I just did a temporary root with z4. I did temporary cuz rooting I noticed made my phone slower & plus I'm not very entertained with the rooting thing. I have not came across anything super great yet. But what I want ask is since I'm TEMPORARY rooted, if I delete the 2 stock demo games then reboot, I know I'm not going be rooted anymore but will the phone be fine & will the stock apps still be gone?
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As to whether or not the phone will be fine afterwards, i can't really answer. I've never done a temporary root, but i guess it's safe as they added the option.
And yes, whatever changes to make to your phone will stick after reboot, regardless of root status.
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Well I unrooted my phone last night because I thought I needed to do so in order to receive the latest OTA from HTC, which I learned later that I probably didn't actually need to do.
Anyway I have just rooted the phone again, and silly me, I forgot to remove some of those pointless pre-installed apps. So I actually had to do the root process again (which I can about do blindfolded now).
And onto the actual point of the post:
Besides removing apps and giving SU privileges, is there anything else worthwhile that I can do for my phone while I am still in recovery? I haven't been keeping up too much on the latest hacks and tricks.
Thanks for any info ppls
I guss u can install a custom Rom if u wanted too
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What if I use the z4 root app? Do I get a recovery or is it just a simple root and that's it?
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Doesn't work on the evo. check the link in my sig.
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I used Z4Root about a week ago on a stock Evo, with the most recent software, at the bar and within 10 mins I had my friends Evo working as a hot spot. Now this is only a temporary root and doesn’t give you complete control of your phone. No recovery and other benefits of full root.
Now Z4oot is nice if all you want to do is tether, or maybe to use Titanium Backup. But it gets old quick and your time will be better spent using a permanent method of root. With all the great methods out their there isn’t a reason to use temporary root.
When I first rooted I used the temporary unrevoked method (pretty much the same as z4root). I have since moved on to full nand unlock I love the ability to take backups try some mod like a custom battery icon or a Rosie modification, or even a Rom with new sense (Warm Z Rocks!) and Know I can restore my phone back to a perfectly good working order.
I recommend using Unrevoked 3. Used that about 2 weeks ago to reroot my coworker’s evo after unrooting for warranty work.
If I root my new Defy Plus using the one click root, how can I unroot it again, if I needed to send it back for example ?
Would a regular 'factory reset' take it back to unrooted state, or is there something else I'd need to do.
Try the unroot option in soc. If out don't work you can flash an avg anytime to restore the phone to 'just out of box' condition
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Hi,
Not sure if Super one click will root the Defy plus. I tried it the first defy plus I got and it would not work.
Droid3 root did work though. I had to send it back due to it continually re booting. Used Pete's Root tools (think that's what it was called to un root it). Must have worked as I was sent a replacement phone with no problems.
Mind you the touch screen was faulty on that one. On my third defy plus and it is working fine after three days, fingers crossed!
Regards
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Yes its the droid 3 root that works on the defy plus, I'll have to have a look for Pete's root tools if that's the way to unroot again.
does anyone know how can i be sure if my phone is unrooted or not? is that sure that pete's tools work?
Well, m8be a stupid question..
But what does it do ?
Can i put some other software on the root of this phone like i did on HTC ?
yes you can use new features on your phone like adblocker apps and for example you can delete apps that were installed on the device when you bought it.
Well i rooted my phone and somehow my camera (view from screen) ****ed up.
I tried a different android proggie from the market and did the same error.
So unroot did do the job and gave my camera and gave my view back.
Some1 got the same problem ?
I've never heard about such a problem before. but what program did you use to root and unroot the phone? cus we heard about a a few programs which work but let's make these things clear
DROID 3 easy root script v7
I also rooted my defy plus this afternoon, I used the newest version (2.3.1.0) of Super One Click and it worked. Both rooting and unrooting were finished and I also checked it with a few apps which need a rooted phone. Both rooting and unrooting were succesfull.
Because some apps works only on a rooted handy i tried again
with DROID 3 easy root script v7.
Superuser seems to work now.. also my camera
The only thing i didn't do is to go into boot section after the blue led thing.
Installed energy ROM 3/14 and was wondering if super su can really remove Root. Would i keep my ability to use titanium backup?
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Yes and No
It appears Super SU can provide a temporary unroot, but the way you would have to remove root fully and properly is to flash completely back to stock. May I ask why you want to unroot in the first place? The only reason I can think is that you plan on returning it for service under warranty. If this is the case, as you may or may not be aware, Motorola has an embedded a nice little root checker in the phone. I have read some conflicting posts about whether or not returning to stock resets the root counter, but you may face some trouble due to that. Perhaps someone who has attempted to get service after being rooted can chip in?
As for titanium backup, it will not work without root, because the app would be unable to access user and system files that hold your settings.
I got my G2 used and didn't even realize until a few days in that I was already using CleanROM and had root. Been using it like that all along and only just tonight did I stumble across some old threads about how initially there was a root method that involved some weird Chinese exe file that people eventually feared might have installed spyware and decided not to use anymore. I just assumed all along that the previous owner had used the Loki method as that was the only one I had ever heard about. I realize I could just follow a guide to fully reset my phone, but I would hate to go through all of that for nothing if my phone is safe. Plus I seem to be one of the people who can't seem to get debug mode/adb to initialize on a Verizon G2 when plugged in so I'm not even sure how I would go about using the LG flasher a tot file to fully reset my device.
So far all I tried was installing Titanium backup and making sure I didn't see any frozen Chinese language root explorer app that apparently gets installed on your phone when using that old root method and has to be frozen afterwards.
Is there any thing I can specifically look for on my phone that would hint at which root method was used?
yep there is a way. boot into download mode and here you will see phone status unrooted or rooted..
There is no way to see what method you are using, but as far as i know, you have loki method of rooting. Cause you have another ROM, and only loki patches boot, so you can have TWRP and all that stuff. Why do you want to reset the phones root? If it is working, don't use LG tools, cause i saw some people (but only on D802) who complained that they got stucked in bootloop after using LG tools.
ForbEx said:
yep there is a way. boot into download mode and here you will see phone status unrooted or rooted..
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Not if its rooted, HOW its rooted.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
Don't believe there's a way to get root method.
If concerned, maybe go back to stock and redo the device with the other method?
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For peace of mind, I would backup what u need to a computer, flash stock (handy to know how to anyways) and re-root. Least then u know for sure. Just my 2¢
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