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Rooting help

Hello I have recently bought a one month old HTC One M8 and it has never been rooted and it had lollipop 5.0.1 already installed
i wanna root it,i have read some guides but most of them are different and i am quite confused can anyone help me root it?
also my only experience is rooting and unlocking bootloader on a huawei ascend y300 just to install cyanogenmod 11

Gonalex said:
Hello I have recently bought a one month old HTC One M8 and it has never been rooted and it had lollipop 5.0.1 already installed
i wanna root it,i have read some guides but most of them are different and i am quite confused can anyone help me root it?
also my only experience is rooting and unlocking bootloader on a huawei ascend y300 just to install cyanogenmod 11
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start by reading the FAQ sticky http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711073
and get familiar with the terms as mentioned in Q5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2744194
then if you still have questions, post back

so if i do the the q2 in the frequently asked questions it will work on 5.0.1 with the exact same steps? so there isn't a 5.0.1 guide anywhere ;/?

Gonalex said:
so if i do the the q2 in the frequently asked questions it will work on 5.0.1 with the exact same steps? so there isn't a 5.0.1 guide anywhere ;/?
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for me personally:
1- flash TWRP: http://tinyw.in/CaptainTWRP
Code:
fastboot flash recovery TWRP_Recovery_2.8.5.1_M8_CPTB.img
2- install SuperSU thread ; flashable zip here

so i successfully rooted but alot of games don't work...any rom reccomandation with good game combatility? chaos rings doesn't even boot up :/ just throws me back to the main screen

I have an AT&T nash and I was wondering if it is possible for me to flash stock pie

I have an AT&T nash and I was wondering if it is possible for me to flash stock pie
There is no pie for nash xt1789-04 (att) but there is pie released for other z2 force. Will it break my phone if I flash pie stock over ATT stock rom? If so, can I have a link to the pie rom?

There's no stock 9.0 for any model. GSIs and custom ROMs are available, but an unlocked bootloader is required for either route. Users of the ATT & VZ models must wait for Moto to rollout Pie officially.
If you're interested in those things I'd strongly recommend selling your ATT Z2.

Ace42 said:
There's no stock 9.0 for any model. GSIs and custom ROMs are available, but an unlocked bootloader is required for either route. Users of the ATT & VZ models must wait for Moto to rollout Pie officially.
If you're interested in those things I'd strongly recommend selling your ATT Z2.
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Oh, I thought pie was out because on gsmarena it says it's upgradeable. I guess it's wrong.
But when this does come out, for let's say, Sprint, is it possible for me to flash a sprint rom to my ATT MZ2F?

Shepxda said:
Oh, I thought pie was out because on gsmarena it says it's upgradeable. I guess it's wrong.
But when this does come out, for let's say, Sprint, is it possible for me to flash a sprint rom to my ATT MZ2F?
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Moto released their update rollout. Among the phones slated to receive Pie you'll find the Z2 and Z2 Play.
Sure, you can try to flash the official build on your Z when it's out. Just keep in mind that the phone will probably lose LTE, and possibly other functions.

Ok thank you for answering

Ace42 said:
Moto released their update rollout. Among the phones slated to receive Pie you'll find the Z2 and Z2 Play.
Sure, you can try to flash the official build on your Z when it's out. Just keep in mind that the phone will probably lose LTE, and possibly other functions.
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Shepxda said:
Ok thank you for answering
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Normally, yes you can flash from a different model (i.e. Sprint FW on TMO model), with the exception of the AT&T/Verizon variants, which are bootloader locked, and you cannot flash anything (not even official firmware) on them.

npjohnson said:
Normally, yes you can flash from a different model (i.e. Sprint FW on TMO model), with the exception of the AT&T/Verizon variants, which are bootloader locked, and you cannot flash anything (not even official firmware) on them.
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That's wrong because I was able to flash android 8.0 att over 7.1.1 because it wouldn't let me update normally. I'm pretty sure you can flash images with the same stock signature, but I'm asking if it's possible to flash stock firmware from another model on to att phone with bootloader locked

Shepxda said:
That's wrong because I was able to flash android 8.0 att over 7.1.1 because it wouldn't let me update normally. I'm pretty sure you can flash images with the same stock signature, but I'm asking if it's possible to flash stock firmware from another model on to att phone with bootloader locked
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Maybe I wasn't clear enough, I meant official firmware of a different model.

Locked Bootloader on Galaxy S9 from Verizon

I have a Verizon Galaxy S9 (SM-G960U). Two questions for the experts. Is there anyway to unlock the bootloader? Is it possible to downgrade from Pie to Oreo if the bootloader versions are different?

No
No

*Detection* said:
No
No
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Is this a situation where no solution has been discovered yet, or is this new technology that will never be conquered?

burchis19 said:
Is this a situation where no solution has been discovered yet, or is this new technology that will never be conquered?
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Both, you would need the encryption key from Samsung to unlock it, never gonna happen
If you want an S9 to root and play with, buy the International Exynos version, comes already unlocked ready to go
And you cannot downgrade the bootloader on either versions, once you're on a BL version higher than Oreos highest version, you're stuck

Doubt between model numbers.

Hey guys, i'm about to buy an Moto Z2 Force for a good price, but i have a doubt, the model number is the Xt1789-04 from at&t, so i was watching some post here about the phone and theres another z2 force with the same model number, the Tmobile and another model, the Xt1789-05 global, i'm the kind of person who love flashing things, roms, kernels, so i can flash roms, kernels, gsi roms and others with the at&t variant or i will be limited to keep the stock?

Jeffj0092 said:
Hey guys, i'm about to buy an Moto Z2 Force for a good price, but i have a doubt, the model number is the Xt1789-04 from at&t, so i was watching some post here about the phone and theres another z2 force with the same model number, the Tmobile and another model, the Xt1789-05 global, i'm the kind of person who love flashing things, roms, kernels, so i can flash roms, kernels, gsi roms and others with the at&t variant or i will be limited to keep the stock?
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ATT and TMO are both -04 but only the TMO is bootloader unlockable, not the ATT. However, both are stuck on oreo, no official pie, but there are pie roms for the TMO.
The -05 is bootloader unlockable and has pie officially, plus can run roms.

41rw4lk said:
ATT and TMO are both -04 but only the TMO is bootloader unlockable, not the ATT. However, both are stuck on oreo, no official pie, but there are pie roms for the TMO.
The -05 is bootloader unlockable and has pie officially, plus can run roms.
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So the bootloader of the att cant be unlocked? if so, i think i couldnt buy it

Jeffj0092 said:
So the bootloader of the att cant be unlocked? if so, i think i couldnt buy it
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Right. As of now there is no known way to unlock the bootloader of an ATT model.

41rw4lk said:
Right. As of now there is no known way to unlock the bootloader of an ATT model.
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damm that sucks, well, guess i will search for another phone, thanks for answers my questions

galaxy s9 sm-g960u1

hey was wondering if its possible to root the s9 and put android 13 on there ? its has snapdragon on it and what woulod the best way to root it was thinking of putting a custom rom on it but havent got that far in process but really want android 13 if i can thanks for the hel[p in advance

GreenHouseEffect420 said:
hey was wondering if its possible to root the s9 and put android 13 on there ? its has snapdragon on it and what woulod the best way to root it was thinking of putting a custom rom on it but havent got that far in process but really want android 13 if i can thanks for the hel[p in advance
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The first step to rooting a device is unlocking the bootloader to allow modified or custom images. Unfortunately, Samsung Snapdragon devices are generally NOT able to be unlocked.
See this guide. If the OEM Unlocking toggle does not appear, your device cannot be unlocked.