Take a look at this guys.... It's root for all variants on all the carriers! Pretty exciting even though the bootloader may not be unlocked!
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/05/root-achieved-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge/
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pgalioto said:
Take a look at this guys.... It's root for all variants on all the carriers! Pretty exciting even though the bootloader may not be unlocked!
http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/05/root-achieved-galaxy-s7-galaxy-s7-edge/
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Verified working on my VZW S7 Edge.
Sweet! Just a few questions?
1. This does trip Knox right?
2. Can we downgrade firmwares through odin? Samsung did not block downgrade?
NBreunig3 said:
Sweet! Just a few questions?
1. This does trip Knox right?
2. Can we downgrade firmwares through odin? Samsung did not block downgrade?
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1: Dont think so.
2: You can use this on the current update. You are not downgrading firmware. Just kernel.
I am rooted on Verizon S7. It runs a little warm and uses a bit more battery. I am most likely going to flash back to stock shortly. Does anyone know if I can use just the available firmware? Also do I have to use the custom ODIN that was used to flash the root or will the normal one do?
has anyone took a chance at this on the SM-G935J Japanese Variant??
Has anybody tried this on the Japanese SM-G935J Snapdragon Variant? I'm curious... would it work?
yoursogay44 said:
I am rooted on Verizon S7. It runs a little warm and uses a bit more battery. I am most likely going to flash back to stock shortly. Does anyone know if I can use just the available firmware? Also do I have to use the custom ODIN that was used to flash the root or will the normal one do?
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You have to use the kernel provided. It is a rooted engineer kernel. This is what allows root.
Any other japanese users try this?
Reaperc said:
Has anybody tried this on the Japanese SM-G935J Snapdragon Variant? I'm curious... would it work?
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I'd really like to root this phone
Can we close this thread please?
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I just recently rooted my Samsung galaxy s4.i purchased it the other day and it's running MK2 I was able to use safe root to do so. I also have safe boot installed as a recovery. My question is, how can I install aosp roms? I couldn't find any information on this. The only roms safe boot supports is stock. Where do I go from here? I am new to s4 so please be nice. Thank you so much.
You can't
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Its to bad you didn't get the S4 back when it was released or earlier last summer when it was shipping with MDL firmware. This firmware allowed us to use loki and install any custom rom we want, including pure kitkat. Maybe you can trade your new one for an MDL one.
Well. ... Is there a way that I could downgrade my firmware and root from there?
PureLife90 said:
Well. ... Is there a way that I could downgrade my firmware and root from there?
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You can't
AT&T SGH-I337 RUNNING HYPERDRIVE 12
PureLife90 said:
Well. ... Is there a way that I could downgrade my firmware and root from there?
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I wish you could. Devices running MF3 firmware or higher blew an eFuse when they upgraded from MDL firmware. There is no way back. AT&T and Samsung are doing everything possible to make it so we can't root or flash custom recoveries. It's beyond disgusting how much AT&T goes out of its way to stop us from getting into our own devices.
I'd recommend not purchasing the AT&T branded devices from here on out. Let's hope that the international version of the s5 supports AT&T's LTE bands.
Hey, so I am new to this group! Thanks for existing and being so willing to help!!
So here is my question, I want to root my GS4 but was not able to find good information on how to do so when running Android 4.4.2. I do not want to downgrade to 4.3 so please don't suggest that option. I also (obviously) don't want to brick my phone so a "safe" option would be nice.
My hardware again is a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-i337, Android Version 4.4.2, Carrier AT&T, USA, and last three characters of the Baseband version is NB1.
Anyway, any tips, pointers, links or other help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
havydog1994 said:
Hey, so I am new to this group! Thanks for existing and being so willing to help!!
So here is my question, I want to root my GS4 but was not able to find good information on how to do so when running Android 4.4.2. I do not want to downgrade to 4.3 so please don't suggest that option. I also (obviously) don't want to brick my phone so a "safe" option would be nice.
My hardware again is a Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-i337, Android Version 4.4.2, Carrier AT&T, USA, and last three characters of the Baseband version is NB1.
Anyway, any tips, pointers, links or other help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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At this time there is no way to root 4.4.2 without downgrading to 4.3
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Sigatorade said:
At this time there is no way to root 4.4.2 without downgrading to 4.3
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Too bad! Do you believe that there will be an option eventually? Or is there a "hard wall" that completely prevents it?
havydog1994 said:
Too bad! Do you believe that there will be an option eventually? Or is there a "hard wall" that completely prevents it?
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Maybe. I don't know. I downgraded my phone after I updated to 4.4 because I didn't see much of a difference and I wanted to root and flash ROMs.
havydog1994 said:
Too bad! Do you believe that there will be an option eventually? Or is there a "hard wall" that completely prevents it?
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There's no hard wall, but devs are doing other things like Hash working on kexec and others looking into bootloader exploits and whatnot. May I ask why you don't want to downgrade? The method's been tested and simplified a bit, and you don't need ODIN every time you want to flash a different ROM or mod now.
Downgrading
Sigatorade said:
At this time there is no way to root 4.4.2 without downgrading to 4.3
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At the risk of getting a link to a site I have already visited tonight, how does one go about downgrading? At&t i337 here running NB1. Thanks in advance for your help.
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At the risk of getting a link to a site I have already visited tonight, how does one go about downgrading? At&t i337 here running NB1. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Instructions can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
Sigatorade said:
Instructions can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
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Also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
Sigatorade said:
At this time there is no way to root 4.4.2 without downgrading to 4.3
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kevp75 said:
Also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
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Sigatorade said:
At this time there is no way to root 4.4.2 without downgrading to 4.3
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kevp75 said:
Also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
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Sigatorade said:
Instructions can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
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Thanks for the quick responses! I just got the phone Tuesday (yes I know the s5 comes out tomorrow) and some how I missed that At&t decided to lock boot loaders. I guess at&t is jealous that a group of enthusiast and hobby programmers can produce awesome firmware and doesn't have their trash/bloatware. I'll probably give these a try soon. I think the stock firmware is okay but I do miss my root privileges and aosp/cm/aokp ROMS. Thanks again guys.
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Thanks for the quick responses! I just got the phone Tuesday (yes I know the s5 comes out tomorrow) and some how I missed that At&t decided to lock boot loaders. I guess at&t is jealous that a group of enthusiast and hobby programmers can produce awesome firmware and doesn't have their trash/bloatware. I'll probably give these a try soon. I think the stock firmware is okay but I do miss my root privileges and aosp/cm/aokp ROMS. Thanks again guys.
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theres quite a few really good roms out there... im currwntly on NB1 Stock Rooted... and so far so good. Deadly Venom (in my sig) is sick nasty wicked sweet! One of the best ive run to date
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Sigatorade said:
Maybe. I don't know. I downgraded my phone after I updated to 4.4 because I didn't see much of a difference and I wanted to root and flash ROMs.
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can you give me the link that you used to downgrade your phone i cant find a succesful way to downgrade
utdude33 said:
can you give me the link that you used to downgrade your phone i cant find a succesful way to downgrade
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This is what you're looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50667360
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Good news... the guy who said there is no way to root 4.4.2 with SuperSU is wrong
Use towel root and then install supersu from market but don't open it yet... Now install terminal emulator open and type 'su' and supersu will prompt. Type into terminal emulator without the quotes of course, 'pm disable com.whateverknoxappnameislol' I can't recall the Knox app name off hand. When you finish close term emu and open SuperSU no and update binaries, then it'll prompt to disable Knox and it'll succeed. Reboot, uninstall Towel Root, and enjoy.
root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=55537351
that method works if you are on ni1. Just use towelroot for anything else
I just switched back to my GS5 because I broke my iPhone 6. I am currently running 5.0 Baseband G900VVRU2BOE1. I've been trying to Odin back to KItKat. I get a fail in Odin every time. Is there something going on with the bootloader that prevents downgrading?
reverendyummypants said:
I just switched back to my GS5 because I broke my iPhone 6. I am currently running 5.0 Baseband G900VVRU2BOE1. I've been trying to Odin back to KItKat. I get a fail in Odin every time. Is there something going on with the bootloader that prevents downgrading?
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I am unfamiliar with that build. How about giving us a screens hot of about phone?
This is the screenshot you requested. I have not heard anything about this build, either. Any help is appreciated
reverendyummypants said:
I just switched back to my GS5 because I broke my iPhone 6. I am currently running 5.0 Baseband G900VVRU2BOE1. I've been trying to Odin back to KItKat. I get a fail in Odin every time. Is there something going on with the bootloader that prevents downgrading?
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It sounds to me like the aboot qfuse counter changed which would mean that there's no going back to any previous FW. It was only a matter of time before they did it since the VZW S4 lollipop update did that.
We won't know until we get ahold of either the update.zip or the odin tar. I have 2 VZW S5's and both refuse to tell me there's an update available even when I Odin back to a stock FW.
Nice. That's what I hated about Apple. You own the phone, yet, still can't do what you want with it. Well, thanks for checking it out.
reverendyummypants said:
Nice. That's what I hated about Apple. You own the phone, yet, still can't do what you want with it. Well, thanks for checking it out.
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It's most likely more of a Verizon thing than a Samsung thing. Although with the 5.1.1 S5 update on T-Mobile, the kernel prevents rooting and T-Mobile phones are on unlocked bootloaders which means they don't care if you root or install a custom rom so maybe it is becoming more of a Samsung thing now.
reverendyummypants said:
I just switched back to my GS5 because I broke my iPhone 6. I am currently running 5.0 Baseband G900VVRU2BOE1. I've been trying to Odin back to KItKat. I get a fail in Odin every time. Is there something going on with the bootloader that prevents downgrading?
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Want free advice, next time you see an update dont install it it will better if went to the xda forums for more info
As of now there is no way to downgrade. Someone already looked at the update zip. I guess it night be possible once the full OE1 tar is out..something about downgrading everything except the bootloader
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MuminMohamed said:
Want free advice, next time you see an update dont install it it will better if went to the xda forums for more info
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the thing is, with Verizon, you can choose to not accept the upgrade a few times, but ultimately, it is forced on you...which is why I rooted my S5 the same week I bought it (to avoid unwanted 'upgrades')
Can I downgrade from OA8?
brettdacosta said:
Can I downgrade from OA8?
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Yes as long as you do not take the oe1 update you should be good
root and downgrade to kitkat
I have s5 having base-band number g900vvru1boa8 unlocked verizon version. How i can root and downgrade to kitkat version? I need help.
fairy8902015 said:
I have s5 having base-band number g900vvru1boa8 unlocked verizon version. How i can root and downgrade to kitkat version? I need help.
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Look a few threads up...
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ldeveraux said:
Look a few threads up...
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I can't get to the thread that you have answered. kindly send me the link to the thread as i will be very grateful.
fairy8902015 said:
I can't get to the thread that you have answered. kindly send me the link to the thread as i will be very grateful.
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Nah, I'm sure you can find it!
Dudash said:
It sounds to me like the aboot qfuse counter changed which would mean that there's no going back to any previous FW. It was only a matter of time before they did it since the VZW S4 lollipop update did that.
We won't know until we get ahold of either the update.zip or the odin tar. I have 2 VZW S5's and both refuse to tell me there's an update available even when I Odin back to a stock FW.
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The OE1 update prevents downgrading even if you have never flashed anything, correct?
tr4nqui1i7y said:
The OE1 update prevents downgrading even if you have never flashed anything, correct?
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Correct.
hi guys can you help me my baseband version is g900vvru2bpb1 i dont see oe1 anywhere, and i fail everytime i roll back is this the unflashable unrootable version came this way from ebay
lucasdvega said:
hi guys can you help me my baseband version is g900vvru2bpb1 i dont see oe1 anywhere, and i fail everytime i roll back is this the unflashable unrootable version came this way from ebay
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Why would you need to downgrade from pb1?
I currently have a Samsung note 3 running Android version 5.0. It has previously been rooted before and then unrooted (because i accidentally bricked it), my question is that. My phone is no longer rooted so can i now re root my phone.
By the way I've tripped knox...
I am from the UK and my phones carrier is EE
Build number: N005XXUGBOA1
Can this actually be done and if so, how would i go about doing this?
John_169 said:
I currently have a Samsung note 3 running Android version 5.0. It has previously been rooted before and then unrooted (because i accidentally bricked it), my question is that. My phone is no longer rooted so can i now re root my phone.
By the way I've tripped knox...
I am from the UK and my phones carrier is EE
Build number: N005XXUGBOA1
Can this actually be done and if so, how would i go about doing this?
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CF-Autoroot should work.
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CF-Autoroot should work.
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I looked at that option but it's saying that my phones bootloader needs to be unlocked otherwise my phone will probably get bricked.
How can I check if my phones bootloader is unlocked or not?
John_169 said:
I looked at that option but it's saying that my phones bootloader needs to be unlocked otherwise my phone will probably get bricked.
How can I check if my phones bootloader is unlocked or not?
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N9005 is always unlocked. Only N900A and N900V are locked.
Okay thanks. So i can re root my phone without bricking it as a result?
John_169 said:
Okay thanks. So i can re root my phone without bricking it as a result?
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No brick. If you do get into trouble, you can always get into b Download Mode and restore to stock with Odin. Samsung phones ate pretty robust.
If i were to brick my phone how would i restore to stock with odin? Sorry I'm kinda new at this
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If i were to brick my phone how would i restore to stock with odin? Sorry I'm kinda new at this
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There's s bunch of videos on YouTube which show you the process. It's quite simple, and I suggest you watch through these to get a better idea of how it works.
Hi. Using a CID11 device w/ KINGROOT/SAFESTRAP
I know the bootloader is locked and all, but will I still be able to use CyanogenMod 13 ?
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=kltevzw
I know this is a noob question as the S5 is pretty locked down now 'geocold' is helping the enemy, but is it still at all possible to use CM13 with this safe strap option on a CID11 device.
also is there any other ROMs I could use that are similar with any kind of custom kernel that helps preserve battery life like in the past or is that a no now since the bootloader is locked.
lastly will I loose root if I can do any of the above.
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very new to the S5 please bare with me lol
meistfx said:
Hi. Using a CID11 device w/ KINGROOT/SAFESTRAP
I know the bootloader is locked and all, but will I still be able to use CyanogenMod 13 ?
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=kltevzw
I know this is a noob question as the S5 is pretty locked down now 'geocold' is helping the enemy, but is it still at all possible to use CM13 with this safe strap option on a CID11 device.
also is there any other ROMs I could use that are similar with any kind of custom kernel that helps preserve battery life like in the past or is that a no now since the bootloader is locked.
lastly will I loose root if I can do any of the above.
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very new to the S5 please bare with me lol
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There is a thread on xda about flashing mm custom roms on bootloader locked s5 verizon so try that here is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...flash-custom-6-0-1-roms-locked-t3393943/page1
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There is a thread on xda about flashing mm custom roms on bootloader locked s5 verizon so try that here is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...flash-custom-6-0-1-roms-locked-t3393943/page1
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Hey thanks! I'm on 5.0 OK3 will this require me to prepare anything or just ez install threw safestrap touchwiz ? also will I loose my apks/data or do I need to do a back up of such things.
meistfx said:
Hey thanks! I'm on 5.0 OK3 will this require me to prepare anything or just ez install threw safestrap touchwiz ? also will I loose my apks/data or do I need to do a back up of such things.
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You shouldn't lose any data but a backup is always wise
According to the thread you have to be on rooted PB1 firmware and use safestrap
The guide is specific so follow his guide exactly
I would do a back up in Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung kies 3 before you use or use safestrap backup whatever you prefer
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[email protected] said:
You shouldn't lose any data but a backup is always wise
According to the thread you have to be on rooted PB1 firmware and use safestrap
The guide is specific so follow his guide exactly
I would do a back up in Samsung Smart Switch or Samsung kies 3 before you use or use safestrap backup whatever you prefer
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Oh ok, yeah since I'm on OK3 will I need to do the whole KingRoot method again? or if I flash to PB1 from ODIN will I still keep root/safestrap/bb not sure how this all works just started using the S5 today.
Also once that is all done, and I'm on a rooted PB1 ... I'll be able to flash threw safestrap to a MM 6.0.1 ROM ? but when I do this wont I loose root? and I thought root not able to be obtained on MM 6.0.1 with CID11 devices? this is where it gets to be confusing for me, sorry for all the questions
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Oh ok, yeah since I'm on OK3 will I need to do the whole KingRoot method again? or if I flash to PB1 from ODIN will I still keep root/safestrap/bb not sure how this all works just started using the S5 today.
Also once that is all done, and I'm on a rooted PB1 ... I'll be able to flash threw safestrap to a MM 6.0.1 ROM ? but when I do this wont I loose root? and I thought root not able to be obtained on MM 6.0.1 with CID11 devices? this is where it gets to be confusing for me, sorry for all the questions
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You will lose root if you go up to cm13 using this method
If you need root then the linked method above may not be for you
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You will lose root if you go up to cm13 using this method
If you need root then the linked method above may not be for you
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Yes I can not use android with out root lol, but thanks for showing me all this anyways its progress I guess, not sure if this handset was worth the money now knowing all this, but I'll stick with it.
I see no point in even bothering to run CM13 or any custom rom really with out the use of root. ehhhh anyway. Backing up my apk/data using a snazzy lil app called MyBackup Pro. for the migration.
Thanks for the help. Looks like I'll be staying on the 5.0 OK3 rom then since at least I have it rooted, and some kind of recovery even tho the whole safestrap touchwiz thing is not pleasing its better than nothing.