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Definitive Root Method for 4.4?

So, is there a root method yet for Android 4.4 Sense 5.5 on the Verizon HTC One or do we have to wait for an exploit?

wellwhy said:
So, is there a root method yet for Android 4.4 Sense 5.5 on the Verizon HTC One or do we have to wait for an exploit?
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no method yet.

synisterwolf said:
no method yet.
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So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?

wellwhy said:
So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?
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dont know, sometimes it comes fast. Other times it takes a while. wish i had better info for ya. :/

wellwhy said:
So, am I expecting 1 month until then, or 2+?
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People have been asking almost everyday for an unlock method in the Galaxy S4 forums for about 9 months now with no luck so unfortunately asking doesn't seem to get any better results

I don't know why but after I upgraded (OTA) to 4.4 my phone is now unlocked and S-Off. My contract was up a week earlier and I called regarding an unlock token but was told I needed to have a third party do it. Totally contrary to the Agreement the 4 majors had with the gov't in December over unlocking phones when contracts were up. So I'm just hanging out waiting for one of the resident masters to figure out a root.

Dugoutdog said:
I don't know why but after I upgraded (OTA) to 4.4 my phone is now unlocked and S-Off. My contract was up a week earlier and I called regarding an unlock token but was told I needed to have a third party do it. Totally contrary to the Agreement the 4 majors had with the gov't in December over unlocking phones when contracts were up. So I'm just hanging out waiting for one of the resident masters to figure out a root.
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If you're unlocked and s-off all you need to do is flash a recovery like TWRP and then flash a prerooted rom (most are pre rooted). It's the getting S-off part that many are still waiting to get figured out. You're free to flash away.
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synisterwolf said:
no method yet.
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I think we should have a sticky thread to let people know if Verizon 4.4 is able to root now or not. I too was checking this topic everyday to see if a method tu root my 4.4 Verizon HTC One is available yet.

Antonntminh said:
I think we should have a sticky thread to let people know if Verizon 4.4 is able to root now or not. I too was checking this topic everyday to see if a method tu root my 4.4 Verizon HTC One is available yet.
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I'd be up for someone creating a general Q&A for this phone. It would have helped me quite a bit when I was just starting. I know enough to get one started but I'd feel better if I could get more experienced people contributing to it.

Can I just root without flashing for now
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If you're unlocked and s-off all you need to do is flash a recovery like TWRP and then flash a prerooted rom (most are pre rooted). It's the getting S-off part that many are still waiting to get figured out. You're free to flash away.
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BRHOLT6 : Little did I know. Is there a way that you know of that I can, for the time being, just root??

Dugoutdog said:
BRHOLT6 : Little did I know. Is there a way that you know of that I can, for the time being, just root??
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Ya, I think you can just flash a superuser.zip in recovery (you will need to flash a recovery first. Either TWRP or CWM...I prefer TWRP). It's been awhile, but I know it's not hard. There used to be a little tutorial in OP of the Rumrunner thread on how to gain root but I'm not sure if it's there anymore.
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HTC One 4.4.2 OTA rumrunner?

I didn't feel like browsing through a ton of pages on the rumrunner forum. And I'm posting this in the Q&A section as this is a question.
Has rumrunner been updated to work with the Verizon HTC One with OTA 4.4.2? I am aware that I probably should have rooted before I accepted the OTA 4.4.2 update, but if I knew that it'd be awhile before I was able to root, I would've rooted and installed a 4.4.2 stock ROM.
Thanks.

nikalsaki said:
I didn't feel like browsing through a ton of pages on the rumrunner forum. And I'm posting this in the Q&A section as this is a question.
Has rumrunner been updated to work with the Verizon HTC One with OTA 4.4.2? I am aware that I probably should have rooted before I accepted the OTA 4.4.2 update, but if I knew that it'd be awhile before I was able to root, I would've rooted and installed a 4.4.2 stock ROM.
Thanks.
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No it has not and it mostly likely will not untill August.

In the same vein...
In the same vein, does anyone know if Firewater is supposed to work with the same version (4.4.2, Hboot 1.56)? I haven't had any luck, but I'm not sure if that's because of my set up or just because it's not supported.

kashev said:
In the same vein, does anyone know if Firewater is supposed to work with the same version (4.4.2, Hboot 1.56)? I haven't had any luck, but I'm not sure if that's because of my set up or just because it's not supported.
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it wont work, the temp root that firewater uses was patched int he 4.4.2 release.
for firewater to work we need an unlocked bootloader from HTC (which VZW asked nicely to remove)
Going to have to wait for another exploit to surface.

synisterwolf said:
it wont work, the temp root that firewater uses was patched int he 4.4.2 release.
for firewater to work we need an unlocked bootloader from HTC (which VZW asked nicely to remove)
Going to have to wait for another exploit to surface.
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Yeah I've tried every thing and nothing works, I got my HTC One exchanged a couple of weeks ago because the one I had just shut off and fried itself, I got the new one with 4.3 not realizing that it was actually rootable and I ended up taking the 4.4.2 update since I figured it wouldnt matter, sucks I was wrong and now have to wait quite a while as well. shame that something is there but they are waiting almost 5 months to do anything with it, but what can you do?
What ticks me off the most is Verizon, every other carrier has no issues with rooting the HTC One, why does Verizon care? I'll just never get it, its our fault and we void the warranty and we know this, other carriers know this and dont care, why Verizon WHY?

Vidfreek said:
Yeah I've tried every thing and nothing works, I got my HTC One exchanged a couple of weeks ago because the one I had just shut off and fried itself, I got the new one with 4.3 not realizing that it was actually rootable and I ended up taking the 4.4.2 update since I figured it wouldnt matter, sucks I was wrong and now have to wait quite a while as well. shame that something is there but they are waiting almost 5 months to do anything with it, but what can you do?
What ticks me off the most is Verizon, every other carrier has no issues with rooting the HTC One, why does Verizon care? I'll just never get it, its our fault and we void the warranty and we know this, other carriers know this and dont care, why Verizon WHY?
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you could do what I'm leaning forward to doing, just call verizon and say that you have a purple camera tint problem and its really annoying, they should send u a refurbished one free or charge. of course, you have to send your current one in but it's not like they check or anything so it's pretty much full proof. got many refurbished phones that way, but it was not to get 4.3 or any other "rootable" software.the phones actually had problems.

nty123 said:
you could do what I'm leaning forward to doing, just call verizon and say that you have a purple camera tint problem and its really annoying, they should send u a refurbished one free or charge. of course, you have to send your current one in but it's not like they check or anything so it's pretty much full proof. got many refurbished phones that way, but it was not to get 4.3 or any other "rootable" software.the phones actually had problems.
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this plan has worked for some members here. remember to tell them that you would not like them to update the software because that was the root cause to the purple tint ( not the truth but they will honor your request)

synisterwolf said:
this plan has worked for some members here. remember to tell them that you would not like them to update the software because that was the root cause to the purple tint ( not the truth but they will honor your request)
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Ha ok sure will, thanks.

Kitkat can now be unlocked for the vzw using the weaksauce exploit to get temp root. After getting temp root firewater will work.
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disconnecktie said:
Kitkat can now be unlocked for the vzw using the weaksauce exploit to get temp root. After getting temp root firewater will work.
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Can confirm. Did it a few hours ago.

GrayTheWolf said:
Can confirm. Did it a few hours ago.
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I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
[*] Attempting to acquire root. This will take 5-10 minutes, be patient
error in setsockopt().
Failed to get prepare_kernel_cred address.
Failed to get commit_creds address.
Failed to get ptmx_fops address.
Failed to setup variables.
1|[email protected]:/ $
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The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?

Youngtusk said:
I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?
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are you running the temp-root method? weak sauce is the "temp-root" therefore you should be using the normal method of firewater s-off

Youngtusk said:
I've been trying for days to get it to work. Temproot works(verified with Root Checker), push and chmod works, but then when trying to run temproot I get this error:
The fact that it worked for you gives me hope, but any idea why I'm having trouble?
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Install weaksauce apk, get it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
Then use firewater to get s-off. Profit.

ccarr313 said:
Install weaksauce apk, get it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
Then use firewater to get s-off. Profit.
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I've tried both methods, with weak sauce and without it using the temproot method. So far, no Bueno.
Think it would make a difference if I reset my device to factory? Maybe I've messed with it too much for these simple processes to work?
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Youngtusk said:
I've tried both methods, with weak sauce and without it using the temproot method. So far, no Bueno.
Think it would make a difference if I reset my device to factory? Maybe I've messed with it too much for these simple processes to work?
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Might not be a bad idea. You can always backup the sd card before you do that.

[Closed]Store display and how to root/install ROMs

Hello,
I got a store display of the HTC One M7 on the Verizon network and I'm still new to all of this. How and what are the steps needed to get root access and be able to install custom ROMs, like CM11 and whatnot?
If there's any info you guys need, I can try my best to figure it out.
And bonus points for recommending any other compatible ROMs I should try out as well?
Thanks guys
Also I just found out I still have 4.2.2 with HTC sense 5.0 would I be able to get root by using weaksauce /HTCDev?
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All I had to do was reformat the OS from the stock recovery to get it to stock OS and since I still had Android 4.2.2 and HTC sense 5.0 I was able to use weaksauce and firewater/adb to get root and s-off. Thanks guys :good:

Koreankoga said:
Hello,
I got a store display of the HTC One M7 on the Verizon network and I'm still new to all of this. How and what are the steps needed to get root access and be able to install custom ROMs, like CM11 and whatnot?
If there's any info you guys need, I can try my best to figure it out.
And bonus points for recommending any other compatible ROMs I should try out as well?
Thanks guys
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The Verizon One is very different
Start here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one

clsA said:
The Verizon One is very different
Start here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one
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Shoot, sorry about that. Thanks for letting me know.

Moved for you. I'm on the Sprint m7. We recommend using htcdev to unlock the bootloader but remain s-on. If you want s-off, you most likely have to pay at this time (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091).

coal686 said:
Moved for you. I'm on the Sprint m7. We recommend using htcdev to unlock the bootloader but remain s-on. If you want s-off, you most likely have to pay at this time (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091).
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Verizon blocked htcdev... Sunshine is the only way for Verizon variant OTA
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I'm wondering though cause it doesn't have stock android OS, so can I just use the standard steps or do I first have to install a fresh OS?

Bump, added new question to the main post.

Weaksauce and firewater will work for you if you are on 4.2.2
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Vzw(4.4.2) - s off without a pc?

I had to reactivate my m7 after my g2 took a hit fixing a door today.
I'm running 4.4.2 still and I was able to get root with weaksauce. I do not have a pc to run rumrunner like when I did a while ago.
Is there anything I can do besides paying for sunshine? I don't mind paying, but I figured with the older software there might be something that would work.
Anybody got any help im having an unusually difficult time finding a straight answer
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ddurandSGS3 said:
I had to reactivate my m7 after my g2 took a hit fixing a door today.
I'm running 4.4.2 still and I was able to get root with weaksauce. I do not have a pc to run rumrunner like when I did a while ago.
Is there anything I can do besides paying for sunshine? I don't mind paying, but I figured with the older software there might be something that would work.
Anybody got any help im having an unusually difficult time finding a straight answer
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Without a pc, the ONLY way is sunshine. Every other way involves pc, and 9 times outta 10, even WITH a pc, sun shines STILL all that'll work.

And the only way to do this is to pay 25$?
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ddurandSGS3 said:
And the only way to do this is to pay 25$?
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Correct. I've said it 1,000 times throughout different threads and users, it's the best$25 I've ever spent and it's definitely worth it.

bdizzle1686 said:
Correct. I've said it 1,000 times throughout different threads and users, it's the best$25 I've ever spent and it's definitely worth it.
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I agree I don't mind paying. Just figured I'd try the free route first since the software is older.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
I agree I don't mind paying. Just figured I'd try the free route first since the software is older.
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Right, definitely worth a shot since you're still on 4.4.2. I know firewater has been discontinued, so give rumrunner a shot. If not, go with sunshine. Saves alotta time n is just a 1-click method.

bdizzle1686 said:
Right, definitely worth a shot since you're still on 4.4.2. I know firewater has been discontinued, so give rumrunner a shot. If not, go with sunshine. Saves alotta time n is just a 1-click method.
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I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.

BranC85 said:
I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.
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No version of Firewater Will work. It relied on an online resource server that has since been shut down. So even on the phones that Firewater WOULD'VE worked on, it won't anymore..

BranC85 said:
I was on 4.4.2 when I first went s-off using weaksauce/firewater without any problems. I know that OTA version had been patched for Rumrunner already and I was unable to use it. Maybe there is an older version of firewater out there? I'm sure that one of the later ones should work with 4.4.2 still since the OTA hasn't been applied to the OP's phone. It's strange that they would no longer even have the downloads for the older versions of it after discontinuing it...
OP, you really have absolutely no computer access to save the $25 for sunshine? You would still have to use one to flash TWRP and root anyway, even after getting s-off.
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No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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ddurandSGS3 said:
No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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That's EXACTLY how I rooted mine back when I was on 4.4.2. Except I couldn't get Sunshines Temproot to stick so I used towelroot. But in a nutshell, yes your theory will work. Did for me and no problems half a year later...

In case I need to go that route.. Hope do you use towel root with the one? I thought it was unsupported?
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ddurandSGS3 said:
No pc at all. I have a Mac for work.
I have temp root with weaksauce. I planned to use sunshine in a couple days once I figure out if this battery will last until the summer.
I planned to temp root with weaksauce for sunshine, pay and use sunshine and then use flashify to flash a recovery. Am I wrong in assuming this process should work fine?
I miss aosp and need dt2w coming from my g2
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That plan does make sense if your temp root with weaksauce works nicely with flashify. I have only used it to flash recoveries within a permanently rooted ROM so I have no idea if you might encounter problems using it when your root access is only temporary. Hopefully it works but a couple things you might want to consider are that flashing updated firmware still does require a PC. Maybe there is a Mac version of the android SDK where you can use the adb/fastboot commands, but unfortunately whenever the updated firmware from OTA versions get posted in these forums, they are not recovery flashable. The other thing is that the M7 doesn't have a secondary processor to handle wake gestures. There are custom kernels on here that have tap to wake and such, but they do tend to consume battery charge faster than without.

BranC85 said:
That plan does make sense if your temp root with weaksauce works nicely with flashify. I have only used it to flash recoveries within a permanently rooted ROM so I have no idea if you might encounter problems using it when your root access is only temporary. Hopefully it works but a couple things you might want to consider are that flashing updated firmware still does require a PC. Maybe there is a Mac version of the android SDK where you can use the adb/fastboot commands, but unfortunately whenever the updated firmware from OTA versions get posted in these forums, they are not recovery flashable. The other thing is that the M7 doesn't have a secondary processor to handle wake gestures. There are custom kernels on here that have tap to wake and such, but they do tend to consume battery charge faster than without.
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Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
In case I need to go that route.. Hope do you use towel root with the one? I thought it was unsupported?
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Nope. Tap the WELCOME msg at the top of Towelroot app 3 times, and a string of numbers Will appear. All u have to do is change the last number from a 0 to a 1 n then click make it rain
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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For D2W , etc. I'm using elementalx kernel, and not only is battery life better, but the screen wake gestures r more reliable than even on the m8. I've seen ppl complain about how they stop working on the m8, well I've been running Elemental x for half a year and no problems. As far as the Temp Root method with flashify , it's not really any more of a risk than if u used flashify on a Perm rooted device. Because even when u have temp root, u STILL have Root. Only difference is that on temp root, root is reinstalled on reboot. Like I said, I did it this way over half a year ago n no problem what so ever . Because I had no access to a pc either.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Thanks for the information. Bummer about the screen and dt2w.
Maybe I should just wait on this. It's looking like it's tougher than I imagined it would be. I think i might need to read more to get requainted with this phone and stuff.
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Also technically u CAN take an ota even after rooted and stuff, all without pc, the only issue will be getting root again. Just flash stock odex Rom, then use flashify to flash stock recovery back on, take ota, PROFIT..... BUT- if u do that, u run the risk of not being able to get root until u find a pc again because as we all know, Ota's remove root, n chances r , it'll b harder to gain temp root after an ota

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Also technically u CAN take an ota even after rooted and stuff, all without pc, the only issue will be getting root again. Just flash stock odex Rom, then use flashify to flash stock recovery back on, take ota, PROFIT..... BUT- if u do that, u run the risk of not being able to get root until u find a pc again because as we all know, Ota's remove root, n chances r , it'll b harder to gain temp root after an ota
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Doesn't taking the OTA with stock recovery/stock rom lock the bootloader back up?
Also which elementalx kernel are you using? I didn't see a new one for the newest stock version in the forum(maybe I just missed it) and their own web page doesn't specify if those kernels are for GSM, VZW or carrier agnostic.

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Doesn't taking the OTA with stock recovery/stock rom lock the bootloader back up?
Also which elementalx kernel are you using? I didn't see a new one for the newest stock version in the forum(maybe I just missed it) and their own web page doesn't specify if those kernels are for GSM, VZW or carrier agnostic.
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Nope. U can lose root, but once u unlock your Bootloader and S-off, nothing can change that unless u manually re-lock and turn S-on again, (NOTE- ONCE S-OFF, NEVER TURN S BACK ON UNLESS FOR WARRANTY/RETURN PURPOSES AND NOT UNLESS U KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING)

Is there a working HTC Desire 526 root???

I've had no luck finding root access to my HTC Desire 526. Regretfully purchased from Verizon. Any help would be much appreciated. <3

I rooted myne using KingRoot and it worked.

itsGaro said:
I rooted myne using KingRoot and it worked.
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Kingroot desktop or apk? A guide on what you did would also be appreciated. Thanks.

ezeuba said:
Kingroot desktop or apk? A guide on what you did would also be appreciated. Thanks.
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Apk, just find it on google, and download, very simple root app to use, basicly 1 click and your phone is rooted ^^

itsGaro said:
Apk, just find it on google, and download, very simple root app to use, basicly 1 click and your phone is rooted ^^
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Does NOT work. Also caught a security threat in VZ Protect, Wants too many permissions to the phone as well. Would prefer a XDA-Dev trusted method.

itsGaro said:
Apk, just find it on google, and download, very simple root app to use, basicly 1 click and your phone is rooted ^^
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I have the Verizon HTC Desire 526. This method does not work on it. Are you it's the same model of this phone that you rooted?

I have european version with only 1 gb ram and 4.4 android.
I didnt think of it earlier, sorry bro.

HTC desire 526 has no root as of now. if your on version 5.1 there are other threads about it. as alot dont work. verizon specifically locks these phones to for 6-12months. how to unlock them after. no clue. but im also still waiting on root access for these phones

Rooted within 3 mins
Guys I'm from India.. and I hav HTC desire 526 with octa core.. I have rooted mine with Kingroot.apk. it requires net connection to download exploits for ur mobile.. I just rooted within 3 mins..