So i have only owned nexus devices that have been unlocked and used custom kernels. To do this i have lost access to a few things that i just accepted.
1. Hulu (there is a fix)
2. TWC
3. BTNtogo
4. watch ESPN
(i hate big media, and this will be their downfall /rant)
Now that our root options are starting to materialize. What will break by just purely rooting. I am aware of OTA RootKeeper that can temp remove root but some how a few of these apps still were aware(TWC) of the root being installed.
Does anyone know if this root breaks these apps?
I will answer my own question since i would rather die then not be rooted
hulu and watchespn both work
the TWC app however is a piece of garbage and even if you temp unroot it still detects it.
I will be cancelling my subscription to my tv due to this.
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Is it possible to WiFi Tether on a NOT ROOTED Evo3d?
I am rooted now and WiFi Tether/Hotspot works great, but my work requires me to have an application on my phone (GOOD) to get my corporate e-mail. Unfortunately, due to security reasons, this application won't work on a ROOTED phone, so i have to UNROOT it.
I need to be able to create a WiFi hotspot though. Is this even possible on not rooted device, without paying Sprint's Fees?
Not sure really... FoxFi will tether without root, but it's not compatible with sense. I tried and they say so themselves. It works on most of devices though.
Usually, people get around the whole no root allowed issue is to rename superuser's extension to bk instead of apk.
It isn't the best solution, you won't have root functions this way, you'd have to rename superuser back to apk and restart to tether.
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Some superuser apps have the ability to hide themselves for purposes like this. I believe SuperSU does that.
gk1984 said:
Not sure really... FoxFi will tether without root, but it's not compatible with sense. I tried and they say so themselves. It works on most of devices though.
Usually, people get around the whole no root allowed issue is to rename superuser's extension to bk instead of apk.
It isn't the best solution, you won't have root functions this way, you'd have to rename superuser back to apk and restart to tether.
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Why do you need to go through such long process when there is temp unroot option in both superuser and supersu apps. This feature works for most apps .
Hi, I would like to root my mate 10 pro and have already tried using FHMate10tool but this resulted in not being able to use themes and google pay which I would like to still be able to use. Is there any way to root the device without taking away functionality that it's supposed to have? I want to be able to utilise the NFC capabilities so that I can store all of my NFC charging cards and Student ID on the phone but this needs root. I have considered the Magisk root. Will this remove any functionality from the device if I use that? Will google music and Google photos still work as they should? Will updates work etc?
Mark.
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Hi, I would like to root my mate 10 pro and have already tried using FHMate10tool but this resulted in not being able to use themes and google pay which I would like to still be able to use. Is there any way to root the device without taking away functionality that it's supposed to have? I want to be able to utilise the NFC capabilities so that I can store all of my NFC charging cards and Student ID on the phone but this needs root. I have considered the Magisk root. Will this remove any functionality from the device if I use that? Will google music and Google photos still work as they should? Will updates work etc?
Mark.
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No, with Magisk Root you will not loose any functionality.
I rooted all of the phones I have had since my first Android phone. However, a few apps that I use either would not work or would not work correctly with root, even when it was possible to still use Magisk hide.
Meanwhile, the only thing I was actually doing that needed root was using an adblocker, so I decided to try using this new Pixel 6 without root.
I have to say that I do miss having an adblocker.
Try the Brave browser, it will take care of website ads at least.
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NetGuard provides simple and advanced ways to block access to the internet - no root required. Applications and addresses can individually be allowed or denied access to your Wi-Fi and/or mobile connection. Blocking access to the internet can...
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joedp2 said:
I rooted all of the phones I have had since my first Android phone. However, a few apps that I use either would not work or would not work correctly with root, even when it was possible to still use Magisk hide.
Meanwhile, the only thing I was actually doing that needed root was using an adblocker, so I decided to try using this new Pixel 6 without root.
I have to say that I do miss having an adblocker.
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Nothing beats a true hosts adblocker. Works universally. Also nothing beats being able to perform a full proper backup of your phone in case something happens. And finally, nothing beats being able to rid your phone of all that "gapps" spyware/tracking/backdoors.
As you can tell, I'm an advocate for root. But weild it with responsibility.
Search 'DNS' in settings. Then enter 'dns.adguard.com' into 'Private DNS' and you'll have onboard adblocking!
I am also in the position you are as I have rooted all my phones since HTC Desire, primarily as I hate ads. This is a lifesaver and means I don't need root for the first time.
Hi guys,
I got my S22+ few days back. My previous device was rooted OnePlus 5.
I was planning to root S22+ too, but then I seen that there is some kind of e-fuse in the device to mark is as Warranty void.
This causes device to be permanently marked as unlocked, Knox will be disabled and Samsung Pay + some other features will stop working forever.
Is this true even if I want only Magisk systemless root? I was using Google Pay on my OnePlus 5 what was also rooted by Magisk.
Samsung Pay looks promising to me, because I moved to Samsung ecosystem also with buying new Samsung watches and I would like to use it at 100% potential.
What would you recommend me? Root or leave as is? I personally need the root just to be able to remove bloatware, restore apps with data, disable ads in some games and have ability to use e.g CLI (Web server and things like this, occosionaly)
PS: Google Pay, banking apps etc. will still work even with Knox disabled, or not? They were working on the OnePlus 5
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Hi guys,
I got my S22+ few days back. My previous device was rooted OnePlus 5.
I was planning to root S22+ too, but then I seen that there is some kind of e-fuse in the device to mark is as Warranty void.
This causes device to be permanently marked as unlocked, Knox will be disabled and Samsung Pay + some other features will stop working forever.
Is this true even if I want only Magisk systemless root? I was using Google Pay on my OnePlus 5 what was also rooted by Magisk.
Samsung Pay looks promising to me, because I moved to Samsung ecosystem also with buying new Samsung watches and I would like to use it at 100% potential.
What would you recommend me? Root or leave as is? I personally need the root just to be able to remove bloatware, restore apps with data, disable ads in some games and have ability to use e.g CLI (Web server and things like this, occosionaly)
PS: Google Pay, banking apps etc. will still work even with Knox disabled, or not? They were working on the OnePlus 5
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If you want your device to function as if it's stock, then leave it stock. If you're willing to compromise some features for the sake of having root, then root away. "Pay to play" is essentially the bottom line of all modifications, whether software or hardware. Losing the ability to use some features is always a risk when you modify a device, including root.
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If you want your device to function as if it's stock, then leave it stock. If you're willing to compromise some features for the sake of having root, then root away. "Pay to play" is essentially the bottom line of all modifications, whether software or hardware. Losing the ability to use some features is always a risk when you modify a device, including root.
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I just do not understand why Knox and Samsung Pay gets disabled forever... Thats kinda Apple style of doing stuff seems to me...
Is there any other way of restoring backups with data without root btw? I see that Helium and oandbackup are deprecated
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I just do not understand why Knox and Samsung Pay gets disabled forever... Thats kinda Apple style of doing stuff seems to me...
Is there any other way of restoring backups with data btw? I see that Helium and oandbackup are deprecated
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Swift Backup (root version) can back up and restore app data.
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Swift Backup (root version) can back up and restore app data.
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I know, but I asked about way to restore app data without triggering e-fuse and disabling Knox
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I know, but I asked about way to restore app data without triggering e-fuse and disabling Knox
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Ah. Well, Android has always incorporated application segregation, where any one app cannot access data belonging to another app, with the exception of common storage (such as photos/media) or certain system information (location, call history, messages, etc). Therefore, it's not possible for an application such as Swift to backup app data without root.
Whether or not rooting your device will trip Knox is another question entirely, one that I unfortunately do not have the answer to; I haven't been active in the Samsung scene for quite some time. I would assume that it does, given how it's worked in the past.
Edit: I'd like to point out that it may be possible to pass SafetyNet after rooting by using Magisk modules such as Universal SafetyNet Fix and MagiskHide Props Config, but there are no guarantees. This may also only work for applications that depend on CTS and basic integrity, so while GPay may work, Samsung Pay may not.
I had my previous S8+ rooted and that caused knox to be tripped (0x1) and recently my company decided to start using Intune from Microsoft to separate work and personal data but Intune kept complaining about the fact that my device was no longer 'official'. I never found a way to bypass that (even though Google Pay and my banking app was working with Magisk). I ended up buyiung a new phone (S22+) and decided to not root anymore or use custom roms.
There was an ongoing Github to attempt to root S22 without tripping Knox, they were able to get SE Linux permissive but that's pretty much it for now. They said that Samsung security (DEFEX) is blocking them from gaining root but maybe at some point someone will succeed in breaking that security. That being said it only works on march patch and if you've updated to may patch or above it's undoable at all because you can't even downgrade
S22 · Issue #3 · polygraphene/DirtyPipe-Android
Could this same method work on s22, i assume it woukd require mymod.ko be built in s22 kernel source but can it work
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In the early days of Android, I always rooted my phones.
Then, the combination of:
more functionalities no longer requiring root (at the beginning you needed it to take screenshots and to enable bluetooth on flight mode, for instance) , and
more and more apps not working with root (especially banking apps)
have meant I stopped rooting my phones a while ago.
What are your views and experiences? What apps do you find incompatible with root? How do you handle that?
My concern is that, even if I could confirm that my banking apps work with a rooted version of my phone now, I could never have any guarantee that a future app update won't be incompatible.