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I want to return my phone to sprint so they can fix my vibration motor in my phone. I know they say warranty is voided once rooted. Is there a way to hide the fact that it is rooted?
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Cetus Corr said:
I want to return my phone to sprint so they can fix my vibration motor in my phone. I know they say warranty is voided once rooted. Is there a way to hide the fact that it is rooted?
"How come you are not baptized?"
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You can pretty easily unroot/return to stock. I did that recently when my 4G radio stopped working and got a free replacement in 3 days. Follow this guide, but the download for the pg86img is outdated so get the zip from here.
Or if you're not running a custom ROM, you can just download a different launcher and in the settings hide the superuser app. That's all they check for.
Cetus Corr said:
I want to return my phone to sprint so they can fix my vibration motor in my phone. I know they say warranty is voided once rooted. Is there a way to hide the fact that it is rooted?
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Check out this artice and print the included notice that directs Sprint personnel to handle a rooted phone exactly the same as a non-rooted phone with no consequence to the phone's user....
http://www.goodandevo.net/2012/05/u...to-sprint-for-repair-in-rooted-condition.html
Thanks guys, I was wondering because the guy at the store said they wouldn't work on a rooted phone, but wondered if they would check the bootloader to see if it says unlocked or relocked.
"How come you are not baptized?"
If you are worried about it, just unroot and go back to a stock rom. It really only takes a few minutes to unroot, and then reroot when you get it back. That little time can save you trouble if they do fully check to see if you are rooted. I know a lot of people say their local stores don't check, but if your store does check, you would be screwed.
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If you are worried about it, just unroot and go back to a stock rom. It really only takes a few minutes to unroot, and then reroot when you get it back. That little time can save you trouble if they do fully check to see if you are rooted. I know a lot of people say their local stores don't check, but if your store does check, you would be screwed.
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I've been on hboot 1.4, don't really want to upgrade to 1.5 then go through the process of downgrading. But I was just curious if there was another, simpler way. Thanks.
"How come you are not baptized?"
You don't have to upgrade to 1.5. Just flash a stock rooted rom (the latest one, not sure of the version number), then unroot. You will still be on 1.5 as long as you dont run the full RUU. Then you can re-root when you get it back.
Cetus Corr said:
I've been on hboot 1.4, don't really want to upgrade to 1.5 then go through the process of downgrading. But I was just curious if there was another, simpler way. Thanks.
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if you flash an earlier ruu like the version that starts with 1.13, it includes hboot 1.4 and stock recovery. Then you won't have to mess with downgrading. When I returned to stock this way I was glad I did because they immediately went to recovery to reset to see if that solved my problem.
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I ended up just flashing a stock rom that was rooted and just deleted the su app as suggested. They fixed it and didn't check for root in the bootloader. But I did watch as he scrolled through my app drawer, I assume looking for su. Thanks for the advice everyone. :thumbup:
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I going to get a replacement from Verizon and I need to revert my phone back to stock. Right now I'm s on and my boot says tampered and unlocked how can I get back to stock. Will an ruu work?
If you look for the hboots thread in the dev section, there is a modified one that will say 'locked'. You just need to download it and flash. I believe you may actually have to re s-off temporarily to flash it though. Could be wrong
wildstang83 said:
If you look for the hboots thread in the dev section, there is a modified one that will say 'locked'. You just need to download it and flash. I believe you may actually have to re s-off temporarily to flash it though. Could be wrong
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Could I just not flash the ruu I have on my SD card? Or would I have to soff for that?
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You can, but it wouldn't do any good as the ruu would not clear the tampered, unlocked message. This is why you need the modified hboot I mentioned. It has the message modified that has the correct message of 'locked'.
Grab the one called 'locked'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853871
Remember, I believe you may have to be s-off, you might brick if not.
USE THIS
erisboxx said:
I going to get a replacement from Verizon and I need to revert my phone back to stock. Right now I'm s on and my boot says tampered and unlocked how can I get back to stock. Will an ruu work?
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Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
lpcar04 said:
Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
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But I'm trying to make it look completely stock won't it show "relocked"?
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lpcar04 said:
Use this to relock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504824:D
But play it smart dont brick it if you think you need to do something before hitting re-lock then do it!!!
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Why would he use that? It won't do what he needs to do. Seriously now, we appreciate your effort to help, but please don't add confusion to a simple task especially after I've taken the time to tell eris exactly what he needed to do..
And you do need to s-off then flash the hex edited hboot.. all you need is for that phone to stay locked and be on a stock Rom and your good. Verizon doesn't usually check as long as you went thru the trouble shooting process with them over the phone and theyll send you a new one in the mail and you'll ship the old one back. They can't technically send you a phone and then charge you for the old one (if it is ***tampered***) cuz they wouldn't have done the proper trouble shooting before sending you a new phone. For all they know you got your phone that way.
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famouscollin said:
And you do need to s-off then flash the hex edited hboot.. all you need is for that phone to stay locked and be on a stock Rom and your good. Verizon doesn't usually check as long as you went thru the trouble shooting process with them over the phone and theyll send you a new one in the mail and you'll ship the old one back. They can't technically send you a phone and then charge you for the old one (if it is ***tampered***) cuz they wouldn't have done the proper trouble shooting before sending you a new phone. For all they know you got your phone that way.
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Can you point me in the direction for a "stock rom"?
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erisboxx said:
Can you point me in the direction for a "stock rom"?
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heres the latest ruu.. itll give you stock EVERYTHING http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ lock your bootloader, relock your bootlader, run the ruu, twice, i think after it still says relocked (havent done it myself in a while) if so s-off from there, then flash the hex edited hboot..
Hi there guys, I rooted my HTC One a couple of months ago. But now I want to go back to stock. So I watched this tutorial video on how to unroot my HTC One and got to the part where I'm supposed to relock my bootloader.
I had to stop the process because the application he recommended wouldn't run on my Windows 7.
So, I'm stuck with a relocked bootloader and S-on.
I thought about converting my device to Google Play Ed but realized that I may not have the right skills for that just yet so now, I just want to go back to stock 4.3 but when I selected Recovery, it showed "***Security Warning***" right below "***Tampered***" and "***Relocked***".
After 2 restarts it disappeared but I'm scared that it might appear again.
I really want to just go back to stock. I've looked in the past threads and didn't find a solution on how to unroot specifically for relocked bootloaders.
I would really appreciate some help please.
Izzie19 said:
Hi there guys, I rooted my HTC One a couple of months ago. But now I want to go back to stock. So I watched this tutorial video on how to unroot my HTC One and got to the part where I'm supposed to relock my bootloader.
I had to stop the process because the application he recommended wouldn't run on my Windows 7.
So, I'm stuck with a relocked bootloader and S-on.
I thought about converting my device to Google Play Ed but realized that I may not have the right skills for that just yet so now, I just want to go back to stock 4.3 but when I selected Recovery, it showed "***Security Warning***" right below "***Tampered***" and "***Relocked***".
After 2 restarts it disappeared but I'm scared that it might appear again.
I really want to just go back to stock. I've looked in the past threads and didn't find a solution on how to unroot specifically for relocked bootloaders.
I would really appreciate some help please.
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Did you use rumrunner to s-off? Are you using a patched/modified hboot? Whatever method you used to s-off, you have to use the reverse of that, or you could brick your device. The answer to your question lies in the method you used to s-off your device.
I'm not saying this is going to help you, but I did a simple google search when I did this, and this helped me:
http://androidforums.com/internatio...stock-revone-moonshine-s-off.html#post5918438
It says it's S-ON though.. Do I Make it S-OFF first then unroot it? I thought it would be S-OFF because I rooted it. Should i try rumrunner to turn it to S-OFF?
Izzie19 said:
It says it's S-ON though.. Do I Make it S-OFF first then unroot it? I thought it would be S-OFF because I rooted it. Should i try rumrunner to turn it to S-OFF?
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i would not try s-off if you want to go back to complete stock leave your bootloader locked donload and run this
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-att/news/
Should I still run it even though I'm already running android 4.3?.
Izzie19 said:
Hi there guys, I rooted my HTC One a couple of months ago. But now I want to go back to stock. So I watched this tutorial video on how to unroot my HTC One and got to the part where I'm supposed to relock my bootloader.
I had to stop the process because the application he recommended wouldn't run on my Windows 7.
So, I'm stuck with a relocked bootloader and S-on.
I thought about converting my device to Google Play Ed but realized that I may not have the right skills for that just yet so now, I just want to go back to stock 4.3 but when I selected Recovery, it showed "***Security Warning***" right below "***Tampered***" and "***Relocked***".
After 2 restarts it disappeared but I'm scared that it might appear again.
I really want to just go back to stock. I've looked in the past threads and didn't find a solution on how to unroot specifically for relocked bootloaders.
I would really appreciate some help please.
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Hi I went back to stock rom 4.3 with sense 5 but still ROOTED tho. If you want I will give you a link for that rom. just download it and use recovery to install that rom, but have to wipe and clean cache, system, data before installing zip file
Izzie19 said:
Should I still run it even though I'm already running android 4.3?.
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if you want complete stock non rooted
Wouls that work even though mine says it's "relocked" and not "locked"? I just want to make sure cos I don't want to brick my phone..
Yes it will
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jerrycoffman45 said:
Yes it will
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Hi there sir, I was about to run the update when I found that the "Security Warning" has appeared again in the bootloader.. Do I still go through the process?..
Izzie19 said:
Hi there sir, I was about to run the update when I found that the "Security Warning" has appeared again in the bootloader.. Do I still go through the process?..
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I was previously on the original HBOOT (first one) and S-Off.
I did NOT have the "TAMPERED" flag on my phone.
After upgrading to latest release I am on the latest HBOOT but now it's also flagged as "TAMPERED".
My understanding is being S-off a way to remove this should exists.
I've never done the HTC unlock as have always been S-Off.
Is it possible to get this removed on latest release without being 100% stock?
I know on some phones like the One you can modify a flag in one of the partitions.
I am on a stock rom just rooted so beyond seeing that flag it's not obvious I am rooted.
Thx
See this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50112366
Captain has included this mod l
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JManekia said:
See this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50112366
Captain has included this mod l
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Nope, he says:
Q8: My bootloader says "TAMPERED" after flashing the firmware. How to fix?
A: Just ignore it. It's no big deal.
Someone did a mod to remove the developer text but that's it. My understanding is the flag doesn't reside in the HBOOT directly but in some other area of the phone?
Run a RUU. It will remove the *TAMPERED* status. Your phone will remain unlocked, and it be displayed as such.
If you don't have easy access to a PC, one of the easiest solutions is to download the VipeRUU zip to your phone, extract the rom.zip to your ext SD, rename it to PJ75IMG.zip, and flash it through the bootloader. The next time that you reboot into the bootloader after the process is completed, then TAMPERED should be gone.
I'm just speculating, but maybe you removed the tampered status before by using the Regaw Bootloader Customizer, which only edits the bootloader info, and doesn't actually change anything for the phone itself. It's only a cosmetic change.
aarsyl said:
Run a RUU. It will remove the *TAMPERED* status. Your phone will remain unlocked, and it be displayed as such.
If you don't have easy access to a PC, one of the easiest solutions is to download the VipeRUU zip to your phone, extract the rom.zip to your ext SD, rename it to PJ75IMG.zip, and flash it through the bootloader. The next time that you reboot into the bootloader after the process is completed, then TAMPERED should be gone.
I'm just speculating, but maybe you removed the tampered status before by using the Regaw Bootloader Customizer, which only edits the bootloader info, and doesn't actually change anything for the phone itself. It's only a cosmetic change.
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That's what I did - noticed after the 4.3 RUU that it went from "Unlocked/Tampered" to just "Unlocked." I kinda want to also modify the "Unlocked" text as I did before with Regaw's tool, I'll have to look into whether it will work.
SilverZero said:
That's what I did - noticed after the 4.3 RUU that it went from "Unlocked/Tampered" to just "Unlocked." I kinda want to also modify the "Unlocked" text as I did before with Regaw's tool, I'll have to look into whether it will work.
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There's a reason why I didn't suggest using that tool. You kinda need to MAKE SURE that you know your bootloader status. If you activate S-On twice in a row, that baby's definitely gonna brick. I rather know what my bootloader is supposed to say, because I'm really the only person looking at it. What difference will it really make?
aarsyl said:
There's a reason why I didn't suggest using that tool. You kinda need to MAKE SURE that you know your bootloader status. If you activate S-On twice in a row, that baby's definitely gonna brick. I rather know what my bootloader is supposed to say, because I'm really the only person looking at it. What difference will it really make?
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Well that's why I said I'd have to look into it. I assumed it wouldn't work with the new HBOOT, and I guess I don't care one way or the other. But for anybody else reading this, don't try it.
On the other hand, I climb mountains because they're there. If I want it to say "Hacked" instead of "Unlocked" and I can do it without screwing things up, I might do it just to screw with the guy who buys it from me down the road.
bryanu said:
I was previously on the original HBOOT (first one) and S-Off.
I did NOT have the "TAMPERED" flag on my phone.
After upgrading to latest release I am on the latest HBOOT but now it's also flagged as "TAMPERED".
My understanding is being S-off a way to remove this should exists.
I've never done the HTC unlock as have always been S-Off.
Is it possible to get this removed on latest release without being 100% stock?
I know on some phones like the One you can modify a flag in one of the partitions.
I am on a stock rom just rooted so beyond seeing that flag it's not obvious I am rooted.
Thx
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redm1st said:
Originally for Hboot 2.09 but should work for Hboot 2.10. (don't quote me on that though)
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Please don't anyone on the 2.10 HBOOT flash this! Please remove this attachment.
EDIT: This post is what I mean. You have to understand what the Bootloader Customizer actually does (which is explained in the thread) and know that flashing this would bork all the things. This is literally a 2.09 HBOOT. The 2.10 HBOOT is what accommodates the new partition layout, so flashing this will break that and prevent the device from booting up. The issue is the signed boot.img. That's why you see the tampered flag. I assume you're not using my stock rooted? You updated directly from RUU, and then rooted it manually? The signed boot.img sees unsigned recovery img and throws up that tampered flag. It's not going to affect the working of the device, so why worry about it? You can flash the boot image from my stock rooted if you want it to go away.
Captain_Throwback said:
Please don't anyone on the 2.10 HBOOT flash this! Please remove this attachment.
EDIT: This post is what I mean. You have to understand what the Bootloader Customizer actually does (which is explained in the thread) and know that flashing this would bork all the things. This is literally a 2.09 HBOOT. The 2.10 HBOOT is what accommodates the new partition layout, so flashing this will break that and prevent the device from booting up. The issue is the signed boot.img. That's why you see the tampered flag. I assume you're not using my stock rooted? You updated directly from RUU, and then rooted it manually? The signed boot.img sees unsigned recovery img and throws up that tampered flag. It's not going to affect the working of the device, so why worry about it? You can flash the boot image from my stock rooted if you want it to go away.
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I flashed everything from your post.
I just want the word Tampered gone, don't care if it's done officially or just visually through some other mod.
I currently am S-Off, Locked and says Tampered.
bryanu said:
I flashed everything from your post.
I just want the word Tampered gone, don't care if it's done officially or just visually through some other mod.
I currently am S-Off, Locked and says Tampered.
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Do a nandroid and then unlock your bootloader.
Captain_Throwback said:
Do a nandroid and then unlock your bootloader.
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So I have "Tampered" because I am not unlocked?
Take this from a guy who has had 6 replacement phones and 4 of them hard bricked. QualcomDownload Mode. Lol.
Anyways I wanted to get rid of the tampered flag so I did what shouldnt be done and used the One's tool with aroma and only chose to remove rltampered flag.
It worked.
Note that that was my other phone before I hard bricked it but that was because I messed up my EFS folder.
Im not saying that anyone should use it. Do at your own risk I sure did and I just used it on my replacement evo after doing soff.
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chemjb said:
Take this from a guy who has had 6 replacement phones and 4 of them hard bricked. QualcomDownload Mode. Lol.
Anyways I wanted to get rid of the tampered flag so I did what shouldnt be done and used the One's tool with aroma and only chose to remove rltampered flag.
It worked.
Note that that was my other phone before I hard bricked it but that was because I messed up my EFS folder.
Im not saying that anyone should use it. Do at your own risk I sure did and I just used it on my replacement evo after doing soff.
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I had already given up and just installed terminal emulator on my phone and ran the following as su:
echo -ne '\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 bs=1 seek=4265988
that got rid of it properly without requiring any flashing, fake boot loader modifications etc.
@bryanu: just for my own education, what does that actually do when you type that in terminal. Meaning, I know you said it removes the "tamper" word, but how does it do it. If it is to lengthy to answer, no problem. Just wondering... Thanks!
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puhiniho said:
@bryanu: just for my own education, what does that actually do when you type that in terminal. Meaning, I know you said it removes the "tamper" word, but how does it do it. If it is to lengthy to answer, no problem. Just wondering... Thanks!
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It resets the flag that controls that showing or not essentially.
bryanu said:
I had already given up and just installed terminal emulator on my phone and ran the following as su:
echo -ne '\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 bs=1 seek=4265988
that got rid of it properly without requiring any flashing, fake boot loader modifications etc.
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Worked like a charm ,
Thanks
Hi, what is about S-OFF for our device?
Anyone have S-OFF?, As he did? Thanks
For S-Off visit here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2847983
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That's incorrect information. There is nothing about s-off in that thread and it doesn't exist yet for our phone. That thread is about system write protection, which is something entirely different.
My bad, copied the wrong post
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I wish we had s-off, it'd make life easier.
Would have been great to s-off with sunshine but i guess our device is not supported
Someone working on s-off for our device?
Jcase and beaups are working on Sunshine S-off version 3.0, which will most likely support our device. It isn't out yet though, but should be soon. Whatever you do, DO NOT post in the sunshine thread asking anything about it.
$ 25 is a lot for a 610 Thanks for reply
Any advantages now that we can s-off with sunshine?
You can remove that ugly htc red text splash screen for starters
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You can remove that ugly htc red text splash screen for starters
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Having s-off is news to me. @ClearD, did you purchase this? If so how did you implement it? I went to what I think is the thread but didn't see any notice of how to buy it...
Nevermind. Found it here. And the list confirms our phone. I don't think I'll be buying it because I'm not sure what else I can do that I'm not already doing. Good to know its there though.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/03/20/sunshine-3-0-released-with-ability-to-unlock-and-s-off-many-motorola-and-almost-all-htc-handsets/
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You can remove that ugly htc red text splash screen for starters
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Went and removed red text and added a new splash
With it, you can also change the radio. And bootloader I think. And pretty much anything.
I assume just running the app will remove the red message, but can we just run this with our bootloaders already unlocked and rooted?
And is there anything that changes as far as how we update firmware in the future? I noticed some people were waiting for new exploits, meaning root might've been broken by updates so there must be some more info to it. It'd be great if it had a built in way to take otas even if it means automating the lock/return to stock to do this...
Thats the only thing I'm worried about, I'll s-off, do the whole recovery and mods, Lollipop drops and the only way to update is to relock and RUU. Then be stuck unrooted.
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I assume just running the app will remove the red message, but can we just run this with our bootloaders already unlocked and rooted?
And is there anything that changes as far as how we update firmware in the future? I noticed some people were waiting for new exploits, meaning root might've been broken by updates so there must be some more info to it. It'd be great if it had a built in way to take otas even if it means automating the lock/return to stock to do this...
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No, you've gotta flash a new splash screen with the command: fastboot flash splash splash.img
Yes, run it unlocked and rooted. That's optimal.
The current way to root should be fine for the life of the phone. Root tool v4 should be finer, actually. Use it instead. It's easier. No root is broken that I'm aware of.
To get an OTA, you will need to relock and ruu, plain and simple. It's always been that way. I don't know if s-off will affect that or not.
phatmanxxl said:
Thats the only thing I'm worried about, I'll s-off, do the whole recovery and mods, Lollipop drops and the only way to update is to relock and RUU. Then be stuck unrooted.
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And then when you get the update, you unlock again and re root. Then use titanium backup to restore your apps. It's that easy.
ClearD said:
No, you've gotta flash a new splash screen with the command: fastboot flash splash splash.img
Yes, run it unlocked and rooted. That's optimal.
The current way to root should be fine for the life of the phone. Root tool v4 should be finer, actually. Use it instead. It's easier. No root is broken that I'm aware of.
To get an OTA, you will need to relock and ruu, plain and simple. It's always been that way. I don't know if s-off will affect that or not.
***I actually misspoke there...what I meant was the current version of sunshine wasn't working on the latest firmware (not our phone I don't think) and they were going to release a new version shortly.
That fastboot command you gave me...do I need to put a specific splash img in my fast boot folder or does just typing that in fast boot get it done?
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You have to have a specific splash screen. So, someone with a stock one can pull theirs hopefully and we can reflash that.