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[Q] Factory reset but stay rooted

I rooted my HTC EVO 4G with Unrevoked. Now I need to factory reset the phone but I still want it to be rooted? How do I do this?

DiGiTY said:
I rooted my HTC EVO 4G with Unrevoked. Now I need to factory reset the phone but I still want it to be rooted? How do I do this?
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What's your goal in factory wiping?
If you factory wipe a rooted phone I believe it will wipe out the ROM and your data and it will only boot to your bootloader.

Factory reset never unrooted my phone. I think root stays unless you want to unroot on purpose.

mattykinsx said:
What's your goal in factory wiping?
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I'm selling it. I want to sell it rooted. I never installed a custom ROM, I kept the stock HTC Sense ROM.
Just hit factory reset in settings?

DiGiTY said:
I'm selling it. I want to sell it rooted. I never installed a custom ROM, I kept the stock HTC Sense ROM.
Just hit factory reset in settings?
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If the phone is rooted and you hit "factory reset" I'm pretty positive it will wipe everything including the ROM.
Why not just go into the recovery, wipe /data /system /boot /dalvik and /cache and then flash this?

Just wipe and flash a stock ROM. Boom.
Edit: Words. ^^
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mattykinsx said:
If the phone is rooted and you hit "factory reset" I'm pretty positive it will wipe everything including the ROM.
Why not just go into the recovery, wipe /data /system /boot /dalvik and /cache and then flash this?
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Factory Reset will not remove the root. The superuser app as well as the root was flashed into the phone's factory state. Resetting only wipes user data, not system files, including the superuser app.

shortydoggg said:
Factory Reset will not remove the root. The superuser app as well as the root was flashed into the phone's factory state. Resetting only wipes user data, not system files, including the superuser app.
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Now now, I didn't say it would remove the root.

All factory reset does is reset everything back to when you first installed whatever ROM you have. It basically erases all the data and settings. It won't delete the rom, nor will it unroot you.

Tripp-phpBB said:
All factory reset does is reset everything back to when you first installed whatever ROM you have. It basically erases all the data and settings. It won't delete the rom, nor will it unroot you.
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It wipes /data which is why I suggest he does http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15091602&postcount=5 so the whole thing is clear of any of his data and is running completely fresh.
Unless the OP has anymore questions, not to sound like a moderator, the thread's kinda over with.

So, just to be clear, hitting factory reset in Settings will delete all apps I downloaded and all data & settings for both downloaded and system apps then re-add the system apps plus SuperUser for root privileges?

DiGiTY said:
So, just to be clear, hitting factory reset in Settings will delete all apps I downloaded and all data & settings for both downloaded and system apps then re-add the system apps plus SuperUser for root privileges?
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It'll do all that but it won't re-add anything, the superuser app is in the /system and it wont touch that.
Best thing to do is the post where I link you.

Factory reset will leave you with the phone exactly how it would be bone stock. It will have root, but wont have Superuser. You should just flash Xhausx stock ROM and be done with it.

joehunni said:
It will have root, but wont have Superuser.
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Yes it will, superuser is in the /system partition.

I pulled my skirt down and just did it (Factory data reset via Settings). Everything was deleted, system apps plus SuperUser was still there and the phone is still rooted (tested and confirmed). Thanks everyone!

mattykinsx said:
Yes it will, superuser is in the /system partition.
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I stand corrected...

joehunni said:
I stand corrected...
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I didn't mean to be a jerk I just didn't want the OP to get the wrong idea.

mattykinsx said:
I didn't mean to be a jerk I just didn't want the OP to get the wrong idea.
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Nah you're good, just acknowledging that I was wrong lol.

Selling my DHD with CM7.1 > Factory Reset?

Hello awesome people,
I will be selling my DHD (with CM7.1) to fund the next Android and have several questions:
1. Before I wipe, I will use the Titanium Backup (free) to backup all apps + contents plus SMS_Backup for the text messages.
2. I will be formatting the SD card before I put it in the phone to ensure nothing stays there.
3. If I run Factory Reset - is this enough to wipe it clean of all data?
Is there something else I should do, so I can a) wipe it clean and b) later restore on my new android phone?
Thank you for your help!

43-gsm-android said:
Hello awesome people,
I will be selling my DHD (with CM7.1) to fund the next Android and have several questions:
1. Before I wipe, I will use the Titanium Backup (free) to backup all apps + contents plus SMS_Backup for the text messages.
2. I will be formatting the SD card before I put it in the phone to ensure nothing stays there.
3. If I run Factory Reset - is this enough to wipe it clean of all data?
Is there something else I should do, so I can a) wipe it clean and b) later restore on my new android phone?
Thank you for your help!
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You will have to S-ON your device also via advance hack kit

aborgh said:
you will have to s-on your device also via advance hack kit
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wwhhhhyyyyyy?????

panyan said:
wwhhhhyyyyyy?????
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lol it's one click thing not complicated. Also wouldn't it be better to actually do a recovery of the stock firmware?

[Q] wipeout hd2 android

hi i have a question...
can someone help me on how to wipe my hd2 android hyperdroid 6.0.0
not the whole OS but only the inside of it.. the applications and sms, contacts, and etc..

help me pleassssssssse

raphixus said:
help me pleassssssssse
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Wow, I've never seen someone so desperate for an answer that they've actually bumped their thread after TWO minutes.
The simplest way would be to just go to CWM, wipe data then flash the ROM again I guess. I assume that's what you want (effectively a factory reset), but you're making things confusing by saying just apps, sms, contacts etc. Surely this is the whole OS?!

raphixus said:
help me pleassssssssse
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seriously you only waited 2 minutes before asking again
and yea there is go into cwm and choose wipe data factory reset
simple as that

What Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset is there for, I ponder.

Marvlesz said:
What Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset is there for, I ponder.
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Lol that's what I was going to suggest at first but I remember reading that that just reboots the ROM for some reason. Meh, try it out I guess

my guess is, his going to sell/ give the phone to somebody
just do a Factory data reset & it will be as fresh as day....

[Q] Clean Stock ROM after factoty Reset?

What happens if i delete some apps storend in /system/app and perform a factory reset? Would my Nexus 4 automaticaly download them from the Internet or Playstore? Or is this a way to have a cleaner Stock ROM without unlock the Bootloader, root and flashing a costom ROM? Or are i'm completely wrong? Sorry for Bad English

HeiBill said:
What happens if i delete some apps storend in /system/app and perform a factory reset? Would my Nexus 4 automaticaly download them from the Internet or Playstore? Or is this a way to have a cleaner Stock ROM without unlock the Bootloader, root and flashing a costom ROM? Or are i'm completely wrong? Sorry for Bad English
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factory reset only clears all the user data

Doesn't it clear all? Every installed APP , user data .... Almost everything? Like Format all and instal the stock Rom aga in?

HeiBill said:
Doesn't it clear all? Every installed APP , user data .... Almost everything? Like Format all and instal the stock Rom aga in?
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installed app would be considered user data. it gets reset to before you activated the device. if you deleted system apps, they should still be missing. you can reflash a stock rom if you want them back.

Factory reset = user data + apps
Format /system = everything (OS + photos, etc)

Doesn't it clear all? Every installed APP , user data .... Almost everything? Like Format all and instal the stock Rom aga in?

sorry for upper doublepost
OK. My Idea was to clean up my Phone without unlocking my Bootloader. I hate it when i get some Apps like Google+ or Google Earth or some apps i have never used on my Phone. It is annoying to me every time when i see them in my Appdrawer. So the Idea was to delete the apps i don't use. I thought i could simply delete them and perform a reset. Once they are no longer there the Phone couldn't restore them so i have got a cleaner ROM.

If you delete an app from /system, it will be gone until you re-install it from Play or flash a whole (stock) ROM. Performing a factory reset will only wipe /data and /cache and do nothing else. A factory reset does not install the whole stock ROM again.
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HeiBill said:
OK. My Idea was to clean up my Phone without unlocking my Bootloader. I hate it when i get some Apps like Google+ or Google Earth or some apps i have never used on my Phone. It is annoying to me every time when i see them in my Appdrawer. So the Idea was to delete the apps i don't use. I thought i could simply delete them and perform a reset. Once they are no longer there the Phone couldn't restore them so i have got a cleaner ROM.
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youll need to unlock the bootloader and get root access if you want to delete system apps. but you can relock your bootlader and get rid of root after.

simms22 said:
youll need to unlock the bootloader and get root access if you want to delete system apps. but you can relock your bootlader and get rid of root after.
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Is it possible to unlock my Bootloader, install cwm, instal a custom Rom get rid of cwm and lock the Bootloader again? And whats when i want to send my phone back in case of warrenty? Could i perform a reset to Stock without unlock the bootloader again?

you can reset to stock at any point by flashing the stock img via fastboot. and you can unluck/lock the bootloader whenever you want.

Thanks a lot for every answer. I love this comunity.

problm by register network

hi
When the battery decreases 50% and come call or caling The antenna sim card dont find network.what do you do?

hamed_forum said:
hi
When the battery decreases 50% and come call or caling The antenna sim card dont find network.what do you do?
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Are you using a custom ROM? Custom kernel? Are you rooted? Have you unlocked your bootloader? We need more information.

Original ROM but install from zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/development/rom-stock-flashable-rom-t3084656
Kerenel I don't now
Bootlodee open

hamed_forum said:
Original ROM but install from zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/development/rom-stock-flashable-rom-t3084656
Kerenel I don't now
Bootlodee open
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I would suggest taking a backup and then do a factory reset and not restore anything. If that doesn't help just restore your backup. If it does work you could try to just install some apps at a time to try to figure out what made the problem.

theminikiller said:
I would suggest taking a backup and then do a factory reset and not restore anything. If that doesn't help just restore your backup. If it does work you could try to just install some apps at a time to try to figure out what made the problem.
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I use multi ROM before stock ROM chromna ROM erophonia ROM install but all of them when battery low the network can't find
Don't think battery have problem?

hamed_forum said:
I use multi ROM before stock ROM chromna ROM erophonia ROM install but all of them when battery low the network can't find
Don't think battery have problem?
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I'm not sure. Did you make a clean install on all those Rom's? In case you don't know what that means, did you wipe data and cache between flashing them? If you did you could try flashing a factory image to see if that helps. If that doesn't help then as far as I know it is a hardware problem. This is a guide for flashing a factory image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.

theminikiller said:
I'm not sure. Did you make a clean install on all those Rom's? In case you don't know what that means, did you wipe data and cache between flashing them? If you did you could try flashing a factory image to see if that helps. If that doesn't help then as far as I know it is a hardware problem. This is a guide for flashing a factory image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312.
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Clean install ,yes wipe every thing
In reset factory delete phone on camera?

hamed_forum said:
Clean install ,yes wipe every thing
In reset factory delete phone on camera?
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I'm not completely sure but I think so, so you should back up anything you want to keep so you're safe [emoji14]