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Voodoo Unlock APP -- Do Not Use

This Message is For Newbies:
Do Not Use The Voodoo Unlock APP At All. The APP is not compatible with Jelly Bean.
Please Use This One: https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/10
It is made by a user called: spocky12 .
You need busybox installed to make it work. Get it from the Play Store.
Don't Make The Same Mistake By Changing Roms And Realizing No Unlock.

TechMayhem said:
I have used the Voodoo Unlock APP and it said it had unlocked my handset.
After flashing SuperNexus, CM9 and finally HyperGalaxy -- My phone is still locked and requests an unlock code to be inserted.
I downloaded the app again and it says:
SIM Lock: read error
Also, the default network operator apps still install - the Hutchinson 3G APP AND BBC iPlayer etc..
Can anyone help me unlock the phone permanently? Btw, why do none of the MMI codes do not for example, *#06# or *#1234# on custom roms?
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Hi
Before somebody has a go at you!
If you search the forum you will see the voodoo app doesn't work on later firmwares.
If you go to the themes and apps section of this forum on the first pages you will see a thread for a unlock app that works on all firmwares.
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TechMayhem said:
This Message is For Newbies:
Do Not Use The Voodoo Unlock APP At All. The APP is not compatible with Jelly Bean.
Please Use This One: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1278774&d=1345769517
It is made by a user called: spocky12 .
You need busybox installed to make it work. Get it from the Play Store.
Don't Make The Same Mistake By Changing Roms And Realizing No Unlock.
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Had the voodoo didn't pull trigger
.. just did with link attached S3 Orange Romania .. worked like a charm
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works great, thanks, tested in galaxy s3 in jeally bean carrier iusacell, now unlocked for all networks, great, thanks

Hello Every One. Im new at XDA and own S3. I was looking to have my S3 unlocked and landed here via google. read the post but still unsure about how to install this unlock app. i have already rooted my JB 4.1.1 and installed busybox. Downloaded the file at first page of this post.
1. Can some one please guide me about how to install these files. its not .apk so should i install them via CWM boot.
2. how can i preserve my efs files.
a step by step guide will be appriciated.
Thanks

TechMayhem said:
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Please Use This One: [/B]https://androidfirmwares.net/Tools/Download/10
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Just to confirm! :good:

Use GalaxSim unlock. I don't trust links direct to a download. Dodgy
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rootSU said:
Use GalaxSim unlock. I don't trust links direct to a download. Dodgy
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+1
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HI,
How much does the app charge to unlock?
Thanks,
Chris

Which app?
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I've used this tool:
It says the device is unlocked but i still can't use other SIMs GT-i9300

MySelf_v1 said:
I've used this tool:
It says the device is unlocked but i still can't use other SIMs GT-i9300
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What about "do not use" you don't understand? Use GalaxSim Unlock from app store.
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hello.
i have a s3 as well and i rooted the device, installed busybox and then galaxsimunlock and it's green all the way but when i switch from vodafone to another carrier it requires a sim unlock code
it runs android 4.3
thanks

andreim4 said:
hello.
i have a s3 as well and i rooted the device, installed busybox and then galaxsimunlock and it's green all the way but when i switch from vodafone to another carrier it requires a sim unlock code
it runs android 4.3
thanks
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You failed to read the faqs and guides .
You must pay the vendor to unlock your 4.3

Just follow the old tutorial foe manually unlocking with a hex editor, then instead of getting the md5 from the log, do (cat nv_data.bin; echo -n Samsung_Android_RIL) | md5sum
Or unlock with Voodoo, then fix up the md5 with this command.
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All bow to the thread ressurector! )
I upgraded to a S5 and want to give my girlfriend my old S3. Problem is it's locked into Vodafone, and she already cut her sim and cannot use her old phone(will get an adapter if I can't solve it today). I would like to unlock the i9300 today, and free if possible. I've searched all over but cannot find even a manual hack like .NetRolller 3D said above. I did find a ton of "100% successful" apps that hide their links behind surveys and crap like that, and I'm not falling into it.
So... how do I unlock her phone at home?
P.S. It currently has RessurectionRemix 6.0 on it, but I can downgrade to stock 4.x.x if needed.
Thanks in advance!

Please re upload the Unlock App
Link is dead. Please re upload the Unlock App for i9300.

Read post one first

Rooted? How to remove the Custom unlock icon from bootscreen.

How to remove the Custom unlock icon:
1. Download SuperSU from the Android PlayStore
2. Install and grant SuperSURoot permissions
3. Update SuperSU binary
4. Uninstall SuperUser
5. Reboot twice and the unlock icon should be gone.
Give it a shot.
There should now be no immediate flags that your phone has been rooted unless you run a root checker or dig in the settings menus.

Copying information directly from other users is frowned upon.
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Mike on XDA said:
Copying information directly from other users is frowned upon.
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Sent from my AT&T Galaxy S4 - Stock 4.2.2 Rooted
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I didn't copy it from another user.
I got it from androidtechy dot com.

Mhjeff301 said:
I didn't copy it from another user.
I got it from androidtechy dot com.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257058
It says he wrote the guide and he already has a thread on it
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Mike on XDA said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257058
It says he wrote the guide and he already has a thread on it
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I never saw that thread by XsMagical.
I googled it, found it and thought I'd share it with the community.

Mhjeff301 said:
I never saw that thread by XsMagical.
I googled it, found it and thought I'd share it with the community.
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No harm done. Just check around the forums next time. Have a nice day
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An even easier way that I just tried;
open terminal emulator
type su <enter>
you should see a hash tag (#)
then type setenforce 1 <enter>
reboot and see if the unlock symbol is gone. It went away for me right away. if i change it to setenforce 0 the symbol comes back.

Need Superuser from Kingo

Could someone pull the superuser.apk that comes with kingo please? My USB port is broken, and I need the superuser.apk because I deleted it. IT NEEDS TO BE THE KINGO ONE.
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As far as its goes thats not exactly posiible kingo gets all of it things from online the thing you download is just a launcher
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kalkat579 said:
As far as its goes thats not exactly posiible kingo gets all of it things from online the thing you download is just a launcher
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Anyone that didn't replace it still has it on their phone, so the OP's request seems reasonable. ( @icedventimocha I replaced mine, so I can't help without starting over and re-rooting )

bftb0 said:
Anyone that didn't replace it still has it on their phone, so the OP's request seems reasonable. ( @icedventimocha I replaced mine, so I can't help without starting over and re-rooting )
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Thanks for the reply, looks like I might have to learn to decompile exe files :banghead:
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icedventimocha said:
Thanks for the reply, looks like I might have to learn to decompile exe files :banghead:
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Kingo uses an "attack server" methodology based on the model of phone discovered. So, what you are looking for might be downloaded rather than initially present in the kingo PC .exe file (even though that .apk file is unlikely to be different from device to device)
If you want to search for it though, remember that .apk files are just a special form of .zip files, so the bytes you are looking for should start with a PKZIP magic number file header.
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bftb0 said:
Kingo uses an "attack server" methodology based on the model of phone discovered. So, what you are looking for might be downloaded rather than initially present in the kingo PC .exe file (even though that .apk file is unlikely to be different from device to device)
If you want to search for it though, remember that .apk files are just a special form of .zip files, so the bytes you are looking for should start with a PKZIP magic number file header.
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Thanks for giving me a heads up on what to look for.
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Dont have it for Note 3 but would the apk from a tablet do?
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Reilly1812 said:
Dont have it for Note 3 but would the apk from a tablet do?
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It should as long as it's the one that installs when you root with kingo.
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I thought I still had the superuser apk from rooting with kingo. I had lost root on a tf300t tablet a while ago and just got around to rerooting with kingo this time. the problem is that I already had all my root apps installed before rooting. what I see now is the superuser from chainfire. I plan on unrooting, factory reset and reroot sometime over the weekend - I cant do it before then. I will keep watch and get you the file if you still need it then. I am sorry for getting your hopes up prematurely.
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Reilly1812 said:
I thought I still had the superuser apk from rooting with kingo. I had lost root on a tf300t tablet a while ago and just got around to rerooting with kingo this time. the problem is that I already had all my root apps installed before rooting. what I see now is the superuser from chainfire. I plan on unrooting, factory reset and reroot sometime over the weekend - I cant do it before then. I will keep watch and get you the file if you still need it then. I am sorry for getting your hopes up prematurely.
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It's OK I appreciate the heads up, if you do reroot with kingo please pull their superuser.apk before switching.
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icedventimocha said:
Could someone pull the superuser.apk that comes with kingo please? My USB port is broken, and I need the superuser.apk because I deleted it. IT NEEDS TO BE THE KINGO ONE.
Sent from my Galaxy Note II
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Hi @icedventimocha
I guess I answered this question in the different thread. If you still have the downloadable Kingo installer app ("android_root.exe"), then what you are looking for is packed up inside there. My post gives (link above) gives you instructions how to unpack it.
Hopefully this response is not too late.

Closed due to incompetence and I don't need it anymore.
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Root without having to unlock bootloader

I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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cool, I hope it just does not break future updates of the shield ...

alucard_xs said:
cool, I hope it just does not break future updates of the shield ...
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Me too. But it is very easy to unroot through the SuperSU app. I would just make sure you undo anything you change system wise before unrooting like uninstalling busybox.
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devilsmack said:
I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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Are you on the 77 update? Kitkat.

Thanks, do you know if this works on any other devices, i know that you root your N3 using the method, i want to use it on my moto G, running kk, i will try it, thanks again

Holy ****! Geohot made this?
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psycho1200 said:
Thanks, do you know if this works on any other devices, i know that you root your N3 using the method, i want to use it on my moto G, running kk, i will try it, thanks again
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I believe Geohot said it should work on any phone with a kernel date before June 3. Shouldn't hurt to give it a try. It will either root or it won't. I think the Motorola community has been able to unlock some bootloaders after using this root method. Check the forums for you particular device.
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rushless said:
Are you on the 77 update? Kitkat.
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Yes.
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devilsmack said:
I successfully rooted my shield without unlocking bootloader using towelroot. When you install the apk and run it it says it will reboot in 15 seconds, but it will take a little longer than that for some reason so just let it sit for a while. After it reboot I had the SuperSU from chainfire's website downloaded. Use root explorer to open the zip. Go to common folder and install the apk. Worked for me.towelroot.com. download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip.
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this worked for my shield using latest update with a locked bootloader. brilliant! saved me alot of time!

strange, the app seems to hang ... is it normal ?
Does not seem to work for me, when I click on "Make it ra1n", the app seems to hang and the texte beneath the "make it ra1n" is still "click the button to root no more reboot required" ... and that's all ...
UP : I use towelroot v2, did you use v1 ?
UP2: I tried v1 without success , it's written reboot in 15 seconds but i's been 6 minutes right now ... how long did you wait before it reboots ?

alucard_xs said:
strange, the app seems to hang ... is it normal ?
Does not seem to work for me, when I click on "Make it ra1n", the app seems to hang and the texte beneath the "make it ra1n" is still "click the button to root no more reboot required" ... and that's all ...
UP : I use towelroot v2, did you use v1 ?
UP2: I tried v1 without success , it's written reboot in 15 seconds but i's been 6 minutes right now ... how long did you wait before it reboots ?
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for me using v1 it hanged for about 1min, then I swiped it away in the multitasking panel and the device rebooted itself and then I had root access.. Seems little dodgy but it worked

thanks, same here now, seems rooted

Does not work with 4.22. I tried it.

YES! GODSEND! I rooted my shield as well as my HTC One X!! SOOOO Stoked!

what is a reliable link to get towel root? and thanks!
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motrinHD said:
what is a reliable link to get towel root? and thanks!
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The link is in the first post.
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Hey having a bit of problems hoping someone can help? Like a previous user mentioned Towelroot hangs after clicking 'make it rain'. A few minutes go by and I get a 'not responding' prompt. If I click 'wait', a few Kore minutes go by then same thing again. If I click 'close' the device reboots without root.
I'm at a loss for what to do next.. Is it recommended doing this in safe mode? 4.4.2.
Cheers

How did you get this to work? I downloaded tr.apk v3, installed it, opened the app up and after clicking make it ra1n it says my phone is not supported?
Would changing the modstrings help, if so; to what?

Vustom said:
How did you get this to work? I downloaded tr.apk v3, installed it, opened the app up and after clicking make it ra1n it says my phone is not supported?
Would changing the modstrings help, if so; to what?
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I don't know what the difference is but I used v1. Maybe do a search for that apk and see if it works for you.
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devilsmack said:
I don't know what the difference is but I used v1. Maybe do a search for that apk and see if it works for you.
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Every article I've found so far just links to the towelroot website. Can you mirror the v1 apk?

[Root][Port] Cf-Autoroot T700 [Tab S 8.4]

CF-AUTO Root
By Chainfire
Ported To the Tab S 8.4 ByBeansTown106
First off, Huge Thanks to Chainfire for coming up with AutoRoot & for his SuperSU App
Warning: I cannot be held responsible for anything you do to your phone, rooting is optional! This Does Trip The Knox Warranty Bit Built into the Bootloader of the Tab S 10.5
How To Enter Download Mode
Method 1: in command prompt or terminal on computer enter: adb reboot download
Method 2:Turn Off Tablet, Hold Volume Down + Power. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Rooting Instructions
1.Boot into Download mode (see methods above)
2.Flash CF_AutoRoot_Port_T700_BeansTown106.tar.md5 with Odin v3.09 (put in AP slot, don't change any other settings, click start)
3.Let it do its trick! Confirm root!
4.Reboot into recovery mode and confirm stock recoverys presence
That's all! Enjoy Root!
Download
FILENAME: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358557670
Please Keep in Mind i dont have this tab but would LOVE to develop on it!
If you haven't already, pick up a copy of SuperSU Pro to support Chainfire! Well worth the $2.49! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu.pro&hl=en

Once again Beantown you rock!

Alright we got root. It works. You rock Mr.Bean

Oh yeah! Thank you sir
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Is anyone else losing their WiFi password after rebooting?

thank you beans !!
Was in the process of unpacking the cache.img (already modified recovery.img) to see what needed to be done.
You and Chainfire saved us a lot of time and allows us the true freedom of our device.
Now, off to build my kernel

Worked like a charm.
FWIW: I had to hold down Power, Volume Down *and* Home to get to the Downloader.
Odin 3.09 can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557972

Interesting - rooting cause my Samsung App store to download all the apps I had available to me....everything worked great though! Time to clean up.

Worked great!
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Thank you sir! You are a gentleman and a scholar.

polo2883 said:
Is anyone else losing their WiFi password after rebooting?
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Yes, I am on my 10.5.

HughesNet said:
Yes, I am on my 10.5.
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try setting secure storae to false in build.prop iirc this remedys the situation on other samsung devices

Hello, this works with T705? Thanks.
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msn0005 said:
Hello, this works with T705? Thanks.
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Yes
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BeansTown106 said:
try setting secure storae to false in build.prop iirc this remedys the situation on other samsung devices
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I can confirm that works in my T705 SkyHigh kernel, same as for my Note 3 kernel. If i don't add the entry, the kernel will wipe WiFi settings on flash.
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BeansTown106 said:
try setting secure storae to false in build.prop iirc this remedys the situation on other samsung devices
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Thank you for your suggestion. I gave it a shot but unfortunately no joy. I made the change and then rebooted. I then checked the build.prop in order to verify that the change was still there and it was. I rebooted one more time to ensure that I had a definite clean boot. through all of those reboots it forgot the wifi network every time. So unfortunately that change did not fix the issue. I can't help but wonder if there was some kind of a bug when it reflashed the recovery. I may repeat the root process to see if that fixes it. I have now set that back to true. The setting in question was ro. Securestorage.Support
I don't know if it matters but this is the 32gb model.
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BeansTown106 said:
try setting secure storae to false in build.prop iirc this remedys the situation on other samsung devices
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I reran the Odin process and unfortunately the WiFi issue remained. Just FYI. I have not yet rooted my 8.4 tablet for fear it will do the same thing as I assume there is no way backwards to remove the issue once it is there. Rather would have to wait on a fix for it. Given someone posted here in the 8.4 thread with the issue as well I assume it is possible it would crop on there like it did on my 10.5. May just have to wait till you get a unit of your own

@HughesNet: If all else fails, flash stock firmware, then re-download root package and start from scratch.

Do you need ADP and Fastboot Tools for this?

Megalith said:
Do you need ADP and Fastboot Tools for this?
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No. Just the root package, Odin 3.09 and device drivers.

12MaNy said:
@HughesNet: If all else fails, flash stock firmware, then re-download root package and start from scratch.
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Thanks. Honestly I am probably going to return the 10.5 and keep the 8.4 so not terribly concerned. Unless rooting my 8.4 does the same thing