Hello everybody,
I`m new to the rooting part of android phones and i have searched a lot about the risks of rooting. One problem i couldn`t solve is the warranty voiding problem. If you root your phone warranty will void, right? Well if i root my phone and something breaks, is there maybe a way i can make it look like the phone was never rooted and get my warranty back?
thanks in advance!
I think you just have to unroot it.
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wesjeex3 said:
I think you just have to unroot it.
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hi
or u can just re flash the original rom again via Odin
download the original rom from samfirmware and re flash it if u want to give ur phone for warranty purposes or read the roll up thread in the development section i have given a few rooting thread links their is also info on how to un root in one of the threads
thanks you really helped me out!
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Hi, i am just wondering if i should flash my stock kernel and use root. I like to be able to play games including the tegra ones however If i do use root and use chainfire 3d will all the curent market apps i have still be available? last time i went to fix market settings and i lost some of them and had 2 manually download them off the internet.
Also, what are the cons of rooting?
I am worried about losing my carrier specific firmware..what does that actually do?
There aren't that many good reasons to root.
I only rooted mine to do the free sim unlock (also from chainfire). 6 months in and I'm still on the rooted stock rom and stock kernel.
On old android phones I had always rooted to use apps2sd, but that isn't an issue with the SGS2.
Perhaps the best reason to root is to get Android 4.0 before the OTA release. Looks like we should have a reasonable ICS ROM with most things working by Christmas. The OTA may be a few months away.
IMO a device should come pre-rooted or at least mentioned in the phone box that it should be rooted
Seriously.
Simple if you have to ask then the answer is NO.
You root when you need root .
It does nothing to the phone bar allow a deeper user level access .
When you require this level of access or you want to run an app that requires root then root .
Likewise if you want to install a custom rom via CWM you require root .
Root voids warranty and raises the custom rom counter so its your choice .
jje
JJEgan said:
Simple if you have to ask then the answer is NO.
You root when you need root .
It does nothing to the phone bar allow a deeper user level access .
When you require this level of access or you want to run an app that requires root then root .
Likewise if you want to install a custom rom via CWM you require root .
Root voids warranty and raises the custom rom counter so its your choice .
jje
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+1 on that.. Its all up to you...
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I was in the same boat, I couldn't decide whether to root our not.
I recommend doing your research, think allot if you actually need rooted apps. Then decide on a method of rooting.
Zergrush is the best method if you just want root access. Its the method I used, plus you can easily flash a new kernel using an app like Mobile Odin.
If you feel you don't NEED root don't do it. Messing on with a phone will void the warranty and possibly irreparably damage it.
Good luck
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I believe forum's are a great place for asking questions, but an even better place for researching all you need to know. So is Google.
****, when I first started off with the S1 I had no idea about android. But through reading alone I learnt how to obtain download mode (mine didn't have it), spoof product code in kies, flash all sorts through Odin and cwm, as well as root and more.
I didn't care about root until I downloaded titanium backup which requires it. I therefore wanted root access.
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what ever you do as soon as you root back up the /efs folder (immediately first thing you should do after rooting no matter what!)
i only rooted my phone because i wanted to use setCPU to save battery.
Since you would like to play Tegra games and the only way in S2 is root and use chainfire 3D. Just root it off and enjoy it
With superoneclick you have the option to unroot. Would Samsung know that it's been rooted and still void warranty?
MagicMan3 said:
With superoneclick you have the option to unroot. Would Samsung know that it's been rooted and still void warranty?
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Unrooting will unroot the device.. It can be done in every other methods also.. But your custom binary counter will increase.. Simply, yes it is possible to find that the device is rooted even after unrooting, unless you reset your binary counter..
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Titanium Backup=reason to root
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Also , Sixaxis Controller app is so sweet if you own a PS3. You seem like the gaming type so you could get a PSX emulator, download your favorite ROMs and whack it off with your PS3 dualshock. Imagine playing Metal Gear Solid on your SGS2 ( looks better then on a real PSone actually
altough configuring the app is a pain in the a$$
PS. the amount of customization you can do when you root is immense!
Athavan said:
Unrooting will unroot the device.. It can be done in every other methods also.. But your custom binary counter will increase.. Simply, yes it is possible to find that the device is rooted even after unrooting, unless you reset your binary counter..
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Use [ROOT] SG2 Easy Rooting Toolkit from zergRUSH - This doesn't increase the custom counter... Very easy to do, unroot is simple also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321538
The simple answer (my favourite type) is don't root.
If you require to run an app that requires root or you want to replace a system app or you just want to tweak the system, then you need to root.
Rooting is simple enough and so is it for getting it back to warranty condition.
Athavan said:
Unrooting will unroot the device.. It can be done in every other methods also.. But your custom binary counter will increase.. Simply, yes it is possible to find that the device is rooted even after unrooting, unless you reset your binary counter..
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Is there a way to reset your binary counter?
Dmonty said:
Use [ROOT] SG2 Easy Rooting Toolkit from zergRUSH - This doesn't increase the custom counter... Very easy to do, unroot is simple also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321538
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Do this before changing roms etc.... It isn't a full on root with changing kernal and roms etc.. BUT you can use titanium and cachemate etc... I only rooted to restore backup from previous android devices
I don't think it voids warranty
Then if you want to change your rom etc you can do it later and change your kernal etc
Tbh though, i agree with an earlier comment, if you need to ask why, you probs dont need to root
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Is there a way to reset your binary counter?
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Yes there are multiple ways and a ship load of threads on how to reset it.
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MagicMan3 said:
Is there a way to reset your binary counter?
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Surely you can...
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Hi guys... I have been using galaxy note since 3 mnths... I luv dis phn...it would b grt if i have ics in it...so need help of u guys... I knw official ics is out in germany only...so if i root note by putin ics... Will it void warranty or is there any option of un root also...i want to knw d benifits if rootin also...or plzz suggest i m willing to go for s3...is dat better than note? I dnt use spen much...i use note for watchin moviess or playin gamess...experts plzz advisee...thanks in advancee...its my first android phn...i had been using iphn,s since 2009
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1) Should I root or not?
A) The very fact that you asked this question means you should not root.
2) will rooting void warranty?
a) yes.
3) Can I unroot?
a) yes.
4) what are the benefits of rooting?
a) when you want a benefit that your stock phone cannot provide, then you root. so the benefits are on need to know basis.
5) Which is better S3 or GN?
You ask this question on a GN forum?
Read this and do your research before you mess up your phone. Yes, you can root and unroot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
If i unroot then will i get d warrenty back or not? Or anyy expected date of ics in india?
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rahuldiwan87 said:
If i unroot then will i get d warrenty back or not? Or anyy expected date of ics in india?
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Rooting is not necessarily the problem. The problem will be if you flash a custom ROM you will get a triangle and it will increase your binary counter.
If you flash the ICS official LPY rom with PC Odin it will NOT cause a triangle because it is stock.
Please do your research more before you start flashing things because it sounds like you are very new to android development and I do not want to see you brick your Note.
I see a new thread titled "Help I bricked my phone!!" coming very very soon
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I see a new thread titled "Help I bricked my phone!!" coming very very soon
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hahahaha lol... and with long crying wall of text with that style of writing.. my head already got hurt from reading his post
1) start writing correct and full english: this is a forum and not a chat or an sms
2) all your questions are already answered, if you only had searched before posting: new to android does not mean that you are the first that have these problems
3) you are offensive and violent, i reported your post to the board moderators and suggest that others to the same
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Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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Completely stock?
richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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You bricked your device completely. Do you have warranty?
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PoisonWolf said:
Completely stock?
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yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom
Have you tried swapping batteries? Just trying to rule out a dead/faulty battery of sorts...
A brick from stock recovery.. Can you get hold of Entropy? This is a valuable info about the brick bug.. Sorry about the incident buddy..
please don't send your phone in for warranty until you've spoken to entropy!!
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yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom
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Not CF-Root, no CWM fakeflash with ROM Manager?
If it was in Samsung's own stock recovery ("3e" recovery), I want to put you in touch with a contact of mine at Samsung.
Could you PM me your email address please?
And can you go into very specific detail about what firmwares you have had installed on this device previously?
richterbelmont said:
yes man..im on official ics 4.0.4 germany rom
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Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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sahilarora2003 said:
Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Seriously... If we ever want this nightmare to end, we need to get evidence of danger in stock recovery to engineers at Samsung (not their service centers... they're clueless... If it goes into a service center, it's a lost opportunity). Thank you very much for your attempts to sabotage those efforts.
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Get your motherboard replaced asap.
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We are trying to get info from this user. This brick is so valuable if indeed it was pure stock recovery and what we can get on this brick can benefit the whole note conmunity and other devices that have the brick bug.. we know he needs a mobo replacement but please DO NOT send the device to service asap..
richterbelmont said:
Guys i need your advice
i was on ics 4.0.4 recovery. do a wipe cache/partition..my phone freeze then shutdown..now i cant even turn it on....even doing recovery nothing.....just trying my luck if theres a way to revive this....thanks in advance!!!!!
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Hope you can communicate with Entropy first before you decide to send your device.. He has a contact at Samsung..
i hope you can get in contact with entropy,, samsung will likely replace your unit with a brand new one.. we all love brand new things, don't we?
Unbelievable.... I never thought stock ICS 4.0.4 can brick our phone....
By the way to the OP... where you also using the stock kernel when you wiped partition /cache? or where you using a custom kernel?
*now this me think on the credibility of all stock ICS (including the latest 4.0.4) ones already... If the OP got hit by this hard brick bug (on stock 4.0.4 ICS, assuming he was using also the stock kernel that comes with it), how many more do you think will follow the OP's plight of hard bricking their phones...?
...and come to think 4.0.4 ICS is beginning to be released already in every region of the world..... this is quite an alarming news.....
What do you guys mean with stock recovery? You mean the one that you use to flash cwm to flash a rom in order to not overwrite some binary so you're phone doesn't lose warranty?
stock recovery is the recovery you have when you buy the phone or just after you flash a stock rom.
If it's a full stock and the wipe was done during automatic upgrade then samsung has to release a solution. But will they?? Entropy has been battling so much and still are people that rush in and say: "replace as fast as you can with a ss"...... unbelieveble.
I think there are more that had the same problem but or aren't users of the WWW or just didn't realise that it was the bug. I'm sure that there are a number of devices that were already repaired by some ss WITHOUT knowledge, just a swap of the mb, new flash and new phone !! That makes the customer happy but doesn't solve the problem.
Ok, it must be hard to be without a phone (i know) but if you are willing to sacrifice some time to solve a WORLDWIDE problem i'm pretty sure that you'll be considered a hero..... :laugh:
As i read here Entropy did already knows of this so just hang in there....
Wish a swift and good solution not just for you but for all....
beco
Follow Entropy that is best way.
Can you plz change title of thread?
it will be easy n better to find if it will
'Bricked not by emmc bug on pure stock ROM' or like something.
hunterhp said:
What do you guys mean with stock recovery? You mean the one that you use to flash cwm to flash a rom in order to not overwrite some binary so you're phone doesn't lose warranty?
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Recovery is the system you get by pressing "vol up", power and menu at the same time at startup
Stock is the one that you get out of the box, looks like this:
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=867265stock.png
CWM is installed with custom roms and CFRoot, looks kis this:
http://rootgalaxynote.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/backup-cwm-rooted-galaxy-note-3-690x431.jpg
You know which one you used ?
We just have to wait for the OP to report back, if it is not a false alarm. I mean, he has only 3 posts, could be anything. I hope he was on stock, but it smells like a noob not following the instructions. Forgive me if I'm wrong. In any case:
DO NOT SEND THE DEVICE to the service centre before contacting Entropy!
So, I'm going to get the D802 variant tomorrow.
I want to root this phone, but still be able to use warranty in case I need it.
What I'm going to do is:
1. Root using this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
2. If I need to un-root to get warranty repair, is it correct all I need to do is flash my stock ROM again and they will have no clue this phone was ever rooted ? if so, (A) can I backup my stock ROM before rooting, so I could use it when I need, and if so, how ? (B) what program do I use to flash my stock ROM, if I want to un-root ?
Thanks!
Edit:
I just saw this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2471370
Does this answer my #2 question regarding how to flash my stock ROM ? (so I don't even have to save my ROM, I can download it from there?)
Doesn't anyone has an answer for this ?
This is a very important issue to anyone who root and want to be sure he doesn't lose warranty...
Noam23 said:
Doesn't anyone has an answer for this ?
This is a very important issue to anyone who root and want to be sure he doesn't lose warranty...
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You want a manufacturers warranty you don't root.... You want to root you get insurance.... You have insurance, you won't make a thread like this.
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only LG Italy give warranty also to rooted devices.
nic85 said:
only LG Italy give warranty also to rooted devices.
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I'm not sure what are you talking about... you can definitely root AND have warranty (all around the world). The only thing you need to do is un-root before you send it for warranty repair. This thread deals exactly with that - how to un-root.
I've rooted every phone I've gotten since the Incredible 1 and not once have I unrooted before sending it in for warranty. All they do is check the hardware, hook it up to a machine, and flash the stock software. End of story.
Im looking forward to root my gt-i9505 but im a noob when it comes to rooting (kernels bootloaders roms recoverys..)
I have couple of questions
-What is the safest method to root ?
-My phone is bought is Switzerland(not locket to any carriers tho) But when the phone is booting I see the company logo (swisscom to be exact) and I had some apps from that company but when I updated to kitkat the apps where gone. Anything to worry about?
-What about back ups?
-What can go wrong with rooting ?
-Best Roms ( no bugs?)
-Must have root apps?
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Take a look: HERE
If you have this release installed on your phone you can take root following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655544
For backup search info about nandroid backup.
Things can go wrong if you don't know what you are doing.
AASonyKK said:
If you have this release installed on your phone you can take root following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2655544
For backup search info about nandroid backup.
Things can go wrong if you don't know what you are doing.
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Dont confuse the people. He is using a GT-i9505 no a GT-i9500 :silly: