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[Q] How to gain root access and possibly some sort of method to unlocking 4.3

Hey guys, so I need help in gaining root access on my phone.
I followed this guys guide to getting to rooting ( under 10 posts, but yeah I followed a youtuber by the name of Qbking77 ), and it was good!,,, Until I used 2 root checkers and they said I don't actually have root access!
Right now I have twrp installed, an unlocked bootloader, and a phone sim locked to sprint and my main goal is to unlock it for a canadian carrier and root it to run custom roms.
I'm even willing to fork out some coffee money if someone can help me out here!
Feel free to ask me questions if you need to know more about my phone, and thanks in advance guys !

Did you flash SuperSU/superuser?

bigdaddy619 said:
Did you flash SuperSU/superuser?
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Yeah, I did everything as posted in the video that I used, and he flashed it with twrp (sorry if I get the terminology wrong lol)

You may just need to go into the SuperSU/superuser app and update the binaries

bigdaddy619 said:
You may just need to go into the SuperSU/superuser app and update the binaries
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How would I go about doing that (sorry lol I'm actually really new to using androids)

happyfuntimes7 said:
How would I go about doing that (sorry lol I'm actually really new to using androids)
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Open your app drawer and find the supersu/superuser app and select it to open the app
It will tell you if the binaries need to be updated

bigdaddy619 said:
Open your app drawer and find the supersu/superuser app and select it to open the app
It will tell you if the binaries need to be updated
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Ok so this is what my su looks like,abd when I click that info box nothing happens...so does that mean it's good in terms of the binaries?

happyfuntimes7 said:
Ok so this is what my su looks like,abd when I click that info box nothing happens...so does that mean it's good in terms of the binaries?
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The pic is not showing so I can't really tell

bigdaddy619 said:
The pic is not showing so I can't really tell
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better!

happyfuntimes7 said:
better!
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Nope still broken try a dropbox link maybe or an image hosting site

bigdaddy619 said:
Nope still broken try a dropbox link maybe or an image hosting site
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/smjijhqhp8rv1mh/Screenshot_2013-12-07-19-52-48.png
Maybe this link will work

Hmmm I use SuperSU so not really sure about superuser.
I would try SuperSU you can find it here
http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip
Copy it to your phone and flash in recovery

bigdaddy619 said:
Hmmm I use SuperSU so not really sure about superuser.
I would try SuperSU you can find it here
http://download.chainfire.eu/370/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.80.zip
Copy it to your phone and flash in recovery
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omg it worked!!! Thanks btw! Just curious, can you help me sim unlock it also ????

happyfuntimes7 said:
omg it worked!!! Thanks btw! Just curious, can you help me sim unlock it also ????
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There is an app in the themes section but I don't think it's working on 4.3 as of yet.
There is a thread in Q&A I believe has a solution for 4.3 users
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491840

bigdaddy619 said:
There is an app in the themes section but I don't think it's working on 4.3 as of yet.
There is a thread in Q&A I believe has a solution for 4.3 users
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okay, I'll take a look at it tonight, thanks soo much btw!!

happyfuntimes7 said:
okay, I'll take a look at it tonight, thanks soo much btw!!
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Just edited my post with the link

bigdaddy619 said:
There is an app in the themes section but I don't think it's working on 4.3 as of yet.
There is a thread in Q&A I believe has a solution for 4.3 users
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491840
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okay, just one last thing cause I just opened the thread, what does it mean to not flash a rom "wet" aha?

happyfuntimes7 said:
okay, just one last thing cause I just opened the thread, what does it mean to not flash a rom "wet" aha?
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lol never heard that before

Make full rom when i receive ota

Soon will receive a Lollipop, i have moto maxx and root, its possible make full backup to share a rom here in xda?

matheus_sc said:
Soon will receive a Lollipop, i have moto maxx and root, its possible make full backup to share a rom here in xda?
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you need developers interested in developement of roms for your device.

the_rooter said:
you need developers interested in developement of roms for your device.
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My english is bad, but i only want share my rom after receive ota of Lollipop, this is possible?

matheus_sc said:
My english is bad, but i only want share my rom after receive ota of Lollipop, this is possible?
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Still not sure what you mean? So you want to share your stock rom after u take the ota of lollipop or are u making a stock rom of the ota lollipop?

the_rooter said:
Still not sure what you mean? So you want to share your stock rom after u take the ota of lollipop or are u making a stock rom of the ota lollipop?
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Share my stock rom

matheus_sc said:
Share my stock rom
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If believe that as long as u did a backup on twrp u will be able to. I have used twrp back ups for my m8 that my friends gave me. So i dont see why it wont work. You should be ok. @adrynalyne or @zathus what do you guys think?

I dont think twrp will work for non roor users and probably i will lose root after update too

the_rooter said:
If believe that as long as u did a backup on twrp u will be able to. I have used twrp back ups for my m8 that my friends gave me. So i dont see why it wont work. You should be ok. @adrynalyne or @zathus what do you guys think?
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I've made roms from nandroids in the past. So its possible, though I'd feel more comfortable extracting the image from Motorola.

matheus_sc said:
I dont think twrp will work for non roor users and probably i will lose root after update too
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you will have the bootloader unlocked so once u take the update flash twrp again and then flash supersu file from chainfire within twrp and u have root back.
Edit: If i am wrong please someone correct me but this is what it seems can be done.

the_rooter said:
you will have the bootloader unlocked so once u take the update flash twrp again and then flash supersu file from chainfire within twrp and u have root back.
Edit: If i am wrong please someone correct me but this is what it seems can be done.
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Have people started receiving Lollipop OTA Soak eh?

Gundabolu SC said:
Have people started receiving Lollipop OTA Soak eh?
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no he was asking about sharing his stock rom after getting the OTA

the_rooter said:
no he was asking about sharing his stock rom after getting the OTA
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He was so keen that he was gonna get lollipop soon so was wondering!
If you are rooted its fairly easy to pull the images... You dont need twrp for that as well... But it will only work on Unlocked Bootloaders...

Gundabolu SC said:
He was so keen that he was gonna get lollipop soon so was wondering!
If you are rooted its fairly easy to pull the images... You done need twrp for that as well... But it will only work on Unlocked Bootloaders...
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My is unlocked already

matheus_sc said:
My is unlocked already
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then gaining root wont be a problem if u take the update.

Gundabolu SC said:
Have people started receiving Lollipop OTA Soak eh?
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I received an invite by e-mail, to participate. Maybe OTA soak will coming after a couple of days.
Enviado do meu Moto Maxx usando a força da mente

[DUMP] VS980 Lolipop 39a System Dump

Here's the VS980 Lolipop 39a System Dump.
This was achieved by doing adb pull /system system. Root has not been possible on this yet.
Download:
https://mega.co.nz/#!hNMhWRqQ!6BjJPP6sHGVzzm6qamsSsROIXed1EhDGsW96G-DCIak

MicroMod777 said:
Here's the VS980 Lolipop 39a System Dump.
This was achieved by doing adb pull /system system. Root has not been possible on this yet.
Download:
https://mega.co.nz/#!hNMhWRqQ!6BjJPP6sHGVzzm6qamsSsROIXed1EhDGsW96G-DCIak
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Is this flashable or is it just system partition?

winlin.droidrzr said:
Is this flashable or is it just system partition?
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Its the dump. Not flashible.

MicroMod777 said:
Here's the VS980 Lolipop 39a System Dump.
This was achieved by doing adb pull /system system. Root has not been possible on this yet.
Download:
https://mega.co.nz/#!hNMhWRqQ!6BjJPP6sHGVzzm6qamsSsROIXed1EhDGsW96G-DCIak
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Is it possible to inject SU into the rom and make it flashable?

This is for developers, not for users to flash.

heleos said:
This is for developers, not for users to flash.
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I understand completely the nature of this thread but asking a legit question on the difficulty about injecting SU and making this into a flashable rom.

player911 said:
Is it possible to inject SU into the rom and make it flashable?
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We still need boot.img and a few other things to make it bootable.

player911 said:
I understand completely the nature of this thread but asking a legit question on the difficulty about injecting SU and making this into a flashable rom.
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People are trying but not yet successful. Thus, if yuou go 39A you'll be bone stock without root or recovery

MicroMod777 said:
We still need boot.img and a few other things to make it bootable.
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Perfect, MM!
Exactly what I was looking for.

That is good news.
Any chance to get a *.kdz now?

tictico said:
That is good news.
Any chance to get a *.kdz now?
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Of course there's a chance, but will we get it...who knows.
If we had the .kdz, then we most likely would not be speaking of not having root.

bouchigo said:
Of course there's a chance, but will we get it...who knows.
If we had the .kdz, then we most likely we would not be speaking of not having root.
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Does the .kdz file somehow let us get root easily? How have we gotten .kdz files in the past?

markml0528 said:
Does the .kdz file somehow let us get root easily? How have we gotten .kdz files in the past?
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Wait for the ota.

Lawlrus said:
Wait for the ota.
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Lol you are mean. Kdz files are pulled directly from lg when available.they contain the entire room as opposed to the contents of the ota we have available. Right now we don't have pulls off all the information we need to make a bootable rom due to the lack of root.

koftheworld said:
Lol you are mean. Kdz files are pulled directly from lg when available.they contain the entire room as opposed to the contents of the ota we have available. Right now we don't have pulls off all the information we need to make a bootable rom due to the lack of root.
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But sometimes KDZ files are hosted on the official LG website. Right?

koftheworld said:
Lol you are mean. Kdz files are pulled directly from lg when available.they contain the entire room as opposed to the contents of the ota we have available. Right now we don't have pulls off all the information we need to make a bootable rom due to the lack of root.
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Yeah but my response alluding to the fact that the kdz won't be available until the ota's are out and about.
Less I'm wrong about it, but I didn't think the kdz would be available until around the time the update starts going out.

Lawlrus said:
Yeah but my response alluding to the fact that the kdz won't be available until the ota's are out and about.
Less I'm wrong about it, but I didn't think the kdz would be available until around the time the update starts going out.
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Does that mean the update we are commenting on now is not a roll out by Verizon?
Because a few minutes ago I reverted back to STOCK and tried updating but I got nothing.

tictico said:
Does that mean the update we are commenting on now is not a roll out by Verizon?
Because a few minutes ago I reverted back to STOCK and tried updating but I got nothing.
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No it is an ota pulled directly from Verizon servers but not rolled out. You have to update manually.
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Yeah but my response alluding to the fact that the kdz won't be available until the ota's are out and about.
Less I'm wrong about it, but I didn't think the kdz would be available until around the time the update starts going out.
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Very true.I haven't seen a kdz yet and wasn't expecting one until around release time.

tictico said:
Does that mean the update we are commenting on now is not a roll out by Verizon?
Because a few minutes ago I reverted back to STOCK and tried updating but I got nothing.
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The ota isn't out yet. The update was given to vzw and now it's on them to roll it out.
This file was forced from the lg website. It was "grabbed" has been officially teased yet.

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No it is an ota pulled directly from Verizon servers but not rolled out. You have to update manually.
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Very true.I haven't seen a kdz yet and wasn't expecting one until around release time.
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Lawlrus said:
The ota isn't out yet. The update was given to vzw and now it's on them to roll it out.
This file was forced from the lg website. It was "grabbed" has been officially teased yet.
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Now I get it. Thanks for the information. :good: :good:

[Q] Update to LP no AT&T sim

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.

dirtydodge said:
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" ?

patt2k said:
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.

dirtydodge said:
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.

patt2k said:
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.

dirtydodge said:
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.

patt2k said:
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.

Need help to downgrade my note 8 to a previous update (N950USQU7DTA3)

So, couple months ago AT&T released an update (in January 2020) which I saw a significantly improved battery life by 25% I was planing to disable my updates for future updates because I really liked it! However, 2 weeks later one day i wake up and my phone forced a new update and the battery life got back to the same even worse that what it used to be before that first update! Now, I am looking to downgrade my update to (N950USQU7DTA3) to be specific. I cant seem to find the file. Is there a source to find it? Also, Its been years since I've done this. Is there a way you guys recommend doing it without causing any issues?
Thanks!

At&t does not post firmware. Just flash any US firmware it's all the same. It will provision to your At&t sim
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Please don't post questions in the development section. I have asked a moderator to move it to the correct Q&A section, please bare this in mind for any future posts.

Do you know how I can find and flash that specific one? N950USQU7DTA3? or to find which would be the most identical?

The search function is an amazing thing...But I will do it for ya...Sammobile or Frija[emoji16][emoji106]
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kamycrs said:
Do you know how I can find and flash that specific one? N950USQU7DTA3? or to find which would be the most identical?
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If your updated to bootloader 8 you cannot go back to 7

Bootloader is 5th number from the right - N950USQU7DTA3

butchieboy said:
At&t does not post firmware. Just flash any US firmware it's all the same. It will provision to your At&t sim
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nice sig

I have a question, i want to downgrade too but i'm on the latest bootloader.. what's if I flash an old Oreo with odin without BL ?

zyxw-androidiani said:
I have a question, i want to downgrade too but i'm on the latest bootloader.. what's if I flash an old Oreo with odin without BL ?
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you cannot downgrade.. period

elliwigy said:
you cannot downgrade.. period
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Okay.. and what if I install TWRP (i know it will tripp knox) can I after that downgrade ?

elliwigy said:
you cannot downgrade.. period
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I try to give credit to the ones doing the hard work[emoji106]
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MystaMagoo said:
If your updated to bootloader 8 you cannot go back to 7
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There is no bootloader 8 yet for U models
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zyxw-androidiani said:
Okay.. and what if I install TWRP (i know it will tripp knox) can I after that downgrade ?
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No one can answer?

elliwigy said:
you cannot downgrade.. period
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No one can answer?
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He told you once you cannot downgrade
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Okay, but I thinked that putting TWRP i will be able to downgrade that's why i asked for the second time.

zyxw-androidiani said:
Okay, but I thinked that putting TWRP i will be able to downgrade that's why i asked for the second time.
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Have at it
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jrkruse said:
Have at it
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? Some people...

MrMike2182 said:
Some people...
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What's ???* you're definitely not the best also please.

Well when Elliwigy and Jrkruse give information you can bet its spot on. And MrMike has been around for quite awhile. Just try to take the advice given and understand none of these guys will lead you down the wrong path. Good luck and hopefully you will find something that works out for you[emoji106]
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