Questions tagged [root-access]
For questions specifically requiring root permissions. If your issue is about rooting your device, use the 'rooting' tag instead; for unrooting, use the 'unrooting' tag.
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I have a galaxy J120A with a forgotten lock pattern
It's 2016 pre encryption thankfully. Also no usb debugging. 6.0 marshmallow.
I shattered the screen in 2017 and it has been stashed away ever since. I guess i could start by using a drawing sheet of ...
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How to use `adb push` after mounting /system R/W without losing R/W permissions to install app as /system/apps?
I'm using a rooted Revvl 6 5G - TMAF025G_0.05.29 - MT6833 - Android 12. Without a recovery.img, I rooted using Magisk_Patched-boot_a.img. After this, I used the RO2RW module to aid in making the ...
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Revvl 6 5G - A/B Root??? - W/O recovery.img
I have a Wingtech - Revvl 6 5G [Mediatek-MT6833] that has an A/B boot partition with vbmeta, OEM unlocked, Debug Mode, and Bootloader Unlocked (Via MTKClient). I've tried rooting the easy way with ...
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/system/sbin in $PATH variable, but the folder doesn't exist?
I have a Chainfire-rooted Samsung Galaxy J5 with Android 7.1. The $PATH variable is
/su/bin:/sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/su/xbin:/system/xbin
But /system/sbin appears not to exist at ...
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Rooting issue Xiaomi Mi 9t Pro
I recently got my hands on a Xiaomi Mi 9t Pro. I tried to root this device using twrp-3.7.0_9-0-raphael and Magisk 26.1 but it doesn't seem to work.
Phone Specs:
MIUI-version 12.5.1
Android version ...
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Android fake "having a pin/password protected phone" (lock-screen)
I have a rooted android phone and want a specific app to believe that I have configured a device pin (or fingerprint) to lock the phone, basically the same as this guy:
Android “fake having a locked ...
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Who is "Dr. MAD"/who composed the default Android ringtones?
I found Android's ringtones (in /system/product/media/audio), and a lot of them have metadata. The most common name that shows up in the Artist section of the metadata for most ringtones, as far as I ...
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Lenovo TB-9707F Y700 How can I remount /Vendor as read write
My device is rooted but as of yet I don't have TWRP recovery.
I'm trying to change a file in the /vendor/etc folder. I'm getting an error that it is a read only system.
How can I mount it as read ...
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Run a root script using Magisk mount space
There are many questions on this site about running a root script but none using Magisk mount space.
I have a Pixel 6a and came across this post (65) in a thread dedicated to improve the speaker ...
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Cannot update Android version on my Oukitel RT3 after unrooting it
It's been a while since I've rooted my Oukitel RT3. After seeing that an update was available, I unrooted it so I could install it without any problem. The only problem is that it says this:
Couldn't ...
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Spotify turns into "Google Assistant" and crashes
This is a weird one - I'm running Magisk rooted Lineage on a Pixel 4a
When I reboot, Spotify is renamed to Google Assistant and I get a popup saying "Google Assistant keeps stopping", and ...
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How can Phones such as Oppo be vulnerable to Privilege escalation exploits
Oppo (to my knowledge) makes it basically impossible to root, due to locking the boot loader and removing fast boot. So I'm wondering if this changes anything in regards to Privilege escalation ...
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Android 11 ADB change preferred network mode
Situation
I am trying to change the preferred network mode of two Android devices using ADB through the following commands.
Both phones run Android 11 API 30 and are rooted.
The entries in question ...
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How to route local traffic to LAN/WIFI on Android 11 with VPN enabled? (Rooted)
I have a rooted Android 11 device and I use a VPN app with the option Block connections without VPN enabled. This prevents any apps on my phone from communicating with my PC on the same LAN/WIFI ...
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Is there some way to prevent myself from shutting down my [rooted] phone in some specific cases?
This is question is basically an acknowledgement that I'm very f-ing lazy.
First, I'm on a Pixel 6 Pro running stock A13, rooted and filled with Magisk modules.
I needed to find a way to guarantee I'...
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How to get avc logging ( selinux ) in Android working?
I am on Android 10. Whether I setenforce 0 or 1- I cannot get avc ( aka SeLinux ) errors logged. I checked ramoops files also and its ditto.
root@m20lte:/ # setenforce 1 ...
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How can I copy files from an ext4 partition on my USB drive to a fat32 partition on the same drive?
I tried mounting the ext4 partition as root, but it didn't work. My phone is rooted, but as it seems no one has managed to do what I want to do. I couldn't find any solution, that worked for me. How ...
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ROOT: How to allow "install unknown apps" by default for an app?
Since Android 8.0 adb shell settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1 no longer works because we now have to enable it for a specific app.
I am using Android 9.0 and I have root access on my ...
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Repacked modified super.img - can't see new files
I got a Chinese phone with an MTK6761 SoC, running Android 13 (has the virtual A/B partition and DM-verity/AVB enabled). I managed to unlock the bootloader and root it through Magisk and MTKClient ...
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How to add new user to group, modify user/group, or log in as root on Android?
I have my crappy Samsung J5 (6) phone and after rooting it, I want to do something. I'm testing what happens if I add the current user to the root group. My username is j5xnlte, but when I try usermod,...
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Is there a way to block access to a certain hostname wholesystemly without root using only adb commands?
Editing 'hosts' file is not possible without root and I am not satisfied with either local or remote VPN block. Is there a way to block all outgoing connections to a certain remote URL address without ...
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I changed android device ID using adb but apps still see the old device id
I followed these 2 commands to change android device ID
./adb.exe shell settings get secure android_id
// Returns old device id
./adb.exe shell settings put secure android_id 1b32af358342cb24
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Using root, how to fake nfc support of my phone so I can install apps that requires nfc from the Google Play Store?
This question is an extension of this question where I want to perform the nfc checking part at the embassy.
Which files do I need to change in the filesystem using root so I can download apps marked ...
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How to install an app consisting of multiple apk using the `pm` android’s command?
In order to get a specific visa, I need to verify my ɪᴅ using a government official app. I went on the play store and it first showed as not being compatible because it requires ɴꜰᴄ which my phone ...
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Adding iptables extensions
After a huge hustle I managed to compile the xt_DSCP.ko kernel module and it can be loaded with no errors.
:/ $ su
:/ # insmod /sdcard/xt_DSCP.ko
:/ #
I also managed to pull iptables external from ...
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Is there anyway to patch /apex using Magisk?
As part of Project Mainline, Google decided to pack a number of files in .apex modules which are located in /system/apex which upon boot, are extracted and mounted in /apex.
For example: the contents ...
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Question regarding Samsung firmware
Recently I have been messing with my phone's stock firmware, and some files caught my attention, I couldn't find anything about them on Google so I came to ask here.
The files in questions are:
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Show Background Apps/Services
I want to monitor apps/services running in background on my phone. I have searched online but I can't find any way to do so.
There is no 'Running Services' option in Developer Settings or Apps ...
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Trouble killing logcat process
On my rooted Android, I have a screenshot from Termux after running sudo htop. There is a logcat process running with PID 925. I want to stop this process.
So far, I've tried running su -c kill 925 ...
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Change Folder permissions for apps (with root)
Is it possible to deny delete permissions in a folder or even internal storage for a specific app?
I'm on Android 10 with root-access
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How to notify Android that MicroSD is mounted?
I manually mount MicroSD like this:
nsenter -t 104 -m mount -t sdfat -o rw,gid=9997,noatime /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /storage/extSD
As a result, file managers can work with it. But Android still thinks ...
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Pixel 6/7 on Android 13 drops cell if it doesn't connect to IMS
I'm looking for some help in finding a workaround for the pixels (6 pro, 7) dropping 5g nr connection due to lack of ims registration on Android 13 and 14.
My device is running build: tp1a.221105.002
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How do you decrypt EncryptedSharedPreferences on a rooted emulator
I'm trying to put together a PoC to show that a root user can decrypt any app data that relies on the keystore.
On a rooted emulator, I installed an app that uses EncryptedSharedPreferences.
I can see ...
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How do I port my music database from Rocket player into Musicolet?
I've been using Rocket player (which is a local file music player) for quite a long time now, but I have recently bought a new phone. The music database (i.e #times a song has been played etc) ported ...
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Android Hotspot - manage connected devices
I use sometimes an old (rooted) Android 7 phone as a Hotspot for several other devices.
I have a data plan with 10 GB in a month, so not that much, so I need to know if some devices use more traffic ...
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Anyone know what rooting an android device actually does? [duplicate]
I am wondering about what rooting my android device actually does. I know quite a lot about linux and android, so I think it just uses an exploit to install a su binary onto the android rootfs. I'd ...
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How to move the entire termux to sdcard
i have seen multiple posts but non helped.
i have root access and i want to put the whole termux on my 32GB sdcard because i have a very limited internal storage (8GB) and most of it is used by the ...
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how can i recovery my files from internal storage [duplicate]
I have samsung s20 fe g780g/ds, android 13. all my files in image gallery are lost or deleted. I would like to recovery but i cant access internal storage for recovery software. my phone is also not ...
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Stuck in EDL mode after flashing
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I bricked my Redmi Note 4 (mido, Snapdragon) 4 years ago and couldn't
fix it back then. As far as I remember it showed no sign of life (not
even red led) But yesterday I thought of giving it ...
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How do Android data recovery tools work without root?
Sometimes I come across tools like DroidKit which promise to recover your data from Android phone without root. I do not understand, how they obtain raw binary access to internal storage over USB only....
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how to find which process is continuously uploading data
My phone seems to be suddenly uploading GBs of data at speed of 8+Mbps.
I cannot identify which direction app is doing this. But systems network indicator seems to show that is uploading data. Just ...
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Dual band hotspot (DBS)
Phone has snapdragon 765g processor, which natively support dual band hotspot (2.4g and 5ghz), plus Android 12 has support for DBS, but the settings screen doesn't show any option to enable DBS.
How ...
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ADB Shell / Magisk : Add folder to /system problem
I have an old phone on which I installed a new custom ROM, but the WiFi does not work because /system/etc/wifi is missing. I just have to move the vendor's folder from system/vendor/etc/wifi with ...
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Regain access to SD Card Android/data subfolders
Somehow I lost (or I partially lost) full root access to my SD card /Android/data/ folder.
So, as you can see from the following screenshot, in my Internal storage all is working properly - I can see ...
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/proc won't mount in Kali Linux running under Android
I'm now using Kali Linux installed on Termux. I had several problems like /proc is not mounted, /proc permission denied, etc.
ps -aux tells this:
root@localhost:~# ps -aux
Error: /proc must be ...
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adb push/pull as root
adb pull and adb push can be used to transfer files from and to the device via the ADB connection.
However, even on a rooted device, these commands seem to operate with user permissions. I can access ...
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Extending one android tablet to two other android tablets
Setup: One android tablet and 2 others to act as extended displays
Problem: I’m looking for a solution so I can extend (not mirror) one android tab to 2 others like how it’s done on PC, I’ve not been ...
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whoami: bad uid 0 / Magisk vs. Toybox
I replaced old /system/bin/toybox with a new binary from http://landley.net/toybox/bin then I created symlinks with for i in $(./toybox); do ln -s toybox $i. There is su in symlinks.
Now I cannot open ...
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Finding Decryption Key and how to use it to decrypt
Nokia 6.1+ device using pixel experience ROM based on Android 12.
Adopted SD card as internal storage and removed it without 'Eject'.
Afterwards couldn't read the data even on the device itself.
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Are system image and system partition the same thing?
Are system image and system partition the same thing? Are boot image and boot partition the same thing? Been reading about system root and system-less root. On some pages it says you have to modify ...
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