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[VIDEOS] ULTIMATE Root, Recovery, Bootloader Unlock, Roms Guides

This thread will be your source for video guides for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here i will post my guides and tutorials on how to Root, Bootloader unlock, flash recovery, and rom reviews. Check back here often for updates, and post any requests here as well.
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Unboxing and First Impressions

total noob here - what does rooting your phone actually do?
is there a guide/link for me to have a read up on it?

trancem said:
total noob here - what does rooting your phone actually do?
is there a guide/link for me to have a read up on it?
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http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983

owenbeals said:
This thread will be your source for video guides for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here i will post my guides and tutorials on how to Root, Bootloader unlock, flash recovery, and rom reviews. Check back here often for updates, and post any requests here as well.
Unboxing and First Impressions
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How about rooting the Canadian G920W8 version when it comes out friday?
Thanks

scorpio_bpl86 said:
http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983
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Thanks mate, will have a nosey

Hi,
I am new to rooting. Will this reset my phone to a stock-setting? Meaning, will all of my apps and widgets configuration stay after rooting?

flipthetomato said:
Hi,
I am new to rooting. Will this reset my phone to a stock-setting? Meaning, will all of my apps and widgets configuration stay after rooting?
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rooting does not erase or change anything on a user level just gives you root access it will trip knox if your not sure what that is google it it may stop samsung pay working in future not confirmed tho

Is the Verizon version root ready?

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Is the Verizon version root ready?
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Ha ha ha! You are funny man... Did you just say Verizon and root in the same sentence? Lol I can guarantee you that Verizon has this bad boy LOCKED down just like AT&T will too. I made the switch to T-Mobile and while the coverage is not as good, I can root and rom ALL of my devices that I paid for.

is there an OS X version? we never get love

shojus said:
Ha ha ha! You are funny man... Did you just say Verizon and root in the same sentence? Lol I can guarantee you that Verizon has this bad boy LOCKED down just like AT&T will too. I made the switch to T-Mobile and while the coverage is not as good, I can root and rom ALL of my devices that I paid for.
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I did the same for the very same reason. Verizon's coverage was amazing, but everything was completely locked down, so I'm now on t mobile.

The T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge will be the first Galaxy phone i've owned. I've heard about KNOX but is/has there ever been a root method for Galaxy devices that doesn't trip knox? And is it easy or possible to untrip knox?

J.Guido85 said:
Is the Verizon version root ready?
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It will probably be 6 or more months before Verizon variant is rooted,.
Note 4 is still not rooted.

@owenbeals, I noticed that you don't mention anything about the consequences of tripping Knox. There are noobs watching your stuff who aren't even sure what rooting is, much less what tripping Knox would do. I would hate to see one of them find out that they have voided their warranty the hard way on such an expensive device. IMO, it would a good idea to mention what tripping Knox does in the OP in red letters to warn people who otherwise wouldn't know.
My $0.02

Good idea I'll add that tidbit when I get home
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So maybe the Vietnam ones t mobile have are having all the faults

Will there be a way to unroot (I recall the Superuser app having an option) or will we need a recovery? It's been about a year since I had an android device and rooted an android device so I don't know if the that process got any better.

You can unroot in SuperSU app
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Added Twrp guide

Is this method safe to use on sprint version?

sm-n900v note 3 user needing help

Hello all, i have a Verizon note 3 model sm-n900v, im running lollipop v5.0 stock ROM from Verizon update, i have a few questions that i need help with
1. i need root access to use some apps that require root, i know there is no working root method for the v5.0 update right now, i don't care about the Knox counter if i trip it or not, i just want root access,
2. is there any way to flash a rom that has root access ? if so whats a good rom to try ?
3. i want to be able to use my note 3 on straight talk service, i looked at the APN settings and its greyed out, so i cant add any APN's to the list, can this be done with a new rom?
4. how can i tell if my note 3 is locked ? my wife has a galaxy s5 through a different carrier named Appalachian Wireless and i took her sim card out and put it in my phone and made a call to our home phone and
her number was shown on the caller id, so i know i can use sim cards from that company, but what about straight talk?
any help with these questions would be great, thanks in advance

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3090936
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warriorpluto said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3090936
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is android 4.4.4 the lowest FW i can downgrade to ? if i downgrade to 4.4.4 could i then downgrade back to 4.4.2 so i can root the note 3 ?

No. Currently, you cannot root. Sorry.
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i think ill just get a new phone, and give this note 3 to my wife, she would never use any app that needs root access anyway, thanks, i got the note 3 downgraded to 4.4.4 from 5.0 but thats as far back as i can go, verizon needs to unlock the bootloader on these notes

lilkuz2005 said:
i think ill just get a new phone, and give this note 3 to my wife, she would never use any app that needs root access anyway, thanks, i got the note 3 downgraded to 4.4.4 from 5.0 but thats as far back as i can go, verizon needs to unlock the bootloader on these notes
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Won't ever happen.
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lilkuz2005 said:
i think ill just get a new phone, and give this note 3 to my wife, she would never use any app that needs root access anyway, thanks, i got the note 3 downgraded to 4.4.4 from 5.0 but thats as far back as i can go, verizon needs to unlock the bootloader on these notes
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That's what I'm about to do. My note 3 I'd rooted though. I'm keeping it. I just sold my note 4 edge on swappa. That was the worst Samsung phone I have ever had besides the s4. The worst phone I have ever had period.
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Way to root Verizon Note 4 ?

I am pretty new to rooting a phone but i was just looking around for a way to root my verizon note 4 SM-N910V on Android 5.0.1.
I tried googling and reading up on it but I have never rooted a phone before so I did not know exactly how to do it.
Sorry if this is an unnecessary post, thanks !

chyanks15 said:
I am pretty new to rooting a phone but i was just looking around for a way to root my verizon note 4 SM-N910V on Android 5.0.1.
I tried googling and reading up on it but I have never rooted a phone before so I did not know exactly how to do it.
Sorry if this is an unnecessary post, thanks !
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It's not permanently rootable. Good luck in your endeavors.
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chyanks15 said:
I am pretty new to rooting a phone but i was just looking around for a way to root my verizon note 4 SM-N910V on Android 5.0.1.
I tried googling and reading up on it but I have never rooted a phone before so I did not know exactly how to do it.
Sorry if this is an unnecessary post, thanks !
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Unfortunately, there is really no root for it. I wouldn't even attempt a temporary on this phone.
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sorry friend, you picked one of the worst development phones. nothing yet. Im hoping someday but its not looking great. My advice, find someone to trade their Tmobile note 4 for your VZW one. Thats what Im trying to do

ebay rooted ones?
I thought Tmobile note 4 wouldn't work on VZW? with custom ROM?
Saw some rooted Verizon Note 4 on eBay. I wonder if those were rooted before VZW locked the bootloader.
Would I be stuck with 4.4.4 if I get those?

kenji187 said:
I thought Tmobile note 4 wouldn't work on VZW? with custom ROM?
Saw some rooted Verizon Note 4 on eBay. I wonder if those were rooted before VZW locked the bootloader.
Would I be stuck with 4.4.4 if I get those?
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The bootloader has always been locked, since day one. If they're rooted, they are development edition phones. There never has been root for this phone, and the bootloader has been locked down since day one.

C'mon folks... search the forum!!!

[Q] Please confirm, though this says it works, it does NOT for Sprint?

http://androiding.how/lg-v20-root-status/
This doesn't specify T-Mobile version, but the linked thread does. I guess I can't successfully get this to work on the Sprint version, right? (DirtyCow). The reason I ask to make sure is because supposedly this dirtycow method works on any device. Thanks.

If not mistaken, this is only for the T-Mobile for the time being since its the only varient w/ unlocked bootloader
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Damn, I hope we can figure out at least a systemless root for Sprint soon! Does anyone know if this has been achieved on phones with locked bootloaders in the past?

sjr19 said:
Damn, I hope we can figure out at least a systemless root for Sprint soon! Does anyone know if this has been achieved on phones with locked bootloaders in the past?
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It is possible to root with locked bootloaders but not when Sprint removes fastboot completely from the phone. We cannot access bootloader and apply any fastboot commands so as for root for our Sprint v20. Unlikely.

I'm taking it back eff that then
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Time to switch carriers, if root is a deal breaker
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AT&T Version

Will we get rom and root love ❤ or will we not?
And any info on the bootloader if unlocked or not?

AngelRyu said:
Will we get rom and root love ❤ or will we not?
And any info on the bootloader if unlocked or not?
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When is the last time you saw an unlocked BL on any AT&T device let alone an LG?
Honestly kind of a moot question at this point although Id love to be wrong on this
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force70 said:
When is the last time you saw an unlocked BL on any AT&T device let alone an LG?
Honestly kind of a moot question at this point.
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Idk because I'm new to at& t hint why I'm asking. Are you for real lol att sucks..

AngelRyu said:
Will we get rom and root love ❤ or will we not?
And any info on the bootloader if unlocked or not?
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If you want to unlock you need to get a T-Mobile LG as their usually always unlockable.
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LG v20 is unlocked and rooted. Haven't really followed anything else to give more information.
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is it in the stores yet to play with?

Good luck with AT&T unlocking their bootloaders. We had AT&T up until recently and it was always a pipe dream to get an unlocked bootloader. Buy an unlocked model or get the TMobile version.