I know there is a thread already for the Oreo OTA, but I'm curious if there will be a CFAR developed? I plan to check the website on a regular basis, but is there a way to 'request' this option or put it on their radar?
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I m a bit confuse about Exynos Abuse, I rooted my phone about a month and half ago with Exynos Abuse but I have a huge question, when an official update comes how can I unroot to update? or can I be okay without updating? Please some help would be much appreciated.
As long as you still have stock recovery....my advice would be to grab ota rootkeeper from the market. Backup root and either temp unroot with it or use Supersu to unroot. Grab the OTA and use ota rootkeeper to regain root privileges.
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As long as you still have stock recovery....my advice would be to grab ota rootkeeper from the market. Backup root and either temp unroot with it or use Supersu to unroot. Grab the OTA and use ota rootkeeper to regain root privileges.
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Alrighty, thanks for the advice! I shall do that.
A forewaring; Some "official updates" by AT&T are patches that remove certain exploits that allow us to do what we do with our phones, such as rooting and custom ROMs. Just because AT&T has an official update, it does not necessarily mean it's a good thing.
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A forewaring; Some "official updates" by AT&T are patches that remove certain exploits that allow us to do what we do with our phones, such as rooting and custom ROMs. Just because AT&T has an official update, it does not necessarily mean it's a good thing.
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Sooo you are trying to say I can be okay without doing the update? because in that case I would be more than happy to not unroot my phone lol.
The AT&T updates are unnecessary with what we do. The ROM we're using is actually further along than what AT&T is willing to give us in terms of updates. If and when AT&T gets around to giving us 4.2, we will probably be moving along to 5 already.
If att pushes an update chances are there will be a cwm/twrp flashable version of it in the development section in a day or two:thumbup:
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Alright, thanks guys!! btw Hi Sheperd.
yep, accepting OTA updates is the mortal enemy of anyone who enjoys the "treats" that we get here on XDA...there is NOTHING in an OTA update, that wont get baked into the custom roms here, if it is anything that will make our phones better..
avoid them like the plague..
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yep, accepting OTA updates is the mortal enemy of anyone who enjoys the "treats" that we get here on XDA...there is NOTHING in an OTA update, that wont get baked into the custom roms here, if it is anything that will make our phones better..
avoid them like the plague..
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Lol ok sir I will avoid them. I was just wondering, I just wanted to make sure not to do something wrong.
should I use auto update if I'm going to root and install custom rom later?
For me only, once I rooted I purposely used titanium backup to freeze "system updates".
I still get normal app updates, but don't want any system updates, that may break root, until my phone is unlocked.
Ok thanks, if I update can I still root after? After the update if I do a factory reset will the update be lost?
An update can remove root, and patch the methods that a particular root uses to take effect, depending on what it does. That is why I am avoiding updates until the phone is unlocked.
By the way, I can't post on dev forum so I'll take advantage of this topic here.
I already know that Purple Drake's root is working till the V10I update.
I rooted my G3 and disabled OTA's. If I enable them again, run the OTA update (V10I) I'll probably lose root, right?
But, if I apply PD root, will I get root again w/o losing all my data?
thanks!
What is the advantage of the update, should I even bother with it?
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By the way, I can't post on dev forum so I'll take advantage of this topic here.
I already know that Purple Drake's root is working till the V10I update.
I rooted my G3 and disabled OTA's. If I enable them again, run the OTA update (V10I) I'll probably lose root, right?
But, if I apply PD root, will I get root again w/o losing all my data?
thanks!
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Back in the day I used to use Voodoo OTA rootkeeper to keep root through updates, but I think that process was broken late in KitKat - is there anything like that for Lollipop which would allow allow acceptance of an OTA update and manage to keep root?
Thanks!
Sadly nothing I have seen that actually works. If you want root on 5.1.1 you need to sacrifice Knox or run an engineering bootloader and lose fingerprint reader.
I need some help and I've looked all over but the information is fragmented and there is too many unfamiliar acronyms used which make it incredibly difficult for some like myself to catch up. So for the benefit of others who may be new I wanted to get some additional guidance.
I got the Pixel XL Google Version
Objectives:
1. Root with the ability to hide root so other apps will work
2. Native Mobile Hotspot
3. The ability to easily receive android updates without having to reflash etc..
4. Stay close to stock if possible, but willing to explore other options as long as security is trusted, and has good
compatibility.
5. Security is a concern, I tried a rom in the past with a Galaxy S4 and swear it had a backdoor installed in the rom.
What do you guys recommend? And how do I go about doing it?
Thank you!
If security is truly a concern you will not unlock your bootloader and root your phone.
Otherwise it all depends on which version phone you have, Verizon or Google?
1. You need magisk root for that.
3. No updates when you are rooted
4.5. Never heard of any custom rom with a backdoor. That's absolutely bull****. More likely it was an app you installed.
Unlocked bootloader is a security issue, so better to stay on full stock.
Root is a big security issue so better stay on full stock.
Jokes aside the only security issue is your phone gets stolen or you install apps outside playstore.
If you stay encrypted and use a hard pattern with fingerprint you are fine and there is always the way to delete your phone when it gets stolen.
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1. You need magisk root for that.
3. No updates when you are rooted
4.5. Never heard of any custom rom with a backdoor. That's absolutely bull****. More likely it was an app you installed.
Unlocked bootloader is a security issue, so better to stay on full stock.
Root is a big security issue so better stay on full stock.
I have the Pixel XL - Google Version
Jokes aside the only security issue is your phone gets stolen or you install apps outside playstore.
If you stay encrypted and use a hard pattern with fingerprint you are fine and there is always the way to delete your phone when it gets stolen.
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My point about security really was that it's quite possible a ROM could have a backdoor. That a side..
Root is not a big security issue for me as long as the rom is trusted etc..
Shouldn't I be able to turn root off then be able to update and turn it back on again?
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1. Root with the ability to hide root so other apps will work
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It's possible to root to one slot with SuperSU while the other slot remains unrooted, and then the phone can be switched between slots with TWRP or fastboot commands. Kernels have been posted with safetynet patches, to hide that the bootloader is unlocked, but I'm not sure if any are available with the software version on my phone's current slot. As noted, Magisk can also hide root and that the bootloader is unlocked, so it's probably less hassle than trying to root and hide using SuperSU.
3. The ability to easily receive android updates without having to reflash etc.
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FlashFire can use the OTA to update and stay rooted with SuperSU. The past couple months I've used FlashFire to update my phone, and it seems quicker and easier than the sideloading and reinstalling process I had been using. I'm not aware of anything similar to FlashFire for Magisk users, so to me it seems like you would have to decide if 1 or 3 is more personally important.
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Shouldn't I be able to turn root off then be able to update and turn it back on again?
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While reading I got the impression that I might be able to uninstall SuperSU and use the OTA update, but that didn't work with SuperSU the times I tried it, so I presume something SuperSU changed or something I did with root must have caused the update to fail. I haven't read the Magisk threads as much, yet I've seen that other SuperSU users also indicate that OTA updates no longer worked for them after rooting the phone.
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It's possible to root to one slot with SuperSU while the other slot remains unrooted, and then the phone can be switched between slots with TWRP or fastboot commands. Kernels have been posted with safetynet patches, to hide that the bootloader is unlocked, but I'm not sure if any are available with the software version on my phone's current slot. As noted, Magisk can also hide root and that the bootloader is unlocked, so it's probably less hassle than trying to root and hide using SuperSU.
FlashFire can use the OTA to update and stay rooted with SuperSU. The past couple months I've used FlashFire to update my phone, and it seems quicker and easier than the sideloading and reinstalling process I had been using. I'm not aware of anything similar to FlashFire for Magisk users, so to me it seems like you would have to decide if 1 or 3 is more personally important.
That didn't work with SuperSU the times I tried it, so I presumed that something I did with root must have caused the update to fail to install.
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Wow thanks for the great reply! It's so refreshing!
What do you mean by root one slot?
The phone has two "slots" for Android. The basic idea is that you have two copies of Android on the phone that share the same user data. On a stock phone it's intended to allow for less noticeable updates, and it also can allow the phone to fall back to the previous software version if something goes wrong with an update. On the May update my phone did automatically switch between slots, due to what is discussed in the second link below. The first link below gives some information and additional links to discussion about the slots on these phones.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...-partition-changes-and-new-fastboot-commands/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...signing-boot-images-android-verified-t3600606
Is it possible to keep stock or near stock and just have root with the ability to hide root, and hotspot?
That's all I really need. What would be the best way to to do this?
So I havent rooted a phone in a while and honestly I cannot remember this. Its an unlocked non-verizon Pixel XL. If I root it, I'll loose the auto updates, right? Is there any ROMs out there that will allow you to update through their app or maybe they have an auto-push update baked within the ROM?
Thanks.
You have to manually download the ota and flash updates via twrp, turn automatic updates off in developer settings. Also reflash root after update.