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[How-To] Root G870AUCU1ANG3 (GS5 Active)

**Make certain that your reactivation lock in security settings is off before beginning this process**
1. Take the NG3 OTA update.
2. Download and install Towelroot-v3.apk(this version does not require internet access).
3. Place your phone into "Download Mode" (press and hold the Home, Volume Down, and Power keys until the phone powers on and displays warning screen, then press Volume Up key) and flash the G870A_NE4_Stock_Kernel using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
4. Open the Towelroot app from your app drawer and press "Make it Rain" to root your device.
5. Power off then boot into "Download Mode" again and flash the G870A_NG3_Stock_Kernel also in Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
6. Download SuperSu to manage root access. Done!
Troubleshooting:
1. If the NG3 OTA update fails consider flashing the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar to return to stock then take the NG3 OTA update, (or place the G870A_NE4toNG3_OTA.zip onto your ext-sdcard and sideload from stock recovery). Once updated to NG3 continue to Step 2 above.
2. The most common cause of an Odin flash failure is a bad usb port or cable. Please check before reporting a failure.
Notes:
1. After flashing the NE4 kernel your phone may run a little wonky and towelroot may not root on the first try. If that happens reboot and try towelroot once again. Once rooted and after flashing the NG3 kernel your phone will once again run like a champ!
2. The above process will not affect your User Data or Knox Warranty Flag.
Credits:
@lordmorphous - Tester

Gonna try this... Thanks! :beer:
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Yes this worked. Thank you very much.......

Are we going to trip Knox using the method above ???
Just wanna be sure about this. ...g

gregsarg said:
Are we going to trip Knox using the method above ???
Just wanna be sure about this. ...g
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Nope.

Does anyone have a list of the benefits of updating to NG3?
I just rooted my new phone on NE4 and I want to know whether it's worth taking the time.

Thanks for the How-to! Worked great for me!

Any benefits on ng3 over stock?

Root possible for 'straight out-of-the-box' G870AUCU1ANG3???
I've looked and looked around the forums here and have come to the conclusion that the AT&T S 5 I recently picked up is, sadly, unable to be rooted. Does anyone here know if this is true? As the title suggests, my phone seems to have come loaded with G870AUCU1ANG3. Is it possible that it came with the previous iteration (NE4, I think??) and I didn't avoid an update, thus meaning I can flash the earlier version? Can I even tell whether it's possible to 'revert' to NE4 (or whatever it would be)? Is any of this even possible without having been previously rooted, or am I wasting my time searching this out? Naive but earnest questions... sorry if I'm in the wrong place here. I promise, I poked around the site for a few days in search of clarity before posting.

papayajelly said:
I've looked and looked around the forums here and have come to the conclusion that the AT&T S 5 I recently picked up is, sadly, unable to be rooted. Does anyone here know if this is true? As the title suggests, my phone seems to have come loaded with G870AUCU1ANG3. Is it possible that it came with the previous iteration (NE4, I think??) and I didn't avoid an update, thus meaning I can flash the earlier version? Can I even tell whether it's possible to 'revert' to NE4 (or whatever it would be)? Is any of this even possible without having been previously rooted, or am I wasting my time searching this out? Naive but earnest questions... sorry if I'm in the wrong place here. I promise, I poked around the site for a few days in search of clarity before posting.
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There shouldn't be any reason why you can't follow the instructions in the 1st post of this thread starting with step 2.

I've been searching for a while and can't find anything about using this root method and then being able to install safestrap. Has anyone been successful in doing this? Do I need to downgrade before and does anybody have the downgrade file? FYI Just bought my phone last night and was successful in rooting.

rescuedad said:
I've been searching for a while and can't find anything about using this root method and then being able to install safestrap. Has anyone been successful in doing this? Do I need to downgrade before and does anybody have the downgrade file? FYI Just bought my phone last night and was successful in rooting.
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Never mind, I figured it out. If you have the active you need to downgrade the kernel to NE4 like you do if you need root. Then you install Safestrap 3.75. I'm doing a Nandroid backup as I type. I'm going to re-flash the NG3 stock kernel when I'm done and hopefully that will be fine.
If it bricks, I can always take it back since I blocked the knox counter... BTW I'm on At&T

I downgraded to the NE4 to root. Along with others here I have to ask, what are, if any, benefits to upgrading the kernel?

panthersdzynes said:
I downgraded to the NE4 to root. Along with others here I have to ask, what are, if any, benefits to upgrading the kernel?
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Not sure I understand the question but I will take a shot......typically the kernel, modules, and non-hlos.bin have to match or else you may experience issues such as no wifi, lag, etc. The NE4 and NG3 kernel and modules may be similar enough that you will not experience issues immediately but they may develop later unless you reflash the NG3 kernel to match your modules and non-hlos.

muniz_ri said:
Not sure I understand the question but I will take a shot......typically the kernel, modules, and non-hlos.bin have to match or else you may experience issues such as no wifi, lag, etc. The NE4 and NG3 kernel and modules may be similar enough that you will not experience issues immediately but they may develop later unless you reflash the NG3 kernel to match your modules and non-hlos.
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I see. Thank you, that answers my question.

THanks XDA
Been away along time. Had iphones for the last 6 years. Use to go here all the time in the Kaiser days (Att Tilt) if any of you remember. I see XDA has still been kicking ass while I've been gone! Glad to be back and Thank You everyone especially first poster for the guide to root my Att GS5 Active.
THANK YOU

Working perfectly. ..thank you. ..g

There was a small update released today. Can someone that is rooted grab it from their fota/cache folder and send to me so that I can update this guide? Thanks.

WORKED! AWESOME!
Now... I have installed SuperSU. Was that left out of the first post?
Also, if I do not flash the NG3 Stock Kernel back afterwards, will I experience funkiness?
Thanks again!

[Q] Update Issue after downgrade

Let me pre-apologize because this has probably been asked a million times already but I haven't been able to find it.
Here's the quick rundown:
I towel rooted my AT&T galaxy S5
Afterwards it failed to complete any upgrades
This led me to think the same thing will happen when lollipop rolls out
I followed the unroot/downgrade guide posted by shortydoggg
This changed my firmware to an earlier version than what I had
I now get the update notices but the update won't complete
Instead of failing at 25% when I had towelroot, it now fails at 32%
I saw a post about the bootloader being incorrect but I haven't seen a solution yet
Big question? How do I resolve this where I will be able to receive the newest updates?

OTA updates are depenant on so many conditions (file permissions, ...) That they often fail even if you didn't root your device and simply reset/reflshed the ROM using Samsung Kies. I've been there.
If you can fully wipe and reflash the ROM using Samsung kies and the OTA still fails, locate your nearest att service center (not mobile retail stores), and take it in. Show them the OTA errors out (don't check for updates for 24 hours so you can let the att rep do it and see it) and they will reflash the ROM for you using their proprietary software. This will most likely get your OTA updates working again. Their software is similar to our Odin but for some reason it also does some extra stuff to your phone that Odin and kies don't.
You can take it in and they'll flash it for you even if kies doesn't recognize your phone. Just go in and complain about the OTA failing, don't make any suggestions and let the att tech genius offer you if you wanna flash and say yes please
Oh and don't forget to backup your files before hands.
*** Your question most likely belongs to the Q&A section.

GatMaster45 said:
Let me pre-apologize because this has probably been asked a million times already but I haven't been able to find it.
Here's the quick rundown:
I towel rooted my AT&T galaxy S5
Afterwards it failed to complete any upgrades
This led me to think the same thing will happen when lollipop rolls out
I followed the unroot/downgrade guide posted by shortydoggg
This changed my firmware to an earlier version than what I had
I now get the update notices but the update won't complete
Instead of failing at 25% when I had towelroot, it now fails at 32%
I saw a post about the bootloader being incorrect but I haven't seen a solution yet
Big question? How do I resolve this where I will be able to receive the newest updates?
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Just follow step 3 under notes from this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55133105&postcount=1

shortydoggg said:
Just follow step 3 under notes from this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55133105&postcount=1
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Sorry for being a little dense but there is more than one step 3.
Do you mean step 3 under the first section:
3. Place your phone into "Download Mode" (press and hold the Home, Volume Down, and Power keys until the phone powers on and displays warning screen, then press Volume Up key) and flash the G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+)
Or the step 3 under the Notes section:
3. Should the NG3 ota update fail consider returning to stock NCE by flashing the G900A_Downgrade_to_NCE.tar using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+) then taking the NG3 OTA update (or place the G900A_NCEtoNG3_OTA.zip onto your ext-sdcard and sideload from stock recovery). Once updated to NG3 continue from Step 2 above.
Thank you for your help

Step 3 under the notes section.

[How-To] Update to I537_OC7 - 5.0.1 and KeepRoot

**You can begin the following process from 4.4.x Build/ROM or higher but you must already have Root Access**
**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW
**Caution!** The following process is only for the I537 AT&T S4 "Active" variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Download:
- I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- I537_OC7_Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_ROM
Pevious Builds:
- I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- I537_OC6_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM
Set your screen timeout setting to 10 mins before beginning!
1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.
3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.
4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.
5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and set "Reboot" setting to "Download."
6. Press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash.
7. Once the flash is complete and the device reboots into "Download" mode, flash the I537_OC7_Bootloader using Odin's PDA/AP slot.
The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the AT&T splash screen for 1 - 2 minutes (15 - 20mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!
Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!
Known Issues:
- None!
Optional - Enable Native Tethering:
- I537_OC7_TetherAddOn
- I537_OC6_TetherAddOn (Flash using FF's "Flash zip or ota" option.
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, and Stock Recovery.
3. No need to wipe prior to flashing! The ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset.
4. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2
Credits:
@thisisapoorusernamechoice - for capturing the ota update and for his system dump.
@Chainfire

muniz_ri said:
**You can begin the following process from any Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**
**Attention** The following process is only for the I537 AT&T S4 "Active" variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Instructions:
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First of all, thank you thank you thank you so much for this. Yeah I grabbed you the OTA's but thanks to you (and of course Chainfire & his FlashFire) we can go from KK to LP with root. And on day one of the OTA. Awesome. :good: So down to business, and I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself or barking up the wrong tree, but hear me out on this one. @Joe-Tech was generous enough to port his regular S4 Google Play Edition (Pure Nexus) 4.4.4 Rom over to our phone. Could we repeat that for this OC6 build, using say, this rom as a base (or another if that turns out to be incompatible for whatever reason)? I doubt I have the expertise to pull that off but if it would help I'd get to work on another masterpatch and speaker phone fix

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
First of all, thank you thank you thank you so much for this. Yeah I grabbed you the OTA's but thanks to you (and of course Chainfire & his FlashFire) we can go from KK to LP with root. And on day one of the OTA. Awesome. :good: So down to business, and I hope I'm not getting ahead of myself or barking up the wrong tree, but hear me out on this one. @Joe-Tech was generous enough to port his regular S4 Google Play Edition (Pure Nexus) 4.4.4 Rom over to our phone. Could we repeat that for this OC6 build, using say, this rom as a base (or another if that turns out to be incompatible for whatever reason)? I doubt I have the expertise to pull that off but if it would help I'd get to work on another masterpatch and speaker phone fix
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I have an LP 5.0.1 base, ported using that ROM that you mentioned, but we all know safestrap is not compatible yet with 5.x and FlashFire can only flash TW base rom from my experience, and it still on beta phase, so let just cross fingers, i know something coming soon

Joe-Tech said:
I have an LP 5.0.1 base, ported using that ROM that you mentioned, but we all know safestrap is not compatible yet with 5.x and FlashFire can only flash TW base rom from my experience, and it still on beta phase, so let just cross fingers, i know something coming soon
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You're the man. Thanks for this info. I'm going to make a masterpatch, hopefully it'll be needed soon. Obviously I'll be happy to test anything if and whenever something like this does happen. If I can do anything at all to help that along just let me know. I was not aware FF could only flash TW base roms, shoot
Still loving your 4.4.4, I'm torn on taking the update if it means going back to touchwiz with no current AOSP option

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
You're the man. Thanks for this info. I'm going to make a masterpatch, hopefully it'll be needed soon. Obviously I'll be happy to test anything if and whenever something like this does happen. If I can do anything at all to help that along just let me know. I was not aware FF could only flash TW base roms, shoot
Still loving your 4.4.4, I'm torn on taking the update if it means going back to touchwiz with no current AOSP option
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Only way im thinking to boot the new LP ROM, is to use @muniz_ri method so we can upgrade and keep root. So now we going to be on the OC6 kernel and baseband, since the gpe can boot without flashing the kernel. Then we can flash the GPE 5.x ROM, either with safestrap or FlashFire, and we can also use Odin to flash the stock kernel/partitions. But too bad none of them worked for me after the upgrade, FF will sit there for ever try to get root permission.

Joe-Tech said:
But too bad none of them worked for me after the upgrade, FF will sit there for ever try to get root permission.
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Were other rooted apps able to get root permission?

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Were other rooted apps able to get root permission?
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Nope I even tried root checker, the su app is there on the app drawer, i was able to updated from the play store, but still wasn't working though.

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Joe-Tech said:
Nope I even tried root checker, the su app is there on the app drawer, i was able to updated from the play store, but still wasn't working though.
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Just had a thought, probably nothing. When doing the kitkat to lollipop update to keep root with flashfire, would it help anything to convert flashfire to a system app before doing the update? Sorry if this is a stupid question

thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
Just had a thought, probably nothing. When doing the kitkat to lollipop update to keep root with flashfire, would it help anything to convert flashfire to a system app before doing the update? Sorry if this is a stupid question
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I don't think it will make any difference.

@muniz_ri: This is great, thanks for all your work on this. As I understand it, this method will update you to OC6 with root if the original firmware was already rooted. So my question is then, if a user has already taken the OC6 update and would like to root afterwards is it currently impossible? Is the only way to root OC6 to downgrade back to NE3, root, and then follow your instructions to update to OC6 with root?
I'm guessing a root vulnerability hasn't been found for the Samsung 5.0 firmware yet, but I just wanted to check.
Also, I posted this in the other thread, but has anybody actually downgraded from OC6 to NE3 successfully? I don't want to give people wrong information.

Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?

mikelets456 said:
Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?
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Extract the tar from the rar. Leave the zip as is. Copy the tar and the zip to your phone's internal memory or external SD card, somewhere it'll be easy for you to find

Devo7v said:
@muniz_ri: This is great, thanks for all your work on this. As I understand it, this method will update you to OC6 with root if the original firmware was already rooted. So my question is then, if a user has already taken the OC6 update and would like to root afterwards is it currently impossible? Is the only way to root OC6 to downgrade back to NE3, root, and then follow your instructions to update to OC6 with root?
I'm guessing a root vulnerability hasn't been found for the Samsung 5.0 firmware yet, but I just wanted to check.
Also, I posted this in the other thread, but has anybody actually downgraded from OC6 to NE3 successfully? I don't want to give people wrong information.
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Correct, you will need to go back to NE3 then use towelroot before starting this process. And yes, the aboot qfuse counter determines whether or not you can downgrade. I checked it and it does allow for downgrading.

mikelets456 said:
Okay, I need some help here. I'm not quite understanding this:
1. Extract the I537_OC6_Stock_Rooted_Firmware.tar from the .rar and place it and the I537_OC6_Stock_Partitions.zip onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
Place what where? I used WinRAR to extract the file? What is the OC6 stock partition?
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If all of the above is beyond your level of understanding I strongly suggest you reconsider attempting to modify your phone.

muniz_ri said:
Correct, you will need to go back to NE3 then use towelroot before starting this process. And yes, the aboot qfuse counter determines whether or not you can downgrade. I checked it and it does allow for downgrading.
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Great thanks, one more question: Would it be possible to use something similar to W0lfdroids method of rooting? So on stock OC6, flash the NE3 kernel (since downgrading is possible), root with Towelroot, the flash back to the OC6 kernel. Just thinking about it I'm guessing it wouldn't work because you wouldn't be able to boot 5.0 with a 4.4.2 kernel, but I figured I'd ask.

Devo7v said:
Great thanks, one more question: Would it be possible to use something similar to W0lfdroids method of rooting? So on stock OC6, flash the NE3 kernel (since downgrading is possible), root with Towelroot, the flash back to the OC6 kernel. Just thinking about it I'm guessing it wouldn't work because you wouldn't be able to boot 5.0 with a 4.4.2 kernel, but I figured I'd ask.
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Did not bother to try since it has not worked on any 5.0 release so far.

muniz_ri said:
Did not bother to try since it has not worked on any 5.0 release so far.
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Any chance I can implore you to try it since there will inevitably be a bunch of people already on the OC6 firmware asking how to root it and will get pissed when they find they have to wipe their phone? Or maybe you could just provide the stock OC6 kernel and I can convince @thisisapoorusernamechoice to give it a shot?

For what it's worth, just went through the process in post 1. Everything went fine, but after the Galaxy S4 boot screen, it goes black and stays. I can boot to download mode and stock recovery, so it's not a major issue, and likely something I did. I'll mess with it a bit more then Odin back to stock and start over.

bobbylx said:
For what it's worth, just went through the process in post 1. Everything went fine, but after the Galaxy S4 boot screen, it goes black and stays. I can boot to download mode and stock recovery, so it's not a major issue, and likely something I did. I'll mess with it a bit more then Odin back to stock and start over.
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A couple questions:
What firmware were you coming from?
How long did you wait?
Did you have Xposed enabled?

New 08/05/15 update

AT&T software updater just downloaded a new update.
The file is 301.08mb
What's the word?
Going to try and upload the file soon.

DOWNLOAD LINK:
https://mega.co.nz/#!SUoTFIJR!zhmzM7DUyN_4MWhdUbI-9JHask3l_PJQG9FHTX5flNk

File info:
Android version: 5.0
Baseband version: G900AUCU4BOF3
Kernel version: 3.4.0-4432708
Build number: LRX21T.G900AUCU4BOF3
Upgrade file size: 301MB
Software update includes
Device security enhancements
Patch Info:
AT&T Patching Devices Against Stagefright Vulnerability
I am assuming this update would break root?

Any chance you collected an url for the source? (if possible)

Upgrade Device Software for the Samsung Galaxy S5 (G900A)

No, I mean is there a way on an S5 to collect the actual OTA url used to download that file. On Nexus phones it is often used to help validate the OTA someone hosts. No offense, but I'm not trusting a random stranger that posts an "ota". I'd like to know if there is a way to confirm via a direct url from the vendor.
EDIT: As in this article - http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/05/download-nexus-ota-url-file/

davidalindsey said:
File info:
Android version: 5.0
Baseband version: G900AUCU4BOF3
Kernel version: 3.4.0-4432708
Build number: LRX21T.G900AUCU4BOF3
Upgrade file size: 301MB
Software update includes
Device security enhancements
Patch Info:
AT&T Patching Devices Against Stagefright Vulnerability
I am assuming this update would break root?
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Not necessarily but it will definately update your bootloader leaving you with no way to unbrick should something go wrong other than BestBuy or an ATT store. I am checking it out to see if there is a safe way to update and keep root. Stand by...

@muniz_ri
Sounds good.
@zenrage
I have no ideal how to pull up the OTA File URL.
I assure you the one I uploaded is a direct copy and paste from my / cache/ fota folder on my phone.

muniz_ri said:
Not necessarily but it will definately update your bootloader leaving you with no way to unbrick should something go wrong other than BestBuy or an ATT store. I am checking it out to see if there is a safe way to update and keep root. Stand by...
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This is another 5.0 version and it is rootable. I will upload a new ROM to update and keeproot.

I just tried to collect the url, and failed. the logcat was dumping tons of data. And since it was my first attempt at logcat for this new device, I connected it only after the start of the download was flushed from the log. . I dare not interrupt the ongoing download, as I have no clue how Samsung/AT&T would handle an incomplete download.
Protip: if you gonna try to logcat the url - be frickin fast!

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but how would I update from OC4 to this new build? I'm using my att s5 with T-Mobile so I can't get ota's. Thanks!

Its_Tim said:
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but how would I update from OC4 to this new build? I'm using my att s5 with T-Mobile so I can't get ota's. Thanks!
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I have rooted att s5 on t-mobile and I use this to update . just make sure to backup apps and data.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...w-to-update-to-g900aof2-5-0-keeproot-t3149146

Did this update last night on my wife's S5 and it still has root.
I also did it on my G870A and my root is still working.

jackinct said:
Did this update last night on my wife's S5 and it still has root.
I also did it on my G870A and my root is still working.
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Is your bootloader still OA1, or it got updated as well?

Bad juju
Stock, unrooted AT&T S5 on 5.0.
Just did the update and now all of my apps on the SD card show grayed and uninstalled.
All else looks OK. Any pearls of wisdom?
EDIT - rebooted on its own about 5 minutes later and hung at the "globe". Had to pull the battery to restart. Still no SD apps.

My wife just installed this (stock, unrooted) and she is having an issue with the phone waking up. Massive lag for it to do so. I'm think I'm gonna hold off for my rooted phone.

davidalindsey said:
DOWNLOAD LINK:
https://mega.co.nz/#!SUoTFIJR!zhmzM7DUyN_4MWhdUbI-9JHask3l_PJQG9FHTX5flNk
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Taking that how can i update my phone?
Im stock and unrooted of2
How i zip that file?
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xBlue_ said:
Taking that how can i update my phone?
Im stock and unrooted of2
How i zip that file?
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If you're stock unrooted why not just update normally?

geicogecko said:
If you're stock unrooted why not just update normally?
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Bcuz im outside from USA and i need zip file i cant get ota
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davidalindsey said:
DOWNLOAD LINK:
https://mega.co.nz/#!SUoTFIJR!zhmzM7DUyN_4MWhdUbI-9JHask3l_PJQG9FHTX5flNk
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If I download this, I can sideload it thru adb to do the update? I'm not on wifi so I can't take the OTA.
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CPB1 out for Active

Just received update. 610mb. Security and enhancement. I'm stock now so was unable to grab file.
Se​nt fr​om my SM-G870A
Peace

berniesteven said:
Just received update. 610mb. Security and enhancement. I'm stock now so was unable to grab file.
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Did you already apply the update? There's a procedure to grab the URL for the OTA file, and you don't need to be rooted to do it. A lot of people have been asking for just the stock OTA update files lately, and with no root access on the 5.1.1 updates, the URL method is probably the last way to get those files.

LoSt180 said:
Did you already apply the update? There's a procedure to grab the URL for the OTA file, and you don't need to be rooted to do it. A lot of people have been asking for just the stock OTA update files lately, and with no root access on the 5.1.1 updates, the URL method is probably the last way to get those files.
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My bad. I grabbed the previous update when I was rooted, but didn't grab this one. Thought you had to be rooted.
Se​nt fr​om my SM-G870A
Peace

berniesteven said:
My bad. I grabbed the previous update when I was rooted, but didn't grab this one. Thought you had to be rooted.
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You do need to be rooted to grab the OTA file after it's been downloaded to your device. However you don't need to be rooted to check the logs for the the update URL when the phone starts downloading the update. It's a little more work (need to plug phone into computer), but doable.

fp sensor works better
battery life 33% better (not including GPS apps, they stayed the same which is decent anyway)
ea real racing smoother
I did have to factory reset and reinstall all my apps since (I believe) I did not undo the disabled apps first. but all in all I'm very happy