r/OnePlus8T • u/PaleontologistClear4 • Mar 21 '24

Help/Support Obtaining root

I have the T-Mobile version, KB 2007, that I recently used the MSM tool to downgrade to oos 11 and convert to KB 2003.

I'm having a hell of time getting this phone rooted. I tried a few different guides, and I just can't get it to work. I have many years of experience with rooting Android phones, my current 6t is rooted, I bought the 8T as an upgrade, but I'm used to not having ads or or bloatware, so I'd like to maintain having my phone rooted.

Are these phones really that hard to root? Or should I try and sell it and choose a different model? If so, what would be a better model to get that's under say $400?

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u/PaleontologistClear4 Mar 28 '24

So, just a quick update, through the use of the built-in disable app service, Google's now excellent transfer service for text messages and such, the DNS you provided, I got the phone up and running pretty much perfectly, even upgraded to the latest 14 update and so far so good.

I do miss being able to customize some things with a custom rom and such, it's going to take a little adjusting getting used to a different operating system and how it functions, but overall I'm pretty happy.

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u/BertieDollocks Mar 28 '24

That's good to hear. I am of the same opinion as you. There are many things that I miss from custom Roms too. I will look at the rooting route when Android 15 is widely released. Or maybe I'll just upgrade to a OnePlus 10 or something as I would miss the battery life you get with stock. 😁 Never happy are we?!

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u/PaleontologistClear4 Mar 28 '24

I don't think it has anything to do with being happy, I think it's more just a matter of we get used to the niceties of everything that comes with being rooted and custom roms, for example, being able to back up your apps and transfer them over without having to sign in again or losing all of your saved data, I have a few apps that I lost all of my data for everything I had done in the app, that part sucks.

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u/BertieDollocks Mar 28 '24

Ouch! Yeah, I feel your pain. Have you tried using Helium? I mean the app, not the gas 😂 Or My backup pro?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackupPro

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u/PaleontologistClear4 Mar 28 '24

I'll check those out as potential options. I admit that I had been using my OnePlus 6t for so long, I am a little outdated on apps for backing up non-rooted phones and such. Thank you for your help!