So Grandma got the my three kids this tablet and even though it has a sdcard slot you can't install anything to it. I'd like to use Appgr III or Move2SD anything to install more than a few games for the kids. I've tried Kingo root (both from google play and from a laptop) but no luck.
Anything else I can try?
Here are the details:
Model:
Y88X Plus
Processor type:
Quadcore-A23
Android version:
5.1.1
Firmware version:
v.3.3rc5
Kernel version:
3.4.39
[email protected] #3
Tue Mar 22 23:27:08 CST 2016
Build number:
A33_U70_U709HB2C_1605213.20160527
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Sagz
Bright Tab V90-HD is the same
Other than the processor being an A33 everything you say is the same as this worthless tab I have, I was trying to replace an Acer tab that was slowly dying and when I purchased this one I forgot the old saying "if it sounds too good to be true" you know the rest. After trying to research the tablet and the elusive 16GB that it shows but is inaccessible I have concluded that I just wasted $45 that would have been better invested in a better quality item. The only thing I can tell you is if you can afford it to buy a better tablet that looks the same (most of them do) and not say anything to Grandma about the switch this will save you a ton of frustration that I have already experienced trying to make this work, I wish I could give you a ray of hope but I can only save you the disappointment I have experienced.
Hello,
I have two of this very same tablets, that I bought for my girls.
Since it is only used for playing and videos, I removed and disabled all I could, and I even emailed to support in order to know how to move apps to an SD, since 5.1.1 was supposed to be able to do so. They kindly answered and it was like: sorry you cannot move apps to SD.
I must admit this is a huge problem when you have a couple of paid app (like Disney story central) that are ginormous.
So a few months ago I tried to root it with the Kingo Root from my pc and it did not worked properly (root lost after reboot).
Yesterday I was trying to do some updates with huge problems due to the lack of space and decided to give the Kingo Root apk a try. It took a couple of minutes, got the thing done and moved me to a splash screen that suggested me to buy the premium app (which I avoided, since it was about 50% of the cost of the device ). After that I checked everything and it seemed to work, I removed the cleaner that it installed together with the super user, rebooted twice and still Superuser app was showing the device as rooted. A few ads stated appearing on my device, which annoyed me a LOT.
Since I could not install Titan backup due to lack of space (there are several unwanted bloatware preinstalled) and I am a noob with no big rooting experiece, I decided I would study more, went to Superuser menu and removed the root, the apps and cleared system cache in order to gain enough space for CCleaner.
I will probably try again once the new U1 sd cards will arrive.
Obviously I am not worried about IMEI (no GSM or anything) or data, since the tablets usually run under a Kiddoware parental control interface.
I read about some people suggesting to get rid of the Kingroot/ Kingoroot apps and put Supersu, but I am a bit worried about the risk of bricking the device since it seem less supported and exploited than other major brands.
Any suggestion?
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I have, over many months, including most of today, read a lot about how to root the Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy Prevail android smartphone.
It seems, based on various forum posts I have read, like a significant percentage of Prevail owners, ultimately, end up encountering some kind of problem(s), sometimes major and sometimes minor, after rooting.
The Samsung Galaxy Prevail is, I guess, a really old smartphone. Consequently, many of the links, especially links to files necessary for rooting, are now broken.
Can anyone tell me if it is really possible to root my Samsung Galaxy Prevail 1 without, after rooting, encountering problems that I did not have before rooting? And, if it is, from where can I download the files and read a "how to", for doing so? Judging from forum posts, it seems as if a high percentage of "rooters" end up with problem(s), after rooting.
I have read of people who have rooted their Prevail and ended up with problems such as:
gps issues
erratic phone behaviour(freezing, crashing, etc.)
camera no longer works
cant receive or send text messages
and on and on.
What I would like to do is root my Prevail(SPH-M820-BST), but, then, leave it, essentially, stock(rom, kernel, etc.). I don't want to partition my class 4, 8 GB, sd card, extend my phone's internal memory onto the sd card, or anything, for now. I don't want to install a custom rom or kernel, for now. I just want to root the phone without encountering problem(s), as a result of rooting, that reduce the phone's functionality compared to before rooting.
Again, it seems like most forum threads I have read on the subject have posts from quite a few people who have ended up with problems, after rooting.
I even happened to talk to a guy that said he would never, ever, root again, because the files he downloaded, from a forum, to do so ended up infecting his Windows XP computer so badly that he had to buy xp and reinstall. I certainly can not afford to replace a computer or my phone; after all, I was talking to this guy in the waiting room of a hospital, where I was getting treatment that I can't even afford to continue.
Currently, I rely, heavily, on Google Maps Navigation, GPS functionality, texting(mms and sms), bluetooth, usb, phone camera, and so on. I probably use the bulk of, if not all of, my Prevail's functionality on a regular basis.
Some of the reasons I would now root, if I could do so without encountering problems, include:
To use a data compression app
To Use a Firewall App
To, possibly, remove some pre-installed apps
Samsung Galaxy Prevail
Boost Mobile
model: SPH-M820-BST
android version: 2.3.6
baseband version: S:M820.07x.FA19
kernel version: 2.6.35.7
build number: Gingerbread.FA19
hardware version: M820.07
First, turn on Unknown Sources:Go to Settings > Security and scroll down select it, then download this app won't let me post link but contact me b or just Google root Samsung prevail 2 boost first one up android forums third link in it a paranoid android link Aug 15 th 2013 how to root samsung....blah blah
I've brick every phone I try to root including this one but adding replaced since I got from Wal-Mart and it was only 29 days old. Honestly it's idiot proof i couldn't believe it was so easy.
Framaroot-1.5.1.apk
Third, open the Framaroot app.Then, pick the 2nd root method (this worked for me)
I had the same issues and found this link. Works awesome just choose second option then download superuser. I can't find a recovery flash, thought i was home free oh well I can use some sweet root appsb till...
Holy sweet peaches the link above it is for a recovery mod lol. See you on the flip. I'd have never seen it if not for your post thanks bra...
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King root works
hey i am new to android and got myself a acer liquid e2 as was told it was a good phone for the price etc, i do find this phone very surprising and i am totally happy with it apart from 1 problem i come across about 20 times a day, "storage space" i have plenty of space on my sd card it is the phone that is the problem, and every day i need to keep clearing my data and cache as it shuts all my emails etc down when the space has run out which is annoying when it is servral times a day, i have apps on my phone which i dont use and dont need but cant delete these, ive been reasearching this now for a few weeks and everything that i have came across says root and delete, its not that simple is it? i would say that i can be quite good at this sort of stuff as ive made quite alot of my stuff to operate the way i want it, but every time i see anything about rooting it always say your phone can be bricked and i cant afford it to be bricked, i need it beleive it or not, anyway this site seems to have alot of very brainy and smart people on it, hence why i joined :good: can anyone help me with this problem, easy and safest way, will be most appreciated, i was just about to go down the kingo app way but decided to do more reasearch on it before hand and that has put me off it as people are saying there is stuff about spy cams and malware etc iplease help thanks. oh i ment to say i manage to turn my developer options on by total mistake and playing around with my phone so i have that on , if that helpsnetwork 3 in uk cheers guys.:cyclops: p.s. i have jelly bean 4.2.2
bazzaboy1 said:
hey i am new to android and got myself a acer liquid e2 as was told it was a good phone for the price etc, i do find this phone very surprising and i am totally happy with it apart from 1 problem i come across about 20 times a day, "storage space" i have plenty of space on my sd card it is the phone that is the problem, and every day i need to keep clearing my data and cache as it shuts all my emails etc down when the space has run out which is annoying when it is servral times a day, i have apps on my phone which i dont use and dont need but cant delete these, ive been reasearching this now for a few weeks and everything that i have came across says root and delete, its not that simple is it? i would say that i can be quite good at this sort of stuff as ive made quite alot of my stuff to operate the way i want it, but every time i see anything about rooting it always say your phone can be bricked and i cant afford it to be bricked, i need it beleive it or not, anyway this site seems to have alot of very brainy and smart people on it, hence why i joined :good: can anyone help me with this problem, easy and safest way, will be most appreciated, i was just about to go down the kingo app way but decided to do more reasearch on it before hand and that has put me off it as people are saying there is stuff about spy cams and malware etc iplease help thanks. oh i ment to say i manage to turn my developer options on by total mistake and playing around with my phone so i have that on , if that helpsnetwork 3 in uk cheers guys.:cyclops:
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Unfortunately removing the preloaded apps won't help your storage issues at all. Those apps are located in a different part of the system (/system/app) than the apps and data (/data/app + /data/data) that you add. You can (if rooted) move apps to the /system/app partition, but they don't always work or update correctly from there as it requires special permissions to run from there. But there really isn't much to do besides rooting it and doing some modifications to your set up. They don't call em budget phones for nothing.
Options include swapping the internal and external mount points so it reads your external as your main internal storage, creating a partition on your external and using a script to link your /data/app and/or /data/data folders to that partition so it reads as one big space (however big you make that partition), or using an app like Folder Mount to create a link between big folders on the internal to the external (mostly helpful for big game data). All of these require a bit of knowledge, but nothing that some time and reading can't help you with. It is not exactly rocket science. Knowing what update you are on though is important, both so you pick the right rooting method (there are multiple options if not on 4.2.2 yet) as well as, if, worst case happens, you know what version of the software you need to reload. You can find this info under Settings / About Phone. Make note of not just the android version, but the build or system version as well as there can be mini updates to software that changes things but not the actual android version.
As far as Kingo, I've never read anything other than hearsay about any potential malicious activity on their part. The reason you see most people freaking out about it is because when it first was introduced, it was known to send IMEI info back to their servers in China. Kingo never tried to hide the fact, explained their position about why they were doing it (diagnostics), and promptly changed how that was done. Now, by nature of what it is doing (root = gaining admin access to the operating system), it needs to download closed sourced scripts and files to gain this access . They don't want to disclose their sources for 2 reasons: 1) if the manufacturers of the phones that don't want it rooted see how it is done, then it's much easier to patch that on the next update and 2) so other people don't steal their work. Makes sense to me, but some people are concerned about closed sources (even though many apps already installed or that you download are closed source as well). I've used it on quite a few devices and have never had problems. You can uninstall the companion app it installs (it does this for some devices to help gain access through a backdoor) and update the SuperSU app and binary it installs via the Play Store, so don't really see it as an issue.
bazzaboy1 said:
hey i am new to android and got myself a acer liquid e2 as was told it was a good phone for the price etc, i do find this phone very surprising and i am totally happy with it apart from 1 problem i come across about 20 times a day, "storage space" i have plenty of space on my sd card it is the phone that is the problem, and every day i need to keep clearing my data and cache as it shuts all my emails etc down when the space has run out which is annoying when it is servral times a day, i have apps on my phone which i dont use and dont need but cant delete these, ive been reasearching this now for a few weeks and everything that i have came across says root and delete, its not that simple is it? i would say that i can be quite good at this sort of stuff as ive made quite alot of my stuff to operate the way i want it, but every time i see anything about rooting it always say your phone can be bricked and i cant afford it to be bricked, i need it beleive it or not, anyway this site seems to have alot of very brainy and smart people on it, hence why i joined :good: can anyone help me with this problem, easy and safest way, will be most appreciated, i was just about to go down the kingo app way but decided to do more reasearch on it before hand and that has put me off it as people are saying there is stuff about spy cams and malware etc iplease help thanks. oh i ment to say i manage to turn my developer options on by total mistake and playing around with my phone so i have that on , if that helpsnetwork 3 in uk cheers guys.:cyclops: p.s. i have jelly bean 4.2.2
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es0tericcha0s said:
Unfortunately removing the preloaded apps won't help your storage issues at all. Those apps are located in a different part of the system (/system/app) than the apps and data (/data/app + /data/data) that you add. You can (if rooted) move apps to the /system/app partition, but they don't always work or update correctly from there as it requires special permissions to run from there. But there really isn't much to do besides rooting it and doing some modifications to your set up. They don't call em budget phones for nothing.
Options include swapping the internal and external mount points so it reads your external as your main internal storage, creating a partition on your external and using a script to link your /data/app and/or /data/data folders to that partition so it reads as one big space (however big you make that partition), or using an app like Folder Mount to create a link between big folders on the internal to the external (mostly helpful for big game data). All of these require a bit of knowledge, but nothing that some time and reading can't help you with. It is not exactly rocket science. Knowing what update you are on though is important, both so you pick the right rooting method (there are multiple options if not on 4.2.2 yet) as well as, if, worst case happens, you know what version of the software you need to reload. You can find this info under Settings / About Phone. Make note of not just the android version, but the build or system version as well as there can be mini updates to software that changes things but not the actual android version.
As far as Kingo, I've never read anything other than hearsay about any potential malicious activity on their part. The reason you see most people freaking out about it is because when it first was introduced, it was known to send IMEI info back to their servers in China. Kingo never tried to hide the fact, explained their position about why they were doing it (diagnostics), and promptly changed how that was done. Now, by nature of what it is doing (root = gaining admin access to the operating system), it needs to download closed sourced scripts and files to gain this access . They don't want to disclose their sources for 2 reasons: 1) if the manufacturers of the phones that don't want it rooted see how it is done, then it's much easier to patch that on the next update and 2) so other people don't steal their work. Makes sense to me, but some people are concerned about closed sources (even though many apps already installed or that you download are closed source as well). I've used it on quite a few devices and have never had problems. You can uninstall the companion app it installs (it does this for some devices to help gain access through a backdoor) and update the SuperSU app and binary it installs via the Play Store, so don't really see it as an issue.
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Wow thanks very much, a was not exspecting that reply and so quickly, so thanks , well as i said i am new to the android, and the whole rooting thing makes me nervous as i havent done it before, and i dont want to break my phone, i do know there is always a risk in anything really, but would like to know if possible the best for my phone, i am on jelly bean 4.2.2 and kernel 3.4.5 and is it the build number you need or the custom build version? also i dont know if this is important but i actually dont have wifi and use the usb tethering for my pc to get online, is it still possible to do it this way? cheers
bazzaboy1 said:
Wow thanks very much, a was not exspecting that reply and so quickly, so thanks , well as i said i am new to the android, and the whole rooting thing makes me nervous as i havent done it before, and i dont want to break my phone, i do know there is always a risk in anything really, but would like to know if possible the best for my phone, i am on jelly bean 4.2.2 and kernel 3.4.5 and is it the build number you need or the custom build version? also i dont know if this is important but i actually dont have wifi and use the usb tethering for my pc to get online, is it still possible to do it this way? cheers
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518094
That's a guide with everything you should need to fix the phone if anything were to happen or to just return it to it's original state if wanted / needed. Read through the thread a bit and see where other members were having trouble and the solutions to those. If you get comfortable with that and how it works, then modding your phone becomes much less scary. And once you are rooted, tethering is even better because you can typically hide your activity much more. I don't know if it is a big deal with carriers around where you live, but here, most people have to pay for tethering or make sure to have special plans that typically cost more than ones that don't include it.
es0tericcha0s said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518094
That's a guide with everything you should need to fix the phone if anything were to happen or to just return it to it's original state if wanted / needed. Read through the thread a bit and see where other members were having trouble and the solutions to those. If you get comfortable with that and how it works, then modding your phone becomes much less scary. And once you are rooted, tethering is even better because you can typically hide your activity much more. I don't know if it is a big deal with carriers around where you live, but here, most people have to pay for tethering or make sure to have special plans that typically cost more than ones that don't include it.
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Thanks very much!! a will go have a look at the thread just now, really appreciate your help and time, thanks
Hello, My very first post and I am asking for help (sorry),
My 17 year old daughter bought me a Anson 7" 3G IPS screen Phablet / Tablet PC for my Christmas present just gone, All was going well with this tablet phone until recently when every day a new app is installing itself without me knowing, So my daughter said install and run malware bytes, Which I did and it found 7 threats it got rid of 5 by prompting me to uninstall the apps, The apps that was preloaded and come back when you do a factory reset but two still remain and cannot be got rid of, I have rooted the tablet with Kingo so that I can use Link2SD (which kind of works) Anyway that another story.
The two are:-
Android/Trojan.Downloader.Agent.ea
/system/app/service.akp
and :-
Android/Trojan.Gedma.rp
/system/app/SmsReg.akp
I've typed them out as they look on the Malware Bytes screen shot I took in hope someone will help me get rid of these threats
If I left anything out just let me know and sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place
Rob
Anyone ?
This is standard with China based devices. Nothing you can do about it really.
Anti virus apps are really pointless as none of them are made to really work with Linux and android.
Hello!
TL/DR version:
How do I ultimately gain complete control over my own phone?
Android version 6.0
SecPatch 2016.03.01
Kernel 3.10.49
Build MRA58K
Software US37510b
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Long version:
For various reasons, I decided I needed a pocket portable Android computer, and a cell phone seemed to be the best option open to me. In researching for what would suit my needs and budget, I discovered the local U.S. Cellular store was having a penny promotion for the LG K8 US375 prepaid. Did some research, and decided it was a good deal for seeing if a phone works for my needs, as I don't care about the phone part.
It has been a headache. I am used to PCs. I knew it would have a reserve amount of storage for system files, but I wasn't expecting 50%. Then I installed the programs to do what I wanted, and was left with 500MB left. This won't do. Got a bargain on a PNY 32GB Class U3 SD card, and installed it. I then discovered I had to manually move files to it, only partial data would be moved, and only certain programs would move at all. I tried to find a way to set it to be a default install location like a second hard drive, but found nothing. Best I could come up with is adoptable storage. Which appeared to be disabled on the phone. I would also like to remove files I don't want or need. I talked it over with an online tech from LG, and he basically said I needed to root the phone.
I have spent two weeks, and I don't even want to know how many hours researching here & elsewhere how to do this. I keep coming up with dead ends. Either the method doesn't work for Marshmallow, doesn't work with LG, doesn't work for this kind of LG phone, is known to brick/bootloop the phone, requires programs that have been removed from the links provided, or required unlocked bootloader. Finding how to unlock the bootloader has been about as fruitful as rooting.
I am done researching. I have lost too many nights being sucked into the project to the point I am rereading the same threads without realizing it. I have 21 bookmarks regarding how to do this, and the best I have is a method for unlocking adoptable storage on a Sony phone with the brief mention that it worked on someone else's K8. I haven't felt this overloaded with tech information since I crammed for the A+ cert test. (I did not pass) I know I need to do this manually, I have unlocked dev commands, picked up adb/fastboot, poked around a bit, and I think I can get to the point where I would have a clean boot. Like installing a new OS after formatting on a PC. It's everything that comes after that I am lost on. Please advise.
mageofthesands said:
Hello!
(...) Please advise.
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Not everything can be root.
Try asking the thread Lg 2-3g Tool 9.21 Update. LG G5, ...
Hey guys,
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, if this post needs to be moved just let me know. Anyway, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express 3, it's a neat little phone. I have been an iPhone user almost since the dawn of smart phones. I did not like how I was being "told" to use a phone that I paid for. That being said, I am new to this rooting business. I understand what rooting is suppose to do. The model of the phone is a J-120A. I have found a video online that showed me how to install Kingroot on the phone, and use the software to root the phone. The video is on that exact model. I have checked the build versions on the phone, and made sure that I had the exact version of the software that he was using in the video. The reason I am wanting to root the phone is because it has so much bloatware on it, that installing a hand full of apps eats up the internal storage, I have placed an SD card in the phone to try and move the apps over to, but I have found that I can only move certain apps. My main issue is this, Kingroot installs just fine following the video to a "t." However when it makes it to 70% during the rooting process and fails. I have attempted root access several more times, but it never goes past 70%. In the meantime, I am now getting popups that state "Security Notice, Unauthorized actions have been detected" then the phone wants to restart. Overall the phone is still functioning well, but I know it could be way better if I could just get the factory installed junk off of it from Samsung and ATT. As I said, I am new to this process, so you might have to spoon feed me. Could my issue be with Knox?
Thanks,
littlekatfish2003
littlekatfish2003 said:
Hey guys,
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, if this post needs to be moved just let me know. Anyway, I have a Samsung Galaxy Express 3, it's a neat little phone. I have been an iPhone user almost since the dawn of smart phones. I did not like how I was being "told" to use a phone that I paid for. That being said, I am new to this rooting business. I understand what rooting is suppose to do. The model of the phone is a J-120A. I have found a video online that showed me how to install Kingroot on the phone, and use the software to root the phone. The video is on that exact model. I have checked the build versions on the phone, and made sure that I had the exact version of the software that he was using in the video. The reason I am wanting to root the phone is because it has so much bloatware on it, that installing a hand full of apps eats up the internal storage, I have placed an SD card in the phone to try and move the apps over to, but I have found that I can only move certain apps. My main issue is this, Kingroot installs just fine following the video to a "t." However when it makes it to 70% during the rooting process and fails. I have attempted root access several more times, but it never goes past 70%. In the meantime, I am now getting popups that state "Security Notice, Unauthorized actions have been detected" then the phone wants to restart. Overall the phone is still functioning well, but I know it could be way better if I could just get the factory installed junk off of it from Samsung and ATT. As I said, I am new to this process, so you might have to spoon feed me. Could my issue be with Knox?
Thanks,
littlekatfish2003
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I have resolved my own issue... For anyone out there having the same issue, download the latest version of Kingroot, and make sure that you do not have an antivirus installed and running on the phone. I was able to get the phone rooted. Now on to installing a custom ROM.