I used to install OTA's through FlashFire app on rooted Samsung phones. I recently bought HTC M9 and i was wondering if the same technique could be used on the M9?
Thanks a lot.
DArkSm4sh said:
I used to install OTA's through FlashFire app on rooted Samsung phones. I recently bought HTC M9 and i was wondering if the same technique could be used on the M9?
Thanks a lot.
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No i don't think it work it jst brick your phone samsung is simple but htc is totally diffrent becoz i also migrate from samsung to htc
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The lack of space on my phone is frustrating me a lot. More annoyingly, I can't free up space by removing the preinstalled apps. Anyone figured out a way to remove these WO rooting and/or debranding?
You won't be able to remove the apps without rooting.
To be honest your best bet if you want to remove the apps is to go down the debranding route. I did and haven't looked back.
stats101 said:
The lack of space on my phone is frustrating me a lot. More annoyingly, I can't free up space by removing the preinstalled apps. Anyone figured out a way to remove these WO rooting and/or debranding?
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had the same problem! vodafone pulledout the 1.24.161.3 which was rather pointless, got annoyed, debranded, rooted, flashed a custom ROM (or install a srock ROM and unroot).
hope this helps! good luck!
Isn't debranding the same thing as rooting? I'm confused.
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!PANDA said:
had the same problem! vodafone pulledout the 1.24.161.3 which was rather pointless, got annoyed, debranded, rooted, flashed a custom ROM (or install a srock ROM and unroot).
hope this helps! good luck!
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Vodafone released their bloatware-free FroYo update this morning...
aindow said:
Isn't debranding the same thing as rooting? I'm confused.
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Like I said before in many other threads, in order to "debrand" an android phone you need to root.
The term debranding on android is a confusing one. It mainly origionated from non-smartphone users who wanted to remove carrier bloat and install generic firmware on their phones.
Now to do this on an android you will need to root in order to install other roms. However if you are rooting you might as well take the full step and install a custom rom, rather than a rooted generic rom as it offers so much more than any stock rom does.
Lennyuk said:
Like I said before in many other threads, in order to "debrand" an android phone you need to root.
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I installed the generic HTC rom on my Orange branded desire without rooting and have applied OTA froyo update and still not rooted.
I used the instructions posted by Paul @ modaco on 2nd April but he did not root the device until later...
Why do you say you need to root to debrand? (Genuine question as want to know if I have got things mixed up)
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Like I said before in many other threads, in order to "debrand" an android phone you need to root.
The term debranding on android is a confusing one. It mainly origionated from non-smartphone users who wanted to remove carrier bloat and install generic firmware on their phones.
Now to do this on an android you will need to root in order to install other roms. However if you are rooting you might as well take the full step and install a custom rom, rather than a rooted generic rom as it offers so much more than any stock rom does.
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You do not need to root if you are just debranding.
Debranding can be carried out by flashing an official htc generic ruu.
Lennyuk. Thanks for clearing it up for me. I understand now. I rooted my Orange desire as soon as I got it in that case.
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Like I said before in many other threads, in order to "debrand" an android phone you need to root.
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Wrong! Root is NOT required in order to de-brand to a stock ROM. A Goldcard is required, but not root.
However, just to confuse matters a bit, root IS required if you want to flash a custom ROM.
I de-branded my Orange Desire to a stock ROM about a month before I got around to rooting it via Unrevoked.
Hello.
I received my M8 yesterday
As soon as I opened it and Rooted it with toolkit 2.0.
I noticed that there is no calculator app on my M8, is it just me or its general?
Also I am coming from S3 with aosp rom and I noticed that I don't have android beam on M8, what can I do? I need it to transfer files between my 2 phones..
By the way, rooting disables ota updates??
Thanks in advance...
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If you unlock you lose some apps in /data/preload - I never got why.
Rooting will modify the system partition so OTA will not work, you will need to revert to stock before updating.
Hello!
I bought a brand new HTC One M9, GSM factory unlocked and I'm wondering if I should root it already or are there any downsides other than voiding the warranty? I had Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 before it and I had it rooted for 3 years so I'm used to having a rooted phone. On the HTC I'm not planing on changing the ROM (which I did constantly on my previous phone), I want to root my HTC so I can use Xposed and TWRP or CWM recovery (Still uncertain which is better).
So should I go for it or nah?!
Nah. And this is my reasoning..
I was in the same boat, I9300 to m9, rooted to non rooted. At the time it was known to be dodgy to root and mess with an m9 and i also figured I'd wait till i could afford s-off.
I postponed it for about a year and a bit, absolutely no issues, didn't need to root for any specific reason except i had root on the samsung and missed messing with xposed.
Bought a new car and decided to upgrade the stock radio to a fancy pants pioneer sph-da120 for a reasonable £350. Then i found out about ARunchained for screen mirroring my phone on the pioneer and needed root so i could control the phone from said pioneer radio. Ended up sending the radio back as it kept overheating. No longer need root to control phone from the car radio.
THAT is the only reason i rooted and s-off'd.
So, xposed doesn't work with s-off phones and I'm not going to s-on again as it'll be a waste of money.
Xposed can easily brick your m9 if you use the wrong mods.
No other reason to root.
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shivadow said:
Nah. And this is my reasoning..
I was in the same boat, I9300 to m9, rooted to non rooted. At the time it was known to be dodgy to root and mess with an m9 and i also figured I'd wait till i could afford s-off.
I postponed it for about a year and a bit, absolutely no issues, didn't need to root for any specific reason except i had root on the samsung and missed messing with xposed.
Bought a new car and decided to upgrade the stock radio to a fancy pants pioneer sph-da120 for a reasonable £350. Then i found out about ARunchained for screen mirroring my phone on the pioneer and needed root so i could control the phone from said pioneer radio. Ended up sending the radio back as it kept overheating. No longer need root to control phone from the car radio.
THAT is the only reason i rooted and s-off'd.
So, xposed doesn't work with s-off phones and I'm not going to s-on again as it'll be a waste of money.
Xposed can easily brick your m9 if you use the wrong mods.
No other reason to root.
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Thanks for the reply, I'm still a noob when it comes to HTC, but do I have to pay extra for s-off? And can't I just root it and keep security on?
Yes you can. But be careful what you mess with as it's super easy to brick the m9.
Unlock the bootloader, flash twrp 2.9.0.1, flash supersu 2.65, install busybox.
You can only flash roms that you have the base for. Marshmallow roms can only be flashed over a marshmallow base. Lollipop over Lollipop. To change roms as you please and not worry about base roms is where s-off comes into it.
S-off is only available via an app called "sunshine" which you have to get from their homepage. You must be pre rooted and it costs $25/£18 via paypal or credit/debit card. Very easy to do.
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shivadow said:
Yes you can. But be careful what you mess with as it's super easy to brick the m9.
Unlock the bootloader, flash twrp 2.9.0.1, flash supersu 2.65, install busybox.
You can only flash roms that you have the base for. Marshmallow roms can only be flashed over a marshmallow base. Lollipop over Lollipop. To change roms as you please and not worry about base roms is where s-off comes into it.
S-off is only available via an app called "sunshine" which you have to get from their homepage. You must be pre rooted and it costs $25/£18 via paypal or credit/debit card. Very easy to do.
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Thank you! I'm not planing on changing ROMs, I used to do it on Samsung because, well, Samsung's stock ROM is **** lol
Anyway, I think I'm gonna wait a bit until I root it.
Is there a clear step by step guide on here to rooting and flashing?
mrstabs said:
Is there a clear step by step guide on here to rooting and flashing?
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Yes there is.
Just look for it.
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hey guys ive got a TWN V20c and ive looked ages for a solution to install a custom ROM but no success.
I tried the official bootlocker method but understood that its a nogo from LG
sooo if there isnt a method for mm fro unlocking and no root injection for 6.0 then whats our options??
sandman5969 said:
hey guys ive got a TWN V20c and ive looked ages for a solution to install a custom ROM but no success.
I tried the official bootlocker method but understood that its a nogo from LG
sooo if there isnt a method for mm fro unlocking and no root injection for 6.0 then whats our options??
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The only option is reverting to Lollipop. Yes, it sucks and LG have lost me as a customer after this phone.
Your only other option is to buy another phone and sell that one off. I've contacted LG just recently (few days ago actually) and they informed there was no plans to allow for bootloader unlocks of any other variants of the G4 in the distant future.
I explained carefully to them how much they thoroughly pissed me off, and how detrimental that would be for their company in the long run.
Samsung or Nexus will be my next phone, waiting to see what the next Nexus will be
Thx for the reply.. If I revert back to lollipop and root.. Will I be able to flash a custom Rom with the flashify app?
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Stevles said:
The only option is reverting to Lollipop. Yes, it sucks and LG have lost me as a customer after this phone.
Your only other option is to buy another phone and sell that one off. I've contacted LG just recently (few days ago actually) and they informed there was no plans to allow for bootloader unlocks of any other variants of the G4 in the distant future.
I explained carefully to them how much they thoroughly pissed me off, and how detrimental that would be for their company in the long run.
Samsung or Nexus will be my next phone, waiting to see what the next Nexus will be
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Thx for the reply.. If I revert back to lollipop and root.. Will I be able to flash a custom Rom with the flashify app?
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Thx for the reply.. If I revert back to lollipop and root.. Will I be able to flash a custom Rom with the flashify app?
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I think at one point there was ramblings about being able to do this, but the chances of it screwing up were very high.
I wouldn't, personally. I'd just stick with flashing a rooted system partition and debloat the stock LG crap away.
Honestly, I'd be using my Oneplus One as my daily if the camera was anywhere near as good as the G4.. So over OEM's
Personally I'm not even bothering with rooting. On stock Marshmallow. Just debloated using this
Hello everyone!
I'm looking for a new phone that I can easily unlock and root, this m9 looks great (furthermore: I love htc and would be glad to get one again). But all the threads addressing unlocking and TWRP install are old, are they outdated or can I still unlock with htcdev ?
Is installing TWRP straightforward or are there some specific I should look for ?
I plan on using Magisk, I guess it won't be an issue
Thank you!
Anybody ?
(a nice and original way to say "up" )
nicoboum said:
Hello everyone!
I'm looking for a new phone that I can easily unlock and root, this m9 looks great (furthermore: I love htc and would be glad to get one again). But all the threads addressing unlocking and TWRP install are old, are they outdated or can I still unlock with htcdev ?
Is installing TWRP straightforward or are there some specific I should look for ?
I plan on using Magisk, I guess it won't be an issue
Thank you!
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Yes, you can use htcdev. I have been working on a TW M9 but decided to get my ATT M9 up. Its been a few years.... Both are himaul models (gsm).
I used TWRP 3.2.3 with no problems on an a stock ATT build.. Immediately flashed a AOSP rom (AICP) and used SuperSU 2.82 to root.
Htc dev worked as of one week ago.
Good luck on your project.
gregpilot said:
Yes, you can use htcdev. I have been working on a TW M9 but decided to get my ATT M9 up. Its been a few years.... Both are himaul models (gsm).
I used TWRP 3.2.3 with no problems on an a stock ATT build.. Immediately flashed a AOSP rom (AICP) and used SuperSU 2.82 to root.
Htc dev worked as of one week ago.
Good luck on your project.
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Perfect, thank you