I want to be able to:
. Use apps on my G5 that require root such as AdAway, Titanium etc. and potentially Xposed.
. Uninstall systems apps
Can I root my phone without unlocking the bootloader first? How would I do this?
Kneidel said:
I want to be able to:
. Use apps on my G5 that require root such as AdAway, Titanium etc. and potentially Xposed.
. Uninstall systems apps
Can I root my phone without unlocking the bootloader first? How would I do this?
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No its impossible
Bootloader needs to be unlocked
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Is there any method to root ZE551KL without need to unlock bootloader ?
I mean one, that will be unnoticable for service after unrooting.
This was possible for some phones like LG L5.
I don't want service to know, that i was rooting my device.
Hi, so I got the 5T a month or so ago and I unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and rooted it. Of course the Barclays mobile banking app doesn't work with root. To my surprise I got an offer for an OTA to Oreo, I expected it not to work but I tried it and it did. It just reinstalled the stock recovery and 'unrooted' it. I was fine with this as I was going to unroot anyway as I needed to use the Barclays banking app. I uninstalled and reinstalled the Barclays app and it somehow is detecting root still. I checked with the root checker app and it says I don't have root access, what do? I need to check my bank balance.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Hi, have you tried to relock your bootloader? Some banking apps will not work if bootloader is unlocked.
winny74 said:
Hi, have you tried to relock your bootloader? Some banking apps will not work if bootloader is unlocked.
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Ah, I see, I might try locking the bootloader to check if that is the problem and just make sure that it's not an issue with my phone, then I'll unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom, root etc.
I could just use an old phone of mine to check my balance,
Thanks for the help!
I've asked this on Reddit already, but thought it was worthwhile to ask here as well
It's been a long time (3 years) since I had a device that I'd been able to root and I wanted to make sure I'm ready to do it on my UK 7T whenever a solution becomes available (I've checked here and it seems a bit hit and miss at the moment). In order to get my device prepped should I just unlock the bootloader and wait for someone to get TWRP and Magisk working? Basically, I want to avoid losing all my stuff in x weeks time when the process becomes safer/simpler and from memory I think unlocking the bootloader causes everything on the device to be wiped.
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2 real questions:
Does the process of rooting the device wipe it, or does that only happen when unlocking the bootloader?
If I unlock the bootloader when I first get the device, will this be me prepped for rooting later on without losing all of my data?
Thanks
If you're not going to install a custom Rom, you're prepared for root without losing your data. I did it too yesterday when my 7T arrived, right after update oxygenos.
lmfao009 said:
If you're not going to install a custom Rom, you're prepared for root without losing your data. I did it too yesterday when my 7T arrived, right after update oxygenos.
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I can't see myself moving from OOS, I just want root. So you're saying if I unlock bootloader from the off I'll be good for rooting in the future?
r0brimmer said:
I can't see myself moving from OOS, I just want root. So you're saying if I unlock bootloader from the off I'll be good for rooting in the future?
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I'm changing from an iPhone 7+ to Oneplus 7T and got it yesterday. Why you don't make a backup when it's time for root? So far I can't see Custom ROMs or a working TWRP for the Oneplus 7T.
r0brimmer said:
I can't see myself moving from OOS, I just want root. So you're saying if I unlock bootloader from the off I'll be good for rooting in the future?
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Yes, i lost data when unlocking the bootloader but then it was okay while rooting. I think you should unlock the bootloader and root as soon as you get the phone, but after updating to latest 10.0.4 version
Unlocked Bootloader / no Magisk Hide
Consider that apps like GooglePay or other apps will refuse working since they detect the unlocked bootloader state as possible security leak. GPay says, that due unlocked bootloader it does not want to initialze it.
So after facing this problems I would recommend, since magisk is limited to patching the actual boot.img, to stay on locked bootloader and unlock it after a secure method exists to install magisk and maybe TWRP. Otherwise, if you donot use these kind of apps, you can stay with unlocked BL.
Would there be a way to do one-click-root on the Motorola Moto G5 (XT1672) or another way that is easy and does not do a factory reset? Thanks!
vanhead said:
Would there be a way to do one-click-root on the Motorola Moto G5 (XT1672) or another way that is easy and does not do a factory reset? Thanks!
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I really don't know how this is going from root very well, but as I understand it, you need to unlock the bootloader of the device (which requires a factory reset). If you already have the bootloader unlocked, try KingRoot, The truth is the only root of a click that I know, I have not really tried it on this device, but on an old phone, and it worked fine. The only problem I have had and I do not know if it is the fault of the device or KingRoot, and is that when I try to uninstall an application which I gave it the root permissions, the phone restarts, to uninstall an application I had to deny it permissions and then I could uninstall it, I repeat, I do not know if it is a problem that only happens to me
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vanhead said:
Would there be a way to do one-click-root on the Motorola Moto G5 (XT1672) or another way that is easy and does not do a factory reset? Thanks!
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Rooting the phone does not require a factory reset but unlocking the bootloader does
So if you haven't unlocked the bootloader you will have to factory reset it during the process
If the bootloader is already unlocked you do not need to factory reset your device again in order to root it
Magisk should be the only way you should root your device - do not use other methods like kingroot as this has bloat and is not systemless (meaning it alters the system partition)
You need to root with magisk in order to maintain the system partition in its original state in order to pass basic integrity & to be able to pass cts profile (may need a magisk module) and to hide the fact you are rooted from apps that will not work if your device is rooted
TheFixItMan said:
Rooting the phone does not require a factory reset but unlocking the bootloader does
So if you haven't unlocked the bootloader you will have to factory reset it during the process
If the bootloader is already unlocked you do not need to factory reset your device again in order to root it
Magisk should be the only way you should root your device - do not use other methods like kingroot as this has bloat and is not systemless (meaning it alters the system partition)
You need to root with magisk in order to maintain the system partition in its original state in order to pass basic integrity & to be able to pass cts profile (may need a magisk module) and to hide the fact you are rooted from apps that will not work if your device is rooted
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Thank you for your help. I tried several One-click-root, none worked, so I researched, they only work on android 7.
Could you tell me if it is possible to Downgrade from Android 8.1 to 7 without unlocking the bootloader? All the videos I find, the bootloaders are already unlocked.
vanhead said:
Thank you for your help. I tried several One-click-root, none worked, so I researched, they only work on android 7.
Could you tell me if it is possible to Downgrade from Android 8.1 to 7 without unlocking the bootloader? All the videos I find, the bootloaders are already unlocked.
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As mentioned before - you cannot root a device without unlocking the bootloader!
Why do you want a one click root? They are buggy & full of bloatware
Magisk should be the only method you should be using to root a device - either flashing through twrp or by patching the kernel and flashing the patched image through fastboot
What ever method you choose you need an unlocked bootloader to root!
Why would you want to downgrade? You can flash all parts of a firmware image except gpt & bootloader but again you might need an unlocked bootloader to do this but I don't see the point
TheFixItMan said:
As mentioned before - you cannot root a device without unlocking the bootloader!
Why do you want a one click root? They are buggy & full of bloatware
Magisk should be the only method you should be using to root a device - either flashing through twrp or by patching the kernel and flashing the patched image through fastboot
What ever method you choose you need an unlocked bootloader to root!
Why would you want to downgrade? You can flash all parts of a firmware image except gpt & bootloader but again you might need an unlocked bootloader to do this but I don't see the point
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In fact, since i need to unlock the bootloader to root, for now, it wouldn't be a good option for me.
But there are apps that I really need and that don't work correctly on Android versions above Nougat, if I could get Downgrade without losing data, that would help me immensely for now.
Is there a possibility that I can downgrade to android 7 with the locked bootloader ? What can go wrong? Brick?
vanhead said:
In fact, since i need to unlock the bootloader to root, for now, it wouldn't be a good option for me.
But there are apps that I really need and that don't work correctly on Android versions above Nougat, if I could get Downgrade without losing data, that would help me immensely for now.
Is there a possibility that I can downgrade to android 7 with the locked bootloader ? What can go wrong? Brick?
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You would have to format data - it would bootloop otherwise and I've already said. Flash all parts of firmware except gpt and bootloader however it may not flash as your bootloader is not unlocked
If the flashing goes wrong and your bootloader is not unlocked you will not be able to recover the device without taking it to a repair shop
My advice just don't bother - if you want to mod your phone unlock the bootloader!
And what app doesn't work above nougat?
Hi,
Just one simple question, iam using a lg g8 sk telecom korean variant. LGE-G820N. On android 11. Is it possible to root this without unlocking bootloader? Just plain root only. Is it possible? I tried two rooting apps with only using phone and using pc also. No success. Any advice?
Thanks
sasindu said:
Hi,
Just one simple question, iam using a lg g8 sk telecom korean variant. LGE-G820N. On android 11. Is it possible to root this without unlocking bootloader? Just plain root only. Is it possible? I tried two rooting apps with only using phone and using pc also. No success. Any advice?
Thanks
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Uhmmmm, no, it's a prerequisite to having root, is an unlocked bootloader. A locked bootloader means the system hasn't been tampered with. Having root gives ability to tamper with system files, thus, you can't have a locked bootloader with root.
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AsItLies said:
Uhmmmm, no, it's a prerequisite to having root, is an unlocked bootloader. A locked bootloader means the system hasn't been tampered with. Having root gives ability to tamper with system files, thus, you can't have a locked bootloader with root.
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Thank you AsltLies.
By the way is there anyone who has successfully unlocked bootloader on LG G820N korean variant?