Nexus 5 - Windows Root Program


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Hi guys

 

Last week, I rooted my Nexus 5 using a new program which automates the process. You install it on Windows and it runs through set things to root the device.

Now I am trying to re-find it but can't figure out the name or where I found it!

 

Anyone know?

 

Thanks,

 

James

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A Nexus is not very hard to root. As long as you have it unlocked with a custom bootloader just download and install chainfires auto root package (http://download.chainfire.eu/363/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hammerhead-hammerhead-nexus5.zip) and flash that and you will be rooted. If you want to use the program I would look on http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5 . Also I think Odin is only for Samsung devices and its just a flashing tool.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Odin a tool for rooting Samsung devices only?

Oh really? Huh, I didn't know that...

Having a quick check, maybe this or this could help?

What are you trying to do, anyway? You've already rooted your device.

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It's more a case of... the program easily roots the device (one click, does it all) - but it also has an unroot option too, to restore it back to stock.

 

Basically, my banking app doesn't work on rooted devices (Stupid Barclays)...


You must be talkinga bout Wugfresh Toolkit?

 

http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

 

 

This one is very good :

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http://www.wugfresh.com/

 

edit : to quick for me Roger H. :laugh:

 

That's the one! Thanks! :)

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So far, so good. It is now un-rooted and re-locked. Just performing a factory reset to ensure everything is cleared back to what it was. :)

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Im confused; Since when does Odin root Samsung devices? Does Samsung allow this now?

Having done some reading on this, Odin was developed by Samsung as an alternative to Kies. I can't seem to find anything that says that it is solely for Samsung devices though, quite a few pages refer to it as "the most used program to root your phone" without specifying Samsung-only devices.
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Odin is a flash tool. It is only Samsung, and it doesn't root. It can, however, be used to flash a rooted ROM.

 

Kies is a user tool for backing up, syncing, and updating your phone. It's not so much a flash tool in that Odin will allow you to flash specific partitions with specific code. Kies was more a pre-OTA type updater and sync app.

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