I installed safestrap to install a custom ROM and when I tried to open this app , its not opening. Should I unlock my bootloader for this?.. Are there any ways to do that. I am not using a developer edition
kaskoraja said:
I installed safestrap to install a custom ROM and when I tried to open this app , its not opening. Should I unlock my bootloader for this?.. Are there any ways to do that. I am not using a developer edition
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are you sure you have root?
You can't unlock the boot loader in the xt907 consumer edition. Are you trying to open the XDA app or Safe strap app? You install safe strap and when you restart the phone, you'll see the safe strap menu. That is, if you have root.
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skippid said:
You can't unlock the boot loader in the xt907 consumer edition. Are you trying to open the XDA app or Safe strap app? You install safe strap and when you restart the phone, you'll see the safe strap menu. That is, if you have root.
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I have rooted my XT907 using the Motofail app, downloaded root checker which verified that I do have root. Even Titanium backup works. I downloaded the safe strap 3.12 apk and used ROM manager to install it, but it won't install. What did I do wrong?
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estimator1960 said:
skippid said:
You can't unlock the boot loader in the xt907 consumer edition. Are you trying to open the XDA app or Safe strap app? You install safe strap and when you restart the phone, you'll see the safe strap menu. That is, if you have root.
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I have rooted my XT907 using the Motofail app, downloaded root checker which verified that I do have root. Even Titanium backup works. I downloaded the safe strap 3.12 apk and used ROM manager to install it, but it won't install. What did I do wrong?
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Have you tried installing it without using ROM manager? A lot of people seem to be having issues with that.
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estimator1960 said:
Have you tried installing it without using ROM manager? A lot of people seem to be having issues with that.
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I used another file system instead of ROM mgr plus I installed Busy Box and now Safestrap works, thank you!
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estimator1960 said:
bgregs514 said:
I used another file system instead of ROM mgr plus I installed Busy Box and now Safestrap works, thank you!
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Why would you need to use anything to install SafeStrap? It's an APK. You run it, reboot and voila!
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What is the app doing FC'ing?
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fawkiPhone said:
What is the app doing FC'ing?
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If so you have to search for droid RAZR M root Fix, and you need to install busy box
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So i was in such a rush to update to 4.3 that I Odined back to stock MF9 and then flashed the 4.3 update zip. Im really happy i got my watch working but now i miss Titanium Backup and all the goodies....has there been any word on a root process for 4.3 (flag indictator or not)
Cf auto root works I hear. Sets the flag off though.
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Cf auto root works I hear. Sets the flag off though.
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CF auto root works, but restoring with Titanium f***ed up my phone.
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I have the cf autoroot....it works? I wana use it to debloat my rom......should i be ok???? I dont want a brick
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maxpower7 said:
CF auto root works, but restoring with Titanium f***ed up my phone.
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Yea, saw that in the other thread. That sucks. Glad I don't rely on TiB for a phone. Because I don't use many apps anyway.
chris-allen said:
I have the cf autoroot....it works? I wana use it to debloat my rom......should i be ok???? I dont want a brick
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Yes, you should be fine.
Stealyourface said:
Yea, saw that in the other thread. That sucks. Glad I don't rely on TiB for a phone. Because I don't use many apps anyway.
Yes, you should be fine.
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Can someone link me to the cf auto root....not sure I ever used it
Actually can i use qbking old video to root with cf auto root? And then use goo manager to install TWRP? Work for others?
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I installed...rooted with cf..now can i use goomanager to install a recovery????????
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...or rom manager??
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CF root works and everything went pretty straight forward. I had issues with root sticking but after i ran it again it was good. But, I learned the hard way KT kernel does not work with 4.3 TW at this time. I did the noob thing and forgot to back up before. But, I was able to go back to TriForce till a better flash is capable of the 4.3, due to my firmware is updated.
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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chris-allen said:
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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So ha e you tried restoring any of you mf9 backups? Just wondering cause I actually hate full stock, more than I thought haha
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chris-allen said:
I did the cf autoroot..i dont see SU anyplace...i downloaded from the market. Nothing seems to be requesting SU But, apps that need root ARE working WITHOUT requesting Su ....strange
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I was able to delete all the samsung/sprint bloat using a root uninstaller...
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jbarresi19 said:
Can someone link me to the cf auto root....not sure I ever used it
Actually can i use qbking old video to root with cf auto root? And then use goo manager to install TWRP? Work for others?
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I installed...rooted with cf..now can i use goomanager to install a recovery????????
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As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
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As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
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How would we install TWRP then....i was used to installing it through goo manager.
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As far as I know, custom recovery install through goo doesn't work on 4.3
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How would we install TWRP then....i was used to installing it through goo manager.
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It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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Well i rooted with CF root following QB kings video and then used GOO manager to install TWRP and everything seems to be working fine.....could i be wrong and its actually not right?
I booted into TWRP a few times now with no problem so i should be good right?
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It's because of the install-recovery.sh file in system/etc. It restores the stock recovery, if you have a modified one, one each boot. Just delete that file and reinstall recovery.
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I just renamed that install-recovery.sh file to install-recovery.sh.bak and i am able to boot into TWRP everytime without an issue....i should be good from this point correct? thanks for your help
To be honest renaming it made me lose root....so i just re rooted and reinstalled twrp through goo manager and everything seems to be working fine...all my root apps work so im happy for now....
wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
P.Mobile said:
wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
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I am really not having one issue at all.....i updated to 4.3 yesterday and then this morning i rooted using CF Root and installed TWRP through GooManager without an issue....I have booted into TWRP numerous times without an issue....gonna actually try doing a backup soon
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wow im not even going to update.. i wake up to see all these issues.. im all set!! i love my MF9 rom im running.. seems like a whole lota bs
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The only issue I had was tripping the knox flag. Oh, well... I've rooted every HTC phone I had and actually returned a couple for warranty without any issues from Sprint.
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The only issue I had was tripping the knox flag. Oh, well... I've rooted every HTC phone I had and actually returned a couple for warranty without any issues from Sprint.
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Yeah im with ya on that...im on 4.3 and my galaxy gear is working 100% now....and the whole root process with cf root and twrp install went down without an issue...got greenify and rom tool box working without an issue.....
Finally got my G2 to TO root with su binaries installed. Now can someone point me in the direction of a recovery install That will work after latest update. I have tried flashing and a couple other methods to no avail.
Thanks in advance
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fountain79 said:
Finally got my G2 to TO root with su binaries installed. Now can someone point me in the direction of a recovery install That will work after latest update. I have tried flashing and a couple other methods to no avail.
Thanks in advance
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Update guessing is the ota? You can use flashify app from play store to flash either TWRP recovery 2.6.3.2 that is a IMG. Or 2.6.3.3. That's a zip file .....
Okay will try
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RubbleTea said:
Update guessing is the ota? You can use flashify app from play store to flash either TWRP recovery 2.6.3.2 that is a IMG. Or 2.6.3.3. That's a zip file .....
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Okay will try
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I just read in another thread that custom recoveries cannot yet be flashed on the latest OTA. You have to revert back in order to have a custom recovery. According to this thread.
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I just read in another thread that custom recoveries cannot yet be flashed on the latest OTA. You have to revert back in order to have a custom recovery. According to this thread.
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If you DONT have the ota and update with a custom recovery it will bootloop, need stock recovery but if you have the ota flashing a custom recovery is fine...could always see if theirs a stock ROM with ota included too
I have the ota and twrp recovery rooted...
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If you DONT have the ota and update with a custom recovery it will bootloop, need stock recovery but if you have the ota flashing a custom recovery is fine...could always see if theirs a stock ROM with ota included too
I have the ota and twrp recovery rooted...
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I got the phone this past Friday. Took the ota update before even attempting to root the device. I used the newest ioroot12 and achieved root yesterday. I have tried to use the Loki method to flash recovery also tried using flashify neither one has worked. What method did you use. Also thanks for your help...??
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I got the phone this past Friday. Took the ota update before even attempting to root the device. I used the newest ioroot12 and achieved root yesterday. I have tried to use the Loki method to flash recovery also tried using flashify neither one has worked. What method did you use. Also thanks for your help...??
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Do you have twrp 2.6.3.2 IMG? Or 2.6.3.3 zip first
Got both
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Got both
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Really and flashify wont work? You can use fastboot and adb to push a recovery only IMG though not the zip
Hmm if not you might need to revert as jellybear said...I'm at work....and can't help as much....use general forums andand rrthreada for your carrier I'll try to help
Okay gonna try again
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Okay gonna try again
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I'll try to help though
Just flashed recovery img with flashify again. It says complete and gives option to flash more stuff or reboot. I choose reboot and it powers off. So I tried power button and vol down and that way also just powers off...
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fountain79 said:
Just flashed recovery img with flashify again. It says complete and gives option to flash more stuff or reboot. I choose reboot and it powers off. So I tried power button and vol down and that way also just powers off...
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Can you start ROM and use goomanger to boot into recovery
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Can you start ROM and use goomanger to boot into recovery
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I have tried with rom toolbox and quick boot. Downloading goo manager now
That didn't work either gonna try and use adb to push it through. It seems like it's not installing maybe a bad download of the recovery img. gonna re do
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
toxict33n said:
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
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Root only. Boot lock is another, much,much tougher, animal.
toxict33n said:
Does the new root method mean new unlocked bootloader methods? or is the bootloader itself the problem and not root?
Thank you for your patience and answering me.
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Like Avi said, two totally different things. There was an update in May and it also blocked root and the unlock method. They were able to gain root again, but the BL is much more involved.
http://blog.azimuthsecurity.com/2013/04/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html
Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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You can install SafeStrap and install another stock ROM on slot 1. Then, you can use Xposed to add all kinds of customization and you can flash a mod that allows init.d to allow you install init.d tweaks. Doing all of this on your safe slot will keep you from messing up your stock slot. If you get everything set up in slot 1 and it runs well, there is a way to restore it on your stock side, but I won't go into that now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45541404&postcount=2
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Cool thanks. What can I do with root on 9.18.94 with a locked boot loader?
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Good summary Rik...
Yea here are 3 methods about ss. The 1st is normal ss use.
2nd shows the stock slot replacement, once you know all works. 3rd - user who 1st posted the steps
I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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It is there! I remember facing the same blank moment. I have not used it in a long time...
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I followed your instructions for installing safestrap but my phone isn't allowing me to create a ROM slot. On any of the slots its just greyed out.
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Maybe you don't have enough space on your internal memory. When you go to create a rom slot, check how much space is required and how much is available
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Thank you to everyone who helped with the new root and BL unlock ability on the 4.4 RAZR m.
I'm currently have the current ota 4.4 unrooted with a locked bk. The phone runs great mist of the time, but the screen goes blank and reboots at least once a day. Would it be a good idea to reflash to jb, and do a complete wipe of the phone? Are my old apps from jb maybe messing things up? Google maps froze up a couple times which had never happened before, so I'd like to fix that as well.
Thanks
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Thank you to everyone who helped with the new root and BL unlock ability on the 4.4 RAZR m.
I'm currently have the current ota 4.4 unrooted with a locked bk. The phone runs great mist of the time, but the screen goes blank and reboots at least once a day. Would it be a good idea to reflash to jb, and do a complete wipe of the phone? Are my old apps from jb maybe messing things up? Google maps froze up a couple times which had never happened before, so I'd like to fix that as well.
Thanks
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You could root, back up necessary apps and their datas with titanium backup, do a factory reset, reroot after that, and restore your apps. Might get rid of the glitch.
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poppers162 said:
You could root, back up necessary apps and their datas with titanium backup, do a factory reset, reroot after that, and restore your apps. Might get rid of the glitch.
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thanks, i was trying to use matt's utility and can't figure out how i used it last time. i'm on win 7 64-bit, wit hthe drivers installed. and in usb debugging mode, but when i load the .bat file, it opens, but when i press any key to continue it closes down. i've tried running it as admin as well. i can't remmeber what i did last time. . . .
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thanks, i was trying to use matt's utility and can't figure out how i used it last time. i'm on win 7 64-bit, wit hthe drivers installed. and in usb debugging mode, but when i load the .bat file, it opens, but when i press any key to continue it closes down. i've tried running it as admin as well. i can't remmeber what i did last time. . . .
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His utility does not work for KitKat. It was made for an earlier version. But motopocalypse in Matts utility works if your phone is rooted on stock KitKat. Which is possible now.
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His utility does not work for KitKat. It was made for an earlier version. But motopocalypse in Matts utility works if your phone is rooted on stock KitKat. Which is possible now.
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so i can use motopacalypse to unlock my BL? I'm rooted already from towelroot. sorry for noob question. do i just copy it onto the phone and install it?
thanks for your help
tronjojo said:
so i can use motopacalypse to unlock my BL? I'm rooted already from towelroot. sorry for noob question. do i just copy it onto the phone and install it?
thanks for your help
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Yes! You can use the motopacalypse apk! It's very easy.
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One quick question:
If I wanted the status and Nav bars to be somewhat transparent like in jb stock, any advice?
I've xposed and gravity box, but couldn't find anything that wasn't 100% transparent.
Thanks
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So this is not my first rooted device but it is my first time rooting my Razr M since it got upgraded to Kit Kat. It is also my first time installing Xposed so some help would be appreciated.
Yes is safe to install xposed... here is a nice collection of modules ... Be sure to unlock your boot loader before the next ota is pushed as when the next ota comes we may not be lucky enough to find a root method...
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Yes is safe to install xposed... But be sure to unlock your boot loader before the next ota is pushed as when the next ota comes we may not be lucky enough to find a root method...
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Is unlocking the bootloader necessary if i don't plan on installing any custom roms? If i needed to return to stock i could just use RSD right?
notdeadyet01 said:
Is unlocking the bootloader necessary if i don't plan on installing any custom roms? If i needed to return to stock i could just use RSD right?
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When the next ota update comes you will lose root and if there isn't a root exploit for that version with an unlocked BL you can always flash SuperSU via recovery and get root back... And yes rsd is an option to return to stock to accept the next ota
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When the next ota update comes you will lose root and if there isn't a root exploit for that version with an unlocked BL you can always flash SuperSU via recovery and get root back... And yes rsd is an option to return to stock to accept the next ota
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Alright. Thanks for the help.
But just to make sure, unlocking the bootloader is not necessary for Xposed right?
Correct.... But is strongly recommend
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Correct.... But is strongly recommend
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Alright, i'm assuming that motochopper is still the best option to unlock the bootloader right?
Use the Motopocalypse app
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Use the Motopocalypse app
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Got it. Thanks for all the help!
notdeadyet01 said:
So this is not my first rooted device but it is my first time rooting my Razr M since it got upgraded to Kit Kat. It is also my first time installing Xposed so some help would be appreciated.
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good luck and enjoy. it's safe. i rooted and unloacked my razr m after the KK update, and installed xposed for the first time. its great - some of the modules make my life so much easier.