When I get into where I can reset my phone etc it says s-on, does the phone need it to be on or off to root?

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when I get into where I can reset my phone etc it says s-on

I am trying to root my phone and was wondering what s-on or s-off means in the process. Does the phone need to be s-on or -s-off to root

 

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Re: when I get into where I can reset my phone etc it says s-on

I am trying to root my phone and was wondering what s-on or s-off means in the process. Does the phone need to be s-on or -s-off to root

I would take a look at the following link to give you some definition and clarity.

Link: http://forums.androidcentral.com/thunderbolt-rooting-roms-hacks/104574-s-off-whats-mean.html

Link: http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-droid-dna/227088-whats-s-s-off.html

This is a good read as well: The difference between root, S-OFF/S-ON, and locked/unlocked bootloaders in the HTC EVO series - Pocketables