[Droid Turbo 2 General] fdg_:
THESE ARE THE STEPS I HAVE TAKEN FOR THE TEMP-ROOTING PROCESS OF DROID TURBO 2 XT1585 USING KINGO ROOT AND USING TITANIUM BACKUP PRO TO PERMANENTLY FREEZE/DISABLE SYSTEM APPS:

these steps start right after i've flashed stock rom (kinzie 5.1.1) using RSD Lite.

**note** Sometimes each rooting process can take a while, so unless it shows an error, it's still running.

1. Go through the setup wizard process while doing as little as possible. When you can, access the developer options and enable USB debugging.

2. Connect it to the computer and install Titanium via ADB. Now run Kingo Root. It'll download new apps on to your phone. the superuser and kingo link are crucial for this so don't delete them! ( It may not work the first time. if that's the case, unplug, reboot, plug back in and run the program one more time before proceeding to the next step.)

3. By now Kingo Root will be in the process of rooting your device. Chances are, it'll get to about 70% and it will reboot your device. If this happens, don't worry this is usually part of the process. Just let it turn back on, allow USB debugging, and continue with the process. it may say it failed again, so if this happens, just close out of kingo root on your pc, then re-open it and click the "root" button ONE LAST TIME.

4. By this step, the rooting process will succeed. you will see things happening on your phone like SuperUser asking for/granting permission for other apps. This is part of the process, also, verification that it is indeed working. (by now, feel free to completely uninstall the battery app kingo root installed, i find it a lot easier this way)

5. Open Titanium Backup Pro. It will ask for root permission, grant it, and once you proceed through the messages, you need to click on the tab that's named "backup/restore". This will show you a list of everything you have installed on your phone; bloatware, system apps, also crucial parts for a functioning system. so be careful not to disable certain things as it may cause complications.

6. Click on an app you want to disable (even if it's one you can't normally disable through the apps settings). Now, click freeze. This will disable the app. To verify, look in the app drawer -- it is gone. look in the app settings under the disabled list -- it's disabled.

7. Repeat the last step on any and all apps you want to disable. Individually freezing each app one by one.	***also, if you accidentally disable an app you need to use, or one the functionality of the system depends upon, you can just click "defrost". if you aren't sure how the system will respond after disabling certain apps, research it, use trial and error, reboot and observe.

8. Now that you've disabled all the undesired applications, tap "MENU" in the upper right hand corner. Tap "Filters..." Go down to "filter by temperature" and check "frozen". then tap the green check mark in the upper right hand corner. This will show you a list only containing the apps you have frozen. THESE APPS WILL STAY FROZEN EVEN IF YOU REBOOT AND TEMP-ROOT IS GONE.

9. Tap on the upper right hand corner menu again, tap on "batch actions" and scroll all the way down to the "un-install" menu. click on the "run" button next to "uninstall all user & system apps". This will "uninstall" all of your frozen apps FOR AS LONG AS YOU STAY IN TEMP-BOOT. You can verify this by going to the apps settings and looking under "all" and you will see only the apps you chose to keep. (however, they still appear in the disabled menu for some reason) you will not need to refreeze these apps after reboot, they will just ressurrect. but they will still be disabled.

Now as for the Kingo Root apk, i've noticed sometimes it won't work right away when being used the first time.... i'm not sure why this is, honestly.... the only way i found is if it shows an error, root with the kingo root program on the pc via usb, then open the kingo root application on your phone to verify that it's rooted, reboot, and try rooting with the one on your phone again. and just repeating the process until it does actually work.

Here's the website's explaination as far as why you have to keep repeating the process:

"You may want to try it a couple of times because KingoRoot.apk will only download one script at a time. Running different scripts may deliver different results."

found at the bottom of this page here:

www (dot) kingoapp (dot) com/root-tutorials/how-to-root-android-5.0-5.1-lollipop-with-root-apk.htm