I did the towelroot last night on my AT&T S4. Worked like a champ.
I installed SU Pro, Busybox Pro, and Titanium BU Pro afterwards. SU pro failed to update the binaries, so I don't know what that means. I uninstalled some of the known bloatware, but it gave ominous warnings as I uninstalled bloatware, etc. Although, the phone is working fine with less battery drain. No problems, whatsoever.
Is there a list of bloatware that can be safely uninstalled with the AT&T S4 KitKat ROM anywhere? There's so much crap on here, but I don't want to disable features that are maliciously tied to it. So far; this is awesome!
I had a popup from Samsung today, wanting me to update my security settings. It warned that certain software programs that I may have installed could compromise the security of my phone. I declined; fearing that it may disable my new root status. I don't know who to believe, but it's damn sure not AT&T or Samsung. I also got the "unlocked" symbol upon re-boot. Does that mean that I tripped KNOX? Will Triangle away clear that? The status shows: "Custom". Yet; the phone is working perfectly. I want to know if I should freeze or uninstall FOTA's. Seems like that's going to be a constant PITA.
On another note (no pun intended), I've downloaded certain programs that I thought / knew were useful - some paid / some free - that were memory / data / battery hogs, even though they didn't appear to be so in the EULA's. Is there any program or list of programs from the Play Store that are known pigs? How the hell do you know???
And, speaking of "note", has anyone used this on the Samsung Note 3? Ditto the above questions. I have a brand new one that's nothing but a $700.00 paperweight. It would kick ass if this worked on my Note 3!
I know that this is a new method, but has anyone experienced any negative side effects? Not me, so far. Any suggestions for add-ons for improvement of the performance of either device? This guy is going to get a nice donation this Friday!
A little help?
Thanks,
Jim
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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I'm getting to pilot having a Galaxy S5 for work since they're finally going to allow a choice of iphone or android instead of just bes5 blackberry devices.
Now I love me some rooted droid, like my Nexus7 and old classic galaxy s 4g.
What exactly is Knox? I read a little that its a bit that you can flag.
Also anyone familiar with Airwatch? When I used to test it i had my rooted devices as compromised.
I may be getting elevated rights to even white list myself but in the meantime since its a company phone, I need to keep it someone stock, so I was hoping for a simpler debloated stock with maybe a toggleable root if no work around for Airwatch is available.
Thelgow said:
I'm getting to pilot having a Galaxy S5 for work since they're finally going to allow a choice of iphone or android instead of just bes5 blackberry devices.
Now I love me some rooted droid, like my Nexus7 and old classic galaxy s 4g.
What exactly is Knox? I read a little that its a bit that you can flag.
Also anyone familiar with Airwatch? When I used to test it i had my rooted devices as compromised.
I may be getting elevated rights to even white list myself but in the meantime since its a company phone, I need to keep it someone stock, so I was hoping for a simpler debloated stock with maybe a toggleable root if no work around for Airwatch is available.
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Knox is a flag system for Warranty void to my understanding.
Don't know about Airwatch, sorry.
Towelroot will root you in about 5 seconds SO LONG AS YOUR KERNEL DATE IS PRE-June 3rd. SuperSU can Un-root you too if needed. But you can also root, uninstall Towelroot.apk, and debloat the phone with the lists in other threads.
Good luckl
kprice8 said:
Knox is a flag system for Warranty void to my understanding.
Don't know about Airwatch, sorry.
Towelroot will root you in about 5 seconds SO LONG AS YOUR KERNEL DATE IS PRE-June 3rd. SuperSU can Un-root you too if needed. But you can also root, uninstall Towelroot.apk, and debloat the phone with the lists in other threads.
Good luckl
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No problem. VZ phone should be brand new, delivered today. But then again, when I bought my wife and my Galaxy S 4g's, side by side from the stash, we had totally different setups. one had froyo, other eclair if I recall. even packaging was different. The sticker on my screen had no text, so I left it on. Hers had crap all over.
So hopefully it's got older kernel.
If it is newer, is it that I cannot root at all, or a more complicated method?
For reference air watch is an MDM solution so people can enroll with their personal device, so they can get the corporate email. Also adds an option to remotely wipe the corporate email accounts. Once it detects root it used to kill the email app and stop the emails.
Normally I love to play around with stuff but I don't want to be in limbo without email in between.
I think i should be able to hold off on activating the cell number and just play with it in Wifi mode for the time being, and rock the bold 9930 a few more days.
Thelgow said:
No problem. VZ phone should be brand new, delivered today. But then again, when I bought my wife and my Galaxy S 4g's, side by side from the stash, we had totally different setups. one had froyo, other eclair if I recall. even packaging was different. The sticker on my screen had no text, so I left it on. Hers had crap all over.
So hopefully it's got older kernel.
If it is newer, is it that I cannot root at all, or a more complicated method?
For reference air watch is an MDM solution so people can enroll with their personal device, so they can get the corporate email. Also adds an option to remotely wipe the corporate email accounts. Once it detects root it used to kill the email app and stop the emails.
Normally I love to play around with stuff but I don't want to be in limbo without email in between.
I think i should be able to hold off on activating the cell number and just play with it in Wifi mode for the time being, and rock the bold 9930 a few more days.
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If it has the newer kernel, you may be able to flash back to NCG root, then modify what is needed, then update to NE9 again, and re-root after.
Nice, the box has SW Ver ending NCG, confirmed Kernel was on May xx.
I had it up but Airwatch kept failing.
I tried Rootcloak. Then saw that needed Cydia substrate.. then saw that needed SELinux changer... Then that needed Knox disabled...
That needs SuperSU.
Air watch still failed.
Removed all of that and installed fine. So I'll play with this some more later.
I guess I can just root up, kill bloatware, and then unroot again.
Well I went to reroot to play with it more, unrooted and still detected as Compromised.
It seems if it sees I have towelroot installed, not even if rooted, its compromised.
At least I narrowed that down. Ill retry rootcloak later and ensure I have towelroot uninstalled.
Help this app can't be removed its a lojack.
It monitors the device and info to absolute solutions.
What? Some more info and background would be useful
sejtam said:
What? Some more info and background would be useful
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Hi,
I bought this handset yesterday from EE in the UK, it seems to be some kind of security software called Computrace when i try to uninstall it, it automatically re-installs and can't be removed.
It is built into the firmware in all new EE handsets, I called them and they said it can't be removed but at the same time has access to all my data on the device, i called computerise they said it shouldn't do that!
A quick google search showed that a company called absolute software have tied up with manufacturers to recover stolen devices.
It also is a backdoor for hackers to control devices
Mine is not an ee phone and it has it installed... im using their network tho
Anyone find a way for getting rid?
EDIT
sorry forgot im using a custom tmobile rom my bad.
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Hi,
I bought this handset yesterday from EE in the UK, it seems to be some kind of security software called Computrace when i try to uninstall it, it automatically re-installs and can't be removed.
It is built into the firmware in all new EE handsets, I called them and they said it can't be removed but at the same time has access to all my data on the device, i called computerise they said it shouldn't do that!
A quick google search showed that a company called absolute software have tied up with manufacturers to recover stolen devices.
It also is a backdoor for hackers to control devices
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Try to turn it off in the Settings > App Manager...
If it cannot be turned off, the only way to remove it is rooting your device.
This cannot be removed with root either, it auto installs itself.
I am really surprised this hasnt caused a big discussion on XDA. EE are installing rootkit's on customer phones and noone has batted an eyelid.
chrcol said:
This cannot be removed with root either, it auto installs itself.
I am really surprised this hasnt caused a big discussion on XDA. EE are installing rootkit's on customer phones and noone has batted an eyelid.
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anyone found away to remove this yet? I've got a sim free phone with it on and want to remove it?
Yeah , if you install a non EE rom, you can uninstall it using the app manager, also someone made a odin file to remove the files, if left over. I will attach to post.
Note the file is for the s5 901f, so is possible wont work properly on your device.
This rootkit was making my phone go crazy before I got rid of it, draining battery, slowing down data usage settings and causing reboots.
chrcol said:
Yeah , if you install a non EE rom, you can uninstall it using the app manager, also someone made a odin file to remove the files, if left over. I will attach to post.
Note the file is for the s5 901f, so is possible wont work properly on your device.
This rootkit was making my phone go crazy before I got rid of it, draining battery, slowing down data usage settings and causing reboots.
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Its Work on SM-N910F. Thanks
Flash as AP in Odin.
What is going on here?
Stuff on Computrace pops up a lot today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/computrace-sending-sms-messages-consent-t3113309
In what country did you guys buy your handsets?
Is this only on v4.4.4+?
Kind regards, Stefan.
Thaevil0ne said:
What is going on here?
Stuff on Computrace pops up a lot today:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/help/computrace-sending-sms-messages-consent-t3113309
In what country did you guys buy your handsets?
Is this only on v4.4.4+?
Kind regards, Stefan.
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Mine is from the UK on the EE carrier (biggest carrier in UK, orange and a big german carrier own EE so both carriers probably also same policy). Also its not kitkat only, also affects lollipop.
Thanks for the link, reading it now, and yeah computrace is up to no good, I had issues with my data usage data whilst it was installed, so it was probably spying on my usage.
Hello everyone,
Obviously, I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (i337) through AT&T and I've run into some issues. I was able to root my device on the newest firmware available for my phone (5.0.1) and everything seemed to be working fine. I went through my usual methods, removing bloatware, especially the AT&T stuff since I'm not on that carrier at the moment. Some stuff that I wasn't sure on I simply froze rather than removed. My problem comes in when I use the keyboard.
Up until now the default Samsung keyboard has worked great. But I absolutely hate the autocorrect issues I run in to so I do the sync with my Facebook option so it learns the majority of what I type. However, this time, every time I try to sync it with facebook it gives me an error instantly. So I decided to try it with gmail and I get the same error. No specific reason, just that it failed. It did however, work great in contacts and Twitter.
So I removed my root, went back to complete stock and now it syncs with all just fine with no issues. So by default I assumed it was the root, as I re enabled anything that would relate to this prior to going back to stock and got the same results. My question is that has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know the reason behind this, what causes it, or possibly how to fix it without losing root? It's important to me as I don't have much storage space on my phone at the moment.
Please and Thanks in advance!
Shipwrexx
My S4 is starting to die, so I'm getting a new phone tomorrow or the day after. I'm basically torn between the S7 and the Note 7. Problem is, root is a priority. I gather the S7 root is pretty ugly at the moment. Note7 root seems fine, though, but I'm having a hard time figuring out all the pros and cons from all the different forums there are to read. So can someone give me a quick rundown of what's lost when I do the Note7 root? Thanks!
Warranty.
Other then that you get the features of rooted phone which can be a never ending list.
I don't think it's that simple. Since you have to flash a Sprint image, people are saying a lot of important apps and features stop working, but I haven't found anybody specifically saying what it is that stops working.
You won't lose your warranty with the Sprint image method. However it's an older firmware and may have some weird bugs or apps that have compatibility issues. It will also probably never see updates.
dstarr3 said:
I don't think it's that simple. Since you have to flash a Sprint image, people are saying a lot of important apps and features stop working, but I haven't found anybody specifically saying what it is that stops working.
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Updates for many samsung apps will not go through. The 2 big ones that I remember are gear manager and always on display. No galaxy gear devices will work if you root.
sireniankyle said:
Updates for many samsung apps will not go through. The 2 big ones that I remember are gear manager and always on display. No galaxy gear devices will work if you root.
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Can't you just push the updated apks to the device?
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Even if you push the updated apks, they still will force close probably. I tried downloading a previous samsung music apk for example, it loads but whenever you try to play music it stops freezes phone and force closes just like the current up to date version. Wish I could figure out what causes it or find a work around... I prefer to use stock music apk but been using shuttle+ pro for now for music.
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It will also probably never see updates.
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Monthly security updates are increasingly important now that organized automated mass-hacking is becoming common. Samsung has finally started releasing security updates promptly. I wouldn't wan to use a phone that was extra-vulnerable to being remotely accessed and controlled.
Also, does Samsung Pay work with the current root method?
Just to list what I came across as NOT working.
1) Samsung Pay and Android Pay
2) Can't update Samsung Apps like always on display or Samsung Notes.
3) voice over LTE. (works for me but others are saying it doesn't)
4) WiFi Calling
5) Bluetooth (I use a Huawei Watch and Bluetooth in the car. If I reboot my phone it will not connect to either. I have to re-pair both but after it continues to work until I reboot or turn on power saving)
I'll add to the list if I figure out anything else but so far battery life has been amazing and the Bluetooth issue I can live with.
Gary02468 said:
Monthly security updates are increasingly important now that organized automated mass-hacking is becoming common. Samsung has finally started releasing security updates promptly. I wouldn't wan to use a phone that was extra-vulnerable to being remotely accessed and controlled.
Also, does Samsung Pay work with the current root method?
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If it's anything like the S7 and S7E root, the engboot method will continue to work across updates.
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Daughter had her Note 4 replaced a few months ago, and it had just been sitting there. Earlier this week got a DJI Spark, and the flight controller requires an Android or iOS phone. Got tired of pulling the case off and on MY phone (S8+), so figured I could use hers as a WiFi-only, dedicated device.
My main concern is that I don't think we ever got the phone formally unlocked by AT&T. I've gotten around that so far just by pulling out the sim. It doesn't seem "happy" about it, but hasn't stopped me configuring the phone to do what I need so far - though it would be nice to be able to uninstall all the AT&T apps that are on there even after a full reset/wipe.
So wondering if there is:
A) Some way to unlock this old thing so I can rest easy it won't have an issue waking up one day
B) A more recent ROM and/or security updates (while it mainly will access the Drone/Receiver WiFi I presume I need to still connect to the home LAN occasionally for app updates)
C) Anything I could flash to make it less of a phone and more of a small tablet (since that's how I'll be using it)
Thanks in advance!
If you are saying the phone is locked to AT&T and you want it unlocked then see here:
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
Apparently no one has been able to root your device before because they cannot unlock the bootloader:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ty-att-note-4-root-knox-list-pledges-t2946770
My recommendation is to do a factory reset and use something like Package Disabler Pro app to freeze unneeded applications.
terminator911 said:
Apparently no one has been able to root your device before because they cannot unlock the bootloader:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ty-att-note-4-root-knox-list-pledges-t2946770
My recommendation is to do a factory reset and use something like Package Disabler Pro app to freeze unneeded applications.
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Ah... well that's too bad. I like that the phone has a replaceable battery, which makes it almost worth keeping as long as possible for that. Will try your suggestion on the other. Thanks anyway!