[Q] Need help with root access - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

I have had my phone rooted for a while (Galaxy S5), but after the 4.4.2 update, i lost root access, like supersu tells me that i dont have root access. Other apps like the isis wallet are telling me that i have root and cannot get into it. I have tried factoring reseting and then i used the backup from the phone itself. i would rather not have root at all than be resticted without the root. Can anyone help me unroot my phone officially so i can use isis wallet or other apps.

Dakota16 said:
I have had my phone rooted for a while (Galaxy S5), but after the 4.4.2 update, i lost root access, like supersu tells me that i dont have root access. Other apps like the isis wallet are telling me that i have root and cannot get into it. I have tried factoring reseting and then i used the backup from the phone itself. i would rather not have root at all than be resticted without the root. Can anyone help me unroot my phone officially so i can use isis wallet or other apps.
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Read here on a root method after OTA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2862299
Or try this for root removal
https://www.dropbox.com/s/a091baw1qwdk37b/removeroot.zip?dl=0
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There is also an Xposed module to hide root from designated apps, which lets you have your cake and eat it AND tell Samsung you didn't

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[Q] bootloader locked and knox 0x0

if you have knox 0x0 and took a OTA update does this mean you cant re-root i was rooted then i was foced to update then my root was gone
but my custom rom stayed and super su has now lost all granted access so i'm confused am i not able to root any more because of the update
or what? because odin keeps failing i real want to root my phone again
please help thanks in advance here is my info
Right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510603
Does not trip knox, roots MJ5, and does not wipe anything.
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alwayswatching said:
if you have knox 0x0 and took a OTA update does this mean you cant re-root i was rooted then i was foced to update then my root was gone
but my custom rom stayed and super su has now lost all granted access so i'm confused am i not able to root any more because of the update
or what? because odin keeps failing i real want to root my phone again
please help thanks in advance here is my info
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If su is still there (/system/bin/su or /system/xbin/su), all you need is SuperSU, which you can install from the Play store. (Without an "su-ish" app, apps can't get root, even though su is installed.) If su isn't still there you'll have to root again.
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ZOOPidy said:
Right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510603
Does not trip knox, roots MJ5, and does not wipe anything.
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thanks so much i will try now didnt want to brick my new phone i got from the wife and the watch
thanks again
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Rukbat said:
If su is still there (/system/bin/su or /system/xbin/su), all you need is SuperSU, which you can install from the Play store. (Without an "su-ish" app, apps can't get root, even though su is installed.) If su isn't still there you'll have to root again.
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thanks super su is still there so your saying all i need to do is upgrade the super su or reinstall it
then grant access ?
alwayswatching said:
thanks super su is still there so your saying all i need to do is upgrade the super su or reinstall it
then grant access ?
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No, if SuperSU is still there and you don't get root, the su binry is evidently missing. That mans that you have to root all over again. (You need to be rooted to install the su binary, which you aren't, so ... which is why rooting uses an exploit [a different one in each line of phones] to get temporary root so it can install su to get permanent root.)
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Rukbat said:
No, if SuperSU is still there and you don't get root, the su binry is evidently missing. That mans that you have to root all over again. (You need to be rooted to install the su binary, which you aren't, so ... which is why rooting uses an exploit [a different one in each line of phones] to get temporary root so it can install su to get permanent root.)
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i have tried with odin but it keeps failing should i use the kingo root insted ?
at this stage what would be the best way to re-root
thanks in advance
Are you following these instructions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Everyone else seems to report that this method for getting root works.
Kingo root works (though some people don't like Kingo)
Also - always freeze OTA update app after you root, otherwise you'll lose root with every OTA update.
If you're expecting an OTA update, you can unfreeze the app, then use SuperSU survival mode, then let it update, and then turn off survival mode to get root back. But ofc it's too late for that now in your case.
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DrAzzy said:
Are you following these instructions? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
Everyone else seems to report that this method for getting root works.
Kingo root works (though some people don't like Kingo)
Also - always freeze OTA update app after you root, otherwise you'll lose root with every OTA update.
If you're expecting an OTA update, you can unfreeze the app, then use SuperSU survival mode, then let it update, and then turn off survival mode to get root back. But ofc it's too late for that now in your case.
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im not doing anything yet i don't want to brick the phone but in answer to your ? yes i want to try kingo
but there is a new version of kingo where you just let it run will that work also there is a video on it at you tube site
called kingo root note 3 should i do the fist kingo or the first one on the top of this thread
thanks in advance and thanks for the quick responce
I don't know the specifics of Kingo, I used the other method.
kingo one button
ok just did the new kingo for 4.3 with mj5 confirmed working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmc_QNJW68E
thanks again to all you guys who took time out to help me i am GREATLY APPRECIATIVE
AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOESN'T TRIP 0X1 IM STILL ON 0X0 NOW ROOTED AGAIN
its a great feeling now to stop the OTA UPDATES thanks guys
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alwayswatching said:
im not doing anything yet i don't want to brick the phone but in answer to your ? yes i want to try kingo
but there is a new version of kingo where you just let it run will that work also there is a video on it at you tube site
called kingo root note 3 should i do the fist kingo or the first one on the top of this thread
thanks in advance and thanks for the quick responce
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ok just did the new kingo for 4.3 with mj5 confirmed working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmc_QNJW68E
thanks again to all you guys who took time out to help me i am GREATLY APPRECIATIVE
AGAIN IT WORKS AND DOESN'T TRIP 0X1 IM STILL ON 0X0 NOW ROOTED AGAIN
its a great feeling now to stop the OTA UPDATES thanks guys
Kingo is fine. The Heimdall and Odin one is a pain in the but and risky. Mostly for restoring. I used kingo and its just fine. If you mess up then you can go to that other link and restore with or without root.
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ZOOPidy said:
Kingo is fine. The Heimdall and Odin one is a pain in the but and risky. Mostly for restoring. I used kingo and its just fine. If you mess up then you can go to that other link and restore with or without root.
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your right odin is a pain sometimes. kingo just worked first time boom one shot done
and i want to thank all the developers for there hard work and time for any program that allows us to do things we love to do with our phones

[Q] Need Help Unrooting

I bought a new Note 3 and rooted using Kingo which didn't reset the Knox Counter. Then, being careless, I let my phone update to 4.4.2 which removed root. I know that there is currently not a way to root 4.4.2, but some apps on the phone still think I'm rooted. SuperSu is still installed, so don't know if this is what they are seeing. I already did a factory reset from recovery, but didn't help. Can anybody help me completely remove any trace of root so that the apps can't tell?
You can't till we get root superuser is installed in system\app folder and you can't delete from there without root acess
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[Q] Root help needed!

So I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with towel root and i tried running "Gamecih" and "Gamekiller" but they both say "Root Access needed". They're both apps that help you cheat in games and I've used them before with my old rooted android. Root checker gives me a ok and apps like "link2sd" work fine. Was wondering if my root could be limited somehow.
Abdulbarr said:
So I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with towel root and i tried running "Gamecih" and "Gamekiller" but they both say "Root Access needed". They're both apps that help you cheat in games and I've used them before with my old rooted android. Root checker gives me a ok and apps like "link2sd" work fine. Was wondering if my root could be limited somehow.
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Did you install SuperSU?

Trouble Rooting my Note 4

Hey everyone. I am not new at rooting phones but this appears to be the one phone that is giving me issues.
My note 4 is telus, was n910w
installed this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/rom-vision-x-n4-intl-t2943448
working beautifully thus far but I cant seem to root....
I have tripped KNOX 5 times so far trying to do it, each time it appears my phone is not rooted as titanium cannot verify SU, and aswell I have a root checker which tells me it is not rooted.
I have tried several versions of ODIN, and cf auto root n910t, AND V.
Do I maybe have to reinstall my rom? Or is there something I am missing because this is frustrating me....
Is there something I am doing wrong? Superuser IS on my phone, but its not doing anything but being there.... Please any kind of help would be appreciated as I am stumped.
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
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neofreek01 said:
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
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This worked, I am a dummy lol
Thanks alot!
Glad I could help
Glad you got it worked out but note that you can only ever trip Knox once. Once it's tripped it's tripped, so don't worry about it.
neofreek01 said:
I'm not sure what rom you are running but I do know there were some issues with su and lollipop in the beginning that required you to go into superuser app setting 's and change from prompt for root to allow all requests. For some reason it wouldn't prompt for root for root apps. But if you changed it it would auto.atically allow root apps root access
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I had lost root after flashing the PopRocks ROM. Couldn't figure it out and stumbled across this post. Now it works perfectly. Thanks! :good:

help me get rid of kingo root from previous owner

i have a asus ME172v and i bought it used a few weeks ago. Apparently the guy rooted or tried to root with kingo root. even after a factory reset there is a super user app, but when you open it, says phone not rooted. How can i go about putting the factory firmware on the device and wiping all that crap off?
I used kingo root on my LG Spirit, and then used an app called 'supersume' to get rid of it and install SuperSU instead. You'll find it easily with a Google search, I hope it works for ya! ?

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