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[Request] Root for Z3C (D5803) -> Solved

HI @all,
now that we have a FW for the device - is root possible?
All known root methods are not working.
BR
UserX10
Edit:
Solved -> Thanks you DooMLoRD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...58xx-cwm-based-recovery-6-0-4-7-root-t2890231

Delete.

Jeez.
People haven't even got their hands on the phone yet...
Be patient

Anyone wanna try Framaroot?
http://framaroot.net/index.html

framaroot does not work ...

Ok because I saw it posted on this blog and thought it would work. Strange!

plisk3n said:
Ok because I saw it posted on this blog and thought it would work. Strange!
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Well, it says "tested on device" and is from 9/4, before the device was even unavailable. I'd be careful that apk isn't something more.

CollinsJ said:
Well, it says "tested on device" and is from 9/4, before the device was even unavailable. I'd be careful that apk isn't something more.
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Yeah that's also the reason why I decided not to download it, I'll just wait till someone @ XDA finds a way to root the device. It's not like we'll die because our device isn't rooted for x weeks/months.

Weeks/months?! I would die! It's been a day and the amount of things I can't do is driving me nuts!

If you have an unlocked boot loader see what I say at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55709585. If you don't I think you'll be waiting for a while - someone needs to find an exploit and write the app/code needed to exploit it. This has become increasingly hard as Android has become more secure - before Towelroot AFAIK the Z1/Z2 was not rootable for a long time. You'd probably be waiting a similar length of time for the next big root exploit.

tilal6991 said:
If you have an unlocked boot loader see what I say at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55709585. If you don't I think you'll be waiting for a while - someone needs to find an exploit and write the app/code needed to exploit it. This has become increasingly hard as Android has become more secure - before Towelroot AFAIK the Z1/Z2 was not rootable for a long time. You'd probably be waiting a similar length of time for the next big root exploit.
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Would it not be helpful to contact Sony themselves? They're increasingly developer friendly, these days. Maybe they'd be willing to offer pointers to root app developers?

mudnightoil said:
Would it not be helpful to contact Sony themselves? They're increasingly developer friendly, these days. Maybe they'd be willing to offer pointers to root app developers?
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Well I know people at Sony and long story short: if you want root unlock the boot loader. Its as simple as that. You have to understand that while a root exploit looks nice to tinkerers its also a serious security issue which must be fixed - that is why many root solutions also patch the exploit they use after using it.

Does unlocking the bootloader require wiping the phone? I know this is required on the nexus phones. If it requires wipe then its the very first thing I'm doing once I get the phone out of the box.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

tilal6991 said:
Well I know people at Sony and long story short: if you want root unlock the boot loader. Its as simple as that. You have to understand that while a root exploit looks nice to tinkerers its also a serious security issue which must be fixed - that is why many root solutions also patch the exploit they use after using it.
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I'm aware of this ... but on the one hand being one of the few if only manufacturers to provide official unlocking for the bootloaders (with the obvious intention of spurring development etc), but on the other actively closing non-simple (i.e. ones requiring a dedicated program) root 'exploits' would seem a little at odds. Is it really that black and white? You'd think it might be in their interests to provide an official complex / secure rooting method.

sublimnl said:
Does unlocking the bootloader require wiping the phone? I know this is required on the nexus phones. If it requires wipe then its the very first thing I'm doing once I get the phone out of the box.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Yes. It will wipe everything AFAIK - double check with the website.
mudnightoil said:
I'm aware of this ... but on the one hand being one of the few if only manufacturers to provide official unlocking for the bootloaders (with the obvious intention of spurring development etc), but on the other actively closing non-simple (i.e. ones requiring a dedicated program) root 'exploits' would seem a little at odds. Is it really that black and white? You'd think it might be in their interests to provide an official complex / secure rooting method.
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Your statements contradict themselves. Rooting without unlocking the bootloader needs a security flaw. How can any method which leaves a security hole be secure?
Bootloader unlocking gets around this by letting you control the boot partition of the device so you can disable the "security barrier" that android provides. This is a choice you are explicitly making which is why it is the only "secure" way to root.

Does towelroot work?

MrOeyta said:
Does towelroot work?
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Unfortunately Towelroot does not work.

I've read some people saying that unlocking the bootloader causes you to lose your DRM keys which apparently would affect software/ camera issues?
Can anyone verify this?

tacocats said:
I've read some people saying that unlocking the bootloader causes you to lose your DRM keys which apparently would affect software/ camera issues?
Can anyone verify this?
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This is very true. On the z1c I neglected to back up the TA partition. And apparently lost native mirror cast and some camera features when I rolled the device back to stock.
Back up your TA partition before unlocking BL.

dillalade said:
This is very true. On the z1c I neglected to back up the TA partition. And apparently lost native mirror cast and some camera features when I rolled the device back to stock.
Back up your TA partition before unlocking BL.
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Any idea how this could be done?

We need more LB support.

Hey guys, just a quick thread.
I think this phone needs more LB support. Has anyone even tried a bypass method for us with LB to be able to flash custom kernels? I know back when I had a Bell Motorola Atrix there was a hack that gave us the ability to unlock our bootloaders. Why aren't we trying to find one for this phone?
I understand that those with LB can't use the official method for unlocking the bootloader, but is there not a hack we could work towards? Has anyone even tried to unlock the LB Xperia Z2? There must be a way.
Besides that, I also think it would be good to have more LB support in android development. For example a CM11 that can be used on LB devices. I'm currently running Miui 4.4.4 and it supports both LB and UB.
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Envious_Data said:
Thats how we know its hard
Maybe someone else with different ideas can but i know a decent amount of people cant.
Atleast that we tried
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The best way to support LB is to have a rom version that uses the stock kernel. Hopefully this is what happens moving forward with the release of a sony lollipop update.

Magnetox said:
Hey guys, just a quick thread.
I think this phone needs more LB support. Has anyone even tried a bypass method for us with LB to be able to flash custom kernels? I know back when I had a Bell Motorola Atrix there was a hack that gave us the ability to unlock our bootloaders. Why aren't we trying to find one for this phone?
I understand that those with LB can't use the official method for unlocking the bootloader, but is there not a hack we could work towards? Has anyone even tried to unlock the LB Xperia Z2? There must be a way.
Besides that, I also think it would be good to have more LB support in android development. For example a CM11 that can be used on LB devices. I'm currently running Miui 4.4.4 and it supports both LB and UB.
Cheers
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I think I saw from some other threads that the reason why we can't work towards unlocking non-unlockable bootloaders is because we need to break sony encryption or something like that?
I don't know, sorry.

We are at the peak of Locked Bootloader Support.
We cant do anything more unless someone wants to spend so much time to do so.
Cracking sonys bootloader encryption results essentialy in an unlocked bootloader hence thats somewhat pointless
We cant unlock a non unlockable Xperia unless as said the encryption is cracked
And sonys encryption is almost FBI level and it may even vary per Z2
Cm11/12 on locked bootloader is possible but its extremly complicated and setting up a rom like such on LB is complicated too
You have to root your device, install a custom kernel to the fotakernel given that its not bound by the bootloader then we have to make a modified rom which reboots the fotakernel then the custom rom that matches

Envious_Data said:
You have to root your device, install a custom kernel to the fotakernel given that its not bound by the bootloader then we have to make a modified rom which reboots the fotakernel then the custom rom that matches
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Currently rooted with recovery on miui v5 android vers 4.4.4. Where is this custom kernel for LB, and why has it not been implemented yet in such a fashion?

Magnetox said:
Currently rooted with recovery on miui v5 android vers 4.4.4. Where is this custom kernel for LB, and why has it not been implemented yet in such a fashion?
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-_-
This is EXTREMLY HARD TO DO. I doubt anyone has the Patience or time to try this
Its possible via this method.

Envious_Data said:
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This is EXTREMLY HARD TO DO. I doubt anyone has the Patience or time to try this
Its possible via this method.
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Best to wait for OTA lollipop update then?
If it were standardized, say if CM11/12 took on the responsibility of releasing a LB rom, would it not make the process easier for everyone else?

Just do the same as me, sell the phone and buy another brand like motorola or something like that.
But nobody wants a Z2, hard to sell as hell.

avercros said:
Just do the same as me, sell the phone and buy another brand like motorola or something like that.
But nobody wants a Z2, hard to sell as hell.
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Or just do your research and don't get a locked device.

Actually I think it shouldn't be too difficult to install cm11/12 on LB. There is a method which has worked now for some months on the Xperia SP which let you run any ROM on the stock kernel. I think these modified for LB ROMs load a custom ramdisk at a late point in the boot process. I'm not familiar with the way it works but I guess with some reasonable work amount it might be doable for the Z2 too. If someone is willing to try to port it pm me, I can provide you with the usernames of the people who made it on the XSP.

o0 Matt 0o said:
Or just do your research and don't get a locked device.
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Yep, you are right.
Mine was a gift, and I'm not totally happy with this phone.

o0 Matt 0o said:
Or just do your research and don't get a locked device.
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Or actually solve the problem instead of avoiding it.

Magnetox said:
Or actually solve the problem instead of avoiding it.
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Your saying it like something can be done about it.
Sorry but a non unlockable bootloader would need some devs as good as the FBI

Magnetox said:
Or actually solve the problem instead of avoiding it.
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The easiest way is to change your phone to an unlock BL allowed: yes one.
If it was easy to run custom kernels on a LB , having an UB or LB would be practically the same...
I also have an unlockable phone, but it's my own fault for not researching better before buying the phone. i never had sony phones before, i should have researched more. Since the security of the z2 is very high i'm not expecting to run customs kernels anytime soon, if i ever need it it'll try to sell my phone and buy an unlocked one...

pec0ra said:
Actually I think it shouldn't be too difficult to install cm11/12 on LB. There is a method which has worked now for some months on the Xperia SP which let you run any ROM on the stock kernel. I think these modified for LB ROMs load a custom ramdisk at a late point in the boot process. I'm not familiar with the way it works but I guess with some reasonable work amount it might be doable for the Z2 too. If someone is willing to try to port it pm me, I can provide you with the usernames of the people who made it on the XSP.
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So what about this? Why not just give it a shot for CM11/12?
As I said previously I'm currently running Miui on 4.4.4 and it gives you an option for locked or unlocked bootloader in the Aroma installer.

Magnetox said:
So what about this? Why not just give it a shot for CM11/12?
As I said previously I'm currently running Miui on 4.4.4 and it gives you an option for locked or unlocked bootloader in the Aroma installer.
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miui is stock based hence why it works on LB
Its extremly hard to get any custom kernel to run on a device to have it work on LB as said its pointless bugging people about it.
ptmaniac said:
The easiest way is to change your phone to an unlock BL allowed: yes one.
If it was easy to run custom kernels on a LB , having an UB or LB would be practically the same...
I also have an unlockable phone, but it's my own fault for not researching better before buying the phone. i never had sony phones before, i should have researched more. Since the security of the z2 is very high i'm not expecting to run customs kernels anytime soon, if i ever need it it'll try to sell my phone and buy an unlocked one...
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Oliver and letama are rhe ones behind CM10 for Xperia S
Is far as i know they have a smaller custom kernel in /system Most of the rom uses the stock kernel i think.

Envious_Data said:
miui is stock based hence why it works on LB
Its extremly hard to get any custom kernel to run on a device to have it work on LB as said its pointless bugging people about it.
Oliver and letama are rhe ones behind CM10 for Xperia S
Is far as i know they have a smaller custom kernel in /system Most of the rom uses the stock kernel i think.
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Extremely hard, sure. Has anyone actually tried? Have you tried?
That's what this thread is about.

Magnetox said:
Extremely hard, sure. Has anyone actually tried? Have you tried?
That's what this thread is about.
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Thats how we know its hard
Maybe someone else with different ideas can but i know a decent amount of people cant.
Atleast that we tried

Envious_Data said:
Thats how we know its hard
Maybe someone else with different ideas can but i know a decent amount of people cant.
Atleast that we tried
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Ok. I'll be waiting for the official lollipop update + kernel for cool roms. Fingers crossed that someone cracks the sony code as well.
Cheers.

Magnetox said:
Ok. I'll be waiting for the official lollipop update + kernel for cool roms. Fingers crossed that someone cracks the sony code as well.
Cheers.
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I think 42 years of brute force testing is how long it should take i thinm.
Unless someone can get a lucky catch.

Hah, well hopefully people support LB by including a stock kernel version for all roms (especially with release of official lollipop stock kernel --soon?--).

Samsung Galaxy J3 (6) SM-J320P

Is anyone ever going to make a full root for this with CWM or TWRP or is it a lost cause. I was following the threads discussing making a working root for this phone but no one is posting in them any more. I'm really sad because it would be a great phone if it was fully root able.

Don't lose hope yet. My roommate is going to work on it but he needs the source code for it. I don't fully understand these things but what I do understand is he needs the kernel and the uncompiled code so that he can work on writing something. So if anyone out there can help with that that would be great.

Nice thanks man well I have one idk if that helps

gsprague15 said:
Nice thanks man well I have one idk if that helps
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It might, it depends on your level of experience and what you're willing to do. More testers always helps, my device will be used for the first testing of things, and if I'm able to boot without any issues I can push it to anyone else willing to test it. This is still a ways off because we still need someone to help us get the stock source code so if you have any tech savvy friends network with them and see if they have any input on how to get that code.

For sure will do man

http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/recovery-teamwin-recovery-project-3-0-2-t3356616

darknaio said:
It might, it depends on your level of experience and what you're willing to do. More testers always helps, my device will be used for the first testing of things, and if I'm able to boot without any issues I can push it to anyone else willing to test it. This is still a ways off because we still need someone to help us get the stock source code so if you have any tech savvy friends network with them and see if they have any input on how to get that code.
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Did anyone ever find a solution? I will be happy to test it.

gsprague15 said:
Is anyone ever going to make a full root for this with CWM or TWRP or is it a lost cause. I was following the threads discussing making a working root for this phone but no one is posting in them any more. I'm really sad because it would be a great phone if it was fully root able.
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The odin3 with twrp works i have done it the root workerd fine unfortunately there's not a lot you can do because there's not a lot of scripts for this phone thay works that I found at least if there is someone tell me

When I insert the sim. And swithed on the smart phone. The phone is asked the code
What could ido

QuadRooter Vulnerability?

Looks like there's a new vulnerability that is able to achieve root through a couple security holes.
Ran the Quadroot scanner app on my galaxy s7 edge PD8 and it does show its vulnerable to this.
From what I've read, this malware can achieve root just by installing it like any other Apk app.
Would it be possible for Devs to purposely download the malicious malware and make a working towelroot like root method for our devices?
Link:
http://wccftech.com/quadrooter-vulnerability-affects-900-million-android-devices-check-infected/

I just ran the app on the latest PG1 firmware and the app said this:

KillerClaw321 said:
I just ran the app on the latest PG1 firmware and the app said this:
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My rooted SGS 7 flat on pd8 ( the previous update) says not affected by it.
Well, I used a different app for the scan. Using the same app as you, I got the same results as you. S**t

Someone should contact @geohot and beg him to work on this :3

That or @jcase. Both would be great at this methinks.

Xshooter726 said:
Looks like there's a new vulnerability that is able to achieve root through a couple security holes.
Ran the Quadroot scanner app on my galaxy s7 edge PD8 and it does show its vulnerable to this.
From what I've read, this malware can achieve root just by installing it like any other Apk app.
Would it be possible for Devs to purposely download the malicious malware and make a working towelroot like root method for our devices?
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These are no more dangerous than any other kernel exec vulns, and alone wont offer you anything. These will not unlock the bootloader, allow you to flash supersu, or let you change system.

jcase said:
These are no more dangerous than any other kernel exec vulns, and alone wont offer you anything. These will not unlock the bootloader, allow you to flash supersu, or let you change system.
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So if you can't change the system, then why should anyone be worried about this? Sounds like if we can't use these to access the system, neither can malicious attackers unless I'm missing something.

sirslipzalot said:
So if you can't change the system, then why should anyone be worried about this? Sounds like if we can't use these to access the system, neither can malicious attackers unless I'm missing something.
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Well they can exec code as the kernel, anf you could stack it with some DM verity or bootloader exploit, but alone the best you MIGHT get is a temp root

jcase said:
Well they can exec code as the kernel, anf you could stack it with some DM verity or bootloader exploit, but alone the best you MIGHT get is a temp root
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I have been talking to an agent from T-Mobile and he confirmed that they are doing nothing regaurding a bootloader unlock like some have been hoping for. So now I'm kinda pissed at them and mostly Samsung. It seems devs need to find another way to unlock the bootloader. :/

KillerClaw321 said:
I have been talking to an agent from T-Mobile and he confirmed that they are doing nothing regaurding a bootloader unlock like some have been hoping for. So now I'm kinda pissed at them and mostly Samsung. It seems devs need to find another way to unlock the bootloader. :/
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If you really thought that they were going to unlock the bootloader for us then I'm the prince of Nigeria and I would like your e-mail address.

Binary100100 said:
If you really thought that they were going to unlock the bootloader for us then I'm the prince of Nigeria and I would like your e-mail address.
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xD

Binary100100 said:
If you really thought that they were going to unlock the bootloader for us then I'm the prince of Nigeria and I would like your e-mail address.
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Best comment I've heard all year....

Magnifik81 said:
Someone should contact @geohot and beg him to work on this :3
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I already did and it's being worked on.
I'm a p1neapple dev team member in the iPhone world

0DegreeCod3r said:
I already did and it's being worked on.
I'm a p1neapple dev team member in the iPhone world
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Nice to hear that! I'm geting excited, yezz.

i hope they unlock the bootloader of my sony z3 with status no xD

Magnifik81 said:
Nice to hear that! I'm geting excited, yezz.
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but... we need to remember we still got accompany of dm verity

0DegreeCod3r said:
I already did and it's being worked on.
I'm a p1neapple dev team member in the iPhone world
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Isn't he working full time on his self driving car?

billydroid said:
Isn't he working full time on his self driving car?
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He is well aware we request his hand in this one buddy and he will get to us soon.
He will announce and release via Twitter so just look out for it.

Binary100100 said:
If you really thought that they were going to unlock the bootloader for us then I'm the prince of Nigeria and I would like your e-mail address.
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On an unrelated note, I damn near lost my **** at what you said...I originally came here from the Verizon S7E forums to see if you guys made any discoveries.
All I can say is that I may not have found anything useful in terms of progress for our devices. But I still leave satisfied. Thank you sir, thank you very much.

0DegreeCod3r said:
He is well aware we request his hand in this one buddy and he will get to us soon.
He will announce and release via Twitter so just look out for it.
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very encouraging! please inform us if you any good news!:fingers-crossed:

Samsung Galaxy J3 Achieve Stock Rom SM-J337P

Does anyone know where I can get the stock rom / recovery for the J337P ?
Thanks

Just google the make and model with the words stock rom samsung publishes all their firmware online just make sure you get the right one for your phone so check out the software version and be sure it matches

seanan said:
Does anyone know where I can get the stock rom / recovery for the J337P ?
Thanks
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ive got it but im to new on here to post links h ttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1E5Z93hR1BT9Kfo_v_sqNthlupFfdzokq

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ive got it but im to new on here to post links h ttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1E5Z93hR1BT9Kfo_v_sqNthlupFfdzokq
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will it unlock J3 achieve for all carriers?

nolastnameever said:
will it unlock J3 achieve for all carriers?
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Currently latest binary there isnt any unlock for but I am working on it some. It is one of the more difficult ones to do due to Sprints new security. Only one team so far (at least made public) has done unlocks for it. If you have older binary builds there are some unlocks available on clangsm forum. Might check there.

Well not so much of a challenge anymore I guess on this one. The Yemen fellows have managed to unlock this long ago and now it seems everyone has a solution for it heard so much for Sprint's latest RSA haha

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Well not so much of a challenge anymore I guess on this one. The Yemen fellows have managed to unlock this long ago and now it seems everyone has a solution for it heard so much for Sprint's latest RSA haha
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I have this phone and see many different methods. Some say very difficult and easy to brick, others are just not clear (to an old man).
SM-J337P
Software Version: J337PVPU4BSJ2
If you hade one in your hand right now, do you have a favorite tutorial / method to obtain root?
What about a custom rom, you have a recommendation?
Thanks in advance to all with input, I value it

justanumber said:
I have this phone and see many different methods. Some say very difficult and easy to brick, others are just not clear (to an old man).
SM-J337P
Software Version: J337PVPU4BSJ2
If you hade one in your hand right now, do you have a favorite tutorial / method to obtain root?
What about a custom rom, you have a recommendation?
Thanks in advance to all with input, I value it
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Hey there nice to meet you. Pretty much the 337 P can be rooted if you have cheated PRP for it that is about the easiest way to go about it. You can also get the boot image and go ahead and use it with magisk in a Flash the boot image back get it rooted and then use something like AAP ke flasher to flash TW RP but again you would need a custom as men are built in mine is not finish it. However you will run into some issues if you do the ladder as they will need to be signed images at least I have came to find out. And remember Ruth should be treated all up most respect otherwise you will have a phone that is vulnerable to just about everything in the world haha. Take care

noidodroid said:
Hey there nice to meet you. Pretty much the 337 P can be rooted if you have cheated PRP for it that is about the easiest way to go about it. You can also get the boot image and go ahead and use it with magisk in a Flash the boot image back get it rooted and then use something like AAP ke flasher to flash TW RP but again you would need a custom as men are built in mine is not finish it. However you will run into some issues if you do the ladder as they will need to be signed images at least I have came to find out. And remember Ruth should be treated all up most respect otherwise you will have a phone that is vulnerable to just about everything in the world haha. Take care
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Nice to meet you too.
Not sure I follow exactly what you are saying, but appreciate the reply!

justanumber said:
Nice to meet you too.
Not sure I follow exactly what you are saying, but appreciate the reply!
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ha ha ha yeah i was using voice to text. Tends to process incorrectly due to background noise and a poor speech rendering engine (doesnt have enough samples from me)