Security fixes for 5.0.1 rooted device - Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all. I am wondering if there is a fix out there for the stagefright vulnerabilities for an Active that is already rooted? In another thread, not even sure if it was in an XDA forum or I saw it elsewhere, there were patches for S5 and S6 devices.
Thanks

frogbite said:
Hi all. I am wondering if there is a fix out there for the stagefright vulnerabilities for an Active that is already rooted? In another thread, not even sure if it was in an XDA forum or I saw it elsewhere, there were patches for S5 and S6 devices.
Thanks
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Yeah run titanium backup, then update to OC7 while keeping root
Oops that's only if you have the i537. If you have the i9295 I can't help sorry

Thanks, I do have an i537. Finding and downloading OC7 with root, once I find it

frogbite said:
Thanks, I do have an i537. Finding and downloading OC7 with root, once I find it
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Found it! a-rooting I will go...
Thanks

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Deodex NH3

Flash this file through safestrap. Make sure you're on the stock rom. Basically the instructions are the same as the I537 conversion thread. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rd6yk9cclkm36ho/deodex_nh3.zip?dl=0
Sent from my I537 NH3 Rooted Deodexed w/ NH3 mods & I537 S5 Conversion.
dkeepitabuck said:
Flash this file through safestrap. Make sure you're on the stock rom. Basically the instructions are the same as the I537 conversion thread. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rd6yk9cclkm36ho/deodex_nh3.zip?dl=0
Sent from my I537 NH3 Rooted Deodexed w/ NH3 mods & I537 S5 Conversion.
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Works perfectly. Thanks for your work ?
No problem. Couldn't do it without xda providing the topics about deodexing roms.
Sent from my I537 NH3 Rooted Deodexed w/ NH3 mods & I537 S5 Conversion.
Is this just stock Deodex?
joe3681 said:
Is this just stock Deodex?
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Yup. For at&t flash in safestrap and obviously you must be rooted.
Awesome thank you so much. Couldn't have been easier
Do you think you're able to make a deodex file for the nk4? It's the latest I think
martin_carpio17 said:
Do you think you're able to make a deodex file for the nk4? It's the latest I think
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What phone do you have? If, as I'm assuming, you have a Samsung phone, but it's not the i537, this thread might be what you're looking for. I used it to deodex NE3 on this phone and it seems to work well for deodexing stock Samsung phones in general.
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
What phone do you have? If, as I'm assuming, you have a Samsung phone, but it's not the i537, this thread might be what you're looking for. I used it to deodex NE3 on this phone and it seems to work well for deodexing stock Samsung phones in general.
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Emmm, I'm posting in the i9295 thread because I have an i9295, of course.
Btw, the op should state clearly for what variant of active this thread is. Basically for the people new in this forum.
martin_carpio17 said:
Emmm, I'm posting in the i9295 thread because I have an i9295, of course.
Btw, the op should state clearly for what variant of active this thread is. Basically for the people new in this forum.
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This forum is for the Galaxy S4 Active. There are two variants, the one you have (i9295) which is the international version, and the i537, which is the U.S. (A.T.&T.) version. They are similar in hardware and yet many things are not compatible between phones.
You have a good point that maybe the op should specify which variant of the active this is for, but this is posted in the correct forum.
As far as I know this tool won't work for your phone but the one I linked to in my last post will.
thisisapoorusernamechoice said:
This forum is for the Galaxy S4 Active. There are two variants, the one you have (i9295) which is the international version, and the i537, which is the U.S. (A.T.&T.) version. They are similar in hardware and yet many things are not compatible between phones.
You have a good point that maybe the op should specify which variant of the active this is for, but this is posted in the correct forum.
As far as I know this tool won't work for your phone but the one I linked to in my last post will.
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Yeah I know that also this forum is for the other variant, but thanks for the understanding.
I forgot to thank you for that link, I will take a look at it. Thanks!
I forgot to thank you for that link, I will take a look at it. Thanks!
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Hope that helps.
Anyone have any trouble uninstalling apps (user or system) after flashing this? If I try to uninstall anything (either through the Play Store, with the system installer/uninstaller, or with Titanium Backup) most of the time it causes a reboot (I think a hotboot or something because it doesn't go through Safestrap or show the full boot animation on the restart) and more importantly the app I wanted to uninstall is still there. I just figured out I can uninstall user apps by deleting the appropriate apk file from /data/app/ using root-enabled ES File Explorer but I was just wondering if anyone else had this issue or any idea how to address it. I don't even know if this issue is related to deodexing, I just started having this issue after I deodexed using this tool.
dropbox link not working
dkeepitabuck said:
Flash this file through safestrap. Make sure you're on the stock rom. Basically the instructions are the same as the I537 conversion thread. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rd6yk9cclkm36ho/deodex_nh3.zip?dl=0
Sent from my I537 NH3 Rooted Deodexed w/ NH3 mods & I537 S5 Conversion.
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From Dropbox.com "We can't find what you're looking for."
If anyone needs this file they have to contact me. I had to remove the link from the page bc of the high amount of traffic.

[Links] Root AT&T S6 5.0.2 (w/o KNOX trip) OCE / OE2 / OF3 / OF4 (May - August 2015)

[Links] Root AT&T S6 5.0.2 (w/o KNOX trip) OCE / OE2 / OF3 / OF4 (May - August 2015)
Ping Pong root method for 5.0.2
(Thanks to the Keen Team)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016
If your looking to keep root from OE2 and wanting to upgrade to OF3.
(Thanks to Designgears)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6/general/g920aucu2aof3-flashfire-update-t3156221
And for OF3 to OF4.
(Thanks to Wesgarner & Designgears OF3 method)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6/general/g920aucu2aof3-to-of4-flashfire-update-t3181135
As far as October 5th I have yet to see a way to root the 5.1.1 update.
Does it root the S6 Edge?
ENvisiNKeD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016
Ping-pong one click app!
No Knox trip but custom status on about phone
Special Thanks to the Keen Team
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wp4jot said:
Does it root the S6 Edge?
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Not yet
I made a tutorial video for this root method if anyone needs it! Hope it helps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAQ4WBg9xj0
Great job! Thanks!
qbking77 said:
I made a tutorial video for this root method if anyone needs it! Hope it helps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAQ4WBg9xj0
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---------- Post added at 11:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:01 AM ----------
Beta 4 has been posted and it works for the SM-G925A, AT&T's S6 Edge. Thanks!
notobsessivejustcurious said:
Not yet
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Amazing! Now to find out if it's safe to uninstall all the AT&T crap on our phones! And then lets see if we get tethering, memory manager and download booster!
ENvisiNKeD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016
Ping-pong one click app!
No Knox trip but custom status on about phone
Special Thanks to the Keen Team
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Looks promising. I like that it doesn't trip KNOX but will the "custom status" be a problem?
I'm 7 days into this phone, still have a week to return/exchange it if something is defective. So far it's running fine, dont foresee need to take it back.
But .............. If I did need to return it, is there an "unroot" and/or a way to remove the custom status ?
*** EDIT *** I haven't read all the way thru the root thread, so if my question has already been answered I apologize.
No Custom Status
I have now rooted twice, flashing the firmware posted in this forum in the middle. My phone has not shown custom on the bootscreen once. I also encrypt before I root, so maybe thats it. Who knew you could be encrypted with root?
Have you uninstall all the att bloatware without problems? Or used greenify to improve battery life?
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SlimJ87D said:
Have you uninstall all the att bloatware without problems? Or used greenify to improve battery life?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using XDA Free mobile app
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Yes, all the typical rooting items work as they should. You can even flash zips with fireflash, and not trip Knox.
It's NOT in the bootscreen where you can see the custom status. It's in settings / about device / status. In the last line it crearly says "Custom" under Device status.
dave812 said:
I have now rooted twice, flashing the firmware posted in this forum in the middle. My phone has not shown custom on the bootscreen once. I also encrypt before I root, so maybe thats it. Who knew you could be encrypted with root?
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dave812 said:
Yes, all the typical rooting items work as they should. You can even flash zips with fireflash, and not trip Knox.
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Awesome! I want to root but I'm wondering how OTA will work now with Android 5.0. I heard it's a little more complicated to get OTA if you're rooted.
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SlimJ87D said:
Awesome! I want to root but I'm wondering how OTA will work now with Android 5.0. I heard it's a little more complicated to get OTA if you're rooted.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using XDA Free mobile app
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You'll generally have to manually flash updates once you've rooted, the OTA process will usually refuse to update a device running a modified system image. Not that big a problem, but sometimes it confuses people.
superhyper said:
You'll generally have to manually flash updates once you've rooted, the OTA process will usually refuse to update a device running a modified system image. Not that big a problem, but sometimes it confuses people.
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Or, install Samsung drivers, then Odin, and flash a stock image that way to return to stock, then OTA works fine. There is another thread around here with a stock image, I'd suggest anyone looking to return to stock in order to complete an OTA, to review that thread.
superhyper said:
You'll generally have to manually flash updates once you've rooted, the OTA process will usually refuse to update a device running a modified system image. Not that big a problem, but sometimes it confuses people.
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knigitz said:
Or, install Samsung drivers, then Odin, and flash a stock image that way to return to stock, then OTA works fine. There is another thread around here with a stock image, I'd suggest anyone looking to return to stock in order to complete an OTA, to review that thread.
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Would we be able to use fireflash and keep root if somebody were to get the OTA and customize it for our needs to keep root, etc? I know it's a hard question to answer, but maybe you guys have experience with other locked bootloader devices.
I'm coming from a M7 and M8. Thanks in advance.
SlimJ87D said:
Would we be able to use fireflash and keep root if somebody were to get the OTA and customize it for our needs to keep root, etc? I know it's a hard question to answer, but maybe you guys have experience with other locked bootloader devices.
I'm coming from a M7 and M8. Thanks in advance.
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This is similar to how we did it on the AT&T S4 using safestrap to flash touchwiz based roms that were pre-rooted. Unfortunately, we wouldn't be able to flash non-touchwiz based roms without an unlocked bootloader.
knigitz said:
This is similar to how we did it on the AT&T S4 using safestrap to flash touchwiz based roms that were pre-rooted. Unfortunately, we wouldn't be able to flash non-touchwiz based roms without an unlocked bootloader.
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Thanks for the response. I've always stuck with oem based roms anyways.
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Anyone have any idea on if root for the Edge is coming? I just bought one a few days ago.
darien87 said:
Anyone have any idea on if root for the Edge is coming? I just bought one a few days ago.
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Pingpong root already supports the edge.
Did you search? Did you click on the link in post #1 of this thread?
darien87 said:
Anyone have any idea on if root for the Edge is coming? I just bought one a few days ago.
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[ROOT] PingPongRoot ***S6 & S6 Edge Root Tool*** by idler1984

It seems that many 925A'ers are not leaving this forum to find out that YES, we have root! The unnecessary questions, comments, doubts are starting to pile up, so maybe this is the best way to ensure everyone knows that YES (again), we have root. Here are THREE posts from the SAME person in DIFFERENT threads asking the SAME thing:
There's root for the g925a? Where?
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Where's the root? How do I do it?
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How do we root the 925a?
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If that won't drive you crazy, it should at least get you warned for not following forum rules and searching instead of posting for no reason..... If that user searched, they would have easily found this thread showing you exactly how to root the 925A!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3103016
To be 110% clear....... this was developed by @idler1984, NOT me, so thank them - all credit goes to them, I'm just trying to keep the 925A forum cleared up if at all possible!
ENJOY!
EDIT - and because someone asked........ Root has been achieved for both OCE and the 5.13.15 OE2 update
EDIT 2 - and because more people can't read, you CANNOT root anything past May 15th builds, so none of the OF_ updates, nothing that comes out after May 15th, so don't update unless you want to lose root! The information is all there in the thread linked above, if you don't read, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself!
Good job. Was thinking of doing the same.
omg thank you. by the way that first quote was mine sorry. and i did search to no avail. thanks a bunch for clearing this up. and ill try to be more thorough with my search next time.
Nothing for G925AUCU1AOCE9
spotdog14 said:
Nothing for G925AUCU1AOCE9
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Is that your current baseband? That's even newer than G925AUCU1AOE2, though I think you added an extra C near the end....
KryptosXLayer2 said:
Is that your current baseband? That's even newer than G925AUCU1AOE2, though I think you added an extra C near the end....
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You are correct, I did add an additional letter but its as follows:
G925AUCU1AOC9
Here's a screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/jEkrb2o.png
spotdog14 said:
You are correct, I did add an additional letter but its as follows:
G925AUCU1AOC9
Here's a screenshot:
http://i.imgur.com/jEkrb2o.png
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Okay, that makes sense then, OC9 instead of what I thought you were talking about, "OE9" which I guess does not exist (yet?)
They skipped that one because OE2 is out and there's no need to get the build in the middle developed, from what I can tell.... I've been wrong before though! Just hit your software update and get OE2 then root that, it has the most updates we're going to see before 5.1.1 comes out next month (still more speculating, but that's an informed guess this time based on lots of reading up on the new Galaxy from across the web)
KryptosXLayer2 said:
Okay, that makes sense then, OC9 instead of what I thought you were talking about, "OE9" which I guess does not exist (yet?)
They skipped that one because OE2 is out and there's no need to get the build in the middle developed, from what I can tell.... I've been wrong before though! Just hit your software update and get OE2 then root that, it has the most updates we're going to see before 5.1.1 comes out next month (still more speculating, but that's an informed guess this time based on lots of reading up on the new Galaxy from across the web)
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Gotcha, I haven't been pushed the update yet so hopefully when I do ill be updated to OE2.
KryptosXLayer2 said:
Okay, that makes sense then, OC9 instead of what I thought you were talking about, "OE9" which I guess does not exist (yet?)
They skipped that one because OE2 is out and there's no need to get the build in the middle developed, from what I can tell.... I've been wrong before though! Just hit your software update and get OE2 then root that, it has the most updates we're going to see before 5.1.1 comes out next month (still more speculating, but that's an informed guess this time based on lots of reading up on the new Galaxy from across the web)
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Hi,
Any news or update on "G925IDVU1BOE3"?? with pingpong root?
Am not getting help from anywhere else even from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016/
Any help really appreciated.
Regards,
Richa
RichaJune said:
Hi,
Any news or update on "G925IDVU1BOE3"?? with pingpong root?
Am not getting help from anywhere else even from http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-pingpongroot-s6-root-tool-t3103016/
Any help really appreciated.
Regards,
Richa
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Wrong forum, this is for G925A
Any update on root for of3. Made the mistake of updating and not doing my research
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aidanipod said:
Any update on root for of3. Made the mistake of updating and not doing my research
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G925A using XDA Free mobile app
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Or reading....... or searching the thread linked in the OP.......
idler1984 said:
I'm getting increased queries and replies in this post/PM recently, so I'll try to make this clear (hopefully) for 99% of people. Short version of OP which you must read:
2. No new ROM can be supported as bug has been fixed.
Full story:
New bootloader blocks downgrading, be careful installing 5.1.1 OTA!
Kernel built after May 15th (including some 5.0.2 and all 5.1.1) have this bug fixed. Be cautious when installing OTA these days and FlashFire might be your best shot of upgrading systems. Use Odin to unroot and receive OTA if you want.
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So there's not going to be a root for the latest AT&T OTA update?
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thanks
OF3 can be downgraded to OE3 ???
It can't Odin will gave an error
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Thanks, Today, I shall use this tool to root AT&T S6 edge.
Thought the latest update was going to take me to aoe2 but went to G925AUCU2AOF4.
Is it possible to go back or is there another root method available?
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afpilot said:
Thought the latest update was going to take me to aoe2 but went to G925AUCU2AOF4.
Is it possible to go back or is there another root method available?
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If you search the forums, you'll find it mentioned many times that there is no way to downgrade and there is also no known root method for OF4
Wonder if this exploit would work for us possibly? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3174262
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[Q] How to upgrade ATT unlocked S5 active to lollipop

How to upgrade ATT unlocked S5 active to lollipop? the phone is running 4.4.2 and in the Caribbean so the OTA not working
I dont know what is meant by rooting or some of the terms
anyone?
Damienandroid said:
anyone?
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There are multiple threads in the general section. These two are a good start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3083841
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776
nutt_case said:
There are multiple threads in the general section. These two are a good start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3083841
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776
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i think i did it but not sure lol, not a to techy guy
how to check it and what to do next? its still saying 4.4.2

How To Root & install custom roms for Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A AT&T Lolipop

I want to learn how to root my phone than install customs roms, but im just scared because my phone almost got bricked, so can someone give me a full tutorial and download links thank you
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
berniesteven said:
Search is your friend. Everything you need is out there. Are you running stock lollipop? If so, your search is over.
SM-G870A Peace
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what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
Mikekm69 said:
what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
SM-G870A Peace
berniesteven said:
You have a lot of reading to do. Search for rooting s5. Make sure you understand everything before trying to modify your phone. I'd hate to see you bricked.
SM-G870A Peace
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Okayyy thank you, theres a forum on rooting s5 att on XDA rite?
Mikekm69 said:
what do u mean stock lollipop? (sorry newbie here) i downloaded it from the XDA forum
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He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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mwrobe1 said:
He means, go to Settings>About Device and look what the Android Version is. If it is 5.0 then do not bother looking to root your device...it's not possible on an ATT device with Android 5.0 right now.
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yea its 5.0, is it possible to downgrade it? if it is, what version do you think is good enough to root?
You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
Let me know if you have any luck
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You can't downgrade if you're already on 5.0, and even if you could, you can't install anything beyond Touchwiz (Samsung) based ROMs because of a locked bootloader.
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Thank you for posting this question because I am in the exact same situation. I have an AT&T Galaxy S 5 Android 5.1.1. I was never interesting in rooting my phone until just recently and have been doing some light reading on Life Hacker to learn more and it brought me here. I just wanted to clarify your comment above. Are you saying that having the phone that I/we have we are completely out of luck if we wanted to root/modify our phones? Forever or just until something changes down the road?
Well I sold my at&t s5 and ordered a unlocked tmobile s5 to use on at&t with my sim card because you can root the tmobile version. I hope one day soon someone will figure out how to root it I believe it will be done soon just keep checking back on here.
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Having no luck rooting my AT&T G900A
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
ultracoolguy said:
Well good news for y'all:
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900A/
Install it with Odin(http://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install-an-official-samsung-stock-firmware-using-odin).
And for the custom recovery:
http://galaxys5root.com/galaxy-s5-r...om-using-safestrap-on-attverizon-galaxy-s5/4/
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Does this work on 6.0.1?
joesteve1914 said:
Does this work on 6.0.1?
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Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
ultracoolguy said:
Well, yeah! But you need to downgrade first. Note that I don't test it, so use it at your own risk! Also I recommend that you use a good cable, or else...
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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I don't think that will work, the firmware listed there is 4.4.2 which is KitKat, you can not downgrade to KK if you are on lollipop or marshmallow, you could soft brick or worse. I would not attempt this unless you are actually on KK.
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Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
ultracoolguy said:
Well it seems that is true...For us:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/att-galaxy-s5-downgrade-5-0-to-4-4-x-t3098639
#FudgeAtt
Maybe you can "update"(don't recommend it,though. Again, try it at your own risk):
http://www.droidviews.com/install-rooted-lollipop-on-att-galaxy-s5-sm-g900a/
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For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
Vesnyx said:
For future reference, don't give these unsure ideas to people and tell them to update their phones like this. At the moment, YOU CANNOT GET ROOTED LOLLIPOP 100% of the time unless you were/are on 4.4.2 KitKat with root (use Towelroot) and update through muniz_ri's update method. Trying to downgrade to KitKat will result in a bricked device as the thread previously mentioned.
The reason why root persists on 5.0 when you update it via this method is due to using the older bootloader which doesn't verify the system's integrity the same way the newer bootloaders do.
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OK, thanks for explaining and sorry for making these unsure posts.
I actually doesn't have the s5 att(except for a family member). I really just wanna help a little.

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