It has been a while since I have done anything to my phone. Recently I have been having major issues with signal strength and not being able to send text messages so I figured a factory reset would be in order.
I am currently on OE2 which was rooted via ping pong root. My questions are:
1. If I factory reset, do I retain root?
2. If I lose root, will an update be automatically pushed to the device? I would prefer this not to happen so I could root again.
if you are rooted and you factory reset it will keep root.
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Good Morning All,
I have done some searching and have not found anything specific to my question on Factory Resets and Frozen Software Updates. I am assuming a Factory Reset will essentially thaw anything I have frozen with Titanium since it is essentially reverting the phone back to factory default. However, when I have updated ROMs or installed new ones, I have always been told and had to thaw Software Udpate before updating otherwise it would cause issues even with performing a data wipe.
Is this the same with a Factory Reset? Or do I need to thaw Software Update before doing a factory reset?
I am assuming a Factory Reset is different from a Data Wipe but I am not 100%.
Normally, I would just thaw the freeze since it is so easy, but I had lost root reverting back to the stock kernel from Blitzkreig. I know I can just regain root and then thaw, but I would prefer to not waste my time if it is necessary. Also, it is just something good to know for future use.
Appreciate the help here.
Rooted my phone with with RDLV before the OTA, never froze anything in TiBu, but disabled.
Installed Wanam and such and made some changes to I am assuming build.prop (notification bar, notification prompts, etc.).
Did the OTA, lost root but not all my mods (including ad blocking as well), but now I show as "custom."
Refuse to risk Kingo to re-root and repair status. Sorry China.
Can I factory reset with MJ5 to get back to full stock without soft brick or must I re-root and undo my changes?
Yeah i just did the factory wipe in recovery and it's clean and still rooted.
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Yeah i just did the factory wipe in recovery and it's clean and still rooted.
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Yeah, I lost root, but the "custom" status has me concerned, especially in light of all the recent lockdowns that I won't be able to get 4.4 without fixing the "custom" status.
I just want to be sure doing a factory reset will clean up my mess without softbricking.
I would be sure to do it from the recovery partition not from inside the phone. As far as root it might clean that up as well I remember I was not rooted after ota however after reset I was again.
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I would be sure to do it from the recovery partition not from inside the phone. As far as root it might clean that up as well I remember I was not rooted after ota however after reset I was again.
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So I did this today, which un-did all of my customizations except two.
1. SuperSu is still installed left over from RDLV I guess.
2. The boot up AT&T sound is still gone after I made that particular mod.
Unfortunately, I'm still showing a "custom" status in settings as well. I can't think of any way to undo this without rooting again (with Kingo?) until we get an Odin-able MJ5.
Is this a correct assumption?
Normally, I wouldn't hesitate to factory reset, but because of the complicated nature of root/updates losing root/bricking devices, I want to be sure before I do this.
I have a Verizon Moto X, on 4.4, rooted, and have frozen the MotorolaOTA app so I don't get update notifications. I have noticed some weird behavior with my device, and just general instability, so I want to factory reset, but keep root. Can I just go into settings and hit factory reset, and have everything be ok (keep root, no brick, no update)? Should I go through the whole process of downgrading back to 4.2.2, rooting, updating, like I did when 4.4 came out? Basically, what is the best way to reset my device, stay on 4.4, and keep root?
All,
I have some trouble with s Health that I think is due to root. I would like to clear out the phone and set it up again and tried "Factory data reset" but this did not fix everything and in fact did not seem to remove my root. Is there a more complete factory reset method to return the system to full stock mode?
Thanks,
Tim
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All,
I have some trouble with s Health that I think is due to root. I would like to clear out the phone and set it up again and tried "Factory data reset" but this did not fix everything and in fact did not seem to remove my root. Is there a more complete factory reset method to return the system to full stock mode?
Thanks,
Tim
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785185
You're going to need to flash in order to get rid of root. Tutorial comes with the link above.
Kenichi
tvromero said:
All,
I have some trouble with s Health that I think is due to root. I would like to clear out the phone and set it up again and tried "Factory data reset" but this did not fix everything and in fact did not seem to remove my root. Is there a more complete factory reset method to return the system to full stock mode?
Thanks,
Tim
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You dont need to reset the phone. Its been a common problem with alot of people including myself. If you have root it sems that S-health doesnt like the latest update. Go into applications/applications manager/ALL and scroll to HealthService. Select it then clear cache/data and uninstall updates. then go to S-Health and do the same.Reboot and it will be fine and even work still after it updates again.
Also factory resets dont get rid of root. You need to flash you official firmware via Odin to do that mate.
I have a quick question and I think I am right but want to make sure before I do it. I have a note 3n900a version NB4. I rooted it cant remember now what i used, was thinking kies but that could be wrong. I know at the time I checked and I had not tripped the knox count. I froze auto update and left phone alone. At the time i was thinking I would just have to unfreeze auto update and it would update and relock phone when it came time to turn back in. That is my only question, can i still do that and not have any issues? Its about time to return it for upgrade and I do not want to wait till last min to do it and have a dead phone and all. Thanks a bunch
You have 2 options. You can uninstall root, and hope it updates, then factory reset and return.
Or you can just use Odin to flash the latest firmware, factory reset and return.
To do the first painful option unfreeze everything you froze. Restore any deleted system apps. Open superuser and choose "full un-root". Open settings and navigate to software update. Now pray it updates because it failed at 20% for the majority of users here. If it updated, factory reset and return.
If your update fails you need to use Odin and flash the latest firmware. Then you'll be completely stock and up to date. For instructions and firmware files read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
thanks a bunch, yea i guess i could use odin i still have all the files. thanks too for the link.
Another question along the same lines. So if i just do a factory reset would that mess up my root in any way? or can i do a factory reset and reinstall super su and be good to go again? thanks a bunch.