Will we keep root on kitkat

Harleydroid · Feb 11, 2014

With an update to kitkat happening in the near future I started to think that root may not be so easy. Our bootloader being locked down don't help matters. Right now Kingo is giving users problems and the only other option being vroot.
But what if neither of these work with kitkat?
I will not take an update until I confirm root is possible.
If there's any devs out there that can unlock this bad boy please don't give up.
So what's everyone else think?

Frank Westlake · Feb 11, 2014

I think that in the future people who want root will need to buy a developer's edition.

Frank

SGH-I717(AoCP6.4), SM-N900V/MI9(dlV), XDA Premium

Harleydroid · Feb 11, 2014

Frank Westlake said:
I think that in the future people who want root will need to buy a developer's edition.

Frank

SGH-I717(AoCP6.4), SM-N900V/MI9(dlV), XDA Premium

True but the unfortunate thing is Verizon and or Samsung don't make enough available.
Would be nice if they started to manufacture more dev units in the future.
Or Verizon can just unlock the bootloaders.

Frank Westlake · Feb 11, 2014

Harleydroid said:
True but the unfortunate thing is Verizon and or Samsung don't make enough available.
Would be nice if they started to manufacture more dev units in the future.

I'm guessing that they will make more. There will, and may now be, some significant legal difference between the two. A lot of people want rooted phones so when bootloaders are no longer exploitable they will come up with a scheme to exploit those root-wanters.

Frank

SGH-I717(AoCP6.4), SM-N900V/MI9(dlV), XDA Premium

Harleydroid · Feb 11, 2014

I heard a while ago that kitkat could break some root apps. I wonder if anyone is experiencing that?
I haven't heard anyone say anything about it so hopefully that's not a factor anymore.

GuestK00143 · Feb 11, 2014

Harleydroid said:
I heard a while ago that kitkat could break some root apps. I wonder if anyone is experiencing that?
I haven't heard anyone say anything about it so hopefully that's not a factor anymore.

Look up Chainfire on Google+ he has a write up on root breakage with KitKat in his community. Lots of good stuff there.

Harleydroid · Feb 11, 2014

Misterxtc said:
Look up Chainfire on Google+ he has a write up on root breakage with KitKat in his community. Lots of good stuff there.

Yeah that's the source I heard it from a while back. I will have to check out his G+

pltctytc · Feb 12, 2014

not worth update

Harleydroid said:
Yeah that's the source I heard it from a while back. I will have to check out his G+

i have KK on another phone(razr maxx) and no root problems. the difference btw jb and kk isn't worth any potential problems. kk is such a minor update i won't update the note3 until a root is out there and tested

mwebb34 · Feb 15, 2014

Harleydroid said:
Yeah that's the source I heard it from a while back. I will have to check out his

Edut
Nermind i found him.

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Harleydroid · Feb 18, 2014

Looks like kitkat could be soon. Probably still a month or more out but thought I'd share this.
http://www.elementalxdesigns.com/eclipse/showthread.php?t=8759

Samsung lays out which devices will get Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Harleydroid · Mar 16, 2014

Anybody hear any news on kitkat for us Verizon guys?
I see Tmo guys have been able to root 4.4.2 with Chainfires CF Autoroot tool but it trips knox.
Wonder how this is going to be for us?

??Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipse Note 3??

XzxBATTxzX · Mar 16, 2014

Kingo might work.

Harleydroid · Mar 16, 2014

XzxBATTxzX said:
Kingo might work.

Kingo doesn't work for the Tmo guys.
But it's possible they might update it to work in the future I guess.

??Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3??

XzxBATTxzX · Mar 17, 2014

Harleydroid said:
Kingo doesn't work for the Tmo guys.
But it's possible they might update it to work in the future I guess.

??Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3??

Thought we were talking about Verizon?

Harleydroid · Mar 17, 2014

XzxBATTxzX said:
Thought we were talking about Verizon?

Lol yes we are I was just saying that kingo didn't work for them but was before kitkat.

??Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3??

recDNA · Mar 17, 2014

Everything I've read about how Kitkat screws up access to SD card makes me want to have no part of it. When I hear it is coming to vzw I plan to root and try to figure out how to stay stock mje and block updates. The only thing I really want fixed is the compass and since Nobody admits it's a problem I don't expect any update to fix it.

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Harleydroid · Mar 18, 2014

recDNA said:
Everything I've read about how Kitkat screws up access to SD card makes me want to have no part of it. When I hear it is coming to vzw I plan to root and try to figure out how to stay stock mje and block updates. The only thing I really want fixed is the compass and since Nobody admits it's a problem I don't expect any update to fix it.

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk 2

Yes from what I have read guys are not happy with the kitkat update. Of course thats on the other carriers.
I guess we will just have to wait and see

?Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3?

recDNA · Mar 18, 2014

,Kitkat is Kitkat. No way we'll have free access to our sd cards

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sulla65 · Mar 18, 2014

Harleydroid said:
Kingo doesn't work for the Tmo guys.
But it's possible they might update it to work in the future I guess.

??Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3??

Tmobile guys don't need kingo to root since they have an unlocked bootloader. If it wasn't for t-mobile's poor network compared to verizon I'd switch in a heat beat.

Harleydroid · Mar 18, 2014

sulla65 said:
Tmobile guys don't need kingo to root since they have an unlocked bootloader. If it wasn't for t-mobile's poor network compared to verizon I'd switch in a heat beat.

They were having trouble rooting the kitkat build on tmo. My friend just picked up a tmo note 3 and the only way for him to root was to use chainfires CF autoroot but it trips knox. Which he didn't care.

?Tapped via my Blacked out Eclipsed Note 3?

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