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[Q] Help getting back to stock after unrooting

A few weeks ago I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 using a simple method found on this forum. I didn't really do much with the phone other than uninstalling some preinstalled apps that I don't use, and I added a multi window manager to add some apps to the multi window function. I unrooted the device using the full cleanup for unroot in supersu before installing a verizon update about 2 weeks ago.
I am still unrooted, however when the device boots up it no longer shows the galaxy s4 screen. It now shows "Samsung" with an image of a lock that is unlocked and it reads "custom" underneath.
I was prompted to update about 2 days ago. it is the update to 4.3. I cannot install this update. When I try it almost immediately fails. Again, I am not rooted any more. I'm assuming that the few small changes I made are the reason.
My main question is how can I just get the phone back to stock. I just want it to be configured the way it was before I even rooted it. I'm at a point that I wish I hadn't done that. Is it possible to flash it back to factory 100% or am I pretty much screwed?

ytsejam6922 said:
A few weeks ago I rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 using a simple method found on this forum. I didn't really do much with the phone other than uninstalling some preinstalled apps that I don't use, and I added a multi window manager to add some apps to the multi window function. I unrooted the device using the full cleanup for unroot in supersu before installing a verizon update about 2 weeks ago.
I am still unrooted, however when the device boots up it no longer shows the galaxy s4 screen. It now shows "Samsung" with an image of a lock that is unlocked and it reads "custom" underneath.
I was prompted to update about 2 days ago. it is the update to 4.3. I cannot install this update. When I try it almost immediately fails. Again, I am not rooted any more. I'm assuming that the few small changes I made are the reason.
My main question is how can I just get the phone back to stock. I just want it to be configured the way it was before I even rooted it. I'm at a point that I wish I hadn't done that. Is it possible to flash it back to factory 100% or am I pretty much screwed?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477

[Q] my galaxy s4 is rooted but also not rooted

2 years ago I buy my galaxy s4 unlocked version from amazon.com. When I came back to Turkey I registered the Cellphones imei. After that I rooted my galaxy s4. I watch lots of tutorials and most of it did not work out. At the last try I was able to root my device. After a year my uncle bought me a gear 2 neo which needed a higher version of android. So i plug my galaxy s4 and updated trough kiosk. The result was my galaxy s4 was mys galaxy s4 lost its root acsess was gone and system was updated. Also most of the apps first run and then give a error. For example i downloaded can knockdown 3. First it worked fine then it stopped working. One of my friend suggested I need to downlad a rom and suggested cyanogenmod. I tried one button installer but it said the device is not supperted for this installer. But my phone is listed in the supported devices(GTI9500). Please help me. My cellphone is slowly dying. Also last thing. They say making a change on the phone sometimes deletes the imei registiration.

Just perform a factory reset and your issues will probably be resolved. If you want root again just flash cf auto-root.

I have done it and it hasn't changed. Still the same issues.

aebatirel said:
2 years ago I buy my galaxy s4 unlocked version from amazon.com. When I came back to Turkey I registered the Cellphones imei. After that I rooted my galaxy s4. I watch lots of tutorials and most of it did not work out. At the last try I was able to root my device. After a year my uncle bought me a gear 2 neo which needed a higher version of android. So i plug my galaxy s4 and updated trough kiosk. The result was my galaxy s4 was mys galaxy s4 lost its root acsess was gone and system was updated. Also most of the apps first run and then give a error. For example i downloaded can knockdown 3. First it worked fine then it stopped working. One of my friend suggested I need to downlad a rom and suggested cyanogenmod. I tried one button installer but it said the device is not supperted for this installer. But my phone is listed in the supported devices(GTI9500). Please help me. My cellphone is slowly dying. Also last thing. They say making a change on the phone sometimes deletes the imei registiration.
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Sounds like your phone may have been corrupted when installing official firmware on top of the root. I would recommend re-flashing your phone with official stock firmware. You can use this website to obtain a stock firmware for your device model
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
Your imei should not be affected if you re-flash your phone, however just to be on the safe side you can flash a recovery mod such as TWRP Recovery and back up everything such as your efs which contains your imei baseband in case a re-flash causes your phone to not work on cell networks in Turkey (which I'm guessing is not the country your phone was purchased in.) After you have backed up everything in TWRP to your sdcard you can safely reflash stock firmware.

[Q] Quick Question If Someone Has a Moment, Please

I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Samsung devices, and because I purchased this from ebay, I don't know how to tell the exact state that the former user put it in (I expected they would return it to stock prior to selling).
It's currently a T-Mobile branded, SM-N900T, on 4.4.2, build is KOT49H, security software MDF v1.0 release 2. Kernel is 3.4.0-660648.
It is supposedly unlocked for carriers, though I have not attempted a SIM card use yet, until I can tell that what I have is a valid device and the IMEI is checked out.
Any thoughts on how to validate the IMEI, and sort out how to get my new phone up to date would be appreciated. As I stated, I expected the vendor would have returned it to stock, but that is clearly not the case, so I don't want to accidentally boot loop it by doing something I shouldn't. I have not owned a Samsung before, so I want to be careful on how it differs from my Nexus 7, Amaze 4g, and Droid X, as they're all obviously very different in the OS area.
Thank you for the help1

Download tbe stock 4.4.2 rom and use odin to install. Then you will get the OTA updates.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

There is no stock 5.1.1 for note 3, only cm12.1/ aosp. Latest is 5.0 and you can use odin to flash. Maybe it's rooted that's why you can't update.

bladebarrier said:
I just swapped from my Amaze 4g, to a used Note 3, and I'm a little lost as far as where I should start.
It says that it's on 4.4.2, and that I cannot update due to a modified system.
Basically, I would like to get updated to 5.1.1 (or as close as is official for the Note 3), and root it.
...
Thank you for the help1
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Some apps to install from Play Store...
Phone INFO Samsung - this will tell you all about your phone and the firmware etc.
Root Checker Basic - tells you if you are rooted or not.
SuperSU - this is so valuable you should buy the Pro licence. Chainfire does some great work for our phones.
TWRP - I have the zip version on my extSDCard and an Odin version on PC in case I have to rebuild from a Stock firmware. CWN works OK but most ROM builds seem to be for TWRP I think and a backup from one will not work on the other.
I don't know your previous phone so you probably need Odin v3.09 - this sits on PC and lets you flash firmware to the phone. (connected by USB)
For which you need Samsung USB drivers so the PC will recognise the phone. Install on PC before connecting phone.
Then do some browsing and find the processes to root your phone and install the ROM you want. If you just want Stock and access to all your phone, you can root it after flashing the original v5.0 download (from Sammobile or similar site - note on Sammobile you need a free account to DL) and then install Custom recovery (if wanted - it WILL trip the Knox flag but that may not matter given it's 2nd hand and might already be tripped anyway)
Read, make SURE you understand what is being said BEFORE you do anything - ask if you don't.
Good luck...

N9005 Lollipop brick
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help

Thank you all for the info, especially the detailed info from Journyman16. I checked, and it is flagged as custom, which is fine, so I'm going to go ahead and try to return to mostly stock, update it, and root it.

Ok, everything went well. I had to do two attempts at rooting, but I think it's just one of those things where sometimes it doesn't restart into the process every time.
All seems good. I'm on 5.0, rooted, busyboxed, and smooth sailing.
Thank you all, again, for the tips. The Note 3 is running very well. Thank you to all of the devs that have made this process so refined. I've donated to you before, and did so again today. It's outstanding to have such well versed coders, on XDA, helping out the community.

mjmbirige said:
Hi All, just need a huge help here, a friend of mine has been using a N9005 which was auto restarting, she went online and downloaded this firmware...N900AUCUEOC1_N900AATTEOC1_N900AUCUEOC1_HOME.tar.md5....2.5GB in size...and flashed it, but the phone is stuck in boot loop even after recovery wiping data and cache, the phone can boot into download mode but re flashing the firmware always fails.....is there a solution for this.....please help
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You have never learned not to ask in others posts? What does your problem has to do with this topic at all?
When you need help. Just click on Q&A then Create a new thread. How hard is it?

Samsung Galaxy SM-G928X stuck on startup screen!

I have been trawling the internet for literally hours.
This is my final hope before I get really desperate with this device.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Edge+ online as a demo unit so I could use it as a glorified tablet,
since it was a demo unit it had demo software which I tried to remove using the 5444 password
trick on the retail software to no avail. So I decided to root the phone using Odin and the
SM-G928 F/I/C/K/S software as i couldn't find the particular software for this phone anywhere.
This worked but every time I booted the phone it would give me the 'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
on the top left of the device which I promptly ignored and continued to use the device, I downloaded
root check which said my device was rooted and then I downloaded system app uninstaller to try remove all the trial
software, which unfortunately didn't work. I then attempted a hard reset, which also didn't work and just
rebooted the device, finally i decided to download Flashify and TWRP recovery to try and delete the trial software
from there. At this point I was just messing around with the phone when I noticed a thread that said i needed
titanium backup to fully delete the software, so i rebooted the phone and it has been stuck on the bootup screen
ever since, I have tried several methods to get it to work including re-flashing the software onto it,
(the SM-G928F one I mean) but i simply cannot find the correct one for my device.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :good::good::good::good:
The device is running 5.1.1
I am not sure of the kernel or anything like that as I am quite noobish.

re: phone issues
MeMyPhoneAndI said:
I have been trawling the internet for literally hours.
This is my final hope before I get really desperate with this device.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy Edge+ online as a demo unit so I could use it as a glorified tablet,
since it was a demo unit it had demo software which I tried to remove using the 5444 password
trick on the retail software to no avail. So I decided to root the phone using Odin and the
SM-G928 F/I/C/K/S software as i couldn't find the particular software for this phone anywhere.
This worked but every time I booted the phone it would give me the 'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
on the top left of the device which I promptly ignored and continued to use the device, I downloaded
root check which said my device was rooted and then I downloaded system app uninstaller to try remove all the trial
software, which unfortunately didn't work. I then attempted a hard reset, which also didn't work and just
rebooted the device, finally i decided to download Flashify and TWRP recovery to try and delete the trial software
from there. At this point I was just messing around with the phone when I noticed a thread that said i needed
titanium backup to fully delete the software, so i rebooted the phone and it has been stuck on the bootup screen
ever since, I have tried several methods to get it to work including re-flashing the software onto it,
(the SM-G928F one I mean) but i simply cannot find the correct one for my device.
Any help would be greatly appreciated :good::good::good::good:
The device is running 5.1.1
I am not sure of the kernel or anything like that as I am quite noobish.
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First thing to do is to get into STOCK recovery and do a "Factory Data Reset"
or you can boot the phone up and go into "Settings>Backup and Reset" and
select "Factory data reset".
After doing that odin flash the proper S6 Edge+ Lollipop 5.1.1 or the new Marshmallow 6.0 firmware.
You can see the exact model of your G928 phone by going into settings and scroll down to "about"
there you will find the specific model of your phone.
Be sure to ONLY odin flash the correct firmware for your phone's model.
Once you do all the above you will no longer see:
'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
The only reason you see that is because the phone is rooted.
After odin flashing the proper firmware your phone will no longer be rooted
unless you root the phone again.
Good luck,
Have a great day!

Misterjunky said:
First thing to do is to get into STOCK recovery and do a "Factory Data Reset"
or you can boot the phone up and go into "Settings>Backup and Reset" and
select "Factory data reset".
After doing that odin flash the proper S6 Edge+ Lollipop 5.1.1 or the new Marshmallow 6.0 firmware.
You can see the exact model of your G928 phone by going into settings and scroll down to "about"
there you will find the specific model of your phone.
Be sure to ONLY odin flash the correct firmware for your phone's model.
Once you do all the above you will no longer see:
'KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING'
The only reason you see that is because the phone is rooted.
After odin flashing the proper firmware your phone will no longer be rooted
unless you root the phone again.
Good luck,
Have a great day!
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I can't boot the phone up, if I could I would, I can't find the software for this particular model, which is aforementioned SM-G928X,
If you could help me with that, I would appreciate it. The phone is stuck on the Saumsung boot up, it doesn't actually boot up into
the lock screen so I can't do anything with it, if you could help me with link to the SM-G928X firmware that I could use in ODIN
that would be greatly appreciated cause the phone is a paper weight at this point.
I had a moment of madness and decided to do what you said anyway, and I can't factory reset the phone from the recovery menu as it says
its due to security policies or something of that nature, which again I mentioned in the initial thread.
Also to clarify, I can't flash my own firmware because I can't find the firmware anywhere on the internet.

re: firmwares
MeMyPhoneAndI said:
I can't boot the phone up, if I could I would, I can't find the software for this particular model, which is aforementioned SM-G928X,
If you could help me with that, I would appreciate it. The phone is stuck on the Saumsung boot up, it doesn't actually boot up into
the lock screen so I can't do anything with it, if you could help me with link to the SM-G928X firmware that I could use in ODIN
that would be greatly appreciated cause the phone is a paper weight at this point.
I had a moment of madness and decided to do what you said anyway, and I can't factory reset the phone from the recovery menu as it says
its due to security policies or something of that nature, which again I mentioned in the initial thread.
Also to clarify, I can't flash my own firmware because I can't find the firmware anywhere on the internet.
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I have done a bit of research on your G928X device and I think you are in luck.
Check out this link carefully http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=8759&c=samsung_sm-g928x_galaxy_s6_edgeplus_lte-a_samsung_zen
and you will see that the firmware in your phone is identical to many other G928 firmwares as you will see in that link.
Odin flashing any of the ZEN firmwares in that link cannot brick your phone, the worse thing that can happen is that it will not
work. (just like it's not working for you right now).
I would go a head and odin flash the S6 Edge+ G928T firmware which is also the ZEN baseband firmware, there are many S6 Edge+ phones
using the exact same firmware. All Samsung S6 Edge+ firmwares contain the modem but not all of them will be compatible with your
carrier but at least you will be able to boot your phone normally without getting stuck on boot screen or bootlooping to start with.
You can get the G928T firmware from http://sammobile.com OR
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24499762636004597 (fast download)
Good luck,
Have a great day!

Is my SM-G530T bricked?

Hello, I'm a total novice when it comes to android modifications and whatnot, so I'll make this to the point.
I was trying to help my dad uninstall the bloatware on his Galaxy Grand Prime (running Lolipop 5.1.1), which includes some of the apps listed in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/help/bloatware-apps-t3079843
I used Kingoroot (which I read worked with mixed results) to one-click root his phone and used Root Uninstaller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.rootuninstaller&hl=en) to uninstall Samsung Account, Samsung Push service, Samsung Billing, Galaxy apps, and TMobile TV. Root Uninstaller said it required a reboot to uninstall packages so I rebooted and was greeted with a never-ending TMobile splash screen that would vibrate 4 times every 10-ish seconds. I cannot boot into safe mode either as I've tried the methods shown on TMobile's own website to do so with this model to no avail.
I've tried looking up the vibrating splash screen and some said that means it's bricked.
Is there any way to fix this without any loss of data?
Thanks.

FlareF said:
Hello, I'm a total novice when it comes to android modifications and whatnot, so I'll make this to the point.
I was trying to help my dad uninstall the bloatware on his Galaxy Grand Prime (running Lolipop 5.1.1), which includes some of the apps listed in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/help/bloatware-apps-t3079843
I used Kingoroot (which I read worked with mixed results) to one-click root his phone and used Root Uninstaller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.rootuninstaller&hl=en) to uninstall Samsung Account, Samsung Push service, Samsung Billing, Galaxy apps, and TMobile TV. Root Uninstaller said it required a reboot to uninstall packages so I rebooted and was greeted with a never-ending TMobile splash screen that would vibrate 4 times every 10-ish seconds. I cannot boot into safe mode either as I've tried the methods shown on TMobile's own website to do so with this model to no avail.
I've tried looking up the vibrating splash screen and some said that means it's bricked.
Is there any way to fix this without any loss of data?
Thanks.
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You can downloa the official frimware and flash if with odin

ealam said:
You can downloa the official frimware and flash if with odin
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Does that format the storage to do so or does it simply restore it to stock 5.1.1? I have no idea how to flash ROMs so pardon my questions.

FlareF said:
Hello, I'm a total novice when it comes to android modifications and whatnot, so I'll make this to the point.
I was trying to help my dad uninstall the bloatware on his Galaxy Grand Prime (running Lolipop 5.1.1), which includes some of the apps listed in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/help/bloatware-apps-t3079843
I used Kingoroot (which I read worked with mixed results) to one-click root his phone and used Root Uninstaller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.rootuninstaller&hl=en) to uninstall Samsung Account, Samsung Push service, Samsung Billing, Galaxy apps, and TMobile TV. Root Uninstaller said it required a reboot to uninstall packages so I rebooted and was greeted with a never-ending TMobile splash screen that would vibrate 4 times every 10-ish seconds. I cannot boot into safe mode either as I've tried the methods shown on TMobile's own website to do so with this model to no avail.
I've tried looking up the vibrating splash screen and some said that means it's bricked.
Is there any way to fix this without any loss of data?
Thanks.
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You can downloa the official frimware and flash if with odin

FlareF said:
Does that format the storage to do so or does it simply restore it to stock 5.1.1? I have no idea how to flash ROMs so pardon my questions.
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No. It shouldn't format SD card storage or anything in sort. Although after flashing the firmware still doesn't fixed the bootloop issue your having then only way is to hard reset everything (which will wipe everything from data to storage files).
Check out this thread for flashing ROMs. It has great instructions for even beginners or noobs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/guide-flashing-stock-rom-t3039167
Good luck