Can I root a Nexus device and still be able to use the warranty or do I lose it like for example with Samsung?
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I am new user of android and i have xperia ray (ST18) and i want to know that if i flash my xperia ray with wotanserver. com , then i will void my warranty or not ?? Plzz guys reply my question and help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ...... and i want to know one more thing that if i root my phone without unlock bootloader then i will void my warranty or not ??? and sorry for my bad english ....
flashing would be looked at as modding your device. very likely the warranty will be voided. i sent phones back rooted with custom roms for warranty by mail from calling my carrier "at&t" and got lucky. they usually just check for visual damages on device. its worth a shot for a defected voided device lol. just make sure you have cash to pay if they notice you voided your warranty
Do people even care about warranties anymore?
I rooted my Skyrocket the day I got it, and have tried numerous roms (from this site) and finally found one I like.
I had to get rid of the CIQ that AT&T decided to load on my phone, along with all the bloatware. The battery life is so much better now!
I say do it!
If you need to push it back to stock to get some warranty stuff done, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
If not, you can always try to get lucky like others...
Rooting will void your warranty, though I've never heard of a phone being checked when being returned for service. Read up on returning your phone to original along with modding. Before I did anything to my phone I made darn sure I knew how to return it to stock.
just make a backup of the entire system and then do what you want with your phone
when you want to send your phone to warranty, just restore the backup and will be ok...
I think you can't do such a backup without root, so:
1. root your phone
2. backup with titanium
if you have problems
3. restore the backup
4. unroot
5. send it back to warranty
Note: You will not void the warranty of your Sony Xperia device by flashing new firmware using this guide. In addition, you do NOT need to unlock your bootloader nor do you need root to flash your handset.
- http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/03/12/install-xperia-marshmallow-using-flashtool-and-xperifirm-guide/
Hi guys, is there any way I can do a temporary root so that I can do a restore of my apps and data through Titanium Backup? I don't want to do a permanent root as I am happy with the official rom.
Theoretically yes, but why?
It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
dobbi10k said:
It should be possible, but you need to unlock your bootloader anyway. That your warranty is void and cannot be restored. If you don't want this you should wait for the revolutionary.io S-OFF.
AFAIK there's an issue with fastboot boot, which means you will need to flash the image and then restore the original. Anyway, you could just root and then delete su and superuser.apk, but again, why? That won't restore your warranty and bring no advantages. Just root and then - if you want to - flash the stock recovery again. You could even relock your bootloader...
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But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
PsiAdster said:
But HTC will still know it has been unlocked so the warranty won't be restored.
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That was exactly my point: If you decide to void your warranty just to restore a backup, why unroot again?
I mean, if it's about hundreds of savegames, ok, but else I would restore everything manually. Just saying. I, myself, am waiting for all my issues to be fixed and than I might use revolutionary as soon as it's out.
No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
Tiersten said:
No known temporary root methods at the moment for the One X or ICS 4.0.3.
You don't completely void the warranty anyway. They just won't accept any warranty claims that are a result of you unlocking the bootloader e.g. you somehow killed the bootloader trying to S-OFF it after unlocking via htcdev.
They do mention that using custom firmware may mean the phone can overheat or no longer conform to specs but I've never heard of anybody getting denied warranty service because of this. It is more to cover their back in the case of somebody doing something really daft with it.
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Thanks for your answers. I hope this guy hasn't rooted his sensation
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4235272/Young-dad-burned-by-his-mobile-phone.html
So i bought a Note 3 and as I do with all my devices i want to root it, but i am hearing some news things like Knox and alternate root methods.
I have some questions.
1. With knox i understand it voids your warranty if you root, but doesnt rooting always void your warranty regardless?
2. Followup question, if i root and the knox flag is tripped, will it affect me on t mobile 6 months from now when i want to upgrade since i have JUMP?
3. Is the rom flashing and recovery flashing the same as always or has anything important changed?
4. Would you recommend I root now or just hold off?
Thank you in advance.
thehobs94 said:
So i bought a Note 3 and as I do with all my devices i want to root it, but i am hearing some news things like Knox and alternate root methods.
I have some questions.
1. With knox i understand it voids your warranty if you root, but doesnt rooting always void your warranty regardless?
2. Followup question, if i root and the knox flag is tripped, will it affect me on t mobile 6 months from now when i want to upgrade since i have JUMP?
3. Is the rom flashing and recovery flashing the same as always or has anything important changed?
4. Would you recommend I root now or just hold off?
Thank you in advance.
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I can answer number one for you, since yes it does void it no matter what but each flash you do adds to a counter in the phone. Most phones you can just reset it to zero and I believe most roms do flip it back to zero, so they can't see it was rooted. Now with knox efuse the number goes 0x0 to 0x1 and right now you can't reset it and it sounds like you may not be able to ever. I do remember seeing a way to root and not flip it but the moment you do a custom rom it's all over.
With the jump program I don't even think they will look at the phone past does it turn on and is it beat to hell or not, I think the jump program is stupid but that is just me. It's like renting to me. But in short yeah samsung is a ****.
Hi
I have a Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1... is there a way restoring the unit after root so the warranty is valid?
Thank you
kaiserclaw said:
Hi
I have a Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1... is there a way restoring the unit after root so the warranty is valid?
Thank you
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No, unless you used towelroot to root it..
So far I haven't heard of too many users where Samsung had denied their warranty though (I would imagine people would post their "bad" experiences here if they were denied or ran into other issues), but officially it does void warranty and trip the knox when you root them, basically it's up to Samsung if they will honor it or not.
otyg said:
No, unless you used towelroot to root it..
So far I haven't heard of too many users where Samsung had denied their warranty though (I would imagine people would post their "bad" experiences here if they were denied or ran into other issues), but officially it does void warranty and trip the knox when you root them, basically it's up to Samsung if they will honor it or not.
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I can't find any towelroot for 10.1 (SM-T520)... is this method only for rooting, not for installing custom roms. There's a huge difference in lag and smooth if I compare with my friend tab pro 10.1 running CM.. I bought my tab pro last week so I should wait, I think Just woundering if there is a way to install custom roms without void warranty.
You install a custom rom, you trip the warranty.
Hello everyone,
I'm going to buy a new S4 Mini, by signing a contract with H3G, so I'm probably getting a heavily branded phone. I would like to flash as soon as possible a custom rom, maybe CM12, but still I would like not to lose my hardware warranty.
Is there a way to make a 1:1 backup of all the software, firmware included? On linux I'd put something like this in a terminal:
Code:
dd if=/ of=backup.img
Is there a similar procedure to follow on an android phone? What I want to get in the end is a backup that, if restored, can fool my phone operator into thinking I never messed with the software (hence, not voiding the hw warranty).
Thanks in advance.
If you get a Knox bootloader (been new is likely you will get Knox) phone you will have to trigger Knox 0x1 and void warranty to install cm12.
If you are in knox 0x0 and don't want to lose warranty search for a root method that won't trigger Knox 0x1 and debloat your system.
Cheers.