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        linuxfanche
        last edited by linuxfanche

        hello i would like to know
        after installing ubuntu touch do i have to unroot my smartphone or leave it like that?

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          Keneda @linuxfanche
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          @linuxfanche
          if by "unroot" you mean relock the bootloader, DON'T do this, no.

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            Moem @linuxfanche
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            @linuxfanche said in Root information ask:

            after installing ubuntu touch do i have to unroot my smartphone or leave it like that?

            Just to avoid all possible confusion: you do not need to root your phone in order to install Ubuntu Touch. You just need to unlock the bootloader, and like @Keneda said: leave it unlocked.

            Is currently using an Op5t
            Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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