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Is there any benefit on getting the I9505?

Just wanted to know if there is any benefit in getting the S4 I9505 when it comes to flashing roms?
It's unlocked so I know that's one good thing but is there any difference from just getting the regular ATT version? Thanks...

Its more expensive. Lol.
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9505 is unlocked, att us not.

LuRock said:
Just wanted to know if there is any benefit in getting the S4 I9505 when it comes to flashing roms?
It's unlocked so I know that's one good thing but is there any difference from just getting the regular ATT version? Thanks...
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Absolutely. The bootloader is unlocked therefore you can flash any kernel (I9505), any roms, modems, firmwares without any worries. However I dont think the I9505 supports at&t's LTE but I may be wrong so dont quote me on that.
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barondebxl said:
Absolutely. The bootloader is unlocked therefore you can flash any kernel (I9505), any roms, modems, firmwares without any worries. However I dont think the I9505 supports at&t's LTE but I may be wrong so dont quote me on that.
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Thanks I was trying to decide which to go with, I was being offered both I337 and I9505 but the 9505 was dented at the bottom bezel. Oh well I went with the 337 and im now rooted and ready to flash away
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thanks I was trying to decide which to go with, I was being offered both I337 and I9505 but the 9505 was dented at the bottom bezel. Oh well I went with the 337 and im now rooted and ready to flash away
S4 I337
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I have tested all of the roms that will work with the I337..in my guide.

TheAxman said:
I have tested all of the roms that will work with the I337..in my guide.
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In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.

LuRock said:
In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.
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Omega rom all day everyday.

LuRock said:
In that case what do you recommend? Winamlite or Infamous? I usually try the TW roms before heading to aosp.
Im not an addict I just flash a lot.
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I have tried many that are solid..Omega is what I run. Wanam is outstanding..Wicked is good.
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barondebxl said:
Omega rom all day everyday.
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+1

TheAxman said:
I have tried many that are solid..Omega is what I run. Wanam is outstanding..Wicked is good.
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Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337
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here you go, all the roms in one place...I have flashed every rom in my guide on att i337
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
enjoy.

LuRock said:
Thank u downloading Omega now!
S4 I337
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Also dont forget to flash Kastoonez kernel soon after flashing omega ( before rebooting).

barondebxl said:
Also dont forget to flash Kastoonez kernel soon after flashing omega ( before rebooting).
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Let me get this right, I can flash omega on attUS I337?
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Let me get this right, I can flash omega on attUS I337?
S4 I337
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Yes you can. BUT ( and this is very important), you need to flash Ktoonez kernel ( from the ATT forum) right before rebooting ( when youre done flashing omega its going to prompt you to reboot, make sure you uncheck reboot to go back to TWRP or CWM and then flash the kernel. We have to do this because the ATT S4 has a locked bootloader and uses a bypass called Loki. We need a Loki'd kernel in order to have roms from the I9505 to work properly on our phones.

barondebxl said:
Yes you can. BUT ( and this is very important), you need to flash Ktoonez kernel ( from the ATT forum) right before rebooting ( when youre done flashing omega its going to prompt you to reboot, make sure you uncheck reboot to go back to TWRP or CWM and then flash the kernel. We have to do this because the ATT S4 has a locked bootloader and uses a bypass called Loki. We need a Loki'd kernel in order to have roms from the I9505 to work properly on our phones.
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Thanks for all the info. So I only need a loki'd kernel for 9505 roms. What about when flashing the I337 roms? The stock kernel dont have to be loki'd considering I already bypassed it when I rooted with Casual loki+motochopper?
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thanks for all the info. So I only need a loki'd kernel for 9505 roms. What about when flashing the I337 roms? The stock kernel dont have to be loki'd considering I already bypassed it when I rooted with Casual loki+motochopper?
S4 I337
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Every rom that you flash must be flashed with loki-doki afterwards unless the rom itself is already Loki'd. You'll in each rom thread whether it is loki'd or not. If it is then you're fine just flashing the rom, if it isn't then you must flash loki-doki. Here it is
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/files/loki-doki.zip
Make sure you read the installation for each and every rom and don't hesitate to ask in the thread itself if you're confused

barondebxl said:
Every rom that you flash must be flashed with loki-doki afterwards unless the rom itself is already Loki'd. You'll in each rom thread whether it is loki'd or not. If it is then you're fine just flashing the rom, if it isn't then you must flash loki-doki. Here it is
http://tau.shadowchild.nl/files/loki-doki.zip
Make sure you read the installation for each and every rom and don't hesitate to ask in the thread itself if you're confused
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Thanks baron! I see what you mean. I had not flashed since March when I was on the S3. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Damm bootloaders!!
Thanks again appreciate it..
S4 I337

LuRock said:
Thanks baron! I see what you mean. I had not flashed since March when I was on the S3. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Damm bootloaders!!
Thanks again appreciate it..
S4 I337
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You're welcome bro. Its because of ATT locking the bootloader that we have to go through this but still, thanks to the amazing devs we are able to flash things even with this locked bootloader. Have fun!

You can run more than just Omega.

TheAxman said:
You can run more than just Omega.
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I see that
S4 I337

[Q] Bootloader and roms

I just had a question to ask, since I have not found a sound answer on my issue. I have a Verizon galaxy s4 and it is rooted. I want to install a custom rom but I dont know if I need to unlock the bootloader? Also which roms do youll suggest and like?

I think there is a different section for verizon s4
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You will find ur answeres there

ferndchamp said:
I just had a question to ask, since I have not found a sound answer on my issue. I have a Verizon galaxy s4 and it is rooted. I want to install a custom rom but I dont know if I need to unlock the bootloader? Also which roms do youll suggest and like?
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There is a separate thread of Knox(so called bootloader) read it. Do you have custom recovery or stock? which method did you used for rooting? pls specify for further guidance.

I am in build mk2. I am using room manager and in that am using clock work recovery. I used this page to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
I think it's a safe root so it says. I am trying to learn little by little any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Flash T-Mo Firmware on AT&T i337

Hello, I've installed tons of custom roms on quite a few different devices before, but this is the first one I've owned with a bootloader that can't be unlocked and I'm still kind of confused as to how all of these workarounds function and what ROMs they're compatible with. I've unlocked the phone and am using it on T-Mobile. It's currently on the MLD KitKat leaked version.
This is possibly wrong, but my understanding is that you are currently unable to install custom ROMs like CM and Omni on this device. So would it be possible to at least flash the stock T-Mobile ROM instead of AT&T? Right now, I have no access to hotspot, which is included in my plan, and I'd also like to use WiFi calling if possible. Has this been done before and is it possible on my firmware?
Thanks in advance for any help; it's greatly appreciated.

halomademeapc said:
Hello, I've installed tons of custom roms on quite a few different devices before, but this is the first one I've owned with a bootloader that can't be unlocked and I'm still kind of confused as to how all of these workarounds function and what ROMs they're compatible with. I've unlocked the phone and am using it on T-Mobile. It's currently on the MLD KitKat leaked version.
This is possibly wrong, but my understanding is that you are currently unable to install custom ROMs like CM and Omni on this device. So would it be possible to at least flash the stock T-Mobile ROM instead of AT&T? Right now, I have no access to hotspot, which is included in my plan, and I'd also like to use WiFi calling if possible. Has this been done before and is it possible on my firmware?
Thanks in advance for any help; it's greatly appreciated.
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You can not flash their stock firmware. You can, however, use Safestrap to flash a ROM from their section, which as long as it is based from the stock firmware will have those features.

I have flashed HYPERDRIVE ROM with T-Mobile compatibility pack and works fine ! Even WiFi calling works!
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Thanks, guys. I just got back from a trip and I'll be attempting this now.
Are there any AOSP-type ROMs that will work with this?

DeadlySin9 said:
You can not flash their stock firmware. You can, however, use Safestrap to flash a ROM from their section, which as long as it is based from the stock firmware will have those features.
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Also, if you havent done so, you might want to enable AWS for further compatibility. You will need to use the stock AT&T TW ROM in order to do so.

DeadlySin9 said:
You can not flash their stock firmware. You can, however, use Safestrap to flash a ROM from their section, which as long as it is based from the stock firmware will have those features.
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Do I need any sort of Loki kernel or can I just pick one and go with it? I'm looking at this rom right now. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682842

halomademeapc said:
Do I need any sort of Loki kernel or can I just pick one and go with it? I'm looking at this rom right now. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682842
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Since you're using Safestrap, you can't flash a kernel anyways due to the locked bootloader. You should be able to go ahead and flash that.

How do I flash themes onto a stock Note 3?

Hello XDA, I am new to Android "modding". I've been a long time Apple user and stopped since the iPhone 4S launched. Ever since then I've only had Android phones and loved them however I never had the time to actually "mod" the phones. I used to always Jailbreak my iPhones/Unlock, etc. However, now I want to start theming my Note 3. Specifically I want to apply the Samsung Galaxy S5 theme which are posted in the theme section of the Note 3. The problem is that when I download the .apk and install it, nothing happens. I assume my phone has to be rooted or something? Anyways, if you guys can walk me through this I'd really appreciate it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672083
My current firmware:
Kit Kat 4.4.2 STOCK.
Thank you for reading!

k3u said:
Hello XDA, I am new to Android "modding". I've been a long time Apple user and stopped since the iPhone 4S launched. Ever since then I've only had Android phones and loved them however I never had the time to actually "mod" the phones. I used to always Jailbreak my iPhones/Unlock, etc. However, now I want to start theming my Note 3. Specifically I want to apply the Samsung Galaxy S5 theme which are posted in the theme section of the Note 3. The problem is that when I download the .apk and install it, nothing happens. I assume my phone has to be rooted or something? Anyways, if you guys can walk me through this I'd really appreciate it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672083
My current firmware:
Kit Kat 4.4.2 STOCK.
Thank you for reading!
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If you want to theme, your firmware must be deodexed and rooted and as you stated, you are on stock firmware.

IzArsha said:
If you want to theme, your firmware must be deodexed and rooted and as you stated, you are on stock firmware.
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Oh gotcha, is there a sticky thread anywhere that teaches you to root a phone / deodexed it? I can't really seem to find it anywhere. Plus is my current 4.4.2 firmware rootable?

k3u said:
Oh gotcha, is there a sticky thread anywhere that teaches you to root a phone / deodexed it? I can't really seem to find it anywhere. Plus is my current 4.4.2 firmware rootable?
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Yes KitKat is rootable on SM-N9005. Please keep in mind, it will trigger your knox 0x1. All useful thread would be at note 3 general thread. I only know an easy way for me to get deodexed firmware because i cant find any deodexed stock note 3 prerooted firmware. Use custom roms as custom roms offer deodexed firmware and rooted. So you have to use any custom rom of your choice located at note 3 android development thread.
First, before you do this, you might want to root your devices go to this thread >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
Second, after you rooted your devices dont worry for the warning at your bootloader.
Third, Flash ClockWorkMod i prefer this >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567283
Fourth, Download Custom Roms. Make sure to read their changelog and instruction on how to flash >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
Fifth, Flash Custom Rom on CWM
Sixth, Configure your rom
Seventh, Install the theme.
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IzArsha said:
Yes KitKat is rootable on SM-N9005. Please keep in mind, it will trigger your knox 0x1. All useful thread would be at note 3 general thread. I only know an easy way for me to get deodexed firmware because i cant find any deodexed stock note 3 prerooted firmware. Use custom roms as custom roms offer deodexed firmware and rooted. So you have to use any custom rom of your choice located at note 3 android development thread.
First, before you do this, you might want to root your devices go to this thread >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
Second, after you rooted your devices dont worry for the warning at your bootloader.
Third, Flash ClockWorkMod i prefer this >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567283
Fourth, Download Custom Roms. Make sure to read their changelog and instruction on how to flash >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
Fifth, Flash Custom Rom on CWM
Sixth, Configure your rom
Seventh, Install the theme.
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Is this instruction helping you a bit? If not, ask me, i'll be glad to help.

IzArsha said:
Yes KitKat is rootable on SM-N9005. Please keep in mind, it will trigger your knox 0x1. All useful thread would be at note 3 general thread. I only know an easy way for me to get deodexed firmware because i cant find any deodexed stock note 3 prerooted firmware. Use custom roms as custom roms offer deodexed firmware and rooted. So you have to use any custom rom of your choice located at note 3 android development thread.
First, before you do this, you might want to root your devices go to this thread >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466423
Second, after you rooted your devices dont worry for the warning at your bootloader.
Third, Flash ClockWorkMod i prefer this >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567283
Fourth, Download Custom Roms. Make sure to read their changelog and instruction on how to flash >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development
Fifth, Flash Custom Rom on CWM
Sixth, Configure your rom
Seventh, Install the theme.
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Is this instruction helping you a bit? If not, ask me, i'll be glad to help.
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Crap. I'm in the wrong section then. I have the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

IzArsha said:
If you want to theme, your firmware must be deodexed and rooted and as you stated, you are on stock firmware.
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You dont need a deodexed Firmware for theming
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k3u said:
Crap. I'm in the wrong section then. I have the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
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I would recommend you autoroot chainfire (but you must search the Files specially for your Phone.. After root try the xposed framework (can be found here) and install wanam xposed Modul.. You can theme your Phone without Flash a custom recovery or a deodexed Firmware
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-tmobile
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[Q&A] US Cellular Galaxy S5 [SM-G900R4]

Q&A for US Cellular Galaxy S5 [SM-G900R4]
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for US Cellular Galaxy S5 [SM-G900R4]. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

stuck at android boot screen Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900R4 (US Cellular)
hey folks
Successfully rooted My Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900R4 (US Cellular) with CF-Auto-Root then i messed that up installing a rom that probably wasnt compatable with my device. so I went to install the stock firmware. and that didnt work odin said fail and im stuck with my phone's not working. its stuck on android boot screen. and wont do anything else.

Root
Does any one happen to know what roots are available for g900r4 on 5.0?

zaduro said:
hey folks
Successfully rooted My Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900R4 (US Cellular) with CF-Auto-Root then i messed that up installing a rom that probably wasnt compatable with my device. so I went to install the stock firmware. and that didnt work odin said fail and im stuck with my phone's not working. its stuck on android boot screen. and wont do anything else.
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Did you back anything up in your custom recovery? Even if you didnt check backups in recovery or factory reset. Did you wipe cache, dalvik, and everything for the rom, did you dirty flash?
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Jasonhtb said:
Does any one happen to know what roots are available for g900r4 on 5.0?
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Yes, I just updated to stock LP 5.0 via odin and then rooted and flashed custom recovery. I used the CF-auto-root (for G900R4) method on odin and flashed Philz 6.26.2 for custom recovery. Make sure under settings/security you have the "Reactivation Lock" box-unchecked.
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Is cf auto root safe... I've seen people use it and they get stuck at the end part where its on the red Android logo
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If I flash the cf auto root file do I have to flash the recovery I just want root to remove bloatware and use greenify

Samuel.v said:
Is cf auto root safe... I've seen people use it and they get stuck at the end part where its on the red Android logo
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If I flash the cf auto root file do I have to flash the recovery I just want root to remove bloatware and use greenify
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It is safe and will root your phone with out issue. Of course you could always just go with the standard "flash recovery in Odin and flash Supersu in recovery". Simple.
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Thanks I will try cf auto root , I hope it'll work with android lollipop

How would I go back to the stock lollipop ROM... I'm really confused my baseband version is BOG2 and I'm currently on ressurecion ROM remix... The problem is I don't have a CSC or PDA version number... Do I just flash the BOG2 version please help

Samuel.v said:
How would I go back to the stock lollipop ROM... I'm really confused my baseband version is BOG2 and I'm currently on ressurecion ROM remix... The problem is I don't have a CSC or PDA version number... Do I just flash the BOG2 version please help
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Download the latest firmware for our devise. It is a tar.md5 file. Open Odin. Connect your phone. Place the .tar.md5 file in the PDA section. Click start. Done.
Assuming you have Odin and drivers installed correctly.
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I'll give it a try thanks which version of Odin should I use
Edit 2: Never mind I put a lot of thought into this I might just stay on my custom ROM.... This is the only phone I have for 14 months then I will maybe get a new one, I really don't want to screw this up, I'll be stuck with a flip phone for 14 months

Samuel.v said:
I'll give it a try thanks which version of Odin should I use
3.10
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I download the latest one right BOG2 ???
I'm very concerned about doing this because I read in another thread, same issue that happended to my phone it ended up getting stuck on the us cellular 4g LTE screen and wouldn't do anything... After the guy flashed the stock ROM the phone was still stuck on the same screen after clearing the cache and factory resetting. I don't want this happening to my phone

Samuel.v said:
I download the latest one right BOG2 ???
I'm very concerned about doing this because I read in another thread, same issue that happended to my phone it ended up getting stuck on the us cellular 4g LTE screen and wouldn't do anything... After the guy flashed the stock ROM the phone was still stuck on the same screen after clearing the cache and factory resetting. I don't want this happening to my phone
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Unless you flash firmware that is not compatible with our devised and you're using the latest firmware for our devise, along with the correct version of Odin, you will have no issues.
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Honestly don't know if I want to go back to stock now found a really stable custom ROM

I was recently given this phone, on it Anroid 5.0
im finding its both a good an bad thing lol.
Are the us cellular links for 5.0 android correct?
Samsung doesn't have an unlocker but seemed to have the rest

Im a newb but from what i noticed upon writing all my phone info down, and correct me if im wrong but it looks to be that if you know your boot loader snd region of world the phone is from you can figure out that Your PdA is exactly the same az your bootloader and
The CSC is identical to pda EXCEPT for the 3 letters after G900R4 _ _ _
Those are your Country of origin or region

I lost my root. Tried using Mobile Odin and checked the everroot. But apparently it did not work. My problem is I want to go back to 4.4.2 stock firmware and I do not have a pc or mac at the moment. Can I use the stock 5.0 recovery to flash back to 4.4.2?

Mine may not be 100% on the authentic side. I just learned that the person who gave it to me got it from a rep at a t-mobile store because an anon customer had left it at the store stating that it had been reported stolen.. and it needs to be unlocked from Us Cellular
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I have a few discrepancies with
A couple number strings or the lack of their prescence
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Great Post

Hello,
Id like to give a big thank you to all the developers/contributors that put together the rooting instructions in the developer section
A few days ago i successfully rooted my smg900r4!
it was very simple, and quick process using the instructions in the developer thread.
Using cf auto, super su, and odin. And Kies as backup
I will notate i had a little hiccup in the process.
It was a file type conflict regarding the samsung usb driver download zip being set to open in windows 8 and the desktop i used that was running windows 10.
Once i realized what the issue was a coulple setting adjustmemts later and i was done!
And as stated its rock solid stable
I am on stock rom etc.
I have installed the following apps and granted root access to them
- Apps2Sd (this is a very excellent multi function application !
- Busybox on rails
- App Manager iii (i had this installed prior to rooting the device.)
- Wifi Connection Manager
Couple questions;
Since ive installed the multi function Apps2SD application, is it redundant to keep app manager iii installed?
Are the hidden menus and settings only accessible by using the shortcut app found in playstore?
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