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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/com...y_s5_will_get_lollipop_starting_today/cq62ktt
In this comment, is a procedure to get root on ATT S5 Lollipop. I haven't tried it myself, might do it in a few hours. You do need to be rooted beforehand.
I wish I would've know this before I updated
I think that may be rooting it on a SS rom slot,not the actual OS on the phone.
It seems hes just replacing the backup's system partition with the Lollipop one, restoring and wiping, so wouldn't that be the stock slot?
EDIT: Screwed up the quote my bad
It seems the commenter was confused on devices. I was reading the s4 forums and they restore a backup of rooted lollipop, which we don't have. Maybe someone brave can try with rooted 4.4.4 and flash ota over Odin like the post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814?nocache=1
122ninjas said:
It seems the commenter was confused on devices. I was reading the s4 forums and they restore a backup of rooted lollipop, which we don't have. Maybe someone brave can try with rooted 4.4.4 and flash ota over Odin like the post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-to-i337oc3-5-0-1-keeproot-t3075814?nocache=1
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Already done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59992272
Is this a possible root method?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/device/att-samsung-galaxy-s5-lollipop/
jrocx said:
Is this a possible root method?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/device/att-samsung-galaxy-s5-lollipop/
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Try it and let us know...100% doubt it
Don't know how true that one click root method is. We've never had a one click root besides towelroot. I'd also say give it a try and see what happens. If you soft brick it,just flash the Downgrade tar in Odin.
PS4AndroidHacker said:
Don't know how true that one click root method is. We've never had a one click root besides towelroot. I'd also say give it a try and see what happens. If you soft brick it,just flash the Downgrade tar in Odin.
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It says device can't be rooted at this time
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jrocx said:
Is this a possible root method?
http://www.oneclickroot.com/device/att-samsung-galaxy-s5-lollipop/
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This is an old, old, old method and I believe only worked on the original Android version shipped when the S5 was first released if at all.
is there a ss version for the lollipo?
CAG-man said:
This is an old, old, old method and I believe only worked on the original Android version shipped when the S5 was first released if at all.
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So I'm unrooted running 5.0 so theres no way for me to root if im on 5.0 already right??
ryan0720 said:
is there a ss version for the lollipo?
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Not yet. There is this news though. from muniz_ri
Joehen873 said:
So I'm unrooted running 5.0 so theres no way for me to root if im on 5.0 already right??
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As far as I know, there is no way to root an unrooted OC4. But it has been done to downgrade to root, but not successfully repeated the last I read. It has been said many time for this and prior OTA updates. Don't apply the update until root is confirmed. I like to download the update and upload the .cfg file to help those who work on rooting processes. I think Muniz noted that they advanced the Qfuse in this bootloader so it is near impossible to downgrade in order to root. ( I say near impossible because of the 1 report of a successful downgrade)
I updated from NCE to rooted 5.0. Here is the link. Follow the steps to the T: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
Hackers have been defeated
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The title of this thread should be "root FOR lollipop" instead of "Root ON Lollipop". There is no root once your phone is ON Lollipop you needed to be rooted beFORe upgrading to Lollipop. Buying the phone new with Lollipop or taking the OTA renders it unrootable.
Well seems like the hackers have been DEFEATED
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stonecold36067 said:
Well seems like the hackers have been DEFEATED
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no way. i have total faith hackers will prevail.
Its been a while many people on here say this phone is already too old and nobodys trying to figure out a way to root it
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Im unrooted running 5.0 on att s5 is there away to root now that im on 5.0 or am i screwed.
Joehen873 said:
Im unrooted running 5.0 on att s5 is there away to root now that im on 5.0 or am i screwed.
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You would had to have upgraded to 5.0 using this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g900aoca-5-0-keeproot-t3076803 otherwise there is no way to get root after applying the OTA.
It is still possible to downgrade, I think.
haha, why are you screwed without root?
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You would had to have upgraded to 5.0 using this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g900aoca-5-0-keeproot-t3076803 otherwise there is no way to get root after applying the OTA.
It is still possible to downgrade, I think.
haha, why are you screwed without root?
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I hate all the bloat and i liked using the note 4 apps and wanted to try some the s6 apps. Theres gotta be away
Joehen873 said:
I hate all the bloat and i liked using the note 4 apps and wanted to try some the s6 apps. Theres gotta be away
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ODIN back to stock NCE and use the thread i posted to get you up and running again.
skyrocketeer said:
You would had to have upgraded to 5.0 using this way: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g900aoca-5-0-keeproot-t3076803 otherwise there is no way to get root after applying the OTA.
It is still possible to downgrade, I think.
haha, why are you screwed without root?
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Y is there no way to root if ur on 5.0 unrooted?? So this is pretty much gonna kill the att s5 xda section than??
Joehen873 said:
Y is there no way to root if ur on 5.0 unrooted?? So this is pretty much gonna kill the att s5 xda section than??
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Currently there is no way to get root after updating because ATT decided to continue to lock the bootloader. It's normal that you lose root after a carrier released update. It won't kill the xda section because you can still "keep" root updating to lollipop. You just can't "achieve" root after upgrading to lollipop
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ODIN back to stock NCE and use the thread i posted to get you up and running again.
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But they will get me root with 5.0??
skyrocketeer said:
ODIN back to stock NCE and use the thread i posted to get you up and running again.
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Ok so flash the nce kernel than install safestrap click make it rain than flash the oc4 kernel and ill be rooted running 5.0.??
Joehen873 said:
Ok so flash the nce kernel than install safestrap click make it rain than flash the oc4 kernel and ill be rooted running 5.0.??
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No, not just the kernel, it has to be the full rom. refer back to the thread i linked or you will end up with a brick
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Im unrooted running 5.0 on att s5 is there away to root now that im on 5.0 or am i screwed.
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You took the update without being rooted?
If you didn't follow that thread while you updated and you're on the 5.0 update unrooted you won't be able to downgrade
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You took the update without being rooted?
If you didn't follow that thread while you updated and you're on the 5.0 update unrooted you won't be able to downgrade
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Correct im unrooted running 5.0 ota
OPOfreak said:
You took the update without being rooted?
If you didn't follow that thread while you updated and you're on the 5.0 update unrooted you won't be able to downgrade
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So its pretty much a waiting game??
Joehen873 said:
So its pretty much a waiting game??
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Yep but they've found root for the Verizon S5 on 5.0 and the variants are close so yes it's a waiting game
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You took the update without being rooted?
If you didn't follow that thread while you updated and you're on the 5.0 update unrooted you won't be able to downgrade
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Is it easy to get 5.0 if ur rooted on 4.4.4?? Im having a problem with my phone overheating so if send it back it would probably come back with 4.4.2 or do u think someone will eventually figure out how to root it running 5.0
Please post here news on the root of lollipop on (G900A).
Any Q/A related to this content of rooting stock 5.0 goes here, please don't make another thread for same Question.
Thanks.
atrix_noob said:
Please post here news on the root of lollipop on (G900A).
Any Q/A related to this content of rooting stock 5.0 goes here, please don't make another thread for same Question.
Thanks.
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I tried the PingPong root method used on the S6 with no luck. I did add the FPtag that the OP asks for in requesting new devices, so who knows, maybe they will look into S 5 support
mcmb03 said:
I tried the PingPong root method used on the S6 with no luck. I did add the FPtag that the OP asks for in requesting new devices, so who knows, maybe they will look into S 5 support
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Thanks for the info, i didn't tried that method, thanks for letting us know.
Let's hope they work on the S5.
I am skeptical. This seems like it's "too good to be true" but I am wondering if anyone has tried this:
http://www.oneclickroot.com/device/att-samsung-galaxy-s5-lollipop/
I already had to take my phone to the AT&T Repair store after trying other things. I don't want them to think I am up to something.
Does not work just tried
SirGeraint said:
I am skeptical. This seems like it's "too good to be true" but I am wondering if anyone has tried this:
http://www.oneclickroot.com/device/att-samsung-galaxy-s5-lollipop/
I already had to take my phone to the AT&T Repair store after trying other things. I don't want them to think I am up to something.
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Billy06010 said:
Does not work just tried
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I figured. Thanks for trying.
There is Odin 3.10 now anyone try downgrading with that... Worked for downgrading att note 3...
Dakmagnum said:
There is Odin 3.10 now anyone try downgrading with that... Worked for downgrading att note 3...
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Unless we can roll back BL then it won't work, unfortunately.
My att note 3 was on 5.0 with locked boot loader and went all the way back to 4.4.2 to root
Dakmagnum said:
My att note 3 was on 5.0 with locked boot loader and went all the way back to 4.4.2 to root
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It also has to do with qfuse counts.
muniz_ri posted a very informative message in one of the other related threads, but I've lost track of it, but one of the counters that is hardware based once flipped will prevent earlier BL from functioning with the hardware.
Thus, for the G900A once you've run the OC4 bootloader you can't go back to the earlier editions.
Hey guys I bought a S5 for a good price for someone as gift just opened it not to long ago and can't update to Lolipop without AT&T sim I was looking for odin files to update it but I can't.
Phone came with 4.4.2 but it's not root-able.
Can anyone point me in right direction where to find odin lp files? SM-G900A
patt2k said:
Hey guys I bought a S5 for a good price for someone as gift just opened it not to long ago and can't update to Lolipop without AT&T sim I was looking for odin files to update it but I can't.
Phone came with 4.4.2 but it's not root-able.
Can anyone point me in right direction where to find odin lp files? SM-G900A
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Not sure why is not root able if it has 4.4.2. Read the entire OP and you should be able to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
dirtydodge said:
Not sure why is not root able if it has 4.4.2. Read the entire OP and you should be able to root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
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It's with newer kernel that's why it's for someone who really does not need root just working fine,would you happen to know where I can find 4.4.4 files and then to 5.0 LP files for odin? thanks for quick response.
patt2k said:
It's with newer kernel that's why it's for someone who really does not need root just working fine,would you happen to know where I can find 4.4.4 files and then to 5.0 LP files for odin? thanks for quick response.
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I don't know where the files are. If you read that OP in the link i have you it will tell you that you need to download the nce file then use towel root to root. It will work. Then in that same thread you will be able to upgrade to LP.
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I don't know where the files are. If you read that OP in the link i have you it will tell you that you need to download the nce file then use towel root to root. It will work. Then in that same thread you will be able to upgrade to LP.
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I've seen it but I don't see stock NCE version can you show me where you see it? that would mean I can safely downgrade w/odin to older firmware "NCE" ?
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I've seen it but I don't see stock NCE version can you show me where you see it? that would mean I can safely downgrade w/odin to older firmware "NCE" ?
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It's in the notes section at the bottom of the OP. Step number 5.
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It's in the notes section at the bottom of the OP. Step number 5.
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Ahh i see it now second step 5 lol. In odin that would be under ap pda right ?
Another question is SD card needed for this? I don't see them saying anything about it in this thread hopefully.. the device won't be mine so I wanna keep it as stock and usable as possible but root will come in handy to remove bloat
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Yes. Use the ap slot to downgrade. You do not need sd to do it. After you are rooted read the top of the op about how to get Flashfire. You'll also need busy box i think.
dirtydodge said:
Yes. Use the ap slot to downgrade. You do not need sd to do it. After you are rooted read the top of the op about how to get Flashfire. You'll also need busy box i think.
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It's flashing in ODIN hopefully goes.. well will keep you updated thanks for your time at this hour! at least in EST timezone lol
what's funny is I tried to root with towel then kingroot now on boot shows custom when it's really not lol at least not yet or even root shouldn't show custom.
EDIT: rom loaded fine. I hope somehow it did not get re-locked to AT&T sim only though will have test my foreign sim to test
EDIT2: sim unlock seems to be fine my Polish (Play Sim) roamed on AT&T
No problem. It's barley 9:30 here in Texas. When you get ready to go up to 5.0 using the method in that thread make sure to set your screen timeout to 10 min. After flashing 5.0 with flashfire it took about 10-15 min for mine to boot back up.
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No problem. It's barley 9:30 here in Texas. When you get ready to go up to 5.0 using the method in that thread make sure to set your screen timeout to 10 min. After flashing 5.0 with flashfire it took about 10-15 min for mine to boot back up.
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Now that I am rooted and pretty much ready I can go straight from 4.4.2 NCE to LP rooted just making sure right?
patt2k said:
Now that I am rooted and pretty much ready I can go straight from 4.4.2 NCE to LP rooted just making sure right?
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Yes as long as you use the method in the thread that i posted to you.
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Yes as long as you use the method in the thread that i posted to you.
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Flashing! bunch of weird code on phones screen lol.
Kinda funny had the phone for few hours and already playing with it to make it better lol. Would you happen to know if there is any easy way to get extra languages? I will need polish if possible (more locale2) can do it but I think it only changes like half of locale so not everything is translated.
patt2k said:
Flashing! bunch of weird code on phones screen lol.
Kinda funny had the phone for few hours and already playing with it to make it better lol. Would you happen to know if there is any easy way to get extra languages? I will need polish if possible (more locale2) can do it but I think it only changes like half of locale so not everything is translated.
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I don't know how to add extra languages. Can't help ya there. Sorry
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I don't know how to add extra languages. Can't help ya there. Sorry
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ok it appears now to be loading the rom stuck on AT&T logo like you said for you it took 10 min .I flashed the stock not deodexed and lolipop is here LOL that was easy process.
Last question and I will stop bothering you hopefully which root apps you use to make it faster? xposed is not that great yet on LP so I am not sure if it's worth using it for now.
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ok it appears now to be loading the rom stuck on AT&T logo like you said for you it took 10 min .I flashed the stock not deodexed and lolipop is here LOL that was easy process.
Last question and I will stop bothering you hopefully which root apps you use to make it faster? xposed is not that great yet on LP so I am not sure if it's worth using it for now.
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I would stay away from xposed for now like you said. It's not fully compatible. I don't use any apps to make it faster. I just use titanium backup to remove bloat. But right now I'm running TMS 2.0 for my rom and it's blazing fast. And i don't have any problems with it. At first you would get media fc but he has a fix for it now.
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I would stay away from xposed for now like you said. It's not fully compatible. I don't use any apps to make it faster. I just use titanium backup to remove bloat. But right now I'm running TMS 2.0 for my rom and it's blazing fast. And i don't have any problems with it. At first you would get media fc but he has a fix for it now.
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Yepp that's what I am doing now removing bloat starting with AT&T apps lol.
Once again thanks for your time and help process went well.
I'd load the TMS 2.0 on it before you give it to whoever your giving it to. Lol. I don't think they would be able to tell a difference other than its faster. Just hide or remove apps that you don't think they should me with so they can't me anything up ya know.
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I'd load the TMS 2.0 on it before you give it to whoever your giving it to. Lol. I don't think they would be able to tell a difference other than its faster. Just hide or remove apps that you don't think they should me with so they can't me anything up ya know.
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Yea if it was for any of my friends I would prob flash that rom but I don't want to be bothered by her to often if anything happens lol. Btw I have Verizon Note4 and wow AT&T puts so much more bloat then Verizon who would have thought lol.
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Yea if it was for any of my friends I would prob flash that rom but I don't want to be bothered by her to often if anything happens lol. Btw I have Verizon Note4 and wow AT&T puts so much more bloat then Verizon who would have thought lol.
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Ha. I have a Verizon note 2 also. I got from a friend. I just got it rooted today but it's on 4.4.2 so it has a locked bootloader.
I want to learn how to root my phone than install customs roms, but im just scared because my phone almost got bricked, so can someone give me a full tutorial and download links thank you
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
berniesteven said:
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
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what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
Mikekm69 said:
what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
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You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
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Okayyy thank you, theres a forum on rooting s5 att on XDA rite?
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what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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yea its 5.0, is it possible to downgrade it? if it is, what version do you think is good enough to root?
You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
Let me know if you have any luck
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You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
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Thank you for posting this question because I am in the exact same situation. I have an AT&T Galaxy S 5 Android 5.1.1. I was never interesting in rooting my phone until just recently and have been doing some light reading on Life Hacker to learn more and it brought me here. I just wanted to clarify your comment above. Are you saying that having the phone that I/we have we are completely out of luck if we wanted to root/modify our phones? Forever or just until something changes down the road?
Well I sold my at&t s5 and ordered a unlocked tmobile s5 to use on at&t with my sim card because you can root the tmobile version. I hope one day soon someone will figure out how to root it I believe it will be done soon just keep checking back on here.
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Having no luck rooting my AT&T G900A
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
ultracoolguy said:
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
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Does this work on 6.0.1?
joesteve1914 said:
Does this work on 6.0.1?
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Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
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Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
ultracoolguy said:
Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
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For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
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For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
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OK, thanks for explaining and sorry for making these unsure posts.
I actually doesn't have the s5 att(except for a family member). I really just wanna help a little.