Is it possible to get temporary(like if I root my device and then after reboot(normal reboot) it will be not rooted) root?
Device: Tab Pro 8.4 WiFi with KitKat.
Many of us on the Droid Turbo side were using Kingroot as a temp root solution...until Sunshine was released to unlock the bootloader. Then we used it to give us temp root, just long enough to unlock the bootloader, and quickly replaced it with SuperSU. The two downsides to using Kingroot...it's a Chinese entity, and while @jcase vouched for its safety, it is still Chinese (so I didn't trust it as a long-term solution). Second, temp root doesn't always allow you to write to /system, and if it does, the changes might not survive a reboot. So depending on what you're trying to accomplish, keep that in mind.
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Being the complete amateur that I am, I decided to unfreeze Updater and allow my M8 to upgrade to 4.4.3, thinking that I could reroot it after the update without any trouble. I really do not use root access very often, so it was not a big deal to find out that I could not without buying Sunshine. Then I realized that without root, I could not unfreeze apps that I had previously frozen, and did not want to chance uninstalling my freezer and having those apps lost in oblivion. So...
If you download Sunshine and install it, run it, and it will allow you to temproot without asking for payment. You can then install Superuser (the ChainsDD version works, the Chainfire version doesn't) from the store, and then use your apps that require root access. Of course, you lose root every time you reboot, but its better than no root at all. Sadly, firewater still does not work (it laughed at me for using OTA, and rightfully so).
Btw, I hope this wasn't posted somewhere else. I looked, seriously, but I'd hate to be "that guy".
Well the other option is also available. You don't need s-off to gain root access.
Your method is an option but you could also flash superuser.zip via the custom recovery which can be flashed if you have a unlocked bootloader.
I'll have to take your word for it. LIke I said, I'm an amateur at best. I don't (to my knowledge) have an unlocked bootloader, no fancy roms or custom boot screens. I'm not even sure what s-off means or firewater does, just thought I would give it a shot. It was my first time messing with sdk and command line adb, which was actually pretty cool.
Edit: In an effort to relieve my ignorance, I now know what s-off means and what firewater does. Sadly, unlocking my bootloader would mean deleting all of my personal data and apps (I couldn't care less about the warranty). Maybe I'll mess around with it on my old razr the next time I'm bored. Thanks!
I have a new Tab S 10.5 running stock firmware. It's not on a carrier and is just the wifi model, SM-T800 running the latest version available, 5.0.2.
Many moons ago, I had an early android device where I could get root privileges that didn't alter the OS or setup, but instead simply granted the user the ability to elevate their privileges to superuser status. Is this still a possibility or must a new image from a ROM be used?
Also, I was told that the non-carrier devices do not have a locked bootloader. True?
After doing a little bit of homework, it seems that the answer is NO, that I cannot elevate my current user to root privileges.
Does that mean cf-auto-root will flash Samsung's stock recovery while simultaneously granting the user root privileges? Does that mean it will be just as if I'd bought the tablet off of the shelf, just with SU?
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After doing a little bit of homework, it seems that the answer is NO, that I cannot elevate my current user to root privileges.
Does that mean cf-auto-root will flash Samsung's stock recovery while simultaneously granting the user root privileges? Does that mean it will be just as if I'd bought the tablet off of the shelf, just with SU?
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Yes! All cfautoroot does is run a modified recovery with a script in it and does not touch any of your data or wipe anything. It will be the same tablet just with root As always warranty will be void
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Oh, so it doesn't even re image the device.
Can I take future OTA updates without breaking root?
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Oh, so it doesn't even re image the device.
Can I take future OTA updates without breaking root?
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No. Any ota or Rom will wipe root.
Tbh I don't see the point in not flashing a custom recovery if you're going to root anyway.
Custom recovery is one of the most powerful things you can do to a device and can give you the ability to rescue your device if you mess something up once you get root.
It's no big deal to flash stock recovery if the need arises.
I Finally Got Temporary Root On The AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (and yes it is SuperSU, bit it does require KingRoot)
I Did It
can you post the software info page with the build for verification of which device it's on?
Like you want the build number?
BTW here is how to do it
https://youtu.be/Xr_2LQimK9I
This is temporary root which means that once you reboot you're going to lose root... Sadly not much new...
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Meh, I know but it's better than nothing
Well if this is true it is new because it's on 5.1.1 and not 4.4.4. Going to give it a shot...
So I've tried twice now to root using Kingroot 4.8.0 on Android 5.1.1 and twice my phone has rebooted at the very end when I was trying to download SuperSUMe from the Playstore (did look like root was successful). Might have better luck if I factory reset my phone, but I'm not that interested in getting root.
I can verify that this indeed does provide a temp root on at&t note 4 v5.1.1
BUT! It causes the system to slow down and lag alot and the keyboard no longer works untill the phone is rebooted and when you reboot the samsung startup screen shows a padlock that says custom. So the guys at kingoroot have manged to find a small crack but it is to unstable to use at this time.
I did test out the root permissions on a few apps
1: es file explorer. (I was able to set rw permissions and move files from the internal to ext sd card and see root folders and files in the system)
2: lucky patcher (it was able to gain root and modify installed packages on the fly)
3: es task manager (i was able to acess the root features but changes did not stick)
My hope is maybe someone can learn from this and make the temp root more stable even if temporary (i kinda doubt it since gaining temp root seems to freak the system out causing glitches and stutters)
I obtain temporary root indeed the only I could achieve is, wipe bloatware and change font lol.... So far so good
Well remember, with Samsung changing the system on Android 5.1.1 now requiring a custom kernel to root one of their devices and knowing that AT&T locked the bootloader, this is the best we can get as of right now. Give the developers of KingRoot time because they have tried to root the note 4 without needing a custom kernel. I know it doesn't seem like a lot but give them time. We have wait this much for root. Why not wait a little bit longer for the root to stabilize?
Btw guys I rooted my note 4 on KingRoot v4.8.1, they haven't released this version on their website yet
And supersume pro probably won't work on this
I use the terminal emulator and a root script
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Well remember, with Samsung changing the system on Android 5.1.1 now requiring a custom kernel to root one of their devices and knowing that AT&T locked the bootloader, this is the best we can get as of right now. Give the developers of KingRoot time because they have tried to root the note 4 without needing a custom kernel. I know it doesn't seem like a lot but give them time. We have wait this much for root. Why not wait a little bit longer for the root to stabilize?
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There is a bounty regarding it, if they achieve completely root, 8,000 dollars are waiting for anyone achieving it
4.8.1 does stabalize things a little but i can guarantee just aboit that they are using a hole in the stock keyboard to obtain temp root i am going to experiment with non stock keyboards and see what happens from there. I also noticed that the phone gets hot when rooted
Does this temporary root allow the 910A to act as a wifi hotspot?
I was just about to list my Note 4 on Swappa. I can get by without root most of the time but when I need a hotspot, I really need it so I'm back on my Z2 for the moment.
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Does this temporary root allow the 910A to act as a wifi hotspot?
I was just about to list my Note 4 on Swappa. I can get by without root most of the time but when I need a hotspot, I really need it so I'm back on my Z2 for the moment.
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At the moment NO temp root is not stable enough to reliably run long enough to enable and keep enabled wifi hotspot unless your carrier has opened that option. Lucky for me wifi teathering is included in my plan with at&t
Any way to run Xposed with this?
So is it available for download somewhere? Or will it be soon?
terryowen said:
Does this temporary root allow the 910A to act as a wifi hotspot?
I was just about to list my Note 4 on Swappa. I can get by without root most of the time but when I need a hotspot, I really need it so I'm back on my Z2 for the moment.
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After delete all the bloatware it allow me to use Hotspot without need foxfi but I'm in Verizon so I couldn't tell you if it applies the same in at&t but I'm sure one of the program installed is the one that blocks or prevents Hotspot to work properly
I used Kingroot 4.8.1 (after you install 4.8.0 and open the app it tells you to update it) on my N910A and it got to 25% and failed? Happened a few times
I would like to root my HTC One M7 (Verizon).
I have been researching it and have gotten quite confused. I am a noob at rooting phones (Last time I used SRS Root on a POS Pantech phone). I have gathered that I should NOT trust KingoRoot or KingRoot (whatever the difference is) because they gather some sketchy info. So far i have gotten that I should unlock my bootloader, have S-OFF, then flash a custom recovery in order to gain SuperUser?
Is all of this necessary in order to mod games and spoof my GPS location on apps that do not allow "Allow Mock Locations" to be selected in the developers settings?
If all of that is necessary, what steps do I have to follow? What is the order of things?
Thanks for any help!
I have been researching it and have gotten quite confused. I am a noob at rooting phones (Last time I used SRS Root on a POS Pantech phone). I have gathered that I should NOT trust KingoRoot or KingRoot (whatever the difference is) because they gather some sketchy info. So far i have gotten that I should unlock my bootloader, have S-OFF, then flash a custom recovery in order to gain SuperUser?
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If Verizon allowed bootloader unlocking, yes, this would be true. S-OFF is NOT needed to root or flash custom recovery/ROMs, but it is nice having S-OFF...
For Verizon M7 owners, there's only one way to root, and it comes bundled with S-OFF anyway; it also costs $25, unfortunately, but this is currently the only method of obtaining S-OFF on any recent HTC device, so.. *shrug* More power to the hackers, I guess.
1. Install KingRoot. Once you're finished you can uninstall it, but you *do* need it in order to do this.
2. Install Sunshine apk.
3. Use KingRoot to obtain root access. You can now use apps that require root permissions to function. Your bootloader is still locked and you can NOT flash custom recovery or ROMs, etc.
4. Run the Sunshine app....let it do its thing. Pay the $25 by taking a photo of your credit card when they tell you to. When it is finished, your bootloader will be unlocked and you will have S-OFF. You can keep KingRoot as your root manager, but if is indeed sketchy, you should probably do a complete uninstall, then make sure to install a root manager (SuperSU or Superuser).
Note-- running "adb root" with the stock ROM will produce the error "adb cannot run as root on production builds." This means that adb commands that require root such as "adb remount" will not work, even if you're rooted. However, you can still get a root shell with "adb shell" and using the command "su" once you're in the shell.
Is all of this necessary in order to mod games and spoof my GPS location on apps that do not allow "Allow Mock Locations" to be selected in the developers settings?
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what do you mean by "mod games"?? regarding the GPS thing..I've never come across an app that does not allow allow mock locations to be checked.. you can modify apps without root, as long as they are apps you installed yourself and you know what you're doing....lol. sometimes. Depending on the format of the files contained within the apk But if it's a system app or anything on the /system partition, you cannot do *anything* to them without root permissions.
good luck!
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If Verizon allowed bootloader unlocking, yes, this would be true. S-OFF is NOT needed to root or flash custom recovery/ROMs, but it is nice having S-OFF...
For Verizon M7 owners, there's only one way to root, and it comes bundled with S-OFF anyway; it also costs $25, unfortunately, but this is currently the only method of obtaining S-OFF on any recent HTC device, so.. *shrug* More power to the hackers, I guess.
1. Install KingRoot. Once you're finished you can uninstall it, but you *do* need it in order to do this.
2. Install Sunshine apk.
3. Use KingRoot to obtain root access. You can now use apps that require root permissions to function. Your bootloader is still locked and you can NOT flash custom recovery or ROMs, etc.
4. Run the Sunshine app....let it do its thing. Pay the $25 by taking a photo of your credit card when they tell you to. When it is finished, your bootloader will be unlocked and you will have S-OFF. You can keep KingRoot as your root manager, but if is indeed sketchy, you should probably do a complete uninstall, then make sure to install a root manager (SuperSU or Superuser).
Note-- running "adb root" with the stock ROM will produce the error "adb cannot run as root on production builds." This means that adb commands that require root such as "adb remount" will not work, even if you're rooted. However, you can still get a root shell with "adb shell" and using the command "su" once you're in the shell.
what do you mean by "mod games"?? regarding the GPS thing..I've never come across an app that does not allow allow mock locations to be checked.. you can modify apps without root, as long as they are apps you installed yourself and you know what you're doing....lol. sometimes. Depending on the format of the files contained within the apk But if it's a system app or anything on the /system partition, you cannot do *anything* to them without root permissions.
good luck!
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Thanks for clearing it up for me! However, I tried to use the latest version of KingRoot with no luck. It says there are no rooting strategies.
I am considering this phone as a replacement for Note 7, so I have some questions about root.
Does it break Android Pay, and if so, is it permanent? Like does it fry "secure element?" Or can one root, install adblock .hosts, but then reverse the effect?
Also, if the phone is rooted, can it still be secured? So, if I lose my phone, can someone plug it into usb and flash/wipe data? Or can it be secured, so that it could only be tampered by the owner?
Thanks.
nabbed said:
I am considering this phone as a replacement for Note 7, so I have some questions about root.
Does it break Android Pay, and if so, is it permanent? Like does it fry "secure element?" Or can one root, install adblock .hosts, but then reverse the effect?
Also, if the phone is rooted, can it still be secured? So, if I lose my phone, can someone plug it into usb and flash/wipe data? Or can it be secured, so that it could only be tampered by the owner?
Thanks.
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Gentle bump.
At the current moment there's currently no root yet (although Chainfire did got seamless root working with boot image mods but is still working on getting everything done) and there's currently no custom recovery.
Also, Google hasn't used SE for the longest time since Verizon and other carriers has been locking out that chip on the SIM card for a long time. Instead they do some sort of emulation of sort which is stored in the data encrypted so if you ever wipe your phone you don't have to worry about the SE being all jacked up without unregistering it first.
In terms of being able to use Android Pay, it does check to see if the bootloader is unlocked but there's already a kernel out that bypasses that check and I'm able to use it just fine so even if you are rooted I'm sure you could just use that kernel and it'll still work (I'm not able to test with root since the root isn't publicly available yet but usually you can go into SuperSU and tell it to hide su and android pay should still work if it does check to see if su is installed on top of the bootloader being unlocked). So there's always ways around it.