Android rooting tools?
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I've rooted my android phone many years ago. Back then that was a different phone than I have now, and I was still using Windows.
I'm now trying to find a way to root my current phone (Motorola g62 5G), and have no idea how to do it through Linux. However, I seem to only be able to find instructions that are specific to windows.
How would I go about doing this on Linux (specifically Ubuntu)?
Magisk is the only one I know of.
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My phone still comes preinstalled with a bunch of crap and I want it gone. Like I'm never going to use Google Games, I'm never going to use LinkdIn, I'm never going to use YouTube Music, or Opera Web Browser. None of these apps I can remove without root.
You might be able to by connecting it to a pc and using console commands. I was able to do it with a cheap onn tv box.
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What exactly are you hoping to achieve by rooting your phone btw?
From what I know rooting used to make sense back in the 2015's when the Android market used to be littered with shitty OEM OS's filled to the brim with bloatware, ads and restricted functionality. Rooting or installing custom ROMs used to give a very tangible boost to performance in those times.
But nowadays most OEMs (except the ultra-cheap Chinese ones) have settled down to a uniform stock-Android-like design with minor design tweaks, and hardware has also improved to the level that it's extremely rare to notice comparable lags. I know Motorola is one of those who prefer to keep their UI as close to stock Android as possible.Increase phone life by avoiding scheduled software obsolescence...
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My phone still comes preinstalled with a bunch of crap and I want it gone. Like I'm never going to use Google Games, I'm never going to use LinkdIn, I'm never going to use YouTube Music, or Opera Web Browser. None of these apps I can remove without root.
You can disable apps using adb.
I personally use AppManager (FOSS). In the settings, change the working mode to Wireless ADB. The app should give you the instructions but you can also ask here. Then from the app list you should be able to disable any app you want. The app even tells you which apps are bloatware.
But if you want, you can use adb on Linux too. Download adb and then from terminal run the commands as explained here: https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/
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Follow instructions https://en-us.support.motorola.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a/ for unlocking bootloader firstly for flashing custom recovery u can use native adb and fastboot tools
It makes me kinda uneasy to see Google way down the list...
This seems suspicious as fuck ! Not about the person who made the list, but when something so evil makes something so easy to unlock, make my eyebrows twitch ! -
It makes me kinda uneasy to see Google way down the list...
This seems suspicious as fuck ! Not about the person who made the list, but when something so evil makes something so easy to unlock, make my eyebrows twitch !Not only to unlock also install custom key for bootloader and lock bootloader again same way graphenos doing that
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For extended phone lifespan, useful for thirdworld countries when OEMs stopped shipping updates to older models. Rooting/Unlocking can give you option to stay in stock and install security updates yourself or installing custom roms like Lineage OS. I use Samsung S9 which it doesn't recieve updates anymore but I like keeping it so I rooted it to keep up with modern standards.
How do you keep up to date? LineageOS just stopped updating S9 in December
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No, you can do it via the Linux fastboot adb tools. You typically have to paste in a udev rule so system sees the phone as expected. Or if you have a Pixel theGraphenesOS web based setup is easiest, you don't need any knowledge just click the buttons on the webpage
Can we get that udev rule? Or at least a rough idea how to put it together? I had to put a windows box up just to get this phone talking to a pc
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Can we get that udev rule? Or at least a rough idea how to put it together? I had to put a windows box up just to get this phone talking to a pc
There are various guides, and don't forget to use Sudo with fastboot command.
https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-windows-linux-how-to-unlock-your-bootloader-official-and-unofficial-way.3885578/Udev rules https://github.com/M0Rf30/android-udev-rules
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How do you keep up to date? LineageOS just stopped updating S9 in December
I build it myself from the source, it sucks but some things are meant to go...
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