Questions tagged [rooting]
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Will unrooting an Android phone remove the virtual RAM created while rooted?
I have a 4yr old phone and it's CPU processor can take up to 6GB RAM, but I have the model with 3GB of RAM and it's somewhat slow in doing some tasks that are high demanding. So, after I root the ...
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How do I root my Sonim XP8?
I'm working on rooting a Sonim XP8. This is a pretty obscure device, so it isn't easy to root. A lot of the normal options (fastboot, rooting apps, etc.) don't work because it's a pretty locked-down ...
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Creating Disk Image for Unrooted Android Phone
Phone: Huawei Honor View 10
I would like to create a disk image of this phone without rooting it is there any possible way as my assignment would need me to collect data for the phone internal memory ...
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Access to folders that require root [duplicate]
I'm trying to find my deleted notes in xiaomi phone(i'm still hope :( ) since May. But i coulndt done it yet with adb. Therefore i'm going to do last decision:''Rooting my phone to access folders'' ...
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Blackview BV9900 - Cannot Unlock Bootloader, Stuck In Fastboot Mode
I've been trying to follow multiple potential guides.
The latest one I've tried is this one.
Everything works fine, downloading the Android Platform Tools (adb, fastboot, etc), downloading + updating ...
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Issues Rooting a Huawei Mediapad T1 10 [duplicate]
I have a Huawei Mediapad T1 10 (model T1-A21w) that I want to root since it has a modified old EMUI; i'm trying to install a basic Android 4 or wharever.
I've tried with MTKroot already and manually ...
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Flash avb_custom_key using EDL
As documented here, many bootloaders will allow flashing a custom verity key to the avb_custom_key partition using fastboot. This then allows a custom chain of trust so the device will boot a custom ...
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Rooting carrier-locked Pixel 7 Pro
Just under a year ago, I changed carriers due to carrier unlock policies. The provider I switched to I was able to get the Pixel 7 Pro on a payment plan (2 years). With it being a Pixel, I thought at ...
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How do I root my Alcatel 500r4?
I own an Android Alcatel 5004r and am trying to root it. Does anyone have any suggestions
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Rooting "Redmi Pad SE" with Magisk (MIUI 14, Android 13)
How to root Redmi Pad SE with Magisk (MIUI 14, Android 13)?
There are many guides out there, but doing it with boot.img doesn't work.
Some of the guides are specific to Redmi Pad SE, but they are ...
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LG G Pad F 8.0 (UK495) Android 6.0: Cannot Access Bootloader or Recovery
I have an older LG G Pad F 8.0 (UK495). The tablet originally came with Android 5.1 but at some point received an official upgrade to 6.0. My ultimate goal is to hopefully root the device & ...
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Rooting Samsung Galaxy A8 tablet (SM-x200)
My device is a Samsung Galaxy A8 tablet (SM-x200) running Android 13. I need to root my device to perform certain actions (delete app data) through MacroDroid. I have a MacBook and no access to a PC.
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Can I copy the stock firmware from my Oppo A31 (CPH2015) from the phone to a laptop? [duplicate]
I am trying to root an Oppo A31 (CPH2015) but I require the stock firmware of the phone to be available on a laptop such that I can extract from it the boot.img file and then flash it with Magisk.
I ...
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Fastboot does not see device, but fastbootd does
My device: Tecno Camon 19 (cl6n)
I need to unlock bootloader, adb see my phone correctly, fastbootd too. But when I do adb reboot bootloader neither the phone nor the PC can see each other. Phone says ...
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Samsung Galaxy S21 with Odin3 did not root or flash for some reason
I just flashed my Samsung Galaxy S21 with Odin3 and it said "PASS!" and then it reset and rebooted. But it did not say "The phone is not running Samsung's official software" or ...
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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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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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How to disable avb on devices that use EROFS on super? [duplicate]
I understand and can patch avb on devices that don't use EROFS filesystem as we normally just edit /etc/fstab which is normally in boot.img or boot.bin or in boot_a.bin with devices that A/B or plain ...
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[Stock-ROM][ROOT] Sense TW102 Android 11 Firmware [duplicate]
I have a Sense TW102 and I'm trying to root my device with hours of research and trial and error trying to find a way to find stock firmware to trying to pull it off my device with no avail. Any leads ...
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unset warranty bit
I recently installed Magdisk by patching the raw boot.img, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing the boot.img as boot. Now I have Magdisk. However, during the boot, 3 things happen:
set warranty bit ...
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How to root Huawei Nova Y90?
I have one Huawei Nova Y90. When I get into the bootloader it shows "bootloader locked". When I execute the command fastboot flashing unlock I get this output:
FAILED (remote: 'Flashing ...
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where to find and download stock android firmware for flashing and rooting phones? [duplicate]
i am new to this and am trying to learn about rooting and flashing customs roms. i am using a dell latitude E5450 runnig windows 11 pro insider preview. with 16gb ram i have multiple old phones ...
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Oneplus 6T stuck on bootloader after rooting
I tried to root my Oneplus 6T. Now the phone is stuck on the bootloader
If I continue with START, the device is going to a loop, never completing the boot process.
I tried booting the boot image with ...
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How to root Vivo V3?
How to root Vivo V3?
I have tried everything from using TWRP to the Magisk Patched file. I somehow did manage to get TWRP on my device but nothing else is working. I have tried around 7-8 versions of ...
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Flashing from fastboot successful but always boots up to fastboot
I can flash using Realme tool on my Realme X2 (rmx1992) but even after successful flashes it boots into fastboot no matter what I select to boot in.
I tried fastboot continue, but nothing.
I have ...
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Remove device admin
I am using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. My little brother tried to install Minecraft for free from google and now I have a device administrator app which cannot be uninstalled. When tried to remove admin ...
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How do I turn on OEM on a Samsung Galaxy A03s (Tracfone, SM-S134DL) device?
I'm trying to root Samsung Galaxy A03s (Tracfone, SM-S134DL) with Magisk and can't get it to work without the OEM on in the developers option.
How do I turn on OEM?
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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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My Samsung device is rooted but Magisk is "not installed"
I have a Samsung A7 2018 (SM-A750F) Android 10 A750FXXU5CVJ2, today I rooted my phone through patching the AP file in Magisk v25.2 installed on my stock firmware, then I flashed the patched AP using ...
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How do I root my phone and flash custom software? (Samsung Galaxy Core Prime - SM-G360V)
I've been trying to root an old Samsung Galaxy Core Prime, install a custom recovery, and flash a new ROM. However, I've been having trouble. When searching through developers options (for reference, ...
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Upgrading Magisk to latest version: Boot image kernel_dtb was patched by old (unsupported) Magisk
I installed a custom ROM (MIUI Splitfire) on my phone with Magisk 23.0v.
Later I saw Magisk update, so I decided to upgrade to the latest version which is 25.0v from the app and got this error:
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How do I install root and su for my LG phone (LM-G820U30b)?
How do I root my LG phone?
Model LM-G820U30b
Hardware version rev.1.0
Internal environment SELinux
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lpmake error "Partition should only have linear extents:"
I'm trying to extract the content of super.img, modify some elements then repack it again. I followed all the steps correctly to extract the contents of super.img file.
When running stat '%n %s *.img ...
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Is there a way to root Anbox?
I use Anbox for development, and at times I need to carry out privileged operations on the system – mostly copying or modifying files outside of /sdcard.
I can adb shell into the system and run su to ...
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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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How to root Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300?
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 with Android version 4.3. For some reasons I need to install TWRP, which requires root.
My question is How to root my device.
I've used ODIN, Kingroot, and Kingo ...
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Boot image blocked by OEM lock
I'm attempting to root a Samsung Galaxy A20s (Android 10). I've already patched the boot image with Magisk and enabled "OEM Unlocking" in Developer Options. I ran
adb reboot fastboot
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Edit Hosts File via Custom Rom?
I want to edit hosts file in my non-rooted Android device.
Since flashing a Custom ROM is basically installing a new OS, I was wondering,
Is a hosts file already present in a Custom ROM or is it ...
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How to backup a rooted Samsung into a csc file
Essentially, I have a Samsung Tab A7 that I rooted with Magisk, and it got damaged due to me dropping it, however, I have warranty and they will fix it for me. I was wondering if there is a way to ...
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Are there any device that allow updating Android OS out of the box?
Can you get a phone where you can update the system without the need to root your phone?
I've never done this myself (rooting) and for my new phone, I want to have something that will use Google Play ...
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Where does Magisk look for image files?
I'm attempting to root a Nexus 5x. I've installed Magisk 25.2 but I don't know where to place the image file so that Magisk can find it. When I select "Select and Patch a File", Magisk ...
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Why is rooting most Android phones "difficult"?
Why is rooting relatively difficult/manual-labour intensive?
I assume phone-sellers would like to
keep collecting data (for themselves or others)
and keep the users safe.
Be sure that warranty calls ...
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How can i tell if my phone has ever been rooted?
Banking apps can be not running when they think the phone is not safe even the phone is “not” rooted .
And factory reset or OTA update after rooting can make root access botched. Just like unrooting ...
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Ota update and factory reset after rooting
In Galaxy note4 910k ,After rooting ,
I did *unrooting using Magisk or super SU to prevent the bank app and rooting check app from detecting rooting.
but if I do the factory reset or OTA update in ...
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How can I install SuperSu on a pre-rooted Android head unit?
I am working on a pre-rooted Android head unit. I can do "adb root" or "adb shell su" using wifi adb. So there is root access and Su binary on the device. But I can't use root ...
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Samsung S8 is stuck on start logo after flashing
I know this question has been posted but none of the solutions is working for me.
I flashed official ROM using Odin on my S8 950FD. The process was smooth, the phone rebooted, installed update (blue ...
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Required Img files for heimdall root
Folks, I'm trying to root a phone with Heimdall (on Linux).
Completed steps so far:
Downloaded Factory Firmware
patched it with Magisk
setup heimdall
downloaded PIT from phone
backed up phone with ...
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backend components for SMS on Oxygen
I took off all google apps and oxygen telemetry using root, but apparently I also took off something important.
I'm now receiving all SMS about half an hour late and I can't send any. This problem ...
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How to root OnePlus 9 Pro without flashing a boot image
I remember how I rooted Samsung Galaxy S3: I got a SuperSU ZIP file, placed it in a sd card root folder then after powering the device off entered the stock built-in recovery and added this ZIP file ...
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Why does Magisk not run my script on boot?
I have Android 10, Samsung a7. I have root by custom firmware + Magisk.
I tried to put script in:
/data/adb/service.d/myscript
/data/adb/post-fs-data.d/myscript
/system/etc/init.d/myscript
But it ...
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