Get a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited for all your devices with a one-time purchase from the new Gadget Hacks Shop, and watch Hulu or Netflix without regional restrictions, increase security when browsing on public networks, and more. Keep Your Connection Secure Without a Monthly Bill. What are your thoughts on this new systemless root method? Let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line on Android Hacks' Facebook or Twitter, or Gadget Hacks' Facebook, Google+, or Twitter. But getting it back shouldn't be much of an issue, since you'll only have to flash the SuperSU ZIP again in TWRP to re-root. One downside, though, is that you will lose root access if you perform a factory reset. In the future, provided you didn't make any significant changes to the system partition using root access, you should only have to flash the stock boot image with the fastboot flash boot boot.img command to get your device ready for a system update. The best part about this new root method is that (so far), Android Pay seems to work without a hitch, and applying OTA updates shouldn't be as difficult as it was with previous root methods. In the "Developer options" menu, tap the "OEM unlocking" entry to enable it, then press "OK" when prompted to verify your choice.
Check out our full guide to see how to unlock it, if it's not already. Step 4: Enable OEM Unlocking on Your Phoneįrom here, you'll need to enable Android's hidden " Developer options" menu so that you can then turn on a single option. Then, regardless of your phone model or build number, download the SuperSU ZIP and transfer the file over to your phone: TWRP recovery v2.8.7.2 for Nexus 6P (any build number).Nexus 6P modified boot image (build numbers MDB08K, MDB08L, & MDB08M).If you're rooting a Nexus 6P, download the following files instead-but again, make sure the build numbers match up: TWRP recovery v2.8.7.2 for Nexus 5X (any build number).Nexus 5X modified boot image (build numbers MDB08I, MDB08L, & MDB08M).Next, if you're using a Nexus 5X, download the following files to your computer, making sure that the build number shown here matches the one on your phone: