Recent content by Rex4748

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    Post Update without losing the ability to root?

    Yeah, I was holding out hope for a BL unlock, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Most people seem to be shifting their focus to newer phones, which is understandable.
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    Post Update without losing the ability to root?

    I'll probably just go ahead and update then. I used to root every phone, so that was important when I first bought it, but in over a year I haven't needed it once. Probably not worth staying on a much older version for something I likely won't use. Thank you for the replies!
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    Post Update without losing the ability to root?

    What about rooting beforehand? I know the bootloader was never unlocked, so I'm guessing there are no custom ROMs that I could update to, right?
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    Thread Update without losing the ability to root?

    I'm on Verizon (Snapdragon) My phone is not rooted, though I stopped updating at 7.1.1 because apparently the ability to root was patched out soon after. I still don't really plan on rooting, but it would be nice if I had the option. Is there any way to root my phone (if it isn't already) after...