VRoot got an update and now supports android 4.3 on the SGH-i537!
Hurray!
However, I don't really know what to do with the whole restore part and password...
Someone needs to read chiense.
ML2 build.
-TransformixS4
TransformixS4 said:
VRoot got an update and now supports android 4.3!
Hurray!
However, I don't really know what to do with the whole restore part and password...
ML2 build.
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Where are you seeing this?
I tried and it didn't work. Have used Vroot in the past despite the concerns of trusting Chinese hacker software, but this one is a no go for me on ML2.
ChristopherXDA said:
I tried and it didn't work. Have used Vroot in the past despite the concerns of trusting Chinese hacker software, but this one is a no go for me on ML2.
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He said it was a updated version of vroot. Did you try the newest version?
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new version of Vroot doesn't support ML2
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Miami_Son said:
So much for that. Mods, you can close this one, now.
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confirmed, not working.
I'm going to guess that this was for the 4.3 leak and not the OTA update. In that case, major FAIL and Duh! since we already knew there was root for the leak. What we need is root for the OTA version.
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will it root .257!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't.
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Why?
In fact can both of you guys provide sources of your claims?
Use Bin4ry's one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460) to root .534 and update via prerooted.zip, Kingo steals your IMEI.
oh no. really? i just found out about this. i've already rooted my z1 with kingo. what do i do now?
RyokoN said:
Use Bin4ry's one (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460) to root .534 and update via prerooted.zip, Kingo steals your IMEI.
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Really?! Source?
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DAddYE said:
Really?! Source?
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Here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47188994&postcount=79
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Here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47188994&postcount=79
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Jeez, thanks!
RyokoN said:
Here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47188994&postcount=79
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Not entirely accurate.
The IMEI numbers were read. But at the moment we're unsure if they were read and stored somewhere like 'Chinese servers'
Over 80% of xperia users have used this kind of tool. Once you've used it then you might as well use it again.
If you have not used a tool like this, then its recommended that you wait.
wait for what??
- An exploit to root this device probably wont eventuate as most of us have already used a tool like this to root. So developers are not interested.
- For the company that develops the ROOT software to get back to us and assure us that there is no problem??...
You need to make the choice if you use it or not..
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Not entirely accurate.
The IMEI numbers were read. But at the moment we're unsure if they were read and stored somewhere like 'Chinese servers'
Over 80% of xperia users have used this kind of tool. Once you've used it then you might as well use it again.
If you have not used a tool like this, then its recommended that you wait.
wait for what??
- An exploit to root this device probably wont eventuate as most of us have already used a tool like this to root. So developers are not interested.
- For the company that develops the ROOT software to get back to us and assure us that there is no problem??...
You need to make the choice if you use it or not..
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We have exploit to root 534(by Bin4ry's CLEAN rootkit), so we don't need Kingo anymore.
We don't want unknown person to touch IMEI, even they don't store data.
So this is all about, I heard Vroot and Kingo are suspicious apps. I don't like that. Why people using them anyway if they are not clean?
So it seems there is not simple VROOT or Kingo Android ROOT style rooting available for those who don't want to unlock the boot loader.
Anyone came across anything similar that works?
I'm aware of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588331 and the instruction in there, this is not quite the same as what I'm looking for.
Not yet.
I just want to ask this though. If unlocking doesn't break anything anymore why are you guys not willing to unlock.
On one side there are users who bash the manufacturers all year long just to get their devices unlocked, to no avail. Then some super awesome dev comes by with a Santa stick and pwns the bootloaders. (ex-AtrixHD user). And there are those who have unlockable bootloaders but don't want to unlock. I do not understand why really...This is my first unlockable phone. Unlocked my N7 2013 one month from purchase. Never have been happier.
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Not yet.
I just want to ask this though. If unlocking doesn't break anything anymore why are you guys not willing to unlock.
On one side there are users who bash the manufacturers all year long just to get their devices unlocked, to no avail. Then some super awesome dev comes by with a Santa stick and pwns the bootloaders. (ex-AtrixHD user). And there are those who have unlockable bootloaders but don't want to unlock. I do not understand why really...This is my first unlockable phone. Unlocked my N7 2013 one month from purchase. Never have been happier.
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Simple pragmatism, the only thing I want is root access, no flushing any ROMs or anything of that nature
obender said:
Simple pragmatism, the only thing I want is root access, no flushing any ROMs or anything of that nature
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Okay. I'd like the same too just for App Ops/Greenify. I love stock. But there's no one click solution yet.
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Okay. I'd like the same too just for App Ops/Greenify. I love stock. But there's no one click solution yet.
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By the way for those who want one click boot loader unlock here is one:
http://www.kingoapp.com/sony-bootloader-unlock.htm
didn't try it myself for the obvious reasons
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So it seems there is not simple VROOT or Kingo Android ROOT style rooting available for those who don't want to unlock the boot loader.
Anyone came across anything similar that works?
I'm aware of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588331 and the instruction in there, this is not quite the same as what I'm looking for.
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obender said:
Simple pragmatism, the only thing I want is root access, no flushing any ROMs or anything of that nature
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Okay. I'd like the same too just for App Ops/Greenify. I love stock. But there's no one click solution yet.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572988
Otherwise just downgrade to .257, then update back to .290 OTA
Some other helpful links:
http://techbeasts.com/2013/12/18/how-to-unlock-bootloader-of-sony-xperia-devices-guide/
Otherwise you'll be waiting a while
TagEHeuer said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572988
Otherwise just downgrade to .257, then update back to .290 OTA
Some other helpful links:
http://techbeasts.com/2013/12/18/how-to-unlock-bootloader-of-sony-xperia-devices-guide/
Otherwise you'll be waiting a while
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OTA to 290 is useless. You only get partial root and that means you don't have much to do.
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OTA to 290 is useless. You only get partial root and that means you don't have much to do.
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Agreed. It's better to flash a pre-rooted stock-ish ROM from the dev forum.
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Agreed. It's better to flash a pre-rooted stock-ish ROM from the dev forum.
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Useless, I already tried iHackers (pre-rooted stock-ish) on locked bootloader and got partial root access because Sony's RIC is in the kernel now. So whatever you do, you will only get partial root unless (somehow) you disable it. And currently there's no way to do it with a locked bootloader.
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are we likely to ever see a 1 click root for 4.3?????
4.4 Kitkat will be out soon, make sense to whoever makes these 1click roots to just wait for 4.4Kitkat.
i stuck with 4.2 for now. locked BL and nothing on 4.3 to get excited about. rooted.4.2 is better. ill happily wait for 4.4
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Useless, I already tried iHackers (pre-rooted stock-ish) on locked bootloader and got partial root access because Sony's RIC is in the kernel now. So whatever you do, you will only get partial root unless (somehow) you disable it. And currently there's no way to do it with a locked bootloader.
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Have a look at this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49096314&postcount=16
Seems legit, but I have not tried it.
I got the NB4 update and was able to re-root via an older version of Kingo. Got SS installed and want to install a custom rom on the device. When i'm reading through the instructions, it wants me to flash via ODIN some files.
Can anyone explain on why I have to flash via ODIN files to get the ROM to install on SS? I did install one before and it didn't need and re-flashing.
Was the ROM you are trying to flash a KitKat ROM? Maybe the ROM required updated firmware?
Because you are flashing a KitKat ROM.
You need the BL, AP and CP to be flashed in Odin in order for the ROM to boot and function properly.
You will also have to flash the ROM to the stock slot or it will not work correctly.
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Kingo?
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I got the NB4 update and was able to re-root via an older version of Kingo. Got SS installed and want to install a custom rom on the device. When i'm reading through the instructions, it wants me to flash via ODIN some files.
Can anyone explain on why I have to flash via ODIN files to get the ROM to install on SS? I did install one before and it didn't need and re-flashing.
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What was the older version of Kingo you used? I am trying to re-root after this update as well. Thank you. =)
1.1.5 has been reported to work
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1.1.5 has been reported to work
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Thank you. Do you know where I can download that version?
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What was the older version of Kingo you used? I am trying to re-root after this update as well. Thank you. =)
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I went to the KINGO site and instead of downloading it from the website directly, I picked CNET download which had version 1.18
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I went to the KINGO site and instead of downloading it from the website directly, I picked CNET download which had version 1.18
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I can confirm 1.18 is working for sure.
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I can confirm 1.18 is working for sure.
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Will this trip the knox void?
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Will this trip the knox void?
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Nope, it does a fine job and doesn't trip Knox.
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Nope, it does a fine job and doesn't trip Knox.
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Thank you very much! Was hoping this was so.
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Thank you very much! Was hoping this was so.
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I used the most recent kingo 1.2.2 a it gave me root, I had to make sure the I had no virus software's activated during the flashing or it would just sit there and do nothing and also make sure you put 10 min. on screen timeout............. Now all I need is to look for is some custom NB4 Rom's ( I think) 4.3 JB to flash and play, I finding that untill the OTA 4.4 KK gets rooted I won't venture forward........
Hey i have the leaked version of 4.4.2 rom installed on my ATT note 3.
I hear news on the OTA update but i don't see why i need to get it.
I just want to get my phone rooted so i can use some of the applications that require super permissions.
Downgrading to 4.3 build seem like an option but some of the links bring me up to "file was removed because of copyright/somethinglikethat", also i prefer more of a one-click style.
But does anyone know where i can find it? Searching for it leads me to the exact opposite of what im looking for. So hopefully a thread post can help me out.
You can't directly root it as far as I know.
You may end up having to revert to MJ5, install SS and then install one of the 4.4 ROMs we have available.
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graydiggy said:
You can't directly root it as far as I know.
You may end up having to revert to MJ5, install SS and then install one of the 4.4 ROMs we have available.
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Why revert to MJ5? Just to get root?
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Why revert to MJ5? Just to get root?
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You didn't finish reading my post...
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Read knoxraid thread, op word for word
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Read knoxraid thread, op word for word
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i read his post, but you can't get safety strap installed properly without having super user permission. If there is no root for the leak i only see the option to downgrade to jb and get root. The process seems tedious and like i said a bunch of the things you need to download, the links aren't workin.
As far as I know, the links are fixed.
Some people like myself are not lazy and have no problem doing tedious things to get their phones to function the way they want.
You may not care about downgrading to upgrade to a custom 4.4.2 ROM with root, but others do.
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Can anyone point me in the direction of an in depth step by step tut for rooting the Note 3 N900A? I have tried a few different things and nothing has worked.
Can you please specify the methods you have tried?
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All the methods that I could find on youtube. There are a couple of options here on XDA that I've seen, but there isn't a very good tutorial on it. At least not for a squid like me !
I think it could be rooted with a version of jb if you updated I don't think it can be. I think some people have safestrap' the device and loaded something else in another memory but I don't think it is really rooted
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I think it could be rooted with a version of jb if you updated I don't think it can be. I think some people have safestrap' the device and loaded something else in another memory but I don't think it is really rooted
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There are a few options on XDA that I've seen, but there's not a very good tutorial on how to do it for a newbie. It looks like you have to from my understanding of it downgrade to KitKat and then go to the root process.
Does kingroot work? If not you'll have to downgrade to kitkat run Kingoroot (yes, two are named eerily the same) and safestrap rooted ROM.
I tried one of them, think it was king root. Chinese site?
That'd be it.
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That'd be it.
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Is kingroot safe, like does it install any backdoors that I should be aware of?
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Have no idea, I didn't get it to work.
If you are on 4.4.2, you can use TowelRoot, 1 click root. As long a you are not on 5.1.1, you can Odin back to 4.4.2. I used the method without Safestrap on 5.0.1. I followed the directions in post 1 and it worked without a hitch.