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[Q] OTA Root on ATT? (Or Downgrade?)

So I got my first smartphone, and being naive, I downloaded and installed the OTA update from AT&T because I wanted to be able to store my apps on my 64GB SD card instead of the limited 16gb already on my phone. A few days later, I looked into rooting, only to find out that update breaks it. (at least as far as I know).
So my question is, is there a way to root this update, or are the devs working on one? Or will they wait for 4.3 to be released? I'm not sure how this process goes, I have been jailbreaking iPods and iPads for the last 5 years, but I presume it is similar, seeing as they both gain root.
Also, is there a way to uninstall the OTA update so I can then root? I am new to all this, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

HeDsh0t said:
So I got my first smartphone, and being naive, I downloaded and installed the OTA update from AT&T because I wanted to be able to store my apps on my 64GB SD card instead of the limited 16gb already on my phone. A few days later, I looked into rooting, only to find out that update breaks it. (at least as far as I know).
So my question is, is there a way to root this update, or are the devs working on one? Or will they wait for 4.3 to be released? I'm not sure how this process goes, I have been jailbreaking iPods and iPads for the last 5 years, but I presume it is similar, seeing as they both gain root.
Also, is there a way to uninstall the OTA update so I can then root? I am new to all this, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Quick answer... You are stuck. No rollback or root for now. There are always people working on rooting and not waiting for.
4.3. Maybe someone will figure out how to restore old rom. Who knows.
All your questions have been answered in other threads.

Well a lot of people can't upgrade to MF3 so I say first thing first....what version are you on? MDL? or MF3? If you're MDL any of the rooting options should work. If you upgraded to MF3 like the previous person said you're stuck. Since you're used to iOS...think of it as upgrading to new firmware and CRAPPLE no longer signing the previous OS, and Android doesn't store your BLOBS and you can't use Tiny umbrella.

HeDsh0t said:
So I got my first smartphone, and being naive, I downloaded and installed the OTA update from AT&T because I wanted to be able to store my apps on my 64GB SD card instead of the limited 16gb already on my phone. A few days later, I looked into rooting, only to find out that update breaks it. (at least as far as I know).
So my question is, is there a way to root this update, or are the devs working on one? Or will they wait for 4.3 to be released? I'm not sure how this process goes, I have been jailbreaking iPods and iPads for the last 5 years, but I presume it is similar, seeing as they both gain root.
Also, is there a way to uninstall the OTA update so I can then root? I am new to all this, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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1) Confirm you are on MF3 and not MDL (settings/more/about device/last 3 letters in your build version). MDB is oldest, MDL is what you want to keep rooting, MF3 is the newest and unrootable for the time being.
2) You cannot root MF3. If you are on MDL and use Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper before updating to MF3, you might be able to preserve your root.
3) You can bet there are people trying to exploit this new build. Same as when a new version of ios comes out, you have to wait until someone jailbreaks it. We're waiting for someone to root MF3.
4) When 4.3 comes out they will try to root that one too...or hope that whatever root method we currently use, at that time, still works.
5) They used something called a QFUSE in the MF3 update that prevents us from downgrading once we're on MF3. Until (if) someone finds a way to exploit that, you're stuck on MF3.

[Q] Glaxy Tab 4 T537 att

Is it possible to un-lock the boot loader on this device? I have read that ATT has locked boot loaders.
Also do I need root to enable USB Host? When I use USB host checker , android,hardware.usb.host is checked green.
But,
Hanheld.core_hardware.xml & _core_hardware.xml are X'ed in red.
Any assitance would be greatly appriecieated

Not possible to unlock
To be more accurate, it is very very very very unlikely to be unlock able.
Sent from my SM-T330NU

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smknutson said:
Not possible to unlock
To be more accurate, it is very very very very unlikely to be unlock able.
Sent from my SM-T330NU
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I have the SM-t537a, Or the new 10.1 I used towel-root and it did in fact give me full root, Also unlocked the device. I only tested it for root with one of the root checkers from the play store I am sorry I cannot remember witch one. I booted to recovery mode and had full access to the boot-loader
However there are no roms for my device as it is so new. The towel-root is available on the net, I just typed in towel-root on Google,. It took me 3 or 4 tries before I got a clean link,just be careful and follow the instructions, and you should have no problems.Here is the good link for the towel root .apk just go to Google search and type in towel root. I am new here so I cannot post the link, but it is towel root by geohot.

Towel root won't install on my device even though i told it to allow unknown apps. Any ideas on why this is? I have the ATT tab 4 also. I really want to unlock the bootloader on this if anyone knows a work around.

kqarin said:
Towel root won't install on my device even though i told it to allow unknown apps. Any ideas on why this is? I have the ATT tab 4 also. I really want to unlock the bootloader on this if anyone knows a work around.
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hopefully you already found your answer... you have to downgrade to an exploitable version T537AUCU1ANE1 then use TR. I had the same issue around the start of this year. It's posted in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785869&page=25#post58495094

OK, I just got this damn Samsung tab 4. I Have the exact one (ATT), it is running 4.4.2. TR does NOT work on this, tried it. Can someone point me in the direction for another method. Looking for the method flashing older version to gain root. Usually google will get me where I need to go, not this time.

mbl1979 said:
OK, I just got this damn Samsung tab 4. I Have the exact one (ATT), it is running 4.4.2. TR does NOT work on this, tried it. Can someone point me in the direction for another method. Looking for the method flashing older version to gain root. Usually google will get me where I need to go, not this time.
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61370235&postcount=1

Thanks rep, going to give this a try this afternoon. If this works I'll keep the tablet lol.

OK, so that root process worked. Big smile on my face. Now to get a custom recovery on this and flashe a rom. Anyone now of one for sm-t537a?

mbl1979 said:
OK, so that root process worked. Big smile on my face. Now to get a custom recovery on this and flashe a rom. Anyone now of one for sm-t537a?
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AT&T and Verizon lock all their bootloaders, so unfortunately custom recoveries and custom kernels are impossible. You could build a custom rom, just as long as it was able to run on top of the stock kernel (so no cyanogenmod). You still have to figure out a way to flash it (Flash Fire maybe?)

Dang. Time to sell this thing lol.

So when did all this get so complicated? I take a hiatus from Android for a year or two and come back and everything is locked down. Maybe I'm wrong, but it never used to be this difficult.

Locked bootloaders are a terrible thing

Necessary to protect rooted (otherwise stock) 4.4.2?

Hi folks,
I got a used I337 S4 and have been using it on ATT no problems. I rooted it (towelroot), initially just to make it easier to back up some application data but eventually I plan to debloat the thing. Probably will stay on stock ROM unless I have a compelling reason to switch.
My question is, now that I have a rooted device, do I have anything to fear from possible OTA updates to 4.4.3 or 4.4.4, updating the OS and making me loose root. And if I do need to be concerned, what is the best way to block such updates from happening, until such time as a new root is (hopefully) developed.
Sorry if this is a basic question... I'm still learning my way around these things.
Thanks
Marc

Frankenscript said:
Hi folks,
I got a used I337 S4 and have been using it on ATT no problems. I rooted it (towelroot), initially just to make it easier to back up some application data but eventually I plan to debloat the thing. Probably will stay on stock ROM unless I have a compelling reason to switch.
My question is, now that I have a rooted device, do I have anything to fear from possible OTA updates to 4.4.3 or 4.4.4, updating the OS and making me loose root. And if I do need to be concerned, what is the best way to block such updates from happening, until such time as a new root is (hopefully) developed.
Sorry if this is a basic question... I'm still learning my way around these things.
Thanks
Marc
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Read the section about "Block the AT&T OTA update" in the post 1 here.

Thanks. Perfect info.

root galaxy A5, SM-A500W, 5.0.2, LRX22G.A500WVLU1APB3

Help a total noob here! I just got my first ever android device and I'd like to get rid of the pre-installed bloatware from my carrier (rogers canada). So I started researching how to do this and discovered this whole rooting business. I couldn't find much info on the specific model I have though. I installed kingroot 4.9.0 on my phone and got to "try too root" button but not sure if I should try it since I have no idea what to do if something goes wrong.

bez1138 said:
Help a total noob here! I just got my first ever android device and I'd like to get rid of the pre-installed bloatware from my carrier (rogers canada). So I started researching how to do this and discovered this whole rooting business. I couldn't find much info on the specific model I have though. I installed kingroot 4.9.0 on my phone and got to "try too root" button but not sure if I should try it since I have no idea what to do if something goes wrong.
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Nothing will happen, it'll either root or not root, chances are it will root your device and can freely remove Samsung/carrier bloat. Just don't remove too much that you not sure on.
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jimbomodder said:
Nothing will happen, it'll either root or not root, chances are it will root your device and can freely remove Samsung/carrier bloat. Just don't remove too much that you not sure on.
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Ok, I'm gonna try it but do you think I should back up my apps to an external drive and get the stock firmware first just in case? If I reflash the stock firmware on the phone, after rooting it, will that unroot the phone? I'd like to be able to unroot it and go back to stock If I ever need to.

Noob needs help Rooting Samsung Verizon Note 4 SM-N910V version 5.1.1

Hello,
I am completely new at this and would like help rooting my Samsung Note 4 Verizon: SM-N910V; Version 5.1.1
I use this phone for work also and got work email on it as well
Few questions:
1) Can anyone share a step-by-step guide to root this phone?
2) Once rooted, will I still have access to my work email, contacts and apps currently on the phone?
3) Am I able to switch back and forth from stock to root version?
4) Will I lose all my contacts, after rooted?
5) Will I be able to replace stock apps such as the stock music player (which is crap) with another better player like Poweramp?
6) In order to avoid messing up any warranties, will I be able to restore to stock? If so, can you also share step-by-step instructions on that as well?
Thanks so much for all your help.
Looking forward to your replies.
Best,

dashelter said:
Hello,
I am completely new at this and would like help rooting my Samsung Note 4 Verizon: SM-N910V; Version 5.1.1
I use this phone for work also and got work email on it as well
Few questions:
1) Can anyone share a step-by-step guide to root this phone?
2) Once rooted, will I still have access to my work email, contacts and apps currently on the phone?
3) Am I able to switch back and forth from stock to root version?
4) Will I lose all my contacts, after rooted?
5) Will I be able to replace stock apps such as the stock music player (which is crap) with another better player like Poweramp?
6) In order to avoid messing up any warranties, will I be able to restore to stock? If so, can you also share step-by-step instructions on that as well?
Thanks so much for all your help.
Looking forward to your replies.
Best,
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Let's start with number 6 first. You will trip the Knox counter, there is no way to reset it and your warranty will be swirling the toilet bowl. Your replacement insurance really doesn't care whether your phone is rooted or not, but to be sure, I'd report the phone as missing before I'd say it was defective. If your workplace is depending on the security that Knox provides, they will not be happy that your phone is rooted.
A rooted phone is exactly the same as an unrooted phone except that you have far more control over what you can do with it. Anything you can do with an unrooted phone you can do rooted plus a lot more. That includes the ability to nuke your phone. It is not something to be taken lightly. But if you can follow directions precisely and not freelance, you should do well. My suggestion is this: if you don't understand anything about the instructions, if there's a term you're not familiar with, stop. Google, search, whatever it takes until you do understand what you're doing. It's not necessary to understand programming language... though in the rooting instructions you will have to issue some ADB commands. The instructions will tell you what those commands are. If you're interested in what they do, more power to you
Once you've seen what it takes to unlock the bootloader, you will probably not want to do that again. It involves Chinese software, with all of the inherent risks that entails. But yes, you can roll the phone back to stock. The Knox counter will remain tripped.
If you've already taken the Marshmallow OTA, all bets are off. There are reports of people being able to roll back to Lollipop but they were rooted. It's not a surefire method. And no, you can't root Marshmallow.
Still want to give it a go? There are three or four guides in this forum that will tell you how to do it. Follow the directions carefully. Forgetting to take the SD card out as directed will result in a bootloop, for example.

douger1957 said:
Let's start with number 6 first. You will trip the Knox counter, there is no way to reset it and your warranty will be swirling the toilet bowl. Your replacement insurance really doesn't care whether your phone is rooted or not, but to be sure, I'd report the phone as missing before I'd say it was defective. If your workplace is depending on the security that Knox provides, they will not be happy that your phone is rooted.
A rooted phone is exactly the same as an unrooted phone except that you have far more control over what you can do with it. Anything you can do with an unrooted phone you can do rooted plus a lot more. That includes the ability to nuke your phone. It is not something to be taken lightly. But if you can follow directions precisely and not freelance, you should do well. My suggestion is this: if you don't understand anything about the instructions, if there's a term you're not familiar with, stop. Google, search, whatever it takes until you do understand what you're doing. It's not necessary to understand programming language... though in the rooting instructions you will have to issue some ADB commands. The instructions will tell you what those commands are. If you're interested in what they do, more power to you
Once you've seen what it takes to unlock the bootloader, you will probably not want to do that again. It involves Chinese software, with all of the inherent risks that entails. But yes, you can roll the phone back to stock. The Knox counter will remain tripped.
If you've already taken the Marshmallow OTA, all bets are off. There are reports of people being able to roll back to Lollipop but they were rooted. It's not a surefire method. And no, you can't root Marshmallow.
Still want to give it a go? There are three or four guides in this forum that will tell you how to do it. Follow the directions carefully. Forgetting to take the SD card out as directed will result in a bootloop, for example.
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How do I know whether I am on Marshmallow or not?
If not on Marshmallow, I assume this phone can be rooted, right?
Can you share links for the steps-by-steps instructions to root this?
Can you answer the remaining questions in my original post?
Thanks.

dashelter said:
How do I know whether I am on Marshmallow or not?
If not on Marshmallow, I assume this phone can be rooted, right?
Can you share links for the steps-by-steps instructions to root this?
Can you answer the remaining questions in my original post?
Thanks.
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I was pretty sure that my post answered all of the questions you raised in the OP. Rooting your phone does nothing except give you higher privileges. Your contacts will remain. You can add and subtract apps at will. You can swap back and forth between root but why would you? Rooting your phone trips the Knox counter, as I said. Your warranty is no more.
If you took an update in the past week, the odds are real good that you're on Marshmallow. Go to settings>about phone and look for the Android version. 6.0.1 means you have Marshmallow. Anything else means you don't.
I'm trying not to be rude, but if you don't know this stuff, you're probably not ready to root, and I don't think your questions can be answered in a couple of posts. I'd strongly suggest spending a couple of hours with Google and seeing if rooting is right for you.
There are at least three threads on this page that cover how to unlock the bootloader. Dude, at some point, you're going to have to help yourself. That would be a great place to start.

I am on 5.1.1 Lollipop.
Should I update to 6.0.1?

dashelter said:
I am on 5.1.1 Lollipop.
Should I update to 6.0.1?
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Oh, for God's sake. I tried. I really tried. This is why I cop a snarky, cynical attitude. I'm done here.
If you've already taken the Marshmallow OTA, all bets are off. There are reports of people being able to roll back to Lollipop but they were rooted. It's not a surefire method. And no, you can't root Marshmallow
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Can anyone send me the link with instructions on how to root this Verizon Note 4 SM-N910V, version 5.1.1 Lollipop?
Thanks.

dashelter said:
Can anyone send me the link with instructions on how to root this Verizon Note 4 SM-N910V, version 5.1.1 Lollipop?
Thanks.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/guide-noobs-guide-to-perm-root-twrp-t3360883

dashelter said:
Can anyone send me the link with instructions on how to root this Verizon Note 4 SM-N910V, version 5.1.1 Lollipop?
Thanks.
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If you are not willing to do a simple search then you are in for a world of trouble. The man was being honest with you. You cannot root this phone with a simple click. If you want or need root access, then you will have to read and learn what it takes to get root access. I hope you understand. Hp
Sent from my SM-N920F using Tapatalk

homephysician said:
If you are not willing to do a simple search then you are in for a world of trouble. The man was being honest with you. You cannot root this phone with a simple click. If you want or need root access, then you will have to read and learn what it takes to get root access. I hope you understand. Hp
Sent from my SM-N920F using Tapatalk
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I've been doing this stuff for six years and I won't do anything to my phone before I've had a chance to read up on it first. First, will it be worth the trouble, and second, I'm more than willing to let others screw up so I don't have to.
I don't mind trying to help people, but they've gotta be willing to try to help themselves.