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This is be the first time for me to use a high end smartphone.
May I know what are the things I should do with my new baby?
Things like Dos and Donts before anything bad happen. A list of must have useful apps and description will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
PS. I heard Titanium backup is best to keep your phone safe. Any comments?
Nexusaint said:
This is be the first time for me to use a high end smartphone.
May I know what are the things I should do with my new baby?
Things like Dos and Donts before anything bad happen. A list of must have useful apps and description will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
PS. I heard Titanium backup is best to keep your phone safe. Any comments?
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Men titanium its a backup program,wich kind of safe are you saying?
To falls a good case,and to bad flash and things like that i recommend a lot of reading before flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
Do NOT FLASH any Nexus 7 kernel into your Nexus 4. One fella here already bricked a NEXUS device (Nexus device are very difficult to brick to how open they are).
Other than that, do whatever you want with the phone. It's an Android, and it's a Nexus.
zevim2005 said:
Men titanium its a backup program,wich kind of safe are you saying?
To falls a good case,and to bad flash and things like that i recommend a lot of reading before flashing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
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PoisonWolf said:
Do NOT FLASH any Nexus 7 kernel into your Nexus 4. One fella here already bricked a NEXUS device (Nexus device are very difficult to brick to how open they are).
Other than that, do whatever you want with the phone. It's an Android, and it's a Nexus.
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Hi, zevim and poisionwolf,
Safe as in in case corrupt or lost of data, I can restore my phone. Thanks for the links.
I dont really know what to do with thte phone. Is it necessary to root for Nexus 4? Got major improvement for battery life and performance?
Nexusaint said:
Hi, zevim and poisionwolf,
Safe as in in case corrupt or lost of data, I can restore my phone. Thanks for the links.
I dont really know what to do with thte phone. Is it necessary to root for Nexus 4? Got major improvement for battery life and performance?
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If you're new to the whole android scene....I strongly recommend that you just use the phone as you got it for 2 months FIRST.
While that's going on, read up through the forums, etc.
Just use it as it is first. =)
Id say the first thing you should do is get a case or a back film protector.
Then just read carefully if you want to start flashing. Read read and read again.
First few things to do with your phone
1. Charge it
2. Turn it on
3. Set up
4. Download apps you might need from play store (this will change over time )
5. Its a phone ffs use it as it is for few weeks. See what you like and what you don't. If you don't like something check if there is an app FIRST that will solve your problem . If you can't find an app think if its worth messing with the phone for one single tweak, unless you have found few things that bug you .
Stock android is nearly perfect and can do most/all of the things for normal user. Even customisation doesn't require root in most cases
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Unlock the bootloader before you do anything on the phone. Unlocking it wipes all data, so best to do it when there's nothing on there anyway. Then it leaves you open to easily root in the future.
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Buy a case. No need for a screen protector.
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Don't use a toolkit.
steviewevie said:
Unlock the bootloader before you do anything on the phone. Unlocking it wipes all data, so best to do it when there's nothing on there anyway. Then it leaves you open to easily root in the future.
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Thanks guys for all the suggestions.
I read a bit about the bootloader. Unlocking it so that I can use fastboot is it? What are the specific benefits?
zephiK said:
Don't use a toolkit.
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why? I checked several topics and the easy way to root is using toolkit afaik.
Nexusaint said:
why? I checked several topics and the easy way to root is using toolkit afaik.
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Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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El Daddy said:
Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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Listen to this guy.
estallings15 said:
Listen to this guy.
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im with you
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El Daddy said:
Because you don't learn anything. If something goes wrong you'll have no idea how to fix it. If you want more info, check my signature.
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thanks sensei. will heed ur advice.
Total noob and you are telling him to root ?
When he ****s up something you will tell him off for not reading ....
He doesn't even know what fastboot is ....
To OP
Do not root do not mod or anything that might mess up your phone.
Use it as is in that time read read read .
When you learn/know what fast boot ,adb, boot loader and other stuff is than come back
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zephiK said:
Don't use a toolkit.
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So how do you root the phone to flash custom ROMs?
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MattSkeet said:
Total noob and you are telling him to root ?
When he ****s up something you will tell him off for not reading ....
He doesn't even know what fastboot is ....
To OP
Do not root do not mod or anything that might mess up your phone.
Use it as is in that time read read read .
When you learn/know what fast boot ,adb, boot loader and other stuff is than come back
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Chill out, you've got a point but there's no need for the language..
Crisisx1 said:
So how do you root the phone to flash custom ROMs?
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Easiest way I find it to either flash a custom recovery, or just boot from one and flash superSU.zip.
Is there any way to root the n10 without unlocking? I've read so many threads about people having a bunch of problems when they root so I thought I'd just root first and see how it goes!
Is this possible?
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Homey said:
Is there any way to root the n10 without unlocking? I've read so many threads about people having a bunch of problems when they root so I thought I'd just root first and see how it goes!
Is this possible?
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All of the current root procedures require you to unlock your bootloader first in order to work properly.
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shimp208 said:
All of the current root procedures require you to unlock your bootloader first in order to work properly.
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Actually I already did it like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003938
Works a treat, all my data and apps are all still there!
I'm happy with stock (for now) so I don't want to unlock the bootloader and wipe everything!
Homey said:
Actually I already did it like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003938
Works a treat, all my data and apps are all still there!
I'm happy with stock (for now) so I don't want to unlock the bootloader and wipe everything!
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Glad you got it rooted, for future reference if you want to fully backup your tablet including your apps and data without needing root access I would recommend using ADB's built in backup and restore feature. I would recommend taking a look at this guide on how to use ADB's backup and restore feature if you are interested.
shimp208 said:
Glad you got it rooted, for future reference if you want to fully backup your tablet including your apps and data without needing root access I would recommend using ADB's built in backup and restore feature. I would recommend taking a look at this guide on how to use ADB's backup and restore feature if you are interested.
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Thanks!
That sounds useful, going to take a look right now!
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However I'm still hesitant. Has anyone noticed a boost in battery or performance after removing the VZW crap ware? This phone seems to have the best stock ui experience next to the nexus phones, and I'm really not looking to ruin that. Any pointers on what is best practice?
I understand unlocking to bootloader, and have been there before with the droid eris and inc 2, but with a poly fuse I'm just not ready to break in yet.
I guess I just need some good convincing.
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I noticed that after I removed the moto service that it had less wake lock time. But I'm running Carbon now so I can't quite remember the amount of benefits.
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8on3s said:
However I'm still hesitant. Has anyone noticed a boost in battery or performance after removing the VZW crap ware? This phone seems to have the best stock ui experience next to the nexus phones, and I'm really not looking to ruin that. Any pointers on what is best practice?
I understand unlocking to bootloader, and have been there before with the droid eris and inc 2, but with a poly fuse I'm just not ready to break in yet.
I guess I just need some good convincing.
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not really sure how much battery life you are looking for, as the device gets 1 day+ stock, and still gets that rooted/debloated. performance does increase though when debloating.
one last benefit is that rooted folks are now on JB 4.2.2 (fully working too!) - not sure when that will be pushed by the carriers.
otherwise, the customization is the key.
I rooted my M long before I decided to put pacman rom on. I didn't really notice any difference in battery life. Biggest reason for me was so that I could use titanium backup to backup my apps. If you do decide to remove the bloat, make sure you do a nandroid backup for when the official upgrade comes out.
Nice, yeah just a little snappier... less bloat. That's all I'm looking for, stock this thing is great. The tool available in the forums, would that enable me to restore my firmware to stock w/o needing to be unlocked?
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8on3s said:
Nice, yeah just a little snappier... less bloat. That's all I'm looking for, stock this thing is great. The tool available in the forums, would that enable me to restore my firmware to stock w/o needing to be unlocked?
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there are some TWRP flashable ROMs that take you back to stock.
Rooting alone will not allow you to get to 4.2.2. That's a benefit of unlocking the bootloader.
BTrack said:
Rooting alone will not allow you to get to 4.2.2. That's a benefit of unlocking the bootloader.
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yeah not worried about the 4.2.2 just making sure the tool will root/allow me to revert to stock if need be, and not trip the fuse, that's only on the boot loader correct?
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8on3s said:
yeah not worried about the 4.2.2 just making sure the tool will root/allow me to revert to stock if need be, and not trip the fuse, that's only on the boot loader correct?
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just use safe strap so u dont have to unlock your bootloader and dont touch the stock slot, then u can just uninstall safe strap and un root when u want to return to stock.
pbanj said:
just use safe strap so u dont have to unlock your bootloader and dont touch the stock slot, then u can just uninstall safe strap and un root when u want to return to stock.
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yeah but you won't get any up to date ROMs using safe strap as its been all but abandoned now that the bootloader has been unlocked. I rooted and stayed stock for the longest (until the bootloader unlock exploit) and was perfectly happy. All I wanted was to use root apps anyway but now that the bootloader is unlocked I have a proper nand back up of the stock rom and can flash and try at will. the space requirements for safe strap killed the appeal of that for me, especially with the inability to move apps to sd.
stanlalee said:
yeah but you won't get any up to date ROMs using safe strap as its been all but abandoned now that the bootloader has been unlocked. I rooted and stayed stock for the longest (until the bootloader unlock exploit) and was perfectly happy. All I wanted was to use root apps anyway but now that the bootloader is unlocked I have a proper nand back up of the stock rom and can flash and try at will. the space requirements for safe strap killed the appeal of that for me, especially with the inability to move apps to sd.
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oh i know this, but if you read the thread you would see he does not want to unlock his bootloader.
pbanj said:
oh i know this, but if you read the thread you would see he does not want to unlock his bootloader.
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Lol no problem, I'm sure as the year passes I will consider unlocking. This phone is such a solid upgrade from what I have had in the past, I'm not too concerned about it. The root was simple, and freezing the useless apps was good enough for my current needs. Thanks for the information though.
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8on3s said:
Lol no problem, I'm sure as the year passes I will consider unlocking. This phone is such a solid upgrade from what I have had in the past, I'm not too concerned about it. The root was simple, and freezing the useless apps was good enough for my current needs. Thanks for the information though.
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I used fast boot to patch the boot logo to get rid of the nag screen. There's a post in the Dev section that runs through the steps.
That way, most customer reps can't tell the difference if you have a warranty issue.
Of course, iirc, you can run an RSD flash to return to a locked bootloader, too, should you need to take care of a warranty issue, too.
If I'm wrong on that, feel free to correct me, everyone
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vrmcbeigh said:
I used fast boot to patch the boot logo to get rid of the nag screen. There's a post in the Dev section that runs through the steps.
That way, most customer reps can't tell the difference if you have a warranty issue.
Of course, iirc, you can run an RSD flash to return to a locked bootloader, too, should you need to take care of a warranty issue, too.
If I'm wrong on that, feel free to correct me, everyone
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I understood the unlocking was done by "breaking" a Polly fuse that cannot be re-written, perhaps one could trick the boot loader.
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8on3s said:
I understood the unlocking was done by "breaking" a Polly fuse that cannot be re-written, perhaps one could trick the boot loader.
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Oh ****. They're QFuses, so unlocking is permanent. You're right.
Anyway, RSD will rewrite the recovery partition back to stock, so only people who know of the fast boot screen can find out. If they even remember to check it.
That means that people who get my devices once they've been refurbished (my phones like to overheat, no matter what model) have the bootloader unlocked already. Sweet.
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I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
So which Toolkit shall I use?
I thaught about WugFresh's and N-Cry but if there is something else it'll be OK (WugFresh's looks very easy but I heard there are some bugs with 4.3)
Thank you in advance guys!:good:
VIPOA said:
I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
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I had no problem with CF Auto Root by chainfire - simply flash it via fastboot, thats it!
Link to Thread
joerg78 said:
I had no problem with CF Auto Root by chainfire - simply flash it via fastboot, thats it!
Link to Thread
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Thanks but I want to use a ToolKit...
Which ToolKit shall I use to root 4.3?
VIPOA said:
Thanks but I want to use a ToolKit...
Which ToolKit shall I use to root 4.3?
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Go to the thread, read, understand the risk, then try it out. You will find one that works. I'll be the good guy and link you.
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
N-Cry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2171332
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
VIPOA said:
I want to root my Nexus 4 4.3 JWR66V with a Toolkit.
I want the easiest way and MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
So which Toolkit shall I use?
I thaught about WugFresh's and N-Cry but if there is something else it'll be OK (WugFresh's looks very easy but I heard there are some bugs with 4.3)
Thank you in advance guys!:good:
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I know that you are new to driod hacking but I would recommend you to do stuff manually it would be very useful to you.
ksilver89 said:
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
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Especially if your bootloader is still locked - the rooting process WILL result in data loss.
ksilver89 said:
Go to the thread, read, understand the risk, then try it out. You will find one that works. I'll be the good guy and link you.
Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015469
N-Cry
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2171332
Always do backup, when possible!
Edit: A word of advice, although it is safe to say that you can't brick your phone with these toolkit, but if you can't bear with the risk of data loss, it is best not to do it at all.
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I know the risks but I heard that there are some bugs with WugFresh's but WugFresh's looks much easier...
Thanks!
sujith1994 said:
I know that you are new to driod hacking but I would recommend you to do stuff manually it would be very useful to you.
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What do you mean by do stuff manually? Commands?
Thanks!
joerg78 said:
Especially if your bootloader is still locked - the rooting process WILL result in data loss.
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I don't care about data loss, I'll backup everything I need before...
And my bootloader is locked so I need a tool to unlock it
Thanks!
VIPOA said:
I know the risks but I heard that there are some bugs with WugFresh's but WugFresh's looks much easier...
Thanks!
What do you mean by do stuff manually? Commands?
Thanks!
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Yeah using commands and doing stuff it is highly recommend.
sujith1994 said:
Yeah using commands and doing stuff it is highly recommend.
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But I prefer a Toolkit...
I want it to be the easiest way for me so:
Which Toolkit shall I use?
Tanks!
VIPOA said:
But I prefer a Toolkit...
I want it to be the easiest way for me so:
Which Toolkit shall I use?
Tanks!
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Sorry mate I don't use toolkits so I don't know which is the best one out there!
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Sorry mate I don't use toolkits so I don't know which is the best one out there!
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OK,
thank's any way!
Fastboot oem unlock
Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Flash supersu in recovery
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I think N-Cry but search for a guide cause I didn't find...
VIPOA said:
MUCH MORE important is it to be SAFE.
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Well then you better do things manually, because one wrong click on a toolkit and you're screwed. Seriously, do it manually and you'll learn how to sort out future issues. Also, don't post duplicate threads since I've just replied to another thread that you've created about the exact same thing.
In fact, it would do you a lot of good to read the new user guide in my sig. I'm not being rude, just realistic. You seem to know very little about this right now and the sooner you get used to XDA the faster you'll be able to find what you need.
Nigeldg said:
Well then you better do things manually, because one wrong click on a toolkit and you're screwed. Seriously, do it manually and you'll learn how to sort out future issues. Also, don't post duplicate threads since I've just replied to another thread that you've created (in the wrong forum btw, questions belong in the Q&A) about the exact same thing.
In fact, it would do you a lot of good to read the new user guide in my sig. I'm not being rude, just realistic. You seem to know very little about this right now and the sooner you get used to XDA the faster you'll be able to find what you need.
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This +100. You want something? Read about it and learn what you want to do. Laziness will only screw you in the end.
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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filthykid said:
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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You should check out Carbon in the playstore. I believe it's made by koush and it's supposed to work without root.
You ask this as you do not have your bootloader unlocked I suppose?
filthykid said:
Don't wanna hijack OP's thread but before rooting if one wants to back up the data.. How can it be done? And my back up i mean complete back up of apps and games..the save points in games.. The settings in app etc.
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Adb backup -all
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kwibis said:
You should check out Carbon in the playstore. I believe it's made by koush and it's supposed to work without root.
You ask this as you do not have your bootloader unlocked I suppose?
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Correct.
Using a tool kit may look easier since you just have to select an option, but honestly the guide here is more or less cut and paste into the command line. Plus there's no harm in reading and gaining more information so that you don't panic when you get into a bootloop or brick. I get that you're new to android rooting, but if you're going to do something like unlock a bootloader, might as well in from the deep end.
Well I just got a new one in the mail and I'm kind of afraid to root it, I rooted my htc evo 3d now it's bricked dwith a red light. Windows detects it but it won't boot but that's another ordeal. Anyway is it possible to brick my nexus 4 on 4.3?
No need to root this beast. Imo
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1slow4G said:
No need to root this beast. Imo
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I'd like to root it to get rid of the soft keys and enable lte if possible.
kennethk1 said:
I'd like to root it to get rid of the soft keys and enable lte if possible.
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I wouldn't worry about it. Just root using one of the software packages, or do it manually. There are many guides for this. It really is no big deal and almost nothing to worry about IMHO.
The biggest worry is that once you unlock and root, you'll want to flash. Then the addiction begins!!!!!
Just read and do all your researches. Go for it.
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way2muchcoff said:
I wouldn't worry about it. Just root using one of the software packages, or do it manually. There are many guides for this. It really is no big deal and almost nothing to worry about IMHO.
The biggest worry is that once you unlock and root, you'll want to flash. Then the addiction begins!!!!!
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Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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did you find that here... This is your first problem if you ask me, you come to xda to ask questions but you do not use the multiple root options that are stickied(for a reason mind you). Try to use a root from another area. Do yourself a favor and read the wugs thread or mskip. No need to go looking elsewhere since its all right in here.
If you have bricked other phone and not sure about what to do then I suggest you enjoy HSPA+ and try and deal with the buttons. Its a great phone and selling cheap now but that does not mean your brick it if you are not sure about rooting.
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did you find that here... This is your first problem if you ask me, you come to xda to ask questions but you do not use the multiple root options that are stickied(for a reason mind you). Try to use a root from another area. Do yourself a favor and read the wugs thread or mskip. No need to go looking elsewhere since its all right in here.
If you have bricked other phone and not sure about what to do then I suggest you enjoy HSPA+ and try and deal with the buttons. Its a great phone and selling cheap now but that does not mean your brick it if you are not sure about rooting.
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Let's try to not be rude here. I was simply asking if it was legit. No rule against asking questions like that is there?
I'm glad you enjoy that but I do not.
Enjoy your evening.
Nah my bad not rude at all just a straight forward person... Sorry if you took it wrong but too me if you are worried don't root
Edit: I agree with below comment if you gonna do it learn it all but also that means take time to research as well and know what you are doing and what it takes to make it right in case something goes wrong.
Also as I read my thread I had some points there that were helpful again sorry you took it wrong way
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The only right way of unlocking & rooting your Nexus.
Learn why you do things, what happens at different stages.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
playya said:
Nah my bad not rude at all just a straight forward person... Sorry if you took it wrong but too me if you are worried don't root
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Edit: My bad its probably legit but I really only trust xda methods myself
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kennethk1 said:
Is One Click root legit?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/download-now
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IMO the only thing daunting in this is the unlock procedure. Once unlocked then rooting, custom recoveries, custom roms, mods, themes, and all else become possible.
When I did it I went old school and used adb and the sdk and did everything manually. I learned a lot on the way, even as I was nervous and worried. I strongly recommend this approach though as it will help you to understand your phone and its operating system. And you also can begin to appreciate the beauty of open-source.
Just follow the directions in the guides posted here at XDA. Go slow. Read. Download the requirements. Be patient. Be meticulous. You will be ok... And if you really don't want to get your hands dirty use one of the 'kits' also available for download here at XDA.
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Edit: My bad its probably legit but I really only trust xda methods myself
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It's understandable, I'm really just looking at which is the best and easiest method since there seems to be tons of options.
way2muchcoff said:
IMO the only thing daunting in this is the unlock procedure. Once unlocked, rooting, custom recoveries, custom roms, mods, themes, and all else become possible. When I did it I went old school and used adb and the sdk and did everything manually. I learned a lot on the way, even as I was nervous and worried. I strongly recommend this approach though as it will help you to understand your phone and its operating system. And you also can begin to appreciate the beauty of open-source. Just follow the directions in the guides posted here at XDA. You will be ok. And if you really don't want to get your hands dirty use one of the 'kits' also available for download here at XDA.
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The weird thing was I installed superuser just fine then went to install a few roms and couldn't get anything to work..
I'm just afraid of having a new phone and it instantly being paperweight.
kennethk1 said:
It's understandable, I'm really just looking at which is the best and easiest method since there seems to be tons of options.
The weird thing was I installed superuser just fine then went to install a few roms and couldn't get anything to work..
I'm just afraid of having a new phone and it instantly being paperweight.
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sounds to me that you are not sure of yourself or have not done enough homework prior to flashing or rooting.. If thats the case leave your new phone alone and just enjoy it. Rooting is honeslty easy and fun but if you are not sure of yourself it could be a nightmare.
Its unlock bootloader run a command to push recovery and flash and su.zip quite simple by original 40 step Evo root procedure back in the days
That's the reason for old school. If you get a handle on the basics of adb your phone is almost indestructable from an OS and software standpoint because you can just return to stock images if things go south a little bit....
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My advice: just do it!
The fear will vanish.....
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I say go for it.
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So guess what, I rooted and everything got Miui rom installed went to restore now my phones stuck on fastboot menu.
Any links on how to get 4.3 back on or am I screwed? cmd still detects my phone, theres gotta be a way to get out of this?
Never mind! Was able to download the stock img from google and restore the phone, whew.