I've received this phone as a gift and I had to switch service providers at the same time. The phone is the Verizon variant, but I am on the t-mobile service. I have two questions.
1). Which forum on XDA would be associated with my phone?
2). How would I root my phone correctly. (Towelroot does not work).
Thanks. I am new to this forum, so if this is obvious to most, I apologize.
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Theres a verizon s5 section, you can actually get to lollipop, and towelroot is going to be your method you jsut need to downgrade.
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Rakuu said:
Theres a verizon s5 section, you can actually get to lollipop, and towelroot is going to be your method you jsut need to downgrade.
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So I'm able to downgrade from 4.4.4?
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poppers162 said:
So I'm able to downgrade from 4.4.4?
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Yes there are plenty of tutorials for your model in the verizon s5 section, i can link it if you need me to.
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Rakuu said:
Yes there are plenty of tutorials for your model in the verizon s5 section, i can link it if you need me to.
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That would be great, because I haven't seen anything specifically for my model and Android version.
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poppers162 said:
That would be great, because I haven't seen anything specifically for my model and Android version.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5 there you go
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Rakuu said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5 there you go
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Thanks man
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I apologize if this has been addressed already but i have not been able to find an answer. Is there a way to successfully root a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 on 4.4.2 which was updated OTA on a Mac? Thank you.
Cf auto root.
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daniel4653 said:
Cf auto root.
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on a mac??
thanks for the reply btw
http://www.all-things-android.com/content/how-root-samsung-mobile-device
This should get you going.
Found it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417699
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krnfrk6663 said:
http://www.all-things-android.com/content/how-root-samsung-mobile-device
This should get you going.
Found it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417699
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What about the 4.4.2 update and the SD Card issue. I'm having major issues with that right now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
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Works great, but, if I update my firmware, to let's say kit kat, does my unlock / region unlock still remain?
Network unlock? Yes yes.
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Neroga said:
Network unlock? Yes yes.
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Region unlock is different. I'm not sure if it would work but I wouldn't even try because there isn't a root capability for kk yet.
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altrikdout21 said:
Region unlock is different. I'm not sure if it would work but I wouldn't even try because there isn't a root capability for kk yet.
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There's a guide here in the general section and one in the DynamicKat thread that'll show ya how to up to 4.4 while keeping root. :3
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Neroga said:
There's a guide here in the general section and one in the DynamicKat thread that'll show ya how to up to 4.4 while keeping root. :3
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On the official kit kat build? Did not know that...
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altrikdout21 said:
On the official kit kat build? Did not know that, thanks!
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Nope. Still can't do that.
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note 3 with 722276 in /proc/version does not work
geohot said he will have a fix in a hour or so.
I have 722276 and it's working for me...just installed xposed
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Evilspawn said:
I have 722276 and it's working for me...just installed xposed
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did the thanks screen pop up when you rooted and is the updating the binary in supersu work?
He fixed it. SS 3.72 won't work for you until you install busybox. Flash away peeps.
from my locked note 3!
I installed SuperSU but I can't seem to update the binaries :'(
Why this method???
I'm not understanding. Why do we need this if we are already rooted? Im running DK with SS 3.72 with total control of my phone (besides bootloader) am I missing something?
memtenn said:
I'm not understanding. Why do we need this if we are already rooted? Im running DK with SS 3.72 with total control of my phone (besides bootloader) am I missing something?
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It's root that supports all the latest OTAs for Samsung's phones, and possibly many others.
I also have the 72276. I also recall someone mention to disable Knox. I thought that you could only do that if you were rooted. How do you disable it? Thanks
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raduque said:
It's root that supports all the latest OTAs for Samsung's phones, and possibly many others.
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Ok. Thanks for responding.:good:
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I installed SuperSU but I can't seem to update the binaries :'(
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I'm guessing that SuperSU will need to be updated to work with this method?
What is this 72276? I don't know what this means. I have the note 3 rooted.
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artjrv said:
What is this 72276? I don't know what this means. I have the note 3 rooted.
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It's the kernel version
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SimPup said:
It's the kernel version
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My kernel version is not even close to that. Lol.
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artjrv said:
My kernel version is not even close to that. Lol.
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Lol yeah that's the ota official version. If you already have root none of this applies to you anyways
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You guys mean 722276 right? There's root for UCNC2 now?
Root is here
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You guys mean 722276 right? There's root for UCNC2 now?
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Yes.
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I'm guessing that SuperSU will need to be updated to work with this method?
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Super su works just fine
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I installed it, but it still hasn't rooted mine. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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awesome! Rooted
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Find the latest supersu .zip and install the apk in it I'd wager it is rooted you just don't have su installed
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/geohots-to...ting-android-galaxy-s5-nexus-5-others-1453041 all credit goes to Geohot.
UPDATE: Some people are having trouble using the SU from the play store to update the binary. Use this link http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
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Just in case, how do you unroot
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Does not work for my galaxy note 3 on AT&T.
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Does not work for my galaxy note 3 on AT&T.
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Yes it does work for AT&T Note 3.
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That article say that the BOOTLOADER WILL BE UNLOCKED??
Just tried it and root works on KitKat Att!!! No recoveries yet to try bootloader
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Install safestrap
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Knight-Rider said:
Yes it does work for AT&T Note 3.
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For me, it worked great on AT&T KK Note 3
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Yes it does work for AT&T Note 3.
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It didn't work until I downgraded, but thank you for arguing with me.
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It didn't work until I downgraded, but thank you for arguing with me.
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Nobody is arguing, maybe next time you should follow directions.:laugh:
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/geohots-to...ting-android-galaxy-s5-nexus-5-others-1453041 all credit goes to Geohot.
UPDATE: Some people are having trouble using the SU from the play store to update the binary. Use this link http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
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Any post containing "all credit to" does not belong in Original Android development. Please reserve this forum for authors of roms, kernels, exploits etc to post their work. In addition this is covered in these threads in the AT&T Note 3 forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783785
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783240
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I want to make my s5 as fast as possible, what rom would be the best to use and is it possible to overclock my phone.
This is a AT&T phone but I'm on the t-mobile network.
Device: SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
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thugkitty said:
I want to make my s5 as fast as possible, what rom would be the best to use and is it possible to overclock my phone.
This is a AT&T phone but I'm on the t-mobile network.
Device: SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
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What Android version?
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5.0
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thugkitty said:
5.0
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Unless you are already rooted you're out of luck for anything that needs root. You can freeze bloatware and stuff but I personally don't know the best way to handle speed on a stock device.
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I don't mind reflashing..
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thugkitty said:
I don't mind reflashing..
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If you are on lollipop without root you can't downgrade so you can't root.
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