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So, I think my question is useful to a lot of us, even myself, so I hope someone could help me out. It goes a little something like this:
I have a Nook Tablet, wrapped under my xmas tree. Going straight to the point: what is the best way to get it rooted, under the light of this new software update? On the 25th December, should I turn it on, register it, quickly disable wifi, and start to root it, along with the titanium backup solution? Shoud this work? Or do you have another (and better) solution?
Thanks in advance to all who can help us!
Just got mine today and root couldn't have been easier using this thread -> [Update 12/10/11] Full root for Nook Tablet. [11/20/11] [Permanent root!]
I never saw anything come up on the tablet about an update. Side loaded apps work fine also, just installed all 3 angry birds.
Thanks! A bunch, really! You made my day!
Just got mine today as well. Prepare to root after reading the thread here.
SteelH said:
Just got mine today and root couldn't have been easier using this thread -> [Update 12/10/11] Full root for Nook Tablet. [11/20/11] [Permanent root!]
I never saw anything come up on the tablet about an update. Side loaded apps work fine also, just installed all 3 angry birds.
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Hi, would like to know if you have the Wi-Fi ON all the way during the process? Thanks!
keidgeibef said:
So, I think my question is useful to a lot of us, even myself, so I hope someone could help me out. It goes a little something like this:
I have a Nook Tablet, wrapped under my xmas tree. Going straight to the point: what is the best way to get it rooted, under the light of this new software update? On the 25th December, should I turn it on, register it, quickly disable wifi, and start to root it, along with the titanium backup solution? Shoud this work? Or do you have another (and better) solution?
Thanks in advance to all who can help us!
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Just to be safe, first thing I would do after turning on and registering is go straight to root thread and download tgps app. then disable wifi. then after rooted, enable wifi and download titanium backup, then freeze devicemanager.apk. this will block verification of software version.There are other methods of blocking OTA.
Also, there is still a question on if they are even pushing OTA, some of us never got one and have left our devices on for the past couple of days...
albertwertz said:
Just to be safe, first thing I would do after turning on and registering is go straight to root thread and download tgps app. then disable wifi. then after rooted, enable wifi and download titanium backup, then freeze devicemanager.apk. this will block verification of software version.There are other methods of blocking OTA.
Also, there is still a question on if they are even pushing OTA, some of us never got one and have left our devices on for the past couple of days...
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Do I need to download tgps app directly on the nook, can't I push it through my sd card?
Yes, comptonsoft.com/test and select the top left link.
So it looks like we can still root if ee have one sitting under the tree waiting for us huh? I had been debating between this and the acer a100 and chose this for the battery life and ease of root/use factors. Hmm. Thanks for the info
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you can root anyway, just might have to sideload stock rom of 1.4.0 through sdcard restore
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keidgeibef said:
Do I need to download tgps app directly on the nook, can't I push it through my sd card?
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yes, can be done through sdcard as well
Thanks, albertwertz
I just wish someone could post a really simple guide (n00b alert) on how people who don't have their NT yet could root it and bypass this software update as soon as possible...
From what I heard as with any nook device in the past....."a software update shouldn't start to update immeadtely as soon as it's turned on"
So hopefully like mentioned above register turn off wifi, root then TGPS etc. This way you avoid leaving yourself open to get hit with the update.
In theory if this is all true; we should be ok even after the weekend.
I will do mine tonight but I need to do my wife's after she opens it; I'm not letting B&N spoil the surprise
radtechy said:
From what I heard as with any nook device in the past....."a software update shouldn't start to update immeadtely as soon as it's turned on"
So hopefully like mentioned above register turn off wifi, root then TGPS etc. This way you avoid leaving yourself open to get hit with the update.
In theory if this is all true; we should be ok even after the weekend.
I will do mine tonight but I need to do my wife's after she opens it; I'm not letting B&N spoil the surprise
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Thanks I'm filled with relief... Happy xmas, everyone!!!
Just got confirmation that Indirect's root removes OTA automatically. So once you root with a PC, ***and install GAPPs***, it will forever be rooted unless you force sideload the update.
albertwertz said:
Just got confirmation that Indirect's root removes OTA automatically. So once you root with a PC, ***and install GAPPs***, it will forever be rooted unless you force sideload the update.
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You just made my day.....
Root and don't worry thanks a bunch albert.
Are you are the guy who made the you tube tutorial?
albertwertz said:
Just got confirmation that Indirect's root removes OTA automatically. So once you root with a PC, ***and install GAPPs***, it will forever be rooted unless you force sideload the update.
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Looks like I WON'T be sending my Nook back after all! Thanks so much!
radtechy said:
From what I heard as with any nook device in the past....."a software update shouldn't start to update immeadtely as soon as it's turned on"
So hopefully like mentioned above register turn off wifi, root then TGPS etc. This way you avoid leaving yourself open to get hit with the update.
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Assuming your modem is not also your wifi router, just unplug the modem before you register the device and if you like, you can still use wifi to load files from a local file server. No need to worry about how quickly you disable wifi if there is no line to the outside world.
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Just got confirmation that Indirect's root removes OTA automatically. So once you root with a PC, ***and install GAPPs***, it will forever be rooted unless you force sideload the update.
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How did you confirm?
Not saying your lying, but I don't know how you would be able to confirm it blocks OTA updates.
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You just made my day.....
Root and don't worry thanks a bunch albert.
Are you are the guy who made the you tube tutorial?
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yes, the link in my signature should direct you there. I make a bunch of other stuff too
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xdahgary said:
How did you confirm?
Not saying your lying, but I don't know how you would be able to confirm it blocks OTA updates.
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we talk through gtalk and irc. He said that the GAPPS part removes OTA and he just added those comments to his root thread.
albertwertz said:
yes, the link in my signature should direct you there. I make a bunch of other stuff too
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we talk through gtalk and irc. He said that the GAPPS part removes OTA and he just added those comments to his root thread.
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Is there a default location to get these GAPPS from beforehand? As well as any other needed software for root/applications etc.
I just noticed that a new update to version 1.4.2 started rolling out Monday, February 20, 2012. All those with a rooted 1.4.1 NT that weren't blocking updates because "there isn't an update available now anyway" may want to look into it now.
I haven't heard any details concerning what this update fixes or adds but, if recent history is any indication, it very well may break your rooting and/or side-loading apps and who knows how long it may take our resident geniuses on here to come up with a work-around.
Be forewarned everyone.
- Byron
It would be great to hear from somebody, if new Nook Tablets (16GB) are coming already with this version and if they can be rooted and reinstalled to CM7
Anyone wanting to can download it here.
The page notes "The NOOK Tablet Ver1.4.2 update provides minor system enhancements."
Edit: Also, BN_AlexG (admin at the B&N forums) said he will post the changes soon (post made 5 hours ago). Dean_Gibson also posted the changed files in the thread I linked.
Easy rooting
There should be no concerns about rooting. I was unable to upgrade from 1.4.1 rooted (w/Market, etc) to 1.4.2 (the B&N update detects an error and does not continue), but reverting to 1.4.0 stock (erase+deregister+reregister) and then applying my rooting procedure from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413734 to root and update directly to 1.4.2 and reroot, worked. Since that is more sensitive to B&N changes than most rooting methods, other rooting methods should work as well.
I dont think the root block on the new 8gb nook tablets running 1.4.2 is what actually blocks rooting. I think the new wave of tablets have some changes beyond the rom that actually controls the boot sequence and prevents rooting from SD card. Not sure though... My newest video shows that no current root methods work on the 1.4.2 8 gb nook tablets and I dont think it will be long until they apply the same changes to the next wave of manufactured 16gb tablets.
Yes, it got me just a minute ago. Disabled Android Marketplace
Yes, 1.4.2 breaks things. Android Marketplace is now disabled on my Nook Tablet With SD card boot.
It pops up:
You must add an account to the device to continue. Do you want to add one now?
But clicking either button returns to the home screen
Other features seem to be working.
sherwingws said:
Yes, 1.4.2 breaks things. Android Marketplace is now disabled on my Nook Tablet With SD card boot.
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I'm going to assume you didn't have updates blocked via indirect's method or some other method, yes?
Or did you intentionally update to see if the updates would break stuff?
Slapped with 1.4.2 OTA, what are my options?
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Yes, 1.4.2 breaks things. Android Marketplace is now disabled on my Nook Tablet With SD card boot.
It pops up:
You must add an account to the device to continue. Do you want to add one now?
But clicking either button returns to the home screen
Other features seem to be working.
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(I hope this is an appropriate thread to post this... if not I'll just move out of the way.)
I rooted my NT two days ago using Albert's SD card method (thanks!), and thought I had for sure used NT Hidden Settings to block OTA. This morning I saw that the update had been applied, and a few things on my NT are now broken.
Now I cannot access the market. I get the same error as sherwingws.
Other gapps are broken now too including Talk, Currents, and gmail.
Can I just repeat the SD root process? Or do I need to make other changes before I attempt that. What are my options at this point?
Thanks everyone!
Also wanting to confirm that 1.4.2 breaks root. Rooted my NT two weeks ago using Indirect's sd card method and could have sworn that I blocked OTA updates, but about an hour ago got the update anyway and any programs requiring root won't run. This includes Android Marketplace. ::sadface::
Gapps broken also at first, BUT...using getjar app, I re-downloaded gmail and it had no problem installing and running. So maybe all is not lost?
Edit: Sorry, I lied about gapps. Ignore that, pls.
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I am also having the same problem, no market place which also makes me sad. Anyone know what I should do?
Nice, that's would be great to here this update~
Hey guys I'm pretty new here and i wanted to get some feedback, did not find any similar topics around.
I want to root my NT 16gb but i see a lot of different methods and ways to perform it, whats the best way of going?
CM9 or CM7?
Easiest method to do it?
i got a 16gb microSD also!
Any opinions?
THANK YOU!
Rooting and applying a custom rom like cm7 or cm9 do not necessarily go together, an unfortunate assumption many new android users make. The former allows you root access and thus you can do things with the device you otherwise would not have been able to do. Flashing a custom rom will literally change the operating system entirely. Both are also completely reversible. So the question is, what do you want? Root access or a new OS entirely (note that custom roms almost always have root access).
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ooojnrooo said:
Hey guys I'm pretty new here and i wanted to get some feedback, did not find any similar topics around.
I want to root my NT 16gb but i see a lot of different methods and ways to perform it, whats the best way of going?
CM9 or CM7?
Easiest method to do it?
i got a 16gb microSD also!
Any opinions?
THANK YOU!
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I'm fairly new at this also, got my 16G NT (1.4.1) a couple days ago, and I'll tell you what I did. At first, I rooted it because I wanted (at least) access to the Kindle reader, but the google market/play is not available so B&N could control it. Rooting AND installing google apps (aka gapps) give you the market and more. From there you can install the go launcher and have a pretty nice overlay that looks ICS-like. Here's what I used and it seemed to go pretty smooth:
Part 1:
This thread by the developer Indirect shows how to do the root along with gaaps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466583
And here is an invaluable video from albertwertz that goes along with it. This helped me get the confidence to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I403bagL9rw
He has an update to this show at the beginning of the video, but I did not use that.
The secret sauce is in making a bootable SD card with both the image that gives you CWM (clockworks mod), which is basically a loader that allow you to then load the .zip file which contains the root and gapps files.
After I went through the process, nothing seemed to have changed at all on the NT, but after some head scratching I realized that gapps is the key and it had in fact been loaded. So hit the home button and then search and type in market. Voila, the google market is now there and you can download anything that is compatible with the NT (like kindle and the go launcher).
Part 2.
The go launcher is great, but everytime I hit home, I had to navigate to the go launcher and launch the nicer ics-like skin, so I decided to go for CM9. I'm not at all disappointed that I did. Netflix does not work, but seemingly everything else does and does nicely. Here's how:
Basically, you just need to get the CM9.003 file, and "flash" that just as you flashed the root and google apps zip. I'm sure you have figured out by now that flashing just means loading the new program into "flash" memory, which is just a read/write memory that is non-volatile. (does not erase at power down).
What I wound up up doing is placing the CM9 zip file on a separate SD card, then used the one I originally used for rooting to get into the CWM recovery program. Once there, pop it out and insert the CM9 zip and run that one from CWM. Reboot and you're running Android 4.0.4.
Here's the link for the CM9 install, courtesy of developer chrmhoffmann:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534192
Here's a link to the CM9 zip:
http://goo.im/devs/chrmhoffmann/cm9/update-cm9-acclaim-alpha0.03-fullofbugs.zip
One more thing: You actually should put two zips on that 2nd SD, the 2nd one being google apps (aka gapps), as for some reason it is not included in the CM9 zip as it was in step 1. Here's the link to that file:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version/Google_Apps
It's the app for CM9, and just in case, here's the download link:
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-ics-20120317-signed.zip
So now you have 2 zips on the 2nd SD card. Run them both, first the CM9 zip and then the gapps zip, reboot.
Sorry that's so long, but that's what I did and it worked out well for me once I figured it out...
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One more thing. When you get into the CWM recovery program (the one you'll see when you boot from the 1st SD card, don't forget to run a backup of the original ROM, IE the factory version in case you want to go back.
I'm not an expert on the backup and recover process, and there apparently other ways to restore to the original NT 1.4.0 or 1.4.1, but I would do that anyway...
I wanted to say "very good" ! . and a note that i think should be added... is the importance of wiping the dalvik and the data cache within the flash process. . lots of people get clobbered by this ommission.
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One more thing: You actually should put two zips on that 2nd SD, the 2nd one being google apps (aka gapps), as for some reason it is not included in the CM9 zip as it was in step 1.
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Allow me to explain. Gapps, or google apps are a seperate package of apps created by google. They are not apps that are included with "pure" Android and thus Google does not want them included with roms for whatever legal reasons. They were included in the step 1 you gave because that is simply rooting. Rooting and throwing apps onto a rom like the stock version is not flashing a custom ROM. In fact its no different than if a developer were to release a custom rom that didnt have root access, but someone wrote a script that gave you root access and installed those google apps.
tl;dr gapps are legally required to be a separate package from custom roms.
NT newbie here. I have previously rooted my T-Mobile G2 and installed custom ROMs on it.
I am looking to root a brand new NT 16GB, install the Play Store, Amazon Appstore.... and am looking for the best way to do it without voiding the warranty. I have been reading through the forums and am confused about which one to use.
Any pros/cons to installing a custom ROM?
All responses are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
FullScreen57 said:
NT newbie here. I have previously rooted my T-Mobile G2 and installed custom ROMs on it.
I am looking to root a brand new NT 16GB, install the Play Store, Amazon Appstore.... and am looking for the best way to do it without voiding the warranty. I have been reading through the forums and am confused about which one to use.
Any pros/cons to installing a custom ROM?
All responses are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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You cannot root without voiding the warranty, that's one of the risks you take. It's the same with (almost) every device. I think the Nexus line may be the exception to that, but I'm not certain.
That said, the link in my sig works for me and many others.
If you've read around here you should be aware that unless you mess up REALLY bad there's always a way back to stock. And a n easy one at that in most cases!
You don't need to install new ROM to get access to Play and Amazon. Just a simple root will do if that's all you're after. I've only usde Albert Wertz's sd-card root so I have no opinion on "best", and I do think it's kind of frowned upon here to vent opinions of one developer's work against another. I'm pretty sure they are all VERY good!
There is also the alternative of running CM10 from sd card. I do that at the moment and I'm thoroughly impressed how smooth it is ad how well it works! And I can easily run stocj when I want to (I do like the stock reader and I prefer it to the BN app, but that's just my opinion!)
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If you've read around here you should be aware that unless you mess up REALLY bad there's always a way back to stock. And a n easy one at that in most cases!
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I found that the easiest way to recover to stock is to backup your own stock config to an external SDcard using the "backup and restore" option of the same Recovery (e.g., CWM) that you uses to flash ROM/gapps/Rooting zip file onto the tablet, and keep a copy of the backup folder as well as the particular version Recovery on your PC and archived CD/DVD etc. (or simply just save that SDcard aside) for the rainy days which are bound to happen by virtue of Murphy's Laws (I know this as it happened to me many times, completely accidentally when I wasn't even trying to root or flash a ROM onto my NT ...).
The backup copy can be used to restore to your stock config as long as none of the tablet's pertinent partitions is missing or inaccessible (e.g., due to some botched attempts to reformat/repartition/resize the tablet's emmc).
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liquidzoo said:
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That said, the link in my sig works for me and many others.
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I rooted my NT using the update.zip you recommended, the Google voice search does not work: whenever I try to use it I get the error message: "no resul found for pname:com.google.android.voicesearch". Any suggestion on a fix for it?
I'm not sure what the files are in my zip, honestly. The zip came originally from Indirect. I just reposted it because too many people couldn't find it (the original link had expired).
As far as voice search, have you tried updating Google search in the Play Store? That might help.
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liquidzoo said:
I'm not sure what the files are in my zip, honestly. The zip came originally from Indirect. I just reposted it because too many people couldn't find it (the original link had expired).
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My presumption was mistaken, that app (TestCenterService) is not in the update.zip. I am guessing it's a system app and part of the original stock ROM but simply hidden from users in the NT's un-rooted state (hence I never saw it before).
As far as voice search, have you tried updating Google search in the Play Store? That might help.
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Yes, I did the update but it hasn't helped. Does "voice search" (from the Google search box widget on the homescreen) work on your NT?
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Yes, I did the update but it hasn't helped. Does "voice search" (from the Google search box widget on the homescreen) work on your NT?
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I haven't tried it honestly. I know that the mic has issues on some/most JB ROMs. Mostly my NT is used so my kids can play with it.
Voice search works beautifully on my NT running CM10 from sd. I run Succulents (?) 1208.
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Voice search works beautifully on my NT running CM10 from sd. I run Succulents (?) 1208.
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I know it does, as I too am running CM10 off an SDcard.
How can I prevent KK 4.4.4 from emulating SD card before I get a chance to root and run SD Fix so that I will be able to use App2SD please?? This problem is driving me nuts!!
Thanks.
There's no way around it. If you're staying on kitkat and want ex SD support you need root. All the SD fix is change the prop, which you can't access unless you're on a rooted device
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There's no way around it. If you're staying on kitkat and want ex SD support you need root. All the SD fix is change the prop, which you can't access unless you're on a rooted device
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Yes, thanks for that. But when I received a replacement phone after my ZU was sent back faulty, the first thing I did was root it but no ex SD support i.e. Apps2SD. So I ran SD Fix, rebooted and still no ex SD support.
The ZU I first had worked fine but I cannot get Apps2SD working on the replacement phone. BTW - Sony told me that they would be sending me a new ZU coz their repairer lost it a cuppla times but I was actually send a reconditioned one aka formally a faulty one. So I don't know if this is why Apps2SD won't work on this ZU when it did on my first brand new one.
As far as staying on kitkat goes, are you suggesting that I move on to 5.0 or going back to 4.4.3??
I would really appreciate your views.
If SD card fix doesn't work, it means you don't have true access and you have to reroot your zu. If you're bootloader us unlocked impo 4.4.4 is the best right now as lollipop is buggy.
Again root your phone again
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If SD card fix doesn't work, it means you don't have true access and you have to reroot your zu. If you're bootloader us unlocked impo 4.4.4 is the best right now as lollipop is buggy.
Again root your phone again
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OK, I'll give rerooting a go. Which root tool would you suggest (as the best) for the ZU?? Towelroot, Flashtool, EasyRootTool, perhaps another???
Bootloader on Sonys is locked initially but I have been unlocking it..... don't really know why. I just thought it was a good thing to do. Maybe I shouldn't???
Cheers.
Towelroot doesn't work on the latest build I believe, so just use easy root tool and run the exploit again and let the process finish. After done run the SD card fix if it works then you have root access
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OK, I'll give rerooting a go. Which root tool would you suggest (as the best) for the ZU?? Towelroot, Flashtool, EasyRootTool, perhaps another???
Bootloader on Sonys is locked initially but I have been unlocking it..... don't really know why. I just thought it was a good thing to do. Maybe I shouldn't???
Cheers.
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Nope!!! No go!!! This is really annoying me!!!
I've flashed the original Z Ultra 14.4.A.0.108 Australia firmware.
Rooted the phone with EasyRootTool v12.4.
Installed Nut's dual recovery.
Run SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD.
and I STILL don't get the "Move to SD" option with apps!!! I had no problem doing that at all with the faulty Z Ultra I returned to Sony.
I NEED to be able to do this! Have I done something wrong? Maybe done something in the wrong order? Or is this phone faulty??
All suggestions appreciated!
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There's no way around it. If you're staying on kitkat and want ex SD support you need root. All the SD fix is change the prop, which you can't access unless you're on a rooted device
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Perhaps I should be more specific. This is the error I'm getting and I want to eliminate it!
"Apps2SD is not supported by your device. Because your device has a primary external storage which is emulated from internal storage. You can link the app in order to move its files to your SD card."
I did NOT have this problem with my first brand new Xperia Z Ultra, only with the refurbished one that Sony supplied as the replacement phone.
I hope this clarifies my problem.
Thanks.
It seems like you want data on your ex SD. If you just wanna transfer apps download folder mount from play store
I think you see it the wrong way...if you have root the Ultra and still can write to SD card...that means your SD card is faulty...