Root without losing everything? - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all.
I've had my S5 for a few weeks now and I want to root it, is it possible to do so without losing all my stuff that is already on it?
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aussiesausage said:
Hi all.
I've had my S5 for a few weeks now and I want to root it, is it possible to do so without losing all my stuff that is already on it?
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Root is patching you current firmware without altering your current phone state.
if rooting goes well you won't lose anything.

If you fear, use Helium backup for apps and app data,
and also manually backup your internal storage to your computer in case anything goes wrong.
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Awesome thanks for the help guys.
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Ive tried many of the hotspot apps in the market but none seem to work as I always get an error message. does anyone have any suggestions?
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Yea I've been wondering the same thing.
Why don't you root and flash the mod ?
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You need to root then do the mod to get them to work
You can always unroot after flashing the mod if it is that much of a problem to be rooted.
Why not just root the phone? No harm done in rooting, right??
I was just hoping to stay stick for a while, but I guess that's not going to happen.
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ROOT IT ROOT IT ROOT IT!!! It's worth it.
monkeychef said:
I was just hoping to stay stick for a while, but I guess that's not going to happen.
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you can stay stock if you want yet still root. I have yet to flash a custom rom but been rooted since day 1.
Wow, the rooting process is so much easier and faster than on the original evo. It's like I barely had to do anything. Thanks for the help everyone, it was definitely worth rooting.
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Root without wiping?

Can you root your phone without wiping data? I'd love to root but dont want to start from scratch again.
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MeridianSun said:
Can you root your phone without wiping data? I'd love to root but dont want to start from scratch again.
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The current method available wipe's your data. No way around it.
This is true but if you don't want to wipe there will probably be a method eventually
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wrichards2009 said:
This is true but if you don't want to wipe there will probably be a method eventually
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I am not so sure about that. The version we have does not trip the knox counter and with the bounty being paid, i am not sure anybody is actively looking at an alternative root method that doesn't require wiping. Some other variants of the device can be rooted with the same tool/method from designgears and not be wiped but the vzw version is not one of them for whatever reason.
I used Helium from the play store and was able to back up without root and then used it after rooting to restore app data.
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emsrider said:
I used Helium from the play store and was able to back up without root and then used it after rooting to restore app data.
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Me too. Worked just fine
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URPREY said:
Me too. Worked just fine
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Thanks for the information!
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root - mobileiron

Hey guys! So i just switched from a sprint note 3 to a verizon note 3. I NEED root but my company uses mobile iron. Is there a way to use it and keep root?
Also whats the best way to root this? All I want is root no custom recover.
haha good bc cystom recovery isn't possible atm on retail verizon note 3. seems like vroot is the only way to go right now without tripping knox but do ur research.
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defusEDtech said:
haha good bc cystom recovery isn't possible atm on retail verizon note 3. seems like vroot is the only way to go right now without tripping knox but do ur research.
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believe it or not I like the stock rom (this is the first phone I have ever been able to say that with)
So vroot... hmmm I shall look into it. But I still need to know about the mobile iron.
well I should have been more specific we can flash roms and some mods with safestrap (a sorta of custom bootloader workaroundl). but we do not have the ability to flash custom kernels.
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Try Rootcloak to hide root from the app. Works for another MDM software similar to that.
Edit:
Use the one from xposed framework. In not sure if the one from the play store works.
Can you link me to it?
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NissanNick said:
Can you link me to it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574647
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Ok so kingo did not work.. Vroot. Did the trick. I did a factory reset after that and now I'm rooted. I loaded the new framework and root cloak. I will let you all know of it works.
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[Q] Hide Root Problem

Hi. I have tried many ways of hiding root so I can use my Barclays Bank app with no success.
Has anyone got a way that can work? I have unrooted my phone for now until this can be done, any ideas or anything would be greatful. Thanks.
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skrapi said:
Hi. I have tried many ways of hiding root so I can use my Barclays Bank app with no success.
Has anyone got a way that can work? I have unrooted my phone for now until this can be done, any ideas or anything would be greatful. Thanks.
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1. Make a backup of ur Internal Memory
2. Do a factory reset
3. Flash through ODIN the stock rom u have installed again
4. Enjoy
Joku1981 said:
1. Make a backup of ur Internal Memory
2. Do a factory reset
3. Flash through ODIN the stock rom u have installed again
4. Enjoy
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Maybe it's me not reading it properly but what? Lol. Sorry don't understand what you mean. I want to root my phone at the same time as using barclays App.
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skrapi said:
Maybe it's me not reading it properly but what? Lol. Sorry don't understand what you mean. I want to root my phone at the same time as using barclays App.
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I missunderstood u, sorry. Take a look: HERE
skrapi said:
Maybe it's me not reading it properly but what? Lol. Sorry don't understand what you mean. I want to root my phone at the same time as using barclays App.
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did you try to Temporary un-root with this app?
Xposed Framework +RootCloak Module
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Thank you. I will try these out after I finish a website fit a customer.
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None of those worked for me :/
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[Q] Flashing lollipop will delete all data

Hi
If I upgrade my note 3 SM-N9005 to lollipop manually using Odin then my all data including pics and videos will be deleted or they are safe?
Sorry for my bad English
@sameer23 i updated via odin without taking backup today. Nothing has gone but its always safe to take a backup.
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thahim said:
@sameer23 i updated via odin without taking backup today. Nothing has gone but its always safe to take a backup.
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Ok thanks for the answer

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