So this am my wife was using my s4 and accepted the newest update and now I lost root but when I restart the phone the little lock is opened and says custom still... What does this mean?
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tony1208 said:
So this am my wife was using my s4 and accepted the newest update and now I lost root but when I restart the phone the little lock is opened and says custom still... What does this mean?
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Could you reboot it two more times to verify it still uses that boot screen? Sometimes you gotta reboot with the revalidated binary.
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Thermalwolf said:
Could you reboot it two more times to verify it still uses that boot screen? Sometimes you gotta reboot with the revalidated binary.
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Yeah I rebooted a few times and he root checker app says I have no root acess
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You need to go to the "General" section and read the threads that already exist about the OTA... your questions are already answered in them. Good luck.
Basically, if you took the OTA, kies is your only hope to get back to AMDL firmware right now. If kies doesn't work, you are SOL. But, like I said, all of this has already been discussed in the other threads.
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I recently got a Galaxy S4 from att and I rooted it to be able to remove the bloatware. I tried to install a program called icon theme for rooted phones to customize my phone but when it rebooted it stays stuck on the Att boot up screen. Please give me suggestions on what to do. I am very new to android phones and rooting. Thanks in advance.
pwr24 said:
I recently got a Galaxy S4 from att and I rooted it to be able to remove the bloatware. I tried to install a program called icon theme for rooted phones to customize my phone but when it rebooted it stays stuck on the Att boot up screen. Please give me suggestions on what to do. I am very new to android phones and rooting. Thanks in advance.
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First this is wrong forum to asks question. Second look for soft brick fix in general forum for att galaxy 4
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pwr24 said:
I recently got a Galaxy S4 from att and I rooted it to be able to remove the bloatware. I tried to install a program called icon theme for rooted phones to customize my phone but when it rebooted it stays stuck on the Att boot up screen. Please give me suggestions on what to do. I am very new to android phones and rooting. Thanks in advance.
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Yep wrong section....and your first mistake was not doing research
Before you do anything...READ READ AND READ AGAIN...especially with a new device...
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Nandroid is your buddy. Backup every time you root.
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Hah ya i did the exact same app last night with the xposed framework and soft bricked. Just use the odin restore to stock in the dev forum, works like a charm! (thx adamoutler!)
This post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
Brava27 said:
Nandroid is your buddy. Backup every time you root.
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My man..he has the at&t model..how is he suppose to do a nandroid? We don't have custom recovery..bootloader is still locked
saaaame exact thing happened to me dont worry youll be fine lol
i used this one (kies) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261232
This is why I havent really done anything after root to my s4 just in case ill wait
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Ya better off to wait if you have an AT&T variant
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just plug in your device to your computer and follow these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41274147&postcount=5
this will completely disable Xposed, so you'll have to redo any other mods you had from it
sk8trix said:
This is why I havent really done anything after root to my s4 just in case ill wait
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Not really a big deal... Returning to stock only takes a few mins.
Questions and help go in Q&A and help section
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Just got my S4 and its on MDB. Im gonna root but I checked to see if there was a software update and it says my phone is up to date? Isnt there a MF3 update That locks the bootloader? Also is my version able to be rooted?
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I believe the bootloader is already locked, but rootable. If you update to mf3 you won't be able to root anymore. Don't do it.
ahfu25 said:
Just got my S4 and its on MDB. Im gonna root but I checked to see if there was a software update and it says my phone is up to date? Isnt there a MF3 update That locks the bootloader? Also is my version able to be rooted?
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you're good to go on your s4, buddy. just be safe, read up and follow a guide if this is your first time around. cheers
Hello,
I have been trying to figure out a few things with the S4 and read a lot of stuff but I have a few unanswered question.
I come from using NExus phones since Nexus 1. Unlock Phone, install CWM and then use it to flash roms or rooting scripts.
Now, I have S4. I am still with their STOCK on I337M (Canadian Model) and I rooted using CF-Auto-Root and ODIN.
What I don't understand, is:
- Can I flash CWM and then just use CWM and SuperSU-vx.xx.zip to root? Why Use Odin?
- Now that I am rooted, if I new SAMSUNG firmware comes along, I am assuming it will fail, I will have to unroot and then apply firmware and then root again? How do I unroot? "Full Unroot" from the option in the app just like the Nexus phones?
- S4 has a counter from what I read, but lot's of warning about bricking phone is that only active on Samsung stock? What if I flash a google stock?
- Can I just use Rom Manager Pro as I used to with Nexus devices...
if I flash CWM, is it replacing ODIN? Is odin a recovery like Odin! If anyone can point out and explain the difference between CWM , ODIN, Nexus phones and S4 it would be great...
I know that now when I go to download mode (Is that like fastboot?) it shows binary as being custom, but I don't get a yellow triangle when I boot...
Thanks for any info regarding explaining what ODIN is...
I also noticed although I have 16GB phone, 6.38GB is system! That is huge! Is that normal?
There are some nice features that I would not like to lose, so I stuck with samsung and just use NOVA home screen...
This is actually the "ATT Galaxy S4Active" forum. S4 forum will have answers to all your S4 questions.
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Opps will get in trouble now.. now sure if I can move it or delete amd repost..
Thanks...
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ssss25 said:
Opps will get in trouble now.. now sure if I can move it or delete amd repost..
Thanks...
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Hi,
It seems that you have been around the houses.
The place you are looking for is HERE
Thanks.. I will do some more reading to try to find answers.. looks like my post just got moved.
Thanks
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Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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ssss25 said:
Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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I just went through the un root because I was only using it for one thing. I ended up flashing the original ROM using Odin then doing a factory reset and cache wipe. Now waiting for the update not sure I will root until S4 is not longer updated by Samsung.
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ssss25 said:
Thanks. I found a lot of info at..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301762
Only thing I still wonder is about updates that samsung releases. It will remove root? I guess I have to wait till chainfire has a rooting script then update.
Thx.
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Hi,
Look HERE
OTA will remove root,and the latest will lock down your bootloader.
Hi
I have AMG1... I think this is the latest one but I was able to root.. Will locking boot loader prevent rooting.. Could it be another one for at only?
Thanks
Note: yes. I did notice chainfires note.. But he doesn't say what load is the latest.. There are so many Samsung s4 models devices.. Each with different models its so confusing
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I just installed CWM on latest version of Canadian I337M AMG1... Its good so far.
Xda modder.. There are differences between i337 att and Canadian i337m.. No forum specific to the Canadian folks?
Thanks...
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Has anyone pushed up and if so is this what's bricking the phones in are forum
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jball said:
Has anyone pushed up and if so is this what's bricking the phones in are forum
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What is bricking phones is people trying to flash custom recoveries on MF3. You can NOT do it, but people keep doing it.. despite the 10000 warnings on here.
OP. This is a development forum. Yes we know what that is, we know how to use it. I suggest you read the sticky threads in all sections if you are interested in anything with your phone. If not, do not attempt to do anything at all. You will more than likely end up with a really expensive paperweight.
Btw, that is the warning screen before you get to Odin mode. Odin is a flashing tool for Samsung devices used on a computer.
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Thank u
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jball said:
I didn't say I bricked nor flashed anything to get this screen.I believe I've only posted 1 time with a small problem I had when I used an lg thrill so as fas as reading and fixing my own problems.I've honestly never looked in "stickies"and for that I apologize. Anytime I reply to someone it is the answer they r looking for.I didn't use Odin to get this to pop up and didn't use Odin to fix it.I just wanted to know what pushing up would do .
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Pushing up is how it goes to odin mode. Which at this time IF your on MF3 OTA firmware would be useless since there is no custom recovery anyways. So the ONLY thing for those on MF3 OTA firmware is if they were going into odin mode to flash the MF3 firmware again (for examole at the Samsung Experience inside BestBuys.
For those that have MDL or MDB firmwares then that is what you DO USE to get into odin mode (so that the odin application can be used to communicate and flash the phone to custom firmwares).
So LONG STORY SHORT Yes we have all pushed up and have seen it and installed custom firmwares (For those that have rooted and installed custom firmwares that is).
Also if you did push up the ohone goes into odin mode. It will not brick your phone. You can just hold the power button until it fully powers off and then restart the phone and your back to normal as nothibg wiuld be changed,flashed, or anything.
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I used desktop Odin one time when I had my S2 I777 and never seen that screen.I flashed philz recovery and it wasn't auto loki'd on my I337 and got the triangle with unauthorized ATT msg.it wouldn't do nothing till the 4th time trying to get to recovery and that was what came up.
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You can't use Odin on any phone that is not a Samsung device.
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Maybe it was my S2 I777,it's been a long time.
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I cant upgrade my Note 3. Fails every time at 27%. I am 100% positive it was never rooted or modified in any way.
Is there a fix?
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trader418 said:
If you are using OTA, try using kies instead. If both of these have been tried and failed -download the firmware to a PC and flash via odin. Report back if success or not! Good luck!
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Where can I download the firmware?
Sammobile.com
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trader418 said:
Sammobile.com
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latest they have is 4.3
same for Kies
it seems knox is blocking something... every time i restart phone it says an application was blocked.... there's no way to disable knox because its nowhere to be found on my phone
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Better off reading Here on the ATT Note forum. Chances are your issue has or is being addressed.
radicalisto said:
Better off reading Here on the ATT Note forum. Chances are your issue has or is being addressed.
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But I am on the note forum....
trader418 said:
Your OTA update could also be 4.3. It likely is nothing to do with knox, i get that message all the time and im unrooted, no mods, knox 0x0.
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I thought ATT released KitKat OTA update for Note 3? Besides, I first got the notification around the same time they announced it. In the past all updates worked fine. This is the first one that fails.
ibex333 said:
But I am on the note forum....
I thought ATT released KitKat OTA update for Note 3? Besides, I first got the notification around the same time they announced it. In the past all updates worked fine. This is the first one that fails.
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There's different sections on XDA this is the Note 3 sub section, then there's the VERIZON sub section then SPRINT and ATT. I linked you directly to the ATT subsection, which contains info for the ATT model as its completely different to the N9005 and N900.
Your model is N900A. If you use firmware from here or get stuck we can't help you as we aren't familiar with ATT model.
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