If I root my phone using an exploit like Gingerbreak or rageagainstthecage, am I still vunerable to those exploits?
i.e. if I was to put DroidDream or another similar app which uses root exploit on my phone, would it work.
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I am thinking about getting a Rezound as an upgrade. I currently have a Dx stock and rooted (have tried various other roms but ended up back to stock).
I keep reading in the hasoon "noob root" post about how perm root does not work. What's the difference between temp root and perm root? I often run my phone out of battery and need to switch. Will I lose the root if I do this? My primary reason for rooting is the wifi tethering.
Thanks...
There is no longer a temproot solution. It's either all or nothing since the Verizon Gingerbread OTA in January(or was It early February?).
yeah i think it was in january but it got rid of temp root and perm root is way better anyway in terms of customization
I've decided to post a little blurb about the difference between rooting and unlocking your bootloader because I've seen too many posts using the terms incorrectly. I will update this based of off information posted here and as more information comes to mind.
Unlocking your bootloader:
First, let me describe what the bootloader is.The bootloader is a piece of software that is (essentially) the first thing that runs when you start up a device (bootloaders are on almost every device with an operating system.) The bootloader is what loads the operating system into memory. Now, unlocking the bootloader modifies the bootloader through a hack or a flag that is toggled in the bootloader (this is how the HTC Dev unlock works) that allows the recovery partition to be flashed (or a non-oem recovery to be flashed.) JCase's exploit (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011611) is not a bootloader unlock; it is a method to allow the bootloader to be unlocked by modifying part of your device to emulate another device. This method allows you to use the HTC Dev website to semi-unlock the bootloader.
Rooting your device:
Rooting your device is gaining what is called root access to your device. On some devices, like the DNA, you must unlock your bootloader before you can gain root access. This is because after you unlock your bootloader you can put a file call 'su' in the /system/bin folder. Root privileges in Linux are equatable to administrator privileges in Windows. This is done by flashing the 'su' file to your device. The 'su' file is called by any program that would like to do things that need root privileges to do. The Superuser or SuperSU app on your phone is a manager for the su binary allowing you to allow and deny access to su. The su manager applications are equatable to firewalls for network access.
If anyone has any suggestions or comments for changes/mis-information let me know, please.
Edit:
Made some changes based off of Jarocks' information.
I'm not positive on this, but don't you need to unlock the bootloader to achieve permanent root on the Droid DNA? (Or even temporary root for that matter?)
Jarocks said:
I'm not positive on this, but don't you need to unlock the bootloader to achieve permanent root on the Droid DNA? (Or even temporary root for that matter?)
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Yessir, you do.
Edit: I misunderstood your reply, and have modified my answer thusly.
Quad root exploit, for root and head way on unlocked bootloader on AT&T, VZW, ETC...?
Howdy,
So my phone (xt1527) keeps asking me to update but I wont because I'm hoping the quadroot exploit might turn into somthing on this device. Is this exploit a viable opportunity to gain root and use it to obtain an unlocked boot loader?
Wanting to root Alcatel Fierce (model #5049z) and trying to discover whether boot loader is "locked". Read all the posts here concerning this phone and still don't know whether it can be rooted (yet). This is a fairly new phone and information for/about it is sparse. Anyone familiar with this phone and can offer up some vital stats/information or where I might obtain the information? This phone has "unlock boot loader" option, but not sure it works? HELP!!!!!! [Android 7.0]
THANX:
Rick
This does have a oem unlock option yet king root or kingo root doesnt work lol anyways I just picked one of these phones up today and looks like I will have to create my own root and hell mise well get a working twrp in order too. Back to the kitchen!
Just check whether bootloader is unlocked using fastboot.
Use rooting tools after unlocking.
Thats the plan, I planned on creating a way to root then once rooted I can make a full dump if all the partitions of the phone with fire flash then off to deodexing and debloating the system and placing SuperSU in the system so no more issues with root
I will like to know the working method as well i have turned on that option to unlock the bootloader but i have failed to google anything that actually works I have tried iroot, rootme, SRSRoot for Android and none of them was able to root the device
Anything yet?
Has anyone going out anything on this phone. Would like to be able to change a few settings on this phone. Thanks.
Does the Wondershare TuneGo App rooting method listed on here actually work? Because it seems like the only other methods around involve either using KingRoot or unlocking the bootloader, neither of which I want to do if avoidable.