I just got T810 with 9.7" screen. It has Android 5.0.2
Love it so far but never had Samsung device before, so not sure about OS updates and rooting.
It just downloaded a software update (289 MB) but I did not install it yet.
Will this bring device to 5.1.1? Are there any downsides to updating? Can I roll back to 5.0.2? On my Moto X phone OS roll back generally is not possible.
Both 5.0.2 and 5.1.1 can be rooted, correct? Is there any advantage of rooting 5.0.2 and then updating to 5.1.1 vs first updating to 5.1.1 and then rooting?
And if I root - there is no way to "unroot" because KNOX will be tripped and it will also void my warranty. Did I get this right?
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Hello!
Is there any way to get a rooted Lollipop without unlocking bootloader?
I know that unrooting involves downgrading, and that the Lollipop rollout is just getting started. So am I correct to assume that ...
- allowing an Lollipop OTA rollout will ruin the current boot?
- there is not yet a full modded Lollipop image that can be flashed while preserving the root gained on 4.4.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/update-to-lolipop-xz3c-root-t3058130
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/lollipop-recovery-t3058795
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343
this should answer your question
or here http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/stock-firmware-23-1-0-690-generic-t3056413
and there is a section for questions...
So here's the backstory, about a year ago I bought a fairly new Samsung S5 (SM-G900A) off of swappa.com. It's always been on Straight Talk, so I have never been able to receive AT&T updates. My problem with getting it to Android 5.0 is that my phone needs to be at 4.4.4. I can't find any firmware out there to upgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 since AT&T hasn't published their firmware. Any assistance/help/tutorials in finding a way to get my phone up to 4.4.4 would be much appreciated.
HeadBroski said:
So here's the backstory, about a year ago I bought a fairly new Samsung S5 (SM-G900A) off of swappa.com. It's always been on Straight Talk, so I have never been able to receive AT&T updates. My problem with getting it to Android 5.0 is that my phone needs to be at 4.4.4. I can't find any firmware out there to upgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 since AT&T hasn't published their firmware. Any assistance/help/tutorials in finding a way to get my phone up to 4.4.4 would be much appreciated.
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Are you rooted? Do you want root? 4.4.4 was not much difference from 4.4.2.
dirtydodge said:
Are you rooted? Do you want root? 4.4.4 was not much difference from 4.4.2.
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It's not rooted and I don't need root access. If root is an absolute must than I wouldn't have a problem rooting my device. I wanted 4.4.4 so I can upgrade to the stock AT&T 5.0 ROM.
HeadBroski said:
It's not rooted and I don't need root access. If root is an absolute must than I wouldn't have a problem rooting my device. I wanted 4.4.4 so I can upgrade to the stock AT&T 5.0 ROM.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3076803
Read and follow the instructions in post 1. READ THE NOTES SECTION at the bottom of post 1. You'll need to root with towel root first then you'll be able to flash up to 5.0. I don't know if any way for you to do it regular as i have never had straight talk.
I'm not very hacky or what you call it, my know-how in this region is not very good, so I'm hoping someone here is able to help me.
When I was in USA I bought myself a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 (G900A), paid it off and had it service unlocked (called AT&T and they unlocked it for me). Then I went back to Ukraine and now I want to to be rooted... and have lollipop.
I don't know how to upgrade it to lollipop... Kies and the phone says I have the latest firmware and I cant get it updated. On top of that, I've read in posts here that if I update before rooting it, I might be in trouble later on the road.
Towelroot V3 says that my phone is not supported so I can't root it that route...
I've read tutorials here about rooting with the ND3 update... first of all, I don't know what the ND3 update is and how to obtain it since I can't update my phone OTA in Ukraine.
How do I go about this?
More information about my phone (since I learned more information about this process).
Kernel date is Tuesday July 22 2014... towelroot is said to work for any before June 3, 2014... this is probably why my phone isn't supported.
Also, is it true that Android 5.0 removes the SD Card functionality???
Well, I got it rooted... thanks to muniz_ri!
I just went ahead and risked it, not knowing what ND3 or NG3 was.
My next step is flashing it to Android 5+ ... that is if it doesn't remove the SD Card functionality
Well, I found these instructions on flashing my G900A to a pre-rooted stock lollipop... the problem I'm having is with FireFlash... I can't seem to find that app anywhere.
elitezenithweb said:
Well, I found these instructions on flashing my G900A to a pre-rooted stock lollipop... the problem I'm having is with FireFlash... I can't seem to find that app anywhere.
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Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59959596
SM-G870A Peace
Thank you!!!!!
Wait, I'm confused - you say you were able to downgrade your G900A to a rooted 4.x state? I thought root was impossible once you take the 5.0 update?
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Wait, I'm confused - you say you were able to downgrade your G900A to a rooted 4.x state? I thought root was impossible once you take the 5.0 update?
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You can only if you didn't take on the 5.0 OC4 bootloader and kept OA1
I didn't take the 5.0 update since I am out of the country and OTA updates don't come here... but I did have the NG3 update... so I downgraded to ND3, rooted and went back to NG3... then I flashed a prerooted 5.0 stock ROM with OA1 (I think...) and now I'm using it...
1. Can I root this phone? is there a root out... yet?
2. I dont like lolipop because I use SBGAMEHACKER alot and it only works on kitkat .. , so if only 5.1.1 is rootable, is the bootloader unlocked so i can load cynomod 4.4.4 or something on it?
in other words, if the device comes with 5.1.1 already installed, can it be downgraded to any version of kitkat and get rooted??
thanks in advance, and sorry if any of these been answered before but there is too many topics and half of them kind of mislead me, so i apologize in advance if this post gonna offend anybody here if its been asked before.
you should read a little more. the answers are all here.
1. There is root. IF you start on 4.4.4. Then you can stay on 4.4.4 or go to 5.1.1 and be rooted. But if you start on anything above 4.4.4 you cannot get root as of now. And there is a fair chance of that happening. Some people's replacement units now ship with 5.1.1
2. No bootloader unlock. Some people are working on it, supposedly. Haven't heard from them in a while.
Flowah said:
1. There is root. IF you start on 4.4.4. Then you can stay on 4.4.4 or go to 5.1.1 and be rooted. But if you start on anything above 4.4.4 you cannot get root as of now. And there is a fair chance of that happening. Some people's replacement units now ship with 5.1.1
2. No bootloader unlock. Some people are working on it, supposedly. Haven't heard from them in a while.
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5.1.1 is not available. The most current version of Android available for the Turbo is 5.1.
My phone has been freezing up a lot. My 900A S5 is currently on 4.4.4 rooted and with xposed installed. I would like to do a factory reset and stay on 4.4.4 (so I can have xposed, I last read months ago Xposed wasn't stable on 5.0). Since this is my first android device (former iOS user), I am unsure what to do to do to do the reset to stay on 4.4.4 and keep the root.
Am I supposed to use Odin to just reflash the ND3 Stock kernerl and OA1 as posted in here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/at...to-root-g900aucu2aoa1-4-4-4-2-3-2015-t3021120