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28 questions linked to/from How to manually root a phone?
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Manually Rooting - What Else Is Needed? [duplicate]
I have copied the su binary and superuser.apk to my device via an adb root shell. The su binary is in both /system/bin and /system/xbin, and I am able to successfully use it in my adb shell (for ...
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Obtaining boot.img for unrooted device? [duplicate]
I have a Vodafone Smart 4 Turbo / Coolpad 8865U. I cannot find other means of rooting it and to be honest I don't trust most oneclickroot.apks. I am trying to root it manually but I cannot find a way ...
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How do I extract the boot image from my ROM on my phone to modify with magisk? [duplicate]
I am trying to root my phone and I need to extract the boot img from the ROM on my phone preferably using the phone itself. Then I will modify the boot img with magisk. How can I extract the boot ...
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Android 10 forensics - Root a cellphone without SD Card and without installing any external apps [duplicate]
I would like to root my Samsung J6 mobile phone that is running Android 10 in order to apply forensically sounding techniques on it (basically recovering deleted data etc). So far, as I researched on ...
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Root Android with no apps [duplicate]
I want to root my Android 11 on Samsung A72 without using any third part app. Is their a way? I cannot find anything on google on duckduckgo that mentions a terminal or a manual root.
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How do I root my Android device?
This is a common question asked by those who want to root their phones. How exactly do I root my Android device? Are there risks involved?
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How does Magisk work?
Magisk is known as a “systemless” root method. It’s essentially a way to modify the system without actually modifying it. Modifications are stored safely in the boot partition instead of modifying the ...
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"One-click" root apps don't work anymore. Why not?
Years ago, it was easy to root any device. You installed KingRoot, KingoRoot, or a similar app. You hit the large "Root" button, and let the app do the rest. After 5 minutes or so, a green &...
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How does rooting work?
Or, how do I root my device without a rooter? Rooting instructions for Android devices that I have seen are typically of the following form: Download Gingerbreak.apk Run Gingerbreak, click “root ...
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How to disable dm-verity on Android with "user" build type ROM?
I have One Plus 6T Android device which has a ROM of build type user. This device is rooted with Magisk and I want to disable dm-verity on this device. I have tried to run adb disable-verity but I got ...
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1 answer
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How to run an executable on boot and keep it running?
I have an executable build from a ndk-build program. I want to run it on a rooted Android device. How much is the possibility that Android will kill my executable? Using adb shell, I am able to ...
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Why does "adb root" do nothing?
I have a OnePlus 6T. It is rooted by TWRP and Magisk. I have set ro.debuggable to 1. But when I type adb root it does this: C:\Users\ituser> adb root C:\Users\ituser> adb remount Not running as ...
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How to grant certain apps root permission through ADB? [duplicate]
I have an Android TV box (4.4.2, armv7), and I can login the device as root by ADB (local network). What I want to do is to give certain apps root permission. How can I do it?
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How does SuperSu provide root privilege?
Has a write-up ever been released on exactly how SuperSu works? After searching around for a while I found mostly guides on how to use the app, not the implementation details. I did, however, find ...
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How to run SSH/SFTP server for multiple user logins with password authentication on Android?
I want to run an SSH server on my Android phone so that my clients (varying between 10 to 20) can easily and securely share data with me when I'm on the go, without using any third-party hosting ...