I. Introduction
Hey everybody, I am Euler MD, and I hope to make the most encompassing Guide to Everything. I hope to include everything from "How-To"s to a general FAQ. I will probably be needing quite a bit of time to complete this, but this is my starting point. Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for more.
II. S-OFF
i. If you are reading this section, then you are looking to S-OFF you device, but what does S-OFF mean? With our Android phones, this "S" can be in one of two positions, ON or OFF. The ON or OFF refers to the user's ability to change files in the part of your phone, or partition, where the Operating System is located. If a phone is S-ON, then this means that the end user cannot change anything in the Operating System partition, and vice versa, if a phone is S-OFF, then the end user can change files in the Operating System partition or even install a new Operating System, or ROM.
ii. How To
Coming soon
III. Root
i. For those of us who are new to Android, we always hear of "Rooting," but what is it and what benefits does it bring? In simpler terms, Rooting is the act of giving the user Administrative power over his phone. "Huh? So what does this do?" It allows the user to do all sorts of neat things, like install Clockwork, ROMs, Tether, Modify CPU speeds, and the list goes on and on.
IV. Clockwork Recovery
I'll get more done soon.,,
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S-On/Off is a HTC thing. No other manufacturer uses it. All this tread is gping to do is confuse new people.
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MrBC said:
S-On/Off is a HTC thing. Other manufacturer uses it. All this tread is gping to do is confuse new people.
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I dont think S-off with Nexus 4 is relevant. Dont confuse 1st timers.
Plus we already have this kind of thread
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ksavai said:
I dont think S-off with Nexus 4 is relevant. Dont confuse 1st timers.
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lol, sorry. I came from a sensation
noodles2224 said:
Plus we already have this kind of thread
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I know, but I plan to make this guide really expansive.
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lol, sorry. I came from a sensation
I know, but I plan to make this guide really expansive.
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I'm sorry but I'm sure this thread will get expanded .. :/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
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ksavai said:
I dont think S-off with Nexus 4 is relevant. Dont confuse 1st timers.
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Sorry man I mis-typed post edited to what I meant.
(stupid Samsung keyboard tripping me up )
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Euler MD said:
lol, sorry. I came from a sensation
I know, but I plan to make this guide really expansive.
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LOL. When i saw S-OFF i was like WTF this fool is posting in the wrong forum.
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LOL. When i saw S-OFF i was like WTF this fool is posting in the wrong forum.
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For a moment to I thought he had been given a dodgy Chinese phone with a fake Nexus 4 outer
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Worked wonders. I figure I'd share the information. I'm sure most of you know already. You cant get Z4 from the market anymore. Have to search Google. Worked wonders. Way easier than the adb shell. Sorry if this is a repost
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1 click root apps are the devil.
that is all.
Really. I've never had a problem with androot or this Z4. I guess its the risk you take being lazy likebme lol
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zachsx said:
Really. I've never had a problem with androot or this Z4. I guess its the risk you take being lazy likebme lol
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They are the devil because they allow n00bs to root with no knowledge on how to fix their phone should they break them.
fallingup said:
They are the devil because they allow n00bs to root with no knowledge on how to fix their phone should they break them.
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agreed, yes.
Everybody's a noob at first. Hopefully no one stays one...
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I just downloaded it in the market 5 minutes ago
Wow they must have put it back up. Well that's good then hope it works as well as it worked for me.
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fallingup said:
They are the devil because they allow n00bs to root with no knowledge on how to fix their phone should they break them.
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Makes sense but everyone's gotta start somewhere. Just a reminder. Always do your research
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garywojdan81 said:
Everybody's a noob at first. Hopefully no one stays one...
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the learning curve is accelerated when you dont take the easy way out
zachsx said:
Makes sense but everyone's gotta start somewhere. Just a reminder. Always do your research
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The guy's inability to find the proper forum for this post (hint: there's no development content) bodes ill for his learning curve.
When rooting with this app does the bootloader get unlocked?
s44 said:
The guy's inability to find the proper forum for this post (hint: there's no development content) bodes ill for his learning curve.
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I really don't care for your snide remarks, I was just trying to be helpful. For people who have problems rooting their device via ADP, or one click root. So they can take advantage of all the hard work that our devs do for us.
But for future refrence, since this was a horrible/wrong place to post this information, where would you like me to put it? I respond better to people who are more polite.
ilianpk said:
When rooting with this app does the bootloader get unlocked?
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i hope that was a joke
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But for future refrence, since this was a horrible/wrong place to post this information, where would you like me to put it? I respond better to people who are more polite.
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The General Section is more appropirate. The Development section is reserved for people actively developing ROMs, Kernels, etc.
sic4672 said:
The General Section is more appropirate. The Development section is reserved for people actively developing ROMs, Kernels, etc.
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Well terrible sorry guys
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Well terrible sorry guys
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Honest mistake, no worries. People have just been getting up in arms lately over posts like this. I'm sure people just get tired of repeating the same thing again and again, so it's nothing personal.
Thread moved to General.
No this will not unlock the bootloader. This phone is known for having very tight security and the efuse chip that locks the bootloader. Of course this doesn't unlock the bootloader.;-P
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First of all forgive my naivety. I have just bought a desire z. Could someone tell me the real world benefits of rooting my phone?
Well you can unlock your phone to work with other gsm network. You can load many unique roms like CM7, Sense gingerbread, Miui... Etc.
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I dont mean to sound like a **** but.... If you dont know what to do with root. You dont need root. Now if your interested as a hobby check out all the guides in the stickies sections lots of good info there
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There is a great article about rooting on androidcentral that was posted about a month ago go read that.
OneGoodKnock said:
First of all forgive my naivety. I have just bought a desire z. Could someone tell me the real world benefits of rooting my phone?
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shortlived said:
I dont mean to sound like a **** but.... If you dont know what to do with root. You dont need root. Now if your interested as a hobby check out all the guides in the stickies sections lots of good info there
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I previously had an HD2 and spent ages with that, flashing new roms etc. I understood the point of that as WM was a pretty poor OS. However with Android I'm not sure if there is any point in real terms.
shabgard said:
There is a great article about rooting on androidcentral that was posted about a month ago go read that.
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Thanks for that, have read the article which was very good. I couldn't find any good reason to root my phone, so maybe it's just something that's not for me.
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First of all forgive my naivety. I have just bought a desire z. Could someone tell me the real world benefits of rooting my phone?
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Rooting has lots of great benifits. You can flash amazing OS and experience the full developer experience on your device. Wifi Tether for those who want to shoot Wifi from there phone with no charge. Great customization choices when you pick a ROM that allows it. And you can even increase the value of your phone when resale comes up in the future. The root method is a little complicated but it will be worth it when your done. Better your device for your liking and have fun doing it of course! Hope I helped
when i go into my bootloader, it wont connect to "fastboot usb" at all. i need that so i can unlock my boot loader. please help, i want to have this done tonight.
Is your phone in USB debugging
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yeah, thats on.
What version phone do u have??
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you need to install the usb drivers for the phone in sounds like.
i have the 4g.
i have them installed.
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What version phone do u have??
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Stupid me u posted on nexus s 4g development try this after u install the drivers. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250583
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not development topic moved
AllGamer said:
not development topic moved
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how ? its..about my fastboot ? which is used for rooting..which is development ?
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how ? its..about my fastboot ? which is used for rooting..which is development ?
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Did you develop something? Then no it doesn't belong in that section.
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Rem3Dy said:
Did you develop something? Then no it doesn't belong in that section.
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its almost sad how adamant you all can be over something that in the end all ties together into one subject. im not wrong, you all just want to sit on your high horses and pretend that because people like me are smaller on a "rating" system and "dont know what were talking about," when someone like me has been studying this stuff since it started.
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its almost sad how adamant you all can be over something that in the end all ties together into one subject. im not wrong, you all just want to sit on your high horses and pretend that because people like me are smaller on a "rating" system and "dont know what were talking about," when someone like me has been studying this stuff since it started.
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=\ gotta give it to them on this one... it's not development so yeah
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i just sold my nexus 4 online and i need to ship it. i've unlocked the bootloader and rooted it and sold it like so. the buyer wanted it unlocked and rooted. i did a factory reset to clear my settings and files, however when i hooked up the nexus 4 via cable, i noticed that some folders from previous programs and data are still there. i deleted it manually but i'm not sure if there's anything else the factory reset did not get rid off. how do i remove all my previous settings and data for sure 100% while leaving the bootloader unlocked and the phone rooted? is factory reset enough? factory reset don't get rid off bootloader or root right? i noticed it did not but i just want to be sure
thanks
there are many tutorials in the forum to completely wipe your device blank.. check the android development thread
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there are many tutorials in the forum to completely wipe your device blank.. check the android development thread
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but keep the bootloader unlocked and phone rooted without having to do it again?
Go into recovery and wipe internal storage. It will delete what you're referring to.
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Flash factory settings images provided by google and lock the bootloader
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revamper said:
Go into recovery and wipe internal storage. It will delete what you're referring to.
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you sure that will delete all the folders? because going into recovery mode and wipe internal storage is same thing is going into settings and doing factory reset
What I want to know is why on earth would you sell it?
Put car buffer on the screen to hide scratches
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How much did you sell it for?
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AshtonTS said:
What I want to know is why on earth would you sell it?
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why you care? that's none of your business. stay on topic please.
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Put car buffer on the screen to hide scratches
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lol i don't have any scratches. it's in perfect condition. i take care of my devices
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why you care? that's none of your business.
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Defensive much?
Chill out, bruv. The guy was just asking a question so no need for the mini rant.
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jinjin12 said:
why you care? that's none of your business. stay on topic please.
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This has nothing to do with what he asked you could have simply stated "I don't believe that is any of your business, thank you" and be on your way.
Cleaned that post and all your quotes so please don't stray off anymore and play nice. You have a choice here, answer the question or ignore it but there's no need for justifying a rant.
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drpepe said:
Defensive much?
Chill out, bruv. The guy was just asking a question so no need for the mini rant.
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not defensive, just annoyed. when i post on android central, everyone is cool. when i post the EXACT same topics (copy and pasted) here on this forum, there is always several annoying fanboys who gets defensive when something bad is said about android or a particular device. it doesn't happen on android central but on here it happens every damn post. it's like this forum is filled with them. apple or android, i don't care, fanboys are annoying.
yes i was going to type "not your business" and leave it at that but i didn't because i know some other fanboys will post on this damn thread and make more annoying comments.
i like what i like, it's my personal preference. stop trying to impose your preferences on me. it's none of your business why i sold my nexus 4. his comment implied that he got offended that i don't like the nexus 4. i just asked about how to prepare s nexus 4 for selling without unrooting or -relocking bootloader. that should not warranted questions about why i sold.
Thread closed. This is now a pointless rant thread so useless.
I'm K7C and I come from the doubleshot threads , I'm going to be getting a nexus 4 and wanted to know if I should get it. I like diff UI's and since this is the Nexus it has a lot of options. What would you rate your nexus with and without root. Thanks
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I'm K7C and I come from the doubleshot threads , I'm going to be getting a nexus 4 and wanted to know if I should get it. I like diff UI's and since this is the Nexus it has a lot of options. What would you rate your nexus with and without root. Thanks
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a nexus without root is like an angel without wings
^ Nice one Simms!
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simms22 said:
a nexus without root is like an angel without wings
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Perfect description! Simply one cannot own a nexus and enjoy its full potential without root.
Not to mention the fact that the N4 is one of the easiest smartphones to unlock & root. Just don't use a toolkit, and enjoy learning about Android.
Dooooont buy it!! Stay away! This phone is cursed!
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Dooooont buy it!! Stay away! This phone is cursed!
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just because it glides, on its own, across seemingly flat surfaces, does not make it cursed
Underground_XI said:
Dooooont buy it!! Stay away! This phone is cursed!
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Lol I have a bse screen protector on the back with no problems at all
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What's wrong with using the toolkit? If I can't use the tk then I will need someone to walk me through the process over the phone.
K7Cobb said:
What's wrong with using the toolkit? If I can't use the tk then I will need someone to walk me through the process over the phone.
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Read the items in my signature. That`s a good start for now
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What's wrong with using the toolkit? If I can't use the tk then I will need someone to walk me through the process over the phone.
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you learn nothing. so when you run into the issue, youre screwed since you dont know the basics. anyways, doing it the right way is just as easy as using a toolkit. all you need to do(in a nutshell) is fastboot oem unlock, flash a recovery via fastboot, flash either the su binaries or a custom rom in your new recovery, then reboot. nothing difficult. but learning to fastboot and to use the recovery is essential.
benman715 said:
Perfect description! Simply one cannot own a nexus and enjoy its full potential without root.
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Small edit
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I know all of that, well at least I know of it, we'll talk more when I get my N4 (Mon-Wed) thanks for all tbe comments guys, I'll have more posts in the upcoming week.