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[q] help restoring to stock

Ok so I rooted my galaxy note3(about a month ago), but today when I turned it on the phone instantly installs a new update without my permission and takes away my root. This would be fine, but now my phone says "custom" when booting up and it is not rooted anymore. How would I be able to take away the "custom" boot image? I am seriously considering selling att GN3 at this point(tired with ATT bs and lack of any info on updates) and opting for a nexus 5. My only problem is that people will be turned off by my previous evidence of rooting my device because it says "custom". I essentially would like to return my phone to all stock settings.

nigerson said:
Ok so I rooted my galaxy note3(about a month ago), but today when I turned it on the phone instantly installs a new update without my permission and takes away my root. This would be fine, but now my phone says "custom" when booting up and it is not rooted anymore. How would I be able to take away the "custom" boot image? I am seriously considering selling att GN3 at this point(tired with ATT bs and lack of any info on updates) and opting for a nexus 5. My only problem is that people will be turned off by my previous evidence of rooting my device because it says "custom". I essentially would like to return my phone to all stock settings.
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Try simply rebooting. That worked for me after unrooting via odin one click on mi9. The first boot showed custom wich confused me but after just a reboot it went away. I think it softbooted after odin and didnt run through the whole process.
If not then the only option currently to remove custom is to re root using kingo then use xposed to fake custom system status. The latter would be shady however if you plan to sell the device.

powdered_donuts said:
Try simply rebooting. That worked for me after unrooting via odin one click on mi9. The first boot showed custom wich confused me but after just a reboot it went away. I think it softbooted after odin and didnt run through the whole process.
If not then the only option currently to remove custom is to re root using kingo then use xposed to fake custom system status. The latter would be shady however if you plan to sell the device.
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Sorry to bother you, but I am not too familiar with how to do this. Would you be able to show me some sort of step-by-step guide which I would be able to use? Also how do I check if I'm on mi9 and not something else(because I currently have the most updated firmware on my phone)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401QUOTE=nigerson;47504941]Sorry to bother you, but I am not too familiar with how to do this. Would you be able to show me some sort of step-by-step guide which I would be able to use? Also how do I check if I'm on mi9 and not something else(because I currently have the most updated firmware on my phone)[/QUOTE]
The most updated is mj5 if you took the ota update that hit recently. You can check by going to settings then about phone then look at the last 3 digits of the baseband.
To install xposed go to the link at the top it pasted there on my tablet for some reason. Instructions are there for installation.
download the xposed installer apk. You must be rooted. Use kingoapp for that if necessary. Open xposed installer and go to framework. Install the most recent framework. Then go to download. Download cosmetic device status normal modification. Use that to remove the custom padlock. Reboot. Hit thanx

powdered_donuts said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401QUOTE=nigerson;47504941]Sorry to bother you, but I am not too familiar with how to do this. Would you be able to show me some sort of step-by-step guide which I would be able to use? Also how do I check if I'm on mi9 and not something else(because I currently have the most updated firmware on my phone)
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The most updated is mj5 if you took the ota update that hit recently. You can check by going to settings then about phone then look at the last 3 digits of the baseband.
To install xposed go to the link at the top it pasted there on my tablet for some reason. Instructions are there for installation.
download the xposed installer apk. You must be rooted. Use kingoapp for that if necessary. Open xposed installer and go to framework. Install the most recent framework. Then go to download. Download cosmetic device status normal modification. Use that to remove the custom padlock. Reboot. Hit thanx [/QUOTE]
So, I am on mj5 right now since I got the OTA update and I am no longer rooted because of this. How can I flash to stock or reroot and install xposed? Or am I ****ed?
*EDIT USED KINGO INSTALLED FRAMEWORK ALL IS GOOD IN THE HOOD *

[Q] Easy way to remove Safestrap and root ?

I rooted my phone a while back (Note 3) and have Safestrap on it. I checked with root verify and it says it is rooted.
I want to be able to do OTA updates as I don't really want to be rooted any longer or have safestrap on my phone.
Is there a EASY way to remove both/all of it so I no longer get the safestrap screen when it comes on that has the unlocked symbol at the bottom of it. And no longer have a rooted phone ?
Easy way, preferred as I stated before..

Saw this and giving it a try ! ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/help/4-4-4-ota-failed-27-t2949069

Well used Super Su, it says I am no longer rooted. But safestrap still shows on start up
And after I did that I checked for a update. It shows v4.2.2 and no available updates ? WTH.... It showed a update before...

Idk either I unrooted and uninstalled safestrap and factory reset my update trys 2times both times says updated failed

is safestrap realy there. i had the same problem and installed traingle away and it removed the safestrap screen.

To Un-root your phone
You'll need to use Odin. After using Odin it will still say custom after the first boot, just re-boot and you'll be good.

I used Super SU, and unrooted. Did check and it says I am not rooted.
But I think the reason it is failing to install 4.4.4 OTA update, is that the safestrap is interfering with the installation..
So if I want to get safestrap completely off of my phone how do I do that > I have been searching the forum, and still searching,,,

Trying to find Stock Recovery Files for the SM-N900A 4.v if possible.
Then I can install via odin ?

Thanks..
Is back to full stock,but I can't update for 14 more hours.
Wish there was a way to push the update..

Spidious said:
Thanks..
Is back to full stock,but I can't update for 14 more hours.
Wish there was a way to push the update..
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Turn your network time off and switch it to the next day and it shoukd allow you to update again
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Spidious said:
I rooted my phone a while back (Note 3) and have Safestrap on it. I checked with root verify and it says it is rooted.
I want to be able to do OTA updates as I don't really want to be rooted any longer or have safestrap on my phone.
Is there a EASY way to remove both/all of it so I no longer get the safestrap screen when it comes on that has the unlocked symbol at the bottom of it. And no longer have a rooted phone ?
Easy way, preferred as I stated before..
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Lol you might as well not be on xda if you going to go stock with no root. 4.4.4 OTA official is like a death sentence right now. And you will be hitting your forhead wishing you didnt do that later.
But to answer your question, just uninstall safestrap from the app, and use supersu for full unroot. Or just Odin back with NC2 tar files from the threads. Odin back to NC2 should be no problems with the OTA
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Well when I had my other Samsung phone I use to install updates all the time, different roms or what ever.
But now I just want to be stock, and knew all the people on this forum do it a lot. So this is where I asked for help...
It is on 4.4.2 and says now that no update is available ? I have already tried the date change trick ! Strange I can't get a update now...Wonder why ?

Now it says I can check again in 735 hours ?

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Now it says I can check again in 735 hours ?
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That is kinda weird in SuperSU did you disable OTA updates?!? But y you want stock 4.4.4 rom, as AT&T note 3 users there may not b a root or boot rom walk around for long time maybe even tell lollipop 5.0 or maybe never cause note 3 has been dead silence since 4.4.4 released almost like people stop using this device an goin to the note 4... Hopefully there will b a note 3 bootloader exploit for AT&T an verizon but idk again looks like main force is note 4

Well not sure how to fix it.
I have unrooted, removed safestrap.
Checked with root app and it says it is not rooted.
But it still won't update.
Took to AT&T tech center after on-line help from them didn't help. He was not able to update it. So I went to Bestbuys Samsung tech section. They hooked it up to their Smart update software, and it would not allow to be updated either. They said it was either rooted or had a foreign version of software on it. Or one of the software apps I had installed was messing it up.
So I again did a hard reset all the way back to stock ? And after setting up as a new phone I did a check for update 4.4.2 was on it and it said no update available......
SO WHAT IS GOING ON ? Is there a 4.4.4v that I can install with the odin, so that hopefully I can get over this bump..,, ?

4.4.4 OTA update for ATT pushing out, larger mysterious update didn't install (5?)

I unexpectedly got a nice surprise this morning with a hefty 400mb update via ATT Update Server OTA. It was 4.4.4, not 5 as hoped but at least it's something.
4.4.4
Baseband: G900AUCU2A01
Kernal: 3.4.0-3116194
Build: KTu84P.G900AUCU2AOA1
The strange thing is after the update, I got an notice that it updated successfully, it said a software update was available again. Downloaded it, and it was almost 500MB but then said there wasn't room to install it. I cleared a bunch of photos and file and then the cache and when I went back, continue update was grayed out. I'm thinking I managed to delete it when I cleared the cache. Wonder if that was Lollipop. Did the date trick and checked update again and said up to date. So who knows, but there was nothing in the FOTA folder.
I called ATT and they were not even aware that it 4.4.4 was being pushed out OTA yet. Said that only 4.4.2 was the most recent, and of course knew nothing about when 5 would be out.

Not worried about it til I can have root on it.

Mine said software is up to date and i'm on 4.4.2. Can someone grab and post update file please so i can sideload by ADB..

I am on 4.4.2
when i checked update it showed getting update, but i was on Data so cancelled it.
Will try in Wifi at home and see how this goes...
Here is the update from ATT website about this update...
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB424848&cv=820&_requestid=1642069

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/02/04/att-galaxy-s5-receives-software-update-thats-not-lollipop/

Nothing on my s5 active

I had to manually adavnce the date twice to get it
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djdoubt03 said:
Not worried about it til I can have root on it.
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The kernel swap root method continues to work in OA1 4.4.4 although the lag after flashing the ND3 kernel is extreme. Fortunately Safestrap also continues to work.
Here is the new [How-To] Root OA1 4.4.4 thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120

muniz_ri said:
The kernel swap root method continues to work in OA1 4.4.4 although the lag after flashing the ND3 kernel is extreme. Fortunately Safestrap also continues to work.
Here is the new [How-To] Root OA1 4.4.4 thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120
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If I used this method last update, will ota fail? I mean do i have to flash back to get this ota?

My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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cybershawngates said:
My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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I manually change date already 4 times and still get "software is up to date" i need .cfg file of last update.
EDIT: Never mind i got it..

cybershawngates said:
My update wont install. Says install interupted. I think its because i had rooted this phone and even after unroot it shows custom on boot.
Do i need to odin wipe and if so what to use? Im on ng3 4.4.2....cant find the odin stock
Not looking to root
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455

Really buggy update and a visual POS!
- The Gallery app has text overflowing if the album has long characters.
- The Emergency Icon was poorly implemented you can see theres an ugly bar next to it and the AT&T logo if you have a passcode.
- When you press the recently opened apps icon the background turns a solid blue instead of showing your background makes it look like Windows 95 or something.
- App drawer lags every time you scroll a page.

So i had to Odin back to 4.4.2 nc build and then Ota to ng then 2nd Ota to this 4.4.4. Whew
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morphfxf said:
Really buggy update and a visual POS!
- The Gallery app has text overflowing if the album has long characters.
- The Emergency Icon was poorly implemented you can see theres an ugly bar next to it and the AT&T logo if you have a passcode.
- When you press the recently opened apps icon the background turns a solid blue instead of showing your background makes it look like Windows 95 or something.
- App drawer lags every time you scroll a page.
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I agree with you on the recently opened apps but everything else seems to be working fine for me. Maybe your phone didn't update correctly. Mine actually seems less buggy and quicker. Try a factory reset.

cybershawngates said:
So i had to Odin back to 4.4.2 nc build and then Ota to ng then 2nd Ota to this 4.4.4. Whew
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I was rooted on NG originally, but the OTA failed to installed. I Odin flashed to nc build (my phone shipped with NG) so I could install the OTA, but it failed. I redownloaded and tried 3 times. I even tried sideloading the NG update on SD card, but it fails every time too.
Did you have to do anything special to get NG to install? I can't for the life of me get it to work. Or were you originally on NC and in which case I'm screwed?

jkchr1s said:
I was rooted on NG originally, but the OTA failed to installed. I Odin flashed to nc build (my phone shipped with NG) so I could install the OTA, but it failed. I redownloaded and tried 3 times. I even tried sideloading the NG update on SD card, but it fails every time too.
Did you have to do anything special to get NG to install? I can't for the life of me get it to work. Or were you originally on NC and in which case I'm screwed?
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nope i was on NG - it was rooted like you but unrooting still left the custom logo at boot time. So I downloaded to stock NC - you must not flash the bootloader (BL) file in the 4 files in this rar at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455 - use the google drive download. You can't downgrade the bootloader. But as long as you don't flash the BL file in odin, flash the other 3 (AP, etc) and u should be good. (if you do flash the BL, no harm, odin will fail, pull battery and restart download mode remove BL from odin).
from there let NC load up and then OTA x 2 (advance date if needed) to the 4.4.4 build.

cybershawngates said:
nope i was on NG - it was rooted like you but unrooting still left the custom logo at boot time. So I downloaded to stock NC - you must not flash the bootloader (BL) file in the 4 files in this rar at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455 - use the google drive download. You can't downgrade the bootloader. But as long as you don't flash the BL file in odin, flash the other 3 (AP, etc) and u should be good. (if you do flash the BL, no harm, odin will fail, pull battery and restart download mode remove BL from odin).
from there let NC load up and then OTA x 2 (advance date if needed) to the 4.4.4 build.
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Hmm... that's exactly what I did, but the OTA update failed. I tried several times... wiped between installs, and it stopped at 32% or whatever it is.
I just tried installing these in odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/g900ang3stockmodem-tar-md5-t2868904
now I'm trying the OTA again... crossing my fingers!
Edit: woohoo! It's installing the OTA update after I installed the ANG3 stock modem and recovery!!! Thanks for your help!

Great! Anyone notice brightness automatic controls seem a little dimmer? Seems snappier but I just clean installed
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Looks like SS doesn't work anymore?

[Q] Stop OTA installation of G900A OC4 from AT&T

I currently have a rooted stock 4.4.4 on my S5 (G900A) along with xposed framework. Two days ago, AT&T downloaded the Lollipop OC4 rom and since then it has been prompting me to let it install the downloaded update. I have been telling it not to since from what I gathered I will be losing root and there is currently no way to root the OTA OC4 for G900A.
Problem: Today, the OTA update popped up again and said it will automatically install the update in 30 seconds whether or not if I want it, which prompted me to turn the phone off. Turning the phone back on results in the same results in the same autoupdate in 30 seconds prompt in less than a minute after the boot up. How can I stop the OTA from pushing itself through at this point so I can stay on the 4.4.4 with root. Note that the phone is still on warranty and the Knox is not tripped and I don't want to trip it either.
I have reversed the Xposed overwrite for the status so now the phone is no longer showing official but custom instead both during the power up and in the device menu. I have also rebooted into recovery and cleared cache. Neither one of them prevented the OTA from telling me that it will auto update in 30 seconds at the following reboot.
Can someone help me stop this OTA so I can keep my current 4.4.4 with root?
Thanks

YasharF said:
I currently have a rooted stock 4.4.4 on my S5 (G900A) along with xposed framework. Two days ago, AT&T downloaded the Lollipop OC4 rom and since then it has been prompting me to let it install the downloaded update. I have been telling it not to since from what I gathered I will be losing root and there is currently no way to root the OTA OC4 for G900A.
Problem: Today, the OTA update popped up again and said it will automatically install the update in 30 seconds whether or not if I want it, which prompted me to turn the phone off. Turning the phone back on results in the same results in the same autoupdate in 30 seconds prompt in less than a minute after the boot up. How can I stop the OTA from pushing itself through at this point so I can stay on the 4.4.4 with root. Note that the phone is still on warranty and the Knox is not tripped and I don't want to trip it either.
I have reversed the Xposed overwrite for the status so now the phone is no longer showing official but custom instead both during the power up and in the device menu. I have also rebooted into recovery and cleared cache. Neither one of them prevented the OTA from telling me that it will auto update in 30 seconds at the following reboot.
Can someone help me stop this OTA so I can keep my current 4.4.4 with root?
Thanks
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Just freeze the software update thing with TiBu
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If your rooted I'm pretty sure the ota will fail anyways...then do like @Rakuu said and freeze the Att software update app so it doesn't bug you about the update.

Rakuu said:
Just freeze the software update thing with TiBu
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What is the name of the software update thing? Exact name? Assuming that it may not fail and may push through I only get a 30 sec window to do it and reboot.

nutt_case said:
If your rooted I'm pretty sure the ota will fail anyways...then do like @Rakuu said and freeze the Att software update app so it doesn't bug you about the update.
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I don't want to risk finding out the hard way that it pushed through. What exactly is the name of the item that I need to freeze?

YasharF said:
I don't want to risk finding out the hard way that it pushed through. What exactly is the name of the item that I need to freeze?
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Therws no finding out the hard way, it will fail. Its called att software update or something, the icon is a white and red arrow pointing opposite directions, i'd check for you but im on a tmobile rom so i dont have it. Just turn on airplane mode and it should prevent it from downloading.
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Rakuu said:
Therws no finding out the hard way, it will fail. Its called att software update or something, the icon is a white and red arrow pointing opposite directions, i'd check for you but im on a tmobile rom so i dont have it. Just turn on airplane mode and it should prevent it from downloading.
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You missed my question. The update has already downloaded and gone through 2 days of grace period. Now it is giving 30 sec to force install itself, not to force download. I know the download fails if the device is in custom state instead of official state, and I am at a point beyond your experience.

Can someone with AT&T Rom please help me identify what exactly the item that I need to freeze is called? Thanks.

YasharF said:
Can someone with AT&T Rom please help me identify what exactly the item that I need to freeze is called? Thanks.
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Att software update
@Rakuu is correct though, if your status is custom update will fail.

nutt_case said:
Att software update
@Rakuu is correct though, if your status is custom update will fail.
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Sweet! Thank you I just did a quick reboot and with Titanium Backup Pro froze it, and did a reboot. Although the force update gave me the 30 sec warning while I was trying to navigate Titanium Backup, I did not get a notification after freezing it and rebooting. Now, I got to play the waiting game and hope that one of the devs can figure out how to root OC4 / stock Lollipop on S5 G900A.

YasharF said:
Sweet! Thank you I just did a quick reboot and with Titanium Backup Pro froze it, and did a reboot. Although the force update gave me the 30 sec warning while I was trying to navigate Titanium Backup, I did not get a notification after freezing it and rebooting. Now, I got to play the waiting game and hope that one of the devs can figure out how to root OC4 / stock Lollipop on S5 G900A.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
If your looking to get on rooted 5.0 then you can follow the above thread...it will also not update the bootloader so you can still downgrade if needed.

The update will not install if you're rooted, but the process is just annoying as ever. If you've frozen the updater apk with Titanium BackUp then you'll be fine. I froze that back in October of 2014 and haven't been bothered since. Every so often a security notice flashes in the statusbar but nothing else.

Attempted UnRooting and seems SoftBricked

I recently pulled my old Note 3 out of the drawer to do some misc tweaks, and think i screwed it all up...LMFAO!!!
Quick specs of phone...
Samsung Galaxy Note III (AT&T SM-N900A) 64gb (yes, i said 64gb and not 32gb)...but NOT why I am posting, so please don't even comment about it.
Steps that led to where I am...
First off I will say the device was originally rooted 4.3 back in 2013, and never updated since. Today I decided I wanted to update the phone to the last OS that worked perfect for a root, no i didn't just update it. I followed SuperSU's & TWRP instructions on first bringing the phone back to stock, didn't work and left me in recovery mode. Again, doubtful but may have been caused by me. So I was left with a wipe/restore because every time I attempted recovery via OneClickBin it would fail. After wipe/restore I was able to reinstall SuperSU and device was still rooted, obviously. So I attempted to completely remove root through SuperSU and it just kept getting stuck on spinning wheel. So then I attempted to reinstall TWRP and now I am stuck at the screen shown below in screen shots. Thanks in advance for any and all assistance, regarding this matter.
-Semper Fi

Oh yeah...and I'm a total and permanent disabled Veteran who doesn't have the ability to "go to AT&T store". So lets please try to fix this without going anywhere. Thanks again in advance.

Wrong forum you want the. A&TT note 3 forum .
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If the phone doesn't have a locked bootloader, you can try flashing back to stock with Odin and then run ota updates until the phone is running the latest stock ROM.

AT&T variant have a locked bootloader. You can't use TWRP or any other custom recovery.
Please follow this guide to fix your softbrick, root and update.

zlazaar said:
AT&T variant have a locked bootloader. You can't use TWRP or any other custom recovery.
Please follow this guide to fix your softbrick, root and update.
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This was EXACTLY what I needed and worked flawless!! And I am so sorry for not responding sooner, as I have been in the hospital again.

DONE!! Thank You to those that helped!!