Is it possible to root my Lollipop G900V without losing my data? I tried Towelroot as suggested in the stickied how-to thread (which really should be updated to indicate that Towelroot will not work on any Lollipop devices), which of course didn't work.
Other suggestions look like they require wiping data before flashing something. I was wondering if it would be possible to gain root without a wipe.
The end result I'm looking for is to be able to use native tethering so that Llama can turn on my wi-fi hotspot when my bluetooth connects to my car's Android headunit.
Thanks!
Niolin said:
Is it possible to root my Lollipop G900V without losing my data? I tried Towelroot as suggested in the stickied how-to thread (which really should be updated to indicate that Towelroot will not work on any Lollipop devices), which of course didn't work.
Other suggestions look like they require wiping data before flashing something. I was wondering if it would be possible to gain root without a wipe.
The end result I'm looking for is to be able to use native tethering so that Llama can turn on my wi-fi hotspot when my bluetooth connects to my car's Android headunit.
Thanks!
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I don't think there's a way to install root on Lollipop without downgrading to KitKat yet, and you will need to wipe as it won't boot after the stock tar is installed. So to answer your question, as of now there is no way to root without a wiipe if you're on stock Lollipop.
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I want to keep my LG G2 VS980 on Verizon on the stock ROM. I know you can install hacks or patches for the hotspot to work without Verizon's approval without doing a full root.
I was reading about how to root and the guide I found says that the phone has a switch so Verizon can tell if you've rooted which voids your warranty. The guide I was reading also mentioned that the G2 can be placed in a special mode that give ADB root without flipping this switch. Would I be able to install the hotspot patch and other apps such as Xposed using this special ADB mode without tripping the root check and going full root?
If I could install the hotspot patch, Xposed, and AdBlock Plus in the system without having to trip the root check that would be great.
I have a AT&T S5 and would like to enable native tethering. I mostly need it to USB tether to another android device. I rooted my device using the Towelroot method and then followed these directions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2791938 and installed Xposed framework to enable tethering. It all worked but Xposed made my phone really laggy. I uninstalled it and now it's back to normal performance. I was wondering if there was an alternative method for enabling tethering by like manually replacing or editing the tethering files. I saw some guides that covered this for the GS4, but I wanted to make sure whatever I was doing would work fine on the GS5/Kit Kat. Thanks
EDIT: I found these instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784945 and that appears to have fixed it for me.
Dear esteemed experts,
I’m hoping you can assist in my hour of need: My partner has a stock unrooted European G900F S5, which unfortunately had a massive software glitch causing it to crash on start up. Long story short we managed to get to the factory reset options and do a full reset, which cured the problem, however my partner’s data has now been lost.
She regularly backed up and had all the autobackups enabled so contacts, sms, mms, pics, videos, settings, etc were all restored with relative ease, but it appears the most valuable thing to her, her WhatsApp conversation backups were stored by Whatsapp on the internal memory rather than the SD card (brilliant piece of software design going on there) so they are gone. Smart Switch restored all of the other WhatsApp data on the internal memory as part of its “data” backup but not the backup files…
I’d like to run a data recovery program to see if they can be recovered, but am hitting dead ends at every turn: none of the specialist android recovery programs (such as dr fone) appear to work on a lollipop S5 unless it is rooted; none of the usual PC recovery suites can work on MTP or PTP modes and a mass storage connection is no longer possible (at least without root); and the only way to permanently root is to downgrade the stock rom (which will likely overwrite the data I am trying to recover) and use something like towel root on KitKat. In any event, she’s very happy with an unrooted phone with OTA updates and so wouldn’t wish to end up with a rooted phone anyway, so I’d have no real interest in a custom bootloader install, etc: I just want temporary access for dr fone!
To that end, I wondered if there was by any chance a crafty way of obtaining a temporary root in lollipop (a re-root after restart is absolutely fine by me) just so I can run a recovery program and see if we get any luck? If it came to it I think she’d be prepared to sacrifice a knox trip if she got her conversations back….
Apologies if this has been asked before, but I could only fish out advice on permanent rooting for s5 in my searches (both here and on google).
Many thanks for your assistance!
Dav
No way to root lollipop without tripping KNOX if you are not willing to downgrade to KitKat first, which would defeat the object as you could root with towelroot then anyway
Only way to root Lollipop is to flash CF Auto Root with ODIN, which WILL trip KNOX, and it is permanent unless you choose to unroot / flash stock again
This is the file you need to flash with ODIN (Extract and add it to the AP or PDA section of ODIN with the phone in download mode)
http://download.chainfire.eu/397/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-klte-kltexx-smg900f.zip
PS: Questions go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
So reading through the forums, I'm having issues figuring out what works with what.
The phone I have is on PG1. Am I able to activate hotspot without rooting? If not, can I root and get tether without tripping knox/voiding the warranty? And if so, could I possibly get a link to the directions?
All help is greatly appreciated
I'm rooted and still not helping.
Yes i was able to activate PG1 wifi Hotspot without root after i flash stock PG1 with Odin. Yes i was able to activate Hotspot after root with out tripping knox. How to root and how to activate Hotspot are posted. Down load stocked PG1 so you can flash it with Odin .... here free registration
https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G930P/region/SPR/
Hi!
I have issue with app on my S7 Edge that demands me to unroot. I rooted my phone 5 years ago or more and I don't remember a thing about it. I did this to permanently remove bloatware. Only way I know to unroot is to flash stock-rom again but I don't want to loose my hard effort on debloating + data and so on. Is there any tricks for that? Like hide/remove su binary? I really don't remember where to start. Also with factory reset or something I cant remember I lost root access partially - that is apps can still tell that phone is rooted (root checker tells that root access is available but then also orange warning that root access is not properly installed on this device). But they can't request root privilege for some reason. But I still have this custom recovery rom installed where I have basically root access to phone - do you think I could use this to somehow hide temporarily root from my app that is complaining about it and then later restore root to the full - that is to make apps able to request root access again? I would like to keep my apps/data and I remember them getting lost in process of rooting due to some samsung encryption crap - not sure how to check data/app loss would be case now since I did it so long time ago. Could anyone help me out?
For documentation purposes. So in my case I had lost root with factory reset. I had to boot into TWRP and re-flash super su. Difference from official tutorial: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ial-twrp-for-galaxy-s7-edge-hero2lte.3334084/ was that in step 9 my phone did not complain about dm-verity,. I did not have to disable encryption and I did not loose my data. Someone may correct me but it was because I had already rooted in past and the most likely cause for "loosing" root was doing factory reset. PS I have european model so I am not sure how much it makes this tutorial different.
Now what is left to do is come up with ideas how to hide root from 1 specific app in Android 7.