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jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Yeah, at this point unlocking the bootloader is the only way to obtain root. It was actually coincidence that framaroot worked because I don't think that it was intended to provide a method. Developers tend not to search for exploits for rooting Nexus devices because the bootloader is so easily unlocked.
Rxpert83
Dr. Feelgood
The nexus is designed to be easy as pie to root, and well as very easy to save if something goes wrong.
Its pretty hard to actually "brick" your device where it isn't usable anymore.
With that being said, its still a good idea to ask questions before trying it. We can point you in the right direction and give you step by step instructions if need be
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Other than possibly having issues setting up drivers, unlocking the bootloader is fairly easy and there almost no risk at that point. There's a couple of toolkits if you use windows that automates most of the process of unlocking and rooting so that all you have to do is click a couple of buttons and you're good.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
I think pi controls require you to keep root access, but you can re-lock your bootloader if you desire. Once rooted, there's an app on the play store that will let you lock and unlock the bootloader whenever you want without the data wipe.
Also, the other day my phone got stuck when I pressed the back button it stayed grey on the back button as if i was still pressing it usually if I press the home button it fixes it but it has happened to me like 3 or 4 times since ive had it just a glitch or should i be worried?
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
The phone shouldn't be that slow unless there's a rouge app eating up resources. When you unlock your bootloader, it will wipe your device clean (this is a security thing Google has on Nexus devices) So if anything, rooting is going to speed up your device because you'll be starting fresh. Rooting shouldn't change the speed of the device in itself and shouldn't damage the device in anyway if executed correctly.
Wug's Nexus Toolkit is one of the more popular ones and is usually the one I recommend.
Wug's Nexus Toolkit is one of the more popular ones and is usually the one I recommend.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Paranoid Android is the first one to implement pie controls, but I think CyanogenMod also has a slightly different set as well. So either of those or another rom based off them like P.A.C-MAN would be a good choice. Just remember to make a backup in recovery before flashing just in case something doesn't work, download the correct version for the Nexus 4 (Mako), and perform the necessary wipes(factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache), and flash the correct gapps after the rom.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Yeah, you can downgrade back to 4.2.2 if you so desired. The easiest ways to get the roms and gapps is to download the goomanager app from the play store, browse compatibile roms where they're organized by developer. You can also download gapps from them. you want the jb gapps dated 08132013.
If you're rooted, you can also use it to install twrp recovery by hitting the menu and tapping install openrecoveryscript.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Just make sure you're looking under the first option which is browse compatible roms. If you're under aokp, milestone is a name they give to their stable releases. They're considered to make very good roms, though I'm not sure if they offer pie controls. I haven't used one of their roms in a while. If it's under mako, then you should be good.
jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
There will be, but it's not a big issue if you want to use a 4.2.2 rom; it should flash with no difficulty as long as you use 4.2.2 gapps with it. aokp hasn't released a 4.3 rom yet, but Paranoid Android has and they're the ones with pie controls that you want. They should be in the list. I used 3.97 at one point but they might be on a newer build now.