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I was trying to update to the root package 026 (UPDATE_024_026_x10i). In the process I bricked my handset. I am currently at the dreaded yellow exclamation mark screen. What should I do to recover my phone?
I have the original root package for 024 as well as the update package to 026.
citsym said:
I was trying to update to the root package 026 (UPDATE_024_026_x10i). In the process I bricked my handset. I am currently at the dreaded yellow exclamation mark screen. What should I do to recover my phone?
I have the original root package for 024 as well as the update package to 026.
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Have you tried reflashing using SEUS?
SEUS downloads a huge package (100MB+) that will take me hours to download.
I ran the original root package (024) that I had lying around. That got me back A016. From there I am redoing all the steps.
Initially, even the original root package was refusing to work (with both the deviceIDs that I detected). That's what scared me a bit. Reinstalling SEUS software took care of the DeviceID thing.
Try reflash it with 23 to 24 with the correct device ID then repeat the process.
Then turn on the USB debug first.
You need to connect the phone with it before turning into flash mode.
just make the root process again without the 24_26 update
Cebees said:
You need to connect the phone with it before turning into flash mode.
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Thanks a ton. That's what I was doing wrong. On 026 now
citsym said:
SEUS downloads a huge package (100MB+) that will take me hours to download.
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Riddle me this, Batman: how many hours has your phone been bricked for now already?
LOL. It was bricked for like probably 1 hour. As mentioned above, I reflashed to A016 and took things from there. I now have B026 with root.
citsym said:
LOL. It was bricked for like probably 1 hour. As mentioned above, I reflashed to A016 and took things from there. I now have B026 with root.
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You wouldn't believe how many times I've spent multiple hours doing something one way, just in an effort to avoid a sure-fire way that will only take one hour...
Just for the reccord, a so called BRICKED device is beyond rescue. Yellow exclamation is a safe sign. But truly bricked it's concidered spare parts ;-) yeayea call me mr technical terms officer B-)
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Strictly speaking, you're right, a bricked device cannot be recovered without hardware replacement, but like most words in the english language, there is some flexibility allowed...
So what do we call a 'near-bricked' device, that for all intents and purposes, is bricked, but can be recovered without drastic measures...?
• Soft-Bricked
• iBricked
• Virtual-Brick
• Wet-Brick
Suggestions...
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k1sr said:
Strictly speaking, you're right, a bricked device cannot be recovered without hardware replacement, but like most words in the english language, there is some flexibility allowed...
So what do we call a 'near-bricked' device, that for all intents and purposes, is bricked, but can be recovered without drastic measures...?
• Soft-Bricked
• iBricked
• Virtual-Brick
• Wet-Brick
Suggestions...
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
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Spunged device.
Haha soft-bricked sound more correct describing the state of phone but i kinda liked spunged :-D tough nut.
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Spunged sounds cool
+1 for spunged
Did any one use the z4root to root the LGP500 ?
Is this a fail-safe method to root this phone? If not is there one?
I'm a bit afraid to root it, because I have bought it recently and I do not what to turn it in to a brick
The software version of my phone is LG-P500-V10b Android 2.2
Thanks
Nothing is fail-safe.
That's why developers aren't reponsibles if you brick your device.
There is allways that chance.
I used the universal root and everything is working well.
If you are noob in this area, just read a litle more about using abd and flashing shipped ROMs.
Cheers
I had a Windows mobile before.. but in Android yes I'm a noob
In Linux I con not say that I'm 100% noob, but close to that.
So some noob questions:
What is "adb"? and
What is universal root? Is what this link talks about ?
Thx
antoniomch said:
What is "adb"? and
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http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=ADB
antoniomch said:
What is universal root? Is what this link talks about ?
Thx
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I used this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
I'll read about it.
Thanks Zecanilis
antoniomch said:
Did any one use the z4root to root the LGP500 ?
Is this a fail-safe method to root this phone? If not is there one?
I'm a bit afraid to root it, because I have bought it recently and I do not what to turn it in to a brick
The software version of my phone is LG-P500-V10b Android 2.2
Thanks
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Rooting itself is not problem I think. But, more possible problem can come with other solutions like firmware update/rewrite, flashing of custom ROM. For what do you need rooting?
The_ERROR said:
For what do you need rooting?
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Not for flashing...
Some apps can only be used in a rooted phone.
So my purpose is only to use these apps, not for flashing the phone with other ROMs
Rooted today
I just rooted today, Sunday, December 5 2010, an Optimus One which I have under t-mobile, using z4root. No problems at all. In fact, my only worry was that it might not have been correctly rooted because all I had to do was press a button, it restarts and that's it. Nothing else. I then removed all bloatware and the retarded unremovable trial version of pacman.
I have v10 and had downloaded all over the air upgrades that I had received up to that point, and it still worked perfectly. Also, I have Froyo.
antoniomch said:
Not for flashing...
Some apps can only be used in a rooted phone.
So my purpose is only to use these apps, not for flashing the phone with other ROMs
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So, in this case I thing that most better way is using of z-Root. There shouldn't be problem at all.
acephreak said:
I just rooted today, Sunday, December 5 2010, an Optimus One which I have under t-mobile, using z4root. No problems at all. In fact, my only worry was that it might not have been correctly rooted because all I had to do was press a button, it restarts and that's it. Nothing else. I then removed all bloatware and the retarded unremovable trial version of pacman.
I have v10 and had downloaded all over the air upgrades that I had received up to that point, and it still worked perfectly. Also, I have Froyo.
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Oh, that's great. But how long did the process take to complete. For me though, the wheel has been spinning for a while now...
faytaliti said:
Oh, that's great. But how long did the process take to complete. For me though, the wheel has been spinning for a while now...
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The app crashed shortly afterwards. But starting the app a second time did the trick. I now is haz a ROOTed p500!!!
faytaliti said:
The app crashed shortly afterwards. But starting the app a second time did the trick. I now is haz a ROOTed p500!!!
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Welcome to the ROOT Team
Neither the z4root or the universal root worked for me on my girlfriends Optimus. z4root simply didn't work... tried about 5 times with no success. The Universal root stopped responding pretty much immediately. I'm pretty sure I followed directions to a "T". Anyone have suggestions?
d_phekt said:
Neither the z4root or the universal root worked for me on my girlfriends Optimus. z4root simply didn't work... tried about 5 times with no success. The Universal root stopped responding pretty much immediately. I'm pretty sure I followed directions to a "T". Anyone have suggestions?
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try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 superoneclick
worked for me.. at least it said it worked.
koolariz said:
try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 superoneclick
worked for me.. at least it said it worked.
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Same for me. But older version will not install superuser automatically and it have to be download separately.
koolariz said:
try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682 superoneclick
worked for me.. at least it said it worked.
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That's the one that stops responding everytime I try it. I see ADB listed twice in the task manager... is that normal? As soon as ADB starts running is when it stops responding.
d_phekt said:
That's the one that stops responding every time I try it. I see ADB listed twice in the task manager... is that normal? As soon as ADB starts running is when it stops responding.
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hmm.. do you have lg pc suite? it contains usb drivers for the optimus one.. without those you can't root.
superoneclick method:
turn on in phone settings, applications, develop, usb debugging
connect phone.. don't go into usb storage option (don't mount sd card).
right click on .exe -> run as administrator if you haven't.
and if you are on windows 7 or vista try to set compatibility options.
click root.
sorry if i tell you what you already know, but maybe it helps.
I downloaded the drivers from LG website for the Optimus One, run Superoneclick as administrator using Windows 7 64, checked usb debugging on the phone, etc. I have no idea why this is not working for me. I had no problems rooting my MyTouch Slide, which is pretty complex compared to this. My girlfriend says she doesn't care if I figure it out since its her phone, but the man in me just HAS to figure it out HAHA.
It's weired, I had no problem to root my phone using z4root.
I was on stock V10A (Europa) and z4root worked very well. I had upgraded to V10D using LG's crappy software, and after rooting it again with z4root it was well working.
Have you tried to use LG's firmware instead of the operator's one ?
I finally got it rooted using z4root. Said to myself that I would try "one more time" and POOF... it worked. Thanks everyone for your help.
All credit for this goes to Chainfire and The Android Exploit Crew
Apk has been updated. Previous steps to delete tmp folder no longer needed.
Updated instructions and apk you will find here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13086954&postcount=1
How long does it take? mine was stuck at the rooting device popup for more than 10 minutes......
edit: solved. Deleted the tmp folder (rmdir /data/local/tmp) and its contents and rebooted and superuser is there in the program list. heh
Confirming that this Root works on Xperia Play........
Confirming that the root worked in Xperia Play with locked bootloader.
I just followed the steps here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
No extra steps done.
Root gained and works with no problems.
Thanks
This works
Used Root Uninstaller to get rid of apps I dont want.
v1.1 works like a charm^^
Could this brick my phone? I really want to try it, but I'm scared of what will happen if something goes wrong. Please help?
i am not sure but rooting a droid device never broke a device not or never heard about that so i think not
McGinty13 said:
Could this brick my phone? I really want to try it, but I'm scared of what will happen if something goes wrong. Please help?
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No. You only flash system partition.
Sent from my R800i using XDA Premium App
So no chance of anything going wrong? If that's true I will be doing it immediately
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McGinty13 said:
So no chance of anything going wrong? If that's true I will be doing it immediately
Sent from my Xperia Play using XDA App
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the only way to brick is if you abused Titianum backup and removed important stock apps. To know what is safe check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699
even if you did brick it this way, it should be fairly easy to recover.
First there was play, then there was root
Worked like a charm, took about 10 min. though
Regards Dousan...
That's weird, when I ran Gingerbreak it literally took 30 seconds, then booted in the usual time.
V1.2 worked like a charm
Sent from my R800a using XDA App
Have any of you guys done a OTA after rooting your device with gingerbreak? If yes how did it go? I have an update waiting, but I'm a bit worried it will 'brick' my play and I don't want go through all that flashing work for an update
Regards Dousan...
As mentioned in other thread please un sticky the "Boot Loader Unlock root method" and make this as sticky.
As many users are unlocking bootloader just for the sake of root
Saw this, wonder if it's included in a new OTA update:
http://mobiputing.com/2011/05/google-security-update-patches-gingerbreak-root-exploit/
jassired said:
As mentioned in other thread please un sticky the "Boot Loader Unlock root method" and make this as sticky.
As many users are unlocking bootloader just for the sake of root
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Yep your right about that I just did and now trackid dont work no more oh well still greatful for all the work that went into getting root access.
Hello,
Sorry, another battery thread.
Got Sola 3 days ago and updated to ICS .54 build.
Everything is fine, but battery. Losing 1% in a few minutes just checking settings. Heck, I tried using it with charger on, it dries quicker then it charges it. I have wi-fi off, 3G off, bluetooth off, screen brightness is set to manual at around 10%, saving stanby is on, no antivirus or anything like that.
Is that normal? I've seen people have days on battery, not hours lol. This is my first android, so maybe I'm missing something there, I don't know.
Any suggestions?
Its strange imo. Its good to try repair with SEUS or do a factory reset and try again.
The other thing is if you installed some 3th party app which cause the drain.
Maybe your battery is not calibrated properly. Try to download Battery Calibrate Pro app and calibrate the battery.
Kascheritt said:
Hello,
Sorry, another battery thread.
Got Sola 3 days ago and updated to ICS .54 build.
Everything is fine, but battery. Losing 1% in a few minutes just checking settings. Heck, I tried using it with charger on, it dries quicker then it charges it. I have wi-fi off, 3G off, bluetooth off, screen brightness is set to manual at around 10%, saving stanby is on, no antivirus or anything like that.
Is that normal? I've seen people have days on battery, not hours lol. This is my first android, so maybe I'm missing something there, I don't know.
Any suggestions?
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May be there's some problem with your battery stats,just root your phone and follow this:
Originally Posted by thunderising
FOR THOSE WITH BATTERY PROBLEMS:
1. Install this software:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ibration&hl=en
BATTERY CALIBRATOR - 47 KB size
2. Then, charge your phone to 100%.
3. IMPORTANT. Remove CHARGER first.
3. IMMEDIATELY hit "Battery Calibration" (1 or 2 seconds delay is fine, wait for BATTERY voltage to drop and be stable)
4. Use your phone normally (don't charge in between) till it hits 1%.
5. Then charge your phone UNINTERRUPTED (leave it for charging all night) till 100%.
6. Unplug and start using. You should be having as little as 2-3% battery drain for 6-8 hours of IDLING now. That's the optimization of a calibrated battery.
ENJOY! Hope this helps!
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I've completely discharged my battery and now charging it to 100% while the phone is off. Maybe that will do something.
mirost1 said:
Its strange imo. Its good to try repair with SEUS or do a factory reset and try again.
The other thing is if you installed some 3th party app which cause the drain.
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Alright, will do. Thanks
glydersid said:
Maybe your battery is not calibrated properly. Try to download Battery Calibrate Pro app and calibrate the battery.
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Hmm, that requires root ,right ?
akp.ajinkya said:
May be there's some problem with your battery stats,just root your phone and follow this:
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I tried rooting yesterday for other purposes. Followed instructions in this forum. It didn't work "mount: permission denied (are you root?)" . I checked with Root checker and it said it wasn't rooted.
I don't want to unlock boot loader because that would void my two year warranty.
Kascheritt said:
I've completely discharged my battery and now charging it to 100% while the phone is off. Maybe that will do something.
Alright, will do. Thanks
Hmm, that requires root ,right ?
I tried rooting yesterday for other purposes. Followed instructions in this forum. It didn't work "mount: permission denied (are you root?)" . I checked with Root checker and it said it wasn't rooted.
I don't want to unlock boot loader because that would void my two year warranty.
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Which firmare r u using?I assume you are on ICS and it seems you have turned USB debugging off,ON it in the settings->developer options->USB debugging mode and then try rooting.
If you are on .54 firmware,first flash .10 kernel->root using binary's method->flash .54 kernel.
You don't need bootloader to be unlocked for rooting.
akp.ajinkya said:
Which firmare r u using?I assume you are on ICS and it seems you have turned USB debugging off,ON it in the settings->developer options->USB debugging mode and then try rooting.
If you are on .54 firmware,first flash .10 kernel->root using binary's method->flash .54 kernel.
You don't need bootloader to be unlocked for rooting.
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ICS .54 . I turned USB debug on then I tried rooting. But it wasn't binary's method, so maybe that was the problem. Anyway, I won't root it just yet. Maybe I can get around it.
Thanks!
Kascheritt said:
Hello,
Sorry, another battery thread.
Got Sola 3 days ago and updated to ICS .54 build.
Everything is fine, but battery. Losing 1% in a few minutes just checking settings. Heck, I tried using it with charger on, it dries quicker then it charges it. I have wi-fi off, 3G off, bluetooth off, screen brightness is set to manual at around 10%, saving stanby is on, no antivirus or anything like that.
Is that normal? I've seen people have days on battery, not hours lol. This is my first android, so maybe I'm missing something there, I don't know.
Any suggestions?
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i suggest that you get it rooted and remove all the system apps that you didnt use.i do it myself and i get better battery life on stock.
Kascheritt said:
ICS .54 . I turned USB debug on then I tried rooting. But it wasn't binary's method, so maybe that was the problem. Anyway, I won't root it just yet. Maybe I can get around it.
Thanks!
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Dont be afraid of root, it will just give you administrator access to your system, let's say...
Then you can manage phone yourself, if you remove uneccessary apps and maybe calibrate the battery it will be ok.
Kascheritt said:
ICS .54 . I turned USB debug on then I tried rooting. But it wasn't binary's method, so maybe that was the problem. Anyway, I won't root it just yet. Maybe I can get around it.
Thanks!
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You first have to flash .10 kernel then root it..54 kernel does'nt allow rooting AFAIK,then after rooting you can revert back by flashing .54 kernel.
Here's the rooting tool by binary:Click
So far so good.
-Made a backup with Sony PC Companion
-Made backup of ICS firmware
-Flashed .10 kernel
-Rooted
-Just to be safe, currently running backup with Titanium Backup
-Deleted some junk apps, though there wasn't many.
-My phone is not charging up fast enough if I'm using it.
Kascheritt said:
So far so good.
-Made a backup with Sony PC Companion
-Made backup of ICS firmware
-Flashed .10 kernel
-Rooted
-Just to be safe, currently running backup with Titanium Backup
-Deleted some junk apps, though there wasn't many.
-My phone is not charging up fast enough if I'm using it.
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Install CWM...there's a script somewhere in the forum that deletes all the bloatware.....or i can make one for you..if you want
akp.ajinkya said:
Install CWM...there's a script somewhere in the forum that deletes all the bloatware.....or i can make one for you..if you want
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Would be great if you could direct me to it or make it if you don't mind wasting your own time on it
Kascheritt said:
Would be great if you could direct me to it or make it if you don't mind wasting your own time on it
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HERE is the script to remove them and its undo-able too.
Hope this helps.
akp.ajinkya said:
HERE is the script to remove them and its undo-able too.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks, but what do you mean by undo-able ? :silly:
Kascheritt said:
Thanks, but what do you mean by undo-able ? :silly:
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I mean the apps which u have 'removed' by using this script can be 'unremoved'.
i'm quoting these because i believe that the script changes the extension from .apk to some other extension such as .bak etc such that the app can remain present on the system but it will not run therefore 'removing' them.
And by undo i mean changing extension back to .apk such that they can again continue to work.
But that's just my belief,i've never used it but you can give it a go.
Hope this helps.
akp.ajinkya said:
I mean the apps which u have 'removed' by using this script can be 'unremoved'.
i'm quoting these because i believe that the script changes the extension from .apk to some other extension such as .bak etc such that the app can remain present on the system but it will not run therefore 'removing' them.
And by undo i mean changing extension back to .apk such that they can again continue to work.
But that's just my belief,i've never used it but you can give it a go.
Hope this helps.
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Oh, I see.
Guess, I'll give it a go now.
EDIT:
DONE, thanks again !
How do I root this with no computer ?
Is there any apps that work with this phone ?
I read about z4 root , framaroot, and some others.
Which ones worked on this kind of phone without
any problems of bricking it during the root ?
This phone is from Sprint.
Does anyone have an answer ?
ryan012 said:
Does anyone have an answer ?
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Try towelroot.com
Click on the logo and it will download to your phone.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
ShapesBlue said:
Try towelroot.com
Click on the logo and it will download to your phone.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
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have you done it on this phone ? Could having more than one
Home launchers installed do anything bad during or affer root ?
Would having certain apps brick my device after root finishes if I do
something wrong ? I don't know how soft brick or hard brick works
or what causes them. I bricked one tablet when I tried changing
device id and reinstalled the fiemware to unbrick it.
I don't want to do something to mess up my phone.
ryan012 said:
have you done it on this phone ? Could having more than one
Home launchers installed do anything bad during or affer root ?
Would having certain apps brick my device after root finishes if I do
something wrong ? I don't know how soft brick or hard brick works
or what causes them. I bricked one tablet when I tried changing
device id and reinstalled the fiemware to unbrick it.
I don't want to do something to mess up my phone.
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No I have an S3 but after reading I see people have success with towelroot across the board. Root has nothing to do with launchers. Basically hard and soft bricks are caused by people not following directions or rooting a phone or tablet that no one has before. I do understand your concern
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I haven't rooted my phone yet. if I get an update for phone software
could it brick my phone if I don't remove root first ? Someone said it bricked
the phone with root during android update. I'm still looking
at some things before I try root my phone. is there a way to put the android
lg g2 software onto a memory card to connect with usb to fix phone without
computer if I bricked it with no computer ? This phone don't have a sd card place.
ryan012 said:
I haven't rooted my phone yet. if I get an update for phone software
could it brick my phone if I don't remove root first ? I'm still looking
at some things before I try root my phone.
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No it won't brick your phone however with a new update depending on the carrier it would remove the ability for root with an update. I don't know if your in or outside the US
Sent from my GT-P3113 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
ShapesBlue said:
No it won't brick your phone however with a new update depending on the carrier it would remove the ability for root with an update. I don't know if your in or outside the US
Sent from my GT-P3113 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
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Im in the U.S.
After getting root while trying to update binaries of superSU or superuser
it says failed. What do I do to fix it ? I haven't turned off or restarted phone since I used the root app.
I messed something up with my data yesterday when trying to change some things. I wasn't able to use internet through most apps except YouTube app for videos. I removed root files and apps and restarted then factory reset. Then rooted again the same app and the SuperSU binaries were installed.