So I've decided that I really want to try out Samsung Pay, and I'm willing to give up root to do it. I'm currently on AOCE partially upgraded to OF4 using the method described here.
My main goal is to not lose any of my app data, so I'd like it to be as much of an in-place upgrade as possible (barring any root-related apps/settings)
My current plan is:
Titanium backup my current setup.
Odin to Stock AOCE
Root with pingpong root
Restore with Titanium Backup
Unroot
Upgrade via OTA or smartswitch.
Does anyone see an issue with this plan, or have a suggestion for a better one? I really just want to keep all of my app data from all of my non-root apps without chancing losing anything.
Thanks.
reffu said:
So I've decided that I really want to try out Samsung Pay, and I'm willing to give up root to do it. I'm currently on AOCE partially upgraded to OF4 using the method described here.
My main goal is to not lose any of my app data, so I'd like it to be as much of an in-place upgrade as possible (barring any root-related apps/settings)
My current plan is:
Titanium backup my current setup.
Odin to Stock AOCE
Root with pingpong root
Restore with Titanium Backup
Unroot
Upgrade via OTA or smartswitch.
Does anyone see an issue with this plan, or have a suggestion for a better one? I really just want to keep all of my app data from all of my non-root apps without chancing losing anything.
Thanks.
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That sounds like it should work as you planned to me.
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reffu said:
So I've decided that I really want to try out Samsung Pay, and I'm willing to give up root to do it. I'm currently on AOCE partially upgraded to OF4 using the method described here.
My main goal is to not lose any of my app data, so I'd like it to be as much of an in-place upgrade as possible (barring any root-related apps/settings)
My current plan is:
Titanium backup my current setup.
Odin to Stock AOCE
Root with pingpong root
Restore with Titanium Backup
Unroot
Upgrade via OTA or smartswitch.
Does anyone see an issue with this plan, or have a suggestion for a better one? I really just want to keep all of my app data from all of my non-root apps without chancing losing anything.
Thanks.
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I know this is probably a stupid question but how can you unroot without restoring the ROM?
Is it as simple as using unroot in SuperUser?
I'm on AOE2 and thinking of going back to stock. So if I can go back to stock with re-flashing the ROM I think I'll do it.
Please let me know.
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So I've had my d4 since the release date. I have only rooted two phones no roms nothing special. I read the posts on this form just about every day been through just about all of them. I just want a simple root to remove all the junk. If I use the d4 utility to root will safe strap be installed? After root can I still get the OTA updates with out doing anything special, or something simple like a mere unroot that is in the utility? In the event that I need to send it in will the steps listed in another post suffice? Please assist I really want to root, but I love this phone and have never paid so much for any phone...
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nah, you dont have to do anything special
i used the motofail to root, and froze all the bloatware with root uninstaller
when the time came i unfroze everything, unrooted, installed the 219 patch
and re-rooted
Definitely freeze apps instead of deleting them. Otherwise an OTA update will fail. Also, use Voodoo OTA Root Keeper to preserve root access after an update. While I believe current exploits work on the latest update, there's no guarantee they will continue to work with future updates.
Hey... I was wondering if I can restore the original rom from my chromecast.
It was rooted yesterday with the new root method and just in case... is it possible?
Maybe I want to use a streaming service that wont work with root.
before the new root method, installing a stock ota meant permenantly losing the ability to root. becasue of that, links to otas were not posted publicly.
it can be done, but so far there hasn't been any need to. If a need ever arises, someone will probably post it. or it'll be worked around quickly
I currently have an AT&T Rooted GS3 running 4.1.2 with CWM Recovery. I use Titanium Backup and have schedules to do automated backups 3 times per week (keep last 2 backups of all apps & data). I have Frozen several of the Samsung and AT&T crapware apps. I would like to upgrade to an AT&T GS5. At the end of the process I would like my GS5 to be rooted (need root for Titanium Backup and AutomateIt Pro) with stock TouchWiz and get all my apps and data back that I am currently using on my GS3. I'm looking for input on the best way to accomplish this task.
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Well its really simple. Go to the sticky thread that shows you how to root the S5. Make sure you take the update for the newer firmware, and then download towelroot. Once that's done, just run towelroot and you'll have root access. From there you need to select a ROM. I don't think cwm supports the s5(yet?). Then you'll need to setup your custom recovery and install the ROM. Lastly you'll setup titanium backup the same way.
Or you can just towelroot and then freeze all the bloatware using titanium backup.
Bottom line is: read the sticky. It answers all your questions.
FishenFool said:
I currently have an AT&T Rooted GS3 running 4.1.2 with CWM Recovery. I use Titanium Backup and have schedules to do automated backups 3 times per week (keep last 2 backups of all apps & data). I have Frozen several of the Samsung and AT&T crapware apps. I would like to upgrade to an AT&T GS5. At the end of the process I would like my GS5 to be rooted (need root for Titanium Backup and AutomateIt Pro) with stock TouchWiz and get all my apps and data back that I am currently using on my GS3. I'm looking for input on the best way to accomplish this task.
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You won't be able to run TWRP or CWM on the G900A AT&T S5 you'll have to use Safestrap since the bootloader is locked down tight. Then you'll need to root using this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2862299
If you're just wanting to run stock TBU for freezing and debloat you'll really enjoy the S5 since in my opinion it's quite a step up from the S3 which I was a proud owner of myself.
"You stay classy San Diego"
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Back up all your apps with TiBu. Use root explorer to copy the TiBu folder from your device memory to your external SD. Put sd in S5. Use root explorer to copy back over to phone. Open TiBu hit Menu, reload application so it sees the newly added folder, restore apps. I wouldn't restore data as that causes issues a lot, especially coming to an entirely different phone
So is it even possible to root the S5 the way the S3 was? Does Samsung really want that much control over their phones that you can't kill the bootloader on it?
hoss9009 said:
So is it even possible to root the S5 the way the S3 was? Does Samsung really want that much control over their phones that you can't kill the bootloader on it?
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You cannot root the S5 as you did the S3 it's actually easier depending on the kernel date. When I got my S5 I June I had it rooted and Safestrap installed in about 5 minutes. You don't have to use download mode or anything. It isn't Samsung so much as the carriers that want the bootloader locked down.
"All we know is...He's called the Stig!"
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Install TowelRoot and run it. Depending on phone you may have to Odin an older kernel, root with towel root then Odin newer kernel back on. Takes all of 2mins
I am rooted on 4.4.2 on the N900A Note 3 for AT&T and I disabled the OTA notifications a long time ago to prevent breaking root and upgrading to 4.4.4. Now that the Lollipop update is available I would like to re-enable the OTA but when I go to the Application Manager then the Turned Off section, the AT&T Software update is listed but the Turn off button is greyed out and I can't turn it back on. Any suggestions? Please!
Did you freezed the app by using App Quarantine or another root app to disable it? I just re-enabled mine using App Quarantine.
Did you use Titanium Backup or something to freeze it? If so try unfreezing it there. Unless you Odin back to full stock the update will likely fail anyway though, even if you've unrooted. I would wait a day or two, there's a theoretical chance that the method of having root on 4.4.4 will work again (Be on a version Safestrap supports, flash a prerooted version of the ROM through that, then update the low level stuff via Odin)
Thank you both for replying... I have no idea what I did. I have Titanium Backup installed but I do not see a freeze feature. If I used a different app to freeze it will App Quarantine still unfreeze it? If so I'll try that. I no longer need root.
Even if you unfreeze it'll still likely fail out somewhere around 27% for ever being rooted, even if you unroot. You'll almost certainly have to Odin back to stock and take the OTAs in between, may as well wait for someone to post the Odin files for L so you can do it in one step I figure. If you do want to defrost it should work with anything that has that capability, for Titanium you click on the specific package and it should be the middle of the top row on the default Backup Properties tab, says Defrost
I can say neoman is absolutely correct. My phone is rooted and has 4.4.2. It downloaded the Lollipop 5.0 update today from AT&T but failed during installing. Main reason I rooted the phone was to overcome their Kitkat external SD Card issue. Now they fixed the issue with Lollipop but I can't update. I blame them on that .
I wonder if updating to 4.4.4 first will allow me to update to 5.0? The reason is I don't want to lose any current data or apps or settings. I still have a copy of the 4.4.4 downloaded ota earlier but never installed.
Bottomline is I want to update to 5.0 without losing data.
You'll absolutely have to Odin back to stock NC2 before trying to update to 5.0
andygev35 said:
You'll absolutely have to Odin back to stock NC2 before trying to update to 5.0
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Is there an external download source for the Lollipop ROM to install via ODIN yet?
You can also Odin to stock NL1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2999317
Typically if you're careful and you know everything you did with root, you can reverse and update... I did this a few times
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looking around i can not find anywhere that exactly states what versions of android and on what devices towelroot supports. My question specifically being for the S5 SM-G900A att phone. I am right now on lollipop and i realise i have to downgrade, but I only want to downgrade as little as possible to get towelroot to work. (the end goal being root access of course)
On another note I have two other questions i will ask here so as to not clutter the forum.
1. is there anyway to downgrade my android version without wiping all my data?
if not, any advice on backing up all my data before it gets wiped? mainly my photos, apps, and appdata.
2. I see the only custom recovery i can use is safestrap, i have read is some places that it can not backup your user data (videos, photos, etc.) and nowhere mention it does. question being if this is true and if so how can i back up all my data? i really like the idea of just doing weekly rom backups and being able to restore all my apps and all my data with very little lost (less then a week is good enough for me).
brazblue said:
looking around i can not find anywhere that exactly states what versions of android and on what devices towelroot supports. My question specifically being for the S5 SM-G900A att phone. I am right now on lollipop and i realise i have to downgrade, but I only want to downgrade as little as possible to get towelroot to work. (the end goal being root access of course)
On another note I have two other questions i will ask here so as to not clutter the forum.
1. is there anyway to downgrade my android version without wiping all my data?
if not, any advice on backing up all my data before it gets wiped? mainly my photos, apps, and appdata.
2. I see the only custom recovery i can use is safestrap, i have read is some places that it can not backup your user data (videos, photos, etc.) and nowhere mention it does. question being if this is true and if so how can i back up all my data? i really like the idea of just doing weekly rom backups and being able to restore all my apps and all my data with very little lost (less then a week is good enough for me).
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If you took the OTA update to 5.0 their is currently no way to safely downgrade and root.
Towel root only worked on 4.4.2 kernel.
Safestrap no longer works in 5.0 either.
Just have to hang tight till someone figures out root for stock 5.0.
Thank you for the help, i did not realize it was for 4.4.2 only. (why no list of working versions) as well you say no safe way to downgrade.....are there options or is it impossible? I just got the phone recently and I wasn't the one to update it, I got it second hand and well i can't control what has happened to it before me. sadly it was updated to 5.0
I may attempt a unsafe downgrade if possible, it really depends on what risk levels and if it's risk of doing something wrong and bricking or if there is a risk out of your hands and it may or may not work. else i will just wait and not update my phone in the time being.
nutt_case said:
If you took the OTA update to 5.0 their is currently no way to safely downgrade and root.
Towel root only worked on 4.4.2 kernel.
Safestrap no longer works in 5.0 either.
Just have to hang tight till someone figures out root for stock 5.0.
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brazblue said:
Thank you for the help, i did not realize it was for 4.4.2 only. (why no list of working versions) as well you say no safe way to downgrade.....are there options or is it impossible? I just got the phone recently and I wasn't the one to update it, I got it second hand and well i can't control what has happened to it before me. sadly it was updated to 5.0
I may attempt a unsafe downgrade if possible, it really depends on what risk levels and if it's risk of doing something wrong and bricking or if there is a risk out of your hands and it may or may not work. else i will just wait and not update my phone in the time being.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3077652
The above post is the unbrick/downgrade thread for the g900a.
You'll notice it says not to attempt if you've taken the OC4 ota...I'd read through their first. At this point it looks pretty risky.
Good luck either way you go!