Hey guys!
I just got a secondhand Xperia V... After resetting the phone and setting up the phone I noticed that SuperSU was installed and wanted to update on Play. Great, my phone is rooted, and I don´t have to mess around with that!
However... now I really need to get things straight before I start to modify the phone. First of all I need to find out if the phone has an unlocked bootloader. How do I do that? Is there any easy way to find that out?
// Manneman
Yes, Read the all in one thread, post 2 will tell you all you need to know
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Thanx!
I did a search with Tapatalk and as you know thats not the easiest way to find something.
Anyway... found it!
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I've recently gotten a hero and I wanna know how to root it. Can anyone help me please.
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tattooguy said:
I've recently gotten a hero and I wanna know how to root it. Can anyone help me please.
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The easiest and quickest way...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747598
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Ok so I used universal androot to root my phone, now what.every thing looks thee same.
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you need to read the stickies in every part of the hero forum and do some google searches and you will see what you need to do. after about two weeks of reading and lurking here you will have all the info you need to make your phone awesome.
heres a good first step for you though
flash a custom recovery, then flash a custom rom.
tattooguy said:
Ok so I used universal androot to root my phone, now what.every thing looks thee same.
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Rooting your phone wont change the way it looks... you just have root access, that gives you the ability to change any thing you want... like the way it looks.
tattooguy said:
Ok so I used universal androot to root my phone, now what.every thing looks thee same.
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Well you didn't ask to make it look different..you just asked how to root your phone.
I've recently gotten a hero and I wanna know how to root it. Can anyone help me please.
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Now you want it to look different ?
Now you get to decide how you want it to look and operate. Your going to be the one doing this so you got some more work ahead of you... so you best get at it.( You actually didn't think it would be magically different by just rooting it did you ? ) That my friend is just the first step of the actual process..Now...go look at all of the different custom roms built for it and all of the different custom themes available..then... once you have a good idea of what you would like on your phone..start reading all you can about the rom & theme of your choice.Start at the beginning of the threads and read everything there..all of the issues and all the problems folks may have had and how they got fixed. This will save you a-lot of grief once your actually ready to make the switch.
I have found there are plenty of good folks here that will help you once you make up your mind of what you want to do to your phone..
Good Luck...& Good Reading to ya
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I'm thinking about rooting my captivate so I can us it as a wifi access for my Ipad. I currently have no experience what so ever about this topic and was looking for advice and help on this. I don't have any desire to brick my phone so good advice is appreciated. Thank you to everyone!
Well first things first download the one click root. Search it. There ya go. If you have any other questions or problems let me know.
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one click root wasn't working for me so i looked around a little more and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
I just rooted my captivate a few minutes ago and it worked perfectly.
billyboy093 said:
one click root wasn't working for me so i looked around a little more and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739304
I just rooted my captivate a few minutes ago and it worked perfectly.
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Good job!
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how do i tell if my phone is rooted
you will have the superuser application if your rooted
ok i have that on my phone so how do i make it work
Make what work? Your phone is already rooted, you can now get apps for rooted phones and do stuff you normally wouldn't be able to do. Also, please use the search function, I'm sure you'll find the answer you're looking for.
Hey guys i think i boot looped my droid 3
I was messing in the mavrom toolbox and tried installing a theme but it was taking for ever so i canceled it but later when i decided i had time to isntall it it said it was already downloaded but it wasnt so it installed it and now its just stuck in a bootloop, i have no idea how to get out!
How can i unbrick it? i dont want to loose my unlock im on att
Juicy555 said:
Hey guys i think i boot looped my droid 3
I was messing in the mavrom toolbox and tried installing a theme but it was taking for ever so i canceled it but later when i decided i had time to isntall it it said it was already downloaded but it wasnt so it installed it and now its just stuck in a bootloop, i have no idea how to get out!
How can i unbrick it? i dont want to loose my unlock im on att
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Just flash a stock rom and wipe your data. That's all!
Try giving a good title. Writing urgent wont make it. You have to give a clue of your prob so that people here could easily know if they could help or not.
Hope that helps. Just sharing what I learned from posting on XDA.
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Paras Lehana said:
Just flash a stock rom and wipe your data. That's all!
Try giving a good title. Writing urgent wont make it. You have to give a clue of your prob so that people here could easily know if they could help or not.
Hope that helps. Just sharing what I learned from posting on XDA.
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Wont that get rid of my unlock for att? and i dont even know how to flash for the droid :/ anyway i can bypass it or something?
Juicy555 said:
Wont that get rid of my unlock for att? and i dont even know how to flash for the droid :/ anyway i can bypass it or something?
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I dont know much about unlocking so you better read about that. I cant link Jailbreaking and flashing together. I think it won't.
Well you have read about flashing then.
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Paras Lehana said:
I dont know much about unlocking so you better read about that. I cant link Jailbreaking and flashing together. I think it won't.
Well you have read about flashing then.
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I feel so stupid, i have no idea what to do and its fathers day and would rather be with my dad then fixing my phone :/
Juicy555 said:
Wont that get rid of my unlock for att? and i dont even know how to flash for the droid :/ anyway i can bypass it or something?
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No. Your phone will remain unlocked.
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hkhan1 said:
No. Your phone will remain unlocked.
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sad part is i just found out i can get into recovery... i mean thats good but i was going to make a backup later but when safestrap launched and when i pressed menu it wouldnt work so i figured oh well, but im now in it.
So if i flash the rom again i will still keep the unlock?
You're fine. I'm on T-Mobile and it will work.
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MrObvious said:
You're fine. I'm on T-Mobile and it will work.
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ok, everything is a lot more familier now that im in "cmw". And am reflashing mavrom 4 gsm ( just includes the gsm build.prop ).
First thing im doing once i reboot is making a proper backup!
Hi guys, just received my Z1s yesterday and I'm enjoying the phone itself so far, but I'm more used to Nexus, & Samsung devices, so I'm a little lost. I did hear the bootloader is locked down on this phone but is there a way for me to gain root at least so I can at least use apps like Titanium backup, n stuff??
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Yep there is a way go and have a look in the dev section I'm sure there is some tut there for u
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cippi21 said:
Yep there is a way go and have a look in the dev section I'm sure there is some tut there for u
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Thanks I'll try looking again.
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Ibkevin said:
Thanks I'll try looking again.
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I'm in the same boat....Also,If you find any information on rooting the Z1s please pass it along this way
Just search guys, just search, we have a complete an amazing tuto about rooting Z1, just use the search button..... BUT be careful, A LOT of people are bricking their Z1, you have to know what you are doing....
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Just search guys, just search, we have a complete an amazing tuto about rooting Z1, just use the search button..... BUT be careful, A LOT of people are bricking their Z1, you have to know what you are doing....
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I saw the tutorial for the Z1. however, I was unable to find anything for the Z1s
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fatannasty said:
I saw the tutorial for the Z1. however, I was unable to find anything for the Z1s
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Wow, your is a Z1s, from my monitor i didnt notice the "s" hahahah. I think you should wait a little more, im not sure if the z1 rooting method is aplicable to z1s, better wait until an "official" post about it.....
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Wow, your is a Z1s, from my monitor i didnt notice the "s" hahahah. I think you should wait a little more, im not sure if the z1 rooting method is aplicable to z1s, better wait until an "official" post about it.....
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Thank you very much!
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Ibkevin said:
Thanks I'll try looking again.
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There is actually a video on how to root in the general section that might be easier
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Ibkevin said:
Hi guys, just received my Z1s yesterday and I'm enjoying the phone itself so far, but I'm more used to Nexus, & Samsung devices, so I'm a little lost. I did hear the bootloader is locked down on this phone but is there a way for me to gain root at least so I can at least use apps like Titanium backup, n stuff??
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Out there are 2 ways only how to root your Z1, both are for Locked Bootlader. 1 best way is here step by step, page 2, Post #16 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588331&page=2 or NUT method here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572988
Good Luck.
hi,
im looking into rooting my friends sony xperia z. is it the same sort of way as the htc one? do i have to unlock the boot loader first and put a recovery on it?
can someone send me in the right direction for a tutorial please?
mackenzie121 said:
hi,
im looking into rooting my friends sony xperia z. is it the same sort of way as the htc one? do i have to unlock the boot loader first and put a recovery on it?
can someone send me in the right direction for a tutorial please?
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Use the search function, there are a LOT of threads!
I have but couldnt really find what I was looking for. I'm sure someone has done it before and can point me in the right direction
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Find out what firmware version they're running then come back.
If you provide no information, then you cannot expect any help other than being told to search.
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Dude... There is TON of threads about rooting Z in XDA and millions of sites puting how to ROOT it so JUST SEARCH IN XDA OR GOOGLE!!!!
Put in XDA search bar ROOT C6602/C6603 and your android version
mackenzie121 said:
hi,
im looking into rooting my friends sony xperia z. is it the same sort of way as the htc one? do i have to unlock the boot loader first and put a recovery on it?
can someone send me in the right direction for a tutorial please?
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Model no?android version?locked or unlocked bootloader?
mackenzie121 said:
I have but couldnt really find what I was looking for. I'm sure someone has done it before and can point me in the right direction
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Kingo Android Root worked well for me until I updated to 4.3 Sent from my xperia z C6606 Sorry everyone, just thought I'd help the guy.
It isn't a matter of not wanting to help. He provided no useful information. The method of rooting varies by device and firmware version, so if he didn't provide that, then nobody can provide the correct information.
I don't recommend using Kingo. It collects a large amount of information on your device including hardware IDs and serials and sends them to a server in China, supposedly in order to download drivers. It does facilitate that, but just the model number could achieve the same. They even used to collect your IMEI until they were caught and stopped. Not exactly trustworthy behaviour.
If you're running 4.2.2 or older, use Root many Android by trusted XDA dev Bin4ry to root. It doesn't collect any info or even connect to the internet.
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ok sorry for the non information. i have just got hold of the information
model c6603
android verison 4.4.2
bootloader unlocked allowed: no.
mackenzie121 said:
ok sorry for the non information. i have just got hold of the information
model c6603
android verison 4.4.2
bootloader unlocked allowed: no.
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Downgrade to 4.2 using flashtool, root using easyroot by doomlord.
Flash any prerooted KK rom.
ok, so do i have to put a recovery on? and once its down graded to 4.2 can i put a 4.4 rom on it?
any help would be appreicated .a noob here.
mackenzie121 said:
ok, so do i have to put a recovery on? and once its down graded to 4.2 can i put a 4.4 rom on it?
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downgrade>root>recovery>flash pre rooted rom
Thanks. So how do I downgrade, root, recovery etc. Someone point me in the right direction please
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mackenzie121 said:
Thanks. So how do I downgrade, root, recovery etc. Someone point me in the right direction please
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Google up or there is a search tab in XDA
mackenzie121 said:
Thanks. So how do I downgrade, root, recovery etc. Someone point me in the right direction please
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Here is a post I made in another thread regarding downgrading/rooting.
This may be helpful as well - How to flash stock roms with Flashtool
The images in that tutorial are broken, but the text explanation should help.
It is also possible to root then upgrade OTA and keep root, but it requires SuperSU Pro. If that's the route you want to take, then after downgrading, instead of flashing a recovery-
Root with Root many Android
Enable OTA survival mode in SuperSu Pro
Update via OTA
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