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Vzw(4.4.2) - s off without a pc?

I had to reactivate my m7 after my g2 took a hit fixing a door today.
I'm running 4.4.2 still and I was able to get root with weaksauce. I do not have a pc to run rumrunner like when I did a while ago.
Is there anything I can do besides paying for sunshine? I don't mind paying, but I figured with the older software there might be something that would work.
Anybody got any help im having an unusually difficult time finding a straight answer
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ddurandSGS3 said:
I had to reactivate my m7 after my g2 took a hit fixing a door today.
I'm running 4.4.2 still and I was able to get root with weaksauce. I do not have a pc to run rumrunner like when I did a while ago.
Is there anything I can do besides paying for sunshine? I don't mind paying, but I figured with the older software there might be something that would work.
Anybody got any help im having an unusually difficult time finding a straight answer
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Without a pc, the ONLY way is sunshine. Every other way involves pc, and 9 times outta 10, even WITH a pc, sun shines STILL all that'll work.

And the only way to do this is to pay 25$?
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ddurandSGS3 said:
And the only way to do this is to pay 25$?
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Correct. I've said it 1,000 times throughout different threads and users, it's the best$25 I've ever spent and it's definitely worth it.

bdizzle1686 said:
Correct. I've said it 1,000 times throughout different threads and users, it's the best$25 I've ever spent and it's definitely worth it.
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I agree I don't mind paying. Just figured I'd try the free route first since the software is older.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
I agree I don't mind paying. Just figured I'd try the free route first since the software is older.
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Right, definitely worth a shot since you're still on 4.4.2. I know firewater has been discontinued, so give rumrunner a shot. If not, go with sunshine. Saves alotta time n is just a 1-click method.

bdizzle1686 said:
Right, definitely worth a shot since you're still on 4.4.2. I know firewater has been discontinued, so give rumrunner a shot. If not, go with sunshine. Saves alotta time n is just a 1-click method.
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I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.

BranC85 said:
I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.
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No version of Firewater Will work. It relied on an online resource server that has since been shut down. So even on the phones that Firewater WOULD'VE worked on, it won't anymore..

BranC85 said:
I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.
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No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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ddurandSGS3 said:
No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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That's EXACTLY how I rooted mine back when I was on 4.4.2. Except I couldn't get Sunshines Temproot to stick so I used towelroot. But in a nutshell, yes your theory will work. Did for me and no problems half a year later...

In case I need to go that route.. Hope do you use towel root with the one? I thought it was unsupported?
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ddurandSGS3 said:
No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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That plan does make sense if your temp root with weaksauce works nicely with flashify. I have only used it to flash recoveries within a permanently rooted ROM so I have no idea if you might encounter problems using it when your root access is only temporary. Hopefully it works but a couple things you might want to consider are that flashing updated firmware still does require a PC. Maybe there is a Mac version of the android SDK where you can use the adb/fastboot commands, but unfortunately whenever the updated firmware from OTA versions get posted in these forums, they are not recovery flashable. The other thing is that the M7 doesn't have a secondary processor to handle wake gestures. There are custom kernels on here that have tap to wake and such, but they do tend to consume battery charge faster than without.

BranC85 said:
That plan does make sense if your temp root with weaksauce works nicely with flashify. I have only used it to flash recoveries within a permanently rooted ROM so I have no idea if you might encounter problems using it when your root access is only temporary. Hopefully it works but a couple things you might want to consider are that flashing updated firmware still does require a PC. Maybe there is a Mac version of the android SDK where you can use the adb/fastboot commands, but unfortunately whenever the updated firmware from OTA versions get posted in these forums, they are not recovery flashable. The other thing is that the M7 doesn't have a secondary processor to handle wake gestures. There are custom kernels on here that have tap to wake and such, but they do tend to consume battery charge faster than without.
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Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
In case I need to go that route.. Hope do you use towel root with the one? I thought it was unsupported?
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Nope. Tap the WELCOME msg at the top of Towelroot app 3 times, and a string of numbers Will appear. All u have to do is change the last number from a 0 to a 1 n then click make it rain
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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For D2W , etc. I'm using elementalx kernel, and not only is battery life better, but the screen wake gestures r more reliable than even on the m8. I've seen ppl complain about how they stop working on the m8, well I've been running Elemental x for half a year and no problems. As far as the Temp Root method with flashify , it's not really any more of a risk than if u used flashify on a Perm rooted device. Because even when u have temp root, u STILL have Root. Only difference is that on temp root, root is reinstalled on reboot. Like I said, I did it this way over half a year ago n no problem what so ever . Because I had no access to a pc either.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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Also technically u CAN take an ota even after rooted and stuff, all without pc, the only issue will be getting root again. Just flash stock odex Rom, then use flashify to flash stock recovery back on, take ota, PROFIT..... BUT- if u do that, u run the risk of not being able to get root until u find a pc again because as we all know, Ota's remove root, n chances r , it'll b harder to gain temp root after an ota

bdizzle1686 said:
Also technically u CAN take an ota even after rooted and stuff, all without pc, the only issue will be getting root again. Just flash stock odex Rom, then use flashify to flash stock recovery back on, take ota, PROFIT..... BUT- if u do that, u run the risk of not being able to get root until u find a pc again because as we all know, Ota's remove root, n chances r , it'll b harder to gain temp root after an ota
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Doesn't taking the OTA with stock recovery/stock rom lock the bootloader back up?
Also which elementalx kernel are you using? I didn't see a new one for the newest stock version in the forum(maybe I just missed it) and their own web page doesn't specify if those kernels are for GSM, VZW or carrier agnostic.

BranC85 said:
Doesn't taking the OTA with stock recovery/stock rom lock the bootloader back up?
Also which elementalx kernel are you using? I didn't see a new one for the newest stock version in the forum(maybe I just missed it) and their own web page doesn't specify if those kernels are for GSM, VZW or carrier agnostic.
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Nope. U can lose root, but once u unlock your Bootloader and S-off, nothing can change that unless u manually re-lock and turn S-on again, (NOTE- ONCE S-OFF, NEVER TURN S BACK ON UNLESS FOR WARRANTY/RETURN PURPOSES AND NOT UNLESS U KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING)

What are the chances of eventually being able to use Android Pay on custom ROM?

Losing Android Pay is really the only thing keeping me on the stock ROM. Is this something that devs are even looking into or has everyone just resigned themselves to not using it if you want a custom ROM?

goodtimes50 said:
Losing Android Pay is really the only thing keeping me on the stock ROM. Is this something that devs are even looking into or has everyone just resigned themselves to not using it if you want a custom ROM?
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Easy enough to achieve, depends on how the developer implements root in their ROM.

I am on LeeDroids ROM and Android pay works.

chazall1 said:
I am on LeeDroids ROM and Android pay works.
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Really?! Have you actually added a card and used it to make payments via NFC?

chazall1 said:
I am on LeeDroids ROM and Android pay works.
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I don't believe you.

I checked the LeeDroid thread and multiple people have reported it working. I'd just be paranoid with every AP update that it will no longer work.

Speaking off android pay, can you hide the annoying NFC icon from statusbar without root? I use my mobile banking app a lot and my bank app won't work with rooted phones (found that out on my M8). I am aware that I need the NFC on for Android Pay to work but I wish it could just turn itself on when needed

Rotten Ross said:
Speaking off android pay, can you hide the annoying NFC icon from statusbar without root? I use my mobile banking app a lot and my bank app won't work with rooted phones (found that out on my M8). I am aware that I need the NFC on for Android Pay to work but I wish it could just turn itself on when needed
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No, unfortunately you're stuck with the icon without root.

Android Pay also works on Badboyz Sprint ROM. I used it yesterday at Walgreens.....

I have been making payments for a week now. Can add delete cards
Give it a try

Great news! Thanks guys!

failedjedi said:
I don't believe you.
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You can believe what you want, Unlocked, Rooted, S-offed on BadBoyz ROM and Android Pay works.

chazall1 said:
I have been making payments for a week now. Can add delete cards
Give it a try
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Hi. Noob, kinda, here...
I'm on LeeDrOid r110, systemless xposed and SuperSu, but have yet to get Android Pay to work. I've even tried disabling Xposed and SuperSu, which only crashes as I try to add a credit card, specifically, once I press the "+" icon, my screen goes black, then it crashes and I get the Android Pay white loading screen. How do you have it set up?
Oh, I'm on 1.80.xxxx, S-Off...

k_l_o said:
Hi. Noob, kinda, here...
I'm on LeeDrOid r110, systemless xposed and SuperSu, but have yet to get Android Pay to work. I've even tried disabling Xposed and SuperSu, which only crashes as I try to add a credit card, specifically, once I press the "+" icon, my screen goes black, then it crashes and I get the Android Pay white loading screen. How do you have it set up?
Oh, I'm on 1.80.xxxx, S-Off...
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Xposed breaks android pay as it modifies the system. How are you "disabling" it? Did you flash the removal .zip in recovery? If not I would try that first and see if you can get Android Pay working. If you have done that and android pay is still not working I would flash the appropriate RUU to get back to stock, unrooted, then go through the steps to root (systemless) and flash your rom, but do not install xposed. It SHOULD work after that.

BladeRunner said:
Xposed breaks android pay as it modifies the system. How are you "disabling" it? Did you flash the removal .zip in recovery? If not I would try that first and see if you can get Android Pay working. If you have done that and android pay is still not working I would flash the appropriate RUU to get back to stock, unrooted, then go through the steps to root (systemless) and flash your rom, but do not install xposed. It SHOULD work after that.
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Hi Bladerunner.
Thanks for replying. Didn't realize how old this thread was until after posting.
I'm using the Systemless Xposed v85.7 from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-systemless-xposed-t3388268
There's a "Disable Xposed" toggle, I guess similar to SuperSu also has a toggle. I want Xposed more than I want Android Pay. Maybe these people that are Unlocked, Rooted, S-Off, and running LeeDrOid don't have Xposed install and that's why their Android Pay is working.
Anyway, I'm just a bit OCD or unrealistic in thinking I can have it all.
And I would "Thank" you, but reached my quota today. Will make up tomorrow.
Cheers...

Android Pay works without issue on a systemless rooted stock ROM even... Just don't modify system and you're good. For now anyway.

schmeggy929 said:
You can believe what you want, Unlocked, Rooted, S-offed on BadBoyz ROM and Android Pay works.
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Hi schmeggy.
Any chance you don't have Xposed installed? I don't see it listed in your signature. I think that's the true culprit. Beside being on different ROM, I'm on LeeDrOid which is systemless, Xposed is the only difference with your setup.
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EtherealRemnant said:
Android Pay works without issue on a systemless rooted stock ROM even... Just don't modify system and you're good. For now anyway.
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Thank you for your feedback.
I've tried to maintain systemless, but still no joy. There are posts that state Android Pay works for them and my HTC 10 would be complete if I can solve this issue.

FYI...
Since I love picking at scabs, can't leave well enough alone, and have a severe case of update-itus, last one is a whole different can of worms, I followed my hunch and hope this will help anyone else curioused/interested.
I dirtied flashed my ROM, LeeDrOid, which delete/wrote-over, idk because they're the geniuses, not me, the Xposed Framework, I was able to verify via SafetyNet Helper and being able to add a credit card in Android Pay, that YES, Xposed Framework bunks Android Pay. I will try to make a purchase during lunch today and will update.

k_l_o said:
Hi schmeggy.
Any chance you don't have Xposed installed? I don't see it listed in your signature. I think that's the true culprit. Beside being on different ROM, I'm on LeeDrOid which is systemless, Xposed is the only difference with your setup.
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I see you found the issue, No I do not use Xposed.

k_l_o said:
FYI...
Since I love picking at scabs, can't leave well enough alone, and have a severe case of update-itus, last one is a whole different can of worms, I followed my hunch and hope this will help anyone else curioused/interested.
I dirtied flashed my ROM, LeeDrOid, which delete/wrote-over, idk because they're the geniuses, not me, the Xposed Framework, I was able to verify via SafetyNet Helper and being able to add a credit card in Android Pay, that YES, Xposed Framework bunks Android Pay. I will try to make a purchase during lunch today and will update.
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Too bad we havent been able to figure out a xposed app that tricks safetynet api into thinking its all good, then we could have it all
yea, even with systemless xposed, you still need to disable xposed via the toggle switch, and then reboot to get android pay to work. I managed to get my 2gb of free verizon data for making 3 soda purchases at work. Although, on a semi related note, android pay doesnt like one of my CC's with SE chip, it likes my other 2 just fine.

Android Pay

My Android pay isn't working on OP3.
This is what I get when I go to add a card.
OxygenOS install. Only rooted and installed TWRP

It doesn't work on rooted phones...
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Jaymie1989 said:
My Android pay isn't working on OP3.
This is what I get when I go to add a card.
OxygenOS install. Only rooted and installed TWRP
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Did you check to see if Android Pay works with root?
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Jaymie1989 said:
My Android pay isn't working on OP3.
This is what I get when I go to add a card.
OxygenOS install. Only rooted and installed TWRP
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Did you check to see if Android Pay works with root? Did you enter those same exact words in Google and search for an answer?

Parkside said:
It doesn't work on rooted phones...
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playya said:
Did you check to see if Android Pay works with root?
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Did you check to see if Android Pay works with root? Did you enter those same exact words in Google and search for an answer?
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It will work with systemless root, and i even have SuperSU turned on, and can still make purchases (though usually it's off anyway)
What it doesn't work with is Xposed Framework. To use xposed, you need to install xposed systemless, and then turn it off and reboot before android pay will work.

manor7777 said:
It will work with systemless root, and i even have SuperSU turned on, and can still make purchases (though usually it's off anyway)
What it doesn't work with is Xposed Framework. To use xposed, you need to install xposed systemless, and then turn it off and reboot before android pay will work.
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Oh I know already but thx my point was his answered could of been found with a simple search. Thanks for the info, hopefully others will research before doing certain things

playya said:
Oh I know already but thx my point was his answered could of been found with a simple search. Thanks for the info, hopefully others will research before doing certain things
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Yeah I know.. A quick Google search would fix half the questions in XDA. I'm not perfect myself but I do try

manor7777 said:
Yeah I know.. A quick Google search would fix half the questions in XDA. I'm not perfect myself but I do try
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No worries but a lot of good info out there it just gets harder to find which 8000 what is root questions etc. Happy Searching People

It only works with systemless root. I have mine rooted and android pay working fine.

PhoenixAG said:
It only works with systemless root. I have mine rooted and android pay working fine.
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yeah we kinda got that answered a few posts up... Thx

[SOLVED] Android Pay
Okay guys I've solved it.
Open "SuperSU" > Settings > Untick Enable Superuser to disable it.
If you have Xposed installed then you need to uninstall it with the uninstaller file XDA Xposed Page Here restart your phone and then Android Pay will work (Well it did for me) then you can enable them after and the Android Pay will work.

Jaymie1989 said:
Okay guys I've solved it.
Open "SuperSU" > Settings > Untick Enable Superuser to disable it.
If you have Xposed installed then you need to uninstall it with the uninstaller file XDA Xposed Page Here restart your phone and then Android Pay will work (Well it did for me) then you can enable them after and the Android Pay will work.
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And then uses system less root and Android pay will continue to work using it right now

I have S6 that's running custom ROM & Android Pay works.
It's rooted SuperSU system mode
It has Xposed running
I didn't have to turn off SuperSU nor uninstall xposed to get Android Pay to work.
Having used Android Pay since its launch in the UK, I find it very useful & would miss it now.

I'm surprised it works. I was reading about Android pay and systemless root in preparation for my new OP3 next week, and articles go back to January (such as this - http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...emless-root-android-pay-no-longer-compatible/) when Google caught on to the new systemless root and then disabled Android Pay on them.

Salty Wagyu said:
I'm surprised it works. I was reading about Android pay and systemless root in preparation for my new OP3 next week, and articles go back to January (such as this - http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...mless-root-android-pay-no-longer-compatible/) when Google caught on to the new systemless root and then disabled Android Pay on them.
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That was true. Not sure what changed, or if it is the OP3 but systemless root works fine in the UK with pay, with SuperSU turned on! Passes the safety net test you can download from the play store too. Xposed still breaks it but I have a systemless version of that so I can just toggle and reboot.

7.1.2 root

I was on NOF27B (7.1.1) rooted with a full install of TWRP. I signed up for beta testing 7.1.2 and started to install NPG47I thinking that it wouldn't due to being rooted. Nope! Phone restarted into 7.1.2 and now my google store pixel is unrooted with the stock recovery. Is it safe to root again or am I stuck for a bit?

Not sure anyone knows as of yet, guess you just have to try and see if it works or not. Likely worst case is a reflash of 7.1.1 to regain root and TWRP.
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you should be able to root

chevelle970 said:
I was on NOF27B (7.1.1) rooted with a full install of TWRP. I signed up for beta testing 7.1.2 and started to install NPG47I thinking that it wouldn't due to being rooted. Nope! Phone restarted into 7.1.2 and now my google store pixel is unrooted with the stock recovery. Is it safe to root again or am I stuck for a bit?
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Your​ bootloader is unlocked you will be able to root the same as before. Boot into TWRP using fastboot and flash SU

Any idea as to why it even let me download and install the OTA while I was rooted? I didn't think that would be possible.

I just used a guy named Jovan Brown for rooting services.
I don't know if he has a website.. did a great job of rooting and unlocking my pixel xl, remotely.
It took him quite a while.. totally worth paying him.
He had rooted my note 4 in the past.. very nice guy.
If any of you are interested in using him for rooting, message me and I will give you his email.
If this post is not allowed by xda policy, please let me know and I will delete it.

chevelle970 said:
I was on NOF27B (7.1.1) rooted with a full install of TWRP. I signed up for beta testing 7.1.2 and started to install NPG47I thinking that it wouldn't due to being rooted. Nope! Phone restarted into 7.1.2 and now my google store pixel is unrooted with the stock recovery. Is it safe to root again or am I stuck for a bit?
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Every time you update stock you will have to reroot. I was also able to update with the ota while rooted but was unable when the second beta dropped. I manually installed and am still rooted with twrp same as 7.1.1. Android O however is a totally different can of worms which you will not be able to root...yet

kka111 said:
I just used a guy named Jovan Brown for rooting services.
I don't know if he has a website.. did a great job of rooting and unlocking my pixel xl, remotely.
It took him quite a while.. totally worth paying him.
He had rooted my note 4 in the past.. very nice guy.
If any of you are interested in using him for rooting, message me and I will give you his email.
If this post is not allowed by xda policy, please let me know and I will delete it.
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lol wut
people pay for rooting services?

flex360 said:
lol wut
people pay for rooting services?
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**** I'll help someone for money haha. Crazy how trusting people are..

c7j8d9 said:
Every time you update stock you will have to reroot. I was also able to update with the ota while rooted but was unable when the second beta dropped. I manually installed and am still rooted with twrp same as 7.1.1. Android O however is a totally different can of worms which you will not be able to root...yet
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Rooted 7.1.2 just fine with TWRP.

never lost root or twrp with my upgrade

kka111 said:
I just used a guy named Jovan Brown for rooting services.
I don't know if he has a website.. did a great job of rooting and unlocking my pixel xl, remotely.
It took him quite a while.. totally worth paying him.
He had rooted my note 4 in the past.. very nice guy.
If any of you are interested in using him for rooting, message me and I will give you his email.
If this post is not allowed by xda policy, please let me know and I will delete it.
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You got ripped off.

kka111 said:
I just used a guy named Jovan Brown for rooting services.
I don't know if he has a website.. did a great job of rooting and unlocking my pixel xl, remotely.
It took him quite a while.. totally worth paying him.
He had rooted my note 4 in the past.. very nice guy.
If any of you are interested in using him for rooting, message me and I will give you his email.
If this post is not allowed by xda policy, please let me know and I will delete it.
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Why would you pay somebody to remotely access your phone first off right there shows you're not the brightest bulb in the pack is going to let somebody remotely access your **** and second it took him a while to do it why when all you have to do is plug into your computer and literally two minutes later you're unlocked I guess to each their own and if you want to be that naive please by all means let me help you out I'll be more than glad to remotely connect to your ****

Does it matter what version of TWRP or SuperSU I use to root 7.1.2?
Because it did not work when I did the following:
fastboot booted twrp-3.0.2-0-RC1-fastboot-marlin.img
then installed twrp-pixel-installer-marlin-3.1.0-0RC2.zip
then installed SuperSU 2.79.zip
What am I doing wrong?
EDIT: apparently nothing... it worked the second time around

How to root???

Hi everyone, i have XA2 H4113 dual, after getting Android 9 pie i realized that its nothing different i got than Oreo, its so called software upgrade doesn't have sony Xperia new launched out of the box pie devices such as Xperia 10 and 10 plus user interface and launcher,
Over all its really disappointing to XA2 users which were hopeful for new UI and Launcher after updating 9.0 pie
So after deep consideration i am willing to root my device 1st time in life, but i want to root my device with one click root apps like King root, one click root or Kingo root, after watching several tutorials on YouTube about all these rooting apps i download and install one by one these all and try to root my device as per given instructions on tutorials , but no luck for me, please let me know and help me out what are the reasons behind rooting failure with these super easy and popular methods? Thanks in advance :good:

Probably none of the methods work on the newest os-es as the security has been hardend so you'll need to unlock the bootloader and the use twrp to install magisk...

cojocar.andrei said:
Probably none of the methods work on the newest os-es as the security has been hardend so you'll need to unlock the bootloader and the use twrp to install magisk...
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Thank you so much for your kind reply, can you share the method how to unlock bootloader please?? Any method without using pc?

Pc is for bootloader unlock needed
https://developer.sony.com/develop/...d/unlock-bootloader/how-to-unlock-bootloader/
For twrp is a pc also needed

unlocking the bootloader is not a big deal but there is no root for android Pie yet, unless you wanna try something weird and brick your phone

darkmyself said:
unlocking the bootloader is not a big deal but there is no root for android Pie yet, unless you wanna try something weird and brick your phone
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Why is there no root for pie out there?
Where is the problem with magisk?

MysticEnforcer said:
Why is there no root for pie out there?
Where is the problem with magisk?
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Anyone???

If you want to root your device,
unlock your bootloader &
install magisk
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darkmyself said:
unlocking the bootloader is not a big deal but there is no root for android Pie yet, unless you wanna try something weird and brick your phone
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Why is there no root for pie?
Magisk is the best solution.

MysticEnforcer said:
If you want to root your device,
unlock your bootloader &
install magisk
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Why is there no root for pie?
Magisk is the best solution.
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Kindly share the procedure thru magisk for pie if you can, thanks in advance

NumairAdil said:
Kindly share the procedure thru magisk for pie if you can, thanks in advance
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Has anyone rooted this phone with lineageOS?
Tried addonsu and Magisk both seem to run ok when adb sideloaded through TWRP but don't actually work when booted into OS.
Why lineageOS hasn't got root by default?

So XA2 ultra user here and not sure if this helps, but magisk seems to install fine for us (discovery) but so far I'm having a ton of issues regarding freezes and reboots. Will search for a kernal fix, anyone have a clue to this? Just thought I'd inset my 2¢ into this and see if anyone has any insight to this. Thanks guys you do great work ?