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Asking about root for Lollipop (a small community rebuke)

Hello guys,
at first I want to say that I am really happy to be a member of this community, where so many users from different countries with different devices come together
and conducting experience exchange. This community is really important for every G3 user, especially to be updated on latest software or to solve problems.
But what really drives me nuts is the ongoing asking about how to root Lollipop in every possible thread.
The answers are mostly the same, what makes this question (let it be a post or a thread) almost useless.
Not only that it annoys me if I am continuously reading the same things, it also makes the whole forum confusing and relevant informations may go missing.
Why we cant create a seperate thread for rooting Lollipop whereto all this issue regarding threads will get removed?
And let us be honest: If you are not able to collect knowledge about rooting from the already existing threads, you shouldnt do it anyway.
Sorry but that had to be said
Just my 2 cents!

airflyer737 said:
Hello guys,
at first I want to say that I am really happy to be a member of this community, where so many users from different countries with different devices come together
and conducting experience exchange. This community is really important for every G3 user, especially to be updated on latest software or to solve problems.
But what really drives me nuts is the ongoing asking about how to root Lollipop in every possible thread.
The answers are mostly the same, what makes this question (let it be a post or a thread) almost useless.
Not only that it annoys me if I am continuously reading the same things, it also makes the whole forum confusing and relevant informations may go missing.
Why we cant create a seperate thread for rooting Lollipop whereto all this issue regarding threads will get removed?
And let us be honest: If you are not able to collect knowledge about rooting from the already existing threads, you shouldnt do it anyway.
Sorry but that had to be said
Just my 2 cents!
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Wrong section for your REBUKE. We have Mods who determine whats right or wrong to post and they delete or move threads accordingly.
This rant is a waste of time and space. IMO should be in the Q & A Section but thats for the moderators to decide.
The next big thing will be to ROOT the G3 in its Lollipop/ART state which is why you see this question asked everywhere.
whoever comes up with a way to do this is worthy of praise.

I think the hardest thing to do is 1) Tell everyone at once that it doesn't exist yet, and 2) Tell everyone once it's achieved!
Sticky's do not work, in this day and age where information is so readily and quickly available, most people will not read pages of Q&A, no point discussing it it just will not happen.
Would be nice if once root on stock is done, that a message could be sent to anyone who's posted keywords 'root' + 'stock' under the LG G3 forums. Maybe that's an app in itself. IFFFT + Pushbullet etc etc

I second that my man. RoOT me stock G3 xda

we want to do something about the root Lollipop, please let

Hey guys, I'm using the d852 variant , upgraded to lollipop recently via the OTA, and obviously lost root because of it. Can anyone PLEASE help me get root back?! I've skimmed every post on XDA and not a single one mentions root for lollipop . thanks in advance

There is Root!
tmjm28 said:
Hey guys, I'm using the d852 variant , upgraded to lollipop recently via the OTA, and obviously lost root because of it. Can anyone PLEASE help me get root back?! I've skimmed every post on XDA and not a single one mentions root for lollipop . thanks in advance
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Hi Friend,
Please try this thread that I just created: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-update-to-lollipop-root-bumpd-twrp-t3048845
...it's tested to be working fine for my LG G3 variant (D858HK). The steps are from this original thread; I just added an extra manual step (and my thread looks long because I tried to detail the step, with pictures).

New to this

Mod Edit:
You have already raised this in Q and A. One question at a time please, in one place.
Thanks

A good rom is Lineage OS 14.1 Official for the S4. It is stable and good for daily usage.

There are pinned posts at the top of the Galaxy S4 General subforum that should be of help in actually rooting the device, though actually rooting it is not difficult. The main question I ask people lately when it comes to a ROM is whether they care about having Touchwiz features or not, as that will narrow down the available choices. From there, only by trying out the ROMs will you find one you like.

Before flashing anything, I recommend booting into download mode to confirm the model number.

Try it and find out. I don't use LineageOS so I can't tell you if it will or will not work. @audit13 no longer has his S4 if I recall so he's not going to be able to tell you, unless he used it in the past. Asking your questions on the forum is more than sufficient, though you will have to be patient when it comes to replies. PMs are dicey. I ignore tech support PMs and audit13's stance on them is unknown to me.

I no longer use an S4 but it's important to know the exact model number before flashing anything. The 9500 is very different, internally, than the 337 and 337m.

Install TWRP After Installing Lineage OS?

Hello again! Sorry for another rookie question but even though I got Lineage OS up and running on my Pixel XL and am pretty happy with it there’s one thing I’m wondering about and can’t seem to find an answer for, if I just booted TWRP (fastboot boot <image> in bootloader/fastboot mode) to install Lineage OS is it going to matter if I just install TWRP now using the steps in the Install via ADB section from the guide on this site? Basically does the order that Lineage OS and TWRP are installed in matter?
Seems like it would have been better had I installed it but the install instructions for Lineage OS I followed (from lineageos.org) just said to boot it so that’s all I did. While I haven’t read anything that says not to do this I thought I’d ask just in case.

nonsmartphone said:
Hello again! Sorry for another rookie question..........
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I don't have a Google device myself but, I would think that you should be able to obtain some better guidance and support within the following Device Dedicated Area of the forum that's specific to the Google Pixel XL.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-xl
The following threads should be helpful for obtaining guidance that's specific to the Official LineageOS and TWRP for your device.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3500312
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3830083
If all else fails and, you don't receive any responses from the above threads, you can always try to obtain some member guidance within the following Q&A thread that's specific to your device as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3489005
Good Luck!
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Ibuprophen said:
I don't have a Google device myself but, I would think that you should be able to obtain some better guidance and support within the following Device Dedicated Area of the forum that's specific to the Google Pixel XL. ...
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When I posted that I was thinking more generally about if there was something about each program where the installation order would matter but you make a good point, I'll have a look through those threads and the Pixel XL forum and ask there if necessary. Thanks!

WHY ARE ALL THE ON5 ROMS GONE????

I've a Samsung on5 and I'm TRYING to put a custom rom on. But all the on5 download links are either missing or lead to a dead end in google drive. every. single. one.
I have attempted to download not-so-equivalent ROMs for devices like Xiaomi 5, which also ran on Marshmallow, but those obviously don't work... Somebody aid me in mine quest to better mine magic mirror!

Please don't use this forum section for this...
-- Android Development and Hacking --
Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. No noobs please. Device-specific releases should go under appropriate device forum.
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SumoNoob said:
I've a Samsung on5 and I'm TRYING to put a custom rom on. But all the on5 download links are either missing or lead to a dead end in google drive. every. single. one.
I have attempted to download not-so-equivalent ROMs for devices like Xiaomi 5, which also ran on Marshmallow, but those obviously don't work... Somebody aid me in mine quest to better mine magic mirror!
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No DevDB Files were transferred to the new XDA site.
There is a plan to make them accessible again, but I haven't seen an update on that yet.
my suggestion is to ask in the rom thread for someone to upload a copy to
Mega.nz, Googgle drive, Android file host...

Changing the ROM where to start?

My guarantee on my phone has run out. I have a Galaxy S10+ exynos with one ui 4.1. Where can I start to change the rom and root my phone? Can you recommend me an up to date and safe guide?

Google could have done all of this for you.

PhotonIce said:
Google could have done all of this for you.
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Do you know how many results you will get if you ask google? Not all of them will be valid or up-to-date and it's hard to pick one.

I really don't understand what you're saying. I rooted my first phone thanks to articles on google. They usually don't even have to be up to date. Plus your phone is relavitely new compared to what I had.

Anyways, first look for a guide to unlock your bootloader, that's the first step.
Next, learn how to flash twrp onto your device.
Lastly learn how to flash custom roms onto your device via twrp. Custom roms can be found in your device's dev forum here on xda.
You'll need a pc, the right drivers, minimal adb and fastboot (or odin), and the required files (twrp, custom rom, gapps)

Also, you've posted this into the wrong subforum. This subforum is for rom development, it's where devs post roms. If you want to ask a question or need help then ask in the Q/A subforum.