Hi everyone!
I've been debating over whether I should unlock the bootloader or not. Because I really haven't made up my mind, I came here looking for some feedback.
Right now I 'm running LP 5.1.1 rooted and with xposed installed. The phone is really fluid, no lagging problems as far as I can see.
The main thing keeping me from unlocking is the bootloop issue (my G4 is from the 505 series). I know some users managed to have repairs under warranty, but I contacted LG Portugal and they basically said that there is a real possibility they won't fix my phone if something happens.
If I unlocked, I would definitely install some stock-based rom, as I don't want to loose the awesomeness that is the G4's stock camera experience. With my current setup I'm able to squeeze 3/3:30h SOT almost everyday.
So, with all that in mind, is it really worth unlocking the bootloader and loosing the warranty just to basically update from LP to MM and possibly have a custom kernel? Is MM that good of an upgrade?
Thanks
imcass said:
Hi everyone!
I've been debating over whether I should unlock the bootloader or not. Because I really haven't made up my mind, I came here looking for some feedback.
Right now I 'm running LP 5.1.1 rooted and with xposed installed. The phone is really fluid, no lagging problems as far as I can see.
The main thing keeping me from unlocking is the bootloop issue (my G4 is from the 505 series). I know some users managed to have repairs under warranty, but I contacted LG Portugal and they basically said that there is a real possibility they won't fix my phone if something happens.
If I unlocked, I would definitely install some stock-based rom, as I don't want to loose the awesomeness that is the G4's stock camera experience. With my current setup I'm able to squeeze 3/3:30h SOT almost everyday.
So, with all that in mind, is it really worth unlocking the bootloader and loosing the warranty just to basically update from LP to MM and possibly have a custom kernel? Is MM that good of an upgrade?
Thanks
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dont unlock it.
1.i think that with this bootloop issue around you would want the warranty to stay as long as it can even if they tell you that they wont fix it....and i find it kind of hard to believe because what the warranty is for beside that? :/.
2.the differences 5.1 to 6.0 are only minor and i must say that my battery life is the same ( i dont have root, i use stock MM)
Thanks @xzfzx.
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Hey guys! I've been rooting and flashing phones for a while now, however this is going to be my first Samsung device and it seems like the rooting proccess is different. Just ordered one off of eBay and it's coming in some time next week.
I've been searching and reading countless threads on how to root and flash the S6 Edge, but still wanted to know all the do's and don't's when flashing the phone.
First thing I want to do is obviously root the phone when I get it. I don't know which s/w version it will come with, so what will be the easiest method to root the phone?
From what I've read, flashing a custom recovery such as TWRP will trip KNOX. Besides that, what else can trip it?
Also, it looks like flashing a custom kernel is required to root the phone. On the LG G3, for example, I could just flash a SuperSU zip from recovery to root the phone. Does it not work like that with this phone?
Thank you for your help.
Lastest 5.1.1 requires custom kernel to root. If the phone comes with 5.0.2, imo, do not upgrade, use ping pong root (google it) to keep warranty.
cfcryme said:
Lastest 5.1.1 requires custom kernel to root. If the phone comes with 5.0.2, imo, do not upgrade, use ping pong root (google it) to keep warranty.
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Seconded. From what I understand, there's no way to root and keep KNOX untripped and have your fingerprnt scanner work on 5.1.1. You either have a tripped KNOX or a broken fingerprint scanner. If you're on 5.1.1 and dont care about KNOX (I don't) I recommend UniKernel to root. I've found it helps a lot with battery life, especially when paired with XstreStoLite ROM.
Samsung Pay will be broken too.
I have UniBase on my Rooted S6 Edge. I have had no improvements on battery. I have to charge it atleast twice a day. Which is okay, But rather annoying when in the middle of a conversation and have to either charge it or it dies.
T-roy-94 said:
I have UniBase on my Rooted S6 Edge. I have had no improvements on battery. I have to charge it atleast twice a day. Which is okay, But rather annoying when in the middle of a conversation and have to either charge it or it dies.
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Try XstreStoLite 2.4. It comes with UniKernel v9 and that combo has done wonders for my standby battery life. Under use, the battery life is about the same, but standby has increaded drastically.
Don't root until you're sure you won't need Samsung's repair service.
Use it a lot and stress it to the limits with hardcore games to find out if your S6e gets the blocky screen disorder or 8bit graphics corruption problem. Mine goes 8bit when it's cold outside or when games heat up the SoC so it's going in for repairs.
Guys i just got a s6e tmobile version as a gift
I am in india so there is no need for tmobile rom and its junk for me coz its useless
Now can i flash 925f or 925i version on it?
Is there and hardware diff between between international version and t mobile version? ( coz it will be a heart-breaker) for me
Please let me know asap coz i cant understand most things as of now eg the shoot.bin file you keep talking about etc
Also what does that update do which you guys talk about (OCJ vs OJ6) etc.
Also warranty is not an issue as i wont get it anyways it being inported...lol
Will be greatly helpful fot any help..
danveer said:
Guys i just got a s6e tmobile version as a gift
I am in india so there is no need for tmobile rom and its junk for me coz its useless
Now can i flash 925f or 925i version on it?
Is there and hardware diff between between international version and t mobile version? ( coz it will be a heart-breaker) for me
Please let me know asap coz i cant understand most things as of now eg the shoot.bin file you keep talking about etc
Also what does that update do which you guys talk about (OCJ vs OJ6) etc.
Also warranty is not an issue as i wont get it anyways it being inported...lol
Will be greatly helpful fot any help..
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You should look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61082338
Pp.
Hey there!
I've just bought myself the lg g4 h815 and it came with the MM 6.0 android version - v20a-SEA. My old phone is oneplus one and i'm familiar with the usual unlocking, rooting and flashing processes.
I pretty much covered the internet as much as I could but couldn't find any way or method for unlocking the bootloader and rooting my specific version.
Is there any solution for my situation?
I'd like to root my phone just cause of the lame battery life, much worse than my old Oneplus one phone.
Thanks in advance!
Bootloader H815 SEA
galshalev said:
Hey there!
I've just bought myself the lg g4 h815 and it came with the MM 6.0 android version - v20a-SEA. My old phone is oneplus one and i'm familiar with the usual unlocking, rooting and flashing processes.
I pretty much covered the internet as much as I could but couldn't find any way or method for unlocking the bootloader and rooting my specific version.
Is there any solution for my situation?
I'd like to root my phone just cause of the lame battery life, much worse than my old Oneplus one phone.
Thanks in advance!
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Hello, I have the same problem , upgrade to Marsmallow few weeks ago and nothing, the battery will think worse. I read in forums that can be done by Ubuntu but it seems risky. And I'm waiting to get an easier way to do it .
Greetings from Paraguay:good::fingers-crossed:
Hi, I got the lg g4 H-815 , android version 5.1 and v10c software. I want to root the phone because i want to flash roms and kernels to get a better performance.
, but im confused will all the guides, therefore i got some questions i would really appriciate if someone answers them.
1. Do i have to unlock bootloader in order to gain root access and flash roms etc?
2. What is the most easiest and reliable guide to root the phone?
Sorry for my English.
Root is not needed for flashing ROMs, what is needed is TWRP and unlocked bootloader, when the bootloader is locked it means that it will not boot up if it detects that you flashed 'stuff' unsigned by LG - custom ROMs! Anyway if you only want to root it and you don't mind of MM, you can root it on LP without unlocking the bootloader. Although, if I was on your place I would hold on a minute and checked my serial number first because it is more likely that your phone can die at any minute, independently of what you are actually doing on your phone... G4 is a ticking bomb, when mine fell into a bootloop (it's not like a bootloop when you flash something wrong, the phone is like dead ), since I have unlocked my bootloader LG refused to repair it so many times... They just gave my number to SBE and said that they will repair my phone if I pay, guess what, these idiots refused as well. About 3 times tho. So I was on my own, after a month I managed to make my phone work(ish). I'm not saying I fixed it because this is unfixable. I just made it work. Not fully functional tho, at least it will last I'll buy a new phone, and no more LG for me. And I would recommend you to have a think about doing this stuff. If you have warranty they will replace it immediately, but if not you'll need to fight them up, as I am going to. PSST, you can still root it on LP without losing the warranty, remember!!
I am screwing around with my VS985 G3 but I have random / phantom screen touches and the top 20% of the screen doesn't register touches properly anymore. I just tried doing a factory reset thinking it might be software problem but it still seems to have the same issues (23C) when hard reset. Soooo, I am considering moving up to the G4, but the main thing I don't want to lose is the unlimited hotspot data since I still have the old unlimited plan and use it frequently as a hotspot for devices in the house. So I needed root to install the hotspot mod and want to make sure I can root any G4 I wind up purchasing.
What are the requirements for a rootable G4? Are there firmware versions that are not downgradable via kdz/tot method? Should I ask before purchase for a device that is on firmware XX or lower to ensure downgrade capability?
From what I understand the G4 is the end of the line for unlocked bootloader devices, correct? I don't have any other internet options at my location so the unlimited data through VZW is critical to me at this point thus I can't live w/out the root access on my device.
Any recommendations or help is appreciated!
Cheers,
-Scott
I was hoping someone could just advise about firmware level that allows downgrade? I am reading up on the G4 but not sure yet what version of firmware or > prevents downgrades. My preference would be to buy a phone I can downgrade to 13B and run a custom ROM. Now looking more closely at the "android development" forum for G4 I see there really aren't any custom ROMS for G4. Is this because G4 is a locked bootloader?
In the meantime I determined my G3 screen really does have a problem so ordered a replacement, so I'll try that since I was able to downgrade that to 10B and so should be able to keep that running with custom ROM's until I decide what I want to do to upgrade. I do see that hotspot mod is actually available on G4 with 13B root. I'm just concerned about buying a G4 which won't allow downgrade so hoping to get an answer about that.
The verizon G4 has a locked bootloader so no custom ROMs here, but you can certainly root. I just recently downgraded from the latest firmware to 13b rooted and as far as I know there is no firmware version that blocks downgrading via LGUP. However, If hardware problems is what your trying to avoid than stay far far away from the G4. It has a long history of hardware faults and I personally have lost 2 G4s due to hardware failure.
Thanks Justa. So it looks like I'm just better off sticking with the G3. So far the hardware has been fine, just hoping replacing the screen does the trick.
So I guess everything after the G3 has a locked boot loader?
I'm really keen on rooting just for the customisation options. I'd rather not lose warranty for sticking a custom boot animation and custom fonts on the device. In all likelihood that's all I'll ever need root for. I'm assuming this (rooting with a locked bootloader) is possible, but no method has been discovered yet?
In the meantime, any other suggestions on customising the phones font / boot animation? Is this possible without root? I've tried custom launchers (apex, nova, go, the Microsoft one I've forgotten the name of) but honestly prefer the stock one.
I wouldn't say it's possible. At least not in Android versions after Lollipop when Kingroot etc could do the job. That was some time ago though. Sorry, you'll have to unlock bootloader if you want to root that's just the way it is today.
Oh well, guess I'll forego my warranty then. Only another 7 days to go until I can unlock it haha.
the only thing stopping me from rooting is the fact ill lose android pay which ive really become a fan of lately. Before this i rooted every android phone i had. i would advise u to think long and hard before rooting in case u regret it.
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... ill lose android pay...
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No, you'll not. Just be sure to flash stock nougat rom, not deodexed one. And don't use supersu/phh's, only Magisk. You will get root and certified play store at same. Read my post here for more information :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72382305&postcount=22