So I got a S5 from Verizon sitting here, would love to install a clean 6.0x rom. Just to ditch the touchwiz and clear up some bloat. I'm fairly noobish on this, is there a good guide to follow? What rom should I use? This would be for my wives phone so once it's flashed it needs to not be jacked up. She complains that her phone get slow and needs a factory reset every once in a while. Hoping this would put a stop to this.
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Ok, i am not new to romming and rooting. I have never unlocked a bootloader before however. (I am used to motorola devices on verizon) I am wondering tho, when i unlock my bootloader, does it wipe the device? Like, can i unlock, root, and then backup my apps with titanium? Next, i am mostly romming to get rid of the i/o issues. I am sick of my tablet crawling when downloading pretty much anything. What rom is the best for getting rid of the i/o issues? I am deciding between cleanrom, hydro, and the energy rom. Im leaning towards energy cuz it looks pretty too lol. But i've heard a ton of good things about cleanrom. Is everything working in all of those roms?
So i got my beautiful Galaxy S5 from Telus and as usual with all the phones i have, i unlocked it. So far so good. Next thing was to root it and to start with custom ROMs. So I used the method described in galaxys5root.com with 100% of success. I tried couple of ROMs and i did not like it. My problems started when i decided to go back to Stock ROM from Telus. I flashed the stock rom that i found on the same site i used for rooting the phone and got a Bell phone. Now whatever i do, i am ending with Bell stock S5 and i want my Telus stock. Trying emergency recovery didn't help. I could take the phone back because i have it only for a couple of days, but i put a good screen protector (40$) and i do not want to pay for unlocking the phone again as well.
Please help me in solving my problem. Any feedback is highly appreciated:-.
Hello everybody,
I tried posting this same question on other various websites, but I have gotten no replies thus far. I am considering the idea of rooting my LG G2, (Sprint) but I am unsure if I want to. On one hand, the idea of not being able to get it serviced if any accidents were to happen frightens me a bit. The last thing I want to do is root it and totally regret it if I did something wrong. Also, I always hear about these (horror, I guess you could call them) stories of people have terrible luck with rooting even after doing everything properly as instructed. However, that being said, I am not a stupid user. I would not tinker with anything beyond my own capability and I would be very careful about it. If I were to root it, would it be stable? Is it safe? (I would most likely be using CyanogenMod as my custom ROM, just an F.Y.I.)
In conclusion, to root or not to root? Is it worthwhile? Is it something that the "pros" outweigh the cons?
Thank you all so much for your help. I am brand new to this site, so please forgive me if there were any formatting errors, etc.
I was in the same boat a few weeks ago and decided to take the plunge.
A few things to consider:
- Do you have the original stock rom that came with your phone?
- A you comfortable flashing this stock rom with LG Flashtool? (To get back to where you are now.)
- Have you backed up everything on your phone?
- Can you afford a new phone if things go very very wrong?
If the answer is yes to the above, go for it. :victory:
I'm sure a few of the more experienced people on here can give you more advice. I used ioroot and the process was quick and easy. :highfive:
I cannot believe a phone this 'old' is so hard to find a successful root for; with the amount of bloatware that comes with it - its crazy.
If anyone can help me find a root method that still works for Android 7.0 on the Samsung Galaxy S7 930A
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. Its bugging me I have been searching for 2 days now..
Until Samsung pulls their head out of their ass and unlocks the bootloader, we'll never see any further development for custom roms or root on the snapdragon version of the galaxy s7. Only other option is to get the international version (g930f) which has the unlocked bootloader and exynos processor.
I'm not sure that it is Samsung that requested phones with a locked bootloader. I believe it is the carriers that want a locked bootloader.
T-Mobile was the last carrier to issue phones with a locked bootloader.
So nobody with AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 has root?
Why so many forums that used to exist??
Willing to help...
It took a lot of digging but I was able to get my 930a successfully rooted and stable. I would be happy to assist (with what very little I know) and see if we can't figure it out. I used almost all links from XDA, if not all, but it did take a little time to put it all together. I had to flash the 930u firmware and then I had to play around with a few things. But I was successful and it does work and it is very stable. Let me know if I can help, I am going to totally unroot and reroot mine again so I will be going through the process all over anyways. Would love to be of some help, this is actually my first post on XDA so figured what better time to jump in. Take care
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It took a lot of digging but I was able to get my 930a successfully rooted and stable. I would be happy to assist (with what very little I know) and see if we can't figure it out. I used almost all links from XDA, if not all, but it did take a little time to put it all together. I had to flash the 930u firmware and then I had to play around with a few things. But I was successful and it does work and it is very stable. Let me know if I can help, I am going to totally unroot and reroot mine again so I will be going through the process all over anyways. Would love to be of some help, this is actually my first post on XDA so figured what better time to jump in. Take care
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I have mine stuck in boot loop i am trying to just to get back to stock would u be able to assist
I've read through most of the different threads and I am really confused about what's possible with my Lenovo Tab 10 X704A version. Ideally I'd like ROOT AND something that will let me use this thing on T-Mobile (it is carrier locked to ATT and ATT has completely abandoned it). Even if I can't get it to work on TMO, improving everything else would be helpful.
It would also be nice to kill off the ATT garbage and have a shiny new ROM as well.
I downloaded the TWRP that's supposed to work with this version but I have no idea what that actually does for me. Maybe I don't need ROOT if a new ROM takes out the junk software.
Anyway, if someone could sort of guide me on what's best here. I don't necessarily need help on how to do stuff, just need guidance on WHAT to do and it what order.
Thanks!
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