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restore... unroot questions

What would happen if I allowed the at&t update to happen? I am rooted with towel root and added titanium and safestrap. that's it. Can I restore to the original AT&T rom? I am obviously on AT&T and rolling with the s5 Active.
not really impressed with the root on this particular device...Samsung will allow a ton of custom setups and I can deal with the bloatware compared to the instability of just being rooted...Ive had more call drops and stutters and blackscreens since rooting... no biggie
Just want to know if I can just apply the update or do I need to jump through hoops?
Please understand that I'm "slow" and rode the short bus to school...Please refrain from treating me that way. im not all there.. just help Thanks.

OJsakila said:
What would happen if I allowed the at&t update to happen? I am rooted with towel root and added titanium and safestrap. that's it. Can I restore to the original AT&T rom? I am obviously on AT&T and rolling with the s5 Active.
not really impressed with the root on this particular device...Samsung will allow a ton of custom setups and I can deal with the bloatware compared to the instability of just being rooted...Ive had more call drops and stutters and blackscreens since rooting... no biggie
Just want to know if I can just apply the update or do I need to jump through hoops?
Please understand that I'm "slow" and rode the short bus to school...Please refrain from treating me that way. im not all there.. just help Thanks.
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you'll be unrooted if you update. thats it, back to full stock

polish_pat said:
you'll be unrooted if you update. thats it, back to full stock
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Excellent answer. Thanks.

OJsakila said:
Excellent answer. Thanks.
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I suggest you learn more about rooting. It's awesome once you know how and what you can benefit from it. Worth the Knox 0x1 at some point.
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OJsakila said:
What would happen if I allowed the at&t update to happen? I am rooted with towel root and added titanium and safestrap. that's it. Can I restore to the original AT&T rom? I am obviously on AT&T and rolling with the s5 Active.
not really impressed with the root on this particular device...Samsung will allow a ton of custom setups and I can deal with the bloatware compared to the instability of just being rooted...Ive had more call drops and stutters and blackscreens since rooting... no biggie
Just want to know if I can just apply the update or do I need to jump through hoops?
Please understand that I'm "slow" and rode the short bus to school...Please refrain from treating me that way. im not all there.. just help Thanks.
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The update may comtain a patch for Towelroot so you might not be able to root after that, CF Auto Root will work but it will trip KNOX.

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gee2012 said:
The update may comtain a patch for Towelroot so you might not be able to root after that, CF Auto Root will work but it will trip KNOX.
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If You want To return To stock unroot i think You Can simply reinstall stock rom with Odin

Simone said:
I suggest you learn more about rooting. It's awesome once you know how and what you can benefit from it. Worth the Knox 0x1 at some point.
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
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If you notice... Ive been a member of this forum for 5+ years... Post count means nothing...while others are posting, I'm "learning more about rooting." Plus, I'm highly gun shy about posting idiotic and useless comments around here. There is no tolerance for such sensationalism..
So, thanks for the suggestion but I'm as well read about rooting as you are. Yes, its awesome...I know. Thanks, though... but The Problem seems to be that (with AT&T) stability is compromised. Worth the ability for me to lose bloatware? ...especially with a highly customizable Samsung?? Questionable right now...
Still "learning."
Just wonderin' about restoring...

Aiden_7 said:
If You want To return To stock unroot i think You Can simply reinstall stock rom with Odin
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Thanks.

OJsakila said:
If you notice... Ive been a member of this forum for 5+ years... Post count means nothing...while others are posting, I'm "learning more about rooting." Plus, I'm highly gun shy about posting idiotic and useless comments around here. There is no tolerance for such sensationalism..
So, thanks for the suggestion but I'm as well read about rooting as you are. Yes, its awesome...I know. Thanks, though... but The Problem seems to be that (with AT&T) stability is compromised. Worth the ability for me to lose bloatware? ...especially with a highly customizable Samsung?? Questionable right now...
Still "learning."
Just wonderin' about restoring...
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Oh, sorry. LOL! I was using Tapatalk so I did not see all your details :laugh:

Simone said:
Oh, sorry. LOL! I was using Tapatalk so I did not see all your details :laugh:
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Its ok...In retrospect, I appeared annoyed at your comment..lol.. Im not. Sorry

[Extremely Confused] Rooting the T-Mobile Galaxy S5 and flashing Cyanogenmod 12.1

Hi I recently got a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 and I despise Touchwiz. It looks ugly and more importantly it makes my phone extremely sluggish (it feels like my Moto G when it would run out of RAM). I want to root and put a ROM that's as near stock as possible (I'm assuming CM12.1 is the best option for that) but I haven't rooted since the Galaxy S2 so all the information I'm reading is super overwhelming. All these stickied posts seem rather outdated coming from like 2014 and such. I'm on 5.1.1 and I honestly just want as lagfree of an experience as possible. Can someone here please help me acheive this? I've been researching for 2 weeks now and I'm horribly confused. I keep reading about custom kernels and all that but all I want is my phone to not suck.

You'll get more answers in the correct forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
Have you tried a different Launcher first though? TouchWiz Launcher is terrible, Nova Launcher is what a lot of people use, myself too, super fast, smooth with 100x more customisation options

*Detection* said:
You'll get more answers in the correct forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/help
Have you tried a different Launcher first though? TouchWiz Launcher is terrible, Nova Launcher is what a lot of people use, myself too, super fast, smooth with 100x more customisation options
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I use Nova, it's not enough to stop the dumpster fire that is Touchwiz

What are you confused about? Are you rooted?
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pnut22r said:
What are you confused about? Are you rooted?
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I'm not rooted. I'm confused because when I try to figure out how to root and flash my phone all I see is a bunch of different guides and I'm not sure which is the one I should do.

Not sure if the T-Mobile bootloader is locked, I know the Verizon one is, and another US carrier, if it is locked, it's a PITA
If it's not, flash CF Auto Root for the G900F with ODIN

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Not sure if the T-Mobile bootloader is locked, I know the Verizon one is, and another US carrier, if it is locked, it's a PITA
If it's not, flash CF Auto Root for the G900F with ODIN
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T-Mobile S5 doesn't come with a locked bootloader which is good. I have the G900T would that work?

Abu_The_Unicorn said:
T-Mobile S5 doesn't come with a locked bootloader which is good. I have the G900T would that work?
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If you're sure it's not bootloader locked, just flash this with ODIN
http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip

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If you're sure it's not bootloader locked, just flash this with ODIN
http://download.chainfire.eu/407/CF-Root1/CF-Auto-Root-kltetmo-kltetmo-smg900t.zip
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How do I flash something with Odin? And will this work on 5.1.1?

Best do some reading before messing if you don't know how to use ODIN
And no, I don't believe it works with 5.1.1, there is a thread about rooting 5.1.1

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Best do some reading before messing if you don't know how to use ODIN
And no, I don't believe it works with 5.1.1, there is a thread about rooting 5.1.1
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Now do you see why I'm confused? There's so many things that I don't know but I can't find anyone to teach me

Abu_The_Unicorn said:
Now do you see why I'm confused? There's so many things that I don't know but I can't find anyone to teach me
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Was the same for me when I got mine, I spent 2-3 weeks reading every single thread I could before I decided I knew enough to root and be confident I wasn't going to brick it
And that was after I was already well experienced with Android, just a different device
Don't try taking shortcuts is my advice, asking for help and guides is one thing, but reading absolutely everything you can first is the only sure way to not kill your phone
Read this entire thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/warning-root-install-recovery-t-mobile-t3140807
And then
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...t/root-kernel-root-method-fof6-5-1-1-t3158005

Abu_The_Unicorn said:
Now do you see why I'm confused? There's so many things that I don't know but I can't find anyone to teach me
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You can ask me questions if you get stuck at one point I'd love to help a fellow android user. Just either post here or send me a private message of where you're at and we will go from there.

Whats the best root method?

I am curious which one I should do, I really would like to root it. I have the xt1625 without amazon adds

KingoRoot.

Be careful, there's a guide in the proper section (https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4/how-to/how-to-root-g4-fix-bootable-attempted-t3417592) that explain how to do it properly. KingoRoot apparently brick the phone :s

billubakra said:
KingoRoot.
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Well, it certainly is the quickest and easiest way to brick your phone.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=67728246
The steps in this thread work well for unlocking and rooting your non ad version Moto 4g
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Tel864 said:
Well, it certainly is the quickest and easiest way to brick your phone.
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Happy New Year.
Please explain what does it have to do with bricking the phone?

If I can tag along with this post... What is the best root method for the Amazon variant XT1625? According to Moto's website, this one (refurbished phone) apparently has an unlockable bootloader. It is running build number MPJ24.139-64.
Thanks,

billubakra said:
Happy New Year.
Please explain what does it have to do with bricking the phone?
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Anyone that uses King root is an idiot in my opinion, which I'm sure you don't care about.
billubakra said:
Happy New Year.
Please explain what does it have to do with bricking the phone?
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Anyone that uses King root is an idiot in my opinion, which I'm sure you don't care about that. What I do know early on was that there was some danger of your data going to of all places, China. Plus I don't like some of the exploits it uses to gain root. If you're happy with it though, go for it.

Isn't SuperSU now owned/maintained at least partially by a Chinese company?

Tel864 said:
Anyone that uses King root is an idiot in my opinion, which I'm sure you don't care about.
Anyone that uses King root is an idiot in my opinion, which I'm sure you don't care about that. What I do know early on was that there was some danger of your data going to of all places, China. Plus I don't like some of the exploits it uses to gain root. If you're happy with it though, go for it.
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Can you please explain the bold part so that "idiots" like me can stop using that method to root.
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ansong said:
Isn't SuperSU now owned/maintained at least partially by a Chinese company?
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Yes, It is owned by a Chinese company, I read that too and I don't trust them either but almost every hardware that is in front of me right now is manufactured in China. I avoid Chinese apps and will block/firewall SuperSu/KingoSu if someone can explain to me how to do that.

Once u install a custom recovery all ROMs are prerooted why would anyone stay stock any why would anyone use kingroot

You don't need Kingroot. A you need to do is unlock the bootloader, install twrp and flash super su.
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Working root for s8, oreo, bootloader v3?

I'm interested in development on a SM-G950u1, but it is currently on oreo, and seems to have bootloader version 3.
Is there a working path to root for this device?
Or is there a way to downgrade to get it in an acceptable position for a current root?
I've looked through and tried a few of the what is available in dev, but nothing seems to match my configuration.
thnks for your help!

wessmokin said:
I'm interested in development on a SM-G950u1, but it is currently on oreo, and seems to have bootloader version 3.
Is there a working path to root for this device?
Or is there a way to downgrade to get it in an acceptable position for a current root?
I've looked through and tried a few of the what is available in dev, but nothing seems to match my configuration.
thnks for your help!
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Nope sorry to bear bad news but as of right now nothing,We may have a few files in stock that might lead to a v3 root possibly dont get hopes up it also may be patched But as of right now no

TheMadScientist said:
Nope sorry to bear bad news but as of right now nothing,We may have a few files in stock that might lead to a v3 root possibly dont get hopes up it also may be patched But as of right now no
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Ok, that's what I thought, I just wanted to make sure.
As there were so many threads about different configurations, I might have missed something...
Bummer... Thank you for the quick reply!

Is the LG G4 H81220x MM rootable?

Sorry if its too much of a 'newb' question, but I've been reading up on this for days, and I'm still not sure, if there is an exploit for the h81220x (Marshmallow, Fido/Rogers(?)) variation of the LG G4. I've seen messages from 2017 that say "not yet, for this one anyway", so it's all quite confusing. I only want to install a ROM with as late a version of Android as possible (beyond MM). I know the bootloader is hard as nails to crack, and there are alternatives, like "USU", and one wrong move and this thing goes into a permanent bootloop. So is it now doable for a Fido-branded G4 with the H81220X firmware installed, and if so, which would be the best / safest method to go with? Thanks!

Cyanoid said:
Sorry if its too much of a 'newb' question, but I've been reading up on this for days, and I'm still not sure, if there is an exploit for the h81220x (Marshmallow, Fido/Rogers(?)) variation of the LG G4. I've seen messages from 2017 that say "not yet, for this one anyway", so it's all quite confusing. I only want to install a ROM with as late a version of Android as possible (beyond MM). I know the bootloader is hard as nails to crack, and there are alternatives, like "USU", and one wrong move and this thing goes into a permanent bootloop. So is it now doable for a Fido-branded G4 with the H81220X firmware installed, and if so, which would be the best / safest method to go with? Thanks!
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Believe me or not but UsU is the ONLY way to go.
Sent from my OnePlus 6T using XDA Labs

Well, I recognize your name, so oh yes, I certainly do believe you! It's a tricky phone to root, so thanks for pointing me in the right direction. :good:
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Believe me or not but UsU is the ONLY way to go.
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