So I went from sprint to at&t.
With unlocked bootloader, the installation was seamless.
WIth att galaxy s4 I have no idea what to do. I did get the root with no problem. Now with safesomething recovery it says that i cannot install a cyanogen mod. Is That true? also, is there a way to install another recovery like twrp?
Please help. I'm not a professional with all these things.
tarasator said:
So I went from sprint to at&t.
With unlocked bootloader, the installation was seamless.
WIth att galaxy s4 I have no idea what to do. I did get the root with no problem. Now with safesomething recovery it says that i cannot install a cyanogen mod. Is That true? also, is there a way to install another recovery like twrp?
Please help. I'm not a professional with all these things.
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That is actually true.. At&t and Verizon locked down their phones after the first update. This made people resort to the use of "safestrap" recovery which only allows the installation of touchwiz and google edition Roms. The sprint and T-Mobile variants of the s4 are the only ones that are boot loader unlocked. I recommend that you try and purchase a T-Mobile s4 and unlock it for use on at&t if cyanogen mod is that important to you.
Also this doesn't belong in development. Sorry to be a nag(;
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A lot of people want to do the reverse (install a 9505G ROM on a T-Mobile M919) but I want to get T-Mobile's wifi calling on my 9505G. Is it possible to install a ROM made for a M919 onto an unlocked, rooted, ClockworkMod recovery-flashed 9505G? I tried downloading a ROM from the M919 section of the forum but it never actually finishes booting. If this works and anyone has done it, I'd love to get info on how you did it. If it's not going to work at all, I'll stop trying to cram it onto my phone. If it matters, I haven't flashed a different radio or anything, just what comes in the flashable ZIPs that ROM creators upload.
Thanks!
wyvphone said:
A lot of people want to do the reverse (install a 9505G ROM on a T-Mobile M919) but I want to get T-Mobile's wifi calling on my 9505G. Is it possible to install a ROM made for a M919 onto an unlocked, rooted, ClockworkMod recovery-flashed 9505G? I tried downloading a ROM from the M919 section of the forum but it never actually finishes booting. If this works and anyone has done it, I'd love to get info on how you did it. If it's not going to work at all, I'll stop trying to cram it onto my phone. If it matters, I haven't flashed a different radio or anything, just what comes in the flashable ZIPs that ROM creators upload.
Thanks!
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Just install DarthStalker's rom for the i9505. Its in the Original Android Development forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419809
It is for this phone and wifi-calling works. I am on T-Mobile and it works for me.
I got a note 3 from a 3rd party vendor I need it unlocced from sprint to att. I've tried rooting and I've tried contacting both Samsung and sprint none were helpful. Question is thiz: is there a way I can completely wipe the os for n900p NC5 and flash the att model n900a roms. Or is there any way found yet to sim unlock this dang thing I'm open to suggestions I gotta one click odin recovery exe setup so I'm game for riskier process. Help plz
tr3-c said:
I got a note 3 from a 3rd party vendor I need it unlocced from sprint to att. I've tried rooting and I've tried contacting both Samsung and sprint none were helpful. Question is thiz: is there a way I can completely wipe the os for n900p NC5 and flash the att model n900a roms. Or is there any way found yet to sim unlock this dang thing I'm open to suggestions I gotta one click odin recovery exe setup so I'm game for riskier process. Help plz
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No, you can't flash a N900A rom on a N900P! You'll brick your phone.
N9005 NH1 32GB Stock debloated rooted ROM
I have Samsung Galaxy s4
Model is i9500
But when I go to download mode, I see modem number to sch-i545, which is from Verizon. I want to root my phone and also want to download stock rom or flash custom rom but I don't know which rom to download because I'm confused of which model is correct. My phone has 4G LTE and CDMA. I know i9500 does not support 4G LTE but the model number is i9500 and baseband I9500UBUHOE1. Hope someone cam help me out. Thank you
The correct model # can be found in download mode; therefore, your phone is a Verizon phone with a locked bootloader.
audit13 said:
The correct model # can be found in download mode; therefore, your phone is a Verizon phone with a locked bootloader.
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How can I unlock?
Can't be unlocked as far as I know.
Here's a thread about unlocking: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500826
I want to root and install custom rom, you have thread for that?
You may be able to root but no custom Roms based on cm or aosp.
More information about your device is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon . In short, unless your device has an early bootloader that would allow modification, there is no way to unlock the bootloader, no way to install a custom ROM, and no way to even root the device.
Return this device and get something else.
could this phone have a locked bootloader AND still have other firmware trying to disguise it at the same time ?
No. It's likely his bootloader is unlocked, but he needs to head to the Verizon S4 forums to be sure. But when it comes to frankenphones, my instant response is to return the phone if possible. Frankenphones are a PITA to deal with.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
No. It's likely his bootloader is unlocked, but he needs to head to the Verizon S4 forums to be sure. But when it comes to frankenphones, my instant response is to return the phone if possible. Frankenphones are a PITA to deal with.
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agreed on that, if nothing else it's deception by the vendor/seller
Hi, and thanks for reading. i would like to know if theres a way of rooting the celphone Samsung Galaxy J3 SM-J320VPP. ive see Threads on sucefully rooting others models but not this one
I agree any dev out there want to let me know what you might possibly need in order to begin to exploit the boot loader. I know that the Samsung n4 fix is for a different chipset but there has to be a way to bypass Verizon's DMV so I can dump the boot loader and system and upload it for the community. I really really like this phone for its price point and I don't feel like that it should be let to the side because it's not a flagship. I'm not a dev but I'm also not new to the capabilities of this community. Any Assistance would be great
My issue is somewhat different, I have a banking app that reports my J3 as rooted (no other apps do) and I need a way to reverse or work around this flaw. The banking app does state for Galaxy S5 model that Android 6 Marshmallow is needed and I know I'm only on 5.1.1, but I'm not sure if the kernel and baseband used are the same.
Any help or advice appreciated. Or if I can root, update to 6 and then unroot to resolve this.
Any news? Just bought this phone on Verizon
No rooting so far. Kingo- and Kingroot APKs and PC versions fail to root, no custom recovery to flash SuperSU, and no vulnerabilities to exploit. I've had this phone for about 5 months now, and nothing sticks. But that's the way it goes with Verizon- branded devices - because the boot loader is locked there isn't much that can be done. The most I've been able to do is "convert" it to a SM-J320V by flashing that firmware via Odin. Still can't use non-Verizon SIMs though.
209pcs said:
No rooting so far. Kingo- and Kingroot APKs and PC versions fail to root, no custom recovery to flash SuperSU, and no vulnerabilities to exploit. I've had this phone for about 5 months now, and nothing sticks. But that's the way it goes with Verizon- branded devices - because the boot loader is locked there isn't much that can be done. The most I've been able to do is "convert" it to a SM-J320V by flashing that firmware via Odin. Still can't use non-Verizon SIMs though.
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Does converting it allow you to use Verizon MVNO Sims without paying the ransom for a month of verizon prepaid service first to activate the phone ? I know you said no non Verizon sims but nkt sure if you meant MVNO too
Hello guys, I'm posting this for first time.
My girlfriend is having a Samsung S5 from AT&T and I want to root it as she told me system apps from AT&T are taking too much space on her phone and so I was thinking can I flash any custom rom on it?
As I see the AT&T thread separate, I want to ask some things
Does Network provider has to do something with it ?
I can flash custom rom on her phone or not?
And same odin thing works ? Like unlocking bootloader and fishing custom recovery
I have never rooted any Samsung phone ever
I'm having a oneplus and HTC.
If anyone can tell me what all do I need to do, I would appreciate it a lot .
Att version has locked bootloader .... Root is possible and there a few roms but they are all based off the stock rom just tweaked a bit ...
cpt.macp said:
Hello guys, I'm posting this for first time.
My girlfriend is having a Samsung S5 from AT&T and I want to root it as she told me system apps from AT&T are taking too much space on her phone and so I was thinking can I flash any custom rom on it?
As I see the AT&T thread separate, I want to ask some things
Does Network provider has to do something with it ?
I can flash custom rom on her phone or not?
And same odin thing works ? Like unlocking bootloader and fishing custom recovery
I have never rooted any Samsung phone ever
I'm having a oneplus and HTC.
If anyone can tell me what all do I need to do, I would appreciate it a lot .
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You should consider two things:
1. ATT phone may be sim-locked (locked to their network), but it has nothing to do with custom firmware. This problem may be solved more or less easily.
2. ATT phone (SM-G900A) does have a locked bootloader. This is a real problem.
That's why you're limited to touchwiz-based ROMs and stock kernels.
This means, in it's turn, that you cannot have root on 6.0 and above, you cannot have custom recovery, LOS, etc.
If it was my device and I was going to use it as a smartphone (to communicate with others) on a GSM network, I'd install this ROM in unrooted variant and the latest firmware (boot, modem, kernel).
bbsc said:
You should consider two things:
1. ATT phone may be sim-locked (locked to their network), but it has nothing to do with custom firmware. This problem may be solved more or less easily.
2. ATT phone (SM-G900A) does have a locked bootloader. This is a real problem.
That's why you're limited to touchwiz-based ROMs and stock kernels.
This means, in it's turn, that you cannot have root on 6.0 and above, you cannot have custom recovery, LOS, etc.
If it was my device and I was going to use it as a smartphone (to communicate with others) on a GSM network, I'd install this ROM in unrooted variant and the latest firmware (boot, modem, kernel).
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It's been over 2 years for her phone, unlocking bootloader won't be an issue ( we can unlock it right?) . And she will be using AT&T only because she is using family plan.
If you dare saying the real problem is locked bootloader then we can just unlock it , or I understood it wrong
cpt.macp said:
It's been over 2 years for her phone, unlocking bootloader won't be an issue ( we can unlock it right?) . And she will be using AT&T only because she is using family plan. If you dare saying the real problem is locked bootloader then we can just unlock it , or I understood it wrong
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I believe that the following thread may help you out with this. It's S5 AT&T device specific.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3516196
Good Luck!
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