Poll of the Day > Anyone here successfully root an Android phone?

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I just want to add fonts and tweak with battery settings and this stuff is all difficult


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I rooted one, but I can't remember where it's buried.
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Far-Queue posted...

I rooted one, but I can't remember where it's buried.

Pulled a real squirrel move there
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Semi-successfully. I downloaded some app that pretty much does all of it for you, but I only did it to get rid of bloatware. I didn't totally brick it, but I stopped being able to download some apps that it now said weren't compatible, so ehh

Yeah, I used to do it all the time. Some of the modern phones make it a lot more difficult (if not impossible) to do now though. They used to make it really easy for you too. "One touch roots" were all the rage.

I don't root anymore though because I don't really need to. All the cool features from ROMs get put into main releases now. It also voids your warranty and whatnot.
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I did at one point, but then I unrooted it and I can't remember how I did it the first time.
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DorkLink posted...

Semi-successfully. I downloaded some app that pretty much does all of it for you, but I only did it to get rid of bloatware. I didn't totally brick it, but I stopped being able to download some apps that it now said weren't compatible, so ehh

I have a Nexus so I don't even have the bloatware it would just be nice to customize more. You can also root, modify, and unroot I think. I don't really know.

Thunder_54 posted...

Yeah, I used to do it all the time. Some of the modern phones make it a lot more difficult (if not impossible) to do now though. They used to make it really easy for you too. "One touch roots" were all the rage.

I don't root anymore though because I don't really need to. All the cool features from ROMs get put into main releases now. It also voids your warranty and whatnot.

My phone is out of warranty at this point so less of a concern but I wouldn't want to brick it. The battery is just showing its wear and age and I'd love to use naptime to better manage it. Doze I can get unrooted but I'm finding it completely misses going into deep sleep sometimes and I wake up with a phone with 0 power
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agesboy posted...

I did at one point, but then I unrooted it and I can't remember how I did it the first time.

I've tried three different ways so far with no success and I'm thinking of giving up and just trying KingoRoot
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All I can really remember is that I used something called Odin at one point... the goal was to get SuperSU installed, I think? Also used some TWRP thing...
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Doctor Foxx posted...

agesboy posted...

I did at one point, but then I unrooted it and I can't remember how I did it the first time.

I've tried three different ways so far with no success and I'm thinking of giving up and just trying KingoRoot

KingoRoot is the one I ended up using, but again, I didn't really do anything too advanced

i bricked a phone trying to.
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I did it once, I had to download some tool and root it over USB. It's really stupid. They need to protect their pay2win scam-game market.

Windows should make a phone and actually let people.. idk, use it? Maybe let it run .exe's and let the community take care of the UI transition? Gee, maybe Windows apps wouldn't have failed so hard if people actually used Windows phone.
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Yellow posted...

I did it once, I had to download some tool and root it over USB. It's really stupid. They need to protect their pay2win scam-game market.

Windows should make a phone and actually let people.. idk, use it? Maybe let it run .exe's and let the community take care of the UI transition? Gee, maybe Windows apps wouldn't have failed so hard if people actually used Windows phone.

Windows apps were free and far between and can't blame users for not wanting that system
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ssj4supervegeta posted...

i bricked a phone trying to.

Uh oh that's my fear :(
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i went to the t-mobile and told them "idk what happened it just wont start up anymore"
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I downloaded a rooting program for my PC.
Basically all I had to do was plug my phone in and click a button after- I think- telling it what model the phone was.

The hard part was installing a whole new OS.
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ssj4supervegeta posted...

i went to the t-mobile and told them "idk what happened it just wont start up anymore"

Did they buy that

Seabutcher posted...

I downloaded a rooting program for my PC.
Basically all I had to do was plug my phone in and click a button after- I think- telling it what model the phone was.

The hard part was installing a whole new OS.

Hmm. Do you recall the program? I did try a root kit from my PC but it was many steps and it didn't seem to work correctly.
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Yeah, I used Kingroot. It was pretty easy. I was trying to use my phone as a hotspot for my computer. Long story short, my phone apparently can't do hotspots, so I unrooted it.

Blasted tracfone.
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Rooted a S3 to play Pokemon Go

It worked so much better afterwards

It was a process but worth it
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Blue_Thunder posted...

Yeah, I used Kingroot. It was pretty easy. I was trying to use my phone as a hotspot for my computer. Long story short, my phone apparently can't do hotspots, so I unrooted it.

Blasted tracfone.

Kingroot or KingoRoot? Not sure if they're the same.

Anyway my phone discharged over 30% battery during lunch hour untouched, no apps running, won't sleep. Must fix this.
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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4. But it's running like Android 4.6 or something. More recent versions are harder to root.

Doctor Foxx posted...

Anyway my phone discharged over 30% battery during lunch hour untouched, no apps running, won't sleep. Must fix this.

You might have to buy a new battery, but rooting could be worth a shot first since it's free. Just be aware you aren't going to get any updates to your phone after you root it. Even if you unroot it, there's a byte of untouchable memory that tells your phone it's been rooted.
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SushiSquid posted...

I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy S4. But it's running like Android 4.6 or something. More recent versions are harder to root.

Yeah searching for how to root nougat has been a little frustrating
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Yellow posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Anyway my phone discharged over 30% battery during lunch hour untouched, no apps running, won't sleep. Must fix this.

You might have to buy a new battery, but rooting could be worth a shot first since it's free. Just be aware you aren't going to get any updates to your phone after you root it. Even if you unroot it, there's a byte of untouchable memory that tells your phone it's been rooted.

Not even security patches? That seems like there's a way to work around things but I don't know

New battery may be difficult with a 6P
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Not even security patches? That seems like there's a way to work around things but I don't know

If you want updates after you root it you can flash an OS like cyanogenmod, which is supposedly an improved android OS anyway.

Other than that malware and viruses aren't really a thing on android unless you have a targetted attacker, like a stalker that really knows their hacking stuff, so you're not really missing out on much there. I'm interested why you're rooting your phone, I guess you want to underclock for battery life?
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Also there's this
https://forums.androidcentral.com/nexus-6p/737436-nexus-6ps-battery-draining-too-fast.html

Supposedly that model is notorious for battery life draining.
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Yellow posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Not even security patches? That seems like there's a way to work around things but I don't know

If you want updates after you root it you can flash an OS like cyanogenmod, which is supposedly an improved android OS anyway.

Other than that malware and viruses aren't really a thing on android unless you have a targetted attacker, like a stalker that really knows their hacking stuff, so you're not really missing out on much there. I'm interested why you're rooting your phone, I guess you want to underclock for battery life?

I want to run naptime to optimize battery life and doing things like changing fonts or notification sounds seem to require root access.

The Nexus 6P does not have its warranty voided by root

But my phone is also almost 2 years old so no warranty anyway.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Hmm. Do you recall the program? I did try a root kit from my PC but it was many steps and it didn't seem to work correctly.

Kingo Root. I seem to still have it installed, it makes the process pretty painless.
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Seabutcher posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

Hmm. Do you recall the program? I did try a root kit from my PC but it was many steps and it didn't seem to work correctly.

Kingo Root. I seem to still have it installed, it makes the process pretty painless.

Thanks friend, I think that's what I'll end up trying. Though to read things online apparently it takes your imei and sends it to China so hello weird phone clone army
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don't use kingo root.

for that matter, don't use kingroot ( this is what everyone uses) unless you also buy the app that replaces kingroots su app with supersu
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JixHedgehog posted...

Rooted a S3 to play Pokemon Go

It worked so much better afterwards

It was a process but worth it

That's basically my story.
The rooting wasn't the hard part, the hard part was figuring out how to install a new OS.

....And then I went on to get a new phone juuuuust in time for Niantic to block the game from working on rooted phones. I dodged a massive "fuck you for trying" bullet.
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helly posted...

don't use kingo root.

for that matter, don't use kingroot ( this is what everyone uses) unless you also buy the app that replaces kingroots su app with supersu

What's that app
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I run a custom rom on my Galaxy S6. Rooting only works well on popular phones because they have better support. You can always try something like KingRoot if you're desperate.

Doctor Foxx posted...

I have a Nexus

Should be so easy to root a Nexus. Just look up custom Roms and download one that includes a supersu or whatever.

Try the xda forum for your exact model.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=darkslide.com.supersumepro&hl=en
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Doctor Foxx posted...

The Nexus 6P does not have its warranty voided by root

See here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development

Make sure you install TWRP first!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/orig-development/recovery-twrp-2-8-7-0-touch-recovery-t3234976
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I tried a WUP tool installer but it really did not work well. Unlocked the bootloader. But didn't root properly.

Maybe I'm just an idiot but this is really feeling beyond me
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Thanks friend, I think that's what I'll end up trying. Though to read things online apparently it takes your imei and sends it to China so hello weird phone clone army

I've never heard of an IMEI number before now. A few Google searches later and I'm a little worried but I think there's only so much someone can do with it?
Looks like Kingo have a bit of a reputation for playing loose with user privacy (though the software does do exactly what it says it does)...
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what is the specific phone you have?
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helIy posted...

what is the specific phone you have?

As mentioned, the Nexus 6P
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928

adb stuff is always annoying to deal with, though, so idk man
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It really is annoying. Gah. I had to wipe to unlock so I'm committed to trying
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Yea, I planted one in my back yard, sadly no "roots" ever grew and it didn't sprout a damn thing
so I just left it there. Best thing for it really, I only use my phone for work purposes...
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Blue_Thunder posted...

Yeah, I used Kingroot. It was pretty easy. I was trying to use my phone as a hotspot for my computer. Long story short, my phone apparently can't do hotspots, so I unrooted it.

Blasted tracfone.

Kingroot or KingoRoot? Not sure if they're the same.

KingRoot. The first time I saw "KingoRoot" I thought they misspelled "KingRoot." >_>
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Doctor Foxx posted...

ssj4supervegeta posted...

i went to the t-mobile and told them "idk what happened it just wont start up anymore"

Did they buy that

well i got a replacement phone, so i guess so :D
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ssj4supervegeta posted...

Doctor Foxx posted...

ssj4supervegeta posted...

i went to the t-mobile and told them "idk what happened it just wont start up anymore"

Did they buy that

well i got a replacement phone, so i guess so :D

Good for you that's not always the case

I had a good look at my phone and no way would I try and replace the battery myself. Solid aluminum body and the weird glass panel on the back. Too bad. My only complaint about my phone is the battery really.

Might try for more root tonight. After Pokemon hunting.
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Seabutcher posted...

JixHedgehog posted...

Rooted a S3 to play Pokemon Go

It worked so much better afterwards

It was a process but worth it

That's basically my story.
The rooting wasn't the hard part, the hard part was figuring out how to install a new OS.

....And then I went on to get a new phone juuuuust in time for Niantic to block the game from working on rooted phones. I dodged a massive "fuck you for trying" bullet.

There was a work around to it by renaming 2 files in the system or something .. I was using the S3 up until March
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