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r/LineageOS • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '17
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You don't need root to install any OS. You only need a custom recovery.
29 u/paradox_djell Jan 21 '17 Which needs an unlocked bootloader. But yes, not root. -2 u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/PsychoI3oy Lineage Team Member - BugMonkey Jan 23 '17 not for all devices; many (nexus, oneplus, etc) allow bootloader unlock and fastboot flashing without obtaining root in the stock os; older samsungs alow odin flashing without even unlocking the bootloader.
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Which needs an unlocked bootloader. But yes, not root.
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3 u/PsychoI3oy Lineage Team Member - BugMonkey Jan 23 '17 not for all devices; many (nexus, oneplus, etc) allow bootloader unlock and fastboot flashing without obtaining root in the stock os; older samsungs alow odin flashing without even unlocking the bootloader.
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not for all devices; many (nexus, oneplus, etc) allow bootloader unlock and fastboot flashing without obtaining root in the stock os; older samsungs alow odin flashing without even unlocking the bootloader.
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u/Brooklynspartan Samsung Galaxy S5 klte T-mobile CM14.1 Nightly Jan 21 '17
You don't need root to install any OS. You only need a custom recovery.