier's device name for SM-T707D.
Sorry, I've misunderstood. T707A's chipset is not S800 but Exynos. Plaese do NOT try to use the cf-auto-root above.
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MrBooMY said:
I did search with both the site and Google and couldn't find anything. Has anyone rooted the AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.4 SM-T707 yet? I see lots of other models but not this one. Thanks in advance!
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Me too. Nothing, even commercially, for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE 707A
Thanks.
Still no root?
Count me in with the others who bought this without realizing it wouldn't have TWRP or custom kernel or CM12 like the WiFi model. Ugh.
The problem is ATT lock their bootloaders. Locked bootloaders mean only official firmware can be flashed.
Some will just reject it, some will brick your device.
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Sorry, I've misunderstood. T707A's chipset is not S800 but Exynos. Plaese do NOT try to use the cf-auto-root above.
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Verizon unlocked version is
S800 i wonder if the root would work on it. Att works on verizon version as well so i guess att version was a dud
I am holding out hope for a root, i won this tab in a contest and figure i'll keep it. But i'd like to use this thing beyond its preloaded limited capacity
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dimintia said:
I am holding out hope for a root, i won this tab in a contest and figure i'll keep it. But i'd like to use this thing beyond its preloaded limited capacity
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You can root it with kingroot
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xiaonan80 said:
You can root it with kingroot
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I highly doubt that.
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I highly doubt that.
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You ever tried?
I did, and it works on mine perfectly even without tripping Knox. I even tried unroot and returned to stock without any problem. Knox still 0.
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xiaonan80 said:
You ever tried?
I did, and it works on mine perfectly even without tripping Knox. I even tried unroot and returned to stock without any problem. Knox still 0.
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You rooted an AT&T Tab S 8.4"?
May want to make a new thread about that and give folks more info because afaik, you're the first to ever do it.
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You rooted an AT&T Tab S 8.4"?
May want to make a new thread about that and give folks more info because afaik, you're the first to ever do it.
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Yes, I rooted an AT&T T707a. But I should take no credit coz there's a separate thread about T807a rooting, and I took the idea from there.
Link to the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105750
Working Root for T807A (AT&T)
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xiaonan80 said:
Yes, I rooted an AT&T T707a. But I should take no credit coz there's a separate thread about T807a rooting, and I took the idea from there.
Link to the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105750
Working Root for T807A (AT&T)
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Can anyone else please confirm that KingRoot method, mentioned by xiaonan80, which seems to work on the t807a (tab s 10.5), will also work with the t707a (tab s 8.4 lte) with at&t locked bootloader?
ad454 said:
Can anyone else please confirm that KingRoot method, mentioned by xiaonan80, which seems to work on the t807a (tab s 10.5), will also work with the t707a (tab s 8.4 lte) with at&t locked bootloader?
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Why does it need confirming? Just try it.
Kingroot worked on my T707A, but now the Daydream screensaver never kicks in. I guess it's a decent trade off for being able to install Adaway, Xposed Mods and full SD card access.
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I uninstalled the KingMaster application and now Daydream works fine. Seems that KingMaster app tries to close certain things down to save battery.