Hello!
Is there any way to get a rooted Lollipop without unlocking bootloader?
I know that unrooting involves downgrading, and that the Lollipop rollout is just getting started. So am I correct to assume that ...
- allowing an Lollipop OTA rollout will ruin the current boot?
- there is not yet a full modded Lollipop image that can be flashed while preserving the root gained on 4.4.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/update-to-lolipop-xz3c-root-t3058130
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/lollipop-recovery-t3058795
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343
this should answer your question
or here http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/stock-firmware-23-1-0-690-generic-t3056413
and there is a section for questions...
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I have a Google direct Nexus One, running FRF91 OTA and I'm wondering if I should root it. What advantages does rooting my device bring me? Is there an easy way of rooting without unlocking the bootloader? Can I install a custom theme without rooting? Can I keep the stock FRF91 rom and still maintain root and OTA downloads?
Okay, I've been reading all over the forums here and I can't find a truly definitive answer:
I have an ATT MotoX (non-DE) running 4.4 rooted with SlapMyMoto.
Is it safe to take the 4.4.2 OTA that came out this week? Will this break root? If so, has anyone given instructions on how to re-root?
jaredtritsch said:
Okay, I've been reading all over the forums here and I can't find a truly definitive answer:
I have an ATT MotoX (non-DE) running 4.4 rooted with SlapMyMoto.
Is it safe to take the 4.4.2 OTA that came out this week? Will this break root? If so, has anyone given instructions on how to re-root?
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my understanding is while you will still have root, you will lose the ability to write to the system, that write protection will be enabled, which makes it much less "rooted", and you won't be able to downgrade with a locked bootloader, there is no root method for 4.4.2
jaredtritsch said:
Okay, I've been reading all over the forums here and I can't find a truly definitive answer:
I have an ATT MotoX (non-DE) running 4.4 rooted with SlapMyMoto.
Is it safe to take the 4.4.2 OTA that came out this week? Will this break root? If so, has anyone given instructions on how to re-root?
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If you want full root and have a locked bootloader, don't take the OTA.
Friends, I have a question.
What about OTA updates when the device is ROOT? I need to unroot my device to upgrade to Android 5.0? I hope your answers please!
Typically "Yes"; OTAs usually check for an unmodified stock ROM as a prerequisite. This is my first Motorola but would expect a similar requirement.
You can also skip OTAs, flash a custom recovery and wait for someone to post a pre-rooted Lollipop build that you like, and flash it via the custom recovery.
Well, I checked to see if at&t had 5.0 available before noticing that 4.4.4 has a confirmed process for rooting now. It sounds like it's possible to keep root while updating from 4.4.4 to 5.0. So, I'd like to do the 4.4.4 root process before updating. The only issue is at&t doesn't seem to allow you to cancel the update process once started. What are my options for canceling the update / rooting 4.4.4, and updating the OS through other means?
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Well, I checked to see if at&t had 5.0 available before noticing that 4.4.4 has a confirmed process for rooting now. It sounds like it's possible to keep root while updating from 4.4.4 to 5.0. So, I'd like to do the 4.4.4 root process before updating. The only issue is at&t doesn't seem to allow you to cancel the update process once started. What are my options for canceling the update / rooting 4.4.4, and updating the OS through other means?
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It sounds to me that all u did was download the update, because when it installs the phone will shutoff. So just downloading it technically has no effect on your phone. So if ur check onn att galaxy s5 xda u should be able to find what zips u need and how the process works. Muniz ri is the op of the post to root on 4.4.4. god luck
I just got T810 with 9.7" screen. It has Android 5.0.2
Love it so far but never had Samsung device before, so not sure about OS updates and rooting.
It just downloaded a software update (289 MB) but I did not install it yet.
Will this bring device to 5.1.1? Are there any downsides to updating? Can I roll back to 5.0.2? On my Moto X phone OS roll back generally is not possible.
Both 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 can be rooted, correct? Is there any advantage of rooting 5.0.2 and then updating to 5.1.1 vs first updating to 5.1.1 and then rooting?
And if I root - there is no way to "unroot" because KNOX will be tripped and it will also void my warranty. Did I get this right?
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