yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Yeah I was wrong in that. I believe its for 4.4.2 and below. I haven't kept up with those exploits since unlocking
[Droid Ultra General] elvintopalov:
I was just about to say the same about that root method. I guess I'll just have to wait until the new Moto devices come out and Jcase's future root if he decides to distribute it or someone else's possibly. :p I've been waiting for almost a year now; I'm not going to make a big deal about it at this point haha. :good:
[Droid Ultra General] hexto:
I rooted my phone using JCase's method then updated to 4.4 back February. I haven't felt the need to update to 4.4.4 since I use Xposed to mod my phone.

Now that there is a way to unlock my bootloader I am torn about doing it. I had a Galaxy Nexus before my Maxx and got spoiled by the choice of ROMs. There aren't many options for ROMs and no more CM support.

I will probably do it just because I can. It just almost doesn't even seem worth it.

Nonetheless, thanks Jcase for sharing your development work and thanks Topsnake. You helped me root my phone when I had some questions about 8 months ago+
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Glad to hear! Do it! Always good to be unlocked
[Droid Ultra General] bwheelies:
Never rooted 4.4.4 and upon install attempt it just gives a parsing error.
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
hey guys i have a few questions, been reading a few comments and im familiar with adb rsd and all of that good stuff to get my maxx going ... anyways im on 4.4.4 with root but on 4.4 recovery. that being said is it safe to use the sunshine app or should i roll back to 4.4 and then root first.? i have already tested the sunshine app on 4.4.4 with root and it says its fine to proceed with payment. anything i should know before i commit? like backup?
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
You can probably unlock as is. Keep in mind that the app will tell you if it will work before it asks for payment...
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
should i backup anything? sorry im new to the whole bootloader unlocking. xD
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
You could, but Sunshine doesn't mess with your data.
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
I just unlocked and used TopSnakes 4.4.4 port to update and so far my mini is running a lot faster and all other xposed mods work fine.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Glad you like it. Stay tuned to the port thread. I'll be putting the build 93 patch for the mini out tonight. Already live for ultra/maxx.
[Droid Ultra General] integraletotale:
I'm on 19.5.3 and the ota update to 19.6.3 keeps giving an error after reboot when it attempts to install :mad:
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Did you make any system changes? If so revert then retry
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
Awesome! Quick question,,,I am trying to get the navigation bar to show. It was there until I flashed the mini patch. Now I normally just decompile the framework-res and change out the bools to true for the show navigation bar,,,but when I decompiled it is already true?
[Droid Ultra General] Sam_11:
Just unlock my Mini on 4.4, if I update it to 4.4.4 will i gain the unlock?
[Droid Ultra General] integraletotale:
The only change i made was sqlite tether modification. Does this count as a system change or should i be looking elsewhere?
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
I believe it does
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Just a small compatibility issue. Not much i can do
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
Thanks brother, I made some edits to the build.prop and got it working.

QUOTE=Topsnake;55619037]Just a small compatibility issue. Not much i can do[/QUOTE]
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
[/QUOTE]

What did you change? Side note, reply to that in the port thread.
[Droid Ultra General] jcase:
On motorola, once unlocked/unlockable forever unlockable.

Download with a different browser, some, particularly dolphin, corrupt the apk.

Try, if it fails and you can roll back then do so
[Droid Ultra General] tlspatt:
Jcase's Sunshine method is amazing!

Now that I'm rooted and unlocked, how do I upgrade from 4.2.2 to 4.4.x (the OTA failed, expectedly)? Can I simply flash the firmware as if I was downgrading? And if so, is there a flashable zip that will not wipe my device? Do I need a custom recovery installed, or can I do it through ADB/fastboot?

Thanks so much!
[Droid Ultra General] s_u_n:
So the wait is finally over?

Just logged on to XDA after a week and I find that many have already got their Droid's unlocked.

Now, has someone posted a video of the process with Droid Ultra/ Maxx?

I have seen the video with the HTC device, but would appreciate if someone can point me to the one with a Motorola device.

Is it possible to pay for the Sunshine app via Paypal from my computer?

Also, once bootloader is unlocked, will the device lose data (factory reset)?

I am still running my XT1080M on 19.6.3 (4.4) and rooted with write access to system as well.

How do I upgrade safely to 4.4.4? Someone talked abut build.prop editing? What is that required for?

And more important: Can I finally get rid of the VZ and Amazon bloatware? Yes I can. But the next update (Android L) will become very complicated I suppose.
[Droid Ultra General] integraletotale:
Got it thanks. I used your method the last time; http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578410

Will rename the backup files and see how it goes.

Edit: didn't backup buildprop under \system\ ...can i modify it to work or do i need to find a vanilla buildprop from this build?
[Droid Ultra General] Kittimasak:
Read, your questions have been answered.
[Droid Ultra General] bagheadinc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm6oYJJbLKg

Yes, it explains how in the app.

No, this exploit doesn't touch your data.

Since you will be unlocked, you can upgrade to 4.4.4 a variety of ways. Snake's Venom 4.4.4 Moto X port is quite nice, but if you want stock there are a few 4.4.4 debloated stocks out there.
[Droid Ultra General] ceelos218:
seemed to have worked, should it have restarted the phone by itself? i had to restart it manually. anyways i get the bootloader unlocked message at startup.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Check your private message box for directions

Glad you like it!
[Droid Ultra General] integraletotale:
Restored the vzw files, updated to 19.6.3, enabled survival mode then updated to 4.4.4. I'm now a happy camper with bl unlocked and root :D

Thanks for all your help. Hope this confirmation will help others as well.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Now run my port. Its purty
[Droid Ultra General] victk:
lost root

Topsnake, My bootloader is unlock, but for some reason I lost a root after updating to 4.4.4. Can I get the root back somehow?
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Flash twrp. Then boot into recovery then when rebooting from twrp it will prompt you to install
[Droid Ultra General] zefyx:
This is great news and something I've waited for since purchasing the phone. Can't wait till we have custom kernels and I can finally try out Topsnakes ports, although overclocking is my most desired effect. I wish I could figure out what's wrong with my phone, of course it would be borked right before the unlock method finally drops. So do we have to have root for the unlock to work? Thinking of visiting VZW to see if they can flash my phone, but I know they'll install 4.4.4 and cost me root. Having issues with the phone not charging and making it impossible to RSD my Mini, any help would be greatly appreciated.

See my thread at http://xdaforums.com/droid-ultra/general/rsd-lite-detecting-mini-t2883441
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
Just used SunShine. Where/how do I flash TWRP? Sorry if this has been answered already--I'm having a tough time finding it. I have a Maxx on 4.2.2
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Look at post #204 in this thread from [MENTION=3828166]Caseyk621[/MENTION]

You must be able to do some research on your own all the questions you have asked are easily found by searching. You cannot expect us to hold your hand through everything. I've answered several of your questions via pm and I've directed you to [MENTION=2920544]Jaocagomez[/MENTION] guide in the Dev section.

Now do the research like all of us had to at some point.
[Droid Ultra General] vicci:
I use 2.7.1.1 .

This is the link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wuc9hgknip96lqb/AAAzUCpuUU_JQgu_48OLBxWMa/twrp-2.7.1.1-ghost.img?dl=0

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Topsnake, Thank you for your help
[Droid Ultra General] kanagadeepan:
Is there any chance for never rooted mini running 4.4.4 to get boot loader unlocked in the future [MENTION=2376614]jcase[/MENTION] ji?
[Droid Ultra General] hexto:
I couldn't help myself. I unlocked my phone last night. Now time to read up on TWRP so I can flash a new ROM.
[Droid Ultra General] Einsteindks:
Found at my old place over in the Razr boards, exclusively for the Ultra and Maxx phones!!

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php?/topic/51952-[Recovery]TWRP-2.8.0.0

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Already flashed it on a newly unlocked 32G Maxx, and working great!
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
Will this work on a unlocked mini?
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
Yes.

I don't know that it is official though since it's not on TWRPs website.

Listed on the TWRP website is 2.8.0.1 !!!! Even newer version, and it came from the official team themselves.

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/ghost
[Droid Ultra General] bagheadinc:
This is the version I used; it worked perfectly on my Droid MAXX.
[Droid Ultra General] tjohnstone3:
Probably a silly question, but I'm rooted, W/P off on 4.4 (19.5.3) and have safestrap installed. Have also done a wifi-tether hack and installed xPosed.

Do I need to remove safestrap and/or replace stock recovery before I run any of this?

I'm aware I'll have to revert my wifi tether change and remove xposed before I would proceed with an upgrade to 4.4.4, but am not sure what steps need to be done w/ safestrap...

TIA.
[Droid Ultra General] aviwdoowks:
OTA yes

Sunshine no edit: some may have done it with safe strap but I see jcase recommended to remove it
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
In the moto X forum jcase advised to remove Safestrap before running sunshine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=55610157

Now Available: BL Unlock for Moto Devices (Read This!!!)

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
You can unlock as is, no problem.

You can NOT however, update to 4.4.4 until you do a full return to stock to get rid of safestrap. Once on full stock, proceed just like any other Dev edition.

Don't forget most questions are easily answered using search.
[Droid Ultra General] jfriend33:
I have a pristine condition droid maxx 32gb with unlocked bootloader running 4.4. I am trying to decide if I should sell it on swappa or not at all. I think I waited too long since now everyone can pay $25 to unlock. I would honestly like to keep it as a good backup phone.

Currently using a g3 until the next droid turbo is released. My gut instinct is telling me the droid turbo will be very locked down.

To try to keep this post as relatable to topic as possible without starting new thread (mods delete if I'm out of place) but what is the general consensus on future droids being moddable? I know Dan Rosenberg said to thoroughly consider this before purchasing so this is me doing it now.
[Droid Ultra General] hexto:
All Verizon phones come locked. Motorola seems to be especially hard to unlock. Hopefully Devs like JCase support the next release and find ways to root/unlock the phones
[Droid Ultra General] Sauveur:
Quick question regarding overclocking: now that my Maxx's bootloader is unlocked, it seems I can use Trickster Mod and Busybox. Can I just overclock through there? Or will that cause problems?
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
This is the *wrong* thread for that question. Use the Q&A sub-forum.
[Droid Ultra General] KC69:
Those that have managed to have sunshine work with 4.4.4 , can you share any tips that might help the rest of us that are trying. Like did you fxz or delete data or factory reset , anything y'all did that might help some more of us get it to work . Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
Hi everyone, first post and for the record I have been searching for almost a week on this topic. I have a rooted and w/p off droid MAXX on 4.2.2 19.6.3 (JellyBean). When attempting jcase's sunshine app it force closes when attempting the PayPal portion. I'm not sure if I have to upgrade to KitKat? Would prefer not too as battery life seems better on JB (I have another MAXX on 4.4 BL unlocked by sunshine with no issues). Also is it possible to flash back to JB from KK after boot loader unlock as is possible with the Droid RAZR MAXX HD? Thanks to the community for the help and a big thanks and donation to jcase!!
[Droid Ultra General] jcase:
Hey man, wow thats weird.

Try reflashing stock to 4.2.2, some root mods can cause weird stuff to happen, and well sunshine supports something like over 100 models now, so its best to stay as stock as possible.

If flashing to 4.2.2 stock doesnt working, try 4.4. Run it unrooted, no supersu app etc, and let it temproot on it's own
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
First of all, I'm honored to get a reply from the master... WOW!! Never expected that. Thanks for all you do for us!!

Would it be possible to get back to JB if I have to go to KK to get it unlocked?
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
If your system version is 19.6.3 you're already on kit kat. And no, you can't go back to jelly bean. Even w unlocked BL

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Incorrect. 19.6.3 to 4.2.2 can be accomplished. It's 4.4.4 to anything lower that doesnt work
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
I stand corrected. I think. Lol

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
I also stand corrected, my 4.2.2 version is 12.15.15...

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Thanks JCase, I flashed a fresh 4.2.2 12.15.15 JB and your unlock worked like magic! Smooth as butter.... Glad to have paid you 50 bucks, have an ice cold beer on me (I'd buy u one myself if u were close) and keep up the awesome work!!

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Now that I'm unlocked and running 4.2.2 12.15.15 is there a specific TWRP recovery I need to use or just the latest version?
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
I used both 2.7.1.1 and 2.8.01 and they work just fine.
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
Thanks I'll give it a try.
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
Just installed twrp 2.7.1.1 and seems to work fine on 4.2.2 12.15.15. Haven't done a backup or restore yet though.
[Droid Ultra General] Archangel:
I like 2.8.0.1 mainly because it shows the percent while backing up and the backups seem smaller in size.
[Droid Ultra General] socobandit:
Does twrp need to be flashed with adb? I've never used it before.
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
No. Just read the one stop rooting thread (in the moto x forum) - follow the instructions for the Dev edition. The procedure is identical.
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
Thats the way I always do it. Just flash the IMG file and then boot right to recovery and you should be good.
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
Guys, don't confuse adb with fastboot. Two completely different things...
[Droid Ultra General] BladeRunner:
boot, modems and system can be downgraded, but not motoboot and gpt.bin, correct? IF I remember correctly downgrading to 4.2.2 from 4.4 was a little risky in that if you tried to take an OTA after downgrading the device would hardbrick.
[Droid Ultra General] bigguy0691:
My apologies I meant fastboot thanks for the correction
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
Correct. Definitely not for the novice or android.
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Exposed

So i just changed my notification color and i love it. What else can be sure with it?
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
Huh?
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Sorry. Auto correct. I used exposed to change the color of my notification bar. What else can i do with exposed?
[Droid Ultra General] fryedmonk911:
How do you soft root the moto x with locked boot loader running android 4.4.4 need to root so I can unlock boot loader
[Droid Ultra General] danman7:
I think you should probably take a look at the threads here. Particularly the threads here.
[Droid Ultra General] priddyma:
Not currently possible. You need to be on a pre-4.4.4 software.
[Droid Ultra General] sidgallup:
has anyone unlocked a Verizon Ultra on 4.4.4? i got one from my local craigslist and it's on 4.4.4...
[Droid Ultra General] priddyma:
You can try but no one has successfully done it to a pure 4.4.4

Edit: besides sunshine your only option is $45 to the Chinese middle man and hope that he has your code.
[Droid Ultra General] :
Well worth the $25 for sunshine 4.4.4 rooted & now unlocked boot loader
[Droid Ultra General] Bkolb69:
On a droid maxx or Ultra? 4.4.4?
[Droid Ultra General] priddyma:
They are the same device. Just bigger battery.
[Droid Ultra General] :
Sorry rooted droid maxx running 4.4.4
[Droid Ultra General] Bkolb69:
This I know. But, were you stock 4.4.4 on your Maxx or Ultra when you got sunshine to work?
[Droid Ultra General] :
No, I rooted a few months back before the 4.4.4 update other than that I was stock
[Droid Ultra General] Bkolb69:
Ah. Got my hopes up there. Ha! Maybe one day.
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
Whatever you do if your not unlocked yet don't take the new soak test update!!!
[Droid Ultra General] Cowbell_Guy:
Will this work on the VZN droid turbo?
[Droid Ultra General] priddyma:
Won't know until it is released.
[Droid Ultra General] sidgallup:
i would prefer to use Sunshine, but isn't one of the requirements to be rooted? and there's no root for 4.4.4 yet, am i wrong?

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sorry but... did you keep root after updating to 4.4.4?
[Droid Ultra General] priddyma:
Yes he most likely used survival mode. No it isn't a requirement but it does need root to work. It tries to obtain it itself.
[Droid Ultra General] Topsnake:
By using the logic of if P then Q, If the Droid Turbo follows given historical patterns, then it will be identical to the Moto X 2014. In which case, this won't work.
[Droid Ultra General] sidgallup:
so i just installled Sunshine and it says i don't have root, i need to root then run the app... this means it can't unlock my phone right? at least not yet until there's 4.4.4. root tool
[Droid Ultra General] Bkolb69:
You are correct. I too am waiting for a solution. Thankfully it worked on my m8, but the Maxx is still waiting if you're on stock unrooted 4.4.4.
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
breaking unlock

Is there anything, mistake, that week re lock once you use sunshine?
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
You are not alone!

Im here with you! [emoji16]
[Droid Ultra General] :
I did use survival mode when taking the 4.4.4 update
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
new ota

Anyone take the new ota?
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
I did
[Droid Ultra General] @work:
And what happened?
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
It worked.. But still pissed cuz I can't unlock or root .. Thinking bout getting the nexus 6 but I think I'll Stock with the droid turbo..
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Were you unlocked before?
[Droid Ultra General] PILLMUZIK3600:
I was before I got my replacement.. Now I'm stuck on 4.4.4 ..
[Droid Ultra General] anlog:
Droid Maxx

Just got a Droid Maxx yesterday and it came preloaded with 4.4.4 (21.11.21). Tried Sunshine with no luck (can't obtain root). I simply cannot use the phone until I root and get XPrivacy on it, so I'm hoping we'll have a solution soon. I would be willing to pay up to $100 for some method of root. I'm not as concerned about the bootloader being unlocked, although I wouldn't mind that as well.

I'm afraid we're losing the battle for root access to our devices. Future updates will try their best to kill root and bootloader unlocks. I've also heard Android L/5.0 entirely changes the way security works, so "root" would require an unlocked bootloader and custom kernel?

I cannot deal with Android's "all or nothing" approach when it comes to application access to my contacts, texts, location, etc. XPrivacy has been a Godsend, and I won't use Android without it.

I'm sure the Sunshine devs are sick of getting asked when XYZ will be supported, but 21.11.21 has been out for months now and still isn't rooted. The Maxx is a fantastic device and I really don't want to return it.
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
I did not save my stock recovery before using Sunshine. Now I'm unlocked, and loving it. I want to take the ota, but I believe I will have to either RSD or do a factory reset so there is no error message. I just want to make sure that I won't get locked. Can anyone ease my fear?

Thanks
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
It won't relock you. You can pull the recovery.img from the fxz and flash it. Instead of rsd'ing

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Thanks! Will that take care of the logo.bin modification as well? I think that mod is preventing the install of the new ota
[Droid Ultra General] HampTheToker:
I don't presume to speak for jcase or Dan Rosenberg, but I would think that they're probably waiting for Lollipop before releasing another version of Sunshine. Still, considering the fact that it promises to pose new tougher challenges for a root exploit, there may just be a chance that stock 4.4.4 users will get some root love. My fiance owns the Mini, and I'm already planning to buy an unlock code to root her Mini if Sunshine ever supports 4.4.4. Hell, out of the five Android devices in our home hers is the only one that isn't rooted.
[Droid Ultra General] josuearisty:
Same here, 4 android phones and just my Droid Ultra isnt rooted.

Im on 4.4.4 but I wont take 5.0 until I am sure that there is no way to use sunshine on 4.4.4

I really hope somebody does something and get the way to root or something
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
The logo.bin does not effect the update. You don't need to put that back to stock.

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
I keep getting an unsuccessful update and that's the only thing I can think that's causing it am I missing something?
[Droid Ultra General] tlspatt:
If we're unlocked can we update to 5.0 when it drops for the Droid family?

I really want the Turbo, but I'd rather keep my unlocked Maxx than have a non-rooted Turbo.
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Can I flash the motobooting.img to replace the logo.bin image?
[Droid Ultra General] samwathegreat:
No!!! motoboot.img is the bootloader.
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
Frustrated

I have thought of everything, and nothing is working. I keep getting the same error message green triangle and error message. I have unfrozen all frozen apps, restored anything that I uninstalled that was stock, and I keep getting the same message. I have flashed recovery, no luck. Any suggestions?
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
What error the error message?

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
About a 1/4 after installing behind it stood and says error and reboots.
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
You should use rsd or house of moto then I guess

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] JarMagic:
That's what I thought I might have to do. Is there any chance it will lock if I rsd?
[Droid Ultra General] Caseyk621:
No

Sent from My Droid Ultra
[Droid Ultra General] empoweredh22:
Thanks for all the hard work jcase! Just used Sunshine and everything worked great. Running my first nandroid on my maxx now, because I feel like that's always a good thing to do. I know there's a lot of ungrateful dicks out there, but seriously thank you!
[Droid Ultra General] AVishvas:
Just installed Sunshine but it is not working on my Droid Maxx (ver. 4.4.4 SU5-24)

It could not obtain temp root to run its tests.

:(