Hi guys new to this forum so go gentle!
Recently purchased a htc one m8 on 3 network. It was cheap as it stated the phone was rooted. I am wanting to go back to stock firmware but want to know first if the device is actually rooted, how do i go about finding it out?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
There are apps that can check for root, or just load an app that requires root like Titanium Backup, and see if it works or not (if the phone isn't rooted, Titanium will tell you right away when you open the app).
More importantly, on the bootloader screen does it say bootloader LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED; and does it say s-off or s-on?
Also, if you boot into recovery from bootloader, does it boot into TWRP or stock recovery?
redpoint73 said:
There are apps that can check for root, or just load an app that requires root like Titanium Backup, and see if it works or not (if the phone isn't rooted, Titanium will tell you right away when you open the app).
More importantly, on the bootloader screen does it say bootloader LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED; and does it say s-off or s-on?
Also, if you boot into recovery from bootloader, does it boot into TWRP or stock recovery?
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On the bootloader screen it's says locked and s on. And it boots from stock recovery
snowy20792 said:
On the bootloader screen it's says locked and s on. And it boots from stock recovery
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Does it say software status modified or official?
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snowy20792 said:
Hi guys new to this forum so go gentle!
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Being your first post, I would kindly recommend making thread titles that describe your specific question/issue, in order to keep the forum better organized, and possibly attract the right users to the thread. Literally, everyone posting on this forum section has an M8 and looking for help. So your current thread title "Htc one m8 help" is somewhat useless.
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Does it say software status modified or official?
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Being your first post, I would kindly recommend making thread titles that describe your specific question/issue, in order to keep the forum better organized, and possibly attract the right users to the thread. Literally, everyone posting on this forum section has an M8 and looking for help. So your current thread title "Htc one m8 help" is somewhat useless.
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I will bear that in mins on the next thread I post cheers. How do I find out were it says official or modified?
snowy20792 said:
I will bear that in mins on the next thread I post cheers. How do I find out were it says official or modified?
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When he asked "does it say..." and quoting your previous post, that refers to "on bootloader screen".
And your first question is how to know whether it is rooted, download "root check" or something similar on play store and run it. It will tell the current status.
snowy20792 said:
I will bear that in mins on the next thread I post cheers.
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i had buy sunshine and make s-off
and removed the tampered and the phone now show its Locked
now i need to unroot it ,, i have to flash stock firmware right ?! with stock recovery
Then I suppose at this post I can ask why make a new post if you already asked this question in another thread You're spamming now...
fastboot oem lock
That's the command to lock bootloader. If it's for warranty purposes it probably doesn't make a huge differences seeing as you're S-ON.
What does it say in bootloader "Software status: Modified" ? Then they already know you messed around with things.
It'll say "Relocked" and not "Locked" so there again, they'll know you messed with the phone already.
To go back to stock 100% for warranty purposes you would have needed S-OFF to achieve that. As it is now the only thing you can do is restore stock ROM, stock recovery and use the code fastboot oem lock to lock the bootloader but that won't prevent them from seeing that you unlocked it previously anyways.
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BerndM14 said:
Then I suppose at this post I can ask why make a new post if you already asked this question in another thread You're spamming now...
fastboot oem lock
That's the command to lock bootloader. If it's for warranty purposes it probably doesn't make a huge differences seeing as you're S-ON.
What does it say in bootloader "Software status: Modified" ? Then they already know you messed around with things.
It'll say "Relocked" and not "Locked" so there again, they'll know you messed with the phone already.
To go back to stock 100% for warranty purposes you would have needed S-OFF to achieve that. As it is now the only thing you can do is restore stock ROM, stock recovery and use the code fastboot oem lock to lock the bootloader but that won't prevent them from seeing that you unlocked it previously anyways.
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Oh and remove your IMEI from your post as that is personal information.
BerndM14 said:
Then I suppose at this post I can ask why make a new post if you already asked this question in another thread You're spamming now...
fastboot oem lock
That's the command to lock bootloader. If it's for warranty purposes it probably doesn't make a huge differences seeing as you're S-ON.
What does it say in bootloader "Software status: Modified" ? Then they already know you messed around with things.
It'll say "Relocked" and not "Locked" so there again, they'll know you messed with the phone already.
To go back to stock 100% for warranty purposes you would have needed S-OFF to achieve that. As it is now the only thing you can do is restore stock ROM, stock recovery and use the code fastboot oem lock to lock the bootloader but that won't prevent them from seeing that you unlocked it previously anyways.
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Oh and remove your IMEI from your post as that is personal information.
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I didnt want to spam on the other thread
So i opend a new thread
And thx for notice me on the imei
So first i need to make s/off
And then flashing stock sense and stock recovery
I will try to do the soff first
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Then I suppose at this post I can ask why make a new post if you already asked this question in another thread You're spamming now...
fastboot oem lock
That's the command to lock bootloader. If it's for warranty purposes it probably doesn't make a huge differences seeing as you're S-ON.
What does it say in bootloader "Software status: Modified" ? Then they already know you messed around with things.
It'll say "Relocked" and not "Locked" so there again, they'll know you messed with the phone already.
To go back to stock 100% for warranty purposes you would have needed S-OFF to achieve that. As it is now the only thing you can do is restore stock ROM, stock recovery and use the code fastboot oem lock to lock the bootloader but that won't prevent them from seeing that you unlocked it previously anyways.
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Oh and remove your IMEI from your post as that is personal information.
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I just sent my phone back to HTC and I got a "illegal software" notice. I had everything stock except for SOFF. Do you think that was the case?
sparxx4 said:
I didnt want to spam on the other thread
So i opend a new thread
And thx for notice me on the imei
So first i need to make s/off
And then flashing stock sense and stock recovery
I will try to do the soff first
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You should also take your serial no off of that getvar. Just sayin....
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Then I suppose at this post I can ask why make a new post if you already asked this question in another thread You're spamming now...
fastboot oem lock
That's the command to lock bootloader. If it's for warranty purposes it probably doesn't make a huge differences seeing as you're S-ON.
What does it say in bootloader "Software status: Modified" ? Then they already know you messed around with things.
It'll say "Relocked" and not "Locked" so there again, they'll know you messed with the phone already.
To go back to stock 100% for warranty purposes you would have needed S-OFF to achieve that. As it is now the only thing you can do is restore stock ROM, stock recovery and use the code fastboot oem lock to lock the bootloader but that won't prevent them from seeing that you unlocked it previously anyways.
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Oh and remove your IMEI from your post as that is personal information.
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so you say there is no way to avoid that they cant see my bootloader was unlocked ?!
Ota update stops a 1/4 of the way and i get a triangle with an exclamation point.
How can I fix this issue. I was using custom Rom but flashed back to stock for update. Only problem is the update won't go thru. Even when I try flashing with command prompt it gives error parsing 24 something like that. I'm starting to believe I jacked my phone all up any help will help. Hopefully someone out there has the solution to my problem. I also uninstall supersu thanks ahead of time
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How can I fix this issue. I was using custom Rom but flashed back to stock for update. Only problem is the update won't go thru. Even when I try flashing with command prompt it gives error parsing 24 something like that. I'm starting to believe I jacked my phone all up any help will help. Hopefully someone out there has the solution to my problem. I also uninstall supersu thanks ahead of time
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Did you go back to your stock recovery as well? You'll need to.
But the problem is probably a modified system partition. Do you have Xposed installed on your phone? If you do, uninstall all of the modules with Xposed, then uninstall the framework as well to be safe.
Also, you uninstalled SuperSU? Did you use it to unroot first?
Ota update stops a 1/4 of the way and i get a triangle with an exclamation point.
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Did you go back to your stock recovery as well? You'll need to.
But the problem is probably a modified system partition. Do you have Xposed installed on your phone? If you do, uninstall all of the modules with Xposed, then uninstall the framework as well to be safe.
Also, you uninstalled SuperSU? Did you use it to unroot first?
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I did unroot with supersu first then uninstall it then I flashed the stock recovery. I never installed xposed. I do agree it has to be a modified partition . How do I go about figuring out if that's the issue. Thanks in advance
njdevil1146 said:
I did unroot with supersu first then uninstall it then I flashed the stock recovery. I never installed xposed. I do agree it has to be a modified partition . How do I go about figuring out if that's the issue. Thanks in advance
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Flash a custom ROM. It will re-write the system partition.
njdevil1146 said:
I did unroot with supersu first then uninstall it then I flashed the stock recovery. I never installed xposed. I do agree it has to be a modified partition . How do I go about figuring out if that's the issue. Thanks in advance
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Just hold Volume UP or Volume DOWN (Can't remember which one, I think it's Volume UP) and Tap the Power button to get to the log screen of the recovery "installer" to see what error it reports.
If it's a missing file replace it, if it's a file with "unexpected contents" i.e Changes made to it, put back the original.
How i can install a working stock recovery ?
Where i need to look to know what recovery working with my phone
sparxx4 said:
How i can install a working stock recovery ?
Where i need to look to know what recovery working with my phone
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You can find your stock recovery here. Search for the one that matches your firmware version and flash it.
BerndM14 said:
Just hold Volume UP or Volume DOWN (Can't remember which one, I think it's Volume UP) and Tap the Power button to get to the log screen of the recovery "installer" to see what error it reports.
If it's a missing file replace it, if it's a file with "unexpected contents" i.e Changes made to it, put back the original.
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Do I do that on the recovery screen after it fails or when phone is off. How do I go about changing it the file that is. Or placing one if missing. I got unexpected contents a8293.ko
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Do I do that on the recovery screen after it fails or when phone is off. How do I go about changing it the file that is. Or placing one if missing. I got unexpected contents a8293.ko
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That's a kernel issue. Try flashing back your devices stock boot.img(Contains stock Kernel then). Else just try to restore a nandroid backup for your device.
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That's a kernel issue. Try flashing back your devices stock boot.img(Contains stock Kernel then). Else just try to restore a nandroid backup for your device.
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thats what i did restore a nandroid backup from here idk what to do i give up thanks anyway much appreciated
I have seen a lot of threads about this phone, but a lot of them are for carrier versions that are hacked. I have a htc one m8 GPE, and I rooted it due to lack of patients. I want to know how to unroot it and go back to stock android, I have been working on this for days with little luck, Can someone please link me to a thread on how to flash my phone back to stock?? Thanks in advance!!!
There you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
iTchill said:
There you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
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Thanks, but that will not reset my bootloader will it? I am using teamwin right now and want to remove that, but do not know how
The RUU will wipe everything and return your phone to factory defaults.
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The RUU will wipe everything and return your phone to factory defaults.
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I will try this now, thank you!!!
Arggg, team win recovery project seems to not be letting me do this install, it keeps failing. Any ideas?
You don't use the recovery to flash the RUU. Follow the instructions on the RUU thread.
If you have never fastboot anything your probably crying in a corner sucking your thumb right now ...dont be scared !! Its easier than it looks , anybody with a brain who can read can do it , good luck ?
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You don't use the recovery to flash the RUU. Follow the instructions on the RUU thread.
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Now it wont boot right. It hangs and then shows this screen.
thestardash said:
Now it wont boot right. It hangs and then shows this screen.
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Seriously dude read the instructions properly before u cry and whine about bricking your device. For starters you should be in fastboot usb mode just read the instructions or if your to lazy to read don't do it at all
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We will not hold your hand through the process when there are guides out there to follow its really simple once you read it all
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Seriously dude read the instructions properly before u cry and whine about bricking your device. For starters you should be in fastboot usb mode just read the instructions or if your to lazy to read don't do it at all
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We will not hold your hand through the process when there are guides out there to follow its really simple once you read it all
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I did read what was said and did what I was told, please dont get mad. I am just trying to understand. It loads the wile then you have to reboot and it does nothing.
What's all the invalid version info about? Nonetheless, I can't say I have seen a HBoot look like that before without the other settings. Usually they are there. I am thinking it's corrupt.
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souljasteve84 said:
Seriously dude read the instructions properly before u cry and whine about bricking your device. For starters you should be in fastboot usb mode just read the instructions or if your to lazy to read don't do it at all
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We will not hold your hand through the process when there are guides out there to follow its really simple once you read it all
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You mad bro? Did you look at the pic? It's a problem. Please enlighten him as to HOW to get to fastboot usb with that. AND to follow that guide, you need S-Off, if you did look at the pic you would see the OP does not have that. Remember we were all new at this once and needed help too.
I know I am a fool but I cannot seem to remove root, Will someone please help me?
here is a screen shot of what happens, please help me. Also I do not have S-off, that may be an issue?
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here is a screen shot of what happens, please help me. Also I do not have S-off, that may be an issue?
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The requirements in the beginning of the thread says that you need to have an unlocked bootloader and S-Off. You can't change to the Google Play Edition with S-On.
Ok, I need to get s off to undo this right? how do I get that?
thestardash said:
Ok, I need to get s off to undo this right? how do I get that?
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Since it wasn't able to flash the zip file, everything should have stayed normal. You won't have to undo anything.
I got it back to stock and working now, thank you!
Vrz htc one m8 - software status modified?
Let me start by apologizing in advance, I have NO idea if this is the right place to post this so if it isn't I'm genuinely sorry! I have no idea what I'm doing to be honest.
All I know is I have a Verizon HTC One M8 that I'm still paying for and want to sell so I can pay it off and cancel the second line on my account and it says Software Status - Modified. I don't know if this means the phone was, or is, rooted - I was under the impression that for some reason you couldn't root Vrz. phones but like I said - no idea what I'm talking about.
I just want to get the phone back to stock as fast and easy as possible so that I can hopefully get rid of it. If anyone could please help me out or point me in the right direction it would be so appreciated.
Again, I'm sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place or if my lack of knowledge is annoying - I just want to get rid of this phone!! Thank you!
Does it say s-on or s-off in bootloader
sjpritch25 said:
Does it say s-on or s-off in bootloader
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It says S-ON.
Thank you for responding!
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I was under the impression that for some reason you couldn't root Vrz. phones
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The Verizon version M8 does not support unlocking the bootloader by "official" means using HTCDev.com. But folks have been able to root using Kingroot, than s-off using sunshine and then "unofficially" unlock the bootloader.
Software status modified may be a result of Kingroot. But it sounds like you bought the phone new and never tried to root?
redpoint73 said:
The Verizon version M8 does not support unlocking the bootloader by "official" means using HTCDev.com. But folks have been able to root using Kingroot, than s-off using sunshine and then "unofficially" unlock the bootloader.
Software status modified may be a result of Kingroot. But it sounds like you bought the phone new and never tried to root?
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I bought the phone new BUT I bought it for my ex so I have no idea what he did with it. But chances are he tried to (or did) root the phone.. Is there anything I can do? Any easy solution since I have no idea what any of these things mean, ha!
RighteousB said:
Any easy solution since I have no idea what any of these things mean, ha!
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On the Verizon version, I'm not sure there is an easy way to remove the "modified" flag. In other words, I think you might need root or some other things like custom recovery, unlocked bootloader, or even s-off.
If you don't want to invest the time and effort, you might just want to sell the phone "as-is" and fully disclose the "software modified" status the potential buyers.
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On the Verizon version, I'm not sure there is an easy way to remove the "modified" flag. In other words, I think you might need root or some other things like custom recovery, unlocked bootloader, or even s-off.
If you don't want to invest the time and effort, you might just want to sell the phone "as-is" and fully disclose the "software modified" status the potential buyers.
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I have no problem investing time or effort, I'd much rather the phone be back to normal so I can hopefully get enough money for it to pay it off. Like I said, only problem is most of this stuff is like reading another language to me. I genuinely know nothing about androids.. I'm pretty computer/iphone savvy but that's kind of the extent of it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883845
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Flashing a ruu, I believe will fix the modified flag.
sjpritch25 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883845
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Flashing a ruu, I believe will fix the modified flag.
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That is correct, RUU will completely re-image the phone to stock.
Thanks for the link. Wow, how did I not know those existing for so long? While I'm not a Verizon owner I'm pretty aware of the RUUs for various versions. I was only aware of the "hacked" RUU here (which requires s-off since its not official): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727831
RighteousB, the link in the previous post is what you want. Just download the latest RUU, and follow in the instructions in that thread to easily return to full stock.
But in the interest of full disclosure, I recommend you still inform potential buyers the phone was modified at some point, as it has various implications.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2883845
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Flashing a ruu, I believe will fix the modified flag.
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I have no idea what that means but thank you very much! I'm going to try and figure it out! *Fingers Crossed*
redpoint73 said:
That is correct, RUU will completely re-image the phone to stock.
Thanks for the link. Wow, how did I not know those existing for so long? While I'm not a Verizon owner I'm pretty aware of the RUUs for various versions. I was only aware of the "hacked" RUU here (which requires s-off since its not official): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727831
RighteousB, the link in the previous post is what you want. Just download the latest RUU, and follow in the instructions in that thread to easily return to full stock.
But in the interest of full disclosure, I recommend you still inform potential buyers the phone was modified at some point, as it has various implications.
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Thank you so much for your help and time. I appreciate it!! I'm going to try and figure it out now so I guess we shall see!!
Again, THANK YOU!!
The link the other person used is for s-off. You can only flash s-on ruu to remove the modified flag
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I assume your phone is Verizon, but link above has all the ruu's you need.
So I could only find one relevant thread about unlocking your bootloader and it was a question about tripping Knox.
My question is how do I unlock the bootloader at all? I've posted on two threads in error, apparently off topic, so here's my own.
I need to unlock my bootloader to flash TWRP to flash Magisk. Please help me. I'd like to think I'm somewhat competent.
I have an SM-G920P Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 with v5.0.1 (Lollipop).
Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Huh, okay. I vaguely remember there were a few reasons to not even update to 5.1.0 with respect to rooting. I intentionally avoided it. But I can give it a try. Although this was a while ago, so it all might have been remedied since. I'll just use Smart Switch.
So when you say "first of all," I assume this is relevant to unlocking my bootloader, or is this an unrelated suggestion?
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Huh, okay. I vaguely remember there were a few reasons to not even update to 5.1.0 with respect to rooting. I intentionally avoided it. But I can give it a try. Although this was a while ago, so it all might have been remedied since. I'll just use Smart Switch.
So when you say "first of all," I assume this is relevant to unlocking my bootloader, or is this an unrelated suggestion?
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If you want have it marshmallow because the link I sent is for Marshmallow version
albannotosska said:
If you want have it marshmallow because the link I sent is for Marshmallow version
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Okay, I'll come back when I've updated later today. Thanks for helping me to unlock my bootloader!
Saafir said:
Sprint does not lock their devices.
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Uhhhh. Oh. Thank god for little things. And thank YOU for letting me know that! Would've been a lot of hassle for nothing.
Saafir said:
No problem. If you need help with root, hop over to our General section and follow the guide by koop1955.
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That koop1955 guy is a gentleman and a scholar. Or so I have heard!
Do follow the guide if you need Root and TWRP and post there if you have any questions.
Saafir said:
No problem. If you need help with root, hop over to our General section and follow the guide by koop1955.
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koop1955 said:
That koop1955 guy is a gentleman and a scholar. Or so I have heard!
Do follow the guide if you need Root and TWRP and post there if you have any questions.
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Thank you both for the generous offer of assistance. One of the few good and supportive message boards out there.
It was a pain the ass process, but I got Magisk working. I had to work outside of the actual instructions I found on Reddit. Trial and error.
But I don't think I would have even bothered had I not known that my bootloader was already unlocked. Another reason I'm glad to be with Sprint. And on XDA .:good:
To anyone that reads this, if you need help figuring out Magisk, you can PM me about what I did.
unlocking bootloader on my sm-g920p
hamstrman said:
Thank you both for the generous offer of assistance. One of the few good and supportive message boards out there.
It was a pain the ass process, but I got Magisk working. I had to work outside of the actual instructions I found on Reddit. Trial and error.
But I don't think I would have even bothered had I not known that my bootloader was already unlocked. Another reason I'm glad to be with Sprint. And on XDA .:good:
To anyone that reads this, if you need help figuring out Magisk, you can PM me about what I did.
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Hey guys i am new to samsung but i have latest version of odin3 v.3.12 and am trying to install latest twrp (twrp-3.1.1-0-zerofltespr.img.tar) but i get a message in green on my phone that says "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By FRP Lock"
can anyone please help me with this???
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albannotosska said:
Hello! First of all I suggest take the Marshmallow update and then root and install twrp. You can check this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
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Hey guys i am new to samsung but i have latest version of odin3 v.3.12 and am trying to install latest twrp (twrp-3.1.1-0-zerofltespr.img.tar) but i get a message in green on my phone that says "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By FRP Lock"
can anyone please help me with this???
You need to enable Developer Options (Settings -> About Device -> Tap on "Build number" until it is enabled) and then go to "OEM unlock" and turn that to "On."
I have written and maintain a complete set of instructions here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...uide-links-files-update-root-restore-t3366862
Follow that you will have root and recovery.
NOTE: If you just install TWRP and do not root, the phone will overwrite that and go back to stock recovery.
Best of luck.
I've been trying to unlock the bootloader of Realme X2, the CN version but I'm facing a problem.
The Problem is that whenever I try to install the bootloader unlocking app (In Depth Test), a message appears (see the attachment) saying "An app with the same signature has already been installed" although I've not installed it yet, and I can't find it anywhere on my phone assuming that it's pre-installed.
what should I do to install the app?
or is there any other method to unlock the bootloader that avoids installing the app as long as I can't install it?
N.B: a photo of the message is attached.
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Thanks for the advice.
I only want to unlock the bootloader to change the launcher because it's so annoying and I can't get used to it.
is there a way to do it? because I tried to uninstall it using adb uninstall command and it's not working.
louai rabia said:
The Problem is that whenever I try to install the bootloader unlocking app (In Depth Test), a message appears (see the attachment) saying "An app with the same signature has already been installed" although I've not installed it yet, and I can't find it anywhere on my phone assuming that it's pre-installed.
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You tried to install a wrong version of the app. Use this one
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badreddine uday said:
look dear friend i tried before i bricked my phone i spent two months without so i flashed it a week ago online by egyptian guy its cost me 14 dollars so i wanna advice you di not unlock it u can have premium themes with trick and enjoy there is no different between cn and global
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Most likely you bricked your device by LOCKING BACK it, not by UNLOCKING bootloader.
yakovpol said:
You tried to install a wrong version of the app. Use this one
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Most likely you bricked your device by LOCKING BACK it, not by UNLOCKING bootloader.
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Does this mean, if someone tries to relocking the bootloader after unlocking it, it will brick?
louai rabia said:
Does this mean, if someone tries to relocking the bootloader after unlocking it, it will brick?
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Not at all!
I made it about 5 times without any problems. The reason for bricking is non-stock contents of the partitions. Follow closely the Back to stock ROM howto guide to avoid this.
yakovpol said:
Not at all!
I made it about 5 times without any problems. The reason for bricking is non-stock contents of the partitions. Follow closely the Back to stock ROM howto guide to avoid this.
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First, may you post the links of the right way to unlock the bootloader and rooting the device?
Second, does unlocking the bootloader or rooting harm the device in anyway? As some say the fingerprint won't work anymore, some say the gestures won't work and some say other things.
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