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--- phones:kyocera_digno_keitai_4:rooting_the_kyocera_digno_keitai_4 [2026/03/15 19:32] – community phobos
+++ phones:kyocera_digno_keitai_4:rooting_the_kyocera_digno_keitai_4 [2026/06/03 18:44] (current) – typo phobos
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 ^  Variant  ^  A202KC  ^  A203KC  ^  A204KC  ^  KY-42C  ^  KY-43C  ^
 ^  Confirmed working  |  1.000AL \\ 1.010AL \\ 1.031AL \\ 1.050AL \\ 1.060AL \\ 1.070AL |  1.060AN  | 1.050PO  |  1.041GC \\ 1.060GC \\ 1.080GC  |
-^  Confirmed not working  | |  1.090AN  | |  1.090GC  | |
+^  Not working via pre-1.090XX method  | |  1.090AN  | |  1.090GC  | |
-The 1.090 updates on the A202KC, A204KC, and KY-43C most likely also block rooting, but this has not yet been confirmed. A way of bypassing this has been found, but not yet documented on this wiki. Join our [[:start#community|community]] if you would like the details.
 ===== Introduction =====
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   - Having read, and understood the warning at the beginning of the page.
-The rooting process will require a tool called [[https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient|MTKClient]], which will facilitate dumping images from the phone, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing the patched images back onto the device.
+==== Checking your build number ====
-MTKClient is unfortunately not easily usable on platforms other than Linux, and even on Linux it can be a hassle to set up. Due to this, we have created a [[wp>Live USB]] environment with the tool preinstalled and ready to use.
+<note important>At this time there is no known way to root the KY-4XC if the version number is 1.090XX or above.</note>
-The rest of this page is a step by step guide for the rooting process.
+The rooting method will differ depending on if your phone has been updated past the 1.090XX build number. This version includes a patch that blocks the originally used method.
+You may find your build number in settings under "About phone">"Build number" in the format 1.0XXXX. If your build number is higher than 1.090XX (i.e. 1.110XX), see the [[#models_after_version_1090xx|models after version 1.090XX]] section, otherwise continue to the [[#models_before_version_1090xx|models before version 1.090XX]] section.
+===== Models before version 1.090XX =====
+This rooting process will require a tool called [[https://github.com/bkerler/mtkclient|MTKClient]], which will facilitate dumping images from the phone, unlocking the bootloader, and flashing the patched images back onto the device.
+MTKClient is unfortunately not easily usable on platforms other than Linux, and even on Linux it can be a hassle to set up. Due to this, we have created a [[wp>Live USB]] environment with the tool preinstalled and ready to use.
-===== Rooting =====
+The rest of this section is a step by step guide for the rooting process.
 ==== 1: Downloading Magisk ====
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 === Relocking the bootloader ===
-Keeping the bootloader unlocked is a security risk technically but it is up to you if you would like to or not. If you would like to lock the bootloader again then in the terminal run:
+Keeping the bootloader unlocked introduces additional security risks, but it is not possible to keep it locked on a rooted device. If you would like to re-lock the bootloader, and you have a device running the stock boot firmware, run:
 ''da seccfg lock''
+===== Models after version 1.090XX =====
+<note important>At this time there is no known way to root the KY-4XC if the version number is 1.090XX or above.</note>
+At this time this section is a stub. This method has only been done once on the A203KC, the method is documented on our [[:start#community|discord server]]. Please be advised that this method has yet to be replicated, we hope to document the process when it is better understood.