Can someone please explain to me the easiest way to root my phone or transfer my save from my phone to my pc so I can root and use the unsigned version? I can't get it working using the guides on here and I'd like to be able to use Google play and the store.
As far as I'm aware there isn't a save stored in the phone either in internal SD storage or in the data folders. I checked extensively after I attempted to connect a Google account to the save I had at the time. I managed to get connected to my Google account inside a VM - vphonegaga with magisk, lucky patcher and lsposed installed to allow me to overwrite the mod with the original untouched APK. After I connected to my Google account in the original apk, I overwrote it with the mod where it successfully installed and opened. But there was a problem. The game detected a Google account connected but it wouldn't connect to it with the mod and the error was I had no internet connection - a common problem when you've got mods installed. Instead of allowing me to leave the game, it wiped the connection to my Google account from vphonegaga and reloaded me in guest mode with no save.
To cut a long story short - don't bother attempting to connect a Google account to a mod for this game it won't work. If you wish to see a less serious version of this, have the mod installed and attempt to buy an in-app purchase. The game will say you're not connected to internet and closes your game, thankfully with your save intact. Most likely the save is stored in their cloud storage. I doubt you will find a save locally on your phone.