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[Android General] kegang:
Any Kingroot alternatives?

Plz suggest another one click Rooting app :)
[Android General] Amir_virus:
Hello there, just surfing net I got fascinated with the idea of one click root.....But Alas after reading all the above posts I feel disappointed that Kingroot is a malware /adware.

Are there any other one click safe root method?

Please do reply.

I am a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 user.
[Android General] Sirius_Balzier:
Hey. There's a one click waiting for you: CF autoroot. Search over xda to find it, it could support Note 5.

PD: i'm not responsible for any wrong use; search, read and be sure if it really supports your Note 5. Good luck
[Android General] Vipxpert:
hmmm ...

how about replace the su , busy box ,... in the apk ?
[Android General] basem_ym:
Useless.

Simplest way:

An md5 checksum will tell the app to ignore it and download thier su binary from cloud(if you noticed that it will not root any device without internet connection)
[Android General] craige:
Guyz,

On my backup phone, i was messing around and installed kingroot... a total malware.

Then, i formatted by phone and still kingroot is there. Tries deleting from kingroot settings but cant.

Plz inform how the hell shall i completely remove this sh*t?

Not an advanced user hence wont be able to understand complicated removal procedures.

PS: Using Samsung Note 3 Neo
[Android General] alecxs:
install any file explorer, navigate to /system/app, delete the apk files (or folders), then reboot.

additionally (but not neccessary) you can delete the correlating folders in /data/data and the files in /data/dalvik-cache
[Android General] Sirius_Balzier:
Install Link2sd; enter app, and there is some section for installed apps, find kingroot and select it, tap on 3 dot menu (right superior corner) and select "convert to user app", tap it and reboot. You can now delete app and no longer shows on menu.
[Android General] RootMyNote4Please:
Is it still correct that once you gain root with KingRoot you can flash a custom ROM and get rid of all of it? I plan on flashing MODest ROM on my SM-N910V and I'm hoping that will eliminate it since KingRoot is basically the only method of obtaining root. Thanks.
[Android General] craige:
Thanks , but after three dots -> i have option to uninstall OR convert to user app.

Under both i get the same error:

"Link2SD could not obtain root access.

Maybe as i formatted my phone, i am no longer rooted and hence the error.

Also, i tried disabling Kingroot from phones builtin "Applications manager" and yes it seems disappeared from my App list on phone, Is it safe to say its no longer working on my phone even in background ?
[Android General] Sirius_Balzier:
Well, try to check root with a root checker; also, download an advanced task manager and check if kingroot doesn't appear anymore. If there are nothing (root, kingroot app and processes) you're done :highfive:
[Android General] basem_ym:
Formating doesnt affect system apps (it only wipes thier data)

Flash your device by odin, its your best choice.

A clean flash is recommended.
[Android General] craige:
What kind of advanced task manager - Plz suggest.

I have connected my phone to KIES and there was this 1200MB update !

I updated the phone and now there doesn't seem to be any entry of Kingroot in Applications Manager. Wasn't it as good as flashing via Odin ? as it practically installed/flashed a newer firmware ?
[Android General] basem_ym:
I haven't used kies before.

But I think it does the job.

Just to be 'safer', you should wipe data/factory reset your device.

Good luck.
[Android General] Sirius_Balzier:
- There's some app called "Advanced Task Manager" (literally). The icon is a green android with an red "X" on him.

- I suggest installing a brand new firmware, not updating, because the updates keep the user data; unless you update the firmware, then reinstall a fresh new firmware (the same version of update), wiping user data before installing new firmware. So kingroot will be gone, because you installed new partitions. (I think)
[Android General] starNiff:
Yes
[Android General] Vipxpert:
Solution ?

It's hide its root after uninstalled it ! :(
[Android General] Vipxpert:
How about ... Remove it checksum ?? :D
[Android General] andrew124C41:
[MENTION=3178012]gatesjunior[/MENTION]....While I am pretty tech savvy since I am retired and had no need for one, only recently did I pick up a smartphone. It was actually given to me, a cheap Alcatel LTE Raven. I am actually finding it useful so I will probably get a better one. In the meantime, I thought I might try rooting. Having much else to do, a google search brought me to Kingroot which I downloaded to my PC. My first sign of trouble was while I was installing it via Revo Uninstaller..during the install, my anti-virus became unhappy. I foolishly ignored it thinking it was a false alarm. However, when I came to the point where I was asked to accept or decline the installation of some bloatware, I came to my senses and thought to myself, "if something is too good to be true, it probably isn't" or "you get what you pay for," in this case it is what I might be getting BECAUSE I did not pay for it.

While the software was not on my PC I did not use it but did a search which brought me to your post. When I read something like this it restores my faith in the future of mankind. "Evil can flourish when good men do nothing." You took a stand brother! You took a stand and said something. It is bad enough that Google, the supposed gatekeeper with Google Play, is supposed to protect us from bad apps...but aren't they the wolf at the door of the hen house when it comes to "protecting" privacy?

Then one has to ask, why is XDA Developers supporting them? The answer has already been suggested. Is the company violating any Federal, State or local law by its actions? I am not an attorney but about four years ago, a company in VA was prosecuted by the Feds for selling a spying app. I notice that the company made a statement on its page here at XDA denying any malevolent intent.

From a legal perspective, there is another long shot...that is fraud. One poster suggested that his phone had not even been rooted. If proof exists that the app/software either does not accomplish what it is intended to do or does it poorly while at the same time doing something that it is not supposed to, it might come under the purview of the Federal Trade Commission. (I have lived in the DC area now for over 35 years and while it was never my intent learned more than I really want to know about what is going on behind the scenes.) The FTC gets far more cases than they can handle, so they have a caveat emptor perspective. They will respond when enough complaints are received. It took the Feds years to get Kevin Trudeau but they finally succeeded.

So, now what am I to do about rooting my phone. Any suggestions?

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[Android General] timbuctoo:
XDA should take down KingRoot

I couldn't agree more with you.

KingRoot is actually one of the most notorious tool out on Android. Two of my phones have personally become vicitms of their malware/adware injection. God knows what else they collected. Heck, I even used banking apps on the phone with that app lurking.

I have learnt my lesson.

The question is, with the irrefutable proof that users can attest for, why is XDA hosting and allowing such a nefarious tool?
[Android General] alecxs:
it is also proofed that facebook whatsapp google and even stock roms gathering data, should xda bann them?
[Android General] andrew124C41:
I have some experience with Smart Phones, initially with a windows based one. I got fairly comfortable with loading different ROMS. I also have a pretty good understanding of the android system. However, I purchased a cheap android, Alcatel Raven Lte....cheap, but quite frankly, rather amazing when you think of all its capabilities (FM radio lol) for thirty dollars. Since it is new, I have not been able to find any information regarding rooting....

I do not want to use anything like Kingroot for obvious reasons.

Any advice regarding where to look would be appreciate.
[Android General] stunnabirb:
Thanks, [MENTION=3178012]gatesjunior[/MENTION]!

I am rooting an LG my mom got to get rid of all LG/carrier bloat.

I came here to XDA and found a pretty involved methodand also King/Kingoroot. Being lazy I figured "Eh. This will be fine." The more I thought about it though something seemed off. The tutorial had me unlocking the bootloader, flashing a custom recovery, etc whereas with King/o, it's just a tap.

I did a search and found this thread so thanks again, man. You save me a massive headache. It's kind of messed up that this is supposed to be the place for reputable, trustworthy information yet they're pushing these programs without any mention of all of the BS that comes along with them.

I've seen plenty of people say "Well if they're dumb enough to use something like that, they deserve what they get." That's not right either. Rooting a phone can be an extremely daunting task, especially for people who aren't very tech savvy. These apps take advantage of that and damage expensive devices for profit.
[Android General] Tehrasha:
Looks like XDA did eventually pull the KingRoot apk files, link now results in [410 Gone].

But they still list it under rooting options https://www.xda-developers.com/root/
[Android General] timbuctoo:
They don't (mis)use for military or hacking purposes, whereas a lot of countries ban Chinese products, especially phones, to be used by thier military personnel. Huawei and ZTE have long been suspected to have strong backing and interference from the Chinese military.

I'm afraid this is an apples and oranges comparison!
[Android General] gatesjunior:
They also still have their full thread and downloads of the apk's still stored on their systems.

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
[Android General] gatesjunior:
Agreed.
[Android General] gatesjunior:
Well, as I state and the whole reason for the thread and the awareness is because of all of the reasons which are listed, including the malware and adware you mention. And as far as proving anything it pertained specifically to what data they were capturing from your device and sending back to their secure servers on their end.
[Android General] AndroidCommander:
Bottom Line and point?

I think the point of allowing a program like Kingroot to be talked about and downloaded via this site is not only possibly for the issue of freedom of speech which Americans think is important and like to protect but also that Kingroot may be the only root method for some devices and the fact that all of its files are easily removed by certain methods, the ones running XTA don't see it as he major issue to them. I would tend to agree. I think that major issue is for those that are not Tech savvy and do not know how to remove it or follow the instructions to do so.

Case In Point

I used Kingroot to root my Galaxy S5 simply because, after a short search, I could not find a typical root method through the usual methods. Out of lack of time, I asked a younger friend if he could search and he found the king root method. I already knew of the malicious nature from some research I did but, even though I voice concerns, he was intent on rooting it for me, but not after we at least took a few minutes to search for a method to eliminate all traces of it afterwards, which we did. We found a script to run that was intended to remove all traces of Kingroot. This was late 2016 or early 2017. As far as I know, all traces of kingroot have been eliminated as I have not seen any evidence of it in terms of dialing home, high CPU or data usage, and/or ever adverteizing pop UPS or rouge app installations. So evidently the removal script worked. But this thread has prompted and encouraged me to double check. Nonetheless, after running the script to remive it, I installed Cyanogen Mod 13, and apparently that would have removed it also as, from what I'm reading, the kingroot files reside in the system rom partition files which are replaced during the flashing of a new rom.

The Point

I guess the point of this thread is to alert people of the dangers and allow them a method to remove the malicious program files For devices where people want to keep the stock rom? Am I correct? Apparently with my Galaxy S5, I fall in the category of at least half or more of the people that root, which is simply not just to gain root access and do a lot of neat things, but to mainly keep an older device that has decent specs still current and viable after there are no more updates, ie: galaxy s5 last android os update was Marshmellow.

And so it goes, if you are rooting to update a rom then the maliciousness of king route is moot point and thus a viable method and probably the reason (aside from being the only root method for some devices) why XDA keeps it on the forum.
[Android General] oolikers:
Sure , you are right .
[Android General] ItsMeMa:
Suspicious

The IP it connects to is 183.36.108.251 which is in China
[Android General] dimomnia:
a noob question

ok i read most of the thread but what is really the difference between kingroot and google or other services?

they collect data also, gains access in personal folders data, calls etc,etc.

what is the real difference? is my collected data treated deferentially by the chineese app than google or any other app?
[Android General] shahpari.r:
use TotalVirus to scan all
[Android General] Carpintonto:
still finding KR files after uninstall

On an LG LK430 tablet running 5.0.1

I tried NewKingrootV5.3.7_C197_B451_xda_release_2018_06_19_20180620193529_242043.apk

Being unable to bridge to SuperSU-Me Pro_9.9.0.apk, I used Kingroot uninstall itself.

adb shell ls -l data/local/tmp

-rwxrwxrwx root root 23288 2019-05-21 21:28 init.rc

-rw-r--r-- shell shell 450 2019-05-24 19:55 krperm.txt

-rw-r--r-- shell shell 658 2019-05-24 21:43 krperm3.txt

-rw-rw-rw- shell shell 9226 2015-04-12 14:29 lg_root.sh

It's worse: the krperm files get re-written on every reboot, with date stamps that alternate between actual date & time and 1970.

Apparently lg_root.sh was left over from a SuperSU attempt, and init.rc had the same byte count as the same-named file in the root.

My takeaway from the whole experience has been to never ever try KR again on anything. It's herpesware - something bad that will not go away.
[Android General] Mitoastis:
Lg affinity

Hey guys

My folks got a budget plan from affinity with free lg phones. The one originally received had some nasty malware installed that could not be removed. A second was sent in replacement and seemed fine but it's been acting bizarre lately wiping an sd card twice, button light flashing randomly and running warm. I opened the storage setting and under misc on both phones are folders listed for baidu and Kingroot. The only apps Installed are garmin connect and avg. Should I be concerned about this and have them cancel their service? I'm wondering if affinity buys their free phones from a greymarket.

Thanks
[Android General] alecxs:
It's hard to say. Maybe they sell rooted devices with installed backdoor to spy on you. Or maybe they take you serious and just wanted to help you, so they rooted the phone and removed the bloatware on your request. You should confront the seller with your discovery. Regardless, you can search for a custom ROM and flash your device
[Android General] Vulkroniid:
Kingroot is a malware since it exists, i rooted one device with it.

I used Super-Sume Pro to erased this malware en replace it with SuperSU
[Android General] Surge1223:
I still for the life of me can't figure out why this thread isn't locked lol. Pretty sure I reported it like 2 years ago.
[Android General] chmick:
I'm glad this thread was not locked . I'm looking for solution to root my xiaomi phone .

Thanks to this thread , i know : DO NOT USE KINGROOT
[Android General] Surge1223:
Holy moly lol 11 months between those replies
[XDA Assist] axelxxxxx:
is there any way to install ambient display future apart from xposed ?

im running lineage os nougat
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

Ambient display , if it is not a phone default feature can be used by m as you said , flashing xposed and using a module or by installing one of the available apps from playstore

Keep in mind that not all devices are fully supported so don`t expect 100% functionality like on the built-in ambient display devices has .

For more help , in the future please mention the device model you`re using.

Cheers !
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Do you like story based games?

What would you like to see in that type of a game? any specific features?

Thank you for your feedback.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sarimo1:
hello xda team

MTKdroid not detected my phone mtk6580 5.0.1 lollipop

i install mtk driver and adbUniv and pdanet and vcom cdc

but not work

please what should i do ?

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kirito9:
Here
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] ddaharu:
Simply I want to know if there's a simple zip that I can flash to remove the lockscreen clock. I tried using the Substratum theme, lock clean but I don't think it works with

OXYGEN Os. Can anyone help?
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] dfranco5:
Hi , a few days a go I getting this error when I try to open the notification settings , application settings and I cant configured the option that I need , I'm in stock ROM in last build of nougat rooted and TWRP
[Google Pixel Questions & Answers] killerfurbel:
I'm having some issues with my pixel:

Unlocked, but Stock (no root, no twrp) on Android Beta NPG05E (7.1.2). Yesterday morning I've had some issues with hangouts (receiving, but not sending any messages), so I restarted my phone.

On the first reboot it was stuck with the dots animation, at some point i restarted it again by pressing the power button for a long time (like 30 sec?).

This time the phone was booting into OS but there are even more issues: Fingerprint reader not working ("hardware not available") - but gestures do, displays that mobile data is disabled (but is actually enabled), having no notifications at all, the navigation bar button to switch apps does not work (vibration feedback, but no action triggered) and probably a lot more.

Next I checked for Software Updates and also found one - the beta OTA! Seeing this I remembered that the beta dialog was not present at the last boot up and also noticed that Android Version is 7.1.1

This also explains all the issues - going back from Beta to stock is not supported without wipe.

(now i know: --> Somehow the phone might have switched between the two slots?)

While all this happened while I was still on vacation, I then applied the OTA once again and was back to 7.1.2 - but the issues weren't gone. Only Fingerprint reader was working again, the other problems remained.

So next I would probably need to do a factory reset - but I wanted to make a backup with TitaniumBackup first:

Booting TWRP RC1, flashing SuperSU 2.79 SR3, reboot --> no binary found (?)

So I checked and I was back to 7.1.1 again!

Using TWRP I could see that I was on slot B - the build.prop says NMF26U (7.1.1), while on slot A was NPG05E (7.1.2 Beta). So I switched the active slot to A and was on 7.1.2 Beta again - and SuperSU is running well (which means SuperSU installer actually installed on the correct slot, but somehow it got switched right after flash or during reboot).

Did somebody experience something similar? Do you know if there is anything else (besides an OTA) which changes the active slot?

I will probably go for a TB backup now, factory reset and restore the user apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] dhman06:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S7 that I rooted and have been using on T-Mobile. With the new T-Mobile nougat coming out yesterday I tried flashing the new update using Odin. When I tried to flash via Odin it showed failed and my phone was stuck on download mode. So I trying rebooting using the Power + Volume Down and that's when i realized that the phone has been hard bricked. I don't have anything but black screen. When I try to get into recovery it shows "Rebooting Recovery" and then black screen again. Can someone please help me unbrick this phone? Is there anyway to boot from sdcard? Any way to get into a safe mode or something like that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] scm37390:
no expert here!

I am no expert but I would try plugging the phone into the charger not the computer and check the battery level, see if it is really low. I am sorry I have no other ideas for you.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 7840274:
Hi everyone.

I want to download stock 5.1.1 for m'y J500FN

because i want to instal the R.R Custom or CM13

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Ragazzza:
good luck?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] FT420:
Go to https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-J500FN/ and choose the correct firmware for your device.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] American_Jesus:
Try to download from SamMobile or UPDATO and flash it with Odin

Also look at (Tutorial) Upgrade J5 (2015) to 6.0 and Downgrade to 5.1.1 + Rooting
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Deleted member 7840274:
SLOW download and crash ?
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Iagothewheels:
http://fw.updato.com/
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Rizzed:
What region do you want the firmware to be? I can download it for you and upload to Google Drive using SamFirm.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Yahooli:
The latest updates of MM do not allow return to LP, you need to download first to an old version of MM and then return to LP :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] _dvn:
Here you go buddy

http://www.mrcrab.net/view-stockrom/sm-j500fn.html

just scroll down to find 5.1.1 ;):good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
I posted about this a couple of weeks ago but have a little more information now.

Like the title says, I can't transfer my nandroid backup to anywhere but all other large and small files can be moved.

I figure its due to encryption but it was working fine when I was on older versions of TWRP. Currently I'm on TWRP 3.0.3-0

I cant move my backup from phone to Mac and I've tried sending it over wifi to my NAS, both fail.

I am not sure if adb pull would work but even if it did, that's a bit of a pain if you like to test roms and store backups elsewhere.

Thanks.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spannaa:
Can you transfer it whilst you're in recovery?

This often work when transferring normally doesn't.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
Wow! You know I could've swore I tried this a couple of weeks ago and it failed but before responding back to you I figured I should give it another shot...whatta ya know--It's copying as we speak.:)

Thanks a lot for the quick and valuable response!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobysnack:
Really I find this thread today after I deleted most of my backups yesterday :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] benyork:
I just bought an AT&T Kaiser and modified the registry to hide contacts on my SIM card (HKCU\ControlPanel\Phone\ShowSIM changed to a 0 value). It works immediately after change, but if I have to reset the phone (even after a period of several hours) the change reverts. I have made other changes however, and they hold through soft-reset. Any Ideas?