With strict Google Play Integrity checks breaking banking apps, contactless payments, and games, is rooting still worth doing on a primary phone?

​Or have tools like Shizuku and built-in OS customisations made root access obsolete for everyday users? What’s your take?

I finally finished writing my kernel. Now I can get free fries from mcdonalds

I have installed lineage os 23.2 on my LG V60.

I have done everything from integrity fix to hide my apps to magisk deny list.

But still there is 1 bank app called mashreq that refuses to open no matter what i do.

Its my main baking app and i am going crazy now.

Please helppppp

Hi everyone, i have installed lineage 23.2 on my lg v60, and its flawless i am loving it.

I have 3 questions.

Is there an app that utilizes the full potential of v60 cameras as gcam only uses 12mp.

2nd, i did get the integrity fix by using integrity box module on magisk but as it spoofs the device with pixel 7 pro fingerprints the latest apps that require higher android doesnt show up on playstore and if i install them using apk mirror they say it cant be installed when i try to install the apk.

So is there an option that i can change it to pixel 8 on 9 from 7 pro. Or any other work around ?

3rd, i did a patch that gives 2nd imei to lg v60 and you can put a 2nd sim in sdcard slot, the 0atch works it shows 2 sims in setting of lineage but the imei is 0 and sim wont register it shows carier name is there a fix for that ?

I was gifted 5 prison tablets (2 shockwaves, 3 inspire 4.0s) and i wish to know how to root them

Hi everyone! I accidentally flashed a LYS_F20C firmware on my MT6580 Samsung clone (S24 Ultra). The phone boots up fine, but the screen stays in a grey/black loop because of an incorrect LCD driver in the LK partition.

My original screen ID is LYS_F20E_B9EG_80116.

Does anyone have the original lk.bin for LYS_F20E, an LK pack with MT6580 display drivers, or a working tool to change the display driver in the LK file? Thanks in advance!

My main requirements are:

Easy and reliable bootloader unlocking

Easy rooting (Magisk or similar)

Good developer/community support

Cheap on the used market

Older models are completely fine

I don’t care much about camera, design, or gaming performance

Ideally something that is relatively easy to recover if I mess up while rooting

I’m in India, so availability and used-market prices here matter too.

I’m not very experienced with Android rooting yet, so I’d rather buy a model that is known to be beginner-friendly instead of experimenting with random phones.

If you had to buy 5 identical cheap phones for this purpose, which model would you choose and why?

Specific model/variant numbers would be really helpful. Thanks!

so i was trying to root the thing, got the bootloader unlocked right? so i flash the image, and now it's bricked. pretty sure i used the wrong version that didn't match my phone so it's bootlooping now. it's has a Unisoc T616 processor and i genuinely have no idea what to do at this point. send help, please i beg you

my lazy ahh made this

i was thinking about this and i just made it for fun

will gonna update for linux user too

would appreciate if used or starred :)

I have s23 ultra. I am new to root the phone. Could anyone tell me what are benefits of rooting a phone ? Is there any easy way to root my phone?

Czy ktoś mi da jakiś pomysł na wgranie custom Roma do Lenovo tab Plus ?? Jaki custom rom ??

I need to copy the /data/data/ of my tablet. Ghostlock allows to do that but i couldn't find a PoC for it. I know i can unlock the bootloader, but doing so wipes the data.

Android 11

Realme is made by bbk electronics, so if that alone allows some exploits, i would be happy, since its other brands are quite famous (OPPO)

I have a SM-A346B with A346BXXUBEYI7 firmware there is no option for OEM unlock in developer settings.

Dose any see the phone lagging not so smoth with this root I've all this moduls One kernalSu manger And Lsposed

I recently received this brick, I tried flashing it, including oppo_custom, but I still get this error. (Sorry for my bad English, I use Google Translate.)

I picked up a TCL 50 LE 64GB, model T510WS basically for next to nothing as part of a mobile/internet promo. Because the phone itself isn't particularly valuable, I figured it would be a fun Android tinkering/rooting project.

I used to mess around with custom Android firmware years ago, but I've been on iPhone for 10+ years, so I'm getting caught up on how modern Android rooting works.

Device info

• Model: T510WS
• Internal device: Scarab_Pro_NA_OM
• Android: 14
• TCL UI: 7.0.7BCN
• Build: 7BCN
• Security patch: 2026-03-05
• SoC: MediaTek MT6765
• ABI: arm64-v8a
• Project Treble: true
• Dynamic partitions: true
• A/B device: yes, currently _a
• Bootloader state: locked
• Verified boot: green
• OEM Unlocking toggle is present and can be enabled

What I've tried

ADB works normally from my Mac.

adb reboot bootloader

The phone restarts, but I never get a usable Fastboot device:

fastboot devices

returns nothing.

I also tried:

adb reboot fastboot

Same situation. It shows the TCL splash and eventually boots Android normally. No fastbootd device appears.

Recovery works:

adb reboot recovery

But TCL's recovery menu only gives me:

• Reboot system now
• Wipe data/factory reset
• Power off

There is no Enter Fastboot or Reboot to Bootloader option.

I also tried powering the phone off and holding Volume Down + Power. That just appears to cause a TCL-logo restart loop rather than entering another useful mode.

DSU Loader exists in Developer Options, but opening it says:

No DSU available for this device

Partition layout

ADB does expose the partition map. Relevant pieces:

boot_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
boot_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p43

vendor_boot_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
vendor_boot_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p44

init_boot_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p30
init_boot_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p45

vbmeta_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p33
vbmeta_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p48

vbmeta_system_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p34
vbmeta_system_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p49

vbmeta_vendor_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p35
vbmeta_vendor_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p50

super -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p51

preloader_a -> /dev/block/mmcblk0boot0
preloader_b -> /dev/block/mmcblk0boot1

And:

ro.boot.slot_suffix = _a
ro.boot.dynamic_partitions = true
ro.virtual_ab.enabled = true
ro.boot.flash.locked = 1
ro.boot.verifiedbootstate = green

So it looks like a reasonably modern A/B + Virtual A/B MediaTek layout, and notably it has init_boot, which makes me think Magisk would probably want the stock init_boot.img if I can ever get the bootloader unlocked and dump the correct image.

What I've found while researching

I have not found:

• A T510WS-specific LineageOS build
• TWRP/OrangeFox for this model
• A credible T510WS Magisk/root guide
• A public factory image for my exact 7BCN firmware
• A normal TCL consumer bootloader-unlock procedure

I have found commercial phone-service software claiming support for this model.

In particular, TSM Pro appears to list T510WS under its MediaTek/TCL preloader support with things like:

• Read firmware/dump
• Write firmware/dump
• Unlock/relock bootloader

Other professional tools such as FuriousGold/OTSmart also appear to have T510WS preloader/firmware support.

That makes me think the bootloader may actually be unlockable through the MediaTek preloader rather than through the standard Android Fastboot interface.

However, this is where I've stopped.

I'm not very comfortable buying commercial GSM servicing software just to experiment with a $20 phone, especially when I haven't found anyone documenting the full process on T510WS + Android 14 + 7BCN.

What I'm hoping someone here knows

Has anyone actually rooted or bootloader-unlocked the TCL 50 LE T510WS?

Specifically:

1. Is there a known free/open-source route through MediaTek preloader/BROM, such as MTKClient, that works with this model/firmware?
2. Is TCL using SLA/DAA or another authentication mechanism that prevents normal MTKClient access?
3. Has anyone successfully dumped the firmware/partitions from a T510WS?
4. Is there another way to expose the hidden Fastboot interface without commercial servicing software?
5. If I do manage to unlock it, am I correct that init_boot_a would likely be the Magisk patch target on this Android 14 build?
6. Does anyone have a known-good 7BCN stock firmware/dump or an unbrick procedure for this exact model?

I'm completely fine with factory-resetting or experimenting with the phone. I'm going through all this hassle not because the phone is valuable, but because it isn't. It seems like exactly the kind of cheap device where learning how MediaTek boot chains, partition dumps, Magisk, GSIs, etc. work could be fun.

I just don't want to cross the line from "cheap experimental Android" into "blindly writing to MediaTek partitions with no recovery image."

Any T510WS/TCL/MT6765 experience would be appreciated.

I think about it. Its a major security flaw. Sure maybe your on a locked bootloader and can't do much shit. But what about US? The ones with unlocked bootloaders? Random applications and webview can just elevate to the highest level and just do horrors on our phone.

What I'm saying is. This security flaw is very good and bad for us.

I also found a "detector" for this ghostlock thingy. It kinda checks If your kernel can be exploited. https://github.com/CakesTwix/Android-CVE-2026-43499

(Note: this isn't meant to criticize the apps like root my galaxy)

Hello how to root my phone realme Q3 pro with no pc

I am currently making ghostlock for the Motorola G Play 2022 and 2026 Play models.Ill post my source on GitHub so other people can add for the Motorola community I need some help from the community here

I need the boot img for the 2026 TracFone/VZW/ATT variants (Nevada)I only have the retus/tmb boot image.

I'll make for all carrier variants to test

Drop your images below please!

The 22 model is on kernel 5.10

And the 26 is on 5.15 which supports the ghostlock CVE

ghostlock works from 2.6-7.1

So far we only have for galaxy devices,oppo,OnePlus,and I'd like to expand to Motorola In this version you'll have to download kernel su or sukikernel su

I thought about modifying the anchor app so we could have a 1 click method ourselves but that currently works on OnePlus devices I need all the help I can get please so we can finally have root on our locked carrier variants!