So I just bought this phone off craigslist and my question is does this phone come prepared rooted. Cause I already have cwm recovery on it but the boot loader is locked buy on the bottom it says unlocked can I flash ROMs or does it have to be completely unlocked
Nvrm it's rooted and fine to flash rocking Slim Bean
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okay here's what i did unlocked bootloader, rooted then installed twrp,installed PA then installed https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.kernel.free then rebooted after that stuck at google logo
Did u flash a kernel within the app first???
Just reinstall the ROM will probably fix it. Don't bother wiping anything since your staying on PA.
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Bricked my nexus for good but the good thing is I was able to retern it from where I bought it and now have a new one
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Yeah same thing happened to me except different kernel. Just reflash ROM or working kernel. Not bricked just an incorrect kernel choice.
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okay i bricked it again this time i got from backup stg 7 rom then flashed bricked kernel then rebooted now bricked cant access recovery help
Nvm...
My brother unlocked my nexus 7 and thought that he rooted it as well. Then I found out a month after that it was not rooted, but the bootloader was unlocked. That meant that I had installed apps already. The question is, if I go root my tab, will it erase all my files and installed apps even though the bootloader was already unlocked? Just a newb question
Rooting has no effect on installed apps.
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Unlocking the tablet is what causes the memory wipe rooting it should have no effect on files
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Hey guys,
I just bought the nexus 4 from a guy and its working awesome. The only "problem" I have is that the guy before me was playing around with the nexus. And now I have a locked bootloader, no SU binaries/root but CWM?? Is it possible to have CWM with a locked bootloader?
Anyways, i dont want to play around with it because the original store that sold this nexus will blame me for playing around with it if something actually happens.
So can i update it to key lime pie when it comes out without any problems?? Or can i remove CWM without unlocking the bootloader(i have alot of apps)?
Thanks
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You can flash a ROM and then relock the bootloader. Just unlock it and start again
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You can flash a ROM and then relock the bootloader. Just unlock it and start again
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Can i update it without removing the nonfunctional recovery?
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It's better to go back to 100% stock so you know exactly what's been done
You can always use this if you're rooted. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
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Hey, If i want to get back my warranty for some reasons on the nexus 4 after rooting and with custom recovery and rom, after unroot and locking the bootloader again, will i be able to use my warranty again?
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Yes, but you're better off flashing the stock factory image from Google. Follow efrant's guide in General for full instructions
Sorry for late replay but I used the nexus 4 root tool kit wugfresh and it asked if im on custom rom or stock, i was on paranoid android rom so i selected custom rom, the made an unroot, I think it automatically extracted google image and flashed then made the unroot, is that okey? , when i compared it with a fully stock never rooted nexus 4 of someone here, mine had darker colors, but after research some people said that their are many nexus 4 have warmer screen colors.
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So if I bought my phone rooted and with a custom rom and unlocked for any carrier,if I went back to stock would it become relocked?
No, once it's unlocked it'll remain unlocked
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