Towelroot not working for me? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

I downloaded the app and ran it successfully, but upon reboot I don't appear to have root. No SU app in my drawer. What could I be doing wrong?

It doesn't install a su manager by default, read up on the op in the official thread for more info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157

If you want su just download it off the play store I did and it works just fine

Bap343 said:
If you want su just download it off the play store I did and it works just fine
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That doesn't work for me. It says the binary needs to b updated. Then it just fails out.
Edit...... followed the link above and I'm good now. Installed SU and SU pro.
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Even without updating the su binary it still works. Try using a root required app
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Well the only thing I did to get it all to work was download busy box install it then download su and clicked on it and it said something I don't remember and it rebooted my phone and worked

This is what I used and had no problem at all

*cough * I made a video explaining this *cough* it's in this same section
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[SOLVED]SU binaries

I'm on xperiatized ics and rooted. However if I go into root explorer, I can't change from ro to rw. Anything which requires root will say superuser has denied it or it hasn't obtain root access yet. Can anyone help?
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jumper62 said:
I'm on xperiatized ics and rooted. However if I go into root explorer, I can't change from ro to rw. Anything which requires root will say superuser has denied it or it hasn't obtain root access yet. Can anyone help?
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Hi jumper62!
You could try updating super user app or installing new binary from superuser/ info.
Also, you could try Superuser Update Fixer (free aplication from the market)
Just in case, perhaps you could try installing yor ROM again.
Good luck.
Re: SU binaries
BajoPrimate said:
Hi jumper62!
You could try updating super user app or installing new binary from superuser/ info.
Also, you could try Superuser Update Fixer (free aplication from the market)
Just in case, perhaps you could try installing yor ROM again.
Good luck.
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The superuser update fix didnt work
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Flash any superuser package meant for arm like universal gb root
And then optional steps are below
Install supersu from market then open it
It will ask to update su binary just do it and you would be good to go
Re: SU binaries
dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
Flash any superuser package meant for arm like universal gb root
And then optional steps are below
Install supersu from market then open it
It will ask to update su binary just do it and you would be good to go
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Supersu didnt work. Will try other option
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Re: SU binaries
Just flashed superuser root and it worked. Thanks
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Re: SU binaries
jumper62 said:
Just flashed superuser root and it worked. Thanks
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Can you change the title to Solved and report it to a moderator for closing then? It helps clean up the forum
Hello prawesome
Any moderators, please close this thread. Thank you
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[Q] supersu and superuser on the same phone

I unlocked my bootloader and installed a custom recovery. Then i intalled the supersu zip file and a custom rom. after that i found supersu and super user on my phone. Is it safe to uninstall one of them?
Yes it's safe to uninstall one of them but if you're not bothered which one you keep then I suggest uninstalling SuperSU.
I say that because I flashed back to a stock ROM a while ago and also flashed the provided rooting tools so that I could keep root access. Once I rebooted to stock, I installed SuperSU from the Play Store and decided to uninstall Superuser as I didn't need both of them on there.
Later that day I found out that I only had partial root access. I could use root apps like ROM Toolbox but I couldn't make any changes to /system.
In the end I reflashed the rooting tools so I could get Superuser back and everything worked perfectly again.
I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary problem with SuperSU or not but as long as you don't mind which you keep, that would be my advice
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KidCarter93 said:
Yes it's safe to uninstall one of them but if you're not bothered which one you keep then I suggest uninstalling SuperSU.
I say that because I flashed back to a stock ROM a while ago and also flashed the provided rooting tools so that I could keep root access. Once I rebooted to stock, I installed SuperSU from the Play Store and decided to uninstall Superuser as I didn't need both of them on there.
Later that day I found out that I only had partial root access. I could use root apps like ROM Toolbox but I couldn't make any changes to /system.
In the end I reflashed the rooting tools so I could get Superuser back and everything worked perfectly again.
I'm not sure whether it was just a temporary problem with SuperSU or not but as long as you don't mind which you keep, that would be my advice
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This happened because you flashed a stock ROM, with a stock kernel, which has write protection enabled.
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CoryTallman said:
This happened because you flashed a stock ROM, with a stock kernel, which has write protection enabled.
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I was on stock ROM but had faux kernel installed. I forgot to mention that in my post.
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KidCarter93 said:
I was on stock ROM but had faux kernel installed. I forgot to mention that in my post.
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I've got no answer for that one. Haha
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CoryTallman said:
I've got no answer for that one. Haha
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Haha nor me. See I knew about the write protection on stock kernel right away which is why I figured I'd be fine with faux but it still didn't want to work.
Luckily it all sorted itself out in the end so I'm back using SuperSU again
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Att galaxy note 3 rooting

Where is the guide on how to root the att note 3?? best method noob friendly or a video to follow as I don't want to brick my phone.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibUbKlrkOk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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So I won't be able to install a rom since there won't be a recovery?
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lulu217783 said:
So I won't be able to install a rom since there won't be a recovery?
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You can't flash on this phone but you can use Safestrap to fake flash. There is a huge thread on it in the development section for this phone.
Which thread I wasn't able to find it
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lulu217783 said:
Which thread I wasn't able to find it
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Not sure where all the people have gone that have an ability to search anymore, but here. It is even stickied in the development thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572978
lulu217783 said:
Where is the guide on how to root the att note 3?? best method noob friendly or a video to follow as I don't want to brick my phone.
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Even works on new updated firmware At&t pushed out.
N900AUCUBMJ5
Kingo is updated http://www.kingoapp.com/. They have more updates coming.
Lot of people now trust this method and It is one of the only ways to root right now.
I am using this method and have been since it came out.
11/26/13 On a warranty replacement with latest Kingo Root and firmware.
No problems what so ever, phone is perfect so far.
This method is so much faster and works perfectly.
Confirmed and working great on AT&T Note 3.
Does not trip the knox counter.
(It does show Custom Status but you can change it)
No factory reset, and no wiping data !!!!!!
One Click and your done.
SUPERSU
After that you can install XposedInstaller and WANAM.
There are some kool things you can do with that.
For one > Make it show Official Status instead of Custom.
My phone is sicker now !!!!!!! SWEET
Wanam Xposed
I have rooted my SM-N900A with Kingo root. I installed Exposed. And I have installed the Wanam module for Xposed. Under Security hacks, I have checked Fake system status. However, on reboot, it still says custom. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Or what else I might need to do?
Make sure Wanam exposed is checked off inside of xposed installer under the modules section that will fix your problem if not try updating installer then will work "you do know you need installer correct
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Sorry I over read part where u said u had installed installer
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yammizz said:
Make sure Wanam exposed is checked off inside of xposed installer under the modules section that will fix your problem if not try updating installer then will work "you do know you need installer correct
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Yes. I installed it first. Downloaded .apk from XDA. Then downloaded Wanam from Play store. I checked the wanam module in Xposed. Rebooted. Still said custom. Went in and unchecked Fake system status. Rebooted. Checked Fake system status. Rebooted. Still shows custom. Should I uninstall wanam module, reinstall, and check it in xposed before trying to make any changes? Thank you for your help.
I'm trying to think what I did but how I explained in post I swear worked for me cuz I had same problem sorry can't be more of assistance
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yammizz said:
I'm trying to think what I did but how I explained in post I swear worked for me cuz I had same problem sorry can't be more of assistance
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Not a problem. You did help. You told me about activating the module in Xposed. But I did fix it. I uninstalled wanam, downloaded and installed from the play store again. Then I checked it in Xposed, opened wanam, checked fake status and rebooted. It works now. Thank you for your help.
Glad you got it working
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all those who used kingo root. what will happen when 4.4 comes out in a few weeks? will we be able to update? im on the most recent release with kingo root.
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No one knows yet...
Best bet would be upgrade your super user to pro and tell it to attempt to hang onto root when upgrading.
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Has it been confirmed we will get 4.4 soon?
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hallettguy said:
all those who used kingo root. what will happen when 4.4 comes out in a few weeks? will we be able to update? im on the most recent release with kingo root.
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From what I heard 4.4 is several months away for AT&T users. AT&T is usually about 6 months behind the initial release of an Android version.
As for the root, King can be uninstalled simply bu going into settings for Super User. Once uninstalled the phone is returned to non-root stock. Then you can run the OTA once it comes. After the update, re-rooting will be the big question. Will Kingo still work? Who knows. Maybe AT&T will lock us down even tighter with that release.

Probably Need Root???

Is there any way to get the S5's Messaging App installed onto my Note3 (running official 4.4.2 NC2) without being rooted?
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Have you tried installing it as a normal apk with unknown sources allowed?
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Have you tried installing it as a normal apk with unknown sources allowed?
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I just tried that, got the .apk from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2690997 it installs fine, but the app FC's all over the place and uninstalls itself after reboot. The thread says to move it to system/app or priv-app, but we can't do that because there is no root yet for NC2
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Have you tried installing it as a normal apk with unknown sources allowed?
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Dank, I did try that. I got the apk from the post right below yours. Had some problems.
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zacharyt86 said:
I just tried that, got the .apk from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2690997 it installs fine, but the app FC's all over the place and uninstalls itself after reboot. The thread says to move it to system/app or priv-app, but we can't do that because there is no root yet for NC2
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I tried the same thing. I was quite disappointed when I got all the FCs.
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I was thinking, its definitely going to be tough to get it into /system/app without mounting it RW (root necessary). This is just a thought, would an update.zip containing the apk be able to be flashed in the stock recovery?
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Dankchild said:
I was thinking, its definitely going to be tough to get it into /system/app without mounting it RW (root necessary). This is just a thought, would an update.zip containing the apk be able to be flashed in the stock recovery?
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Can you do that without being rooted??
*(And more importantly), what happens if that goes wrong?
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I think stock recovery has an option to flash an "update.zip". What happens if it goes wrong? I have no idea. I've never had to install a system app without root, I'm just trying to think of something that might work. I mean root browsers and adb are ruled out. Other than flashing, I don't know of many other ways to get an app in there. >.<
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[Q] Unable to install Amazon app

Hello all. I am unlocked, rooted, and unencrypted. I updated to SuperSU 2.35 earlier this week, and all of my apps were able to download and install as usual except for Amazon. It says it isn't compatible with my device when I try to download it from the Play Store. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing this? I was able to install it prior to upgrading to SuperSU 2.35, and that is the only thing that has changed on my device so I think the problem was when I upgraded. Any help is greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Forgot to add, I have already tried wiping/resetting the device.
Try sideloading the app (look for the apk somewhere other than the play store).
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davnav899 said:
Try sideloading the app (look for the apk somewhere other than the play store).
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I actually did that, and it worked, but I was still hoping there was a way to download it from the app store.
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Did youbmess with DPI? That can sometimes cause problems.
It downloads fine on my phone. Is there anything that you changed such as in the build prop?
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Did youbmess with DPI? That can sometimes cause problems.
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That was the issue. I don't know why I didn't think of that.
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