[Q] How to root a Telekom branded german galaxy S4? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
i have an german galaxy s4 gt-i9505 with the snapdragon s600 and telecom branding and i wanted to know if i could simply root it like an unbranded i9505 or do i have to remove the branding by flashing an original rom first?

thomas333 said:
Hello,
i have an german galaxy s4 gt-i9505 with the snapdragon s600 and telecom branding and i wanted to know if i could simply root it like an unbranded i9505 or do i have to remove the branding by flashing an original rom first?
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Hi,
No need to do anything.
Just root as normal.

malybru said:
Hi,
No need to do anything.
Just root as normal.
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Thanks, but are u sure, because i heard that it could brick your phone when rooting it with branding?

thomas333 said:
Thanks, but are u sure, because i heard that it could brick your phone when rooting it with branding?
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Hi,
May I suggest one of THESE ROMS
They are pre-rooted ROMS which are basically de-bloated stock ROMS.
People from all over EU have been flashing these.
You can then, think about adding custom recoveries and maybe other custom ROMS after that.

thomas333 said:
Hello,
i have an german galaxy s4 gt-i9505 with the snapdragon s600 and telecom branding and i wanted to know if i could simply root it like an unbranded i9505 or do i have to remove the branding by flashing an original rom first?
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first safe efs folder

Rooted mine with chainfire auto root.. I had a branded german vodafone.. Now i have a unbranded german s4

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james1201 said:
I have a China mobile galaxy s4 (i9508). Are there any (english) custom roms for it or can I flash a i9505 rom onto it?
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Hi, you can find something here: http://pan.baidu.com/share/home?uk=520561951#category/type=0
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james1201 said:
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I dont recommend u flash nothing if u aren't really sure about but is your choice. Enjoy with ur phone how its atm. Devs will create new thread about ur model in a few

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NO.
Here you can find custom roms for SGH-M919 http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2283
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SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 SPH-L720, changing american version to european?

Hi guys
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Have you find any workaround for this ?
vipsy6 said:
Have you find any workaround for this ?
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yes you can, but to do this need a custom rom for a i9505, you can install the custom rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-albe95-s6-port-1-0-t3092479
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ajripper said:
yes you can, but to do this need a custom rom for a i9505, you can install the custom rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/rom-albe95-s6-port-1-0-t3092479
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Hey Thanks for your revert.
I am using this S4 in India on Android Version 4.2.2 with SIM Unlocked. My main concern is phone should remain SIM unlocked after flashing any Lollipop Modem. But I suspect that, it would get locked after flashing latest modem. I have seen that Galaxy Tool apk has the ability to unlock the phone on Lollipop but it has been posted in the forum for Note 3. So Little bit confused whether it will work or not
So I need your help with detailed explanation how did you do that ?
Can you please provide solution step by step ?
vipsy6 said:
Hey Thanks for your revert.
I am using this S4 in India on Android Version 4.2.2 with SIM Unlocked. My main concern is phone should remain SIM unlocked after flashing any Lollipop Modem. But I suspect that, it would get locked after flashing latest modem. I have seen that Galaxy Tool apk has the ability to unlock the phone on Lollipop but it has been posted in the forum for Note 3. So Little bit confused whether it will work or not
So I need your help with detailed explanation how did you do that ?
Can you please provide solution step by step ?
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the unlock remain after flash modem for l720 you need update your cellphone to 4.4.2, the rom is in sammobile.com/firmwares/L720, after update put into download mode and flash the custom recovery, now you can install albe95 rom, i search in the forum the modem L720 OD2 but not found, the last modem is the kitkat.
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It isn't recommended to try flashing a firmware intended for a different variant. It may brick your phone.
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[Q] Can I flash US ROM onto SK Telecom Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900S)?

Hi folks,
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Shakyamuni said:
Hi folks,
I bought a Galaxy Note 3 from SK Telecom (Korea), model number SM-N900S. I figured out how to change the language to English, but I'm a little uneasy about the ungodly number of pre-installed apps and services on there. I can't be sure that the thing isn't spying on me when there is a "Remote Device Management" app that can't be turned off (!!)
Can I flash it with a US ROM, or does it have to be a SKT ROM? If US ROM is OK, which model for the firmware should I be looking at?
Thanks!
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You can't. You can only use ROMs built for N900S (SK Telecom) and N900K (Korea Telecom).
jisoo said:
You can't. You can only use ROMs built for N900S (SK Telecom) and N900K (Korea Telecom).
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Ok, thanks. Can I do a custom ROM (like the "Galaxy S5 Stock ROM v20.0" that was just released even though it says "N9005")?
Shakyamuni said:
Ok, thanks. Can I do a custom ROM (like the "Galaxy S5 Stock ROM v20.0" that was just released even though it says "N9005")?
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You can't. Only ROMs for S/K variants work.
jisoo said:
You can't. Only ROMs for S/K variants work.
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I actually had luck by replacing the boot.img in the S5 rom with a SKT boot.img from the latest stock rom. Is there any disadvantage to this method?
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u can.
yep u can
juz replace boot.img or flash custom kernel port for note 3 Korea.
I use 9005 custom rom for note 3 900S normally.
nambavuong said:
yep u can
juz replace boot.img or flash custom kernel port for note 3 Korea.
I use 9005 custom rom for note 3 900S normally.
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OK great. That's what worked for me, I can't understand why it took 3 days of searching to find that answer!
Typing this from my N900S with a custom S5 rom!

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