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[Android Apps and Games] Azul145:
I have an lg android my phone was rooted which i hate crashes my games so i got a cracked apk 2. Something there is no option for the temp root remove or whate er do i just dowoad another version reply with up to date link i want ****ing root gone i factory reset phone now im trying to just kill root completely just help me plz
[Android Apps and Games] jockovonred:
This isn't the thread you should be asking. Go to your device thread and search for the answer.

If you're savvy enough to root, you've got to be savvy enough to figure out unroot.

Worse case scenario: restore!
[Android Apps and Games] O_DoC:
Bonjour [MENTION=2617206]supercurio[/MENTION],

Est-ce que cette app est toujours d'actualité stp ?

Je (beaucoup de monde) suis à la recherche d'une application/méthode pour masquer le root (à tout hasard pour lapp bein...) et malheureusement rien ne fonctionne pour le moment.

Merci pour ton retour, .....quel-qu’il soit ;)

Cordialement
[Android Apps and Games] BOO5TED:
Wut
[Android Apps and Games] jockovonred:
It needs to be posted in English. ?
[Android Apps and Games] PIRATA!:
Hi there!

I have stock kernel on my Samsung S5 Prime SM-G906K running Android 5.0.1 and would like to use SkyGo.

Can I use this app to un-root my device and so use SkyGo??

Will I be able to root back again simply??

Tnx.
[Android Apps and Games] lordmago:
Did you try with rootcloack? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2607273
[Android Apps and Games] dicksizemore:
:victory:
[Android Apps and Games] B. East:
Will this work on the desire hd ?
[Android Apps and Games] Elfsiren:
I have a problem? I cannot install this from Android Market. Everytime I try it redirects me to Amazon App Store which then says that the app can't be found. Also, when I search from the Market app, it says file not found. Can you please link me to a direct download of the apk file or send it to me?

Many thanks for your great work :D
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Sorry I am not familiar with the S-OFF stuff, you tell me me ;)
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi: on which device?

If amazon app store is messing with Android Market, I suggest installing amazon one.
[Android Apps and Games] Elfsiren:
I have a rooted Kindle Fire. I think there may be a problem with my Android market app in general, as it tells me there is no result for anything I search for. If, using my Kindle browser, I click the link you posted, it takes me to the market, but it says I need to sign in. When I click sign in, it take me to Amazon app store and says the app is not available. :(
[Android Apps and Games] suffer1989:
Will this help "re-root" the phone from Gingerbread, to the official ICS update thats begun rolling out today ?
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Indeed, it's designed for that :)

The operation was 100% successful on my 2.3.6 -> 4.0.3 Nexus S OTA.
[Android Apps and Games] suffer1989:
Thanks for that speedy update, but what if I do the manual update thing ? (update.zip , then recovery menu)

(I have Baseband Version : I9020XXKF1, Build : GRK39F)

Is that different in any way ?

Also, as a semi thank you/ support gesture, I intend to buy your Voodoo control plus app :

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.controlappdonate&hl=en

Does that have ICS support for the nexus s, or is that a planned update ?

Thanks

EDIT : I instaled ICS, and even though the program said it restored the rood, and titanium backup loading properly, I cant do anything with titanium backup. Further more, rootchecker app says my phone isnt rooted.
[Android Apps and Games] haitham18:
thanx for this greet app

i have nexus s and i dont know why its not working with me

i was on ics kwiboo v3 and my device is rooted

i downloaded ota rootkeeper and i chose protect root and after this backup root

after this i download 2.3.6 and upgrade to 4.0.3

and redownload rootkeeper

when i press root restore only the filesystem supports root protection is there i download s u but still i cant have root permission

can u tell me plz where is my mistake and show me the correct procedure to have everything okay

thanx
[Android Apps and Games] brandonyoung:
I am running the Galaxy Nexus with stock rooted ICS 4.0.2. It looks like this doesn't work for ICS.

It installs on my phone, and it asks for Superuser permissions, but it doesn't look like it detects root properly in the new OS or actually does anything. My device is rooted, Titanium backup works and other apps that require root also work, but there is no check mark next to "Device rooted". Root permissions are granted and file system supports root protection both have check marks. I click on "Protect root" and it says "root su protected" but the checkboxes don't change.

It worked great on my rooted Vibrant that is still running froyo, and my Galaxy Tab running Honeycomb, though.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi guys

Multiple users report issues with ICS / Superuser after using Titanium backup.

I guess TI non-standard way of restoring files in app directories cause troubles on ICS.

I updated the description on market to reflect that, and here is my recommendations:

Also, I suggest contacting Titanium backup to provide him useful bug reports so he can update his app for ICS.
[Android Apps and Games] suffer1989:
Sorry for the diversion, but do you have any plans of implementing Voodoo control plus on the Nexus S, running the rooted, stock ICS kernel ?
[Android Apps and Games] bagl0312:
Problem on Galaxy Nexus

I see the same behavior described by brandonyoung on my Galaxy Nexus.

I made some further checks: su is correctly saved to /system/su-backup,

so that part of the app works.

However in the "Status" window it says:

Superuser app installed: OK

Device rooted: NO

Root permissions granted: OK

Filesystem supports root protection: OK

Protected su copy available: NO

apparently the app is also not able to "Restore root" after a OTA

Of course, since the "su" executable is saved in /system/su-backup,

it is possible to restore by hand root with the following commands from a terminal emulator (or adb shell):

/system/su-backup

mount -o remount,rw /system

rm /system/bin/su

rm /system/xbin/su

cp /system/su-backup /system/bin/su

chmod 06755 /system/bin/su

I was not able to find what is causing the app to fail the checks about "Device rooted" and "Protected su copy available"

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi bagl0312, thanks for the feedback.

su and Superuser seems to be not fully reliable yet on ICS and I get reports from issues even with latest versions of the binary and app.

I guess authors need a bit more time ;)

Note: if you still have a copy of the logcat at this time it will show where's the issue.

Also I wrote Voodoo Report to help with debugging.
[Android Apps and Games] gls9:
I try to understand how this app is working.:)

A backup is made in /system/su-backup.

When an OTA is applied then all rights in /system/* are changed (for original su and backuped su), so root is gone.

How it is possible to restore su and set rights if root is gone ?

Do you not need root to restore ?
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi gls9

See source code here
[Android Apps and Games] gls9:
I already found the source code and understand how the backup is working.

But I cannot understand how the restore can work if you are not root anymore (caused by the OTA) :confused:

Hope you can explain this.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Oh sorry it seemed obvious to me.

I call /system/su-backup directly instead of "su" in PATH.
[Android Apps and Games] gls9:
But OTA update reset (mostly) file rights in /system recursive. So then suid bit is also lost in the su-backup and calling the system/su-backup don't give root anymore.

I think I made somewhere a mistake in my understanding but cannot find where it is :confused:

Try to learn everyday :)
[Android Apps and Games] bagl0312:
Hi gls9,

I don't think a OTA update usually reset all right under /system

It reset the rights under /system/xbin, probably also under /system/bin

Instead the files put directly under /system are not touched, at least up to now ;)
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
chattr can makes the file immutable. Nothing except complete partition formatting can alter it − it's a basic Ext2/3/4 feature but it seems everyone forgot it.

− I'm using it since ages in custom Linux backup scripts, so it came to me as an evidence.
[Android Apps and Games] bagl0312:
Hi supercurio,

thanks, indeed I forgot about chattr, even I am using linux since ages ;)
[Android Apps and Games] gls9:
That was the missing link I missed :)

Thanks for explaining.

@bagl0312

On Asus Transformer all rights are touched under /system recursive.

Then this should also be possible on the original su in /system/xbin en backup is not needed anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] bagl0312:
@gls9

Yes it should work also changing directly the attributes of /system/bin/su with

chattr +i /system/bin/su (or /system/xbin/su)

However you may want to preserve the possibility to update /system/bin/su or /system/xbin/su with the Superuser app, when a new binary is produced.

So it is better to save a backup copy in /system/su-backup as Supercurio is doing, instead of changing the attributes of the original su
[Android Apps and Games] gls9:
Of course you can remove the attr before updating, but you are right it is more save this way.
[Android Apps and Games] nolandrew:
Hello, im not sure if im doing something incorrectly or if my phone is just not supported for this but I don't seem to have the temporary unroot option. Nor does it tick the option for "protected su copy available" even though it had created the su copy (verified it was saved in system folder).

Any help would be much appreciated. =)

EDIT: I forgot to mention:

evo 4g

Rooted with s off

Using Classic rom by tommytomatoe
[Android Apps and Games] msantarc:
Looks like there are a few caveats here. Do you know if anyone has tried this on a Kindle Fire? If you answered this with your "Protection is effective only for devices with Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 /system partition" statement, I don't understand. There is a folder (not partition) on my Fire called /system, but I can't find any Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 folders and as near as I can tell, no partition.
[Android Apps and Games] bagl0312:
Confirmed: version 1.1 works on Galaxy Nexus

@supercurio

Just to confirm that the new version 1.1 (released in Market) works on my galaxy nexus.

However I had to uninstall and reinstall the version 1.1, since just updating from 1.0 to 1.1 was not working
[Android Apps and Games] lynx86:
I tried using this on my GS2, I am on the stock rom/kernel but rooted. When I unroot via Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper and then try to update to the 2.3.6 OTA update it takes me into clockwork recovery. Is this supposed to help to bypass clockwork? Any help would be appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] P_M_G:
Confirming this app works with the EVO 3D to allow UltraViolet streaming through the Flixster app!

WOohoo!
[Android Apps and Games] mattfox27:
I have a Razr and installed voodoo and everthing in ticked green except

"Protected su copy available: NO"

Do i have to manually backup supersuser somewhere?

---------- Post added at 12:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:01 AM ----------

DUH stupid me so i had not yet hit protect su so now Protected su copy available is green, sorry i thought that was a prerequisite before i could apply.
[Android Apps and Games] gsum:
Do you know if it works with Asus Tranformer EEE Pad Prime TF201 on ICS 4.0.3?
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Lol, glad you figured it out ;)
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
I received good feedback about this configuration :)
[Android Apps and Games] quadjacks:
Im a lil confused as to what to do once I've updated to an OTA update. What are the steps to gain root access again. Sorry for the noob question!

Before I did the OTA from Blur_Version.6.11.744 to .748 on my Razr, I downloaded the app and click protect root. After OTA to .748 I redownloaded the app, hit the market button, now have su, hit restore root, still no root!

---------- Post added at 03:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:09 PM ----------

Do I do something here or does the app provide this?
[Android Apps and Games] bnsonear:
Fight with Bank apps in Korea! We need your help!

Your work Rootkeeper is what I have searched exactly.

Thank you very much, supercurio.

However, I have a suggestion.

Here is my full story, but I also have a summary.

Summary

So, here is a detailed problem.

Finally, this is my suggestion.

Please save us from bank's arrogance policy in Korea, supercurio.

Thank you for your reading.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi bnsonear, thanks for your detailed message.

Yes tegrak, when he builds kernels cannot support every device so his answer is expected, but indeed a custom kernel is the ultimate un-root and re-root solution (as you just need to reboot to apply root again).

I can build a very solid root hiding method.

However, what's likely is that if it becomes popular in Korea you must know that OTA RootKeeper app will be detected and banned by bank applications the very same as Superuser.

So the question is: is it really worth it.

And are apps required or can you do the same on a mobile website? Also, are every Korean banks doing that or only some?

In the later case I would suggest to just leave them for a competitor.
[Android Apps and Games] bnsonear:
I'm sure that is worth becasue...

Thank you for your kindful reply, supercurio.

I think it worth now becasue...

Therefore, I think your work on Rootkeeper will be very worthful and thanksful to every Korean who uses rooted phone except Galaxy series.

Here, I beg for your mercy and consideration again.

Thank you for your reading.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Alright, I can't say now if you ask like that ^^.

So, if I work on that, will you be available for testing and acting as relay to other users who are not necessarily comfortable with English or XDA?

Also I know I'll be able to ask tegrak a few things because we discuss often together and exchange some nice ideas.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
About powerful root hiding+restoring methods, I have several ideas already, some more complex to implement than others, but I'm very confident su backup will be 100% undetectable by a normal app.

Need a few days to think this through.
[Android Apps and Games] bnsonear:
Thank you again, supercurio.

Although I have a very narrow human-network, I might play a role as the relay.

I will try to spread your any requests as possilbe as I can.
[Android Apps and Games] demandarin:
This was what I came to ask you about. FIRST let me say great work on this app and thanks. Works perfect on my transformer prime and came in handy on a recent unexpected update. Update killed root but I was easily able to restore it.

WHAT I came to ask about is how well is root hidden when you unroot? As far as proof of having root. I might have to send my device in to Asus for them to put in some newer hardware or something since mines from an early batch. As I'm sure you might've been hearing about the various issues going on. My prime works great but if I'm on the older faulty hardware then they will switch it out. I know I can unroot then use the built in app locker to lock up voodoo n superuser app. OTHER than that, when I unroot will they still be able to tell or anything like hooking it up to their computers or something?

THE engineer or service people supposed to call me in next 48hrs or so. Plus i doubt they'll wipe everything off tablet but can't be sure. Ill ask them details. Would appreciate a response asap. Ill be checking back at this thread.

Once again, Thanks for a great tool. I ran out of thanks for the day so I'm saying it ;)
[Android Apps and Games] bnsonear:
I have one suggestion.

Solid root hiding method is of coures happy to us.

For convenience(actual usage), however, switch to root or switch to unroot without reboot is also essential. Although the switching is not solid, process without reboot has its worth.

Therefore, if solid method without reboot is availabie, that is the best.

If the method is not solid without reboot (but still work for prohibition policy), an option for 'need reboot' is strongly recommendable.

Thank you for reading, supercurio.
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi!

Today the su-backup is not hidden at all: /system/su-backup, with easy-to-find suid permissions.

If you want to un-root, you need to delete su backup and un-root your device manually or via an other app.

OTA RootKeeper doesn't have the ability to un-root, to prevent user error and stay simple.

Blurry morning, I'm not sure I answered what was your question :D
[Android Apps and Games] BOO5TED:
So how do we find out if our phones have a Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 /system partition?

Andrew, did you ever get this working On your Evo? I have the same phone and am curious.
[Android Apps and Games] demandarin:
Thanks for the reply. So what exactly does the Temp unroot feature in your app do then? It doesn't really unroot? I thought you could use temp unroot feature to unroot then reapply/restore root when you wanted.
[Android Apps and Games] jdmba:
Question

For those of us still locked (Rezound; but didn't unlock), can we "temp root" and then run Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper? Would OTA Rootkeeper then be able to make it permanent?

UPDATE:When "temp rooted" all checkmarks show up (except for "protected SU"), but on reboot, "protected SU" is not checked. Oh well :(
[Android Apps and Games] supercurio:
Hi!

I'm not sure I understand your description.
[Android Apps and Games] dm5530:
I have both the Rezound and the TF101 (both stock) so this interests me. It's been about a week since the quoted posts, so if I may, I'll try to explain what I think is behind his question.

Based on his comments and his sig, his Rezound is still stock as bought. Until recently, the best anyone could do was a “temp” root that might last a while (hours or maybe a few days as I recall). Things that required root could be done during that window until it would no longer be rooted. Also, the root never survived a reboot. (Thus “temp” root – short window or reboot, whichever came calling first.)

Some additional info, probably unrelated to the question but perhaps useful to know: The Rezound came with S-ON, but recently HTC made it possible to unlock the bootloader. Some things are still not possible that would be with S-OFF (like changing radios) and the method to change ROMs might be a bit more involved than with S-OFF.

I hope this helps explain his question and that understanding makes it possible for you to do even more with your development. I’m still learning a lot in the android world, and it’s giving me lots of satisfaction in the process.

Appreciate the work you're doing.
[Android Apps and Games] james:
thanks

this works great on my motorola droid razr
[Android Apps and Games] ctbaker:
I just updated my rooted .605 Droid X to .621 OTA and OTA Rootkeeper worked perfectly.

Thanks!!!
[Android Apps and Games] bhavlo:
Did you have to do anything special to get the update to take. I have a rooted .605 Droid X too. I installed OTA Rootkeeper a week ago anticipating the update would be showing up soon, at that time I "protected root". I received the update notice last night, before I accepted it I backed everything up with Titanium. I proceeded to accept the update, it downloaded and tried to install but failed. I did the OTA Rootkeeper temp un-root then tried the update again but still failed. Do I need to do something different??
[Android Apps and Games] AndreXX:
If you "froze" or (worse) uninstalled any system apps with TiBu, you need to undo these for the OTA to take. Likewise any other system changes.

Andy
[Android Apps and Games] bhavlo:
I did have a few apparently froze but even after the thaw the update failed. I do see in titanium that I have some orphan data but not sure if that means anything????? Do you have any other advice?
[Android Apps and Games] vicw:
Same here. Just installed the OTA on my DX to .621 & the app restored rooting as promised. Could not have been any easier.
[Android Apps and Games] jb_alphamale:
Warning!! - nandroid restore fails when su_backup in the system

I've discovered something today. Droid Razr Maxx stock 2.3.6 rooted

If you protect the root with RootKeeper/su_backup you cannot restore with a nandroid.

The restoration with CWR fails in system and if you look at the logs you can see that it got stuck at su_backup which cannot be removed.

My phones was still able to boot up correctly so I went into RootKeeper apk and deleted the su_backup.

I tried again to restore android and this time worked fine.

Absolutely, the RootKeeper is fantastic but I think it should be used only temporarily when OTA is available and then delete the su_backup.

What happens if your phone loops and the su_backup is still in the system? Other than sbf how do you pass that error during the nandroid recovery?

Wiping from android recovery or cwr does not resolve the issue.

Update: It seems that the situation mentioned above it only happens if you try to restore a nandroid that contains RootKeeper previously installed.
[Android Apps and Games] tingtabtry:
Thank you very very much.
[Android Apps and Games] pixbuf:
Can't restore root on my Thinkpad Tablet

Hello, I rooted my tablet (running Android 3.1), and installed and ran OTA Rootkeeper.

I just got an OTA update today, after which I ran Rootkeeper to get back root. The screen says:

Superuser app installed [*]

Device rooted [ ]

Root permission granted [ ]

FS supports root protection [*]

Protected su copy available [*]

[Restore Root]

when I tap [Restore Root] it says Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper has been granted superuser permissions, root su restored. But the check boxes don't change status and my apps that need root complain that I don't have root permissions. Is there something else I need to do?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] pixbuf:
I got the answer from GodfatherIP on the ThinkpadTabletForums:

you should be able to fix your su manually if you made a backup with OTA rootkeeper. Try the following commands in android terminal emulator:

/system/su-backup

mount -o remount,rw /system

cp -f /system/su-backup /system/xbin/su

ln -s /system/xbin/su /system/bin/su

chown root /system/xbin/su

chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

If the copy fails (cp -f /system/su-backup /system/xbin/su) then you can try this instead:

dd if=/system/su-backup of=/system/xbin/su

Then continue with the rest of the commands.

It worked for me. I'm saved!
[Android Apps and Games] stev32k:
Will this app work with the HTC Sensation 4G? I've read the whole thread and don't see any references to the Sensation.
[Android Apps and Games] denzel09:
Thanks for this

Inviato dal mio LG-P690 usando Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] Jopeke:
Root access lost after updating Medion Lifetab p9514

I have installed Voodoo OTA rootkeeper and selected the protect root option.

After installing the update 20120311 from medion on my tablet(android 3.2) , root access was gone.

When selecting 'restore root' the app says 'root su restored' but the tablet doesn't have root access.(the following buttons are available in voodoo: protect root,backup root, restore root, delete su backup)

The following was marked before the upgrade.

Superuser app installed

Device rooted

Root permission granted

Filesystem supports root protection

Protected su copy available.

These options are marked after the update

Superuser app installed

Filesystem supports root protection

su-backup was created

Unable to open the data folder

It is not possible to remount the system folder with read/write access.

Superuser and busybox where installed

Ext4 /system partition

Any help is welcome

thnks Jopeke