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Superuser.apk

So im assuming that if you install that app to an UNrooted phone it just gives you a black screen when you open it?

Nikolai2.1 said:
So im assuming that if you install that app to an UNrooted phone it just gives you a black screen when you open it?
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It will always give you a black screen, rooted or not. It comes into play automatically when an app requests SU permissions. At that point you would receive a Superuser message asking to allow or deny. Hope that helps...

g00gl3 said:
It will always give you a black screen, rooted or not. It comes into play automatically when an app requests SU permissions. At that point you would receive a Superuser message asking to allow or deny. Hope that helps...
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Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?

Nikolai2.1 said:
Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?
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Rooted stuff says it all.

Nikolai2.1 said:
Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?
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Superuser.apk needs 'su', which is not on the phone and needs to be written to sections that are read-only.

hmm..
This is true... I should have thought about that haha

[Q] Need some help with Superuser Permissions

I rooted my phone with the G2 walkthrough in the forums. It had me install Superuser Permissions, which worked at first. Now when I try to use something that required root access it just tells me I do not have root access. When I open the super user program, it just sits at a blank black screen. When I open up a new app(like the 3 different screenshot apps I downloaded) the apps open and tell me I do not have root access. I do have root access because I can get Titanium Backup to run and it also requires root access. I cannot remove/uninstall Superuser Permissions to swap it with another working super user app.
I saw this article http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828
I tried to install that app from the market and it fails to install(I assume due to the fact that I already have a super user app running). That said I cannot remove the installed app(thats not working). In that article it says to open terminal and type a "remount" command that may be different for each phone. I tried the command that they suggested(for his Nexus) but it did not seem to work on my G2.
So what do I do? Does anyone know what command I need to run from terminal to complete those directions to get a functioning Superuser app working? Does anyone know how to fix the existing "Superuser Permissions" app? Any suggestions?

try a reboot
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I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.

derricks2 said:
I already have. The Superuser Permissions app still only comes up with a black screen. No options when I hit "menu" and it does continue to stay active after I back out to the home screen as it does show up in the Task Killer list. That said, I am not getting a pop up that asks if I want to give an app superuser access. The apps that I alraedy had given permissions to(like Titanium Backup) still work fine, but no new app that require SU access will work.
Any other suggestions.
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Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.

did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.

brfield said:
did you do a perma root or temp root? If you did the Temp root, then the reboot caused you to lose your root. You need to re temp root then do the perma root.
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Its perm root. I still have the temp root app on the SD card(not installed) but its perm rooted.

ianmcquinn said:
Have you tried clearing data for the Superuser app? See if that resets it to a working state.
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Well.. not only did that not work, it made it worse. Now my titanium backup(that I have accessed daily for weeks since I rooted my phone) tells me I am not rooted after I cleared the data from the super user program...
And...
Now when I go to terminal and type su I dont get the # anymore.. it says permission denied...
AND
I tried using Visionary for a temp root, and after it trys to temp root, I still cant access SU from terminal.
I have not updated my OS to my knowledge.
Any ideas?

Anyone have any insight into this??
At this point my phone basically isnt rooted anymore. I have even tried visionary and it seems to temp root but nothing works.. I can get SU in terminal etc....
Superuser Permissions is still installed but doesnt work.
I tried using Visionary to remove root. It says my phone doesnt appear to be rooted.
Soo at this point, my phone has none of the advantages of being rooted, yet it is technically rooted(because I cant re-root it the same way using visionary and terminal).
What can I do??

Try installing a new ROM if you already have clockwork installed.

Those with failing Super USer I have a 3.0 APK

Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me

you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.

dottat said:
you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.
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Lol Thanks I fixed it. It is a installable apk.

how do you uninstall superuser

Rashadbrandon said:
how do you uninstall superuser
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First of all, if Superuser works for you and you have root privileges and root apps work this wouldn't apply to you.
Well, first I would go to Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, and look for Superuser.
If it is not there, then you might have to dig into ADB commands. Or just reflash ROM.
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Help Cannot uninstall Superuser
How do i uninstall superuser

Rashadbrandon said:
How do i uninstall superuser
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Go to the applications list and choose uninstall on super user.
Or go to the market go to my apps and then find super user click it and select un install.
From there install the 3.0 SU that I have listed and it should work for your device (varies among devices and roms).
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REFLASH ANYTHING. Just re install and it should work . It is what worked for me.

This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off

Rashadbrandon said:
This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off
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Download the APK and use astro or similar to browse to your download folder and find the apk and click and use app manager to install it.

OK I got it Thanks everyone.

Rashadbrandon said:
OK I got it Thanks everyone.
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as always everyone is welcome including you. Thanks for the thanks.

cmsjr123 said:
Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me
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Works great for me on Supersonic3D RC1.2-[10/14/2011]-Sense 3.5
Thank you for the apk.........

4.4.2 and towelroot

has anyone tried this yet and does it work

Yes it does if you're on nc1 firmware
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I have tried this and everything says that the phone is rooted, however, when I open apps they are not asking for permission. Is there something else that I need to do? Apps that work only on rooted phones are working fine so I am kind of stumped. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

bigtymehokie said:
I have tried this and everything says that the phone is rooted, however, when I open apps they are not asking for permission. Is there something else that I need to do? Apps that work only on rooted phones are working fine so I am kind of stumped. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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That's the way it works and part of the reason the exploit is scary, apps don't ask for permission.
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I have SuperSu installed and I do get prompts for granting or denying apps permission, but yeah if you don't have a Superuser access management tool, apps are granted root permissions immediately. If you don't want that custom boot logo and that's why you uninstalled SuperSu (if you even had it), you can use Wanam exposed and Xposed framework to fake system status and set it to official.

bigtymehokie said:
I have tried this and everything says that the phone is rooted, however, when I open apps they are not asking for permission. Is there something else that I need to do? Apps that work only on rooted phones are working fine so I am kind of stumped. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Install SuperSu.

~wolverine~ said:
Install SuperSu.
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I have SuperSU installed and that is what is confusing me. Sometimes it asks me to grant permission for apps I open and then other apps will open without asking any permissions.

bigtymehokie said:
I have SuperSU installed and that is what is confusing me. Sometimes it asks me to grant permission for apps I open and then other apps will open without asking any permissions.
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Do the apps that open without notification need root permission? If they don't they won't ask for it.
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jd1639 said:
Do the apps that open without notification need root permission? If they don't they won't ask for it.
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Here is what i am trying to do...I used to be able to get music from Google Play to Doubletwist with my rooted phone. I had to unroot it and then root it again. Doubletwist used to ask for permission, however now does not. Nor will the music move over. Long story short, that is what I am working on. Unsuccessfully, I might add. Last time I rooted the phone, I used the SD Card method and this time I used towelroot. Not sure if that would make a difference or not.

[Q] I dont have full root aces. Can you help me?

I have LG optimus one and Iam try new rom Omnirom beta 7 and beta 7.1. Iam saw ther isnt any superuser app and Iam try flash SuperSU (chainfire) and SuperUser (CloakWorkMod) with cwm recowery 6.4.0.6 and twrp 2.7.0.0.
Now I can run some apps like a total commander with superuser aces, Rom manager, but Iam style not can run titanium backup and lot of more. Sorry my English. Thanks for all reply.

Just FYI it is recommended to run twrp and su. Regarding you question: can you use the functionality that requires root in the apps you mentioned to be working? If not you simply have no su access at all. In case you can run them go into the su UI under settings and see if you can manually grant su permission to TiB and the like. It seems strange to me that super user should only work for some of your apps. I might be wrong though, I'm no expert.
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thanks
chuSmu said:
Just FYI it is recommended to run twrp and su. Regarding you question: can you use the functionality that requires root in the apps you mentioned to be working? If not you simply have no su access at all. In case you can run them go into the su UI under settings and see if you can manually grant su permission to TiB and the like. It seems strange to me that super user should only work for some of your apps. I might be wrong though, I'm no expert.
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Thanks Iam try it.

I am found error
chuwork54049883 said:
Just FYI it is recommended to run twrp and su. Regarding you question: can you use the functionality that requires root in the apps you mentioned to be working? If not you simply have no su access at all. In case you can run them go into the su UI under settings and see if you can manually grant su permission to TiB and the like. It seems strange to me that super user should only work for some of your apps. I might be wrong though, I'm no expert.
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This dont work
Iam dont saw a easy think. My result app hawe root aces but adb no.
How to repair. Settings -> for developers ( If you dont see it, you must go to settings -> About phone and seven times touch build number)
In setings you mustvote apps & adb in defoult only apps.