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Is there not a recovery for the Galaxy s4 yet on Sprint. I was able to root my phone on a mac but I was not able to get a recovery "cwm or twrp". If there is a way to get it on my phone via mac please let me know so i can reroot my pone.(unrooted because without recovery i could not flash a rom)
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Is there not a recovery for the Galaxy s4 yet on Sprint. I was able to root my phone on a mac but I was not able to get a recovery "cwm or twrp". If there is a way to get it on my phone via mac please let me know so i can reroot my pone.(unrooted because without recovery i could not flash a rom)
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You should probably take a look around. It's a few touches away.
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Have you tried installing one using your phone?
There is custom recoveries available. go to the Android Development forum and go to Shabbypenguins OUHDS recovery thread, and it provides excellent instructions on installing the recovery and then on installing root on it. Then your ready to go to flash roms. Right now Unknownforce's Force Rom is the only TW rom, and Slim bean is the only AOSP rom in beta - though alpha builds for CM, PA, and AOKP are currently being worked on by a great dev and should be up and running soon enough!
EDIT: CM is actually in Beta as well at the moment!
And personally I have never had a mac, nor nothing anything about the limitations of using a mac using these methods, so you should definitely look into it if it is different at all.
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xArchAngelx777 said:
Is there not a recovery for the Galaxy s4 yet on Sprint. I was able to root my phone on a mac but I was not able to get a recovery "cwm or twrp". If there is a way to get it on my phone via mac please let me know so i can reroot my pone.(unrooted because without recovery i could not flash a rom)
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If you want a recovery without a computer. Download Goo manager from the play store. This will give you twrp recovery.
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Go to settings on this app and select install open Recovery script
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TWRP has a few issues with it still that they are trying to work out. Primarily some touch sensitivity problems. I recommend going with OUDHS until they get worked out.
I will also be switching to TWRP as well once it's quirk free!
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thanks all for the information. i was hoping cwm or twrp were stable and good to go but i will try these out until i can get a stable one. hopefully more s5 roms will be coming soon.
How did you unroot? I rooted my SG4 and want to go back to stock, ( haven't installed a rom yet) because I am giving the phone to my husband to use and I want it back to factory so he can use it the way he wants without having any issues because it is rooted If you could help I sure would appreciate it!
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How did you unroot? I rooted my SG4 and want to go back to stock, ( haven't installed a rom yet) because I am giving the phone to my husband to use and I want it back to factory so he can use it the way he wants without having any issues because it is rooted If you could help I sure would appreciate it!
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pretty sure stock rom is posted here just flash it.
jb4kats said:
How did you unroot? I rooted my SG4 and want to go back to stock, ( haven't installed a rom yet) because I am giving the phone to my husband to use and I want it back to factory so he can use it the way he wants without having any issues because it is rooted If you could help I sure would appreciate it!
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If you are not worrying flash counter problems. Then choose a stock rom from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252855
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What's up everyone, i'm new to the site and i was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me root my galaxy note 3. I've tried rooting in the past and failed terribly. I tried on a sprint gs3 and a verizon note 2, and i almost bricked both of them. So if someone with a lot of experience would help root my phone and install a custom rom, it would be greatly appreciated. As far as the type of rom, i could careless about appearance...i'm all about performance and battery life. So basically, i want a rom that "overclocks" my processor and removes bloatware and unnecessary apps. I'll take instructions on how to do it but i'd rather someone remotely control my pc [teamviewer] to help. I'll even paypal you like $5 for helping me. Thanks in advance!
I *would* help you, but I'm having issues rooting as well. I'm no where near new to it, been doing it since my HTC Fuze way back when. There are a couple of ways to root, Vroot, will pretty much root anything android and there is Kingo. I would give you links to both, but its not allowed, but you can do a quick google search and find them and info about them. If you're on the MJE build, I was successful with both methods, but I managed to cause a few issues when I was rooted with Kingo and had to Odin back to stock.
You need kingo 1.1.8 and safestrap. Both are one button operations. I rooted and had the safestrap installed and the modified twrp recovery in less than 3 minutes. Kingo 1.2 had a faulty script and causing errors.
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czach5932 said:
You need kingo 1.1.8 and safestrap. Both are one button operations. I rooted and had the safestrap installed and the modified twrp recovery in less than 3 minutes. Kingo 1.2 had a faulty script and causing errors.
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I rooted with kingo, it said successful. now what do I do? I don't know what to do with safestrap and all that other stuff. all I really want now is a ROM that will make my phone faster
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I rooted with kingo, it said successful. now what do I do? I don't know what to do with safestrap and all that other stuff. all I really want now is a ROM that will make my phone faster
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Obviously since the bootloader is locked down tight, if you want a custom rom, you need to use safestrap.
You need to download safestrap apk file from hashcode's website, open it, grant root permission, and install recovery.
Once you install recovery you can reboot to recovery right from the safestrap app, then create and activate rom-slot-1
Once active, you can flash/install your ROM.zip file (I would recommend Hyperdrive or Jelly Beans) and reboot...that's pretty much it in a nutshell, its relatively easy
Needing some help with rooting as well. Instead of making a new thread I figured I'd hijack this one
I just tried to root with Kingo, it failed to root. I have a S3 SCH-I535. Where do I go from here to successfully root my phone? I used Kingo 1.2.0.1876. I could not find version 1.1.8.
Worldshaker said:
Needing some help with rooting as well. Instead of making a new thread I figured I'd hijack this one
I just tried to root with Kingo, it failed to root. I have a S3 SCH-I535. Where do I go from here to successfully root my phone? I used Kingo 1.2.0.1876. I could not find version 1.8.
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Yo don't be hijacking my threads. Lol, jk. But if you google kingo and goto their website, you can hit their facebook page in the upper right corner. The facebook page has previous versions.
JONES774337 said:
Yo don't be hijacking my threads. Lol, jk. But if you google kingo and goto their website, you can hit their facebook page in the upper right corner. The facebook page has previous versions.
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Thanks, finally got the download. All 1.1.8 links were leading to 1.2 download, had to use a mirror download to get 1.1.8.
Starting root now, hope it doesnt brick! Before I start...I guess I should ask, will rooting and going to a custom ROM fix my battery drain issues? Since the 4.3 update I get about 6 hours of battery life while not using my phone at except to turn the screen on for 10 sec to check the battery level.
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Thanks, finally got the download. All 1.1.8 links were leading to 1.2 download, had to use a mirror download to get 1.1.8.
Starting root now, hope it doesnt brick! Before I start...I guess I should ask, will rooting and going to a custom ROM fix my battery drain issues? Since the 4.3 update I get about 6 hours of battery life while not using my phone at except to turn the screen on for 10 sec to check the battery level.
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If i had an answer to your question, i'd help you. But like i mentioned before, i'm new to the rooting process so you'll have to wait for an answer from these "experienced" fellas...
Well 1.1.8 failed as well. Get not supported error.
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Well 1.1.8 failed as well. Get not supported error.
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I honestly don't know what to tell you. I have a note 3 and 1.1.8 worked for me.
Are you sure it's 1.1.8? I tried many times and downloaded 1.2even thoughit said1.1.8 and finally found 1.1.8 from a user on xda. If you need I can upload the correct version. But as previously stated you can find the most up to date safe strap on the note 3 board. Install the app press install recovery and every time your phone boots it will ask continue or recovery. Make a backup of stock and restore to any slot you want If you want to do stock rooted or select any slot and flash any rom (make sure it's for the Verizon note 3 because with a locked bootloader you cannot flash kernels) I'm currently running neon rom and with moderate usage I'm getting almost 3 days on a single charge. I find wifi downloading I can destroy 40 percent battery in about 2 hours though. Any other questions don't hesitate to ask.
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Well 1.1.8 failed as well. Get not supported error.
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Most Likely downloaded the 1.2 version Like czach said.
look here v v v v
I have tried everything and I'm not having any success at all. I'm close to giving up unless someone has a better idea.
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You have to make sure you turn off antivirus. For me that meant turning off avg, Windows Defender and some other stuff I found it. Make sure you have developer options on USB debugging, screen stay on, and for some reason it seems like it helped to turn on unknown sources in your security settings on your phone. Sometimes it took me unplugging the USB and plugging it back in a few times in order for it to work but I just did it myself last week and making sure I did those things allowed me to do this pretty easily and reliably
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Alright I will give that a try later tonight. Appreciate it.
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None of those methods worked.
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I am on a Mac with a Windows 7 partition installed. Do you think this could be why it isn't working?
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I am on a Mac with a Windows 7 partition installed. Do you think this could be why it isn't working?
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Have yet to read that a virtual windows system works.
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Ok I'm going to try using a friends windows laptop then.
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I have a brand new Galaxy S4 for AT&T and nothing will work to root this phone. Tried motochopper. When I run adb file as administrator the black box pops up for about 2 seconds and then its gone. Doesn't install SuperUser.
Also tried Odin 3.09 and the ID box says ):[COM4] and is always blue instead of yellow. Tried reinstalling the drivers restarting etc and its the same. When I hit "Start" it always fails.
Also tried the Kingo ROOT, it gets the phone into download mode and at the Recovery step, it fails.
Even Tried Terminal Emulator and once again, it would fail saying it couldn't find files even though they were on the SD card and it was formated correctly
I'm really stuck here and ready to give up. Please help!
Phone is SGH-I337, running Android 4.4.2 Kernel 3.4.0-1125940
What files are you using to root your s4?
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I have a brand new Galaxy S4 for AT&T and nothing will work to root this phone. Tried motochopper. When I run adb file as administrator the black box pops up for about 2 seconds and then its gone. Doesn't install SuperUser.
Also tried Odin 3.09 and the ID box says ):[COM4] and is always blue instead of yellow. Tried reinstalling the drivers restarting etc and its the same. When I hit "Start" it always fails.
Also tried the Kingo ROOT, it gets the phone into download mode and at the Recovery step, it fails.
Even Tried Terminal Emulator and once again, it would fail saying it couldn't find files even though they were on the SD card and it was formated correctly
I'm really stuck here and ready to give up. Please help!
Phone is SGH-I337, running Android 4.4.2 Kernel 3.4.0-1125940
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Since you just purchase the s4 you must be on build NB1 which there is no single method to root developed. To root your phone you need to downgrade to MK2.
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And which recovery are you using?
You can try to flash the standard Galaxy S4 rom (non-branded) via Odin, and then try to root that rom
Did you try to flash a pre-rooted custom rom? This might also help, and you might get a better rom (performance/battery-life)
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And which recovery are you using?
You can try to flash the standard Galaxy S4 rom (non-branded) via Odin, and then try to root that rom
Did you try to flash a pre-rooted custom rom? This might also help, and you might get a better rom (performance/battery-life)
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Its not about root the latest phones comes with a version that the bootloader its locked. This phones are limited to Touch wiz roms due to the new decision of AT&T to lock the bootloader. There is nothing we can do until some body find a way to do it.
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Have you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298508
I hope it helps you out..
Some brands just don't want us to get the maximum out of our phones..
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bassie1988 said:
Have you read this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298508
I hope it helps you out..
Some brands just don't want us to get the maximum out of our phones..
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That's not the way---more problems will be encountered--
If you are nb1 look at these and read and read as netomel suggested--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
there is no nb1 root at this time and maybe never--bootloader is not unlockable
ted77usa is a great source to help you
do not go back and use 2013 threads and motochopper will not work for you
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That's not the way---more problems will be encountered--
If you are nb1 look at these and read and read as netomel suggested--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
there is no nb1 root at this time and maybe never--bootloader is not unlockable
ted77usa is a great source to help you
do not go back and use 2013 threads and motochopper will not work for you
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What if im NC1? same thing?
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What if im NC1? same thing?
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Same thing--I am on the original phone so not an expert on SafeStrap. Just know you need to not use any old methods and start reading in General/Q&A on any thread about nc1/nb1 and SafeStrap. I would post on there for advice from members like ted. There has also been a lot of similar questions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320430
and people are there to help
Wish I had the exact answers, but am not in your situation. Just want to get you to the correct threads and people to get you sorted--
Now why would AT&T make it so hard / impossible to modify your device? They don't gain any advantage of it do they?
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The main advantage is you can't use custom rooms to get around some of the blocked features. That way they can charge for those features.
It also allows them to go after the corporate contracts that want a more locked down device. The Government has been looking for a successor to the BlackBerry.
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I've softbricked my phone just following this guide over here: http://nasirtech.blogspot.com/2014/05/n9005vjuend1-android-442-kitkat.html
After following that, just after trying to root the phone bricked and would restart anymore. So far i have followed different guides like:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2627291
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2628435&page=8
But it seems to happen the same thing over and over. The flash just fails every time even if i flash only the pit, only the AP and so on. I've used odin 3.06 and 3.07 and the stock firmware that used to come with the phone (N9005VJUEND1), the phone is unlocked and is the one that has written 4G at the back.
The info behind the battery is:
Model: SM-N9005
FCC ID: A3LSMN9005
SSN: -N9005GSMH
And says that is made in korea. Also is a 32GB version.
What is important to mention is that i'm doing all of this in VMWare at a macbook. Don't know if this actually hurts the process but it shouldn't.
Does anybody has been through something similar?, please all help is needed
Good you mentioned u r using vm in mac, otherwise sort out your problem will be longer, bro use windows pc or partition in your mac threw bootcamp will do the job.
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jdomadia said:
Good you mentioned u r using vm in mac, otherwise sort out your problem will be longer, bro use windows pc or partition in your mac threw bootcamp will do the job.
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Or parallels. The problem is the usb drivers in vmware. Parallels works perfectly.
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toastido said:
Or parallels. The problem is the usb drivers in vmware. Parallels works perfectly.
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I will try with parallels.. if that doesn't work i will try with a windows pc.
Confirmed,
VMWare have issues with samsung driver, if you have a mac you can flash your international n9005 with parallels. DON'T USE VMWARE.
Ok, flashed successfully, but now the phone has no sound, the camera doesn't works and the dial panel doesn't work either. I'm trying to do a flash and then open it in recovery mode so i can do a full wipe. But even after doing the full wipe doesn't have any sound or camera. Any pointers with this?, i'm flashing it with aN9005VJUEND1_N9005UUBENC1_N9005VJUENC1 from Chile.
any help with this could be amazing. I've installed now CWM 6.0.4.7. With it i've installed bobcat 9.0 and same thing. Only a little faster. But still laggy, no sound, no camera and no dialer. Now i'm installing HAWKISH elite serie version N9005ZHUENE6. I will tell you later how i'm going with it.
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Nope, still the same, no sound. It's kind of desperating to still don't have nothing working. Please give me some pointers. Almost tryed everything.
New info, the 4g works, wifi works, is just the camera and the sound. Also it reboot's sometimes. Very anoying.
Finally i delivered it to the samsung service. It seems that i damaged the bootloader for what they are telling me and that's the reason why i had trouble with the keyboard, sound and dial.
So no more playing with the phone for now . Or use a windows to make the flashes. Any comments on this?
So, is working now??
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Every flash I try with Odin is not working. I have tried 4 different stock .tar files all of which ****ing fail through Odin. I'm getting extremely pissed off right now as I need my phone to not be ****ed up.
What Happened:
Installed a rom on my Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T SHG-I337 that had issues with the WiFi. Actually, it was THIS rom. When I flashed it using SafeStrap I figured if there were problems then I would just revert back to stock rooted rom and try to find a different rom. Nope. Hyperdrive is ****ing gay and removed SafeStrap so when I went to boot into it, SafeStrap wasn't there anymore. So I attempted to flash using Odin and it failed. So since I removed my battery while in download mode my phone will no longer boot normally or into recovery.
I have tried to flash all sorts of stock firmwares and all just FAIL through Odin.
I Have Tried:
NB1
MDB
MDL
And I think there were 2 more but hell if I can remember what they were.
So how the hell do I unbrick this piece of crap?
You removed the battery while downloading in download mode? That's a problem. But use the nb1 tar and try different usb ports. Odin can be finicky. Good luck
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jd1639 said:
You removed the battery while downloading in download mode? That's a problem. But use the nb1 tar and try different usb ports. Odin can be finicky. Good luck
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I have tried flashing that same .tar so many times. And every time I see "FAIL" flash at me I get even more mad. I need some other suggestions.
Griffinmyr said:
I have tried flashing that same .tar so many times. And every time I see "FAIL" flash at me I get even more mad. I need some other suggestions.
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Have you tried different usb ports and cables? I had a device where I flashed many times and finally it worked. And I'm not the only one that has experienced this. Sorry, but that's the only suggestions I have.
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jd1639 said:
Have you tried different usb ports and cables? I had a device where I flashed many times and finally it worked. And I'm not the only one that has experienced this. Sorry, but that's the only suggestions I have.
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That would not make any sense seeing that I was able to flash fine with Odin 2 days ago using the same port and cord.
Griffinmyr said:
That would not make any sense seeing that I was able to flash fine with Odin 2 days ago using the same port and cord.
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It probably got hosed when you too the battery out while it was downloading. My last suggestion is jtag. See mobiletechvideos.com
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jd1639 said:
It probably got hosed when you too the battery out while it was downloading. My last suggestion is jtag. See mobiletechvideos.com
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When I'm in Download Mode I just noticed something that says "WRITE PROTECTION: ENABLED" so do you have any idea what that is?
Yea, so no one has a fix for this?
Fantastic...
Griffinmyr said:
Yea, so no one has a fix for this?
Fantastic...
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Gonna quote myself and say that its fixed now.
All I did was take out batter overnight and changed the USB port to the one directly from my motherboard. I then just flashed the stock NB1.tar.md5 file and everything went smoothly from there. Though that has never worked for me in the past (different USB Ports) but for some reason it did today.
Would me pulling my batter out overnight have had something to do with it as well?
Griffinmyr said:
Gonna quote myself and say that its fixed now.
All I did was take out batter overnight and changed the USB port to the one directly from my motherboard. I then just flashed the stock NB1.tar.md5 file and everything went smoothly from there. Though that has never worked for me in the past (different USB Ports) but for some reason it did today.
Would me pulling my batter out overnight have had something to do with it as well?
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Pulling the could have made a difference. Glad you got it working
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Pulling the could have made a difference. Glad you got it working
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Thanks for your help dude.