Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
When you unlock the bootloader, you eliminate all OTA updates. That is my understandin.
If you backup'd up with method X (whatever method that maybe), I dont see why you cant continue to use method X to restore your settings as well.
When i forgot got my phone, I unlocked and rooted immediately. I installed titanium backup (thats my method of choice), and transfered the content from my old phone and use titanium to restore everything.
Linda2013 said:
Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
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1. Yes you will receive update notifications but depending on what recovery you have you might not be able to install the update until you go to stock recovery.
2. Yes you will be able to restore your data and it work rather well. Don't remember if it backed up the app data (settings for apps accounts save games etc....) and depending on your settings it may not backup pictures and videos so make a copy on a computer if you have pics you don't want to lose.
Linda2013 said:
Hi everybody
I'm new to Android Mobile and I got my HTC ONE just recently. I have to say that I'm in love with it, finally something I can really use.
I would like to root my phone and I went through several doc/videos about how to unlock the boot loader and how to root it.
I feel quite confident to do that on my own (I know, I know... I'm a lady and usually this kind of stuff are for boys only... but I'll give it a try).
I have only few questions if you can help an not expert user as myself:
1. after root my HTC One, will my mobile able to receive software updates pushed from the vendor?
2. by reading the forum, my understanding is that some of the system apps will be removed (not big deal actually and I understand I can recover them in some way). However, will I be able to recover all the other apps installed, phone settings and the usual data from my backup? I do a daily backup of my phone via the system Backup & Restore utility which stored the data in DropBox.
Thanks a lot boys and I sorry for the silly questions. I did my best to search on my own but still a bit confused
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Let me start off by congratulating you on an excellent choice of phone!
In response to your questions, I havesome answers for you:
1. After unlocking the bootloader/rooting your phone, you will still be able to receive OTA updates. However, to actually install them you will have to relock the bootloader. Take care when installing OTA updates, as they may contain "fixes" that will disable re-unlocking the bootlader or rooting.
2. You should be able to recover all of your apps, settings, and data. Once rooted, I highly recommend Titanium backup for apps and data, and MyBackupPro for contacts, call logs, messages, and such.
Thank you guys, you are wonderful! I love u!!!
Last question then I promise I will not bothering anymore
I can see from the tutorial that once I've unlocked the boot loader I will need to use a recovery utility like TWRP.
I'm not going to install any custom ROM for now and I would like to keep the original one. The only thing that I really need is root privileges to rid off some apps that were installed by the carrier (which I hate), as well the carrier boot up logo animation.
So, for instance... I'm running at the moment the 1.29.841.2 software version.
Will the recovery process keep the phone on the same version or it will install a flat one without the updates?
Linda
Linda2013 said:
Thank you guys, you are wonderful! I love u!!!
Last question then I promise I will not bothering anymore
I can see from the tutorial that once I've unlocked the boot loader I will need to use a recovery utility like TWRP.
I'm not going to install any custom ROM for now and I would like to keep the original one. The only thing that I really need is root privileges to rid off some apps that were installed by the carrier (which I hate), as well the carrier boot up logo animation.
So, for instance... I'm running at the moment the 1.29.841.2 software version.
Will the recovery process keep the phone on the same version or it will install a flat one without the updates?
Linda
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Not bothering at all, that's what the forums are here for.
The recovery process will leave the phone on the same version that has been installed. All apps will need to be re-updated, but the system version will stay the same.
skunkbandit said:
Not bothering at all, that's what the forums are here for.
The recovery process will leave the phone on the same version that has been installed. All apps will need to be re-updated, but the system version will stay the same.
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Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
Linda2013 said:
Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
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You're welcome!
just a quick heads up, be aware that unlocking your bootloader will wipe all of the data stored in your phone. Make sure to have a recent backup available.
Lots of useful info here, make sure to check it out: http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader
Linda2013 said:
Great!!! all my doubts and questions are now solved. I'm ready now to try the tutorial on my own (I'm so happy ).
Thanks you sooooooo much!
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Good luck, hope you enjoy your HTC One
Not sure which tutorial you're using, I have found this one to be very thorough, written by a respected Rom developer
[GUIDE] Complete Flashing Guide | Rooting | Going Back To Stock | 05.05.2013
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
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All good! I've successfully unlocked and rooted my device.
I've installed TWRP and made a backup (just in case).
Then restored all my data/apps.
Very happy thx again guys!
Hi guys.
My friend has HTC One, and this idiot deleted all photos. I don`t realy have idea how, so please don`t ask me. My question is simple, but I don`t know the answers. If unlocking BL will wipe all my data, or only wipe references to it? I hope only references will be wiped, becouse than I will be able to connect mtp as sd in for example TWRP.
Regards
poranekk said:
Hi guys.
My friend has HTC One, and this idiot deleted all photos. I don`t realy have idea how, so please don`t ask me. My question is simple, but I don`t know the answers. If unlocking BL will wipe all my data, or only wipe references to it? I hope only references will be wiped, becouse than I will be able to connect mtp as sd in for example TWRP.
Regards
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no it's really gone ..sorry
clsA said:
no it's really gone ..sorry
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So how can I do it right now? Is there any possible way?
poranekk said:
So how can I do it right now? Is there any possible way?
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I'm not sure what you want to do .. if all your stuff was deleted
unlocking the bootloader will not help get it back
You could try a data recovery program on the PC. If it was deleted and not wiped from a bootloader unlock, there could still be pieces of the file on the internal sd card. When you "delete" a file normally, it just puts an empty space on the drive so the system knows that data block is free to write to. This means with the right tool, you could recover the file.
I have not had success with being able to recover files on android, but know this works with an HDD, SSD, and SD cards with a simple windows program.
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Got into rooting my phone to remove the bloatware and junk. I rooted it basically just for superuser and a few other apps. I used odin and flashed the pda (I'm unfamiliar with the lingo lol) and now my data will not work
Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
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Stand by
Good luck
So heres my dilemma I have a phone that's locked but I want to make a download copy before I factory reset the device. I have Odin and I have ADB fastboot installed is there a method to download the entire ROM ? The only reason for the backup is in case in 20 years from now I remember the password I can restore it to get the family photos off it.
Oh and the bad news is debug does not appear to be enabled.
It is a G920T running 6.0.1
nazzax said:
So heres my dilemma I have a phone that's locked but I want to make a download copy before I factory reset the device. I have Odin and I have ADB fastboot installed is there a method to download the entire ROM ? The only reason for the backup is in case in 20 years from now I remember the password I can restore it to get the family photos off it.
Oh and the bad news is debug does not appear to be enabled.
It is a G920T running 6.0.1
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Contact google support.. you can answer some questions with your account linked to the device and they can unlock it.
Granted it's yours.. if it's not.. then I can't say how to do here on xda
Like the title states, I'm totally noob to rooting, but my mi device's been running out of storage lately and I don't plan to buy a new phone in the near future. So guess I'll just root my device so as to be able to transfer apps to the sd card, besides I don't like the miui interface, so root seems inevitable. But I don't have much knowledge on all this, what are the basics I need to keep in mind, so I don't end up ruining my device. Any help, youtube video will be greatly appreciated, please help me.
dhananjayyy said:
Like the title states, I'm totally noob to rooting, but my mi device's been running out of storage lately and I don't plan to buy a new phone in the near future. So guess I'll just root my device so as to be able to transfer apps to the sd card, besides I don't like the miui interface, so root seems inevitable. But I don't have much knowledge on all this, what are the basics I need to keep in mind, so I don't end up ruining my device. Any help, youtube video will be greatly appreciated, please help me.
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Just follow the root threads instructions without experimenting on the first try. you'll be fine
dhanakumari said:
Just follow the root threads instructions without experimenting on the first try. you'll be fine
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Can you please share the link to the thread?
here is the basic steps i used:
1-first of all u have to unlock bootloader (all data will be wiped) http://en.miui.com/unlock/download_en.html
1.5 -check for sure u have unlocked the bootloader (fastboot oem device-info)
2-later install a recovery https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-4a/development/recovery-twrp-3-1-0-0-xiaomi-redmi-4a-t3576024
3-you can flash a custom rom,gapps,etc (optional).im not sure but if you want to stay in the stock rom u have to flash something to disable dm-encryption
4-after that the device can be rooted (search for magisk in google)
p.s.:im not responsable for what happens,check for help if you are not sure