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[Q] Cricket S5

Hello all,
I managed to grab a Cricket-branded Galaxy S5. I decided this was the best area to post and ask questions because I believe this phone is locked down the exact same as the AT&T one (and might even be 1:1 other than software and the logo on the back), plus the fact that AT&T owns Cricket.
Currently, I only have the device rooted using TowelRoot.
I want to install SafeStrap, but wasn't sure if it would go smoothly, and I don't have an image to use with ODIN if I mess things up.
Can anyone suggest how to best create a stock image, or provide links/info to a stock ROM for this phone on Cricket?
Model: Samsung SM-G900AZ
Android version: 4.4.2
Baseband: G900AZTUU1ANE7
Kernel: 3.4.0-1732610 [May 29]
Build: KOT49H.G900AZTUU1ANE7
I would like to back it up, install SafeStrap, and try out some custom ROMs (I know Bootloader is locked, so I'd be limited in that regards), or possibly install Xposed to tweak some device behavior.
Can someone please advise?
Thanks.

Install safestrap, the worst that can happen is it may say installed but when you try to reboot to recovery, it will just reboot like normal and its as if the installation didn't actually 'stick'.
That's what happened to me...
After uninstalling the safeatrap installer and re-installing the app, then re-running the app, it said that safestrap was successfully installed, and this time upon tapping 'reboot to SS recovery' it actually worked.
You definitely do not need all the trouble of making a backup right now.. Just install ss and then make a full backup as usual.
Ps we have the same phone

Recently bought a s5 cricket, and what I have rooted for odin using the method cf-root, now I want to change the recovery to philz and change the kernel by one a bit more efficient and thrifty, and read about the Ss but not sure which version should I use because I can not find any for my team, I would assert that this circulating ND3 or that could use?

This is my phone

Venomdroid said:
Recently bought a s5 cricket, and what I have rooted for odin using the method cf-root, now I want to change the recovery to philz and change the kernel by one a bit more efficient and thrifty, and read about the Ss but not sure which version should I use because I can not find any for my team, I would assert that this circulating ND3 or that could use?
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I hate to tell you that will be impossible..
Unless soneone can correct me, i am 99% sure our boooader is locked and will remain as such.
So, safeatrap is your only option for recovery/flashing, and in addition you will be limited to flashing tw-based Roms. Custom kernels are not an option unless /until the bootloader is unlocked.
Sorry to be the Bearer of bad news

Swimguy14 said:
I hate to tell you that will be impossible..
Unless soneone can correct me, i am 99% sure our boooader is locked and will remain as such.
So, safeatrap is your only option for recovery/flashing, and in addition you will be limited to flashing tw-based Roms. Custom kernels are not an option unless /until the bootloader is unlocked.
Sorry to be the Bearer of bad news
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I understand, however I wonder what version of SS I use to at least make a backup of my current rom and to test some custom rooms? the truth is that I feel bound hand and buy the tlf a good price and would like to customize much as my S3, but hey I'll have to resign myself to use it well and lighten the version that brings factory.

Edit : in case anyone wasn't sure here is the link to safestrap http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794087

Hi, I'm kind of new to this, but I have a Cricket S5, and have some quick questions regarding rooting.
1. Is there anyway to fully unroot the cricket phone after rooting it with towelroot? (unvoid the warranty)
2. Will the bootloader ever be unlocked, so that I can flash custom roms?
Thanks for any help!

13jeremywt said:
Hi, I'm kind of new to this, but I have a Cricket S5, and have some quick questions regarding rooting.
1. Is there anyway to fully unroot the cricket phone after rooting it with towelroot? (unvoid the warranty)
2. Will the bootloader ever be unlocked, so that I can flash custom roms?
Thanks for any help!
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1. Yes, theres an unroot option in SuperSU that ive suggested to be used or you can reflash with odin, there are guides in the general forum if you check there
2. Will it ever be unlocked? Most likely not. Can it be unlocked? Yes, but unless something pops up it would have to be by getting the decryption key.
Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk

The bootloader is unlocked. From the beginning, unlocked. No need to decrypt anything or get a key or any of that hassle.
Yes, you can fully unroot if you choose

Rakuu said:
1. Yes, theres an unroot option in SuperSU that ive suggested to be used or you can reflash with odin, there are guides in the general forum if you check there
2. Will it ever be unlocked? Most likely not. Can it be unlocked? Yes, but unless something pops up it would have to be by getting the decryption key.
Sent from my SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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Rakuu,
Im attempting to UNroot my sm-900az to stock and for some reason i cant find super user in order to retun to stock via that method, do you or anyone else know where to find the Stock ROM that i could use ODIN to go back with???

Mababel05 said:
Rakuu,
Im attempting to UNroot my sm-900az to stock and for some reason i cant find super user in order to retun to stock via that method, do you or anyone else know where to find the Stock ROM that i could use ODIN to go back with???
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There are multiple stock roms in the general section.
Sent from my twi5ted SM-G900A using Tapatalk

[Q] Can you help me get my Recovery Menu back and possibly Stock FW

Okay so to start I followed this Tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 all the way through and my phone was rooted and I was happy. One day I tried to install TWRP since this is what I used on my Galaxy s3 before this phone. It got stuck on on a boot loop. I eventually tried flashing every stock ROM which did not fix the problem because ODIN would fail when trying to flash. Eventually I tried flashing the "G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel" supplied in the tutorial. My phone magically booted up and all my APPS and stuff was the same as I left it and it was still rooted. I decided not to mess with it anymore. This happened about a month ago.
Today, my phone had a notification saying that there was an update and I tapped remind me later. Eventually, I installed Titanium Back up to force closed the AT&T Software Update app the phone came with. Then. it automatically updated and eventually got stuck into the boot loop again. No problem, I fixed this before. What I noticed from the first time was that I had a screen that said "Secure Fail: Recovery. System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help" Once I flashed the stock kernel from the tutorial I never checked to see if the recover menu was there.
So right now I have my phone working and its rooted. I installed the "Phone Info" app and it says Bootloader Version:G900AUCU2ANG3. Eventually, my phone will try to update itself again and it will fail causing it to boot loop. I am not sure on what to do. Is there a way for me to have my recovery menu back? I just want to have the option in the future to revert everything back to normal in case I sell it or feel like having the newest OS. Also it would be cool to have a recovery menu on my phone again.
I know this was long but I needed to solve this problem before it gets out of hand in the future. Also I am pretty sure others have followed the tutorial and might have had the idea to update the OS or something else and had a problem similar to mine.
Thank You Very Much.

xtremegamer13 said:
Okay so to start I followed this Tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120 all the way through and my phone was rooted and I was happy. One day I tried to install TWRP since this is what I used on my Galaxy s3 before this phone. It got stuck on on a boot loop. I eventually tried flashing every stock ROM which did not fix the problem because ODIN would fail when trying to flash. Eventually I tried flashing the "G900A_ND3_Stock_Kernel" supplied in the tutorial. My phone magically booted up and all my APPS and stuff was the same as I left it and it was still rooted. I decided not to mess with it anymore. This happened about a month ago.
Today, my phone had a notification saying that there was an update and I tapped remind me later. Eventually, I installed Titanium Back up to force closed the AT&T Software Update app the phone came with. Then. it automatically updated and eventually got stuck into the boot loop again. No problem, I fixed this before. What I noticed from the first time was that I had a screen that said "Secure Fail: Recovery. System software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest AT&T store for help" Once I flashed the stock kernel from the tutorial I never checked to see if the recover menu was there.
So right now I have my phone working and its rooted. I installed the "Phone Info" app and it says Bootloader Version:G900AUCU2ANG3. Eventually, my phone will try to update itself again and it will fail causing it to boot loop. I am not sure on what to do. Is there a way for me to have my recovery menu back? I just want to have the option in the future to revert everything back to normal in case I sell it or feel like having the newest OS. Also it would be cool to have a recovery menu on my phone again.
I know this was long but I needed to solve this problem before it gets out of hand in the future. Also I am pretty sure others have followed the tutorial and might have had the idea to update the OS or something else and had a problem similar to mine.
Thank You Very Much.
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So you're still rooted?
And if so using titanium backup just freeze the ATT update app I forget what it's called exactly but you'll know it when you see it and that'll stop your device from trying to automatically trying to update

OPOfreak said:
So you're still rooted?
And if so using titanium backup just freeze the ATT update app I forget what it's called exactly but you'll know it when you see it and that'll stop your device from trying to automatically trying to update
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Yeah I'm still rooted and I found out about the freeze app option but do you know about the problem where I don't even have a recovery menu?

xtremegamer13 said:
Yeah I'm still rooted and I found out about the freeze app option but do you know about the problem where I don't even have a recovery menu?
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You need to download the safe strap recovery menu. That is for rooted phones with locked bootloaders.

dirtydodge said:
You need to download the safe strap recovery menu. That is for rooted phones with locked bootloaders.
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Thank You very much I was able to install the Safe strap Recovery and am now backing it up. Hopefully my last question Is there a way to update in the future for example if I wanted to have the OTA firmwares from AT&T without root in case I were to sell the phone?
Thank you guys for the answers.

xtremegamer13 said:
Thank You very much I was able to install the Safe strap Recovery and am now backing it up. Hopefully my last question Is there a way to update in the future for example if I wanted to have the OTA firmwares from AT&T without root in case I were to sell the phone?
Thank you guys for the answers.
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Odin back to stock

OPOfreak said:
Odin back to stock
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I've tried this in the past when my phone was stuck in bootloop, But it always failed since I have a different baseband or boatloader. Would you know which stock ROM I have to use because I tried many and had no luck in the past?

xtremegamer13 said:
I've tried this in the past when my phone was stuck in bootloop, But it always failed since I have a different baseband or boatloader. Would you know which stock ROM I have to use because I tried many and had no luck in the past?
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Read here links are still working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776

OPOfreak said:
Read here links are still working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776
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Wait, the thread is for Galaxy s5 Active. Will the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar file work on my Galaxy s5 AT&T? Just making sure.

xtremegamer13 said:
Wait, the thread is for Galaxy s5 Active. Will the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar file work on my Galaxy s5 AT&T? Just making sure.
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No my bad
Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2862299

Can't unroot my s4

I need to return my s4 and I want to reset it to the system defaults and remove root access. My problem is that I think I messed up downloading TWRP recovery because ever since then I can't access recovery mode, it just goes to Odin mode/download mode. TWRP doesn't matter though, I don't need to recover anything in this phone I just want it to be reset. So I tried flashing stock rom through Odin but it takes a out 10 seconds then it says it's done and when my phone reboots absolutely nothing changed. I didn't download any custom roms so I would even be fine with just being able to take all my personal data off and factory reset it but I can't do that. Any help is appreciated!

mike_n_ike said:
I need to return my s4 and I want to reset it to the system defaults and remove root access. My problem is that I think I messed up downloading TWRP recovery because ever since then I can't access recovery mode, it just goes to Odin mode/download mode. TWRP doesn't matter though, I don't need to recover anything in this phone I just want it to be reset. So I tried flashing stock rom through Odin but it takes a out 10 seconds then it says it's done and when my phone reboots absolutely nothing changed. I didn't download any custom roms so I would even be fine with just being able to take all my personal data off and factory reset it but I can't do that. Any help is appreciated!
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Do you have the U.S./A.T.&T. model (SGH-i537) or the international model (SGH-i9295) and were you on kitkat or lollipop? And where did you get the stock file you were trying to flash through Odin?

I have the Verizon SCH-I545 (NK1) on 4.4.2. And I got it from the galaxy s4 root website link to customroms.net

mike_n_ike said:
I have the Verizon SCH-I545 (NK1) on 4.4.2. And I got it from the galaxy s4 root website link to customroms.net
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Oops you're in the wrong forum, this forum is for a different phone. The forum for that phone can be found here. Since I don't have that phone (neither do most people on this forum, I'm guessing) I have never used that forum. However, a brief glimpse indicates this thread might have the solution you are looking for. If not, this other thread looks pretty useful too.
In the future, please make sure you're posting in the forum for the correct device.
Edit: It also sounds like you might have downloaded the wrong file(s)

Oops! I'm new to posting on the xda forums I apologize. Thank you for your help though!

FRB wont let me boot!

First of all, I *cannot* lose my data. But for obvious privacy and security reasons I *don't* keep Google Sync enabled.
I have a rooted, but stock 5.1.1 T-Mobile Note4. Custom recovery (honestly don't recall if it's TWRP or CWM, I don't use it often). At one point I turned the phone off (actual *off*, not screen lock), but now when I try to turn it on, it refuses to allow it and says "Custom binary blocked by FRP". Same problem when I try to boot into recovery, too. I can only boot into download mode, but attempting to flash the stock 5.1.1 firmware or the stock recovery just simply fails. It just won't allow it.
If I boot into download mode, connect it to my computer via USB, and do "adb devices", no devices show up.
Need help!!!! I need my phone and my data!!!!

jfviwerbnv said:
First of all, I *cannot* lose my data. But for obvious privacy and security reasons I *don't* keep Google Sync enabled.
I have a rooted, but stock 5.1.1 T-Mobile Note4. Custom recovery (honestly don't recall if it's TWRP or CWM, I don't use it often). At one point I turned the phone off (actual *off*, not screen lock), but now when I try to turn it on, it refuses to allow it and says "Custom binary blocked by FRP". Same problem when I try to boot into recovery, too. I can only boot into download mode, but attempting to flash the stock 5.1.1 firmware or the stock recovery just simply fails. It just won't allow it.
If I boot into download mode, connect it to my computer via USB, and do "adb devices", no devices show up.
Need help!!!! I need my phone and my data!!!!
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It's a real pain in the butt.... I just went through this 10 minutes ago. The problem: "Custom binary blocked by FRP" - or, FRP lock.
The answer is: get the phone into download mode and use ODIN to flash the stock DOK2 tar image.
It works. Not elegant, but I don't think there is any way round this. No way to use ADB that I can figure, but ODIN will work.
Once you get back up and running, make sure to go into settings and enable developer options. When you get there, allow USB debugging and click on the "bootloader unlock" option. That will keep FRP from screwing you up again.
If you need a more detailed explanation, let me know- but that's the skeleton of the fix. Once you get running again you can set up the phone the way you want it.
Cheers! (argh)
Steven.RN
Get the Odin file here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087008345 (N910T3UVU1DOK2_N910T3TMB1DOK2_TMB.zip)
Unzip the file and it will end in ....tar.md5 Just knock off the .md5 so that it simply ends up as .... .tar, and use "AP" placeholder in Odin.
PS: way important.... the above TAR is for the N910T3 - if you have the N910T, There's a different ODIN file, easy to find.

steven.rn said:
The answer is: get the phone into download mode and use ODIN to flash the stock DOK2 tar image.
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PS: way important.... the above TAR is for the N910T3 - if you have the N910T, There's a different ODIN file, easy to find.
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That's what I did when I tried to flash the stock rom before, ODIN tried for a few seconds and then bailed out with a failure.
However, I had no idea there was such a thing as a N910T3, or that there were two T-Mobile models of Note4. The rom I tried to flash before was for N910T (the only T-Mobile Note4 I knew existed). Sure enough, I popped out my battery, looked at the specs, and my device is a N910T3. Downloading that rom now. Fingers crossed it will work this time.
That *might* also explain a mystery glitch I had been experiencing, but had resolved to just live with: About 10-20% of the time the device would load an image (in any app, system or third party, from gallery or downloaded by the app..didn't seem to matter), random parts of the image would be corrupted - usually obscured by green lines (note, this is NOT the camera issue other people have experiences, but the results look very similar). One of the first things I did when I got the phone was root it (one of the reasons I went to T-Mobile, b/c Verizon's Note4's apparently can't be rooted). But if the root I installed was for N910T and not my N910T3 then maybe that might explain those glitches...or so I hope.

jfviwerbnv said:
That's what I did when I tried to flash the stock rom before, ODIN tried for a few seconds and then bailed out with a failure.
However, I had no idea there was such a thing as a N910T3, or that there were two T-Mobile models of Note4. The rom I tried to flash before was for N910T (the only T-Mobile Note4 I knew existed). Sure enough, I popped out my battery, looked at the specs, and my device is a N910T3. Downloading that rom now. Fingers crossed it will work this time.
That *might* also explain a mystery glitch I had been experiencing, but had resolved to just live with: About 10-20% of the time the device would load an image (in any app, system or third party, from gallery or downloaded by the app..didn't seem to matter), random parts of the image would be corrupted - usually obscured by green lines (note, this is NOT the camera issue other people have experiences, but the results look very similar). One of the first things I did when I got the phone was root it (one of the reasons I went to T-Mobile, b/c Verizon's Note4's apparently can't be rooted). But if the root I installed was for N910T and not my N910T3 then maybe that might explain those glitches...or so I hope.
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Yup.... make sure you get the right flavor of ROM or stock files. I think some devs might have roms that work with either version. But that's the first thing to check, if it's compatible.
Once I reflashed my wifey's phone, I ODIN'ed in the stock twrp recovery TAR file, then got into the recovery and flashed supersu 2.64 in a zip. Rooted, working fine, done (YaY)
BTW, once you flash SU in recovery, when you go to reboot, TWRP will say "hey, do you wanna root with SU?" DONT DO IT- just let it go to boot up. It will be there.
Let me know how things turn out; I don't think you'll have any surprises. It took me about an hour and a half to make sure I had the right solution fer shurrrre, so I think I saved you some time.
You always this lucky? :highfive:
Cheers,
Steven.RN
PS on an odd note, I dumped all my Verizon phones (5 lines) because I couldn't root my Verizon Note 4. Got rid of the VZW Note 4 for a T-mobile Note 4. Looks like we both went the same way! Verizon lost years and years of my business over this

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Yup.... make sure you get the right flavor of ROM or stock files.
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Yep, that turned out to be the problem. Device is a N910T3, I had the stock 5.1.1 rom for the N910T, that's why flashing with ODIN was being blocked. Grabbed the stock 5.1.1 rom for the correct variant, N910T3, and ODIN and the phone were both happy. No factory reset or warranty repair necessary!
Thanks soooo much for the tip!
Unfortunately that image-loading glitch is still there even though I haven't re-rooted yet (now that I think about it, it's maybe more like 5%, and some images don't seem to be vulnerable. maybe it's like a weird bad build of libjpeg or something, I dunno) Well, that's a mystery for another time.
BTW, once you flash SU in recovery, when you go to reboot, TWRP will say "hey, do you wanna root with SU?" DONT DO IT- just let it go to boot up. It will be there.
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. (Don't remember offhand what exactly I did there before.)
You always this lucky? :highfive:
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Nah, I'm just one stubborn SOB, and once in a while it actually pays off
PS on an odd note, I dumped all my Verizon phones (5 lines) because I couldn't root my Verizon Note 4. Got rid of the VZW Note 4 for a T-mobile Note 4. Looks like we both went the same way! Verizon lost years and years of my business over this
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Yea. There were actually several reasons I jumped Verizon -> T-Mobile, but that was one of them. Little over two years ago when I got an S3, all the lockouts from Samsung/Google/Verizon were so heavy it wound up bricking within the first couple weeks (complications trying to downgrade an OTA update I didn't want - long story). Anyway, trying to get a proper working replacement took them several tries (one replacement was DOA, another wasn't even a Samsung at all, let alone the right model) and just trying to even communicate with them at all was like having a roundtable with a cage of chimps. (just one example, I couldn't convince them there really were different models of any phone, like the S3, between different carriers, dev versions etc. Nevermind that I'm a career programmer, I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about ) Plus Verizon's so much more expensive, and T-Mobile just strikes me as a vastly more level-headed pro-consumer company overall. And with the new Band 12 (the reason I got Note4 instead of Note3, oddly enough), their network's been every bit as good as Verizon's for me anywhere I've taken it.

Flashing DOK2 firmware via Odin will wipe internal memory.

ShrekOpher said:
Flashing DOK2 firmware via Odin will wipe internal memory.
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Doing that didn't wipe internal memory for me (Odin 3.10.6). It did unroot my phone and I'm sure it probably reset my recovery image back to stock (didn't actually try booting into recovery again yet), but all my data was still 100% intact. And not just the data on the "external" SD but also all user data on the internal storage. (It never wiped user data for me on my old S3 or Nexus S either, but maybe the wiping after flashing is just a newer thing?)
Maybe it only wipes internal memory if you're flashing a different version of android? I was simply flashing 5.1.1 overtop rooted 5.1.1.

Soft Bricked S6 Active Help !!!!!!!!!

Hello, I bought a Galaxy S6 Active used off of ebay that was already soft bricked. I could only get the phone into Download Mode and there was no Recovery of any sort.The phone was also of course stuck in a bootloop and would not display the normal charging icon when connected to a charger. I have flashed almost every type of firmware I can find and nothing has worked. I have no clue what version of android the phone is running but I would guess it is 6.0.1. I am a semi noob with the root process and XDA, so I have searched the forums for a custom Recovery because I figure this where I should start, seeing as I don't know how this phone was bricked or any specifics of the rooting methods that were applied. I successfully applied all the firmware for 5.11 and the phone still wont boot. I also tried Smart Switch and two different versions of Kies. I also have tried several autoroot methods that all failed. Also now when I plug the phone either into the computer or the charger it just goes directly to the bootloop and doesn't show a charging screen of any sort.Someone please help me. :crying::crying::crying:

Try 5 Files firmware :/

Zack Brown said:
Try 5 Files firmware :/
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I recently flashed all the firmware files successfully and the phone still wont boot it just resets, and it still hasnt booted at all yet nor do I have a recovery yet.

Sounds like a boot error. You need to change the boot process i suggest installing twrp and then a canoygen mod rom.
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Bcoates84 said:
Sounds like a boot error. You need to change the boot process i suggest installing twrp and then a canoygen mod rom.
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You cannot install TWRP on the S6 Active. There are no custom ROMs for the S6 Active.

Tuff luck .Sorry to hear.
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Are there any custom recoveries I can install because the phone is t bricked just not complete I believe.

I would beleive there would be recoveries. Have you tried Kies yet?
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I have tried kies unsucessfully several times

That is okay. My mistake i just re read your 1st post. Do you know the model of the phone? It will help flash the proper firmware. While you are looking for that install the drivers needed for the phone on your p.c .
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Bcoates84 said:
That is okay. My mistake i just re read your 1st post. Do you know the model of the phone? It will help flash the proper firmware. While you are looking for that install the drivers needed for the phone on your p.c .
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There is one model of S6 Active.
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jahdante said:
I have tried kies unsucessfully several times
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KIES is outdated. Please follow the instructions detailed in Step 2 on THIS post.

Yes use ODIN I will assume you will be going to the correct thread see you over there cheers byess.
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This was one of the first things I tried and it has not worked I need a recovery to flash.

There is no alternate recovery (CWM or TWRP) for this phone.And we wont get one as long as bootloader is locked. The only solution for you is to odin flash every g890a file you find, perform factory reset an then try to boot the phone. Factory reset is mandatory.
You can enter factory recovery to make factory reset. That is the hard part.When flashing is done, phone reboots it self and you cant enter recovery.You have to pres power button long enough to force restart (it wil restart,not power off),then as soon as screen goes black,you pres recovery combo (pwr+home+vol up) and hope you get to recovery.You have to be very quick.It may take a few trys to success.
If after factory reset the phone still wont boot, move to the next file to flash using odin.
Be careful not to flash any file that is not for this phone, because the file may flash, but after that your phone may be permanently bricked.
There is a high chance that you may never fix your phone.
Hope you get back to us with good news.

jalenleegamer said:
umm, you say you tried flashing firmware? make sure its for the right model (ex: SM-G920) and (im not sure how vital this is) for the right phone carrier (ex: metro or sprint). or it wont work.
If you want a custome recovery you can flash TWRP, but the same rules above apply.
and pray its not a hardware error otherwise no ammount of flashing will save you, and you'll have to get a refund or accept you just got scammed.
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- There's only one model of S6 Active
- There's only one carrier of S6 Active
- As stated before, there are no custom recoveries for S6 Active
- He purchased a broken device knowing it was a broken device. the seller is not liable in any way
Please read other threads and have some knowledge on the device at hand before submitting an answer. The amount of false information in this section of the forums is astounding.

To @jahdante, do not attempt to flash "every ODIN firmware you find". Your only, and most likely option is, as you have most certainly attempted, to use ODIN as detailed in this post. There has just been an updated ODIN binary (v12). Attempt to flash this VIA ODIN using the instructions detailed in the post linked previously. Please be sure you are using the latest version of ODIN (v3.12.3). If you do not have, or do not know if you have the latest version, you can find the download link to the latest version here, here, or in the first link.
If this fails, your best bet is to take the device to a Samsung Experience Center at the nearest Best Buy.

just use smart switch and its easy to recover your phone.

@mart3 I dont think anyone ever installed smart switch on this device because when I input the serial number smart switch always just closes. I would need the serial number of a phone that smart switch installed in order for this process to work. Also @FevenKitsune the newer Odin version did not help thank you for the suggestion though. I could use the serial number of a S6 Active with smartswitch installed strictly for the purposes of restoring the phone and nothing else if anyone could help please.