I have searcbed and either I can't find it or its not available yet to root my new Galaxy S5. Anyone got the 411 on an odin root or similar? Or hell a factory rooted rom would be ideal to kill off all the fluff. Thanks.
My bad. Disregard. I got towelroot working.
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hello everyone this is my first post. I've done all my google searching and like almost no one else is looking for an answer to this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking for a root to the TAB 4 Att\lte version. That's the SM-T537AYKAATT. I tried kingo of root to no avail. Next on my list is motochopper....I am familiar with adb and can provide all of the necessary files needed for the research and development of said root. Thank you for any time and/or effort that gets put into this.
Have you looked into chainfire auto root?
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ATT locks their bootloaders....cfauto root wont work on locked bootloaders
Then he may be in the same boat as the AT&T Galaxy S5... No root
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Towelroot fixes it up no prob
I just found towelroot roots the 4.4.2 att tab 4 10.1....
That's great news
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I have a Sprint GS4 with MK2 (SPH-L720), waited a while to root and saw Towel discussed, tried and it worked 100%. My experience rooting is mostly with HTC products so this was my first rooting with the GS4 and it couldn't have been easier. Added SU, verified root, all seems good!
I have an update that was downloaded over the past month or so that I have denied installing and glad I did since it seemed very easy to root!
So what's next? I'm used to installing a recovery and ROMing away.. I have ROM Toolbox installed (pro) and noticed they have the option to flash a recovery for you and wonder if that will work? If so, what recovery is good for this phone? I'm very used to TWRP and hope that is still a good recovery choice. My main goals are to be able to take the updates and keep root. Im fine with the stock look and feel but want that option to add the bling and speed when I'm ready..
I'm not too worried about the Knox being tripped but confident it was disabled during Towel root.
I always search, just can't find specific information on my phone and there are many many differences it seems. I figured compiling some answers would benefit others that bought the GS4 a while ago and never rooted until now. Any help or direction is appreciated!
Thanks!
For anyone in the same situation, I was able to avoid using Oden by utilizing ROM Toolbox, it flashed the newest version of TWRP successfully.
To summarize:
Sprint GS4, MK2 and never took an update for almost a year since purchase. Full root with Towelroot, installed Super User, granted and installed Root Checker to validate. Downloaded ROM Toolkit and flashed TWRP newest version. No issues, no crashes, no tripping KNOX. All good.
Seems there are a lot of people asking for help and while 'search' is useful, there are so many variables, so many threads to sift through its almost impossible to find what you need. Hopefully this helped someone.
Still determining how to take updates and if I will lose root. Still running stock but I am about to try my first custom ROM on this cell.
to my knowledge u can root every varient easily but even if u flashed twrp without tripping knox have u actually loaded it yet to see if recovery flag trips? and once u flash a rom it would deff trip the counter.. but who cares about knox anyway.. i tripped every counter within the hour of getting this phone
I have and it didnt but like you said, I didn't care if I tripped kmox etc. Thanks for the reply! So you believe it is safe to take the updates? Im really just trying to have tether working. Thanks!
If you're wanting to update via OTA, you'll have to unroot first.
There is no native hot spot hack for the NG2 update as of yet and Towelroot doesn't work yet either
So I just got a 5.0 Lollipop SM-G900A, Baseband G900AUCU4B0F3 warranty replacement for my old rooted 4.4.2 SM-G900A AT&T S5.
I want to get root back. I don't care about warranty since I'm technically out of warranty now and they replaced my phone past warranty (I was really nice to the friendly female CSR I got on the phone). I believe my options are:
Live without root
downgrade to 4.4.2 and root with towelroot without tripping knox
root 5.0 but trip knox
I'd like to do number 3, but I don't know what the best method is at this point. I haven't kept up on any developments in root area since I rooted my 4.4.2 and was supremely happy with it ever since. I know that flashing an already rooted ROM is one of the options but honestly I've gone down the custom ROMs road before on previous phones and I know if I start that again I'll be going through tons of ROMs looking for the one I like best and I've been so happy with rooted vanilla stock that I don't want to take the time to go down that path right now if I can help it. Is there a way to root 5.0 directly if you don't care about Knox/warranty?
I fully realize that I could RTFF and figure out what my answer is but I'm hoping someone who is current will take pity on me and point me in the right direction and cut my RTFF down from hours to minutes. TIA for any help.
https://twitter.com/srsroot/status/634952981960597504
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I don't believe it's possible to root 0F3 at this time. Sorry bro...
If root is achieved once again, I would highly recommend sticking to Muniz_ri's rooted stock roms which can be found in the "General" section of each carrier-specific S5 Thread, then running his debloat script (and installing google now launcher) to have a very clean android.
Has there been any updates on this? the "SRSroot" site seems sketchy. Google is not showing me results that I want to hear.
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Has there been any updates on this? the "SRSroot" site seems sketchy. Google is not showing me results that I want to hear.
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No update, still unrootable.
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I'm sure this has come up before but I'm wondering if there's a way to wipe out all this Verizon stuff off the phone. I have it working with rogers here in Canada but i cannot tether or send any pics or attachments with texts. Is there a way to get around this yet?Also cannot upgrade the software either.
Thanks alot.
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I'm sure this has come up before but I'm wondering if there's a way to wipe out all this Verizon stuff off the phone. I have it working with rogers here in Canada but i cannot tether or send any pics or attachments with texts. Is there a way to get around this yet?Also cannot upgrade the software either.
Thanks alot.
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Exactly what I also plan to do. Is there a way to go around this, especially the removing the verizon booting stuff
With root you can remove all of the verizon apps with a root system app remover app avalaible from Google play
I would do a backup in the custom recovery you used to install the rom before you remove system apps bootloops can happen
If you don't install a custom rom you can make a backup using titanium backup app avalaible from Google play
You can get root by following jrkruses ok3 root thread on xda in the verizon s5 forum as long as you are on bok3 or pbp1 firmware
To get tethering I would install a custom rom that has tethering enabled for which you will need either a unlocked bootloader or safestrap installed
Depending on if you have a 15 Samsung emmc or a 11 Toshiba emmc your bootloader may or not be unlockable to unlock your bootloader go to getex thread bootloader unlock for kk-mm in s5 verizon forum
As for boot animations idk how to help you there
Sorry to just dump all this on you if you have any questions you can just ask
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Thanks for your wonderful response. I really appreciate it. My major concern is the booting and also the internet hotspot tethering. Please kindly help me with a comprehensive guide on how to go about all these.
Thanks once again.
Rooting thread for s5 Verizon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/root-method-og5-ok3-t3290370
Bootloader unlock for s5 Verizon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...t/rd-unlocking-galaxys-s5-bootloader-t3337909
Safestrap for s5 verizon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/safestrap-5-0-lollipop-t3313800
Twrp custom recovery for s5 compatible with s5 verizon
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2727406
Titanium backup app how to guide
http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-use-titanium-backup-286338/
A good rooted stock lollipop rom that has tethering as an optional add on like it says in the first paragraph of the guide below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/vzwstock-based-tw-rom-3-4-16-t3329029
This newb has rooted and unrooted several times. I apologize if this shouldnt be here but the similar threads were dated. I have an S7 edge SM-G935V on 6.0.1
Can anyone suggest which root and tune method(thread links please)lags and overheats the LEAST either on MM or Nougat. I only need root for one auto-clicker app and also require an Xposed module Security Bypasser, the only way Ive found to hide root so far the app I need it for. I havent tried any nougat roots yet because Im getting conflicting info on the ability to downgrade. Can anyone confirm this as well?
Also If I need to buy another phone, what is the smoothest running used phone to root for Verizon? If I cant get this working optimally. Pixel, HTC 10 etc... If Verizon isnt an option can you suggest a phone for Cricket or another carrier. I really need to get this working ASAP.
Thank you for your reply