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[Q] Is it currently possible to root an AT&T Galaxy S4 (1337) on 4.4.2?

I updated my Galaxy S4 (1337 AT&T) to 4.4.2 KitKat, without realizing that I risked the possibility of not being able to root my phone for a while. Is there any way to root my phone right now? If not, when do you think a root method will be available? I use on a mac running OSX Mavericks at the moment so if there are any methods specifically for macs then please do let me know. Thank you! :laugh:

You can downgrade to a semi-working 4.3 firmware and then flash a pre-rooted 4.4.2 rom using safestrap. Although this method requires you to use odin at the end so idk if odin works for mac or not.
Further details discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
There is no traditional root method available, but the root-workaround is an excellent solution to gain root access.
This "index" thread will tell you all you need to know concerning roms, root, etc. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221

4ndroid99 said:
You can downgrade to a semi-working 4.3 firmware and then flash a pre-rooted 4.4.2 rom using safestrap. Although this method requires you to use odin at the end so idk if odin works for mac or not.
Further details discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692825
There is no traditional root method available, but the root-workaround is an excellent solution to gain root access.
This "index" thread will tell you all you need to know concerning roms, root, etc. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2616221
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Thanks, when do you estimate a traditional root method will arrive for my phone?

There is no estimate. For future reference, asking for any kind of estimated time is generally frowned upon as the insanely hard working devs here on xda have a ton of stuff on their plates BEFORE you add in actually working on any device. Not trying to sound like one of those asshats that gets all bent out of shape about people who ask for an eta, just giving you the heads up.
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frgnvola said:
Thanks, when do you estimate a traditional root method will arrive for my phone?
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Well, with a working root method already available, most devs see no reason or motivation to do something redundant. Since root access is already available.
If our bootloaders were unlocked, then we would be able to use Chainfire's CF-autoroot method.

If I root like this, will I still be able to install custom roms?

frgnvola said:
If I root like this, will I still be able to install custom roms?
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Yes, but you are limited to using Safestrap and Touchwiz ROMs.
Sent from my SGH-I337 running Blackbox 3.0

Heimdall is generally used on the macs--I haven't needed it but you can google and get familiar--I found numerous sites and some are on xda. Always good to read all you can and kinda reconfirm what one site may say or find out it wasn't right for you.
if you haven't this link should help you get adb working on mac
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
best advice was already given by 4ndroid99's link and also get very familiar with SafeStrap for your build. Threads for that are on our forum here also. You can't flash custom recoveries, just what SafeStrap provides.
Also, I have never had luck on my iMac with Keis and my rooted s4--recommend not using it
Good Luck--:good:

Sprint Galaxy S4 MK2 rooted with Towel how do I..?

I have a Sprint GS4 with MK2 (SPH-L720), waited a while to root and saw Towel discussed, tried and it worked 100%. My experience rooting is mostly with HTC products so this was my first rooting with the GS4 and it couldn't have been easier. Added SU, verified root, all seems good!
I have an update that was downloaded over the past month or so that I have denied installing and glad I did since it seemed very easy to root!
So what's next? I'm used to installing a recovery and ROMing away.. I have ROM Toolbox installed (pro) and noticed they have the option to flash a recovery for you and wonder if that will work? If so, what recovery is good for this phone? I'm very used to TWRP and hope that is still a good recovery choice. My main goals are to be able to take the updates and keep root. Im fine with the stock look and feel but want that option to add the bling and speed when I'm ready..
I'm not too worried about the Knox being tripped but confident it was disabled during Towel root.
I always search, just can't find specific information on my phone and there are many many differences it seems. I figured compiling some answers would benefit others that bought the GS4 a while ago and never rooted until now. Any help or direction is appreciated!
Thanks!

For anyone in the same situation, I was able to avoid using Oden by utilizing ROM Toolbox, it flashed the newest version of TWRP successfully.
To summarize:
Sprint GS4, MK2 and never took an update for almost a year since purchase. Full root with Towelroot, installed Super User, granted and installed Root Checker to validate. Downloaded ROM Toolkit and flashed TWRP newest version. No issues, no crashes, no tripping KNOX. All good.
Seems there are a lot of people asking for help and while 'search' is useful, there are so many variables, so many threads to sift through its almost impossible to find what you need. Hopefully this helped someone.
Still determining how to take updates and if I will lose root. Still running stock but I am about to try my first custom ROM on this cell.

to my knowledge u can root every varient easily but even if u flashed twrp without tripping knox have u actually loaded it yet to see if recovery flag trips? and once u flash a rom it would deff trip the counter.. but who cares about knox anyway.. i tripped every counter within the hour of getting this phone

I have and it didnt but like you said, I didn't care if I tripped kmox etc. Thanks for the reply! So you believe it is safe to take the updates? Im really just trying to have tether working. Thanks!

If you're wanting to update via OTA, you'll have to unroot first.
There is no native hot spot hack for the NG2 update as of yet and Towelroot doesn't work yet either

So I rooted my Note. Now what?

So, now that I got the thing rooted, what to do? Install a custom ROM? Or just some root-needing apps like Titanium Backup to make life a bit better?
What did you do with your note Note after getting the root, and would you recommend it to others?

After rooting it we tell you congratulations. Then you search the forums for what to do after rooting a phone. Why root it if you dont know why to root your phone.

Search will find identical posts .
Why root unless you need root ???What do you actually want to do with your phone ??
Root is of use for TB backups .Personally i use it to edit system files .
Basic Faqs and Guides .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/samsung-galaxy-note-3-sticky-roll-t3237249

JJEgan said:
Search will find identical posts .
Why root unless you need root ???What do you actually want to do with your phone ??
Root is of use for TB backups .Personally i use it to edit system files .
Basic Faqs and Guides .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/general/samsung-galaxy-note-3-sticky-roll-t3237249
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Neither of the faqs/guides there answers my question, but I guess I should've known better than to ask for help at XDA. I 've asked and received a plenty of helpful responses at reddit, fortunately.

You are asking what did user do once they have rooted .
I replied in effect you don't root just to root .
What do you do well simply you rooted to do something otherwise why root its silly voids warranty for starters .
GOODBYE
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Just lol. Please delete this thread.

I don't know why I feel this belongs more on the "General" forum as I feel this is more of a discussion than asking for help (unless I misunderstood the question).
But hey, I can answer your question, sure why not.
I rooted basically to update from the boring old stock Lollipop ROM that the Note 3 got stuck on, kinda felt that it ran its course.
Also because I like the look of Marshmallow over LP.
Also tried using apps like Greenify, Amplify, etc... to improve battery life but didn't notice much of an improvement. I figured I drain my battery way too fast because I like one particular power-hungry game and no battery-optimization is going to change that lol.
All the Android phones I've ever had have always been rooted, I recommend it for people who are bored of stock (this is why I prefer Android over iOS, I see iOS as just staying stuck with stock)
Mostly because of custom ROMs, though they do have their downsides of course.
I've even rooted my work's phone with fresh warranty voided haha, like I care.
Anyway, yeah. I don't know what you're looking for exactly, maybe you're trying to find cool things to do with a rooted phone or something.
For that I say, browse through xposed modules and there are interesting things you discover you can do with your phone

Just a few questions...

Hey guys! I want to ask you some questions about root, flash,... because I know NOTHING about it (I'm a true beginner at XDA forums). My device is a SM-J510FN, so I thought it was here the best place to ask them.
Okay so here are my questions :
- What's the difference between "Root" and "Flash"?
- I know my device will have Nougat in September, so if I root or flash my phone, will it receive this update?
- Do my phone need to be rooted to have the possibility to install mods?
- In the camera app, I can't control the focus with a slider like the S6's camera app for example, so if I root or flash my phone, will it be possible to have this slider? Or do I need to instal a mod/rom?
I think that's it, I will understand if you think my questions are stupid, but I'm sure you guys are nice ❤ Also, forgive my mistakes, I'm French ^^
Thank you!

GreenLenux said:
Hey guys! I want to ask you some questions about root, flash,... because I know NOTHING about it (I'm a true beginner at XDA forums). My device is a SM-J510FN, so I thought it was here the best place to ask them.
Okay so here are my questions :
- What's the difference between "Root" and "Flash"?
- I know my device will have Nougat in September, so if I root or flash my phone, will it receive this update?
- Do my phone need to be rooted to have the possibility to install mods?
- In the camera app, I can't control the focus with a slider like the S6's camera app for example, so if I root or flash my phone, will it be possible to have this slider? Or do I need to instal a mod/rom?
I think that's it, I will understand if you think my questions are stupid, but I'm sure you guys are nice Also, forgive my mistakes, I'm French ^^
Thank you!
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Hi welcome to xda :fingers-crossed:
-Root: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-easily-root-an-android-device/
Flash: https://www.quora.com/What-does-flashing-a-cell-phone-mean
-You might or might not receive OTA updates, but you can always install firmware via Odin no matter you are rooted or not.
-Yes you need root or a custom recovery for mods (eg. TWRP)
-If you rooted your phone in stock rom, the camera app will have no difference. You won't get the slider feature. You need to flash(install) a mod or rom zip.

Yuen.Jason22 said:
Hi welcome to xda :fingers-crossed:
-Root:
Flash:
-You might or might not receive OTA updates, but you can always install firmware via Odin no matter you are rooted or not.
-Yes you need root or a custom recovery for mods (eg. TWRP)
-If you rooted your phone in stock rom, the camera app will have no difference. You won't get the slider feature. You need to flash(install) a mod or rom zip.
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Wow, awesome! Thank you for your answers! By the way, I understood that kingroot was not a "clean" way to root a device, is Magisk a better way to root it?

There isnt a way that rooting can be clean. Also if you root, or just put anything unofficial, including a custom recovery, your knox counter goes to 0x1 and can never be recovered to 0x0. That way you can get your warranty not approved if they see it, and also you cant use apps that need knox like secure folder, my knox etc

Oh okay, I don't use them, but it's good to know! I'll root my phone when Samsung will no longer update my device (I'm sure we'll never have Android O).

GreenLenux said:
Oh okay, I don't use them, but it's good to know! I'll root my phone when Samsung will no longer update my device (I'm sure we'll never have Android O).
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Yup your device might not get Android O but it will definitely get Android N so don't Root and loose your OTA Updates

Rooting s7 edge sm-935t 8.0

Hi I'm looking to root my TMobile s7 edge that's on Oreo. I see a lot of conflicting information and was wondering what everyone thinks the best method is and if there is a guide. I used to be into rooting devices many years ago but I've been away from it so long. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

I am also looking to root my son's s7 edge. It's been years since I left Samsung for Nexus and pixel but I am assuming that you can still use Odin and install twrp then install magisk or whatever your perfered root method is. I am going to research this a little bit before I do anything.

There are methods but you would be stuck with laggy mobile as proper root is not possible... And for custom recovery its a big no, the reason is locked bootloader.
So no custom recovery means no custom Roms.. The root will be limited to run root supported apps. And lil bit of debloating.
But the lagging is not worth it.

aka70698 said:
There are methods but you would be stuck with laggy mobile as proper root is not possible... And for custom recovery its a big no, the reason is locked bootloader.
So no custom recovery means no custom Roms.. The root will be limited to run root supported apps. And lil bit of debloating.
But the lagging is not worth it.
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theres not yet any root method for the oreo update the..engineerd boot.img works only for the nougat version which throws the device into a hell of lag battry drainage overheating ruining performance...

mojorisin7178 said:
I am also looking to root my son's s7 edge. It's been years since I left Samsung for Nexus and pixel but I am assuming that you can still use Odin and install twrp then install magisk or whatever your perfered root method is. I am going to research this a little bit before I do anything.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
u guys canttbbee seerriiooss rriighhtt????
aka70698 said:
There are methods but you would be stuck with laggy mobile as proper root is not possible... And for custom recovery its a big no, the reason is locked bootloader.
So no custom recovery means no custom Roms.. The root will be limited to run root supported apps. And lil bit of debloating.
But the lagging is not worth it.
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SyndiCate861 said:
theres not yet any root method for the oreo update the..engineerd boot.img works only for the nougat version which throws the device into a hell of lag battry drainage overheating ruining performance...
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Obviously we are serious. If you read my post I said I was going to research it further. This post was part of that research. Xda has a treasure trove of information and alot if it sometimes it takes a while to get what your looking for. Back in the day people on xda were happy to help. That's how I learned how to root phones and use adb commands.

mojorisin7178 said:
Obviously we are serious. If you read my post I said I was going to research it further. This post was part of that research. Xda has a treasure trove of information and alot if it sometimes it takes a while to get what your looking for. Back in the day people on xda were happy to help. That's how I learned how to root phones and use adb commands.
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im d*** but not that big lol..my comment wasnt towarsd u ti was hoping to lead u to the post my comment was for the ones telling u stuff they dont know but sound like they do lol my apologies to u

All good man. I appreciate your help.

livefastdiefun07 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-s7-edge/how-to/root-s7-s7edge-oreo-nougat-t3819616
u guys canttbbee seerriiooss rriighhtt????
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u can try out the method but it will make your phone useless...and u will feel lyk jst stabbing yourself with the phone...

Hi,
I'm sorry if I sound ignorant...but my S7 Edge has become completely useless...and slow. You guys are saying the link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ougat-t3819616 will not make this any better? Anotherwords just get a new phone?
Many thanks in advance.

anybody have root file samsung s7 edge oreo 8.0