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This would be my first Samsung device and I'm not sure how hard it is to get root with Samsung devices but anyone want to guess how long it would take after the device is released? Or provide insight onto what is needed to be able to produce a root method for Samsung devices?
Nexus = fastboot oem unlock
Root is instant, it doesn't need any exploits, just a custom recovery.
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Nexus = fastboot oem unlock
Root is instant, it doesn't need any exploits, just a custom recovery.
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Seriously, that easy?
Yep, unlocked bootloaders are the way forward.
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Yep, unlocked bootloaders are the way forward.
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Many thanks Rusty!. I have a feeling I will be very pleased with this device.
as already stated above, since the nexus one.... fastboot oem unlock
fastboot oem unlock.... The three most beautiful words EVER!
I've rooted both the N1 and the Nexus S....both were a breeze and a joy to root.
It's a tablet dammit! Not a BIG phone....
Just to confirm, is this basically the idea?
1. Unlock Bootloader: fastboot oem unlock
2. Flash CWM Image: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. Flash Superuser: Boot into CWM and choose Superuser.zip
And that's it?
open1your1eyes0 said:
Just to confirm, is this basically the idea?
1. Unlock Bootloader: fastboot oem unlock
2. Flash CWM Image: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
3. Flash Superuser: Boot into CWM and choose Superuser.zip
And that's it?
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yep, its that easy!
gotta love the nexus series huh?
also it's best to root it right away
to avoid losing all your data
when you use the stock root method
it will wipe everything from the phone
lilchicano said:
yep, its that easy!
gotta love the nexus series huh?
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Beautiful!
lilchicano said:
yep, its that easy!
gotta love the nexus series huh?
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That's too much work, on the sgs2 all you need to do is...
1. flash kernel with odin... that's it
Yeah even if it was not a nexus phone, Samsung phones are super easy to root
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That's too much work, on the sgs2 all you need to do is...
1. flash kernel with odin... that's it
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Yeah but you have to wait for insecure kernel etc. Fastboot OEM unlock works out of the box.
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kirdroid said:
Yeah even if it was not a nexus phone, Samsung phones are super easy to root
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So true, Samsung haven't made that colossal mistake of locking their bootloaders. Unlike some ppl.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
geko95gek said:
So true, Samsung haven't made that colossal mistake of locking their bootloaders. Unlike some ppl.
Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA lightspeed telepathy.
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Let's hope that holds.
So far, though, I am a pretty big Samsung fan. Super Amoled, easy to root, generally good hardware. Not too crazy on Touchwiz, but a non-issue with this phone.
I hate how people complain endlessly about the build quality. I have seen HTC and Apple phones, which are praised for their excellent build quality fall apart (or in the case of the iPhone 4, get screen cracks). Someone I know works in a store that repairs broken glass screens for phones. Apparently, about 90% of of his phones are iPhone.
Getting back on topic, if the past is any indication, getting root should be a simple affair.
Sounds good. Going to be a pain waiting for the device now. LOL
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sauron0101 said:
Let's hope that holds.
So far, though, I am a pretty big Samsung fan. Super Amoled, easy to root, generally good hardware. Not too crazy on Touchwiz, but a non-issue with this phone.
I hate how people complain endlessly about the build quality. I have seen HTC and Apple phones, which are praised for their excellent build quality fall apart (or in the case of the iPhone 4, get screen cracks). Someone I know works in a store that repairs broken glass screens for phones. Apparently, about 90% of of his phones are iPhone.
Getting back on topic, if the past is any indication, getting root should be a simple affair.
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Yeah so true, who thought placing 2 sheets of glass on a phone was a good idea lol.
Samsung/Google phones are so much easier to root than anything else.
Noobish question since I didn't own a Nexus before:
Is there a chance that the GN has a built-in flash counter like in the SGS II? I know they found a way to reset that counter, but I'm just curious if Samsung could built this into a Nexus device as well or if Google wouldn't allow that.
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qwer23
Well the Nexus S still had the Samsung download mode, so it's quite possible.
I'm hoping the At&T and Sprint phones will be supported; it looks like a phone with great specs.
There's no telling for sure but with this phone being a flagship, it probably will be included eventually.
Probably comes with a locked bootloader.. in which case, CM is a no-go..
However, if it's unlocked, there should be awesome development on this phone. If you plan to buy the phone, I would suggest waiting for someone to confirm this has an unlocked bootloader.
I've never owned a lg phone before. Does lg usually lock the bootloader on their phones? Are they encrypted or are they able to be unlocked?
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I've never owned a lg phone before. Does lg usually lock the bootloader on their phones? Are they encrypted or are they able to be unlocked?
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I've never had one either but i've been lurking on the forums for other LG phones and everyone complains of the lack of support. Too bad, I like the specs a lot. But, as that other guy said, if it does become a flagship it should get pretty frequent updates.
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Probably comes with a locked bootloader.. in which case, CM is a no-go..
However, if it's unlocked, there should be awesome development on this phone. If you plan to buy the phone, I would suggest waiting for someone to confirm this has an unlocked bootloader.
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Has any phone on at&t ever come with an unlocked bootloader by default?
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Has any phone on at&t ever come with an unlocked bootloader by default?
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The Galaxy series if I remember right.
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The Galaxy series if I remember right.
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Yea but that Samsung LOL even then the Verizon Version of the S III had Locked Bootloader So I hope this phone comes unlocked my HTC Vivid wasn't unlocked from AT&T & it was a pain the ass to unlock the phone LOL Plan on picking this phone up if it all goes well & it unlocked on the Bootloader side & we get good roms
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The Galaxy series if I remember right.
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I don't remember all the details but, I know with the official 2.2 update they made an active attempt to inhibit modding.
I think the Galaxy series just has enough support that it quickly overcomes any issues.
I've generally assumed there are enough people getting galaxy devices to overcome any such issues..
I'll google a bit and see what comes up..I have a hard time trying to understand why any carrier/mfr locks down phones..
On Att I have owned the Captivate, S2, S3 and Note. All were easily to install custom roms. Bootloader never locked. For some reason Samsung and Att has always been a safe bet from my experience.
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Samsung and lg usually don't lock bootloaders HTC and Motorola do... HTC usually puts out an official unlock though... the Verizon Moto's usually get support too... not sure why LG decided to lock the bootloader on the OG... The Samsung's have been unloocked because samsung had the Nexus device. The Nexus is stripped to show the raw power of the os... they should really just make all phones have unlocked bootloaders
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HeadCracc said:
Samsung and lg usually don't lock bootloaders HTC and Motorola do... HTC usually puts out an official unlock though... the Verizon Moto's usually get support too... not sure why LG decided to lock the bootloader on the OG... The Samsung's have been unloocked because samsung had the Nexus device. The Nexus is stripped to show the raw power of the os... they should really just make all phones have unlocked bootloaders
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I personally still feel it's a bit early to jump the gun and say why things are the way they are. They may have had to lock it for launch since At&t can be a PITA.
I mean Samsung can say "HAHAHAHA, BYE." And At&t suddenly loses out on a lot of impressive kit. Note II, SGS3, and others. Sure At&t still has iPhone but, Samsung is a major android player they don't want to lose.
LG? They probably exert a little more control over.
Samsung is definitely the next best selling phone maker to Apple... they advertise more than other android makers so people associate with them... Sammy's always get compared to the iPhone while people are like the htc what I've never heard of them I get that all day at work
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The Droid X came with a locked bootloader and it eventually was supported by CM. It took a while and a couple software leaks to get there though.
To update this thread, there is a strong chance that Cyanogen Mod will have support for this device.
Ricardo Cerqueira would be the person to ask.
Pay attention to the AT&T LGOG Dev forum in the next few days, it seems lie something big is in the works. Hoping for an unlock, and then devs can start building ROMs. Hopefully Cyanogenmod won't be far behind.
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Pay attention to the AT&T LGOG Dev forum in the next few days, it seems lie something big is in the works. Hoping for an unlock, and then devs can start building ROMs. Hopefully Cyanogenmod won't be far behind.
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The unlock is most certainly coming and as of today, Nov 20 th... the bootloader has been cracked and is ready to install on the at&t and Sprint versions of the phone
Well it looks like the bootloader has been unlocked completely for the USA/CANADA/Korea versions and of course easy root tools have been released. Honestly, I can't imagine it being that difficult now that everything is in place, especially with the similarity to Nexus 4.
Any update to this at all?
I have done it. I have:
1. Rooted
2. Unlocked my bootloader
3. Flashed a custom recovery
4. Flashed CyanogenMod
5. Installed Google apps
All is fine. Except what matters most, my 3G data... 4G is not available in my area but i assume it is not working either. I think WiFi is working, but for now, that is all. I will repost if I get it to work, but for now, be careful my friends. From here I will troubleshoot, if I cannot get it working, I will create a nandroid backup and go back to stock JellyBean
Hi I just got my first "Gnex" (GT-i9250) although This is an Oldish phone, I got this as a replacement to one of my Xperia Play's I have (Cracked screen, fried battery from being in Afghan') :crying:
I had my Xperia Play overclocked to 1.9-2.0GHz for gaming and 1.4GHz whilst working (Idle'd at 233MHz)
Anyhow; The phone is going to be used for both work and play.. So is there an essential specific set of things I should do? Swap out Google apps with After-market ones? Root and install CFW?
its a 16Gb Model also!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
Welcome to the GNex! I suggest 2 apps if you don't already have them. SwiftKey keyboard (can't stand stock) and Root Explorer which is the best file manager I've used personally. If you do decide to root, steer clear of toolkits. The GNex is easy to root manually. A few lines of ADB commands and you are good to go. The hardest part is getting your drivers installed, which isn't a big deal. Other than that, enjoy! The GNex is an excellent device with some great developers.
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You might want to hold off on buying SwiftKey keyboard because they're working on a new version that supports swype as well. I bought the phone and the tablet versions and now I'm buying the new version whenever it is released.
As far as ROMs I recommend you stay on the stock firmware, root it, remove apps you don't really use, then install a recovery like TWRP 2.3.10. This recovery supports storage encryption.
I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
I used to own the Motorola Atrix and even though it was a pain to unlock, it's ROMs and kernels never gave me any issues. Maybe it's because I used to flash Faux123 kernels only?
Enjoy your phone dude! The new Nexus 4 was released, but i got a feeling people will be wanting to go back to this device once they realize the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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Pierceye said:
Welcome to the GNex! I suggest 2 apps if you don't already have them. SwiftKey keyboard (can't stand stock) and Root Explorer which is the best file manager I've used personally. If you do decide to root, steer clear of toolkits. The GNex is easy to root manually. A few lines of ADB commands and you are good to go. The hardest part is getting your drivers installed, which isn't a big deal. Other than that, enjoy! The GNex is an excellent device with some great developers.
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Because you don't really have "control" over what they do. It's better to manually do things since you'll know exactly where something went wrong rather than be dependent on software to do something that's incredibly easy.
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You might want to hold off on buying SwiftKey keyboard because they're working on a new version that supports swype as well. I bought the phone and the tablet versions and now I'm buying the new version whenever it is released.
As far as ROMs I recommend you stay on the stock firmware, root it, remove apps you don't really use, then install a recovery like TWRP 2.3.10. This recovery supports storage encryption.
I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
I used to own the Motorola Atrix and even though it was a pain to unlock, it's ROMs and kernels never gave me any issues. Maybe it's because I used to flash Faux123 kernels only?
Enjoy your phone dude! The new Nexus 4 was released, but i got a feeling people will be wanting to go back to this device once they realize the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Root is not required for unwanted apps, just disable them.
Root is an essential for any Android phone IMO.
Then pick up Root Explorer.
The whole point of Nexus devices is AOSP and access to custom ROMs. Otherwise might as well stay with HTC One or GS3.
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The whole point of Nexus devices is AOSP and access to custom ROMs. Otherwise might as well stay with HTC One or GS3.
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I believe the whole point of Nexus devices is getting new update first, and clean ROM looking without HTC, Samsung mambo jumbo launchers. You got custom ROMs for all high end devices
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Root is not required for unwanted apps, just disable them.
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Try disabling Google Plus...
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Try disabling Google Plus...
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What happens? I'm not stock so G+ is not a system app.
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Because you don't really have "control" over what they do. It's better to manually do things since you'll know exactly where something went wrong rather than be dependent on software to do something that's incredibly easy.
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I understand where you're coming from. But from my vantage point, I think there are a lot of people on the XDA Forums who know WAAAAYYY more that I do. I don't know a Kernal from a colonel. I got my Galaxy Nexus (off eBay -SCH-i515) on Thursday 11-1-12. I used the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ToolKit V9.1.0 and used selection #8. It was a one button push to Unlock, root, flash CWM.
On Friday, my Galaxy Nexus was sporting the new Jelly Bean 4.2 camera, and I am one happy camper.
Honestly contrary to what most here said I feel if you are interested in how the device works or are a little inclined towards tech in general then unlock it and take a weekend. Set up your ADB interface and get fastboot working. Otherwise you may do something incorrect and have to create thread after thread getting help to fix it. Get ahold of the fastboot images you need and go to town. You really can't break it, and you will learn tons.
In my opinion CM10 with its new update feature is the best. It is ultra stable even on the nighties and updating is super easy. Get some great root apps to create backups and such.
RootExplorer (cm10 now includes a file manager but it can't handle zips yet)
TitaniumBackup - use the new XML backups to never lose Text messages or call logs and XMLs are compatible with each ROM which is nice.. No issues.
Rooting your phone comes with dangers but can be the most rewarding experience. I personally cannot use my phone without root anymore, mainly for the little things. CM10 has a beautiful quick message element that is exactly what Android has been missing. I use a theme called Popstyle and it is what Android should look like. Dark grey and a non-overpowering red are the colors and it looks upscale and far better then stock Android IMO.
The best thing I can say is have fun. You will break things sometimes and get frustrated but it is a fantastic experience. I've been rooting and modding phones since the D1 in late 2009 and have had stock Android running a small fraction of the time.
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I understand where you're coming from. But from my vantage point, I think there are a lot of people on the XDA Forums who know WAAAAYYY more that I do. I don't know a Kernal from a colonel. I got my Galaxy Nexus (off eBay -SCH-i515) on Thursday 11-1-12. I used the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ToolKit V9.1.0 and used selection #8. It was a one button push to Unlock, root, flash CWM.
On Friday, my Galaxy Nexus was sporting the new Jelly Bean 4.2 camera, and I am one happy camper.
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Unlocking a Nexus manually is easy and enjoyable. Mine was unlocked with TWRP and SU within 15mins of coming home, no toolkits needed. It's like hiring someone to change an outlet - why? It's really simple to do yourself and impresses the wife.
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I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
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I would agree with you on the ROM part but not with the kernel part. Franco and trinity kernel are the most stable kernel out there. If op will go about overclocking/underclocking which i think he will, custom kernel is the way to go
Op, read the stickies on general and q&a. search, learn. And always have usb debugging on.
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Thanks guys (And any girls?) I've had Android devices in the past; This is just another in a long line of devices, from Chinatech android resistive devices to top-of-the range "Brand" devices I've had them all. I even had the G1!
Being as this was my first GNex I didn't want to be going round and round in circles like the Galaxy ACE & Galaxy Mini I have!
I had epic difficulty with my Xperia play (No usable recovery as such!).
I've used ADB, got most if not all drivers for Sony, Samsung and HTC Drivers installed on my work laptop ^_^
JackJack762 said:
Thanks guys (And any girls?) I've had Android devices in the past; This is just another in a long line of devices, from Chinatech android resistive devices to top-of-the range "Brand" devices I've had them all. I even had the G1!
Being as this was my first GNex I didn't want to be going round and round in circles like the Galaxy ACE & Galaxy Mini I have!
I had epic difficulty with my Xperia play (No usable recovery as such!).
I've used ADB, got most if not all drivers for Sony, Samsung and HTC Drivers installed on my work laptop ^_^
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An android phone with a resistive screen, damn
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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I suggest avoiding toolkits for 3 reasons. First off, you aren't learning any about the device. If you are going to be rooting and modding your phone you Are eventually going to have a problem that needs fixing. Which leads to reason 2. Most of the users here that have enough knowledge and experience to help when something goes wrong don't generally like having to sort through the mess a toolkit can cause. It's difficult to tell where in the process a toolkit screwed up, so it's that much harder to figure out how to help. It's possible to spend hours bug hunting the problem a toolkit caused. And the last reason is that the GNex is easy to root. I have next to no computer expertise, but with some reading and a little patience I got my phone rooted using the manual method. I learned a lot, not only about the rooting process but Android in general. I admit that I spent a good month reading here at XDA before I was willing to take the plunge. Look at it this way. Would you let a machine that you know nothing about, built by a stranger in their basement, make modifications to the transmission in your car? Would you try to make those same changes yourself without at least reading up on it? This is what people are doing with a toolkit. They then come back to XDA in a panic because their several hundred dollar device doesn't work, they don't know any of the terminology or common courtesies of the forum, and it seems like they expect that help should be forthcoming. Nobody likes to have demands made of them, especially by someone who wasn't willing to take basic precautions. The instant gratification of a toolkit looks good on paper, but if a person isn't willing to do some reading and learning then a rooted device is probably not a good idea for them. I'm proof that you don't have to be a computer genius to do it, but I was damn sure willing to read and LEARN HOW!
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Ive been searching night and day trying to find a way to root my galaxy S3 (SCH-i535) running 4.4.2 . Ive come up empty handed and as may know TOWEL ROOT DOES NOT WORK ON THIS BUILD. The most progress I have made is unlocking developer options with 7-tap doctrine. (haha) So this is pretty much a "calling all car" for those out there who are well versed in the art of rooting and all things $ sudo.
Info on safely reverting to an android OS that is rootable would also be useful.
l or any knowledge about the SCH-I535PP on 4.4.3 (pre paid verizon Galaxy S3) and exploits discovers .
Im lightly knowledgeable in Terminal, soooooo. If any one knows some work arounds or anything that would at least make me smile please feel free to write.
Tell me me what you all know and restore my faith in the power of the internet community.
much love,
-Lifehertz
ive also been looking
ive also been looking to root my phone also. all ive been able to dig up is possible roms that might be flashable with this model. and help would be greatly appreciated!
I knew I wasnt alone.
For some reason i have faith that someone is working on getting this phone rootable.
Until then lets keep the conversation going.
Do you have any links to these rims. Also, what are your thoughts?
I want root too because this phone is not compatible with samsung gear apps for my neo...very heartbreaking. ..wanted to put more apps on my watch but can't because this verizon galaxy s3 prepaid is not updated like all the other ones.....
Hey guys, I'm just posting to join in the misery. I feel like a hero for getting past the activation setup wizard! I have spent many hours researching how to root this stupid phone, and at this point its my white whale. There will be a way eventually, and this thread can be our anchor when that day comes. If anyone has a problem with the setup wizard, let me know.
The white whale under my friend.
Im curious as to how long the SCH-I535PP has been available on 4.4.3.
Because if it has been a short amount of time then the true developers and root wizards
Probably haven't had much need or want to work on a root for this phone.
I am noticing though after walmart dropped the price of the phone severely
And christmas came around. There are a Lot of new SCH-I535PP users. So maybe if we keep asking around and raising awareness about this build needing root, then a root genie will hear the cries of the community and get to work granting us our wish.
Verizon really locked this up with the recent update. This phone is two years old and there are many stronger phones coming out the root gods are focusing on blessing. But, its not hard to see that the SCH-I535PP is fantastic tool for its price point.
Please, anyone who reads this and is well versed in rooting phones, please do the SCH-I535PP community a solid and help us step out from being the prison bars of 4.4.2.
Thank you for letting me ramble. I hope it helped keep the spirit alive. Haha
Disclaimer: I'm an android noob, and everything in this post could be wrong. I'm just trying.
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Im curious as to how long the SCH-I535PP has been available on 4.4.3.
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I know that version of kitkat was released on June 2nd, 2014, if that helps.
I don't understand whether ALL sch-i535 after that date are blocked from rooting, or ONLY the sch-i535pp (prepaid) version. I've read conflicting things because the circumstances change over time, but the threads on forums stay the same. What was true 5 months ago might not be true anymore.
I believe (could be wrong) that every single phone that was updated after June 2nd is completely SOL and blocked from being rooted. I think Towelroot was the last thing that worked for anybody, and even that method is lost to ANYTHING with a Kernel date of June 3rd or later. Mine is July 22nd. I believe the truth is that the vast majority of people that are rooted are just not updating to KitKat because they know it will un-root them and the party is over. I think that anyone with a phone that is old but updated to kitkat can reset to factory and get back to JellyBean or whatever version they originally had that can be rooted. So that leaves a small, but growing population that just simply can't root because we have the newest galaxy S3s with late kernel dates off the shelf . It's just getting harder and harder to find exploits. They guy who wrote towelroot works for google now, finding/fixing exploits that he once used to hack phones.
Either the population will catch up with us 'un-rootables' or they will leave us behind as bigger and better things come along. The Galaxy S3 is (kind of) yesterday's problem. I'm just sayin.....
I truly hate to be the burden of bad news but I can't say I'm surprised by verizon finally locking down the S3. The contract version was rumored to have been locked down with a version past the last official OTA of 4.4.2 but it seems that the pp version was moved to 4.4.3 which in all seriousness was then locked down by big red
Going forward I'd stay away from verizon as far as phones go, the short version of this is the fact that they will try anything possible to lock down every android phone they can
My S3 running BlissStalk
Damn it. The mutiny. The injustice!
Im beginning to accept this fact. You all have been great. If verizon is a bust, do you know of any prepaid phones that are easily rooted? I might sell this stupid paper weight. My goal is to be able to fully use terminal and learn the android Unix shell. These things are extremely powerful and yet we arent supposed to know or use its power..
Anyways. I don't know much about using Sims on phones because ive only owned CDMA. I don't really need a nee phone. Just somthing with 2gb of ram at least. Any suggestions or experiencs?
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Any suggestions?
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Don't bother with the Aquos Crystal. It's such a great phone for the price, but it hasn't been rooted yet. I have one, and I enjoy it for the stock.
lifehertz said:
Im beginning to accept this fact. You all have been great. If verizon is a bust, do you know of any prepaid phones that are easily rooted? I might sell this stupid paper weight. My goal is to be able to fully use terminal and learn the android Unix shell. These things are extremely powerful and yet we arent supposed to know or use its power..
Anyways. I don't know much about using Sims on phones because ive only owned CDMA. I don't really need a nee phone. Just somthing with 2gb of ram at least. Any suggestions or experiencs?
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Sadly I don't off hand no, I moved over to straight talk and thankfully can get almost any phone I'd like. I'm currently debating on a Nexus 5
My S3 running BlissStalk
I Have An Idea!!!!!!!!
How about someone looks for the 4.3 kernel for this phone, flashes it through ODIN, root with towelroot, and goes back to the new kernel with root! That's what they did with the AT&T Galaxy S5, and it should work and Verizon devices too.
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How about someone looks for the 4.3 kernel for this phone, flashes it through ODIN, root with towelroot, and goes back to the new kernel with root! That's what they did with the AT&T Galaxy S5, and it should work and Verizon devices too.
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If you flash a kernel on the VZW S3 you will brick the phone on a locked bootloader
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If you flash a kernel on the VZW S3 you will brick the phone on a locked bootloader
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I doubt that'll happen, since the AT&T and Verizon S5 and many other devices have been rooted with downgrading the kernel. Either way though, IDK if it'll even work, sknce it sounds impossible to boot a JB kernel on a KK platform. Has anyone tried Cydia Impactor on this device?
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I doubt that'll happen, since the AT&T and Verizon S5 and many other devices have been rooted with downgrading the kernel. Either way though, IDK if it'll even work, sknce it sounds impossible to boot a JB kernel on a KK platform. Has anyone tried Cydia Impactor on this device?
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On the S3 I've been around here and seen many people do just that. While it may be an option on other devices even the VZW S5 it will not work on the S3
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I honestly think we're screwed guys. I'm not lying, I've tried 6 OR MORE DIFFERENT METHODS to root!!!!! The kernel probably denies any file by the name of "su" or any file in general to be pushed from adb to the /system partition or any root partition. Let's just quit and leave it to Chainfire lol
sezamer66 said:
I honestly think we're screwed guys. I'm not lying, I've tried 6 OR MORE DIFFERENT METHODS to root!!!!! The kernel probably denies any file by the name of "su" or any file in general to be pushed from adb to the /system partition or any root partition. Let's just quit and leave it to Chainfire lol
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While chainfire is an excellent developer I doubt even he can crack what VZW did to this device
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ShapesBlue said:
While chainfire is an excellent developer I doubt even he can crack what VZW did to this device
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And I surely doubt it too, unfortunately. I dream of the day Big Red will cut the ****.
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And I surely doubt it too, unfortunately. I dream of the day Big Red will cut the ****.
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I'd say probably never, especially when they can basically tell there customers to do whatever they want when they want. I think it would be nice but I highly doubt it
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ShapesBlue said:
I'd say probably never, especially when they can basically tell there customers to do whatever they want when they want. I think it would be nice but I highly doubt it
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I want to root this phone too. The kingroot 4.1 do not work phone just reboot.
Like can the t-mobile,Att or Verizon version of the devices be rooted. Thanks In advance!!!
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GDane1 said:
All of the U.S. Samsung Galaxy S20+ devices will all have locked bootloaders just like all of the other U.S branded Samsung devices so this device will never ever be able to be rooted correct.so if I want to do any rooting I need to buy a international version right? Thanks In advance!!!
You answered your own question, lol.
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tdevaughn said:
GDane1 said:
All of the U.S. Samsung Galaxy S20+ devices will all have locked bootloaders just like all of the other U.S branded Samsung devices so this device will never ever be able to be rooted correct.so if I want to do any rooting I need to buy a international version right? Thanks In advance!!!
You answered your own question, lol.
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So basically they are still locking down all the bootloaders correct that sucks why would you pay so much for your device when you get rid of it makes no sense.
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The phone works wonderfully for me. Haven't missed root in 3-4 years now.
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tdevaughn said:
The phone works wonderfully for me. Haven't missed root in 3-4 years now.
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Im with you , I always rooted my devices since I had a G1 (HTC Dream). Since Pie was released, and custom launchers are so good these days, I haven't bothered with any of my devices
....I do miss being able to remove system apps though (truly remove them) ahhh memories of the days when CyanogenMod was what a person would do immediately after getting a new device ....
I don't miss the headaches , the bugs, the constant flashing new roms, the constant clockworkmod/TWRP backups and restores ...
Android is now so polished that I honestly see no need for root anymore
The only need for root I have is getting my Proxmark to work with my phone.
I miss gravity box that's it
root is so much funner though lol
elliwigy said:
root is so much funner though lol
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Why do you get bragging that you have root access? Does it make you feel superior... This is a wonderful forum for people who love Root and you're simply just rubbing it in people's faces. I just don't get it!
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Why do you get bragging that you have root access? Does it make you feel superior... This is a wonderful forum for people who love Root and you're simply just rubbing it in people's faces. I just don't get it!
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what r u talking about?
the conversation was about root and ppl were sharing they dont really need root and i said root is fun.. no bragging about anything..
instead of criticizing others opinions if you want root so bad just have a look around and you can achieve the same thing..
theres many others rooted at this point.. theres been a xda feed/article posted by another user who rooted his usa n20 then theres multiple twrp threads of users who rooted their usa model s10s s20s n20s n10s..theres even an app in labs to help u figure it out.. why ppl cant read or search before complaining, i just dont get it!
i think is root
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elliwigy said:
what r u talking about?
the conversation was about root and ppl were sharing they dont really need root and i said root is fun.. no bragging about anything..
instead of criticizing others opinions if you want root so bad just have a look around and you can achieve the same thing..
theres many others rooted at this point.. theres been a xda feed/article posted by another user who rooted his usa n20 then theres multiple twrp threads of users who rooted their usa model s10s s20s n20s n10s..theres even an app in labs to help u figure it out.. why ppl cant read or search before complaining, i just dont get it!
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Trying to find those threads to root USA s20. Next time, will buy a Korean version.
nomad247 said:
Trying to find those threads to root USA s20. Next time, will buy a Korean version.
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Here's the URL for root on US S20 variants.
Samsung Development | SamPWND
Unlock your bootloader on USA Model Samsung Galaxy devices! Visit https://www.sampwnd.com and have the SamPWND team help you!
www.sampwnd.com
varcor said:
Here's the URL for root on US S20 variants.
Samsung Development | SamPWND
Unlock your bootloader on USA Model Samsung Galaxy devices! Visit https://www.sampwnd.com and have the SamPWND team help you!
www.sampwnd.com
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Is this still the only way to root on the U.S. variants? I have seen this floating around for some time and while I have nothing but respect for the developer of this method, I have never paid for unlocking or root and don't want to begin. I would like root, but my desire is not so strong so as to pay $100 to obtain it.
My last rooting experience was with the ENG kernel on my S7 Edge. It sucked. LOL. I know what you've linked isn't a root service but an unlock, however after growing tired of the instability with the ENG kernel I eventually went stock. So now I've been without root for a couple years and have learned to live with it, which is why I don't really want to pay. If that's the only way, though, so be it.
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Is this still the only way to root on the U.S. variants? I have seen this floating around for some time and while I have nothing but respect for the developer of this method, I have never paid for unlocking or root and don't want to begin. I would like root, but my desire is not so strong so as to pay $100 to obtain it.
My last rooting experience was with the ENG kernel on my S7 Edge. It sucked. LOL. I know what you've linked isn't a root service but an unlock, however after growing tired of the instability with the ENG kernel I eventually went stock. So now I've been without root for a couple years and have learned to live with it, which is why I don't really want to pay. If that's the only way, though, so be it.
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unfortunately its the only way at this time.
nyr2k2 said:
Is this still the only way to root on the U.S. variants? I have seen this floating around for some time and while I have nothing but respect for the developer of this method, I have never paid for unlocking or root and don't want to begin. I would like root, but my desire is not so strong so as to pay $100 to obtain it.
My last rooting experience was with the ENG kernel on my S7 Edge. It sucked. LOL. I know what you've linked isn't a root service but an unlock, however after growing tired of the instability with the ENG kernel I eventually went stock. So now I've been without root for a couple years and have learned to live with it, which is why I don't really want to pay. If that's the only way, though, so be it.
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So why aquire a device with a locked bootloader? There's lots of options for unlocked bootloaders even within Galaxy devices.
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So why aquire a device with a locked bootloader? There's lots of options for unlocked bootloaders even within Galaxy devices.
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he will probably say he didn't know i.e. didn't research before hand lol
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So why aquire a device with a locked bootloader? There's lots of options for unlocked bootloaders even within Galaxy devices.
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Any recent Samsung devices that can be bought in the US?
hajkan said:
Any recent Samsung devices that can be bought in the US?
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All of them? Samsung releases every model/device in the USA lol.. not sure what your question is.. U U1 W models are usually not possible to unlock bl and root without paid service so if you are asking about USA models that can do that by default then I cant think of any.