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[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
Do you trust Chainfire to have full root access to your phone? The KR team has responded to people and has proven itself trustworthy, in my opinion. It's really pushing the paranoia if you think the team goes to all the trouble of buying and rooting these devices just to steal info. The newer jailbreaks for iOS have all been by Chinese teams, and nothing's happened with that. Nothing's happened with KR either. If something was up, someone would've found something by now.

It's hard to change KR because it's installed as a system app, which it needs to be to maintain root. That should be pretty obvious. I'm pretty sure it isn't hard to remove at all. It's just the process of replacing one SU binary with another that's tricky.

And why the distrust for the Chinese? I haven't ever seen a reason to distrust a Chinese developer. The US or EU ones seem to have the issues with development teams, privacy and scams.
[Android Apps and Games] taersious:
My apk version failed after 2 minutes. App said to try desktop version. I cannot access the site. Browser says, "www.kingroot.net’s server DNS address could not be found." I had high hopes this would actually work, since there was a post added to another thread where the Samsung Galaxy S4 was no longer working due to PIE error. Frustration abounds with not being able to root my phone. Been trying now for 2 weeks (off and on).
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
It's not www.kingroot.net AFAIK, just kingroot.net. There is a difference.
[Android Apps and Games] jlb1959.01:
Zacharee1, your very correct, I was talked into changing over, like I said it was my mistake, I'd use kr for many years, easy and good root. It was a mistake that bootloop my phone, and only way to fix was to do what I did, downgrade and start all over. Not blaming the kr team at all. It's all on me for messing with a good root.. Sorry if it looked as the Im disrespecting kr team.
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
Wasn't aimed at you :)
[Android Apps and Games] purple lady:
How about the ability to temp unroot so I can use an app that doesn't run on rooted devices. And I don't know if Kingroot still has a default of granting root automatically, but that also made me not trust it. I want to decide if root should be granted to an app, it shouldn't be always granted.
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
It has a prompt now.
[Android Apps and Games] Tech News Gadgets Gn2day:
Kingroot All versions

i found all versions of kingroot at Kingroot APK

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u should try diffrent version Download All versions of Kingroot for Samsung and other Android devices form here Download Kingroot APK
[Android Apps and Games] georg93:
Does not work for Lenovo vibe s1. I've tryed all versions...
[Android Apps and Games] zohaibkhan143:
Can it root droid maxx ??
[Android Apps and Games] yossijoe:
No.

Sunshine might work depending on your version
[Android Apps and Games] insanekhane:
Nice program

Nice program man. A lot easier than doing it manually
[Android Apps and Games] zohaibkhan143:
What is sunshine and how to use it ? I am on kitkat 4.4.4
[Android Apps and Games] yossijoe:
It can only unlock 4.4.3- :(
[Android Apps and Games] onlinedecoded:
Unable to install updates

After rooting, it has long time to install the updates or new apps. May be like two or three hours. Any solutions ??
[Android Apps and Games] zohaibkhan143:
:(

Thanks for reply
[Android Apps and Games] cybergrave:
I want to root my kult 10 and I have tried nearly everything plz help me !

Hope you would
[Android Apps and Games] APTX-4869:
My bro must see this thread ASAP.
[Android Apps and Games] mkenny71:
This is the only root option that I've found for my LG G Stylo 2 LGL82V which is "supposed" to be compatible with, even listed as a supported device but NO, fails everytime!!
[Android Apps and Games] Ced1459:
I am trying to root my LG G3 6.0 (D852, Koodo Canada) with kingroot, but everytime I reboot the phone, the root is gone. Do I have to immediately flash TWRP (twrp.me/devices/lgg3canadabellrogers) with flashify to make sure my device stay rooted? Am I missing something? I am trying to get Xposed to work on my phone! Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] bjbirch:
Try using Super sume to replace kingroot with SuperSU which is found in this XDA thread:http://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/supersu-please-t3110954
[Android Apps and Games] Kris Wesselmann:
I used kingroot myself and question

The decision. It seems to me that in between all the "great job" and "thank you" posts the questions about the security of this tool get lost in the mix or ignored.

There should be a thread dedicated to

Security questions where experienced developers point out details of flaws where PEOPLE WHO OBVIOUSLY WORK

FOR THE DEVELOPER

can't chime in with what basically amounts to a passive aggressive defense of the app.

Unfortunately I'm not a developer but

I'm trying to learn everything possible about the Android OS but this is difficult

Since there are too many online communities dedicated to the topic

and despite it being an open source platform

There's more to say but it's gonna go way beyond just kingroot so I'll post elsewhere as I run into topics where i feel it's appropriate.
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
I do want to point out that people can defend something without being paid to do so.
[Android Apps and Games] Kris Wesselmann:
I agree. And the comment regarding people who work for the developer was not directed at any single person or even kingroot.

I time and time again defend the open source model that android provides.

It seriously bugs me that I have friends that are so paranoid that they won't even let anyone through the front door with a smart device[emoji20]

I wish i could read code but then again

Most of the code for apps is encrypted

Which makes the door into the open source world very possibly ending in fall down the open stairwell.

As far as I can tell from all the reading

I've done I haven't really found anyone giving serious analysis of what these devices are capable of beyond absolute paranoia or irrelevant check out the years cool new apps articles that don't answer

Any of the questions i hear asked .

Me personally, I have nothing to lose, no credit, no bank accounts, nothing that could be achieved by any of my data being collected. Wanna steal my identity. Go ahead. It won't get you very far.

But there is people that do have things to lose and there's really nobody pointing out the pros vs. Cons in very direct and understandable language for joe public to understand.

The details of my learning quest and pressing issues would fill a book and the answers would probably require a person i have direct contact with to analyze code and explain technical details to me not just someone online asking

" Yo bro, is this app safe"

Then some one answering

"Yeah"
[Android Apps and Games] :
I've just tried this on multiple devices.

Alba 4" (basically a rebadged Archos 40 helium running android 5.1) root success.

Bush 4" (another rebadged Archos device-android 4.4.2) root failure

Kazam Trooper 5.5 (android 4.4.2) root success.

2 out of three isn't bad, very pleased.
[Android Apps and Games] user 7:
Actually bro...its how i installed kingroot..by just tapping install anyway.

If u find any issues please give me details of ur mobile and i will try my best to help u..
[Android Apps and Games] spdhappy:
Root Problem

I root my fone and use last 3+ months. But today i unroot my fone and again try to root, then it shows root strategy unavailable. Please help me . Samsung SM-G530H
[Android Apps and Games] ashyx:
In that case they shouldn't be taking the risk by compromising and circumventing the security of the device, put there precisely to protect such individuals.

It's simple... don't remove the lock from your front door then complain if someone takes your stuff if you're not going to take precautionary measures afterwards.
[Android Apps and Games] -n0cturne-:
If you are referring to the google protection message... First make sure that you can install from unverified sources (security settings). Then when installing from the apk, be sure to enable airplane mode (no wifi either) temporarily before attempting to install, which will disable checking with Google's servers. There is even a handy youtube video right on the first page of this thread showing how to accomplish this.

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So you intentionally unrooted..? Or was this after an update, system/ota/kingroot or otherwise?

Go to Settings > Apps > Running and look for the kingroot services and processes, killing anything you find (may need to disable accessibility service, I am unsure it is of any help anyway). Once all Kingroot processes are killed and it is no longer on the running list, swipe over to the Downloaded list of apps, find Kingroot, and clear it's cache. Reboot your phone just to be sure, and then attempt to root via kingroot again. Often it takes multiple attempts as it tries different strategies, but provided you haven't updated or patched your system since obtaining root the first time, you should eventually be able to get root access back. It may be helpful to increase the load on your device as kingroot seems to use a memory exploit, so try opening up every app you have installed and keep them running in the background, or try running a 'stress test' like the one in Antutu's Benchmark app prior to and while attempting kingroot.
[Android Apps and Games] -n0cturne-:
You need to throw away anything you think you know about technology, phones, the internet, etc.. and just start over. I don't mean to insult, but you are just so far off of the reservation, I don't see how you can find your way back.

These types of things are not for beginners, no matter what your geek buddies may say. Do you know why you need root access? If not, you don't need root access. Period. x\
[Android Apps and Games] hellercz:
Hi,

I have Huawei P9 (EVA-L19), I want to root phone using Kingroot, but it stopped in 29% with "Root Failed no strategy now"

P9 arent compatible with Kingroot yet ?
[Android Apps and Games] airwolfp:
Hi

I have the ZTE BLADE V7 LITE

Brand: ZTE

Model: ZTE BLADE V0720

Device: ZTE_BLADE_V0720

Version: 1.0.5 (release 6)

Locale: English (United States)

Android version: 6.0

I have tried all available methods to root but still not able to , your help is much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Yet his concerns are valid.

To be honest even I prefer to go un-rooted over not trusting a dev/app for what ever reason. Take the example of Chains SU. With it now changing hands to someone that is not known or trusted. People are already working on something else to replace it.

With something like this trust is a big key and the fact that is it china based will throw a red flag for many people. It is just the rep the country has earned. Cant blame people for that.
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
But why has the country earned this reputation? The utilities that have come from it lately have been nothing but good. Sure, the TaiG, Pangu, and PP jailbreaks try to install the pirate app stores, but that option can be easily unchecked. And with this app, I honestly can't see any team going to the trouble of rooting so many "unrootable" devices just to steal info; it makes no sense and doesn't seem worth it to me. Stealing IMEI numbers doesn't make sense to me either, since there are at least three other OFFICIAL Samsung phones that share mine.
[Android Apps and Games] -n0cturne-:
It comes down to what you need a phone for, and accepting the inherent risks that are there. For all I know the NSA could be spying on me.. Do I really care? Nope. If I did, I wouldn't have a cell phone. x]

Just make sure to limit the amount of sensitive information you save. Even on my big beefy pc sitting locked up in my room with pretty great network security, somebody could steal or access it physically. So I don't store sensitive information on it.. I don't really care if somebody gets my old pirated movies and blurry crotch pics, hehe
[Android Apps and Games] adrenatek:
The difference between an app like this and something like SuperSU is pretty exponential. I have never and will never endorse one click in-OS rooting because not only do you not see the behind the scenes operations (especially with this app), but there is no doubt it is transmitting data in performing those operations. Further still you cannot change to another su app and there is obvious suspicion of it doing irreparable damage to a stock device's firmware that could otherwise easily be unrooted.

Conversely, flashing a superuser zip via recovery, adb, etc., at the very least allows you to watch what it's doing and you can even logcat your phone before you even turn on its wireless radios. So Imo the easy way is the most risky. But the owner should be the one who chooses, it's your device/data.
[Android Apps and Games] koimr:
I have a C6616 (Sony Xperia Z, Bell version) and have the same problem. A reboot removes root.

I know it's been mentioned that this is a Sony RIC issue, but is this something that can be solved and is being worked on?
[Android Apps and Games] pc2828:
tried your suggestion in Terminal but didn't work:

su

getprop ro.product.name

P892A12

setprop persist.sys.k P892A12
[Android Apps and Games] maksnogin:
No worked on

Lenovo k3 note

Rom: VIBEUI_V2.5_1511_5.444.1_ST_K50-T5
[Android Apps and Games] Ryudara_uchiha:
no work in moto x 2014

Please make this compatible :c for moto x 2014
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
Seems there are 3 ways to run a King exploit:

1) Kingroot, seems to give up and says no strategies available. Does their server go down sometimes?

2) Kinguser has one too. But never worked on my Droid Maxx.

3) And the PC.

Fixed

Cleared data for KingRoot when it gives up.

And clear data for google services if KingUser is removed because you allowed it's removal-Beware, I think I removed all my purchased app from Play!

Do people use ART or Dalvik?

My dubious root success for the Droid Maxx

http://xdaforums.com/droid-ultra/general/root-kingroot-4-4-4-su-6-7-t3117552
[Android Apps and Games] Tinderbox (UK):
Kingroot 4.1 did not work on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5" SM-T800 running stock Android 4.4.2, UK version, never flashed, says no rooting strategy found after 5mins or so wifi network access was enabled :(

Knox status showed as Valid before and after the root failed.

John.
[Android Apps and Games] dandrei279:
If I do a factoy reset, I lose the root?
[Android Apps and Games] Kriomag:
if you have permanent root, not like in note4 where you have only temporary root, then no, you will not lose root as it is on system partition which is never deleted after factory reset (only data, internal sdcard and cache...).

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will there ever be Samsung S5 Plus compatible version? G901F ?

Thx.
[Android Apps and Games] Deen4533:
sony xperia z ultra c6802

i confirm rooting of sony xperia z ultra C6802 5.0.2 loocked boot loader
[Android Apps and Games] PaulPizz:
Root seems to stick better since the king user update. Still no permanent root on the Verizon note 4 [SM-N910V]. I did notice after reboot there was no root but king user stayed in the system/app and I made an edit to the system/csc/features.xml which also stuck.
[Android Apps and Games] galaxyman4g:
Will this work on HTC one m8 sprint thank you for your help
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
I think it does but only for a short time. See my post after yours.
[Android Apps and Games] JohnK71:
Root fails on shield tablet 5.1. It gets to about 22% and then locks up, reboots and comes back with a fail. I've tried a couple times, no luck.
[Android Apps and Games] pranjal.s:
In supported list micromax canvas a1 is there,but i am not able to root. It gets till 66% than it says no startegy found. What to do now?
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
Clear data for kingroot and/or reboot
[Android Apps and Games] JohnK71:
Okay, finally got it to root the 5.1 shield tablet update but now I have no sound. What happened and how do I get it back! I don't want to have to format and start over.
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
Did you try clearing app data? Then a reboot?
[Android Apps and Games] elliwigy:
Do you guys plan on adding support for the t807v? it only says theres over 17000+ requests and progress is being made but no dice..

it kinda hesitates at 16% then will reboot at random % after that and says failed on reboot or it just goes straight to fail without a reboot..

ive tried over 100 times with no luck on 4.4 and 5.0 firmwares
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60662112&postcount=1
[Android Apps and Games] ThauExodus:
For me it failed and I had a flickering screen after reboot...
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
It would be cool if they could add a log to the app, but for most people, this is the only option for rooting. Old versions of SuperSUMe do work to change KingRoot over, but only for devices that can actually achieve permanent root. And of course the app is transmitting data, but so far, even with all the devs skeptical of this app, there has been nothing to indicate that KingRoot does anything bad. That data is for the in-app statistics and maybe for further development on the root method.

I honestly can't understand the extreme distrust for this app, because I can't see anything to justify or suggest the belief that KR is evil or trying to steal our data. I know I keep saying this, but to me, it makes no sense that these people would spend so much time and energy to find and release root methods for extremely locked down phones just so that they can take personal info.
[Android Apps and Games] adrenatek:
I actually do agree that I doubt they do anything distrustful. But a legit live log of all operations performed instead of a spinning blue sabre (if memory serves from when I did this on a mediatek tablet) sure would lend credibility.
[Android Apps and Games] SnarinAaron:
It Works as of 7/19/2016

I can confirm that my Android LG G Vista VS880 running Android Lollipop 5..1.1 has officially and flawlessly been rooted through the current, latest KingRoot app/apk that you can download onto the phone through the link given in the post. Thanks again to everyone that's dedicated their time and put effort into making this happen, and all those that confirmed it! I'm making this a bit dramatic but endless searching on lost hope made this miserable. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this miracle. :good::good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
I know China may have a bad rep, and I understand the distrust for KR coming from that. However, I'm also saying that many of these apps from China have proven themselves to be trustworthy, so if we're going g to generalize all of China as being a country bent on stealing info, why can't we generalize the new things as being good, basing that generalization on things such as TaiG and Pangu?

And as for IMEIs, like I said before, they are anything but unique. Maybe they are meant to be like fingerprints, but I've researched my IMEI in my Verizon Note 4 and have had it result in ATT S3s, Sprint Note 2s, TMO Note 4s and some others, all depending on where I look it up. This is my reasoning for the pointlessness of using someone's IMEI: from research and the opinion of someone who works in security, they don't seem to have as much impact as people say. Maybe they are stealing our IMEIs to use in fake phones. But even if they are, it doesn't make much sense, since they don't seem to be unique anyway.

Carriers don't seem to care about IMEIs for ID anymore, anyway, thanks to SIM cards. Verizon is now asking for an ICCID instead of an IMEI to serve as identification for the registrant.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
If you have matched up IMEI to other devices then something is vastly wrong. This happens because A. People buy locked phones and change the IMEI. B. The wrong one is reg in the system.

Verizon used ESN numbers and not IMEI. Sim card numbers and IMEI are used together by carriers to match accounts to devices.

IMEI should always be different depending on the device or the devices are in violation of the Fcc guidelines and the company could see a huge penalty up to and excluding the blocking of sales of said devices.

I'm not saying all. I'm just saying to question and not accept simple answers when other options are available.

You may not see the importance of it but then again most don't and this is why it is still and issue and if someone steals your device there is nothing you can do except buy a new device.

Yes many have proven trust worthy. They did so by not doing things to bring questions about.

Look at the answers given. They are double answers contradicting themselves.

If people just them then that's cool but people should not come down on those that don't.
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
My VZW Note 4 had no other options to root besides this service. They don't just compile root methods from around the internet, they actually create some. I searched for over a year foe a root for my phone and didn't find anything besides this.

I don't know what you mean by telling me to look at the contradicting answers.

I see the importance of security and I can understand why people are skeptical, because it's a good thing to be. However, the people saying this service is evil and is stealing info just because it's Chinese bothers me. They don't seem to base this opinion on anything. KingRoot hasn't shown any signs of stealing info, and developers haven't found anything bad with it. If someone found something it would be all over the news, since this is quite a popular service.

I don't care if people hate this service so much they want to kill the team behind it (I hope nobody does). It's their decision not to use it because they don't trust it. What bothers me is when someone says no one should use it just because he/she doesn't trust the service. These posts usually contain baseless information, like the IMEI theft, and other stuff. Sure, this is all possible and people should know about the possibility, but its unfair to say with certainty that these things are happening. Yes, there is a risk, but it is no where near proven, and so far not even evidenced.

I was never able to actually use KingRoot because of how unstable the root was on my phone. It would work for a few minutes then freeze completely. Luckily, those few minutes were enough time to unlock the bootloader and get rid of TouchWiz, install CM and flash SuperSU.

I guess I'm just a trusting person (innocent until proven guilty sort of thing), because I don't understand the hate for this service. Skepticism I understand, but most people seem to just insult KingRoot while admitting they've never even used it, and that bothers me.

I can't find anything about IMEIs not being unique, but I do know that searching mine in a few DBs usually yields other Samsung devices and not my Note, so I don't know what's happening there.
[Android Apps and Games] elliwigy:
Thats not my job to do lol.. im an RC not a RD..finding and implementing root exploits is above me lol.

I am sure in the future something will arrise, its just a matter of time.
[Android Apps and Games] neeraj.lambaa:
Which version of this app is orientable or can be use in landscape mode.? Please tell.

sent from moto g2014 with cm13
[Android Apps and Games] Zacharee1:
None.

You aren't using this on CM 13 are you?
[Android Apps and Games] PalmCentro:
Hahaha.
[Android Apps and Games] CLPose:
LOL!
[Android Apps and Games] neeraj.lambaa:
I have another device micromax a104 and I want to get root access, problem is touch ,lower portion touch doesn't work. So I was asking. Device works in landscape mode.

sent from moto g2014 with cm13
[Android Apps and Games] KarloHD:
Please lg g4 marshmallow support.

Gesendet von meinem LG-H815 mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] PalmCentro:
Won't happen.

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Use the desktop app. Problem solved!