hi everyone, 3 months ago i rooted my phone with the guide in the general section but since that i get an update to android 4.4.4 comp 14.4.A.0.108 (i have 4.4.2 comp 14.3.A.0.757) and i don't wanna lose my root i checked the "FTF Mega Collection" and there is not that version there are 14.4.A.0.133 & .118 what can i do to upgrade it without losing my root??
Thanks
vhos96 said:
hi everyone, 3 months ago i rooted my phone with the guide in the general section but since that i get an update to android 4.4.4 comp 14.4.A.0.108 (i have 4.4.2 comp 14.3.A.0.757) and i don't wanna lose my root i checked the "FTF Mega Collection" and there is not that version there are 14.4.A.0.133 & .118 what can i do to upgrade it without losing my root??
Thanks
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If you whether upgrade or downgrade your phone, you'll surely lose the root access
I suggest you use 133
SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
If you whether upgrade or downgrade your phone, you'll surely lose the root access
I suggest you use 133
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yeah but when i did the root i downgrade my phone rooted it and after i upgrade it rooted
vhos96 said:
yeah but when i did the root i downgrade my phone rooted it and after i upgrade it rooted
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You mean you rooted your phone by downgrading and upgrading method?
It's different from flashing
That roots your phone, but this empties your phone
SaeedFazlollahzadeh said:
You mean you rooted your phone by downgrading and upgrading method?
It's different from flashing
That roots your phone, but this empties your phone
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yeah thats what i mean sorry im a newbie , theres a way to upgrade it without losing the root?
vhos96 said:
yeah thats what i mean sorry im a newbie , theres a way to upgrade it without losing the root?
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No, certainly no
Maybe in the future, but not now
well thanks for your help ill wait for lollipop, thank you
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I know the guys from XDA hate ETA questions but I just have to ask wether someone is working on rooting the .257 firmware with apps like vRoot or Kingo ROOT because I tried various methods that I found on XDA today to root it and I almost ruined the software and had to do a factory reset.
Lucian5800 said:
I know the guys from XDA hate ETA questions but I just have to ask wether someone is working on rooting the .257 firmware with apps like vRoot or Kingo ROOT because I tried various methods that I found on XDA today to root it and I almost ruined the software and had to do a factory reset.
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Kingo root latest version has done the job for me. first try ended with an error but second try has worked for me, i´m on Generic DE .257
hempyms said:
Kingo root latest version has done the job for me. first try ended with an error but second try has worked for me, i´m on Generic DE .257
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Can anyone else confirm this, because this is the first report of any app directly rooting an unrooted .257 FW
gregbradley said:
Can anyone else confirm this, because this is the first report of any app directly rooting an unrooted .257 FW
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This. I'd like to try it myself, but then again I don't want to ruin my phone like I already did this morning.
gregbradley said:
Can anyone else confirm this, because this is the first report of any app directly rooting an unrooted .257 FW
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Did u update the firmware from an OTA update or you flashed the .275 directly? From what I read updating from an OTA keep the root you only need to install the supersu apk.
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Yes OTA update (if available) will preserve root.
And I can't see how can you "ruin" your phone?!
You could wipe data but it's almost impossible to brick this device if you're using right firmwares
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funky0308 said:
Yes OTA update (if available) will preserve root.
And I can't see how can you "ruin" your phone?!
You could wipe data but it's almost impossible to brick this device if you're using right firmwares
Sent from my Z1
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I rooted it successfully today using your method but when I tried yesterday after downgrading my firmware I couldn't use my camera and my Home was completely black so I had to open apps through Google Search. Then I had to do a factory reset.
The guy above say that he can root 257 using latest 1.1 kingo, doing it twice. Can anyone verify?
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Kingo doesn't work yet
gregbradley said:
Can anyone else confirm this, because this is the first report of any app directly rooting an unrooted .257 FW
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I just tried to root 257 with Kingo and did not succeed. Restarted four times in all, without any apparent damage to the phone. I hope Kingo will fix this soon and we will be able to root z1 running 257 stock. It's such a hassle free application! Good luck to them..
Lucian5800 said:
I rooted it successfully today using your method but when I tried yesterday after downgrading my firmware I couldn't use my camera and my Home was completely black so I had to open apps through Google Search. Then I had to do a factory reset.
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The camera hardware was working fine when you downgraded, it's just the SQLite database version was raised, and the old version of the camera app is incompatible with that. Wiping all camera apps' data would fix it.
(Source: I went back and forth between 257 and 534 a lot)
kgiann said:
I just tried to root 257 with Kingo and did not succeed. Restarted four times in all, without any apparent damage to the phone. I hope Kingo will fix this soon and we will be able to root z1 running 257 stock. It's such a hassle free application! Good luck to them..
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Use latest vroot then install superSU from play store
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chubby65 said:
Use latest vroot then install superSU from play store
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can anyone please verify again
One of the guys above say to root 257 with latest vroot, please confirm
Why not try it for yourself then you can confirm ?
none of this tools (vroot, kingo, 360root - all the newest version) has working for my Z Ultra (newest firmware) - i have try every tool two times
sry for bad english
I've tried latest kingoroot and vroot..
sadly none of them worked for me..
i have an unlocked z1 with official firmware .257
anyone get news how to root without downgrade?
Passi1909 said:
I've tried latest kingoroot and vroot..
sadly none of them worked for me..
i have an unlocked z1 with official firmware .257
anyone get news how to root without downgrade?
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An unlocked Z1...then flash a custom kernel...that is always the easiest way to root.
gregbradley said:
An unlocked Z1...then flash a custom kernel...that is always the easiest way to root.
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sorry for my bad english, but with unlocked i mean: no branding or simlock
Passi1909 said:
sorry for my bad english, but with unlocked i mean: no branding or simlock
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OK, that is irrelevant to rooting then.
You can do the downgrade method and upgrade via OTA without losing any data then.
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OK, that is irrelevant to rooting then.
You can do the downgrade method and upgrade via OTA without losing any data then.
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but i will lose my actual data with the downgrade or not?
Hi all,
Just updated to Sony's latest offering .266 and, obviously, lost ROOT access.
Has anyone any info on how to re-root? I am on a locked bootloader and cannot unlock it.
Please advise? I have lost all of my custom settings and cannot change until I have root access.
Stirlin said:
Hi all,
Just updated to Sony's latest offering .266 and, obviously, lost ROOT access.
Has anyone any info on how to re-root? I am on a locked bootloader and cannot unlock it.
Please advise? I have lost all of my custom settings and cannot change until I have root access.
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There's no root method for locked bootloader for 4.3 as for now. Or you can try the root method by sir @jancsessz tho you'll need to downgrade it back to 4.1.2. Didn't work for me tho but worth a try :silly:
Here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646904
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There's no root method for locked bootloader for 4.3 as for now. Or you can try the root method by sir @jancsessz tho you'll need to downgrade it back to 4.1.2. Didn't work for me tho but worth a try :silly:
Here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646904
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I saw that, but it requires root access/CWM first which I dont have...
Stirlin said:
I saw that, but it requires root access/CWM first which I dont have...
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Soo first you'd want to downgrade to 4.1.2 which can be easily done using flashtool
And then use Doomlord's method. This one is for .245 and .254
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405933
When you've done rooting you'll need CWM. Not sure about the original thread but here's the download link
http://d-h.st/Las
Extract and run the install.bat after rooting and you'll get both root access and CWM
Then follow the tutorial from earlier to update to 4.3 and voila! :victory:
It is a new update. Why are we so unpatience? Let the developers work on this!
Stirlin said:
Hi all,
Just updated to Sony's latest offering .266 and, obviously, lost ROOT access.
Has anyone any info on how to re-root? I am on a locked bootloader and cannot unlock it.
Please advise? I have lost all of my custom settings and cannot change until I have root access.
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Be patient my friend it just went out.Doomlord and the other developers will be working like crazy to root the new firmware and in about 3 days you are going to run 4.3 rooted
I'm about to move to Australia and wanted to unlock my Samsung S3 LTE, which is currently locked to EE. I've looked at doing it via the network, who charge about £20 and also on Ebay, who don't seem to support my phone. Is there a way of unlocking it?
The phone is running Android 4.3 and hasn't been rooted or customised in any way.
Pianoman91 said:
I'm about to move to Australia and wanted to unlock my Samsung S3 LTE, which is currently locked to EE. I've looked at doing it via the network, who charge about £20 and also on Ebay, who don't seem to support my phone. Is there a way of unlocking it?
The phone is running Android 4.3 and hasn't been rooted or customised in any way.
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you might want to check this out --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/sim-card-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-t2185866
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you might want to check this out --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/sim-card-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-t2185866
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I'll give that a try- many thanks!
that guide is useless... you can't downgrade to 4.1.1 once you got 4.3
spiderman07 said:
that guide is useless... you can't downgrade to 4.1.1 once you got 4.3
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It worked for me.
spiderman07 said:
that guide is useless... you can't downgrade to 4.1.1 once you got 4.3
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nothing is useless till you have tried it mate and im glad it worked out for you pianoman :good:
spiderman07 said:
that guide is useless... you can't downgrade to 4.1.1 once you got 4.3
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Stop saying crap. You can downgrade if you didn't install a stock 4.3.
Pianoman91 said:
I'm about to move to Australia and wanted to unlock my Samsung S3 LTE, which is currently locked to EE. I've looked at doing it via the network, who charge about £20 and also on Ebay, who don't seem to support my phone. Is there a way of unlocking it?
The phone is running Android 4.3 and hasn't been rooted or customised in any way.
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Hi,Pianoman91,you can unlock your device method downgrade- flashing firmware 4.1.1 from this forum:http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=738977
You need previously root your device,install a custom recovery and then flash firmware 4.1.1. Then use the hidden menu.This must to work!Before you must to make all backups.
Once done,you can flash again 4.3 frmware.You have to be aware that this proces will change Knox status from 0X0 to 0X1. This method is tested and works.Make on your own risk.
Thanks a develloper fzeta !
Best regards!
Pianoman91 said:
It worked for me.
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Have you been able to downgrade to 4.1.1 while having stock 4.3?
LucasBass said:
Have you been able to downgrade to 4.1.1 while having stock 4.3?
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Need to explain that is not downgrade to Bootloader 4.3/KNOX/-this is impossible for the moment.This way we make downgrade to firmware 4.3-4.1.1.:good:
LucasBass said:
Have you been able to downgrade to 4.1.1 while having stock 4.3?
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The method suggested here worked perfectly for me
MaHo_66 said:
you might want to check this out --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305/sim-card-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s3-gt-t2185866
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As mentioned, using this does trigger the Knox counter- but if that doesn't bother you then it's worth doing this method to unlock your phone. After I'd used Odin to go back to 4.1 and unlocked the networks I just reconnected the phone to Kies and it then updated the firmware back to 4.3. Tried a Vodafone Sim card in my phone today to make sure it was unlocked and it worked perfectly.
Pianoman91 said:
The method suggested here worked perfectly for me
As mentioned, using this does trigger the Knox counter- but if that doesn't bother you then it's worth doing this method to unlock your phone. After I'd used Odin to go back to 4.1 and unlocked the networks I just reconnected the phone to Kies and it then updated the firmware back to 4.3. Tried a Vodafone Sim card in my phone today to make sure it was unlocked and it worked perfectly.
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We are talking about two different methods,Pianoman91.I think if you try flash oficial firmware from 4.3/official/ to 4.1.1 trough Odin you will not be able to do it.Downgrade to bootloader 4.3 it is impossible in this time. But if we apply the method I mentioned should work .You should flashing trough Custom recovery a firmware modified.
Best regards!
Confused my phone just updated to 14.4.A.0.157????
Where is lollipop?
Phone is rooted
maids said:
Confused my phone just updated to 14.4.A.0.157????
Where is lollipop?
Phone is rooted
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What was it on prior to the update?
maids said:
Confused my phone just updated to 14.4.A.0.157????
Where is lollipop?
Phone is rooted
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the update depends on region. try to download FTF and flash it via flashtool > http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
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the update depends on region. try to download FTF and flash it via flashtool > http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
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I think the version was the same.
Now my phone is not rooted and I need help to re root.
I tried towelroot but it says the phone isnt currently supported
Can someone send me some instructions please
maids said:
Confused my phone just updated to 14.4.A.0.157????
Where is lollipop?
Phone is rooted
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my phone was rooted and had cwm recovery. The OTA failed twice . Then I unrooted the phone and did a wipe. After that, I was able to install lollipop
sruba209 said:
my phone was rooted and had cwm recovery. The OTA failed twice . Then I unrooted the phone and did a wipe. After that, I was able to install lollipop
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OTA will always fail when you're rooted, as signature checks will fail. You need to flash a pre-rooted 157 after wiping system and caches (not data).
maids said:
I think the version was the same.
Now my phone is not rooted and I need help to re root.
I tried towelroot but it says the phone isnt currently supported
Can someone send me some instructions please
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Install a non-rooted, fresh copy of 157. Close Sony Updater tool(s).
Flash the 108 kernel using Flashtool. Close Flashtool.
Root using XperiaRoot. Close XperiaRoot.
Flash the 157 kernel using Flashtool. Close Flashtool.
Install XZDR Dual Recovery, and use TWRP from now on. CWM is old and should be killed with fire.
Send me $50 and a large pepperoni pizza.
Files are available here.
maids said:
I think the version was the same.
Now my phone is not rooted and I need help to re root.
I tried towelroot but it says the phone isnt currently supported
Can someone send me some instructions please
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are you already in the Lollipop? or rather, have you installed lollipop and you want to root it?
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are you already in the Lollipop? or rather, have you installed lollipop and you want to root it?
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re done root now phone is ok back to 14.4.A.0.157 with unlocked bootloader.
Hopefully that will stop over the air update.
Now looking for rooted lollipop that I can flash
So I just rooted my z3c using the guide from above and now have a lollipop 5.0.2.
Is there any way to get 5.1.1. without loosing the root?
Randy05 said:
So I just rooted my z3c using the guide from above and now have a lollipop 5.0.2.
Is there any way to get 5.1.1. without loosing the root?
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i wanna know too.. is it possible to update via ota or pc companion without loosing root or any bootloop?
yes you can
flash a pre-rooted rom, slim 4.5 is nice and very optimised. it is on the development thread please have a look at
Randy05 said:
So I just rooted my z3c using the guide from above and now have a lollipop 5.0.2.
Is there any way to get 5.1.1. without loosing the root?
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If you have received an OTA dont install it. You will lose root. As suggested, download a custom ROM and install. Its more fun like that!