Unlock bootloader gen1 firestick 5.2.6.2? - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was given a Firestick gen1 today and have been trying to find everything I want to do to it. What I can't find is info on weather I can unlock the bootloader on it for safety (twrp). The firmware is 5.2.6.2. Thanks in advance.

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once rooted can I install a stock android?

Hey Guys,
Just wondering if the ramifications of rooting the new firetv will then allow me to flash a stock android rom onto the device?
short answer: no
it hasn't even really been done on the AFTV1 with a full bootloader unlock and the root for AFTV2 doesn't unlock the bootloader at this point.

Does fire phone needs bootloader unlocked?

I have read many posts here, but can't find any guidelines about fire phone bootloader unlocking.
Any suggestions?
arshileus said:
I have read many posts here, but can't find any guidelines about fire phone bootloader unlocking.
Any suggestions?
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There is no bootloader unlock for the Fire phone, use Safestrap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3149888

root and unlock bootloadrr

Hi!
I buy this phone today. I am familiar with root and install twrp but on Samsung devices. This is my first xaomi phone.
Can someone help me to unlock this bootloader and install twrp and custom ROM.
Is it possible to do this without PC? I don't have PC i and I want to do that without PC?
What is the first thing that I need to do?
tze_vitamin said:
Hi!
I buy this phone today. I am familiar with root and install twrp but on Samsung devices. This is my first xaomi phone.
Can someone help me to unlock this bootloader and install twrp and custom ROM.
Is it possible to do this without PC? I don't have PC i and I want to do that without PC?
What is the first thing that I need to do?
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You can't unlock it without PC neither to install TWRP. First you need to bind your Mi account to phone then to proceed with Xiaomi unlocking tool. Currently they give authorization to unlock after 360 hours following the 1 step.

Bootloader Unlock Amazon Fire TV 2 (sloane)?

Is there a reason why nobody is trying to unlock the bootloader? I mean we already have root on the AFTV 2 so it shouldn't be too hard to rewrite and re-flash the bootloader to unlock it or are there other issues i.e. a boot rom that checks the integrity of the Bootloader
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lol, if it were that simple, it would have been done years ago.
There's people working on it in their spare time & if they figure it out, it'll be posted here.
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Thread closed at the request of the OP.

One-click-root in Moto G5 XT1672

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
Postdata: Sorry for my english
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?

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