sprint galaxy s4 kitkat root without tripping Knox - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello...
Ok, so when I got my phone after doing my homework I used the saferoot to root it (mk2). A day later I got the push for the kitkat update... I followed the instructions for prepping to accept the update, (remove busy box put su into ota survival) it failed. So I used Oden to re flash the stock mk2 then ran the update...
And SURPRISE safe root won't work. So my question is...
1. Is there a way I can root the new kitkat WITHOUT tripping Knox?
And if not...
2 is it possible to downgrade back to MK2..again without tripping Knox

1You cant do this without tripping knox
2you cant downgrade from 4.4.2

aayushkhajuria2842 said:
1You cant do this without tripping knox
2you cant downgrade from 4.4.2
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I was afraid of that.... *sigh* Gag didn't want the update to begin with...but if I didn't do it it just do it on its own.

Syntaxerror999 said:
I was afraid of that.... *sigh* Gag didn't want the update to begin with...but if I didn't do it it just do it on its own.
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You should atleast press thanx for the person answering you questions

aayushkhajuria2842 said:
You should atleast press thanx for the person answering you questions
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Im reading some of your answers and really you dont help so much with them. Your answers are short and without details and how I see the unique u expect is a forced THANKS. If you wanna help people in XDA you could be less arrogant and explain the things better with links, pics, better explanations. Control your ego too with the noob people (yoga helps) :silly:

Joku1981 said:
Im reading some of your answers and really you dont help so much with them. Your answers are short and without details and how I see the unique u expect is a forced THANKS. If you wanna help people in XDA you could be less arrogant and explain the things better with links, pics, better explanations. Control your ego too with the noob people (yoga helps) :silly:
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Egoo ? ......can u explain how can you relate it with egoo ......short posts doesnt mean less explanation... one who doesn't get it can ask again I will be here to answere .........
Thanx for your feedback I try to give more detailed explanations
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Nd sometimes its annoying to see ghat I hav answered to atleast 5-6 people that they cant downgrade 4.4.2 bt still there are more people who didnt search on xda just one again post the same question how to downgrade from 4.4.2
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This make me post small posts

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[Q] Rooting A Sprint Galaxy S4

I have been scrolling through forums, looking for anything that would help me to root my S4, but I haven't had any luck. I was told that the people here are awesome & very helpful & to ask any questions that I may have & I have a couple. First off, do you need a SD card before rooting? I feel quite sure that you do. (As you can tell, I've never rooted a phone before, but after hearing all the things that you can do with it after it is rooted, I feel the need for speed.) My second question is, how do you root the S4? As stated before, I am new to all this so any HELPFUL advice is welcome. Thanks.
JoeBear1975 said:
I have been scrolling through forums, looking for anything that would help me to root my S4, but I haven't had any luck. I was told that the people here are awesome & very helpful & to ask any questions that I may have & I have a couple. First off, do you need a SD card before rooting? I feel quite sure that you do. (As you can tell, I've never rooted a phone before, but after hearing all the things that you can do with it after it is rooted, I feel the need for speed.) My second question is, how do you root the S4? As stated before, I am new to all this so any HELPFUL advice is welcome. Thanks.
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For one, wrong place to ask a question. Second depends on what firmware your on. MDC, MDL, MF9?
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Also if you search well you can find in stickies this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257101
How to root s4 just follow that.
Tablet
I also have the Galaxy Tab 2 & want them to work together, so do I (& can I) root the tablet as well? Thanks again.
No Idea
ROMANTiC KiD said:
For one, wrong place to ask a question. Second depends on what firmware your on. MDC, MDL, MF9?
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Also if you search well you can find in stickies this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257101
How to root s4 just follow that.
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LOL, GR8!
I have NO idea about what firmware I'm on, or how to even find out.
Thanks for the link.
JoeBear1975 said:
LOL, GR8!
I have NO idea about what firmware I'm on, or how to even find out.
Thanks for the link.
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To check what firmware you are just check settings about phone
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JoeBear1975 said:
I also have the Galaxy Tab 2 & want them to work together, so do I (& can I) root the tablet as well? Thanks again.
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Yes you can aslo root tablets just takes awhile to search
Don't risk it lol
JoeBear1975 said:
LOL, GR8!
I have NO idea about what firmware I'm on, or how to even find out.
Thanks for the link.
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This statement says you clearly don't need to be messing with rooting at this point.
You need to do a LOT of reading first. Scan these forums, read everything you can find, ask tons of question (in the right forum) and when you feel like you know all there is to know then read some more.
Too often people attempt rooting/modding their phones and end up bricking because they didn't even know the most basic of things about their phones (i.e. firmware version and how to find it).
Got it rooted. Now to find a good ROM
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[Q] Questions about Note 3 before I get one

I'll be getting a Note 3 today (hopefully) and I want to root and stuff, but I've got a few questions and I would really appreciate if someone more knowledgeable could answer them.
1) What is this KNOX trigger that everyone keeps talking about? How do I trigger it and what happens if I "trigger" it?
2) I'll be getting the Note 3 from Wind Mobile, which I assume will most likely be same as T-Mobile Note 3 (Could someone actually even confirm that for me?). But in the forum list, there are Note 3 forums for Sprint, At&T and T-Mobile and another forum for generic Note 3. Does that mean that the recovery/roms are not interchangeable?
3) As a followup to the last question, does this rooting method work regardless of the phone?
Thanks for the help.
alienwolf426 said:
I'll be getting a Note 3 today (hopefully) and I want to root and stuff, but I've got a few questions and I would really appreciate if someone more knowledgeable could answer them.
1) What is this KNOX trigger that everyone keeps talking about? How do I trigger it and what happens if I "trigger" it?
2) I'll be getting the Note 3 from Wind Mobile, which I assume will most likely be same as T-Mobile Note 3 (Could someone actually even confirm that for me?). But in the forum list, there are Note 3 forums for Sprint, At&T and T-Mobile and another forum for generic Note 3. Does that mean that the recovery/roms are not interchangeable?
3) As a followup to the last question, does this rooting method work regardless of the phone?
Thanks for the help.
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if you root you trip knox so your warranty is void ,there are ways to root without tripping knox but you cant have any custom roms or cwm,twrp ,
but if you dont care about warranty you can do what you like :silly:
alienwolf426 said:
I'll be getting a Note 3 today (hopefully) and I want to root and stuff, but I've got a few questions and I would really appreciate if someone more knowledgeable could answer them.
1) What is this KNOX trigger that everyone keeps talking about? How do I trigger it and what happens if I "trigger" it?
2) I'll be getting the Note 3 from Wind Mobile, which I assume will most likely be same as T-Mobile Note 3 (Could someone actually even confirm that for me?). But in the forum list, there are Note 3 forums for Sprint, At&T and T-Mobile and another forum for generic Note 3. Does that mean that the recovery/roms are not interchangeable?
3) As a followup to the last question, does this rooting method work regardless of the phone?
Thanks for the help.
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1) Knox is a new security feature by Samsung. The idea is simple, you mess up with system files by rooting, Samsung will know. What will happen? Nothing but make you feel annoyed.
2) Yes, is not interchangeable.
3) Read the OP of the thread carefully to know which model is supported
jaythenut said:
if you root you trip knox so your warranty is void ,there are ways to root without tripping knox but you cant have any custom roms or cwm,twrp ,
but if you dont care about warranty you can do what you like :silly:
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Safest way is root then use wanam exposed for theme. Personally I would just root and leave recovery stock to keep knox counter 0x0.
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@zroice has posted a way to use custom ROMs and keep KNOX at 0x0, it's very technical, however it appears to work.
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I would post link but search function is currently down
radicalisto said:
@zroice has posted a way to use custom ROMs and keep KNOX at 0x0, it's very technical, however it appears to work.
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I would post link but search function is currently down
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But don't you need to flash custom recovery first to flash custom rom? By flashing custom recovery it will tsip Knox to 0x1
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jon3sh said:
But don't you need to flash custom recovery first to flash custom rom? By flashing custom recovery it will tsip Knox to 0x1
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You don't flash via recovery iirc, It involves copying and replacing file system libs etc, It's a pretty clever workaround. KNOX stays 0x0.
He has gone into major detail regarding it also, I will try and dig up the thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47745227
radicalisto said:
You don't flash via recovery iirc, It involves copying and replacing file system libs etc, It's a pretty clever workaround. KNOX stays 0x0.
He has gone into major detail regarding it also, I will try and dig up the thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47745227
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Cool thats good to know.
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[Q] Just rooted my M17 on 4.3.. Knox 0x0

I have rooted my phone while not tripping KNOX, I am still on M17 4.3 that came with my phone. I am trying to upgrade to KitKat, as I have heard from numerous people in my area that the signal has improved dramatically for LTE and 4G.
1. How do I go about upgrading to KitKat without tripping KNOX or losing root? Is that possible at this juncture?
2. Can I upgrade to a custom Kitkat ROM while also recieving my signal upgrade? Or do I have to upgrade to an official firmware/ROM first before I recieve the better signal?
Thank you very much for the knowledge!!
Upgrading to stock 4.4 won't trip your knox but custom 4.4 will most probably do.
So should I take the Ota update or what? Will I lose root?
t3tr1s_ said:
So should I take the Ota update or what? Will I lose root?
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If you already have the ota for your carrier/device then go for it. You might loose root as this is official but you can root again after if that is the case.
Will OTA trip Knox?
device modified cannot update ota is the error I am getting. What do I do from here to update my device?
t3tr1s_ said:
device modified cannot update ota is the error I am getting. What do I do from here to update my device?
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Read carefully the thread about Mobile Odin Pro in the General subforum.
t3tr1s_ said:
device modified cannot update ota is the error I am getting. What do I do from here to update my device?
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You have to unroot.
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xclub_101 said:
Read carefully the thread about Mobile Odin Pro in the General subforum.
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Ignore this guy. You can't go from 4.3 to 4.4 with mobile Odin as it doesn't flash bootloaders.
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Ok, so Mobile Odin does not allow me to flash or update to 4.4...If I so choose can I loose root and update to Kitkat OTA?
And if I don't want to lose root, how can I update 4.3 to the latest version and what version would work for my N900T Tmobile? My signal is horrible stock. I keep hearing I can flash to the latest UK version but that doesn't seem right?
t3tr1s_ said:
Ok, so Mobile Odin does not allow me to flash or update to 4.4...If I so choose can I loose root and update to Kitkat OTA?
And if I don't want to lose root, how can I update 4.3 to the latest version and what version would work for my N900T Tmobile? My signal is horrible stock. I keep hearing I can flash to the latest UK version but that doesn't seem right?
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No matter what people without a clue around here say, Mobile Odin Pro + normal Odin DO let you update to KitKat AND keep knox 0x0. READ THAT THREAD!
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dr.m0x said:
Ignore this guy. You can't go from 4.3 to 4.4 with mobile Odin as it doesn't flash bootloaders.
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While it does not itself flash bootloaders it does let you go to 4.4 AND keep knox 0x0. READ THE THREAD!
No need to read it. I've tried it and it didn't work. Have you?
No need to call me a moron either then edit your post. No need to hurl personal insults over a difference of opinion.
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But all in all, if nobody noticed, this is spoon feeding at its finest. There are till now thousands of threads regarding this subject.
Sent from my N9005
t3tr1s_ said:
Ok, so Mobile Odin does not allow me to flash or update to 4.4...If I so choose can I loose root and update to Kitkat OTA?
And if I don't want to lose root, how can I update 4.3 to the latest version and what version would work for my N900T Tmobile? My signal is horrible stock. I keep hearing I can flash to the latest UK version but that doesn't seem right?
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There is a guide at the link below specifically for tmobile on how to upgrade to 4.4. Maybe you can post your question there as most likely someone in the same situation as you have posted there. As far as tripping knox, as long as you flash official 4.4 firmware it will not trip. Rooting and custom recovery on 4.4 I don't know since I don't have the tmo one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672393
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dr.m0x said:
No need to read it. I've tried it and it didn't work. Have you?
No need to call me a moron either then edit your post. No need to hurl personal insults over a difference of opinion.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk
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I did not only read it but i was the guy that actually suggested/asked Chainfire to add the extra feature in Mobile Odin Pro that makes it possible, and I also saw that pretty much everybody that was in that original thread and was able to read it also managed to do things right. Apparently you have not, and now you are whining around here about it without actually providing any information on what happened - were you unable to follow the procedure? Too bad for you Was it something in the procedure that could not work on YOUR SPECIFIC MODEL? That could be the only thing helpful and interesting to the other members, but I do not see any post from you with details, I only see whining with no details
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Dejan Sathanas said:
But all in all, if nobody noticed, this is spoon feeding at its finest. There are till now thousands of threads regarding this subject.
Sent from my N9005
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Yeah, that is one of the things that brings down the quality around XDA
xclub_101 said:
I did not only read it but i was the guy that actually suggested/asked Chainfire to add the extra feature in Mobile Odin Pro that makes it possible, and I also saw that pretty much everybody that was in that original thread and was able to read it also managed to do things right. Apparently you have not, and now you are whining around here about it without actually providing any information on what happened - were you unable to follow the procedure? Too bad for you Was it something in the procedure that could not work on YOUR SPECIFIC MODEL? That could be the only thing helpful and interesting to the other members, but I do not see any post from you with details, I only see whining with no details
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Yeah, that is one of the things that brings down the quality around XDA
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I bow down to you Oh great one. Might have apologied but since you called me a moron I won't, as I said. No need to hurl around personal insults.
Perhaps one day I can become as perfect as you and then I can also boost my ego by calling people who get things wrong by derogatory terms.
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dr.m0x said:
I bow down to you Oh great one. Might have apologied but since you called me a moron I won't, as I said. No need to hurl around personal insults.
Perhaps one day I can become as perfect as you and then I can also boost my ego by calling people who get things wrong by derogatory terms.
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Blah, blah, blah, you have still not provided any kind of real information for other people, you have basically misinformed one other user and misrepresented me and then you are whining since I called your **** out. More and more whiners, less and less people that read.
You are whining as well, though this is a waste of time pointing that out. If you have never been mistaken about anything in your life before feel free to keep talking though. I'm done, have a great life.
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[Q] how to root note 3 SM-N9005 running lollipop ?

how to root note 3 SM-N9005 running lollipop ?
You just can't. Nobody has done it before. There are no tutorials here on xda. If you search on Google no results will come up. Maybe in an year or so.
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Someone said kingo root works not yet tried it as I just read it from the lollippp thread for n9005
Stop being lazy and search! No one likes lazy people....
Two steps,
1- Flash TWRP (the latest version),
2- Install the SuperSU zip package from TWRP.
Done.
Is there a way without tripping knox?
devilsdouble said:
Two steps,
1- Flash TWRP (the latest version),
2- Install the SuperSU zip package from TWRP.
Done.
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I can confirm it's working
speedyjay said:
Stop being lazy and search! No one likes lazy people....
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Stop being an AH....it is a legitimate question because there is not much info on this.
Jeez man
devilsdouble said:
Two steps,
1- Flash TWRP (the latest version),
2- Install the SuperSU zip package from TWRP.
Done.
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Tried it. Used the 4.4 zip version to flash in stock recovery bit get the message footer is wrong. I am on lollipop with new bootloader and modem. Stock firmware.
Any ideas ?
Cf auto root
PassieWater said:
Stop being an AH....it is a legitimate question because there is not much info on this.
Jeez man
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That's what Google is for!
speedyjay said:
That's what Google is for!
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If you google you wil come to cf auto root. But in the explanation it says its only for 4.3 or 4.4 bootloader. If you are on 5.0 bootloader its confusing.
So the question is still legit....you dont wanna brick your phone...or do something else wrong.
So google is not always the answer....experience from other users is more important..thats what xda is all about.
So please...think again before posting rubbish. Contribute in the way of helping. If you know how to do it....share.
PassieWater said:
If you google you wil come to cf auto root. But in the explanation it says its only for 4.3 or 4.4 bootloader. If you are on 5.0 bootloader its confusing.
So the question is still legit....you dont wanna brick your phone...or do something else wrong.
So google is not always the answer....experience from other users is more important..thats what xda is all about.
So please...think again before posting rubbish. Contribute in the way of helping. If you know how to do it....share.
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Or even YouTube! We're here to help others with anything they may need however, we're not Google and we're most certainly not here to spoonfeed other users. It's not called forum.xda-spoonfeeders.com! There are plenty of threads which explain how to root 5.0 but I guess the OP's search button is broken, yeah?
speedyjay said:
Or even YouTube! We're here to help others with anything they may need however, we're not Google and we're most certainly not here to spoonfeed other users. It's not called forum.xda-spoonfeeders.com! There are plenty of threads which explain how to root 5.0 but I guess the OP's search button is broken, yeah?
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It's not called xdatrolls.com either, how many times are you going to post that same message? I am tired by reading it, don't you get tired by typing it?
speedyjay said:
Or even YouTube! We're here to help others with anything they may need however, we're not Google and we're most certainly not here to spoonfeed other users. It's not called forum.xda-spoonfeeders.com! There are plenty of threads which explain how to root 5.0 but I guess the OP's search button is broken, yeah?
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Are you friends or family with Dejan Sathanas ? He also has around 1500 to 2000 posts.....and like you probably half of it complains and putting people down for the questions they put here.
I'm very sorry if you guys don't have anything to say at home...were your mothers or wives call all the shots...but dont try to be " the man" here with those stupid comments.
We are all not born with knowledge. ...wwe learn...but you guys seem to keep stupid.
Further i rest my case!
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It's not called xdatrolls.com either, how many times are you going to post that same message? I am tired by reading it, don't you get tired by typing it?
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+1
I guess he has stiff fingers by pressing CTRL-V with that message...lol
PassieWater said:
Are you friends or family with Dejan Sathanas ? He also has around 1500 to 2000 posts.....and like you probably half of it complains and putting people down for the questions they put here.
I'm very sorry if you guys don't have anything to say at home...were your mothers or wives call all the shots...but dont try to be " the man" here with those stupid comments.
We are all not born with knowledge. ...wwe learn...but you guys seem to keep stupid.
Further i rest my case!
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I guess he has stiff fingers by pressing CTRL-V with that message...lol
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No i dont get tired typing it because its true! Coming from a person with 300+ posts, i dont think you're in a position to start ranting. At the end of the day....yes, we're here to help, but we're not here to do other users work for them! They're quite capable of searching for themselves!

U Firmware Step By Step

Would Anyone Like To Post Detailed Instructions On How To Flash The "U FIRMWARE"? .. Also (if possible) could someone include all the necessary files & give any details on the firmware (i.e. Pros or Cons).. I've seen it mentioned in a few other threads, with some people making claims that it's much smoother, also the root is more stable on that firmware. But I can't seem to find a dedicated thread on it. So if there's one out there post the link or feel free to comment instructions, any useful instructions will be added to the OP
geor9iaboy said:
Would Anyone Like To Post Detailed Instructions On How To Flash The "U FIRMWARE"? .. Also (if possible) could someone include all the necessary files & give any details on the firmware (i.e. Pros or Cons).. I've seen it mentioned in a few other threads, with some people making claims that it's much smoother, also the root is more stable on that firmware. But I can't seem to find a dedicated thread on it. So if there's one out there post the link or feel free to comment instructions, any useful instructions will be added to the OP
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Hi, here's something from our friends with a Verizon s7 edge, they've written a step by step on how to flash the U firmware and what to do afterwards. What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. Please read the instructions carefully and best of luck with flashing. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
Magnifik81 said:
...What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. ...[/url]
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Mine is model SM-G35T, would the T-Mobile USA version of SM-G935U still work with mine?
Thank you.
Namuna said:
Mine is model SM-G35T, would the T-Mobile USA version of SM-G935U still work with mine?
Thank you.
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Yeah it will but you need to find the right one on sammobile. The one for G9535T TMO region next to itself. The the rest of the procedure is the same as described in the post i shared. I will it leave it to you to do some research on your own and find the right files. Cheers!
Hey all, best place for U firmware is THEANDROIDSOUL.COM . they also have all other Samsung firmwares. So good flashing
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
whittikins said:
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
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Dont need root and won't trip Knox
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Magnifik81 said:
Hi, here's something from our friends with a Verizon s7 edge, they've written a step by step on how to flash the U firmware and what to do afterwards. What You and us t-mobile users need to flash is SM- G935U (TMO region) firmware which u can find on sammobile.com. Please read the instructions carefully and best of luck with flashing. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...de-flashing-sm-935u-firmware-verizon-t3415145
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Keep in mind there's also a lot in here that doesn't pertain especially if you don't need root so be careful people, this as Mag says is for Verizon but the process is the same just make sure you have the T-Mobile files if on T-Mobile. You can download at SamMobile I have a SM-G935T which is now a G35U with the new modem APK1 and have wifi calling and VOLTE in my mobile network settings and ZERO bloat which is why U firmware is desired. It doesn't have any carrier bloat because it's not for any carrier so none have installed all their bloat so it's very fast. You will lose root and everything but can redo it and reroot also.. just make sure you're getting the right files and not flashing VZW on to T-Mobile etc etc. I ALMOST did then realized lol. I Got excited. I was never going to root so none if that mattered but I tried it and after all the suggested tweaks and fixed it still ran unacceptable for me so I'm not rooted at all now. Too buggy and too many weird FCs and errors/bugs so I factory rest and flashed U and new modem and my phone has never been faster even when rooted and CPU setting tweaked etc. (Too many bugs as stated)
Fas
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whittikins said:
Does it require root to flash U on the tmo variant?
Does it trip Knox?
Thanks
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No because you're flashing an official firmware not a rom. No root and won't trip Knox as other have reported. This is true for all variants since it's an official firmware.
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I know I'm replying to some old posts here. But just
re-ittirating what others have said since many are just now starting to do the whole U thing.
Fas
i have a guide on this forum look it up
faslane said:
Keep in mind there's also a lot in here that doesn't pertain especially if you don't need root so be careful people, this as Mag says is for Verizon but the process is the same just make sure you have the T-Mobile files if on T-Mobile. You can download at SamMobile I have a SM-G935T which is now a G35U with the new modem APK1 and have wifi calling and VOLTE in my mobile network settings and ZERO bloat which is why U firmware is desired. It doesn't have any carrier bloat because it's not for any carrier so none have installed all their bloat so it's very fast. You will lose root and everything but can redo it and reroot also.. just make sure you're getting the right files and not flashing VZW on to T-Mobile etc etc. I ALMOST did then realized lol. I Got excited. I was never going to root so none if that mattered but I tried it and after all the suggested tweaks and fixed it still ran unacceptable for me so I'm not rooted at all now. Too buggy and too many weird FCs and errors/bugs so I factory rest and flashed U and new modem and my phone has never been faster even when rooted and CPU setting tweaked etc. (Too many bugs as stated)
Fas
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No because you're flashing an official firmware not a rom. No root and won't trip Knox as other have reported. This is true for all variants since it's an official firmware.
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I know I'm replying to some old posts here. But just
re-ittirating what others have said since many are just now starting to do the whole U thing.
Fas
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Will Xposed work with no issues on this?
I'm currently rooted with Xposed installed , but the lag is driving me nuts even with all the tweaks
Izz14 said:
Will Xposed work with no issues on this?
I'm currently rooted with Xposed installed , but the lag is driving me nuts even with all the tweaks
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Prob not. Many people including me have done ALL of the post root modifying to make it run better when rooted with very little success. I tried every single post root method to try and get it stable and nothing made a difference and if it did it sure wasn't stable anyways. So bad that I Reodined the entire thing and started fresh and didn't root. The root is very unstable and simply not worth it. I don't need root for anything I care about anyway and my S7 Edge is plenty fast. and running the U firmware there's no bloat except like 2-3 apps which I can live with and that was one major reason to root anyway (to delete the bloat) so meh to root for me.... If you read back many have reported this. I don't need nor want root and when I saw how bad it ran I immediately re did it all. Now it's lightning fast, I get amazing LTE speeds because if the APK1 MODEM and I'm in one if the 319 cities supporting the 4x4 MIMO LTE that the APJ1 Takes advantage of. My LTE is faster than most people's wifi. So I recommend d regarding the Odin and forgetting about root. It's just too buggy and I'm by no way a noob. Been here fir 10 years so I know what I'm doing and I couldn't get it stable enough even applying every single post root suggestion. It ran like crap and wasn't even usable unfortunately. No offense to the root team whatsoever they achieved root and kudos to them it's just not established enough to be a daily driver sorry to say.
My latest LTE speed abiut 20 mins ago. Not wifi....LTE..LOL it's amazing if yoyre in T-Mobile and you're in one if the cities supporting it. I imagine everywhere in the US will sooner or later it most cities. It's relatively new but I'm getting speeds unheard of. Before this I was getting like 10 mbps download and 8 Mbps upload
Not it's more like 6p-70 and 40-70 depending in where in my city I am. It varies deoending on how close to towers and what not you are if course. But damn it's fast.. wow
nandroiduser said:
i have a guide on this forum look it up
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please quote the person you're replying to so we know who you're talking to. lol...it's a huge help! +1
Fas
is there a way to install this U firmware and then simply root it and not install all the other junk? I love it running U stock with the new modem because it HAULS ass, but I want to root so I can edit the build.prop and since you have to be rooted that's hay I ask. But the root causes all kinds of issues and post -root stuff needs to happen to get it even stable which none worked for me, a few did but it ran horrible so I immediately returned to stock and redid the U firmware. so is the something like a way to just root for file access only without it modifying anything else? I doubt it but don't know much abut the U firmware except it runs amazing until rooted at least from everything I'm reading. a couple peeps claim there's is running amazing even rooted but I have doubts...mine ran like total crap even after applying all the tweaks and kernel settings with Trickster and the like (which I know how to use very well and bought it and have owned and used it for years....any ideas? I want to edit the lcd from 640 to about 580 is all and don't want to root if it's going to bork everything up again...
TIA
Fas +1
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
"FAIL! (Auth)"
Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
faslane said:
please quote the person you're replying to so we know who you're talking to. lol...it's a huge help! +1
Fas
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Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
faslane said:
is there a way to install this U firmware and then simply root it and not install all the other junk? I love it running U stock with the new modem because it HAULS ass, but I want to root so I can edit the build.prop and since you have to be rooted that's hay I ask. But the root causes all kinds of issues and post -root stuff needs to happen to get it even stable which none worked for me, a few did but it ran horrible so I immediately returned to stock and redid the U firmware. so is the something like a way to just root for file access only without it modifying anything else? I doubt it but don't know much abut the U firmware except it runs amazing until rooted at least from everything I'm reading. a couple peeps claim there's is running amazing even rooted but I have doubts...mine ran like total crap even after applying all the tweaks and kernel settings with Trickster and the like (which I know how to use very well and bought it and have owned and used it for years....any ideas? I want to edit the lcd from 640 to about 580 is all and don't want to root if it's going to bork everything up again...
TIA
Fas +1
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Follow the instructions in the O.P. of the post-root issues *exactly*. Don't skip anything and don't add anything. Trickster is not listed in it. I followed it exactly and my rooted U just plain smokes!
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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The answer to both of these is that since the bootloader is locked, you can't install custom recoveries which makes custom Roms a lot harder (but not impossible!) There's two that are in the Roms subforum (TEK and Echoe) but I've personally found stock U firmware + root to be the fastest/most stable.
DOMF said:
Follow the instructions in the O.P. of the post-root issues *exactly*. Don't skip anything and don't add anything. Trickster is not listed in it. I followed it exactly and my rooted U just plain smokes!
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The answer to both of these is that since the bootloader is locked, you can't install custom recoveries which makes custom Roms a lot harder (but not impossible!) There's two that are in the Roms subforum (TEK and Echoe) but I've personally found stock U firmware + root to be the fastest/most stable.
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I'm not rooted at all now you realize correct?
Ty,!! +1
Fas
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jazzdglass said:
Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
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Honestly I don't know. Haven't tried. U firmware smokes sonI wouldn't want to anyway lol. Maybe someone else knows
Fas
The bootloader's are all still locked so not sure that'd matter but I couldn't say.
Fas
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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Is your reason for "have to have root" for a specific reason or no? This root us really laggy and buggy as hell so if I were you I wouldn't do it. There's no Roms really. Well two I think but it's going to be more if a headache than the benefit of root. No one "has" to have root. What do you need that's so important by rooting. That's silly....
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
"FAIL! (Auth)"
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What fails,? What happens? Details...which files did you use from where and what fails at what spot in the process?
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
"FAIL! (Auth)"
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Did you flash the home CSC or non home?
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Thibor69 said:
Hi -
I am a person that just has to have his phone rooted. Dont ask me why, but I do. And I love custom ROMS. Since I do not really see any custom ROMS for the S7 yet,
I will settle for just rooting my S7, I was hopping someone would be kind enough to point me to the correct files needed to ROOT my phone and maybe a small odin walkthrough.
Phone info:
Galaxy S7 SM-G935T 6.0.1
Baseband G935TUVU4APK1
Build Number MNB29M.G35TUVU4APK1
Also ... what about TWRP support ? I want to be able to nandroid backup. Is there a version of TWRP out yet for the S7 ?
Thanks all !!
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No two. Locked boitloader still so no way to install twrp.
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Dbzadct said:
i've tried multiple times and it fails to flash. any ideas why?
"FAIL! (Auth)"
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Please provide more info what phone are you flashing. Where did you get the files, are you flashing the home CSC or other one what's exactly happening. Fail is too vague to help you fix.
jazzdglass said:
Hi? Is it possible to downgrade to PB5 from the U firmware? I learnt latest stock got bootloader locked, so can't downgrade
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I'm not sure bud. I LOVE the U firmware and the APK1 modem for Tmobile have made my LTE VERY fast and the U firmware as well with ZERO bloat. I wouldn't downgrade anyway but can't answer your question, I simply don't know. Are you on ATT or something? I haven't heard of that firmware even...but I've been on Tmobile for about 6 years or so...
Fas
What fails,? What happens? Details...which files did you use from where and what fails at what spot in the process?
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Did you flash the home CSC or non home?
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No two. Locked boitloader still so no way to install twrp.
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Please provide more info what phone are you flashing. Where did you get the files, are you flashing the home CSC or other one what's exactly happening. Fail is too vague to help you fix.[/QUOTE]
sorry rookie mistake, i was on latest update for the Tmo version, i flashed the Home CSC, it started the first few steps and then got that error. this is the firmware i was using TMB-G935UUEU2APEH-2-160614112610

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