On Lollipop, SuperSU, and CF-Auto-Roots
Posted on 2014-11-13, 193 comments, 1189 +1's, imported from Google+/Chainfire

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A lot of Lollipop firmwares dropped the past few days, and so did a number of new CF-Auto-Roots.

Android 5.0 compatible CFARs are now available for the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2012, Nexus 7 2013, Nexus 9, and Nexus 10, amongst others.

Note that the Android version a CFAR is based on, as listed on the page, is not necessarily relevant to which Android version it will work on. This is listed only because often new bootloaders will not boot kernels based on older firmwares.

Normally I batch update all CFARs with the new patches, but since there have been so much changes to make CFAR 5.0 compatible, I still want to test it out on some more devices as their 5.0 firmwares roll out, before converting all CFARs to the new system.

While the old CFARs actually had their own scripts to install SuperSU, the new variants actually have the same ZIP embedded as you would flash using TWRP.

A second ZIP will also be flashed, which if running on a Lollipop or newer firmware, will take the current kernel, patch it so SuperSU can run at boot, and flashes it back. This makes the process mostly kernel agnostic, but it does require the kernel to be in a compatible format. If not, you will have to turn to your favorite kernel devs to get a root compatible kernel from them. Locked bootloader users are out of luck (for now). 

In time, those two ZIPs will probably be merged, but not until some more testing has been done.

While at this moment CFARs come with v2.20 of SuperSU which is not available anywhere else, this is an interim version and doesn't bring anything new over v2.19 other than CFAR compatibility. A newer ZIP will be available to everyone within a few days, and so will the automatic kernel patcher.

I will also start updating the How-To SU docs with Android 5.0 related information for developers as soon as possible.

In the meantime, my devbox has suffered both a cooling pump failure (deadish h100i) so my CPU is throttled, and a drive failure so my RAID arrays are rebuilding (no data was lost), so everything is slow going at the moment...

CF-Auto-Root

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Roberto Fabrizi commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:07:

Thank you so much for your work cf

Nico Fernitz commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:07:

Thank you so much! :-)

Erik Huizinga commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:07:

Goed werk, zoals altijd! Bedankt. En succes met de kapotte hardware.

Lorenzo Cingolani commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:09:

Thanks for your work XD

Philipp Lichtenberger commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:10:

+Chainfire any chance we can add the code to source that supersu is available only in settings? On 4.4.4 it works, but some files changed in 5.0.

René Bour commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:10:

Thx for the information and your work.

Guity Rodriguez commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:10:

Woot woot!!!

Spiridon C. Dalietos commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:11:

Great work there +Chainfire ! Thanks a million!!!!

Marc Grondin commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:11:

Than you for moving so quick love your work

Ricardo Marques commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:12:

Thanks for the work guys !

Amanpreet Wadhwa commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:22:

Not working

Tim O'Brien commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:28:

Just successfully rooted my N7 2012 running 5.0 with the latest version of CF. Worked like a charm! Thank you!

Mario Jarquin commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:34:

Bought you a beer yesterday because of the Moto X autoroot.  Cheers :)

Amanpreet Wadhwa commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:46:

+Chainfire​ can u help please....I'm stuck in bootloops

James Karaganis commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:48:

Hope you have offsite backups.

Yes, I also bought Pro. Good work all around.

Angel Vega commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:49:

I rooted just by flashing elemental x 3.01 and then flashing super su beta 2.17

Dan Hymer commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:51:

Thank you, sir!

Евгений Коновалов commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:57:

Спасибо!!!

Grant Rees commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:58:

Thanks for all your work :)

thomas norimaki commented on 2014-11-13 at 14:59:

+Amanpreet Wadhwa​ use Faltboot and flash the original boot.img back. Had the same problem

Brad Himself commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:05:

it says waiting on device.. 

Amanpreet Wadhwa commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:08:

+thomas norimaki I did that but I need to root

Grant Rees commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:08:

+Brad Himself Your device probably isn't in fastboot mode.

thomas norimaki commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:09:

+Amanpreet Wadhwa​? For flashing bootloader you just need too unlock the bootloader...

Mike Libbey commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:12:

+Chainfire Says " then run the included script for your OS" what is the exact adb command for that? and do i have to unzip the file to platform-tools first? Sorry I am new at adb

Mike Libbey commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:14:

+Angel Vega where did you get that elementalx version?

Anthony TSE commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:24:

thx

Hector Machorro Cesar commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:28:

+Angel Vega hey mate I only see ElementalX 2.03 not 3.01... am I missing something??

robert dunn commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:29:

I have a att unlocked note 3 how do I update my firmware??? Please help

Brad Himself commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:37:

+Grant Rees it is..in bootloader mode.

Gustavo Ramirez commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:42:

Gracias!

danjuma kolo commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:44:

+Chainfire

"The lesson here is that consumers should stick to buying products with unlockable bootloaders if they care about rooting. As SELinux, Knox, and Android itself continue to close up the holes that hackers might use to violate our devices, they are also making it increasingly difficult to root. Ultimately, we want the best security possible, but some people find that there are still certain things that can't be done within the confines of an unrooted device. Now that it may only be possible to root by modifying the kernel, it seems that unlocking a device will be a requirement going forward"

I have an oppo n1..what do u have to say?

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Brandon Giesing / CosiCast commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:50:

+Chainfire​​ Does CF-Auto-Root still erase data when encrypted? With Android Lollipop being encrypted by default, this would be useful to know... 

Craig D commented on 2014-11-13 at 15:52:

Cheers chainy. Great work !

Brad Himself commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:11:

do i have to type a command in the terminal or na?

Russell Lowe commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:20:

+Mike Libbey​ unpack the zip, put the phone in fast boot mode, go to were you unpacked the zip and run the flash file.

Naz U commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:21:

Legendary

Carmine Sansone commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:25:

Thanks! :D

Andika K Pratama commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:26:

Thank you

Aaron Fried commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:39:

You are awesome!

George Leon commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:41:

Thank you +Chainfire. All these years later, you still are doing your thing, expertly!

Ernesto Vispo commented on 2014-11-13 at 16:55:

You are a boss The devices

Ben Abston commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:07:

+Mario Stadlhuber​ do you have a custom recovery? Flash elementalx then SuperSU then you'll have root.

Damo Conti commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:09:

+Chainfire​ with your raid dying and other bits. Best place I've found in the online dell auctions you know when big companies buy like 4cpu servers raid etc they pay extra for Dell to keep 1/2 spare parts for everything you bought after extended care expires the companies are offered the spares to hold onto in case. Rest go to auctions. I know greysonline.com.au do Australia, couple years ago got a duel xeon server then 2nd cpu for it for $127 dell and ibm still had the cpu listed for $1200 also cheap as monitors

Mike Libbey commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:10:

+Russell Lowe thanks!!

Wug Fresh commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:22:

Thank you +Chainfire for all the work and info!  Most appreciated.

Doug Lynch commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:26:

Doing the lord's work. Thank you Chainfire for everything you have done for the community

Ian Daniel commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:34:

Thank you!

Heinz Brunner commented on 2014-11-13 at 17:39:

your work is well appreciated, +Chainfire !

Farzad Fallah commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:00:

Thanks for your all hard work man. Android community is in debt to you.

Orvenzon Quiros commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:06:

This is only work for non rooted device

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:28:

Already rooted On my 5.0

Orvenzon Quiros commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:41:

Is this only if you want to root your device right?

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:44:

Ya only root

Orvenzon Quiros commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:47:

+Shiv Sagar thanks man.??

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:48:

+Orvenzon Quiros ensure ur boot loader is unlocked . if flashing on nexus . else whole unlocking u will lose all ur data . so better take a back up before doing anything

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:49:

+Orvenzon Quiros ur welcome ')

Bob B commented on 2014-11-13 at 18:49:

Thanks Brother/Sister CF, you have explained this in such a clear and concise manner that it puts everyone of your followers at ease, you know what you know and that my friend is what is most important now a days when we not so technology fortunate brothers and sisters, need that extra bit of emergent info when we need it, so, again, thanks for your knowledge, I know it is very much appreciated from all......

Daniele Febei commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:05:

Thank you +Chainfire​ it works perfectly

Mike Harris commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:42:

Yeah, works great - Nexus 10 official release firmware.

Orvenzon Quiros commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:47:

+Shiv Sagar I'm already rooted N5-5.0... Do I had to re-root again..

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:48:

+Orvenzon Quiros didn't catch u ?? What u mean bro?

Jim DeArras commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:51:

Thanks!  Donate hit.

Orvenzon Quiros commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:55:

+Shiv Sagar​ my Nexus 5 is already rooted.. Running AOSP Android5.0 r5..do I have to run this application again?

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 19:59:

No if ur rooted y do ubwanna run the root again??

Birol Cin commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:07:

guys i need your help. after installing the factory image i now have rooted my N5 with cfar and it looks good, but sadly its not working. supersu starts and looks normal and if i start a app that needs root, eg ti backup, i get the message to allow ti root access, i accept it but after that ti tells me that i couldnt get root access. supersu has ti in his list, so what could i do?

Shiv Sagar commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:09:

+Birol Cin how did u root it? Boot loader in that mode did u run the files of cf auto root ?

Birol Cin commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:12:

+Shiv Sagar my (unlocked) N5 was in fastboot and i started the cf auto root file, i was also able to see the red android so i thought everyhting was good...

Vincent LeBlanc commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:22:

I hope this small donation will help you towards replacing your rig, or getting a beer or two to forget about it =)

Keep up the great work, you make our lives better everyday!

Paul De la Pomélie commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:34:

Worked fine on my Nexus 5 official build, good job !

Birol Cin commented on 2014-11-13 at 20:36:

+Shiv Sagar i tried it again, after a complete unroot via supersu app and looked at the message auto root showed me and there the step with the kernel patcher shows me "failure or patch not needed"?

Ichigo Uzumaki commented on 2014-11-13 at 21:05:

Good to hear that you're working in the root mehods and beyond. and thank you.

Daniel Guo commented on 2014-11-13 at 21:08:

+Birol Cin I have the same problem. When I first time root it, it worked. But I try to reflash the factory image and root it again, it gives me "failure or patch not needed" and supersu is not working. Please help us !

Tyleo Young commented on 2014-11-13 at 21:14:

Thank you

Jason Burt commented on 2014-11-13 at 21:16:

Thank you...the Nexus 7 2012 works like a charm.

Ben Abston commented on 2014-11-13 at 22:33:

+Mario Stadlhuber​ no prob buddy. I ran into the same situation yesterday.

Daniel Galvan commented on 2014-11-13 at 22:39:

Ok so I got the official Android 5.0 update. Do I update first or flash the new zip file first? I'm already rooted running PA

Daniel Galvan commented on 2014-11-13 at 22:45:

+Paul De la Pomélie​ do you update to 5.0 first? I use twrp but I'm not sure if it will still be there.

Billy Reynolds commented on 2014-11-13 at 23:23:

+Daniel Galvan

It won't, the official image includes a stock recovery partition, you'll need to flash TWRP again. You could flash the individual partitions but it's a pain, best to flash the whole thing then re-install your favourite recovery.

Daniel Galvan commented on 2014-11-13 at 23:29:

+Billy Reynolds​ Ok so I update, then flash the zip file by holding both volume rockers and power button correct? This will root the phone and then I can install twrp.

Billy Reynolds commented on 2014-11-13 at 23:34:

There's no proper root for this yet but you don't need root to install a recovery partition, you do that using fastboot:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/129

Use the "Download - Recovery Image Method:

" method.

Chainfire will most likely come out with a CF-Autoroot for the N4 in the next few days, he's done it with the other devices.

Daniel Galvan commented on 2014-11-13 at 23:38:

Thanks man

Billy Reynolds commented on 2014-11-13 at 23:46:

No problem, +Syko Pompos on the XDA forum says that flashing the boot image from his preview build may allow rooting, Apparently people have done the same with the Nexus 5 version and it worked.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56733268&postcount=30758

Billy Reynolds commented on 2014-11-14 at 00:02:

Apparently this flashable boot image will allow root using SuperSu 2.19:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56733496&postcount=30762

So just install Lollipop, use fastboot to install the TWRP above, reboot into recovery, flash the boot image, reboot again and then you should be able to flash SuperSu 2.19 (or whatever ones come after)

aresxp commented on 2014-11-14 at 00:33:

Worked great on my Nexus 5. Thank you.

Swami ParamAnanda Giri commented on 2014-11-14 at 01:18:

Root and chainfire have become a synonym in Android world through your work. Thanks, keep it up.

Jing zhang commented on 2014-11-14 at 02:11:

Good job, thank you.

Shaftamle commented on 2014-11-14 at 03:01:

Instead of saying, "root your phone" it should be, "chainfire your phone!" Amazing as always!

Jason Pasch commented on 2014-11-14 at 04:04:

+Birol Cin there is a test5 build of TI available for android 5.0, do a google search its a twitter link, the test build of Titanium backup works beautifully

windy Huang commented on 2014-11-14 at 11:32:

thank you so much

Cem Erkan KILINÇ commented on 2014-11-14 at 12:47:

Hello. Can you please make a cf auto root for SM-N910CQ as well? It'll be my first root so I'm quite excited about it.

Thank you!

Kelly Maglio commented on 2014-11-14 at 15:40:

Thank you for your work, super easy to implement.

Richard Bellingham commented on 2014-11-14 at 15:46:

A pleasant surprise; the Three "inTouch" wifi calling app that previously wouldn't work with my rooted phone is working on my Nexus 5 with Lollipop, SuperSU 2.19 and the kernel supplied by Chainfire. 

Does anyone know why this would now work? Is it a general thing that apps will find it harder to check for root on Lollipop with the modified kernel, or is it a matter of Three's checks for root not working for now but likely to catch up in the future? I'm glad it's working, but I'm curious as to why!

+Chainfire If you had the opportunity to respond that would be great. =)

Raphael Lumpkin commented on 2014-11-14 at 16:33:

Thx for the work chainfire you rock...

Jassett Hubbard commented on 2014-11-14 at 17:37:

+An Orrible Monster agree

Jeff Mitchell commented on 2014-11-14 at 18:28:

+Brandon Giesing Did you get a response from +Chainfire ? That would be great to know.

Brandon Giesing / CosiCast commented on 2014-11-14 at 18:34:

+Jeff Mitchell Nope...

Tom Muir commented on 2014-11-14 at 19:11:

Awesome. Just simply downright awesome work that you do. Thanks.

Michal VOLF commented on 2014-11-14 at 20:32:

+Chainfire hello, nexus4 lollipop image released, could i look forward to autoroot for nexus4 ? :) thanks for your great work

Norbe Jesus commented on 2014-11-14 at 20:54:

N4 imges are live now, but please, give to Chainfire time at least for download and make the magic...

Mana commented on 2014-11-14 at 21:56:

Does this work on latest factory image for N4? can someone pls confirm (test)

Kowalski OmniROM commented on 2014-11-14 at 22:13:

+Isus MC

It will works, when it will be ready ! Last CF-Auto-Root is : LGE > Nexus 4 > occam > mako > msm8960 > KTU84P > 4.4.4

Ivan Sferrazza commented on 2014-11-15 at 00:04:

Nexus 4 Lollipop kernel?

Kowalski OmniROM commented on 2014-11-15 at 01:25:

CF-Auto-Root is : LGE > Nexus 4 > occam > mako > msm8960 > KTU84P > 4.4.4

It works https://plus.google.com/104632150451317256345/posts/iqmfxCecA84

Alan Dike commented on 2014-11-15 at 03:27:

You rock. Got root on my n10. I don't get prompted for root, had to default to allow. Also, su crashes a lot... I've already submitted the bug report.

Shawn Zhang commented on 2014-11-15 at 03:41:

Man I'm holding my Nexus 4 and I'm counting on you. I'd buy you a beer !

Simon C. commented on 2014-11-15 at 07:29:

Thanks for your work man !

Chainfire commented on 2014-11-15 at 09:31:

The Nexus4 CFAR has been 5.0 compatible since before Google put the image up. As clearly stated on the page, the Android version listed is for reference and has no relation to which Android versions it can root. Imagine if people would actually read...

Utkarsh Raj Singh commented on 2014-11-15 at 09:47:

+Chainfire i actually read it ! XD lol!

Utkarsh Raj Singh commented on 2014-11-15 at 09:47:

download is a bit slow! y?

Calvin H. commented on 2014-11-15 at 10:23:

When will you release SuperSU for the Nexus 4 running Lollipop? Or is it already released?

Michal VOLF commented on 2014-11-15 at 10:34:

+Chainfire you're simple the best! thx for n4 autorooter

Matthias Birchbauer commented on 2014-11-15 at 10:43:

+Chainfire​ thank's a lot for N4 Autorooter, you're the best!

Tony Addyman commented on 2014-11-15 at 11:54:

CFAR worked on both my Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2012). Thank you very much for creating these, SuperSU, etc. Donation willing given. You earned it!

Musio Musio commented on 2014-11-15 at 12:55:

:-)

Sven S. commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:02:

Thanks for nexus4 rooting.?

Petr Matula commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:17:

Thanks a lot of

Calvin H. commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:18:

+Sven Scholz What did you do to root it?

Petr Matula commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:22:

I used CF autoroot, definetly soon as you unlock the bootloader (or was unlocked from before). See above.

Petr Matula commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:27:

Oh and I forgot. Everything we did from ubuntu 14.04, where it is not necessary to deal with drivers for nexus devices as an windows.

Calvin H. commented on 2014-11-15 at 13:28:

+Petr Matula​ I have the drivers, so nothing to worry about here. I mean what did you do exactly? I mean the fastboot commands and stuff.

The bootloader is unlocked on mine.

Sven S. commented on 2014-11-15 at 14:11:

+Calvin H.​ For german I found a howto. I think in english its also easy to find something at Google. :)

Ambuj Sinha commented on 2014-11-15 at 14:12:

You are the one

Shawn Zhang commented on 2014-11-15 at 16:03:

nexus 4 CF Auto Root for Lollipop is OUT. Hurry everyone! Thank you again +Chainfire we love you!

Frank Barten commented on 2014-11-15 at 17:51:

Succesfully rooted my Nexus 4 running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Thanks a lot!

Arjun Amin commented on 2014-11-15 at 22:49:

Awesome work.. Was rooted the day android 5.0 dropped. Thanks to CF-Autoroot.

IMMOHD commented on 2014-11-16 at 02:27:

Please Make ExynosesAbuse root App work on Samsung Galaxy s3 i9300 on 4.3, I only have $13.00 And willing to donate to you if you make my dream come to by make this work on samsung galaxy s3 i9300 4.3

Paul Trehiou commented on 2014-11-16 at 09:14:

I heard that after this root you can't do the OTAs anymore. Is this true ?

Khali Raymond commented on 2014-11-16 at 14:00:

Is there going to any way that the alcatel one touch fierce 2 can be rooted by chainfire?

IMMOHD commented on 2014-11-16 at 14:17:

+Khali Raymond​ I have to Learn coding, and be a developer like This awesome Chainfire Guy, but I know im not gona be Better than Him

HP videos commented on 2014-11-16 at 15:50:

Thank you and great job with v2.19

Romel Rapanut commented on 2014-11-16 at 16:36:

i dont know if i have done something wrong but i flashed cfar for nexus 5 running lollipop. the version is 2.20, but the root is not realy working. ES file root explorer for example. it can't view anything

HP videos commented on 2014-11-16 at 16:39:

Same thing is happening with me it said rooted but can't get root access to titanium backup and es explore

HP videos commented on 2014-11-16 at 16:40:

But I am using xperia s pure asop rom

Evony Master commented on 2014-11-16 at 19:21:

tnx alot Chainfire +++

Clayshorn Ollivierre commented on 2014-11-17 at 01:34:

Can someone give step-by-step instructions please? I'm running nexus5, stock android lollipop (i sideloaded OTA from kitkat) and i have stock recovery)

IMMOHD commented on 2014-11-17 at 02:15:

+Clayshorn Ollivierre I will Help you

Tete Thomas commented on 2014-11-17 at 02:16:

I have a MX Q player with xbmc installed on it but when playing video the screen turned black but can here the sound I have SuperSU on it with android 4.4.2 kitkat what to do plz.

Clayshorn Ollivierre commented on 2014-11-17 at 02:17:

+《Extreme Troller》​cool... So what do I do?

IMMOHD commented on 2014-11-17 at 02:21:

+Clayshorn Ollivierre​ you have to add me Hangouts, I will tell you how to root there

Wing Skeletor commented on 2014-11-17 at 02:40:

I know the procedure , but don't know how to do this on Windows OS

Aatresh commented on 2014-11-17 at 06:49:

You my friend are a true saviour!..thanks a lot!!

Mahfouz Saliba commented on 2014-11-17 at 09:07:

cannot access root from es file explorer app

Jake Wagner commented on 2014-11-17 at 17:46:

My car won't start can you tell how to start car when dead battery. Smart phone

Roberto Fabrizi commented on 2014-11-17 at 18:24:

Jorrit@Jongma.Org is really you yes? Don't wanna donate to a scammer ;)

Marnix Bassie commented on 2014-11-17 at 21:43:

Thanks for doing a wonderful job!

Read all the comnents, have a question though: in ES File Explorer, Root Explorer test fails, saying "This feature cannot run on your device." Is this root related or app related? Device is Nexus 4 running factory image.

Anyone?

JB• Just KEWL commented on 2014-11-19 at 10:49:

thank you.. succeed CF-Root rooted my nexus 7 2012 LRX21P

Clayshorn Ollivierre commented on 2014-11-19 at 14:22:

+Marnix Bassie​ ES file Explorer released an update yesterday which fixes this... Get the update

Marnix Bassie commented on 2014-11-19 at 14:52:

+Clayshorn Ollivierre Yes, tnx. Got it yesterday already. Worked ofcourse.

Clayshorn Ollivierre commented on 2014-11-20 at 23:16:

ok cool...on another note does anyone know where i can get the stock kernel as well as the stock recovery separately for Lollipop?

Rob Groove commented on 2014-11-20 at 23:32:

I recently rooted my Samsung Note 3 Neo with your Odin kit and am wondering when it will be safe to upgrade to Lolipop?

Mark Bennison commented on 2014-11-23 at 12:20:

On update to Lollipop I lost root  on my Nexus 5 (I had supersu pro with the survival mode enabled but hey...). Used the latest auto-root which claimed to work but on reboot I got the "no binary installed" message. After a bit of googling I came across a post that recommended wiping the cache from recovery mode, rather than from the settings. To do this hold down volume up and down and the power button when turned off, then select recovery mode which will show an android on its back with the message 'no command'. Then press power and volume up at the same time and let go. You'll get a menu from which you can select wipe cache: select it and wait - it takes a long time. Then reboot and follow the instructions for auto root (get back to the bootloader). I noticed that the 'red android' screen showed more information this time. After the reboot root was back! Only issue now is with not being able to press the grant/deny buttons in supersu but I can work around that with setting the default to grant all. Anyway, hope this is useful to anyone having the same issue as I was with their Nexus 5.

fernando molina commented on 2014-11-24 at 02:53:

Unlock samsung s5 please

Emiel T commented on 2014-11-26 at 11:34:

I know it's a niche product, but still I would appreciate a CF auto root for the Galaxy K Zoom with exynos 5260 (SM-C115)

Jesus Maria Sanchez commented on 2014-12-07 at 00:53:

NOTE EDGE SM-N915FY CF- ROOT? ??? PLEASE??

Tachanka commented on 2014-12-25 at 17:59:

Can you do one for the SGH-T399N is the Samsung Galaxy Light From Metro PCS Its a 4.4.2 Firmware With Build Number  KOT49H.T399NUVUANK3 it had an update i cannot root it with Odin

cruzrafael gámez commented on 2014-12-27 at 17:59:

adelante y gracias

Phoukatam Lao commented on 2014-12-27 at 20:17:

can't download.  any help on this?

Anis Dhaoui commented on 2014-12-27 at 21:04:

any mirrors please? website down and getting mad here, need to root!!! 

Benn Burke commented on 2014-12-27 at 23:58:

hi man, thanks for all your great work, keep it up!

I wanted to download the CF Autoroot zipfile for the Note 4 a moment ago, but your blog and all the connected links seem to be unreachable at the moment? looking forward to rooting this device...;)

all the best!

charlene koopman commented on 2014-12-30 at 12:12:

Guys the thing is after the 3rd nightly superuser now crashes

WDG Unlocker commented on 2015-01-06 at 05:08:

i want to know how to root t399nuvuank3 4.4.2

plz hlp me

Zach Ernesti commented on 2015-01-13 at 03:55:

I want to know how to root n900vvrudnk1

Phoukatam Lao commented on 2015-01-19 at 16:19:

+Aleksandar Nikoloski will you be posting download anytime soon on site or mirrors?

mouheb miladi commented on 2015-01-31 at 06:58:

Give me a root for note 3 android lollipop

Roni Hihi commented on 2015-02-06 at 09:14:

i need root for sm-n900 android lollipop 5.0  

chaitanya pasupulatei commented on 2015-02-12 at 11:53:

Hi...i want to root my samsung galaxy grand 2...can please help me that how can i root my phone to my mail chaitanya9516@Gmail.com...

Francisco Borja commented on 2015-02-18 at 19:42:

Is there anyway to update to 5.0 lollipop on rooted Note Edge SM-N915T?

Saleh saleh commented on 2015-04-05 at 20:56:

Gave me a root for nexus 5 android lollipop

soundspark commented on 2015-04-09 at 22:05:

The SM-G900R4 CF-Auto-Root is not currently updated for the new Lollipop firmware.  However, the SM-G900P version seemed to work fine for me.

Roni Hihi commented on 2015-04-10 at 06:44:

I try the root from ur website but it's fall when I do it and my version is lollipop 5.o help me plz

soundspark commented on 2015-04-11 at 19:14:

+Roni Hihi What is your model and carrier of phone?

Zach Ernesti commented on 2015-04-16 at 18:50:

I need root on my SM-N900V android 5.0 lollipop

Roni Hihi commented on 2015-04-16 at 19:15:

+William Feely 

my model is note 3 n900

and lollipop n900dueob1 

agi ss commented on 2015-05-08 at 01:02:

i can't get the file just the only zip ... how i can get software for lolipop ...

my android is samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9005...

i needed software just software  ... help me

Raju Biswaz commented on 2015-05-21 at 10:36:

☆☆☆I need root on my SM-J100H android 4.4.4 kitkat ☆☆☆

Abdul rehman commented on 2015-05-27 at 23:57:

Thanks

Zach Ernesti commented on 2015-05-28 at 04:37:

I need root for n900v android lollipop

FourQ commented on 2015-06-01 at 13:58:

Another grateful follower. Thank you. 

Aaron Macklin commented on 2015-06-10 at 07:13:

I need root on my smg 900a running 5.0

Amin Albo commented on 2015-06-28 at 02:17:

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Luian Aguiar commented on 2015-07-02 at 23:12:

Me ajude eu quero o root mas não consigo colocar no meu tablet DL 3403 4.4.2 IFMI version F9.F8 número da versão GB7JET_A442_A04.066_464 PRS_PT O MEU FOI FEITO ESSE DIA 3.10.20 julho 30 2014 80:17:33 CST se vcs souberem me ajudem quero muito mesmo o root pfv me ajudem .

محمد مسملي commented on 2015-11-14 at 05:28:

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Minh Le commented on 2015-12-07 at 15:16:

Bạn có thể giúp toi úp tụ nhiên liệu bản cập nhật của htc one m8 sptir lên 5.0 hiện tại là 4.4.2 tôi cảm ơn,,

ياسين الحميدي commented on 2016-02-06 at 15:04:

Hi

Please

How root note 3 sm-n900v version Android 5.0

OF1

Guillermo Muñoz commented on 2016-06-29 at 18:49:

Cf auto root for s5 g900h androit 6.0.1

Guillermo Muñoz commented on 2016-06-29 at 18:49:

Link please

Aaron Macklin commented on 2016-06-29 at 18:57:

Try downloading unified Android toolkit by skipsoft. You may have to donate

to get the pro module for your model,but it's well worth the 6 or 7 bucks.

And it works on almost any Android device

Guillermo Muñoz commented on 2016-07-07 at 14:07:

Cf for S5 g900h android 6.0.1 link please

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