Little confused how to Root this phone... - Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am went to the HOW TO section, but do I have to pay for the rooting? I am confused on where the actual steps are?

nafeasonto said:
I am went to the HOW TO section, but do I have to pay for the rooting? I am confused on where the actual steps are?
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What firmware are you on and which one do you want to end up on? None of the apps cost money.
See notes #4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...w-to-update-to-g900voc4-5-0-keeproot-t3068546

Do I need to pay for anything? I've rooted the III
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nafeasonto said:
Do I need to pay for anything? I've rooted the III
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Not unless you want to donate to donate to someone.

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3 uk contract

Just a heads up for any one on three mobile.
As of october 7th exsisting customers can add eat all u want data for £3.00 a month. Which also allows the use of tethering as i understand it.
I Will be signing up as data use has been my biggest expense.
Hope of interest to someone.
http://blog.three.co.uk/2011/09/27/all-you-can-eat-data-now-for-all-customers/
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wrong thread!
Where would the right thread be if not general?
Kieron
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grgsiocl said:
wrong thread!
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FAIL
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kieronw3 said:
Just a heads up for any one on three mobile.
As of october 7th exsisting customers can add eat all u want data for £3.00 a month. Which also allows the use of tethering as i understand it.
I Will be signing up as data use has been my biggest expense.
Hope of interest to someone.
http://blog.three.co.uk/2011/09/27/all-you-can-eat-data-now-for-all-customers/
Kieron
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Thanks I will look into it as I always go over my contract
grgsiocl said:
wrong thread!
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You retard, where is this supposed to go then? 'Android Development'? think before you post...
thanks for that mate on 3 with the x10 too, this is really good i get really good speeds to will definatel be tempted,thanks left
Hope it works out good having trouble adding to my contract at the moment as they want me to downgrade then upgrade and stuff but 3 support on twitter says no need to so will get uk rep to sort it out.
Hopefully
Kieron
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Just a update.
If u have any trouble getting eat all u want added to your package here in the uk then if you can use twitter and speak to @ threeuksupport.
Worked for me
Kieron
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thanks il be looking into it aswell, i get 1gb at the moment but i dont tether at all anymore to stop going over data cap

How to Unlock Samsung galaxy s4 ?

Hi all i want to know how to unlock samsung galaxy S4 Usa At&t for free sim card for free !
116 views with no idea looool ! So why you creat this section for Galaxy S4
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You must w8 a couple of weeks!!
Its too soon to someone say the answer!!
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x625 said:
You must w8 a couple of weeks!!
Its too soon to someone say the answer!!
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Thanks i will wait
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Who know maybe these guys will add s4 to the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5zcG9ja3kuZ2FsYXhzaW11bmxvY2siXQ..
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Who know maybe these guys will add s4 to the app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImNvbS5zcG9ja3kuZ2FsYXhzaW11bmxvY2siXQ..
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I will try thanks
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mps42 said:
116 views with no idea looool ! So why you creat this section for Galaxy S4
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This question has already been asked more than once. Why not use the "search" function and follow the posting rules instead of complaining about no one rushing to this thread?
The phone hasn't even been released yet. My advice is to give it a couple of weeks (at least) and let people have a look at it to see if it can be easily unlocked or not. Otherwise, you can try to deal with the carrier (or who ever you purchase your phone from) to try and get an unlock code. You usually need to be persistent and keep trying if getting the code doesn't work at first.
scott14719 said:
This question has already been asked more than once. Why not use the "search" function and follow the posting rules instead of complaining about no one rushing to this thread?
The phone hasn't even been released yet. My advice is to give it a couple of weeks (at least) and let people have a look at it to see if it can be easily unlocked or not. Otherwise, you can try to deal with the carrier (or who ever you purchase your phone from) to try and get an unlock code. You usually need to be persistent and keep trying if getting the code doesn't work at first.
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Im new i dont know this feature yet xp i will wait
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http://cellunlocker.net/unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4.php
winwiz said:
http://cellunlocker.net/unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4.php
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Thanks man i will try this site
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I bought my s4 via att full retail, called and asked about the unlocking and they said the system says it can not be locked and no est date. Rep said it prob too early to wait a month or two.
tony1208 said:
I bought my s4 via att full retail, called and asked about the unlocking and they said the system says it can not be locked and no est date. Rep said it prob too early to wait a month or two.
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Aha thanks man really thanks
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mps42 said:
Hi all i want to know how to unlock samsung galaxy S4 Usa At&t for free sim card for free !
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Free unlock codes are not safe.So better you can use any paid unlock codes to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S4 from AT&T network lock.To get unlock code visit Unlock-zone.com .Here they provide unlock code with free step by step instructions at low cost.This is safe and secure.

Locked out Bootloader

This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Agreed. Not very happy with this at all. Locking us out of our own devices that most of us paid FULL PRICE FOR!!!
Yeah me too... This sucks... I'm seriously thinking about selling mine and buying a international model. Does anyone know which model works good on At&t?
I bought 2 note 3's and and 1 gear. Dropped about a G and I can't use my device the way I would like? Not a happy customer at this point.
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Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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I went to an AT&T store a few days ago to get a secure element for free (SIM) and received a text survey the next day. I gave the employee a 10 but said I wouldnt recommend at&t to a friend, and everything else I gave low low reviews. They called me several hours later and I let them know why... I am sure it doesnt mean much... but at least they know I think they suck!
The people on the phone tried to help... but didn't really know how to go about getting someone to talk to me about bootloaders... they even recommended me checking out XDA to unlock it... LOL awesome.
I told them that I am perfectly fine with voiding my warranty... so can I please get this flashed to an international version... no idea how to answer something like that... oh well...
Corvette Dave said:
This may be my last device from AT&T!
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Don't see why you would think it was necessary to open a thread to say the obvious. If you don't want at&t sell it. Buy an international. C-ya bye
NightHawkUndead said:
Don't see why you would think it was necessary to open a thread to say the obvious. If you don't want at&t sell it. Buy an international. C-ya bye
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Yeah right. I'm sure this thread will be locked. I knew what I was getting when I bought it. I really didn't care as long as I could root.
If flashing and ROMing is that important, get a different phone. The T-Mobile version of the Note 3 is unlocked and will work on AT&T. I prefer AT&T because I get 4G/LTE where I live and in the building where I work.
Very happy with my Note 3 rooted and using Xposed, Wanam, etc. No need for a custom ROM. At least for me anyways.
AT&T has analytics on social media and Web information they collect on what is being said about them. Most large companies do and thought this might get some attention.
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I think there are threads about this already... Before the opinion gods explode in here gonna close this... :good:

Bootloader Unlock Method?

Expert opinion and tester for this
http://sigmakey.com/en/Sigma-News/Sigma-Software-v.2.10.01.html
hazam1992 said:
Expert opinion and tester for this
http://sigmakey.com/en/Sigma-News/Sigma-Software-v.2.10.01.html
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some more info
It should work, but is going to be over $100. It spoofs the IMEI to be one that is unlockable by Motorola, unlocks it, and then reverts back to your old IMEI.
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Shouldn't we be able to spoof the imei without paying $100 for some hardware?
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The biggest problem with that is the fact XDA would not stand for this method.
Spoofing the imei could be seen as immoral as would tricking Motorola.
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I don't think morality really would be the issue there, as refusing to fix a flawed last firmware or even making it high impossible to put your own on us immoral enough by Motorola. But isn't spoofing the imei illegal in the US? I think the main issue.
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Tinkering with IMEI is not allowed I.e. against XDA rules...
I thought so. Pity that's the way we would have to go about unlocking the boot loader.
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rahimali said:
Tinkering with IMEI is not allowed I.e. against XDA rules...
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Really? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734558 Than why this??
harisnana said:
Really? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734558 Than why this??
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there's a bit of a discussion on it here and a moderator has also commented on said discussion here. regardless, if you're feeling lucky, go ahead...
where would one get an unlockable IMEI?
I would assume from Motorola directly.
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hazam1992 said:
where would one get an unlockable IMEI?
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By purchasing a device that is eligible to be unlocked by Moto.
Well that's redundant....
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Well that's redundant....
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It's not ethical to obtain an unlockable IMEI, probably even illegal.

Purchasing used Note 4 Developer Edition

I just purchased a used DE Note 4. The baseband version is N910VVRU2BOF1. The guy said it was used on Verizon since this August, but he said he didn't accept any OTAs from Verizon. I haven't received it yet and he hadn't shipped it, but how would I be able to tell if the bootloader is unlocked before he ships it? I'm wanting to install TWRP and put MOROM on it as soon as I get it. I hope this isn't a stupid question, I've been out of the Android tweaking scene since last year so I'm a little rusty.
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Bullhead00 said:
I just purchased a used DE Note 4. The baseband version is N910VVRU2BOF1. The guy said it was used on Verizon since this August, but he said he didn't accept any OTAs from Verizon. I haven't received it yet and he hadn't shipped it, but how would I be able to tell if the bootloader is unlocked before he ships it? I'm wanting to install TWRP and put MOROM on it as soon as I get it. I hope this isn't a stupid question, I've been out of the Android tweaking scene since last year so I'm a little rusty.
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You will have to start the phone holding the power, home and volume down. When the menu appears, it should say mode: developer, with blue letters, if I'm not wrong. If you don't see developer anywhere in that menu, it's retail. Ask him to provide you with a photo of that screen.
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razvu said:
You will have to start the phone holding the power, home and volume down. When the menu appears, it should say mode: developer, with blue letters, if I'm not wrong. If you don't see developer anywhere in that menu, it's retail. Ask him to provide you with a photo of that screen.
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Thanks for the reply! I've never owned a developer edition device before. Still running my MDK Galaxy S4, rooted with Phil's Touch Recovery. Nothing wrong with it at all, just wanted to get the last phone available from Samsung with an unlocked bootloader, removable battery, and expandable memory. Who knows how long I'll hang onto this (assuming the bootloader is unlocked). I guess I could attempt to send it in to Samsung for a reflash?
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Bullhead00 said:
Thanks for the reply! I've never owned a developer edition device before. Still running my MDK Galaxy S4, rooted with Phil's Touch Recovery. Nothing wrong with it at all, just wanted to get the last phone available from Samsung with an unlocked bootloader, removable battery, and expandable memory. Who knows how long I'll hang onto this (assuming the bootloader is unlocked). I guess I could attempt to send it in to Samsung for a reflash?
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If the phone was originally a developer edition, you can send it to Samsung for a reflash, if necessary. There should be proof that the phone is actually a developer edition (receipt from the seller), or IMEI and model number which should be SMN910VMKE. If the phone is still in warranty, they will most likely reflash it for free.
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razvu said:
If the phone was originally a developer edition, you can send it to Samsung for a reflash, if necessary. There should be proof that the phone is actually a developer edition (receipt from the seller), or IMEI and model number which should be SMN910VMKE. If the phone is still in warranty, they will most likely reflash it for free.
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Man I appreciate the information big time. That makes me feel a little better about the purchase. The guy bought it new in August and it's had a screen protector on it from day one. Picked it up for $480 off eBay.
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Bullhead00 said:
Man I appreciate the information big time. That makes me feel a little better about the purchase. The guy bought it new in August and it's had a screen protector on it from day one. Picked it up for $480 off eBay.
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Good luck, I hope it is as described.
I had a similar experience, but the phone had a hardware defect, which was really questionable, however the seller had proof of purchase and the phone was in warranty.
Then, it took Samsung a month to fix the problem. First, they fixed the hardware issue by replacing the motherboard, screen, etc, but they flashed the retail software and it came locked. I had to call them second time and speak with someone from the repair center and explain clearly and repeatedly that the bootloader should be unlocked as it's a developer edition.
After a long month and 2 trips, it's running great, how all the Note 4 should run, no ads, tethering, etc.
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razvu said:
Good luck, I hope it is as described.
I had a similar experience, but the phone had a hardware defect, which was really questionable, however the seller had proof of purchase and the phone was in warranty.
Then, it took Samsung a month to fix the problem. First, they fixed the hardware issue by replacing the motherboard, screen, etc, but they flashed the retail software and it came locked. I had to call them second time and speak with someone from the repair center and explain clearly and repeatedly that the bootloader should be unlocked as it's a developer edition.
After a long month and 2 trips, it's running great, how all the Note 4 should run, no ads, tethering, etc.
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Awesome! I'm guessing you're still on grandfathered unlimited data? I still have my unlimited from back in 2007 when I worked at a Verizon store. Not giving it up!
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Bullhead00 said:
Awesome! I'm guessing you're still on grandfathered unlimited data? I still have my unlimited from back in 2007 when I worked at a Verizon store. Not giving it up!
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Yep, 2 lines on unlimited that's why I wanted a developer phone, so I can use tethering if needed. Both Note 4 and S4 seem to get very good reception.
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razvu said:
Yep, 2 lines on unlimited that's why I wanted a developer phone, so I can use tethering if needed. Both Note 4 and S4 seem to get very good reception.
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My wife and I both have unlimited Verizon. My cousin has a Note 4 on unlimited also, and he always has slightly better reception than my S4.
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Bullhead00 said:
My wife and I both have unlimited Verizon. My cousin has a Note 4 on unlimited also, and he always has slightly better reception than my S4.
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You will like the phone. I run Jasmine rom with Nova launcher, there is no lag, much smoother than stock TouchWiz. I tried Morom, I liked it, but I couldn't get rid of Google services error. I tried everything I could think of.
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razvu said:
You will like the phone. I run Jasmine rom with Nova launcher, there is no lag, much smoother than stock TouchWiz. I tried Morom, I liked it, but I couldn't get rid of Google services error. I tried everything I could think of.
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I had planned on running Morom actually. I'll look into Jasmine. There's not a whole lot to choose from really from what I've seen. I'm just looking mainly for reliability because I use my phone for pretty much everything.
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Bullhead00 said:
I had planned on running Morom actually. I'll look into Jasmine. There's not a whole lot to choose from really from what I've seen. I'm just looking mainly for reliability because I use my phone for pretty much everything.
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Same here, I need it to be reliable, I just couldn't put up with the random errors in Morom. Let me know if you get it to work. I tried reading through the thread, a lot of people complain about them, not sure about the fix.
Feature wise, I liked Morom.
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razvu said:
Same here, I need it to be reliable, I just couldn't put up with the random errors in Morom. Let me know if you get it to work. I tried reading through the thread, a lot of people complain about them, not sure about the fix.
Feature wise, I liked Morom.
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I'll update this thread with my progress. Thanks for all the info again! Can't thank you enough!
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Bullhead00 said:
I'll update this thread with my progress. Thanks for all the info again! Can't thank you enough!
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You're welcome!
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I want one! $480 is a good deal.
EBAY and swappa both have slim pickings.
I would guess bad ESN is rare, unless reported stolen.
heres one on fleabay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...777636?hash=item280c57e0e4:g:ZzYAAOSwxN5WT-WB
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heres one on fleabay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...777636?hash=item280c57e0e4:g:ZzYAAOSwxN5WT-WB
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Who knows that that one will go for! The last one I was watching that was up for bid instead of buy it now went for over $900!!
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i am still on kitkat haha i love it!
Yeah who cares about the OS. I haven't seen much change since ICS.
Are all the touch wiz roms for DE based on 4.4.4?
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Yeah who cares about the OS. I haven't seen much change since ICS.
Are all the touch wiz roms for DE based on 4.4.4?
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No, Morom and Jasmine are based on latest Lollipop (BOG5).
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