Is there a way to unroot without factory reset? Basically the only reason I want to root is getting the Hotspot enabled but now my company is not allowing me to connect to exchange server with rooted device. I would hate to do a factory reset and loose my hotspot feature. Any way around this? I've tried using xposed rootcloak but unsuccessful so far. TIA
sangweb said:
Is there a way to unroot without factory reset? Basically the only reason I want to root is getting the Hotspot enabled but now my company is not allowing me to connect to exchange server with rooted device. I would hate to do a factory reset and loose my hotspot feature. Any way around this? I've tried using xposed rootcloak but unsuccessful so far. TIA
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Do you have SuperSU app on your phone? if yes, open the app, go to settings, scroll down and you'll see Full Unroot
Thanks zlebors, I didn't know that option existed. I got it now, working as I wanted with unroot and hotspot enabled on my unlimited data plan. Tks.
sangweb said:
Thanks zlebors, I didn't know that option existed. I got it now, working as I wanted with unroot and hotspot enabled on my unlimited data plan. Tks.
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Typically when you full unroot through supersu it still shows system custom. I don't know if your exchange server sees that or not.
Have you tried fake system status in Wanam exposed along with root cloak?
Beware of the incoming ota! Be sure you have sdm and fota froze so you don't take ota and loose tether.
If you take the 4.4.4 update you will lose root.
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I have tried rootcloak from xposed with many com & app, nothing seems to work. I ended up installed nonroot rom, connecting to exchange server, turned off exchange auto sync, root, installed xposed, mototether from xposed, reboot, uninstalled xposed & mototether, reboot & to ensure hotspot continues to work, unroot using simply unroot from app store & reboot. Hotspot & email remain working.
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I'm running MK2 rooted and recently my phone stopped charging. I've tried everything to get it to work, I'm fairly certain it's a hardware failure. I know I can probably replace the connector myself, but I prefer warranty. I've backed up everything (via cloud) and now I want to restore to factory settings. I can't use ODIN because the problem also prevents me from connecting to a computer.
Is it safe to perform the phone's "Factory data reset". Will have restore to factory setup?
Thanks.
dwestall said:
I'm running MK2 rooted and recently my phone stopped charging. I've tried everything to get it to work, I'm fairly certain it's a hardware failure. I know I can probably replace the connector myself, but I prefer warranty. I've backed up everything (via cloud) and now I want to restore to factory settings. I can't use ODIN because the problem also prevents me from connecting to a computer.
Is it safe to perform the phone's "Factory data reset". Will have restore to factory setup?
Thanks.
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It should work just fine. Keep in mind the root binary is installed to system though so you might get custom flag for that.
I don't think factory reset works on rooted phones that have been encrypted.
Tronicus said:
I don't think factory reset works on rooted phones that have been encrypted.
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My phone is not encrypted, but thanks for the tip.
DeadlySin9 said:
It should work just fine. Keep in mind the root binary is installed to system though so you might get custom flag for that.
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I'm only rooted and haven't installed a custom recovery or custom rom. If I factory reset, can at&t tell my phone was once rooted?
dwestall said:
My phone is not encrypted, but thanks for the tip.
I'm only rooted and haven't installed a custom recovery or custom rom. If I factory reset, can at&t tell my phone was once rooted?
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Yes, the su binary will stay there and trip the custom flag. If you want to remove that, either download and flags the ODIN package for your system or use SuperSU to unroot.
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DeadlySin9 said:
Yes, the su binary will stay there and trip the custom flag. If you want to remove that, either download and flags the ODIN package for your system or use SuperSU to unroot.
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Can't use ODIN, the USB port doesn't work. So, I un-rooted in SuperSU, restarted the phone, then performed the Factory Data Reset. Everything is now reset, the phone still doesn't charge, the USB port still doesn't work. However, now when I turn on the phone I get the "Custom" lock icon. Not sure what I did wrong. I guess I'll have to repair it myself now?
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Can't use ODIN, the USB port doesn't work. So, I un-rooted in SuperSU, restarted the phone, then performed the Factory Data Reset. Everything is now reset, the phone still doesn't charge, the USB port still doesn't work. However, now when I turn on the phone I get the "Custom" lock icon. Not sure what I did wrong. I guess I'll have to repair it myself now?
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You might of still had busybox, or if you had frozen system apps or something. I'd say see if you can use towelroot real quick, install a busybox app, remove it, and then unroot again. You also need to remove safestrap if you ever had that. Before doing that, restart your phone a few times though, as sometimes it won't change immediately or will say custom after a fresh install.
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You might of still had busybox, or if you had frozen system apps or something. I'd say see if you can use towelroot real quick, install a busybox app, remove it, and then unroot again. You also need to remove safestrap if you ever had that. Before doing that, restart your phone a few times though, as sometimes it won't change immediately or will say custom after a fresh install.
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I never installed Safestrap, but I did freeze a number of system apps using Titanium Backup and I never unfroze them before I did the unroot and factory reset. I also had Xposed framework and Wanam Xposed module still installed, which I now understand can cause issues.
What would you suggest I do to get rid of the "custom" lock? I've restarted the phone 6-7 times and the lock is still there. Would running Towelroot still work with my situation? Is there anything else I need to do before I unroot again, like unfreeze apps or revert the Wanam Xposed settings?
Thanks for you help.
[Q] No Connection after unroot & uninstalling Freedom - unable to root device again
Sprint GN3
Android version 4.3
SM-N900P
N900PVPUBMJ4
I rooted my device, decided it wasn't for me and followed directions to unroot. I also uninstalled/deleted the app Freedom which I should not have. I did a factory restore but I can't connect to any Google services, including the play store.
I changed time/date, clearing cache, and factory reset. No change. I tried rooting it again using Kingo (which failed) and Odin using this PDA CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.zip which put me recovery mode and I had to use full restore to get out of that.
After I did a factory restore, I tried updating and it said my system had been modified and it wouldn't let me update.
Now, it is downloading the updates. And I really don't know if I should install the updates?
I really don't want to do anymore with this without some advice on what I should do next. I think I need to root again to get to root and remove something that the Freedom app put in, but I'm unable to root.
Any advice on how to proceed from here would be greatly appreciated.
Seems like you didn't follow the correct uninstall procedure for Freedom, which is explained on their website.
Your system files are modified, you have flash stock firmware in order to fix Google Play Store and other apps.
Install freedom
Press menu key and click on stop. If there is start, click on start and after click on stop.
Ever since I rooted SC doesn't work for me at all. I'm on Android 6.0.1 and when I try to login it won't let me, yet on I'm old phone, which is rooted as well let's me. Help please!
Xenolife1234 said:
Ever since I rooted SC doesn't work for me at all. I'm on Android 6.0.1 and when I try to login it won't let me, yet on I'm old phone, which is rooted as well let's me. Help please!
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Root breaks Snapchat login but once you're logged in, you can root and it will continue working. Unfortunately though, since you're already rooted, you can try to use something like RootCloak (no idea if that works with Snapchat) to hide the fact you're rooted or else unroot, login and then re-root.
@treela is correct.
I am on Nougat (NPJ25.93-14).
What I did - Rooted my phone using Magisk and enabled Magisk Hide.
Snapchat logs in even after rooting.
treela said:
Root breaks Snapchat login but once you're logged in, you can root and it will continue working. Unfortunately though, since you're already rooted, you can try to use something like RootCloak (no idea if that works with Snapchat) to hide the fact you're rooted or else unroot, login and then re-root.
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OK will try that. Thanks!
treela said:
Root breaks Snapchat login but once you're logged in, you can root and it will continue working. Unfortunately though, since you're already rooted, you can try to use something like RootCloak (no idea if that works with Snapchat) to hide the fact you're rooted or else unroot, login and then re-root.
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I'm confused what version of Xposed should I install? Arm, Arm64, or x86? I need Xposed before I get root cloak.
phh's superuser works fine with SnapChat. SuperSU does not in my experience.
Although, the foolproof way is to, on another device, install Snapchat, log in, THEN root, and install Titanium Backup and make a backup. After that, copy the files from your /storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup or whatever other directory (there should be a couple gzip files), and transfer those to an SDcard. On your new device, pop in the SD (or usb-otg), install Titanium Backup, transfer the files and then restore DATA ONLY. Just make a backup once and you shouldn't have to do it ever again.
I am trying to login to Snapchat but it keeps saying there's an error with the login and I found out it is because I am rooted. A fix I found involves full unroot and I don't want to do that. Can anyone help me?
Snapchat
Ive used snapchat rooted. On mutiple roms.
Snapchat for some devices (like the v20 now) is checking for root. It's hit or miss really. On my VS995 Snapchat wouldn't work till I did suhide. So you'll have to most likely use Magisk or SU-Hide or some kind of root hiding thing to get past it.
Just install Snapchat on a other device, log in, make a backup with Titanium Backup and load it on your main device.
This worked for my rooted S5 KLTE
D.Va said:
I am trying to login to Snapchat but it keeps saying there's an error with the login and I found out it is because I am rooted. A fix I found involves full unroot and I don't want to do that. Can anyone help me?
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magisk hide is option 1
rootswitch is option 2
full unroot, sign in, then re-flash the supersu zip to re root is option 3
restore a app+data backup from a logged in device using backup app like titanium is option 4..
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magisk hide is option 1
rootswitch is option 2
full unroot, sign in, then re-flash the supersu zip to re root is option 3
restore a app+data backup from a logged in device using backup app like titanium is option 4..
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Personally i feel option 2 is easiest but not all kernels like it.
I wish these things could be put in to roms so when we flash them, there's no alternate flashing needed that could cause issues.. I had nothing but issues tryna get both of those options to work, but again it was probably kernel related so I just gave up on it..
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I wish these things could be put in to roms so when we flash them, there's no alternate flashing needed that could cause issues.. I had nothing but issues tryna get both of those options to work, but again it was probably kernel related so I just gave up on it..
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Actually, the Stock deOdexed US996 ROM has them built into it, also allows for hotspot provisioning without having to edit anything. I've been running it for a few months now, and been flawless on every aspect, other than it disables the ability to use MyVerizon apps, and Verizon's visual voicemail.
when i use my otg with anything it says charging connected device. when i go to change the setting itll act like it switches then a sec later its back to charging....why is this? a week ago i was using my ps4 controller just fine wired with the otg mow i cant do anything with it, not even in twrp either...any help to fix this would be great!
Same problem here!
Stock rom, not rooted!
/System is encryption , have same without TWRP after TWRP wipe data after work fine
dayl1ght said:
/System is encryption , have same without TWRP after TWRP wipe data after work fine
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Is there any solution for this without rooting the device?
I don't want to root it, because I use some apps, which are crashes when my device is rooted!
Samsung Costumer Service told me to do a factory reset....pff...
Artemon9 said:
Is there any solution for this without rooting the device?
I don't want to root it, because I use some apps, which are crashes when my device is rooted!
Samsung Costumer Service told me to do a factory reset....pff...
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you can use Magisk to hide root and fake Knox 0x0 as unroot but device have root.