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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] mobilityguy:
Tried everything, I can't root my 3T.

I wonder if anyone has advice about successfully rooting the 128G OnePlus 3T. I've been working on it three days so far, based on the instructions on the forum on the OnePlus web site. I have bricked the phone more times than I can count, probably about 20. I've tried it with OS 4.0.2 and 4.0.3, with TWRP 3.0.3 and 3.0.4. No luck. Here is my process, which allows me to waste the maximum amount of time before it fails by bricking the phone at the last step - applying SuperSU. Any advice would be appreciated.

Unbrick (initializes the phone to Android 6.0.1)

Boot into OS

Go through the setup screens. I enabled no connectivity - no WiFi passwords, no SIM card in the phone.

Enable developer mode

Enable Unlock OK - ADB - Advanced reboot

Boot into bootloader

Fastboot oem unlock

Reboot and wipe device

Via ADB, copy to phone:

-OTA 39 (OxygenOS 4.0.2)

-TWRP 3.0.4-1 (have also tried this with 3.0.3-1, same result)

-no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1

-SuperSU v 2.79

Reboot to recovery

Flash OTA 39

Reboot to OS

In Security menu, set explicit PIN, required to start device (I read that the original encryption method can cause decryption to fail in recovery, this was the solution)

Reboot bootloader

Fastboot flash recovery TWRP 3.0.4-1

Reboot into TWRP recovery. TWRP will ask for PIN, required to decrypt

Slide to allow system mods after checking "Never show this screen again"

Flash no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1. No errors.

Reboot system to confirm it still works. It does.

Reboot to recovery.

Flash SuperSU 2.79. No errors.

At this point, despite showing no errors, the phone will no longer boot the OS. In fact, it won't get to the point where it asks for the PIN. It just shows the spinning dot boot animation forever (I left it on for six hours once, turned it off because I was afraid I'd burn the red dot into the screen). But if it's not asking for the PIN, it's not even getting to the boot files, right?

It will boot fine into TWRP, decrypts with the PIN, and shows files in the /sdcard and /system partitions, but won't even start loading the OS. The only way out at that point is to re-run the unbrick tool, wipe out all the work, and start over.

Usually when something goes like this, it means I've overlooked something obvious. Any advice? I'm ready to initialize this thing, put it on eBay, and buy a Pixel.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Uumas:
I don't know what you could be doing wrong, but try the instructions here: https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3/one.../recovery-official-twrp-oneplus-3-3t-t3543391
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Poppabradj:
Any Luck ... I'm in the same boat as you ?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Flemish_Elite:
Can I just flash the update in twrp? I get 'no update available' when I check for updates. Or maybe I need to wait?

Do I need to install other stuff? Opengapps again? ...
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Yes, of course you can

Flash the OTA zip, flash twrp again afterwards and then supersu if you want root and to stay decrypted or dm-verity if you want to stay decrypted only, no gapps needed, they are already in the ROM

"To stay decrypted " means to keep decryption if previously you were decrypted

For ota you must install a free VPN application from playstore and set a Germany server

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Not even after full flash of the 3.5.4 update?

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] iver23:
Hello, I am from Morocco and I am considering to buy a OnePlus 3T. I just want to know how to recognize the global version because it is the one compatible with the network operator of my country.

Frequency check https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/oJVns9j/oneplus-3t-dual-sim-global-td-lte-64gb/maroc-telecom-morocco

Thank you.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Poppabradj:
how can I do this ... presently my phone is on Nougat 7, with security patch december 2016

bootloader is not unlock

no way to activate USB debugging or OEM unlock

don't have TWRP recovery ...

How can I attempt a full flash of the 3.5.4 update ( would that be downgrading ? )

sorry for asking so many question .. Noob tot his
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] fightinfilipino:
got kind of a newbie-ish question on encryption, as i'm a bit confused on how it comes into play.

i'd like to unlock and root my 3T and install a custom rom. i'd like to do this in a way that allows me to not trigger SafetyNet and all that nonsense and still use things like Android Pay and, er, Pokemon Go (and of course other apps that normally don't work if SafetyNet is tripped).

where does the 3T's encryption come into play in all of this? i would like to keep encryption on. i don't see myself running something like MultiRom.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Try this or similar methods on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=h20vtOjPBHE

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
All these android pay, safetynet, pokemon games are related to the root access and bootloader unlock and not to the encryption

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Poppabradj:
I don;t get the google Keyboard, so when I hold the @ symbol I don't get the settings wheel :(

I believe this is if i was on Marshmallow but I'm updated to nougat.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Woody:
I have to say that there is conflicting information all over this, OnePlus and Devs-Base forums about everything from installation of TWRP (unofficial/not released and bluspark), which root actually works (system/less [I've seen 2.76stable, 2.79stable or 2.79sr3, Magisk11.1 works and Magisk11.1 doesn't work]), when to flash the DM-varity.zip, when to decrypt... And then when I get done reading one thread, it directs me to an older outdated thread that is still talking about MM builds. I am clearly no noob when it comes to flashing and reading, but at this point, I'm not even sure I want to open the box on Monday when it comes to my house.

All I want to do is unlock the bootloader, decrypt, flash Twrp, Root with SuperSU (I don't care about SafetyNet) and flash DU or RR w/ Elemental and OMS7 (not legacy). I need to be able to test my TBO apps/zips without having to worry about whether or not a bootloop has to do with my zip or the FW. At this point, I know this device is fast, but I'm not sure it can handle what I want to do.

Coming from the Nexii lines for the past few years, can you tell I'm frustrated?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Uumas:
This device is closest to Nexus you can get. If you are gonna use custom ROM, enable OEM unlocking in dev settings, flash twrp with fastboot, then flash the custom ROM you want to use. Why the heck don't you want encryption? That's the only thing protecting your data if you lose your device.

It's a bit more complicated if you want to stay on OOS, but basically you just need to flash twrp, reboot twrp and flash SuperSU after every update.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
Hello All,

I unlocked bootloader, and installed twrp. Installed Freedom OS on a clean install.

I am not using any heavy apps like facebook, i don't have greenify, i have better battery stats and Wakelock detector

I do'nt have super SU, i didn't install it in the aroma , i flashed magisk 11.1 instead and used magisk manager, all root functions work.

Few question

A) battery is draining stupid quick, 20% in two hours with 30 min of SOT, no media or songs or youtube, just chrome and texting, at first i thought it was because of supersu, so i did another clean flash w\o supersu and it dropped 10% from 100% after i got everything setup with 5 min of SOT.

BBS and WLD are not showing anything wild at all, could it be signal? I recently just updated my apn settings as it was using t-mobile gprs apn settings instead of lte fast

B) Substratum, legacy, i know i know, i bought swiftblack, how do i get it to apply it to the notifications window?

C) GCM apps like push bullet, if i have aggressive doze on i choose not to optimize it and GCM still doesn't seem to re-awaken until i open pushbullet manually. Even with aggressive doze off nada.

D) does aggressive doze cause more CPU usage?

E) is there a double tap to sleep feature?

F) Where is the latest stock kernel zip just in case i decide to play around with other kernels?

any other suggestions and tips for a user coming from N6p?

Thanks all
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Flemish_Elite:
I have a VPN from Canada/Germany, but still no OTA update available. If I do it manual, do I lose all my settings etc?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Sorry for late reply, no, manually updating without factory reset, won't erase your data, settings etc

The latest update is 4.0.3

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
[MENTION=3200478]Woody[/MENTION], your confusion is understandable, op3/t forums are indeed a bit messy. Let me finish my coffee and I'll share my experience, I'm too an old Nexus fan and moved to Oneplus for the same reasons

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Flash the superSU 2.7.9 stable not SR , FreedomOS may not have full Magisk support and there are plenty of battery drain reports , I personally never used Magisk

Another Freedom or oxygen OS particular issue , Substratum is not 100% compatible reason why , again , I don`t use it

Another oos bug , aggressive dose or not , some apps just don`t push notifications as it should be , maybe try a custom kernel

Basically no , it`s a background process with little cpu usage

No , you need a third -party app or Nova like launcher with this particular gesture

here http://kernel.boeffla.de/oneplus3t/stock-kernel/

Not really ... See below [emoji6]
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
I use a decrypted device in order to be able to use multirom , otherwise , you can stay encrypted

Now , it is this dm-verity message when booting and this happens after flashing twrp because it will allow system files modifications and the device may not be safe , this is what dm-verity wants to tell you

The message can be removed with a simple fastboot command https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70769606&postcount=1

The dm-verity and forced encryption disabler zip is necessary only if you want to decrypt the device and no need for root access (in order to use android pay and all the apps which doesn`t work with root) , after decrypting it . The superSU zip does the same job so no need to flash the zip if you want to root

Apparently the most reliable solution to have root and use non-root apps is to install Magisk but this seems to be not fully stable on custom roms and doesn`t work on secondary roms from multiboot

The multiboot is using a newer trick , the non-kexec patch which allows to use a primary rom without a non-kexec patch so now the secondary roms doesn`t depend on the primary`s rom kernel and can use their own and can be easily updated

One of the most annoying and unsolved issue is the request for a password when dirty flashing roms if previously a pin security lockscreen protection has been set-up . This is a twrp issue , wip ... Actually it can fixed by deleting the locksettings.db-shm, locksettings.db-wal, gatekeeper.password.key, and gatekeeper.pattern.key. via file manager from twrp , files located on data/system

There is this flashable zip which does the above job https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3t/themes/zip-fix-pin-errors-restoring-nandroid-t3556349

Unfortunately the same message comes up after restoring an encrypted nandroid backup on a decrypted storage and viceversa , here I`m not sure whether the above zip works or not, I haven`t restored any nandroid as off yet :cowboy:

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Now , I would recommend

OEM unlock

flash twrp

read this guy`s thoughts https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70729764&postcount=116

flash superSU 2.79 stable

stay encrypted
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] bird333:
How do you get proper logs to report a bug? When developers ask for logs, I'm not sure how to get them.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
It depends on what kind of log the developers needs , kernel log or logcat

Here`s a tutorial https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1726238

There are more apps on playstore which pulls logs
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
wow dude you are so thorough and comprehensive, best feedback i've ever gotten on here after all these years lol

So i thought supersu was causing my battery drain to begin with hence my switch over to magisk which made no difference.

i did check on the freedomos rom and magisk is compatible.

Where is the supersu stable version because i keep finding the SR?

Also, here are my stats from last night.

i flashed franco kernel, did aggressive doze, went to sleep from 100% , i lost more than 40% overnight. This is wild and never experienced such extreme drain before while i slept.

FYI it drains this way whether i'm on wifi or not...

I am running out of ideas on how to approach this problem

Also does it matter if i put my sim card in the position 1 or position 2?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
also , flashing that stock kernel ,leaves me stuck in bootloop mode or on the one plus screen.. any ideas?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Flemish_Elite:
I've just flashed to 25/02 RR ROM. I also flashed SuperSU 2.79 and TWRP. Do you need to do those 2 last steps every time, or only flash RR?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Hum... It shouldn't unless freedomOS... I don't think so, just flash it, if stuck in bootloop then reflash the freedomOS, dirty but, if you're decrypted, flash immediately the superSU, don't boot into the ROM

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s...1612051815.zip

There's something keeping your phone awake and most probably an application which is asking for root and you didn't allow it or the superSU you have already isn't working properly

You either reset the superSU permissions you have or flash the one above

It doesn't make any difference the SIM slot you use

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
as far as I know , RR isn`t rooted so you need to flash superSU after each update , TWRP isn`t needed
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ghettopops:
Ok so I am unrooted with perhaps no recovery? is that possible? Anywho's I am trying to install the latest update(stock) and get crazy boot loop. Perhaps because no recovery? So......Is there a return to stock/flash stock image guild anywhere. I have been unable to locate it.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
well, i tried to reflash the rom and it still was stuck in bootloop, reflashed rom with clean wipe and booted fine, but with no apps installed for 3 hours i lost 18% without even using it, stats show that it's awake while mobile signal is in dark orange and yellow, barely any green which tells me the phone is having serious issues obtaining signal

I have 11 days left for a return, and some guys on freedomos thread are saying it's because i have a bad signal (t-mobile in phoenix arizona) which i don't because my speeds are in the 40mbps range and on my iphone and nexus 6p i never had battery related signal issues.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LucentBirch:
On stock -- seems like my phone doesn't want to go into doze. Standby time is atrocious...Only have 2 hours of SOT. Should I try resetting? I want to stay on stock as much as possible, but there should be much more horizontal lines in the battery chart....
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Enter the fastboot

Flash twrp

Reboot twrp

Flash the full oos

Flash superSU if you were decrypted before

DON'T BOOT INTO THE ROM / SYSTEM

Flash twrp AGAIN

Reboot system

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Plarged:
Hello! So I have recently rooted, just a couple of things that are bugging me which I'm sure are a simple fix but I'm fairly new to all this. Firstly, Tasker isnt recognising root, when going I to magisk manager I can't see an option to add root permissions for Tasker, although secure settings is already there along with other apps that I've installed that require root. I've tried clearing data for Tasker and also reinstalling to try get the prompt but to no avail.

What is busybox? Should I enable magisks built in busy box? Is there any need?

Thanks for your help, I'm new to XDA and it's absolutely fantastic!
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
dude you and i are both screwed in the battery department, are you on stock rom? i'm going back to stock from freedomos, otherwise i have no alternate choices
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Yeah, give stock a chance for 2 days and we'll talk later [emoji57]

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LucentBirch:
I was planning on it.

Is it worth to use magisk and root and stuff? Custom kernel and all? Like I said, I loved doing all that stuff with my OPO, but I didn't necessarily didn't want to mess with it all and sacrifice camera quality if I were to ever flash a different ROM.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
I never used magisk as I'm not interested in hiding the root, superSU stable works without any issues or hassles

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Is this happening on Wi-Fi or mobile data? It doesn't allow me on data... [emoji15] I haven't noticed until now

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
as long as you are on a OOS rom camera quality is same as stock
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LucentBirch:
Yeah, I figured. If anything, it would be an Loss or AOSP ROM. I'm sticking with stock for now, though.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
I guess the 4k quality doesn't show on the YouTube app because our device does not have a 4k screen, on lower end phones shows even less [emoji12]

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LucentBirch:
Last question: did OnePlus remove the animation limiter in the battery saver mode? All animations are still there with it on.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ghettopops:
So now I have a device in fastboot that my SP3 recognizes but only in control panel. So I can't drag and drop files (Full ROM and Su). Device has been wiped due to OEM unlock and I get the password error on reboot.

I have only flashed images (system) a few times and that was being walked through. Any suggestions?
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Yes, oneplus has a limited spectrum of the battery power save mode which doesn't include the animation limiter , maybe because of this doze which can be quite well customized

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LucentBirch:
Thought so -- just thought I'd ask! Thanks!
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Flash the twrp in fastboot

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Then boot in recovery and add all your zips or sideload them

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I`m a bit confused here , what is SP3 ? windows XP service pack 3 ?

what system images have you flashed "only " ? should be a zip I guess ..

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
Someone could correct me if I'm wrong but I'm certain there are non oos Roms with oos camera blobs
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] LazerH:
I hope this is not too much off topic here.

Is there any way to freeze/uninstall apps i dont use WITHOUT root? (so far i use app quarantine)
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
yeah but ... camera bugs here and there , nothing compares to stock oos camera , the blobs the Oneplus posted are ... questionable
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
nah ... no root no party !

and there will be NEVER too much off topic on Q&A threads , especially on my threads :P
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] d3m0nzh0und:
Guys Help needed....

Hi everyone. Got my oneplus 3T 3 days back. Previously i was having Vega Iron 2 with CM13.1 as OS. Made a CWM backup of it in the good old days. Now i wanted to use that backup to extract and restore my whatsapp. Tried using Titanium backup but it failed as its not working on marshmellow. Tried using SELinux permission fix also to permissive mode but nothing worked. Then i manged to concatenate the data.ext4.tar files and successfully opened them. When i extracted the whatsapp data, app and dalvic cache files they are not in the format which can be restored through titanium backup. The main issue is i dont have the access to my old sim as currently im working out of country. Is there anyway to restore my whatsapp back along with the messages without using confirmation code from sim??

Thanks for reading out atleast :):o
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ghettopops:
Surface Pro 3. I flashed TWRP but I don't have the Rom on my phone and Surface doesn't let me drag n drop onto phone for some reason. Like when you first plug phone into Computer how it asks you when/how you want to use. Don't get that anymore. As far as flashing images. I have done the Adb flash system img, recovery img that kind of thing with my N5x. Where you basically unzip the Package and flash everything individually.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] masri1987:
[MENTION=3946657]xanthrax[/MENTION]

I flashed stock zip from opo website,booted up got everything set up, reflashed twrp as the zip wrote stock recovery back on, bootloader still unlocked, rebooted flashed magisk, and franco kernel, reboot fine. So far, phone isn't as hot as it was before, but i'm charging it up all the way to see wassup

Q: what happened to my vowifi logo on the status bar? does this mean i don't have wifi calling even if it's enabled?

Noticed i'm getting two dm verity screens one yellow text and one red text , didnt notice this before...

Thanks
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ghettopops:
Ok, so it seems I can lock oem and then install Stock Recovery and use my phone. Anything else requires password(unknown). Uggg
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
Check this https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3556349

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] xanthrax:
I don't know much about Wi-Fi calling, I never used it

Dm-verity removal here https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3546531

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[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] mobilityguy:
Solved, one way or the other

Thanks! As I thought, it was something dumb, but not maybe totally dumb on my part. The guides I used did not make clear one of these two facts:

1) no-verity and SuperSU are exclusive. Flash no-verity if you don't want to root, SuperSU if you do. Don't flash both.

2) There are multiple versions of SuperSU 2.79. You need to use SR-3, which may or may not be the one that you get at the link since those are listed by date and not by release number. I used the version named UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.79-20161211114519.zip, even though that was not the most recent (20170114223742) or the one that was automatically downloaded when I followed the link (201612051815). Consistency in naming conventions would be nice, folks.

Since I used both of these fixes at the same time, I can't say for sure which one fixed my problem. It may have required both using the correct SuperSU and not flashing no-verity first, or only one of those may have fixed the problem. In any case, I'm now nicely rooted and restored all my apps from my old Nexus 5.

The directions I followed on both XDA and the OnePlus site implied that both no-verity and SuperSU needed to be flashed, but I've been running rooted for two days now, including taking TWRP backups, no problem. Thanks for pointing out my obvious mistake. I love the forums.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ghettopops:
That is for lockscreen? I am talking about TWRP password. Problems occur when I unlock bootloader for some reason.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] PrinceMS:
Can anyone know if call volume is improved in 3T (as compared to 3)? I had a OnePlus3 and the call volume on phone was horribly low. I am now on to Samsung S7 and it is probably one of the loudest I have come across. I wonder if 3T has improved on that?