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[Q] Root De La Vega thread closed, Is this Still Ideal Method to Root AT&T Note 3?

[Q] Root De La Vega thread closed, Is this Still Ideal Method to Root AT&T Note 3?
Phone: Samsung Note 3 AT&T SM-N900A
Android version: 4.3
Baseband version: N900AUCUBMJ5
Kernel version: 3.4.0-1625098; [email protected] #1
Build number: JSS15JN900AUCUBMJ5
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Hi everyone,
This is a general root question thread so I hope you guys can be patient with me as I'm coming from an iPhone.
1.) After rooting a phone with any available methods, I can go ahead and install a stock rooted ROM or custom ROM right? No one specific ROM requires my phone to be rooted using a specific method in order to install it, right? For example: De La Vega root method only works if I want a stock ROM. I can use any ROM i want after I have my phone rooted.
2.) Currently, 3 methods of rooting AT&T Note 3 exists that doesn't trip the Knox counter: De La Vega, Kingo, and VROOT.
3.) Since De La Vega root thread closed, are people still using this method to root their AT&T Note 3?
4.) If I want to unroot and bring the phone back to warranty work, which instruction do I use?
5.) What is MJ1, MJ5, etc? Are these custom ROM names?
6.) I installed the OTA software that was released a few days ago. As long as I use Tibu now and prevent AT&T from downloading future OTA updates, I can go ahead and root my device correct?
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The reason I want to root my phone are for these purposes. Can anyone please tell me if these can be achieved after rooting? And if so, is there a guide?
1.) Remove in-app Google ads
2.) Uninstall all the useless apps installed by AT&T and Samsung

boba7523 said:
Phone: Samsung Note 3 AT&T SM-N900A
Android version: 4.3
Baseband version: N900AUCUBMJ5
Kernel version: 3.4.0-1625098; [email protected] #1
Build number: JSS15JN900AUCUBMJ5
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Hi everyone,
This is a general root question thread so I hope you guys can be patient with me as I'm coming from an iPhone.
1.) After rooting a phone with any available methods, I can go ahead and install a stock rooted ROM or custom ROM right? No one specific ROM requires my phone to be rooted using a specific method in order to install it, right? For example: De La Vega root method only works if I want a stock ROM. I can use any ROM i want after I have my phone rooted.
2.) Currently, 3 methods of rooting AT&T Note 3 exists that doesn't trip the Knox counter: De La Vega, Kingo, and VROOT.
3.) Since De La Vega root thread closed, are people still using this method to root their AT&T Note 3?
4.) If I want to unroot and bring the phone back to warranty work, which instruction do I use?
5.) What is MJ1, MJ5, etc? Are these custom ROM names?
6.) I installed the OTA software that was released a few days ago. As long as I use Tibu now and prevent AT&T from downloading future OTA updates, I can go ahead and root my device correct?
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The reason I want to root my phone are for these purposes. Can anyone please tell me if these can be achieved after rooting? And if so, is there a guide?
1.) Remove in-app Google ads
2.) Uninstall all the useless apps installed by AT&T and Samsung
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I am no expert here, but nobody has answered so I'll do my best with what I know/understand
1. To my knowledge, custom ROMs on AT&T GN3 are a no go due to the locked bootloader. It doesn't matter which root method you use.
2. I've heard of all three of those methods working, and haven't heard of Knox being tripped yet.
3. XDA approved De La Vega and people still do use it as there has been some question to malware concerns with Kingo/VROOT. I'd go deeper into that, but look up "Kingo Malware" anywhere on the forums and you can make your own decision as it's a well worn topic. With that said, I do not believe De La Vega works with the newest build/update MJ5 yet.
4. This depends on which root method you used. De La Vega has instructions in the thread on how to flash back to stock. Kingo has an "unroot" built into it that I believe works (I believe it because I haven't seen anyone saying it does not, but cannot confirm). Either way, there is a way for those methods to return to stock.
5. These aren't custom to ROM names, these are firmware versions/updates. You may know firmware/basebands from iPhone jailbreaking. MJ5 is the most recent update the Note received from AT&T.
6. Again, to my knowledge, the universal root method De La Vega has does not support MJ5 yet (which is the OTA you have now). Kingo people have rooted with MJ5 however.
You can get rid of in-app and internet ads once you're rooted with a number of ad blockers. The forums have reviews and suggestions, but a Google search will help you decide.
You can also delete the bloatware (extra apps) when rooted. The best way I've found to do this is to first freeze the apps to see if disabling them causes any problems, and only deleting when I know doing so doesn't cause a headache. There are also threads discussing apps that are OK to delete.
I'm using Android as my daily driver now after having used the iPhone primarily for the past 5 years. I've had Android in the past (SII Skyrocket) but the Note 3 just blew me away and made me return the 5s. The forums here are a wealth of information and if you have some patience and read through the threads you'll be good to go. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the wealth of knowledge!
I see where the MJ5 is the firmware version now... It's the last 3 letters/number of the entire baseband version
Also, say for example 4.4 Kitkat releases for Note 3 and I am rooted, am I able to upgrade and keep root at the same time? AFAIK, I cannot update OTA if I am rooted...

This is just like an iPhone jailbreak and the answer is usually no. An update tends to break your root in which case you're SOL until a root for that firmware is made.
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Sir_Zuul said:
This is just like an iPhone jailbreak and the answer is usually no. An update tends to break your root in which case you're SOL until a root for that firmware is made.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app
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Awesome.
Btw what are Xposed Framework then Wanam Xposed module? Are they custom ROMs?

Don't take this as being short, but the link below explains xposed better than I can.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...erstanding-xposed-framework-xda-developer-tv/
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using xda app-developers app

Root de la Vega will not work for MJ5 firmware. You will brick your phone if you try and there is no current recovery for this type of brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

boba7523 said:
Awesome.
Btw what are Xposed Framework then Wanam Xposed module? Are they custom ROMs?
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Just tools for customizing a rooted phone (or at least a rooted Samsung phone - I don't know if Wanam is for all phones). Lets you do a lot of commonly requested things. It's one of the must-get apps for rooted devices with a locked bootloader.

bri315317 said:
Root de la Vega will not work for MJ5 firmware. You will brick your phone if you try and there is no current recovery for this type of brick.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk
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Damn I wish I've read your comment earlier. Just bricked my phone with root de la vega Is there any MJ5 stock firmware or anything out there yet

lilhacker said:
Damn I wish I've read your comment earlier. Just bricked my phone with root de la vega Is there any MJ5 stock firmware or anything out there yet
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Thats bad.
The only thinh you can do to fix that by now is to bring the phone to ATT and make up something so that they know the phone wont work no more. They will try to fix it .. but I believe they cant. Then they will offer you a replacement since its still under warranty. I think thats all what you can do .

econan1214 said:
Thats bad.
The only thinh you can do to fix that by now is to bring the phone to ATT and make up something so that they know the phone wont work no more. They will try to fix it .. but I believe they cant. Then they will offer you a replacement since its still under warranty. I think thats all what you can do .
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Put it in the microwave for 5 seconds. It will blow the radio and that will require a replacement and there is no way to prove how it was blown. Just remove the battery before you put it in the microwave...

Solarenemy68 said:
Put it in the microwave for 5 seconds. It will blow the radio and that will require a replacement and there is no way to prove how it was blown. Just remove the battery before you put it in the microwave...
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No, I would use the 12 volts across the battery terminal method... blows the various regulators and anything else that may exist on the battery buss....

Here is probably not the best place to be discussing fraud.
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p1rate7 said:
No, I would use the 12 volts across the battery terminal method... blows the various regulators and anything else that may exist on the battery buss....
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You could do that, but that is pretty much verifiable by a tech that you did it on purpose or used a wrong power source battery, which voids the warranty in either case. The microwave method cannot be verified as it looks like the radio just got blown by a strong RF signal like a nearby CB or shortwave which can happen in reality.

Root mj5 after update?

Trying to reroot my note 3 but the method I used back in early December now says mi9 only. So how can I root my AT&T note 3 mj5?

hipporun said:
Trying to reroot my note 3 but the method I used back in early December now says mi9 only. So how can I root my AT&T note 3 mj5?
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www.kingoapp.com

LuckyColdJohnson said:
www.kingoapp.com
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I know very little of kringo, but I have heard negative things about it. What do you know about that?

hipporun said:
I know very little of kringo, but I have heard negative things about it. What do you know about that?
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I heard Kingo is a malware app. Can anybody confirm? Some of the rumors I heard is that your imei is send to a server in China.
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That was an older version, XDA has approved of the current version. Should be in another thread . or one of the other umpteen million threads on this subject. Regardless many have used it including myself with no issue. Even if it did send your IEMI somewhere there is nothing they can do with it. Only the original owner of the phone can add or remove it from a blacklist.

This process uses the RDLV method to get root on MJ5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Kingo maintains that they're legit, and a lot of people have used it here without problems.
You should have used SuperSU survival mode (others here have claimed it worked for getting the OTA update to MJ5 while keeping root).

New firmware help?

I have AT&T and just wanted to make sure, the newest firmware that came out I am able to use towelroot again right?
So if I wanted to update to the new firmware with the fingerprint scanner improvements etc
I would have to unroot my phone, try to do the OTA? Is there any other way I can do this? I remember I renamed some files to try and stop updates but don't remember exactly where.
Is there an alternative way of doing it? can someone explain the steps I need to do? and what if I do a nandroid backup through safestrap, can I use this same back up with the new firmware or would I have to start over from scratch?
I can't live without root, I like using on screen buttons on my S5

What firmware version are you currently on? Both the original ANCE and the AND3 OTA can be rooted. Haven't seen anything yet about something newer than AND3.

LoSt180 said:
What firmware version are you currently on? Both the original ANCE and the AND3 OTA can be rooted. Haven't seen anything yet about something newer than AND3.
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Build number KOT49H. G900AUC2AND3
so it's safe to update with the newer firmware from AT&T?

btort1 said:
Build number KOT49H. G900AUC2AND3
so it's safe to update with the newer firmware from AT&T?
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You already have the newest firmware available from AT&T and yes you can root that. If you start getting update notifications then I would hold off on those until someone can verify if root is achievable. So far AT&T has pushed out an update newer than what you already have.

If they have pushed out a newer update what's the numbers on it. I haven't been on xda since rooting my S5 and was wondering if we can safely update and keep root.
Sent from my "ROOTED" SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

PS4AndroidHacker said:
If they have pushed out a newer update what's the numbers on it. I haven't been on xda since rooting my S5 and was wondering if we can safely update and keep root.
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AT&T hasn't released it yet

New odin files G925AUCU2AOF3

Hello again ! It's your friendly neighborhood Samsung firmware nerd... So you bricked your phone while trying to downgrade? Or perhaps you hate root access and you just wanna have the latest ATT crapware? Then this is for you!
***WARNING*** THIS WILL UPDATE YOUR BOOT LOADER AND YOU WONT BE ABLE TO ROLL BACK. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
LINK​
As usual you must use Odin 3.10.6 to flash the file.
You're welcome to mirror just don't forget to say thanks :good: Enjoy!

When is 5.1.1 coming?
Enviado desde mi XT1021 mediante Tapatalk

chomps1404 said:
When is 5.1.1 coming?
Enviado desde mi XT1021 mediante Tapatalk
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IT was postponed because ATT is not satisfied enough to approve it.

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Is it possible to get a root for g925aucu2aof3?

Thanks for the great link. Just to update and soft and it shows faster

Thank you very much

Sunderwear said:
IT was postponed because ATT is not satisfied enough to approve it.
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Do you have a source that ATT was not "satisfied enough to approve it"? I was under the impression that they were just taking their sweet time with it, not that they were already in the approval/dissaproval stage.

My guess is they also want to patch the stagefright exploit since they need to push a big update anyways what's the point of releasing 5.1.1 then releasing a patch a few days later.

hi i have unlocked at&t version..by updating this, will my phone remain unlocked..thanks

is there root for this?

Atomic Virus said:
is there root for this?
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Nope. And no downgrade either.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using Tapatalk

so..update worked fine..and phone remained unlocked..thanks

please post the new version

new version odin files..please

http://click.xda-developers.com/api...amsung Galaxy S6 Edge | XDA Forums&txt=HERE.
found an android firmware for 5.1.1 att stock rom to repair corrupted imei issues.
I have a phone again, yay

topshelfusa said:
http://click.xda-developers.com/api...amsung Galaxy S6 Edge | XDA Forums&txt=HERE.
found an android firmware for 5.1.1 att stock rom to repair corrupted imei issues.
I have a phone again, yay
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thanks man,worked for me too

SM-9208 New Firmware

Hello there was a new firmware update posted on Sam Mobile for the SM-9208 Taiwan today (N9208ZZT2AOK2). Has anyone updated to it yet? If so do you notice any difference and if are you still rooted.

Yeah, just noticed this update on Samobile but have not flashed yet. It is new firmware dated at 09/11. Wonder what are the changes.......
Sent from my SM-N9208 using Tapatalk

Just got the update pushed to me, didn't even look what was new, sorry.

are any of you who took the new SM-N9208 update rooted? or were you able to root after the update? thanks for taking time to respond to my question.

cortez.i said:
are any of you who took the new SM-N9208 update rooted? or were you able to root after the update? thanks for taking time to respond to my question.
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If you're rooted it won't update OTA. I used ODIN to upgrade to K2 and I've experienced no problems.

Detroitking02 said:
If you're rooted it won't update OTA. I used ODIN to upgrade to K2 and I've experienced no problems.
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Agreed. That's the plan. I meant to ask if you're able to re-root after taking the update, using one of the root kernels. (Was posting my question in a hurry as I was going through TSA Checkpoint).
Sent from my SM-N9208

cortez.i said:
Agreed. That's the plan. I meant to ask if you're able to re-root after taking the update, using one of the root kernels. (Was posting my question in a hurry as I was going through TSA Checkpoint).
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yap you can re-root after flashing it in odin, there is no problem in it and no major changes found in ok2 other than a few little ones

ravian29 said:
yap you can re-root after flashing it in odin, there is no problem in it and no major changes found in ok2 other than a few little ones
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confirmed. flashed and rerooted w/o issue. only noticeable difference was the "Android Upgrading Screen" it's now full screen and similar to the one on my T-Mo Note 5 w/MM. @ravian29 - thanks for your reply as well.

Detroitking02 said:
Hello there was a new firmware update posted on Sam Mobile for the SM-9208 Taiwan today (N9208ZZT2AOK2). Has anyone updated to it yet? If so do you notice any difference and if are you still rooted.
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you can go there to download