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How easy is it to root nexus 7?

Hello Everyone,
I am thinking about buying the nexus 7, however I only want to do so to root it.
I have rooted my HTC Incredible and my Kindle Fire, both of those were pretty easy to root.
Is the nexus 7 just as easy?
I have done some looking around I know there is a utility for the nexus 7 similar to the one for the kindle fire.
I have some experience with rooting but am definitely not an expert.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you,

There are many ToolKits available, check the Android Development sub-forum and look for "Nexus 7 ToolKit", I'd post a link but I need 10 posts.

dont use toolkits.
without a toolkit.. fastboot oem unlock, flash a custom recovery, flash a custom rom or the su binaries, reboot, and profit. thats all. never any need for a root toolkit on any nexus device.

Your be wise to listen to the senior member than the junior member who uses toolkits. :thumbup:
Especially since he has a similar thread askmg the same thing.
Sent From My N7 via White Tapatalk

simms22 said:
dont use toolkits.
without a toolkit.. fastboot oem unlock, flash a custom recovery, flash a custom rom or the su binaries, reboot, and profit. thats all. never any need for a root toolkit on any nexus device.
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But doesnt that mean that I will have to run commands?
I am intimidated by commands

ÜBER™ said:
Your be wise to listen to the senior member than the junior member who uses toolkits. :thumbup:
Especially since he has a similar thread askmg the same thing.
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Thanks for that info, I didn't know. I just explained that Toolkits are available if he chooses to use them. After all, he asked how easy is it to root.

Beeg Boy said:
But doesnt that mean that I will have to run commands?
I am intimidated by commands
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1st command.. fastboot oem unlock(this unlocks your bootloader)
2nd command.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
then use the recovery to flash what you want, a custom rom(it has root) or the su binaries
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CJHolderUK said:
Thanks for that info, I didn't know. I just explained that Toolkits are available if he chooses to use them. After all, he asked how easy is it to root.
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toolkits generally are easy. but its also easier to mess things up. and if you dont know what you are doing in the first place at that point, its easy to turn your device into a real brick. taking a little time to learn the right way will also save you when you mess up your device too, since its generally easy to fix things if you are semi familiar. plus, the people that make the root toolkits also mess up sometimes. so you can do everything right in a root toolkit and still mess up

simms22 said:
1st command.. fastboot oem unlock(this unlocks your bootloader)
2nd command.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
then use the recovery to flash what you want, a custom rom(it has root) or the su binaries
That does sound pretty easy.
I am going to come to you for help when I get my G7
I keep reading people's posts about their G7 C90 and other numbers, are they talking about serial numbers?
Are we able to look at the package and identify by the serial number when it was made?
So, if we look for a newer serial number we wont run into some of the QA issues people are having?
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Beeg Boy said:
simms22 said:
1st command.. fastboot oem unlock(this unlocks your bootloader)
2nd command.. fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img
then use the recovery to flash what you want, a custom rom(it has root) or the su binaries
That does sound pretty easy.
I am going to come to you for help when I get my G7
I keep reading people's posts about their G7 C90 and other numbers, are they talking about serial numbers?
Are we able to look at the package and identify by the serial number when it was made?
So, if we look for a newer serial number we wont run into some of the QA issues people are having?
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ive got mine from an older batch, no issues here.
honestly, it doesnt make a difference to me which method you chose to root your device, its your device. im just tired of reading new threads that people have started because they messed up their devices using a root toolkit, then really messed it up trying to fix it(because they didnt know how). yea, helping them increases my thanks and post counts, but id rather they didnt need that help to begin with :silly:
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simms22 said:
Beeg Boy said:
ive got mine from an older batch, no issues here.
honestly, it doesnt make a difference to me which method you chose to root your device, its your device. im just tired of reading new threads that people have started because they messed up their devices using a root toolkit, then really messed it up trying to fix it(because they didnt know how). yea, helping them increases my thanks and post counts, but id rather they didnt need that help to begin with :silly:
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What do I need installed on my PC to run the command?
Anything in particular? Or do I just pull up a command line and run it?
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Beeg Boy said:
simms22 said:
What do I need installed on my PC to run the command?
Anything in particular? Or do I just pull up a command line and run it?
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adb/fastboot. this works, its not the most recent but has all that you need. adb for dummies(both adb and fastboot are included) http://www.mediafire.com/?qrjo6bi8ayblj1r
and the driver for your device. when i plugged my device in via usb while it was in tbe bootloader, the android driver installed all by itself(windows7).
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simms22 said:
Beeg Boy said:
adb/fastboot. this works, its not the most recent but has all that you need. adb for dummies(both adb and fastboot are included) http://www.mediafire.com/?qrjo6bi8ayblj1r
and the driver for your device. when i plugged my device in via usb while it was in tbe bootloader, the android driver installed all by itself(windows7).
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Cool, thanks for the info.
I installed ADB when I rooted my Kindle Fire, will that work or do I need the file you posted?
I am hoping to get a G7 within the next few weeks.
I hope you are down for helping me should I decide not to use a tool kit.
Thanks for your help.
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Beeg Boy said:
Cool, thanks for the info.
I installed ADB when I rooted my Kindle Fire, will that work or do I need the file you posted?
I am hoping to get a G7 within the next few weeks.
I hope you are down for helping me should I decide not to use a tool kit.
Thanks for your help.
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na, if you have adb and fastboot then you dont need the file i posted. let me know when/if you need help

simms22 said:
na, if you have adb and fastboot then you dont need the file i posted. let me know when/if you need help
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Will do
So, just out of curiosity, is it possible to root any android device using command lines?
I was thinking of buying an off brand android tablet on eBay just to tinker with.
Can I use commands to root that as well?

Beeg Boy said:
Will do
So, just out of curiosity, is it possible to root any android device using command lines?
I was thinking of buying an off brand android tablet on eBay just to tinker with.
Can I use commands to root that as well?
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well, the "fastboot oem unlock" is only for nexus devices. google made it easy to unlock the bootloader of any nexus, they made it an option. once you enter that line, you will have a popup on that device that explains that you will lose whatever data, then you press either yes or no. also, you can relock any nexus device with "fastboot oem lock"

I used a toolkit and didn't mess anything up. Took me 30 mins from getting it out o the box.
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Mannn121 said:
I used a toolkit and didn't mess anything up. Took me 30 mins from getting it out o the box.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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absolutely, most wont mess anything up, but many will. took me 4 minutes without a toolkit though

Does ZTE Max 2 have custom recovery / root available?

Strange, I don't see ZTE Max 2 forum, so naturally I thought I'd post here.
Phone looks great on paper, but not sure if we can mod it. Thanks!

Probably no recovery yet but you can try Kingroot app to root the device. I have the first Zmax since it first came out and it was a pnta to mod. We were able to use Kingroot to root it but have to flash scripts to maintain r/w acess. Don't get me wrong the phone without root is still a great bang for the buck. If I were you I would read through the original Zmax forum.

No root right now. srsroot announced couple time but never worked. Kingroot tried some new way but still failed at the end.

Fastboot disabled
The ZTE ZMax 2 (Z958) from what I have discovered has a disabled fastboot. Without fastboot we will not be able to unlock the boot loader. Which in turn will not allow us to flash a alternative recovery.

stephencapes said:
The ZTE ZMax 2 (Z958) from what I have discovered has a disabled fastboot. Without fastboot we will not be able to unlock the boot loader. Which in turn will not allow us to flash a alternative recovery.
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Does that mean no root? or we have to wait until root to enable fast boot?

zmax2 z955l
can any one help, just bought this zmax2 z955l phone from a non-profit organization but it kept asking for the previous email that was sync with the phone last.

has any one found a way to root the z958 yet been browsing for quite sometime and everything i've tried simply doesnt work.

Any new developments on this? I am running out of space and would like to use link2sd but it tells me I need Root access.

Has anyone tried to use the OEM unlock in developer options menu?

Upvote this to start a ZTE ZMax 2 forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67089358&postcount=20523

hydeah said:
Strange, I don't see ZTE Max 2 forum, so naturally I thought I'd post here.
Phone looks great on paper, but not sure if we can mod it. Thanks!
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I have a potential root on my zmax 2. I got kingoroot on my computer and rooted it with a charging USB cord. Kingo root said it was successful and its super user app asked for root acces .
However when I download an app that uses roo . It would ask for permission uponnhitting the allow button, after a while it would say access denied.
Also root checkers will say it isn't rooted... I hope this helps at all. I guess you could say its like a semi-root. I do not know, however, if it stays after I reboot the phone

Kingo PC is actually working!!! but the kingo's superuser app has some problem with. you have to Deny and Allow the app that request for root couple times. Or you can uninstall the kingo superuser app in order to get root. But this is only a Temp root. Hopefully someone can compile a twrp for Zmax2 and hopefully we can use flashify to flash twrp..

This would be very nice!

tianyichen said:
Kingo PC is actually working!!! but the kingo's superuser app has some problem with. you have to Deny and Allow the app that request for root couple times. Or you can uninstall the kingo superuser app in order to get root. But this is only a Temp root. Hopefully someone can compile a twrp for Zmax2 and hopefully we can use flashify to flash twrp..
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Um if you uninstall the super user app from Kingo and get like SuperSU, it requires that it get the binarys however it won't ever get them and basically you're stuck on a temp rooted phone..

I want to have root on my phone please help

stock recovery
Moon83 said:
Probably no recovery yet but you can try Kingroot app to root the device. I have the first Zmax since it first came out and it was a pnta to mod. We were able to use Kingroot to root it but have to flash scripts to maintain r/w acess. Don't get me wrong the phone without root is still a great bang for the buck. If I were you I would read through the original Zmax forum.
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I have a ZTE ZTEX2 model Z955A, by mistake, I installed a customized recovery of another model and now I can not access the recovery mode, the black screen remains and I have to restart so that the cell phone can restart, can you help me to restore the stock recovery?
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Moon83 said:
Probably no recovery yet but you can try Kingroot app to root the device. I have the first Zmax since it first came out and it was a pnta to mod. We were able to use Kingroot to root it but have to flash scripts to maintain r/w acess. Don't get me wrong the phone without root is still a great bang for the buck. If I were you I would read through the original Zmax forum.
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I have a ZTE ZTEX2 model Z955A, by mistake, I installed a customized recovery of another model and now I can not access the recovery mode, the black screen remains and I have to restart so that the cell phone can restart, can you help me to restore the original recovery?

Is anyone still on this? I was able to gain perm root I believe. After reboot, root sticks. I followed a guide to turn off nand / system write protection using ADB, then was able to use PC KingoRoot. In adb I used "adb reboot disemmcwp" to disable write protection. To re-enable it says to issue this command "adb reboot emmcwpenab". Here is the link to the post I used before attempting PC KingoRoot
http://androidforums.com/threads/zte-write-protection-for-zmax-and-other-zte-phones.1040331/

Rokrfan said:
Is anyone still on this? I was able to gain perm root I believe. After reboot, root sticks. I followed a guide to turn off nand / system write protection using ADB, then was able to use PC KingoRoot. In adb I used "adb reboot disemmcwp" to disable write protection. To re-enable it says to issue this command "adb reboot emmcwpenab". Here is the link to the post I used before attempting PC KingoRoot
http://androidforums.com/threads/zte-write-protection-for-zmax-and-other-zte-phones.1040331/
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This was a huge help - thanks for posting it.

Does unlocked BL automatically mean root is possible.

I've always been a Samsung fan, but this phone is packed with features I like. With samsung , unlocked BL then twrp, then flash SU..done. is LG a little different or is it Nouget that is making the process harder or even not possible? Any thoughts from any LG veterans?

Bubba Fett said:
I've always been a Samsung fan, but this phone is packed with features I like. With samsung , unlocked BL then twrp, then flash SU..done. is LG a little different or is it Nouget that is making the process harder or even not possible? Any thoughts from any LG veterans?
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AFAIK it's Nougat. This is my first LG device, coming from HTC 10. I've had many others, just never LG.

lightninbug said:
AFAIK it's Nougat. This is my first LG device, coming from HTC 10. I've had many others, just never LG.
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Did you get the phone yet? Try to unlock? I think i saw you involved over at the s7 edge root thread when i was watching that right? The things I'm going to have to get used to is power button and no physical home/back buttons however if root is achieved and maintained through FW updates I think this phone will be the best out there and development for LG should rise.

Bubba Fett said:
Did you get the phone yet? Try to unlock? I think i saw you involved over at the s7 edge root thread when i was watching that right? The things I'm going to have to get used to is power button and no physical home/back buttons however if root is achieved and maintained through FW updates I think this phone will be the best out there and development for LG should rise.
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No.. thought I was getting it today via UPS... Guess I was tracking the wrong package lmao (stoner moment)... The G pad X came today instead... Lammmmme!!!

LG blocked fastboot commands since MM so the standard would usually be Unlock BL, flash recovery then flash SU.
But its not the case anymore.
Now its Unlock BL wait till an official.tot or .kdz to be released or leaked from LG, then repack it with root or a recovery and flash via LGUP or LG Tool.

just curious, what do you need root for?
phones nowadays come great out of the box. just disable what you dont need.

Z51 said:
just curious, what do you need root for?
phones nowadays come great out of the box. just disable what you dont need.
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Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.

lightninbug said:
Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.
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Does someone really need to want to root his phone to be on XDA? There's a whole lot of learning and shared experience going on out in those threads and there's not one rooted V20 to be found.
The fact of the matter is, a lot of people who come to XDA shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an ADB command or a one touch root.
On my short time with the Note 7, XDA showed me that it really wasn't smart to root that phone. Rooting broke too much of the stuff I used, and the developers didn't get enough time to iron out those problems. If they root this phone, I won't be doing it to mine until I see how all of the problems shake out.

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Does someone really need to want to root his phone to be on XDA? There's a whole lot of learning and shared experience going on out in those threads and there's not one rooted V20 to be found.
The fact of the matter is, a lot of people who come to XDA shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an ADB command or a one touch root.
On my short time with the Note 7, XDA showed me that it really wasn't smart to root that phone. Rooting broke too much of the stuff I used, and the developers didn't get enough time to iron out those problems. If they root this phone, I won't be doing it to mine until I see how all of the problems shake out.
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I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!

Bubba Fett said:
I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!
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Amen to that lol! Do you know how long does it take to restore every single app when you dont have titanium backup installed and your device rooted? (i have 113 user apps in my lg g3), you can easily take up to 2 hours installing and setting up. while when you have titanium, you can sit there and drink up your coconut juice while it does everything on its own and everything already set up, and it is pretty quick too. Also, i hate ads. unless the benefit me (that's how i found out about the LG V20 lol) Not to mention that many of the ads out there are either scam or viruses . Also, rooting is the way to really owning your device. a device is not yours until whatever thing you want to do can actually be achieved because you (the owner) wanted to and not because the company wanted to. :good:

I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.

Amd4life said:
I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.
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Lol you might as well return it now then. Beucase i doubt it will be done that quick. I mean, i bought this phone because of its great features. And even though i like to root, flash, and all that, well, i have set up my mind in a balanced mode and said "well, chances to get root are 50%, sure i like to root my phone but probably it wont be possible ". To be honest i usually wait about 3 month before buying a new released smartphone because by around that time, they usually have root and have gotten bugs already fixed. But i couldnt resist the offers on this one LOL. so, if it doesnt get root, i will stuck with it for a while anyway.

Amd4life said:
I need root for adblocking and xprivacy , that's it. No root within 15 days, its getting returned.
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I'm in the exact same boat as you. My V20 is sitting all pretty on my desk. T-14 days before I return it if no root. Been rocking the OnePlus 3 with an awesome ROM since the first Note 7 recall. Absolutely loving it. Got the V20 only because of the screen, camera, and supposedly better sound--all of which are probably marginal upgrades compared to OP3 especially considering it's well over twice the price.

V521 didn't have root until update was released. I grabbed and uploaded the ROM, and soon rooted .dz was there.

Confirmed: Similar to T-Mobile LG G5 there are not flash commands in fastboot to write a new recovery. Will need someone to create a TOT file to get us TWRP and root I think.

confirmed that I have unlocked my t-mobile bootloader also. TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
booted into fastboot mode by
a) powering down the device
b) putting the cable into the PC USB drive
c) hold down - volume down button, insert USB-C cable into the phone.
d) check the USB drivers in device manager.
e) I manually installed USB driver using the google USB drive from SDK tools 2.2 (LG drivers may also work)
f) cmd, run as administrator, changed directory to my adb folder
g) fastboot oem device, listed my device (so im good to go)
h) [FONT=&quot]fastboot oem unlock (doing such will erase your phone)
I) fastboot getvar unlock[/FONT]
j) fastboot reboot
device boots with security warning (ie bootloader unlocked), boots fine, clean device
went back into fastboot tried to compile a basic TWRP using my v10 TWRP as a basis....fail on my coding skills ( I am still learning)
using command fastboot boot XXX.img
c:\adb>fastboot boot v20.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.700s]
booting...
FAILED (remote: unknown command)
finished. total time: 0.721s
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Are you really on XDA posting this?...What do we need root for???... Maybe head to the T-Mobile forums bro.
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Don't get your panties in a bunch. It was a simple question. I come on here to make money. I fix phones for a living and I come here to fix what people attempting to root broke and brought to me to fix. If you don't want to root, you don't have to. If you do, then by all means root your phone. No need to be a **** about it.
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Amd4life said:
confirmed that I have unlocked my t-mobile bootloader also. TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
booted into fastboot mode by
a) powering down the device
b) putting the cable into the PC USB drive
c) hold down - volume down button, insert USB-C cable into the phone.
d) check the USB drivers in device manager.
e) I manually installed USB driver using the google USB drive from SDK tools 2.2 (LG drivers may also work)
f) cmd, run as administrator, changed directory to my adb folder
g) fastboot oem device, listed my device (so im good to go)
h) [FONT=&quot]fastboot oem unlock (doing such will erase your phone)
I) fastboot getvar unlock[/FONT]
j) fastboot reboot
device boots with security warning (ie bootloader unlocked), boots fine, clean device
went back into fastboot tried to compile a basic TWRP using my v10 TWRP as a basis....fail on my coding skills ( I am still learning)
using command fastboot boot XXX.img
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Apparently LG disables boot/flash. I'm going to try to get a tmobile TOT file tomorrow. I'm working on updating a TOT extractor tool right now to work it.

Can someone run this:
Code:
fastboot getvar all

Bubba Fett said:
I think that's a good opinion. Mine is I want to be the administrator of my $800 hand computer. Not tmobile. Not LG, Samsung , or anyone else. I bought it. It's mine. If I want to block ads, or change the color of my clock then I should be able to. I agree on waiting for bugs to be fixed, but being able to flash a backup or backed up app is a nice feature. I miss the days where root came easy and we owned the rights to our devices. It's bull5hit!
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I will most likely root my phone when the time comes. I am not against rooting at all... I rooted all of my phones except the Note 7. What I'm saying is that root isn't for everyone, not everyone should root their phone even if they think it's the thing to do and that I think there's a place at XDA for people who don't want to learn ADB commands.

OneClickRoot Sprint, anyone?

Curious as to whether anyone has tried this. Suspicious as I haven't seen it here lol. Thoughts?

Good luck lol

yeah i saw that site this morning.. anyone have luck?

Jaws4God said:
yeah i saw that site this morning.. anyone have luck?
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OCR is non attainable on this device.
Too much stuff to do manually.

elijah420 said:
OCR is non attainable on this device.
Too much stuff to do manually.
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has anyone tried and it fail?

Jaws4God said:
has anyone tried and it fail?
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OCR is not attainable on this device.
Too much to do manually.

I always recommend manual methods over one click methods you never know what kind of crap these programs will put on your phone.
Its not the first situation where spyware has ended up on phones from these sites. King Root is a good example.
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evo4g63t said:
I always recommend manual methods over one click methods you never know what kind of crap these programs will put on your phone.
Its not the first situation where spyware has ended up on phones from these sites. King Root is a good example.
Sent from my LG-H918 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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oh thank you for the heads up.. I was just hoping to find a way to just get simple root on my phone to have access to Gravity Box ... but i do not want to unlock my bootloader and have a custom recovery..
Thanks!

Jaws4God said:
oh thank you for the heads up.. I was just hoping to find a way to just get simple root on my phone to have access to Gravity Box ... but i do not want to unlock my bootloader and have a custom recovery..
Thanks!
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It's a scam. My dad (without consulting me) tried it on a moto g4. Not only did it not work, he ended up with spyware and spam that I had to get rid of.
There is no simple root. Any phone going forward that is rootable will have to be connected to a pc and adb or odin used to exploit a vulnerability manually.

One click Root Worked For Me (H91810J) T-MO
sjr19 said:
Curious as to whether anyone has tried this. Suspicious as I haven't seen it here lol. Thoughts?
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OneClickRoot worked on my T-Mobile H91810J. I've rooted a lot of phones and tried the recowvery and numerous other methods. I couldn't get TWRP to flash because I was missing a few commands not listed. They connect through the program (Oneclickroot) and use a program called Vysor. It has to be manually done by one of their techs. I was able to see and copy their commands and files but again I have a T-mobile not Sprint. To be sure, open a chat session and they will 100 percent verify if they can do it. They ask for everything from the model number, to the build number, security patch info...etc . It has to be done manually by the tech not by the program which will tell you after trying to root that you need to have it done manually by them.
They are legit but not cheap. The up side is they can do it right from your pc or most any pc . It's a 24/7 operation also. Pay the extra for the protection. It isn't cheap but it sure is easy and now I am 99 percent sure I can follow their steps if needed. I see where I messed up in the shell commands. I hate my bootloader locked When I boot though. I still have to access it through ADB unless I am missing something. I also still have the annoying orange oem warning screen. Otherwise full root access. I just don't know what I am going to do if something happens and it has to be reset...etc. I love lux and color changer pro. Completely transforms the device in my opinion. Hopefully we have a solution by then to bypass the entire thing. If I could get a hold of chainfire I'd send the code and files right to him or anyone capable of making this easier on everyone.
I plan on posting the code in the near future I just haven't had time. More to follow. OneClickRoot is legit but not cheap. You also have to have some trust to allow a remote connection. If they say they can do it they can. I tried doing the recowvery step by step and it kept locking up on me do to FRP. I messed up some additional shell commands which I didn't know I needed to actually flash twrp.
I am almost positive they can do the sprint version. Just check with them first via chat which is free.

Unless they have found another exploitable security hole, or your phone has NOT taken the zv6 update, your phone is NOT rootable.
The exploit that allowed dirty cow/Santa/elf, copy on write, has been plugged.
Legitimacy of their operation aside, the exploit was plugged with the zv6 update.

Sony Xperia XA2 - Unlocking

I'd like to start a discussion on unlocking the XA2 bootloader and rooting it. So far, it looks like for Sony devices, you need to send a request through the Sony site here: https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/
But there is no device selection for the XA2. This is where i'm currently stuck at. Does anyone know of any other way to unlock the bootloader?

Okay got it to unlock bootloader.
Steps:
1. Head to https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/. Select Xperia XA1 in the dropdown, follow steps, then get your access code.
2. Pretty much follow the steps in that guide from sony, where you get the access code. The only difference was when installing the fastboot drivers. On win 10, i had to go and follow the steps here to install android drivers: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/129174/windows-10-fastboot-driver
After that, fastboot was able to recognize the device and unlock the bootloader.
So now, i guess i'm waiting for TWRP to be released for XA2 to get recovery and root.

I've been looking for a XA2 page for a while. Can we request one?
This is a interesting device and I hope the development community shows some interest too.
What's your impressions of it so far?

Agreed, I'm quite shocked there is no development threads as of yet for this newly released device. Already checked mine, and can see that sky mobile have left it unlockable, so I would also be interested in development for this device.

Spitfire400 said:
Agreed, I'm quite shocked there is no development threads as of yet for this newly released device. Already checked mine, and can see that sky mobile have left it unlockable, so I would also be interested in development for this device.
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Same. I bought it off Amazon US and I didn't realize I was buying such a recent phone. To any future devs, add "Night Light" feature and swipe fingerprint to bring down notification bar to any ROMS would make this phone a great sucessor to my Honor 8.

XA2 has been perfect for me so far, coming from Nexus 5x. I mostly use my phone for reddit and podcasts, though. Just need my LineageOS on it.

i unlocked mine also

li0nh3art3d said:
i unlocked mine also
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Hello, what about fingerprint scanner usability after unlocking? I've heard that after rooting your phone scanner may stop to work with banking and other similar apps. Maybe you noticed other changes after rooting?

Merlin K said:
Hello, what about fingerprint scanner usability after unlocking? I've heard that after rooting your phone scanner may stop to work with banking and other similar apps. Maybe you noticed other changes after rooting?
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I haven't been able to root yet. I've only unlocked the bootloader, which hasn't caused any problems with bank of America. on my other phone rooting didn't affect bank of America, however Android pay didn't work, and snapchat can only be logged in before root and not after. once you root, you won't be able to log back in snapchat if you logout, however if you log in it'll stay logged in after root.
I've been having problems with the windows 10 fastboot and ADB drivers. i got fastboot to work long enough to unlock the bootloader but then it stopped recognizing my phone. still haven't gotten ADB to work yet ?*

li0nh3art3d said:
I haven't been able to root yet. I've only unlocked the bootloader, which hasn't caused any problems with bank of America. on my other phone rooting didn't affect bank of America, however Android pay didn't work, and snapchat can only be logged in before root and not after. once you root, you won't be able to log back in snapchat if you logout, however if you log in it'll stay logged in after root.
I've been having problems with the windows 10 fastboot and ADB drivers. i got fastboot to work long enough to unlock the bootloader but then it stopped recognizing my phone. still haven't gotten ADB to work yet ?*
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Thx for info. Let us please know when when/if root your phone.

Merlin K said:
Thx for info. Let us please know when when/if root your phone.
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I'm waiting for TWRP to keep playing with the drivers on windows 10. for some reason they've been giving me a major headache

The wait game begins. I'm going to wait to unlock the bootloader until TWRP and root available.
Btw can't you root without changing the recovery using ADB. I don't kno since this my first ever Sony phone.

YaKillaCJ said:
The wait game begins. I'm going to wait to unlock the bootloader until TWRP and root available.
Btw can't you root without changing the recovery using ADB. I don't kno since this my first ever Sony phone.
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I think you can sideload with ADB once the bootloader is unlocked. I was under the impression TWRP is like a GUI for ADB. but There's something funky with the windows 10 drivers. it took forever for my phone to get detected in fastboot, and ADB never seemed to work. then, after i unlocked my phone, the PC doesn't even recognize it in fastboot anymore.
likewise, I've always used Samsung phones & odin. This is my first Sony. the lack of root is killing me ?

From what i read, adb sideload requires custom recovery.
Is anyone else on Project FI with this phone? I'm getting awful 4G and wifi performance with the XA2. Constantly losing internet access (even though signal bar is at 5 bars).

Hi guys, I managed to unlock the bootloader but I can not get into recovery mode. I tried with vol- and power button but it does not work . Did it happen to someone? Thank you all

makotech222 said:
From what i read, adb sideload requires custom recovery.
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where did you read this? i was under the impression thst TWRP is basically a graphic user interface of ADB, which is command line interface.
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matitino said:
Hi guys, I managed to unlock the bootloader but I can not get into recovery mode. I tried with vol- and power button but it does not work . Did it happen to someone? Thank you all
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for this, you will need a custom recovery GUI such as TWRP. I believe tht all you can do on this device by pressing volume- is access ADB, and volume+ gets you into fastboot, which can be accessed via command prompt on a PC

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where did you read this? i was under the impression thst TWRP is basically a graphic user interface of ADB, which is command line interface.
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for this, you will need a custom recovery GUI such as TWRP. I believe tht all you can do on this device by pressing volume- is access ADB, and volume+ gets you into fastboot, which can be accessed via command prompt on a PC
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ADB sideload explicitly, not just ADB: https://twrp.me/faq/ADBSideload.html

makotech222 said:
ADB sideload explicitly, not just ADB: https://twrp.me/faq/ADBSideload.html
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Isn't TWRP basically just the GUI of all the ADB commands? I was under the impression you could do almost everything you can do in TWRP in ADB CLI mode on a PC ?*
I was under the impression to sideload you can boot with a USB plugged into your computer and your phone press volume- Then the indicator light in the top right corner turns green, and (if the drivers on my PC would cooperate) then it would accept ADB sideload commands. Now, I am unsure of this; that's just what my basic understanding is. If I could get the damn drivers to work right, I could find out for sure ?

li0nh3art3d said:
Isn't TWRP basically just the GUI of all the ADB commands? I was under the impression you could do almost everything you can do in TWRP in ADB CLI mode on a PC ?*
I was under the impression to sideload you can boot with a USB plugged into your computer and your phone press volume- Then the indicator light in the top right corner turns green, and (if the drivers on my PC would cooperate) then it would accept ADB sideload commands. Now, I am unsure of this; that's just what my basic understanding is. If I could get the damn drivers to work right, I could find out for sure
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I don't know nearly enough about the android ecosystem to comment, beyond what i found. I think adb sideload is a specific command, which requires twrp. But other adb may work? I don't want to risk it yet anyways.
Regarding drivers, did you try the thing i linked in my first post on this thread? My XA2 is still recognized after bootloader unlock with my method.

What do you know flashtool supports our xa2? that I know no because I tried to convert an ftf file but in the device list the xa2 is not there. also does not recognize me in flashmode despite emma recognize it. thank you