Is this possible? What if you root and IF you need to get the phone serviced, you click restore factory settings? Will it leave any traces of previous root? Is there any 'restore phone software' for Motorola phones?
Motorola is notified when you root. Even if you unroot they still know you rooted it.
Rooting without voiding warranty is not possible in many countries.
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Hello all,
I just come from the HTC hero and I bought the nexus one. My hero was rooted and it was nice, I ve seen tutorials to explain how to root the nexus one, but it seems it breaks the warranty. Is there a way to unroot the nexus one as we could for the htc hero?
If not, will there be a way soon guys?
Thanks for helping me, as I d lke to root the nexus one, but loosing the warranty is a big problem....do you have feedback on rooted nexus one sent to warranty?
I may be wrong, but i don't think that rooting breaks the warranty. It's unlocking the bootloader that breaks the warranty. That's two different things.
And as far as i know, it's quite easy to unroot, but it's almost impossible to relock an unlocked bootloader.
Please post in right section thanks.
mmm; ok, but can we install custom roms without unlocking the bootloader?
Nope, don't think so
You cannot install custom roms without unlocking the bootloader, and u cant unlock the bootloader without breaking the warranty. There are quite a few threads on this already, try search next time
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So it is possible to root the nexus one without unlocking the bootloader? If so how..?
To root the phone or install a custom ROM, u need to unlock ur bootloader... which also means goodbye warranty
in order to root your phone you must unlock your boot loader first. so when you unlock your boot loader to root you lost your warranty.
You guys all say "goodbye warranty" as if HTC isn't replacing/repairing rooted Nexus's... This alone has been steering many people away from rooting the N1. I know 2 people that had rooted N1's and they both got their devices replaced by HTC and that doesn't count all the people posting here that have also been successful even though they have rooted phones.
I have rooted/unlocked my bootloader. Then I found that I had the dust under the screen issue. Contacted HTC they sent a replacement. I sent the phone in, restore to stock besides the bootloader being unlocked. They received it, inspected it, and that was that. My case was closed with no questions asked.
I was thinking about rooting my captivate, but I've heard that it voids ur warranty and that if it bricks my phone then all is lost and I can't replace it. Does rooting actually void my warranty?
amucinom said:
I was thinking about rooting my captivate, but I've heard that it voids ur warranty and that if it bricks my phone then all is lost and I can't replace it. Does rooting actually void my warranty?
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Short answer is yes it voids your warranty.
Not the short answer, if att were to somehow FIND OUT you rooted, you would void your warranty. Oneclickroot and z4root both have un root option, and if you end up going the custom rom route there is a lovely peice of software to flash stock unrooted back onto a soft brick situation. So if read up, know what your doing before you do it, and be careful they would never know it was rooted.
i actually had my phone exchanged the other day, and it was sooted. They only asked me to put the original software in it.
thanks for all the input guys! and yeah if i root and flash a rom and then find something wrong with the phone i can always revert back to the original software. if i brick it i can always report it lost or stolen.
had my rooted phone screen cracked, sent it into att and they fixed it no questions asked..
Hi!
I want to root my Xperia Z, but I am afraid of lose my warranty.. I am new to Android, I have been a iOS user for years..
Well.. My question is: Can I root my phone without losing my warrany? If I root withous unlocking the bootloader and do not install any custom ROMs? If so.. Will I be able to run "root apps"?
Thank you for all answers
(I know there may be a few grammar/spelling mistakes, but I am norwegian, so do your'e best to understant )
Rooting without unlocking the bootloader will not invalidate your warranty.
Even if it did, there are ways to return your phone to a factory state with no trace of root if you need to send it in for repair.
Yes, rooting is enough to run root apps (maybe busybox is needed, but most root toolkits install it anyway).
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kingvortex said:
Rooting without unlocking the bootloader will not invalidate your warranty.
Even if it did, there are ways to return your phone to a factory state with no trace of root if you need to send it in for repair.
Yes, rooting is enough to run root apps (maybe busybox is needed, but most root toolkits install it anyway).
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Thank you for a fast and great answer
Will try to root my phone now
You're welcome.
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Hey, does anyone here know that if I root mybz1 and I notice somekind of problems in hardware or something. Ofcourse my warranty is voided since I rooted my phone, but if I unroot, will there be any kind of "fingerprint" of root or will I be clear with simple unrooting? I heard that samsung had somekind of counter that is unable to reset etc. So the ppl who repair phones will see that you have rooted it even you unrooted it. So long story short, if I unroot my phone will it bring back the warranty?
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Rooting does not void warranty, only unlocking the bootloader does.
To unroot just flash a Stock FTF, there is no sign of root after you do this.
Thanks! And to spoil everything.. What is ftf? ?
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(F)lash(T)ool (F)ile.
Find them by searching for the FTF mega collection thread in the general section. Its not to hard to find.
Hi to everyone!
I just find that it's possible root our phone without unlocking the bootloader (and lost the dmr key).
What about the warrancy? If I root in this way I'll void it? or what?
Thanks in advance
Once you unlock your BL your warranty is essentially gone.
Because you can't undo the process (unless you backed up your TA partition).
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Once you unlock your BL your warranty is essentially gone.
Because you can't undo the process (unless you backed up your TA partition).
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I'm not sure I understand - the OP asked if the warranty will be voided if he roots the phone using the newer method without unlocking the bootloader. Or do you simply re-lock it later with this method and the warranty is still voided?
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I'm not sure I understand - the OP asked if the warranty will be voided if he roots the phone using the newer method without unlocking the bootloader. Or do you simply re-lock it later with this method and the warranty is still voided?
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That's why I said that the warranty will only be voided if you unlock your bootloader. All other things like root etc, you can just revert and Sony will never know it.
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