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Will installing official ICS break our ability to root the A100?

I want to know if installing the official ICS will break our ability to root the A100 and install other ROMS.
If so, is it better to wait for someone to modify the official ROM so we don't lose root or make a new ROM based off of the new ICS.
Just want to make sure before I accepts and install the new update.

yazyazoo said:
I want to know if installing the official ICS will break our ability to root the A100 and install other ROMS.
If so, is it better to wait for someone to modify the official ROM so we don't lose root or make a new ROM based off of the new ICS.
Just want to make sure before I accepts and install the new update.
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.....*sigh*...
Yes you can root using the ZeroNull method (use the search to find it)
It can also have the bootloader unlocked (use the search to find it)
You can also install a custom recovery like CWM or TeamWin (use the search to find it)
Guess what?...You can even put a custom rom on it now too (after you've done all the other things that you'll be searching for in this forum)
You can

[Q] just unlocked my phone have some questions please

i am on my way to root it now guys, need help with few questions to remove my confusion. this forum has benn the most helpful for me, i hope i get further answers as well:laugh:
1. what if i root it and dont do anything else , what are its benefits, and will i still get ota
2. if i install a custom ROM , WILL i get ota. and where will be my stock rom and how i can get it back.
3. ehy do ineed to install a custom recovery while rooting.. will it effect my ota and how can i go back to my original recovery. i hope somebody sheds light on all these, as my phone is unlocked and i am waiting for answers to further proceed, thanx
i used jubakuba method to install sdk and pdanet to install driver, it didnot work, it didnot work so i went to samsung website to get latest driver,
what does flashing , reflashing recovery means

1. You'll be able to modify system files and have SuperUser permissions.
2. Assuming you only root and install a custom recovery you will be able to OTA. Your stock ROM gone, you can flash a factory image if you need it back.
3. You need a custom recovery so you can flash custom ROMs.
To be honest I don't think you have any business rooting your phone. You obviously have no need to and lack the drive to research on your own. OTA's also appear important to you so that's another reason to just stick to stock.

063_XOBX said:
1. You'll be able to modify system files and have SuperUser permissions.
2. Assuming you only root and install a custom recovery you will be able to OTA. Your stock ROM gone, you can flash a factory image if you need it back.
3. You need a custom recovery so you can flash custom ROMs.
To be honest I don't think you have any business rooting your phone. You obviously have no need to and lack the drive to research on your own. OTA's also appear important to you so that's another reason to just stick to stock.
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thank you so mcuh for all these answers, actually i am searching the net quite thoroughly, but some of these basics i needed to learn.

Custom ROM without root

Hi All,
Had my HTC One M8 for ages now and love it.. previously with all my Samsung devices I have gone down the Root and ROM route but I how use SkyGo and Barclays Bank app alot and these don't work with Root.
Is there a way of installing a Custom ROM without having Root? Basically I want to get rid of all the bloatware (Such as the HTC versions of Google apps) but still want to be able to use SkyGo and Barclays.
I heavily use Google apps, My current set up is stock ROM with Google Now launcher.

Guessing you cant?

AndrewJB88 said:
Guessing you cant?
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hai, Try unlocking the bootloader with HTCDev, Then flash twrp via fastboot and flash a sense based rom and once you get the rom booted go to supersu - Settings then scroll down and click Full unroot and all should be good

ModestMouse1312 said:
hai, Try unlocking the bootloader with HTCDev, Then flash twrp via fastboot and flash a sense based rom and once you get the rom booted go to supersu - Settings then scroll down and click Full unroot and all should be good
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That's a great suggestion. Never would have thought of that myself.
But OP, please make sure that you flash a stock based Sense ROM.
A Sense based ROM with mods included, such as ViperOne, will not give you much without root privileges.
I recommend MaximusHD.

In the end I have converted the phone to GPE

Why can't I find any custom rom?

Why can't I find any custos rom for the Zenwatch?
Is there not even 1 custom rom available?
If not , why not?
The watch is on the market for some time now, one would expect that there would be at least some roms available.

Tell me , is there any benefits of running a custom ROM on a watch ?

Superlaser97 said:
Tell me , is there any benefits of running a custom ROM on a watch ?
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Yes! Battery life , performance,...

One problem is that we don't even have a stock one. I (foolishly) didn't make a copy of the system partition before I rooted mine, and I haven't been able to get anyone else to do it so far. There is a version of TWRP, a version of SuperSU, and a kernel available for this watch. But once you mess with it, we have no stock version to go back to for OTA updates.

CSX321 said:
One problem is that we don't even have a stock one. I (foolishly) didn't make a copy of the system partition before I rooted mine, and I haven't been able to get anyone else to do it so far. There is a version of TWRP, a version of SuperSU, and a kernel available for this watch. But once you mess with it, we have no stock version to go back to for OTA updates.
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I see,
so it would be a bad idea to install a custom kernel?
I would not be able to go back to stock and receive updates?

Sn0w0nS said:
I see,
so it would be a bad idea to install a custom kernel?
I would not be able to go back to stock and receive updates?
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Not currently, unless you make a copy of everything before you change it. Which if you do, please post the originals here!

What is the best way to stay up to date while keeping TWRP

Just got my S9 all set up just they way I like it. But part of the way I like it means knox has been tripped which means no more OTA updates for me. Is there a preferred method to keep my device up to date without having to go through flashing TWRP and all those other steps some of us like to do?

Only by flashing a new custom ROM from TWRP, if you are stock and want to keep stock you'll have to flash the updated stock with ODIN then flash TWRP again afterwards

phrosyn said:
Just got my S9 all set up just they way I like it. But part of the way I like it means knox has been tripped which means no more OTA updates for me. Is there a preferred method to keep my device up to date without having to go through flashing TWRP and all those other steps some of us like to do?
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I'm currently all stock still.. what are the things you have done to get it set up the way you like it?

b_rad_1983 said:
I'm currently all stock still.. what are the things you have done to get it set up the way you like it?
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First I installed TWRP to give me a really nice backup and restore solution
Then, I used TWRP to flash a custom rom and also Magisk
Then, I use Magisk to install YouTube Vanced (no-ads)
Magisk also provides a root-like access for me to install ad-away and remove any bloatware that I don't like
Finally, I sometimes experiment with different things through the time I have the phone

Which rom did you choose?

b_rad_1983 said:
Which rom did you choose?
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Soldiers ROM. It was just a simple no nonsense easy to debloat ROM