Why Nougat will be the death blow to Android Root

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nickcaper

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SO I did some research and found some very interesting info about the bootloader bull**** that is going on with Android.

read about it here.

This means good bye to un locking bootloaders... Mine is unlocked and because of android/google my dam phone keeps showing an aggravating massage that its not trusted when i turn it on ... Im pretty sure now after Nougat, people will be going to Apple in droves...
 

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SO I did some research and found some very interesting info about the bootloader bull**** that is going on with Android.

read about it here.

This means good bye to un locking bootloaders... Mine is unlocked and because of android/google my dam phone keeps showing an aggravating massage that its not trusted when i turn it on ... Im pretty sure now after Nougat, people will be going to Apple in droves...
1) This is Sony's choice to allow the unlocking of bootloaders or not, there's no reasons that they don't allow it in the future.

2) Do you know that 90% of android users aren't rooted, so...
 

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1) This is Sony's choice to allow the unlocking of bootloaders or not, there's no reasons that they don't allow it in the future.

2) Do you know that 90% of android users aren't rooted, so...
Yes yes.. but...... Google is making it harder to root phones. Nougat will be even worse...
 

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Yes yes.. but...... Google is making it harder to root phones. Nougat will be even worse...
Rooting devices with a locked bootloader can be seen as a security exploit, and the ability to do so means that Android is insecure.
What you basically complain about here, is that Google is trying to make Android more secure.
If you want to root your phone, just unlock your bootloader and flash SuperSU. That will always be possible.
The trick is, that unlocking your bootloader will wipe your data partition (hence securing your data from a potential breach when somebody stole your phone). The security warning at the beginning, is to let you, and potential reselling partys know that the bootloader is unlocked, and that with little to no effort all Android internal security measures can be worked around (flash a recovery and root it, and you're a happy data thief).

Of cause from an XDA-Users point of view it looks like that is something bad, but keep in mind that people like the ones you can find on XDA make up a roughly 1% of all Android Users. You need to keep in mind, there are also a lot of business users on Android, and these feel a lot better knowing that there secure company data is save on an Android device. Security used to be one of the major reasons why in the initial Android days nobody was using Android as a business device, and rather was sticking to Apple, cause iOS Devices were a lot securer by that time.

The message at the beginning is one of the reasons why I am still searching for a root exploit on my XP, so I can backup the TA partition and in case I resell it some day I can just relock the bootloader by restoring the partition, but after all, you need to admit that the warning itself is sensible, when you keep the above points in your mind ;)
 

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Rooting devices with a locked bootloader can be seen as a security exploit, and the ability to do so means that Android is insecure.
What you basically complain about here, is that Google is trying to make Android more secure.
If you want to root your phone, just unlock your bootloader and flash SuperSU. That will always be possible.
The trick is, that unlocking your bootloader will wipe your data partition (hence securing your data from a potential breach when somebody stole your phone). The security warning at the beginning, is to let you, and potential reselling partys know that the bootloader is unlocked, and that with little to no effort all Android internal security measures can be worked around (flash a recovery and root it, and you're a happy data thief).

Of cause from an XDA-Users point of view it looks like that is something bad, but keep in mind that people like the ones you can find on XDA make up a roughly 1% of all Android Users. You need to keep in mind, there are also a lot of business users on Android, and these feel a lot better knowing that there secure company data is save on an Android device. Security used to be one of the major reasons why in the initial Android days nobody was using Android as a business device, and rather was sticking to Apple, cause iOS Devices were a lot securer by that time.

The message at the beginning is one of the reasons why I am still searching for a root exploit on my XP, so I can backup the TA partition and in case I resell it some day I can just relock the bootloader by restoring the partition, but after all, you need to admit that the warning itself is sensible, when you keep the above points in your mind ;)
No I still do not agree. Maybe they should just show it one time. Or a couple of times. not every friggin time I boot the phone. This is clearly to have people start to really consider NOT rooting there personal property.

When I buy a car. I can do what ever the want with it. Same with a house. But, these phone companies want us to use this device the way THEY want. Why? cause they want to track everything we do on it. Rooting stops that. Rooting enables me to delete apps that are totally useless and take up space and data on the phone. Rooting allows me to edit files, delete files, ad files the way I WANT THE PHONE to work. Not the way THEY want it to work.

It is super easy for these companies to let the new buyer know that the boot loader has been unlocked, let the person click a button to approve the unlock, then move on and let the person use the phone with no further warnings.

This warning is just about the same thing if you would change your cars radio or tires or engine parts, not use the factory parts, and the car would play a alert through the dash board or speakers every time you turn on the car that someone used there own parts, not the factory parts, to fix an issue.


NO I dont agree with you. Its no sensible....
If you think its sensible.... cool... Let people start doing this on every device, washing machines, microwaves, stoves, cars, TV,s stereos..... See how happy people get...:rolleyes:
 

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No I still do not agree. Maybe they should just show it one time. Or a couple of times. not every friggin time I boot the phone. This is clearly to have people start to really consider NOT rooting there personal property.

When I buy a car. I can do what ever the want with it. Same with a house. But, these phone companies want us to use this device the way THEY want. Why? cause they want to track everything we do on it. Rooting stops that. Rooting enables me to delete apps that are totally useless and take up space and data on the phone. Rooting allows me to edit files, delete files, ad files the way I WANT THE PHONE to work. Not the way THEY want it to work.

It is super easy for these companies to let the new buyer know that the boot loader has been unlocked, let the person click a button to approve the unlock, then move on and let the person use the phone with no further warnings.

This warning is just about the same thing if you would change your cars radio or tires or engine parts, not use the factory parts, and the car would play a alert through the dash board or speakers every time you turn on the car that someone used there own parts, not the factory parts, to fix an issue.


NO I dont agree with you. Its no sensible....
If you think its sensible.... cool... Let people start doing this on every device, washing machines, microwaves, stoves, cars, TV,s stereos..... See how happy people get...:rolleyes:
Do you own a car? almost every state has safety inspections, you can't drive around with a compromised airbag/seatbelts/brakes. you'll get pulled over if even a lightbulb is broken. Sure you can do anything to your car, as long as it doesn't compromise its safety.
Do you own a house? every state has safety regulations when building one. Sure you can do anything you want to your house, as long as it doesn't compromise safety.

Android is securing their platform, there's nothing wrong with that. You're even given an OFFICIALLY supported method to root, just unlock the bootloader. You're crying about a warning you only see when you boot the phone for half a second? really? the ENTIRE world Android population needs to be held hostage by crippled security because you don't like a yellow exclamation point on a boot screen for a few milliseconds? Jesus christ the entitlement on some kids

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Oh my... It reminds me of the time when I had an HTC with s-off, every time I booted the phone it showed the joker with the s-off message.
It destroyed my life.!

The phone still works fine though.

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nickcaper

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Do you own a car? almost every state has safety inspections, you can't drive around with a compromised airbag/seatbelts/brakes. you'll get pulled over if even a lightbulb is broken. Sure you can do anything to your car, as long as it doesn't compromise its safety.
Do you own a house? every state has safety regulations when building one. Sure you can do anything you want to your house, as long as it doesn't compromise safety.

Android is securing their platform, there's nothing wrong with that. You're even given an OFFICIALLY supported method to root, just unlock the bootloader. You're crying about a warning you only see when you boot the phone for half a second? really? the ENTIRE world Android population needs to be held hostage by crippled security because you don't like a yellow exclamation point on a boot screen for a few milliseconds? Jesus christ the entitlement on some kids

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Come on now... You really think that a phone should be treated this such ridiculous nonsense?
They can secure there platform without the stupid notification. Geez man.. you must really like being under control of corporations...
 

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Come on now... You really think that a phone should be treated this such ridiculous nonsense?
They can secure there platform without the stupid notification. Geez man.. you must really like being under control of corporations...
Yes! unlike you some people do serious work with their phones. It's so important Blackberry is banned in some countries over security concerns. This is not a ****ing game.
A warning on your boot screen is not a restriction, it's a compromise. Learn the difference.
 
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