Hey Folks,
Just bought this AT&T Note 3 off Craigslist, guy,owned it over a year, and it's running the latest Lollipop 5.0 OC2, so,spent the better of the past four hours reading and searching, just keep seem back to the same question
Is there a root for OC2? Or should I follow the current instructions telling me to downgrade to either (some say OC1), some say (4.4.2 Kit Kat), then towelroot, safestrap, then using safestrap reflash prerooted, unbloated, OC1? Sorry guys not new to all this just alot of info and trying to find my way through the weeds
Any help would be appriciated more than you would ever know, I know we're all busy, just need pointed to the one right way, thanks
Follow the instructions to downgrade.
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Hello all
I have had my nexus one for quite a while now and when i bought it the bootloader had already been unlocked, but it had not been rooted yet. The problem I am having is the lack of space the nexus one has for installing apps as apps2sd is dependent on the developers.
So after some research i have found an app called 'ModInstallLocation' which tells me i can install apps to my sd card but it needs the phone to be rooted. Is this correct?
This is where i need some help. I hear all this talk about rooted phones and custom roms and i understand the idea behind it but have no technical knowledge to do this.
At this time i am happy with the stock version of android i have on my nexus (2.2.2 FRG83G) its just the lack of space i have to install apps that's forcing me down this road. I am sure there are many other advantages to rooting and i hope to discover them in time.
Could someone please give a helping hand and point me in the right direction for an idiots guide. I am a bit scared of bricking my phone tho, never endeavored on anything like this before.
Many thanks
JW
Read my signature.
thanks you for your response, think that explains how to proceed.
couple more questions if you could help.
1. Do i have to install a custom rom after i root?
2. As i have not got much experiance in this field should i wait for the OTA update to gingerbread before i root?
many thanks
JW
1. No, if you're ok with stock ROM - you can stay with it.
2. Not really, depends mostly on what you're looking for. Gingerbread will still land on your phone (and unroot you), as long as you're using stock ROM and recovery.
Right guys, new to the phone and forum, not ROMs and flashing as I have moved from a Symbian operated Samsung, but new to the whole rooting and S-OFF stuff. Had a real good look around the forum, but can someone just tell me whether or not we can root and/or S-OFF the IS Seem to be getting conflicting info. Keen to get onto Gingerbread. If this can be done is there a definitive step-by-step guide? Tried the superoneclick method last night, but at 2am decided to give up!
Vader
VaderXI said:
Right guys, new to the phone and forum, not ROMs and flashing as I have moved from a Symbian operated Samsung, but new to the whole rooting and S-OFF stuff. Had a real good look around the forum, but can someone just tell me whether or not we can root and/or S-OFF the IS Seem to be getting conflicting info. Keen to get onto Gingerbread. If this can be done is there a definitive step-by-step guide? Tried the superoneclick method last night, but at 2am decided to give up!
Vader
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The first step is to S-OFF the phone using AlphaRevX. There are several threads detailing the steps needed. Depending on which carrier ROM you currently have installed, you may need to create a goldcard so that you can flash a 'support' ROM that works with AlphaRevX.
After you gain S-OFF and the fact that you want to run a GB ROM, you will need to flash a custom recovery such as ClockworkMod. Here is a thread that details the steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122694
There are enough posts and threads in the Development section to get you going. Just remember that the search button is your friend.
You're probably getting conflicting info, due to the timing.
AlpharevX was just released over the weekend. Any site or thread posted prior to that will probably say that you can't S-OFF.
As far as actually doing the S-OFF, I found the info in the link below to be quite helpful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130346
Thanks guys. I'm no stranger to the search function, but it was a bit confusing and just wanted to hear someone say it can be done!
Waiting to get a 16gb sd card and will give it a go then.
Brought the phone a couple of days ago....when can I expect the Gingerbread OTA?
im in uk and have had the update for some time now (id guess a month?)
a flashed rom is MUCH better
Have checked for updates and still nothing? Will wait for my 16gb card and give s-off and flashing a go. Came from a Samsung Symbian S60 phone so have had my fair share of experiance with flashing and custom ROMs. I would tend to recommend them also...made my life with Symbian almost barable. Cant go online with it now as battery nearly dead, which is pretty surprising as had it nearly 3 days now fully charging it every night
UPDATE:
Downloading the GB OTA now....woohoo. Maybe a silly question, but does it save to the sd card. Reason I ask is looking to upgrade to a 16gb card soon.
Also found a really good tutorial on how to improve battery performance.
http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entry/How-to-Improve-the-Battery-Life-of-Your-Android-Phone
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Brought the phone a couple of days ago....when can I expect the Gingerbread OTA?
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Once u update fota. To gain s-off will need more tricky. Stick on the rom from first unboxing. Gain s-off and you will have a lot of choice
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Hello XDA forums! I am looking for someone to point me in the right direction while I try to upgrade my Bionic. I am not super savvy with this phone at the moment. I bought it right when it came out and rooted it as soon as there was a way to do so. I am running the stock rom. Other important info(at least I think so):
System version: 5.5.886
Android version: 2.3.4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7
Build number: 5.5.1
So thats what I'm running rooted. I upgraded to this point, I believe using an update.zip to keep the root I had on the phone. My phone has been yelling at me for weeks now to upgrade to 5.5.893. I have been lazy and did not want to deal with setting up my interface again, BUT its time I dealt with this.
I'm looking for someone to tell me how I should upgrade unofficially keeping the root in the process or just updating officially and then rerooting. I am able to pick up on these processes so even just links to the right threads would be very helpful.
Before you do anything with the update, use the forever root so you don't lose root. I don't have the link but its not hard to find.
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Hi. Take the OTA to 893. You will likely lose root in the process, but that's ok. Next follow the step-by-step noob guide that you'll find in the general section.
Thank you! Yes I was pretty sure I was going to want to do this at some point. But I am currently rooted. Should I really do it now?
Okay so I think I'm going to upgrade via OTA and then follow the noob guide. So easy. I surfed other forums in the past and quickly decided this was the best one so I came here first! 20 minutes later I know what to do. Thanks!
the guide I was referring to is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455888
I wrote the guide based on my experience, and my friend's experience with our bionics. If you follow directions it's really pretty straight forward.
Looks good thanks Tuckmobile.
One problem. My phone is failing the update. The last time I updated it was not through verizon. I'm assuming this is the problem. I'm also assuming it's not going to be an easy solution.
Edit: Another problem. I froze some apps using bloat freezer. I accidentally uninstalled bloat freezer. I can't reinstall it as it is not on the app market. I have a feeling I need to unfreeze apps if i want to update. Sigh....
Try the pathsaver tool. It should help you. The directions are not super clear so read carefully and I'm sure you can get it.
Yeah frozen apps are a problem. Let me know if pathsaver helps
Okay I do not have charged batteries atm and I have work soon so this will have to wait for tomorrow morning. But here is what I believe I should do.
First I will attempt pathsaver that I found on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433783
Then just do the Forever root that is in the noob section. Assuming the pathsaver works for me I should be on .893 rooted correct?(with of course the option to go to .901)
So this might be a noob question, or answered elsewhere in the forum, but I can't find my exact answer or my phone. For the record rooting wasn't this difficult when I had my HTC Incredible before joining the Apple side for almost 2 years. Anyways I tried to root and successfully did so via towelroot, but upon trying to install liquid smooth rom (if there's any other rom's that are good on battery/ram please let me know haha) I got the dreaded take this phone to a Verizon store message. Well I flashed back to stock via Odin, but I still want to root my device in order to install some sort of rom that'll be nicer to my battery and would appreciate any help that can be given! Thanks in advance guys!
Did you manage to flash a recovery?
I just switched over to T-Mobile with a Note 4 T3 running DOK2 from Verizon with a S5. I tried rooting a couple of days ago and soft bricked my phone. Luckily somehow I got the phone back to stock and running fine. I have also searched these forums for hours trying to find a tutorial on how to root this phone with a simple explanation. I have used Odin for years to root but never had to change kernels or anything really in depth. Is there an easier way to root? Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
I hope this helps
You can try cf auto root