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Just to let you know, I've tried many methods. I've rooted my previous phone before (Samsung Galaxy Fame) but now I am unable to root my current phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G). I've read this, this and this, tried this and this and this. Nothing works so far, so I came here to ask for some help. Does anyone have any idea how to root this phone? Also, don't give me this.

Hi, I have been running Cyanogenmod 11(CM11) 4.4.2 on my Find 5 a few months ago, but after a while, I went back to the stock ColorOS ROM because reasons.Now, everytime I try to install any 4.4 Kitkat based custom ROM using TWRP, the installation fails.I have tried installing a new Kernel for 4.4(which I have never used before for installing Kitkat and the installation went perfectly fine) and that still doesn't work for me.Also in some apps that require root access I am told that my device is not rooted, when in fact I have rooted my phone... Any help would be greatly appreciated Also I would be glad if someone could link a tutorial on how to root the device because the method I found doesn't seem to be working, and a stable 4.4Kitkat ROM.Thank you!

So what custom rom is best ui for G2 (I Use CM 11 On my G2 Right Now )

Hi. So I got an S4 about two months ago, and though that I'll just stick with what it now came with (Android 4.4.2). So I resently got tired of all the preloaded shit that Samsung fills their phones with, so I wanted to try out Cyanogenmod. So I read a lot about it first, to know how to and what was required to do it (first time rooting/flashing an Android phone). So I got my phone rootet without any problems with this guide, and installed ClockworkMod Recovery via their ROM Manager, with help from this thead and this video. But the problem starts here, there's no "Backup and Restore" option in the menu, when I boot into Recovery mode, so I can't make a backup of the current ROM. Have I done something wrong or did I miss something? Thanks Edit: It's the "i9505" model, not "i9509" as in the title.

So my friend broke his Samsung Tab 7, bricked it or something, he kept asking me to help him fix it and I was at loss as I suspected it to be hard bricked, few days later he asked me if he should send it in for warranty repair, I said you could try but Samsung will not fix it, because it was rooted and voided the warranty. However, two weeks later, he said he did send it for warranty repair, and they actually accepted it and fix it. Wtf? Since when do companies accepted and repair rooted stuff? What are your thoughts on this matter? Are OEMs embracing root?!

RANT!!! So interesting series of events have taken place over the last few days. I decided that I've had enough with HTC Sense 6(It's honestly not that bad) on my T-mobile HTC One M8, so I ventured down the Root and Rom path. I really wanted to install Google Play ROM so I can get Lollipop as soon as possible (drool) but in order to get that I have to have Unlocked bootloader, Root, custom recovery and S-off. All were really simple except for S-off. Tmobile's S-off was impossible to turn off until recently, while other GSM carriers had it easy! SoI tried a few different methods before stumbling on SunShine, which is an application that easily gives S-off. But it's 25 dollars to run...Now I have to spend 25 dollars to get the proper google play rom with OTA updates! FML /Rant Has anyone experienced such complications?

So, my Huawei U8650 (Sonic) phone is doing weird things... I have it running rooted, installed ClockworkMod based Recovery and running CyanogenMod 7.2 Ultimate (from htcmania) and kinda fixed the problems I had with the phone earlier. Until now. Now the battery drains almost twice per day, when using messenger, instagram and snapchat half the day (when I'm not at school) - I replaced the battery with a cheapo one, because I thought that the problem with apps randomly crashing was the battery. Then, the phone randomly reboots when I want to tie my shoelaces (I think because of it bending a bit). Aaaand the last one is weird - the phone started to randomly unmount and then to mount the SD card... That's not the first time of it doing that. The card is okay, runs normally when loaded through a micro SD to SD adapter Yesterday morning, I was listening to some music from my Google Drive account, and then I wanted to load a new song from it - it loaded, loaded, and then a screen pops up: "Can't load the file, because internet connection stopped. Please try again", or sth like that. Then I hit Try Again, and another screen pops up: "Google Drive crashed". Okay, I started the app again, everything went normally until the evening... In the evening, I launched Google Drive, started to listen to some music. Same story. Tried to open a new song - error and a crash. But then, I went to snapchat and it immediately crashed. Went to instagram - crashed too. Then I restarted the phone. Huawei logo appeared, casual, boot animation started playing and after the animation is NOTHING BUT A BLANK SCREEN with no reaction to what I'm doing. Can see the backlight, but nothing is happening. Left it at that state for 30 min - nothing. After that, I booted up in to recovery mode. Tried to fix the permissions - okay. Then, went to storage (or sth like that) and pressed "Mount /sdcard". Said "E: Can't mount /sdcard!". And after few hits of "Fix Permissions" - it mounted!... kinda. Tried to boot up - the same story. Anyone have an idea of what's wrong? The next question: please recommend a good price/performance smartphone I saw that someone is selling a Nexus 4 16GB in mint condition for 174€, so I got interested in it. Also, someone is selling Moto G (2013 and LTE 2014 editions). What should I buy? I don't want to spend a lot of money, because I'm still saving up for a normal rig... (by the way, now I'm using a very very used phone in a terrible condition - Sony Ericsson K750i) Thanks in advance! Jonas

I recent got a s4 i9500 international unlocked, is it possible to install stable cm on the device? or is there not a stable cm version for s4? If not, what else can i do to get rid of touchwiz? i simply hate it.

Hi all, I'm relatively new to rooting and ROMs so it all seems a bit overwhelming. I have two phones that I would like to root and put a custom ROM on. It's just there are too many choices, so I hope to get some suggestions. First one is the Galaxy S3 (european version, international?). I need a ROM that is primarily stable and lightweight, that favours battery life over overblown features. I'm not going to be the one using the phone. The stock phone is just getting super slow and unstable. The second one is an HTC One (m7) that I'm going to be using myself. I'm open to suggestions here. I actually like the sense 6, so I'd love to try one that has it built in. I'm not fanatically attached to it, so any suggestion would be welcome. In any case feel free to suggest anything you think would be good, as long as you include at least a few words on why that is. I won't be considering "stock android because stock is best. period" kind of arguments. Thanks in advance!

Hey folks! I've been thinking about getting myself a NAS system as a media storage for a while now. Additionally, a few friends and I are now intending to build up a gaming server for ourselves which led me to following question: Would you recommend building a media/website/gaming server at home? I keep thinking that buying the hardware once will be cheaper than renting a root server for at least two years. PS: This topic has to do with several forum areas. Since networking is the main topic though, I thought I'd put it here.

So I am currently trying to root my S4 and update to Android 4.3. I did system backup with Titanium onto extSDcard and did a full system wipe /factory restore. When I try to clean the cache it boots back into 4.2.2 and launches setup software... What can I do? I wouldnt even mind if all my data was lost, I just would like to have stock 4.3 I use this tutorial: http://androidteen.com/galaxy-s4-i9505-install-android-4-3-jelly-bean-i9505gueubmfp-test-firmware/

I just rooted my g2 and I'm tired of waiting for Verizon's bloated version of the 4.4 update. Where and how can I get it. I'm now to the whole rooting thing so simple would be better.

Hello guys, Situation: I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I feel like it's not running as smooth as it used to. I already cleared any possible unused files in the root directory and the dalvik cache as well. I want to install a pure version of Android and wipe my phone and install everything from new again. My question: I have Android 4.1.2 and the CWM based recovery v6.0.1.2- Siyah installed and I was wondering if I can simply flash a legit version of CWM onto my S2 and will it work with my kernel? Requests: please reply also if you only have a bit of knowledge and could I run into any problems by installing CWM on my phone and that kernel? Chicksoup

Hello I have a problem with my LG optimus 4XHD. I didn't like the 4.1.2 lg skinned android so i wanted to install a custom rom. I started by rooting my phone that worked but then i flashed clockworkmod recovery using the rom manager app but i didn't unlock the bootloader. Now i can't enter my recovery if i try i get the message: [LG security] error boot signature. I can still boot into android. Now my question is: Can i still unlock the bootloader now without bricking my phone? Or is there another fix for a problem like this. I know this is not really a phone forum but can someone please help me? Thanks!

I have a rooted HTC One and just got pushed the update for Android 4.4 KitKat. I'm just wondering if I have to remove my root before updating? When it first tried to update it just rebooted into my TWRP recovery. Does this mean I just need a stock recovery, update my phone and then just put the TWRP recovery back in? Thx in advance for the help, this is my first Android phone so I don't know much yet.

Hey all, I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 7275R LTE and touch wiz is killing me. It's really lagging me and I wish to install a custom ROM, preferably Cyanogenmod . But there isn't any released yet. I would like to port it myself since there doesn't seem to be any progress with the development if any. I read somewhere that I need the sock ROM sources to make life easier, so I did. But I have no idea what to do next. I heard that a linux OS is needed to build the ROM. Do I need to install one? Can't I just run one in VitualBox? Also, how do you get files from the host to the VM? After building, is there some sort of emulator for me to test it before deploying to my Ace 3? I really do not want to brick it. My Ace 3 is not rooted yet. I can code Java but other than that, I'm quite lost in the building Android thingy. I'm also quite lost when bombarded with words like Repo, Forking, Committing. I read that with the source code, I've gotta head to the changes and see what the developer changed or something and I have to download the CM sources or something which is like 16GB? I need a lil advice. Thanks in advance, much love, Relations.

Does anyone know if a root for the HTC ONE X will work on my ONE XL? I don't want to try in case it bricks me! :( link to root: xda-dev showthread.php?t=2069904

So i'm about to root my Note II and i was wondering if i root and it would all go flawlessly then when i un-root and bring it to the retailer can they see if it has been rooted???

In this guide I will not tell you how to root your phone, because every phone is a bit different. But I will tell you where to look for a guide and what to watch out for. I will explain root, the advantages, disadvantages and dangers. I will show a few examples on what you can do with root. Please try to remember the underlined terms, I will explain them once and then continue using them during the post. Of course I am grateful for others posting other things you can do and mistakes I made (please with corrections), because I don't know everything. I will then try updating this post as soon as possible. So let's begin: First of all rooting is for Android. Not for iOS. It's comparable to jailbreaking, but much more. The basic principle: You gain root access! This means you get priviliged controls within the Android system. Meaning you can go deeper within the device, being able to access about everything within the Android OS. This gives you administrative rights. Well now what? Can't I already customize Android to the full extent? Don't I have access to everything I need? What's the point? Well if you're asking these question you don't know that Android's possibilities go far beyond what you get out of the box. But first to why it doesn't come rooted out of the box: It can be dangerous! Don't hold me responsible for what you do with your device. Suddenly you have access to the core of the OS. You are now able to read and write to every part of your phone. First of all this means malicious things can be written into the system, where they would have access to everything and second of all you are now able to delete key files of the OS, potentially the whole thing. When stuff like this happens and you can't boot up your phone anymore, then your phone is "bricked". The official meaning of bricked is that your phone won't boot up what so ever. Mostly I'm going to us it as a way of expressing that your still able to access the recovery, more on that later. But I'm not trying to keep you from rooting your phone, cause rooting is freakin' awesome. You just have to be aware of the dangers. And there are a few guidelines one should follow to prevent bricking. This leads us to the next two topics: Superuser and Custom Recovery. These are the two essential things of root. Superuser Superuser should automatically be installed when rooting your phone. If not it should be the first thing you download from the Play Store after rooting: Superuser What Superuser does is basic, but utterly important. It overlooks the root access. If an application asks for root access it will prompt you asking if it should allow. This means you can be sure that only applications that you trust and need root will get it. This is barrier for malicious applications. You can choose if it shall prompt again or not. Custom Recovery The Custom Recovery is the last place you can go when your device is bricked and it is the place on the phone where seemingly everything is possible. Every Android phone comes with a recovery. Booting into it from a shutdown phone is different from device to device. Try looking for yours here, else google it. When your phone is bricked you can Factory Reset it from there. But that's no fun because everything will be lost... That's where the custom recovery comes in. Many root installation come with a custom recovery, but I recommend downloading the latest. The easiest way this is done is over an app you can download from the Play Store. ROM Manager From here you can flash (install, do once) and boot into ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM Recovery), one of the most popular custom recoveries. Navigation through the recovery is done through the hardware keys (exception touch recoveries). Usually volume up is up, volume down is down, power is select. What I want to talk about now is backup and restore: This option will open a submenu where you can either backup, restore or delete. And some more advanced options which will leave out. So backup creates a Nandroid Backup, that means it'll create a full backup of the current system, a way of preventing bricking or better to say undoing it. So when everything is lost, you can restore to a previous state of the phone. So before tinkering around with root stuff, especially flashing, more on that later, always preform a Nandroid Backup, you will be grateful for it, I definitely was. The backup will be saved on your sdcard in a folder called clockworkmod and usually the file (which actually is a folder) is named after date and time. Under restore you can select a file to restore and the phone will be perfectly restored to that state. Under delete you can delete previous backups you don't need anymore. Then after backup or restore reboot. Now we continue to installing zips, which is called: Flashing This is one of the biggest advantages of root. What it is? It's putting something onto the Android system. The technical details are irrelevant. I'll just give you an example: Say you want to customize your notification bar. You can download the file from somewhere and then flash the new bar over the old one. Basically with flashing you can do pretty much anything on you're phone. Now the files you flash are zips. You can download zips from over all the web, but the best place to go looking is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ (XDA) Depending on the zip, you have to do stuff before flashing it. But most of all: Backup! Sometimes you have to wipe the cache, sometimes the data/factory reset. These are all options under the CWM Recovery. What you have to do for a specific zip should be explained where you download it. That is why I recommend XDA because they provide step-by-step information on most of their zips. There are two main flashable zip types: ROMs and MODs ROMs: Every android phone is running a stock ROM. This is kinda like the "OS" of the phone. It's what you normally see and feel when your using your phone. Touchwiz is a ROM, stock android is a ROM. You can change your ROM by flashing another one. This almost always requires a data wipe. One of the most known custom ROMs is CyanogenMod, it is based on stock android: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ MODs are modifications you can make to an individual ROM. These don't require a data wipe, but can a cache wipe so read the description. This includes stuff like visual customization. Root Apps Root apps are apps that require root permission. There are thousands of these that can do many different things expanding the horizon of android. First of all you might need something called BusyBox for some root apps. BusyBox is a set of additional commands not native to android. Some root apps require these commands. "" Here to install BusyBox. So here some of my favorite root apps (post more): ROM Manager: This is already mentioned, but beyond installing and booting CWM, you can install zips and manage your backups... Root App Delete: This app allows you to uninstall preinstalled applications AdAway: This app will make sure you don't see any ads TriangleAway: For Samsung Devices. This app will reset your flash counter, a counter that counts how many times you flashed custom zips. There are many more things you can do with root like: -Overclocking -Flashing a Kernel -Edit preinstalled apps -Unlock SIM Card -And much more... But for this basic guide I will leave it at this, maybe there will be more to come... And you can always go surfing around at the XDA Developer Forum. Guides to Rooting You will also find most guides on the XDA Develepor Forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/ You may also google it... You must watch out that you find a guide for exactly your device model. For example Samsung has about 5 different S3's, so make sure that the model number is exactly the same. You can find your model number under settings -> about device/info.

A post on XDA developers has cased some unnecessary drama due to people misunderstanding the title: [info] Rooting will be impossible on newer stock kernels Samsung will be implementing a new feature which prevents processes (such as malware, exploits or SU) from changing from a normal user to root by using SETUID. However a custom kernel will still allow us to achieve root access. Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263788 Via: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/05/samsung-aims-to-block-root-exploits-and-tighten-up-security-with-latest-exynos-galaxy-s4-update-but-this-is-a-good-thing/?utm_source=feedly

Today, during a session appropriately called "Voiding your Warranty", Google employees demonstrated how to root Google Glass and install Ubuntu on it. Check the source for more information. I guess this confirms that Google willingly left Glass unlocked similar to their Nexus line-up. Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/16/google-glass-rooted-and-hacked-to-run-ubuntu-live-at-google-i-o/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedly

Hi, I have the LG E971, hardware Rev. 1.2, running android 4.1.2 (Kernel version 3.4.0). It is also software version E97120d. I am rather confused on what steps I am supposed to take to get cyanogenmod installed. One of the problems I have discovered is that the 971 model, compared to the 970(AT&T locked version i believe), and the 973 (unlocked) model, is locked to Rogers and has a 2600mhz band which the 970 has like a 1700mhz band. From my hours of research into this there is a process where I have to install or run a bootloader unlocker, which does something? The installation app for cyannogen mod allows me to continue with the installation even though it says the phone is unsupported. Here's question number 1, if I allowed this installation to happen, I would assume the 2600mhz band would stop function, but it would still connect to 4g and etc., am I correct in assuming so? Question number 2, if I went this route would I still have to install a bootloader unlocker and a root? Question 3, in this thread here, it explains how to install CM 10.1 (which I am assuming is cyanogenmod), but he/she is using a E973, looking up the similarities of my phone and his/hers I find the following: This is from LG's website and is the frequencies of the E973, source This is also from LG's website and is the frequencies of the E971, source Looking at the last set of frequencies I can see that the LTE on the 971 is 2600 while the 973 goes to 1700. So with this in mind if I tried to follow the instructions on this thread, would I just reach the same conclusion as if i installed cyanogenmod off the app (no 2600mhz connectivity)? Thoughts: I really do not care about LTE, I rarely connect to LTE my phone spends most of its time connected to Wifi, on 4g or Edge networks because Rogers is incredibly spotting around Vancouver. I am not really experience with phones (explains why I have this phone), but I am quiet experienced with pc's. The main reason for this mod is that I want to use a usb stick to transfer music from itunes (literally the only option for purchasing music in Canada) quicker, (instead of transferring to a network attached storage and then to the phone(which can take forever)). Another reason is for the use of emulators, the touch screen controls are terrible and would prefer to use a bluetooth controller or a xbox 360 controller, I don't play enough games on my phone to consider buying a nvidea shield with a kepler video card (not to mention a Wireless AC router).

Rooting your phone seems a to be a must for most tech people However is it realy worth it? I mean yes they are apps and other things that cant be used otherwise but you avoid your warranty and also you dont have updates from google.. not to mention you may brick your phone... Rooting is really troubling me. I had flashed my old wave 2 and later couldnt find the original os so i was stuck to some crappy versions with my moto g this shouldnt be a problem but i am still very hesitant about it Let me hear your thoughts and advices

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to rid the notification area (pull-down) of the volume option on an LG G2? And, is there a way to set a global proxy for the phone without rooting + proxydroid?

Hi, I have been sitting on this information for many month now but I haven't done anything about it because i haven't cared about it and maybe you don't care either. If you own a Android phone which is rooted you always should download apps with caution and this is a very good example of that. If you now is one of the 100K-500K that have bought the GTA:SA on Android and have signed in on Social club, I recommend that you immediately sign out of Social club or uninstall the app. (Menu > Game > "Sign out of Social club" > type some random email and password and press sign in so the information disappears or uninstall the app) When you are signing in to Social club they will save your information (email and password) in plain text on the apps "shared preferences" even if you don't check the "Remember details" box. And you have a app that have root permission they can very easily extract the information and email it to themselves (That doesn't take a lot of code to do that). Path to the shared preferences: /data/data/com.rockstar.gtasa/prefs.xml