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[Q] Easy way to remove Safestrap and root ?

I rooted my phone a while back (Note 3) and have Safestrap on it. I checked with root verify and it says it is rooted.
I want to be able to do OTA updates as I don't really want to be rooted any longer or have safestrap on my phone.
Is there a EASY way to remove both/all of it so I no longer get the safestrap screen when it comes on that has the unlocked symbol at the bottom of it. And no longer have a rooted phone ?
Easy way, preferred as I stated before..

Saw this and giving it a try ! ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/help/4-4-4-ota-failed-27-t2949069

Well used Super Su, it says I am no longer rooted. But safestrap still shows on start up
And after I did that I checked for a update. It shows v4.2.2 and no available updates ? WTH.... It showed a update before...

Idk either I unrooted and uninstalled safestrap and factory reset my update trys 2times both times says updated failed

is safestrap realy there. i had the same problem and installed traingle away and it removed the safestrap screen.

To Un-root your phone
You'll need to use Odin. After using Odin it will still say custom after the first boot, just re-boot and you'll be good.

I used Super SU, and unrooted. Did check and it says I am not rooted.
But I think the reason it is failing to install 4.4.4 OTA update, is that the safestrap is interfering with the installation..
So if I want to get safestrap completely off of my phone how do I do that > I have been searching the forum, and still searching,,,

Trying to find Stock Recovery Files for the SM-N900A 4.v if possible.
Then I can install via odin ?

Thanks..
Is back to full stock,but I can't update for 14 more hours.
Wish there was a way to push the update..

Spidious said:
Thanks..
Is back to full stock,but I can't update for 14 more hours.
Wish there was a way to push the update..
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Turn your network time off and switch it to the next day and it shoukd allow you to update again
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Spidious said:
I rooted my phone a while back (Note 3) and have Safestrap on it. I checked with root verify and it says it is rooted.
I want to be able to do OTA updates as I don't really want to be rooted any longer or have safestrap on my phone.
Is there a EASY way to remove both/all of it so I no longer get the safestrap screen when it comes on that has the unlocked symbol at the bottom of it. And no longer have a rooted phone ?
Easy way, preferred as I stated before..
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Lol you might as well not be on xda if you going to go stock with no root. 4.4.4 OTA official is like a death sentence right now. And you will be hitting your forhead wishing you didnt do that later.
But to answer your question, just uninstall safestrap from the app, and use supersu for full unroot. Or just Odin back with NC2 tar files from the threads. Odin back to NC2 should be no problems with the OTA
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Well when I had my other Samsung phone I use to install updates all the time, different roms or what ever.
But now I just want to be stock, and knew all the people on this forum do it a lot. So this is where I asked for help...
It is on 4.4.2 and says now that no update is available ? I have already tried the date change trick ! Strange I can't get a update now...Wonder why ?

Now it says I can check again in 735 hours ?

Spidious said:
Now it says I can check again in 735 hours ?
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That is kinda weird in SuperSU did you disable OTA updates?!? But y you want stock 4.4.4 rom, as AT&T note 3 users there may not b a root or boot rom walk around for long time maybe even tell lollipop 5.0 or maybe never cause note 3 has been dead silence since 4.4.4 released almost like people stop using this device an goin to the note 4... Hopefully there will b a note 3 bootloader exploit for AT&T an verizon but idk again looks like main force is note 4

Well not sure how to fix it.
I have unrooted, removed safestrap.
Checked with root app and it says it is not rooted.
But it still won't update.
Took to AT&T tech center after on-line help from them didn't help. He was not able to update it. So I went to Bestbuys Samsung tech section. They hooked it up to their Smart update software, and it would not allow to be updated either. They said it was either rooted or had a foreign version of software on it. Or one of the software apps I had installed was messing it up.
So I again did a hard reset all the way back to stock ? And after setting up as a new phone I did a check for update 4.4.2 was on it and it said no update available......
SO WHAT IS GOING ON ? Is there a 4.4.4v that I can install with the odin, so that hopefully I can get over this bump..,, ?

Root AT&T SM-N900A

Ive looked and looked and looked cant find a straight answer. Is there a way to Root Lollipop 5.0 base vs N900AUCUEOC1?
Im Tired of all the Bloat Ware on my phone.. Any Help would be Amazing at this point.

Yess
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2703006
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Note 3 Unroot Help and OTA update failure
I rooted my note 3 a long time ago with Towlroot running on original firmware, every time I attempt to grab the OTA update it downloads reboots begins install end gets to % and then fails due I assume to the custome/unlocked/rooted situation. I followed super users unroot and uninstall instructions . It removes root however it still boots ATT then Samsung "custum" with a lil lock on the bottom open shown open. Even a full wipe and restore does not get rd of this custom boot screen, Any ideas how I can remove completely any changed towlroot made so I can get the OTA, or is there a version I can push to phone using Odin.. Any advice or help appreciated as the current software/OS is buggy, TouchWizz crashes, phone can sometime reboot its self on its own,
Thanks in advance,
Eben

SleeplessBox said:
I rooted my note 3 a long time ago with Towlroot running on original firmware, every time I attempt to grab the OTA update it downloads reboots begins install end gets to % and then fails due I assume to the custome/unlocked/rooted situation. I followed super users unroot and uninstall instructions . It removes root however it still boots ATT then Samsung "custum" with a lil lock on the bottom open shown open. Even a full wipe and restore does not get rd of this custom boot screen, Any ideas how I can remove completely any changed towlroot made so I can get the OTA, or is there a version I can push to phone using Odin.. Any advice or help appreciated as the current software/OS is buggy, TouchWizz crashes, phone can sometime reboot its self on its own,
Thanks in advance,
Eben
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If you want STOCK Lollipop Odin files http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/general/100-stock-lollipop-5-0-n900aucueoc1-t3069609 OR ROOTED Lollipop http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59666958&postcount=2 For the Rooted Lollipop you will need to root it again and install busybox, supersu and safestrap (which I'm sure you know). Thanks @Walter.White

SM-G870A stuck at logo

I'm currently stuck at the s5 active logo screen and then it boots into recovery. I've tried flashing the full odin.rar (yes I extracted it) and it fails everytime. I get the message "Sw REV CHeck Fail: [aboot]Fused 2> Binary 1. I've already tried wiping the data from the recovery menu. Nothing is working.

We need more info. What were you attempting to do and from what ROM. Are you sure you are using the proper ROM 900 or 870?

I was attempting to downgrade back to stock from 5.0 and hit the stock kernel instead of the firmware accidently when in odin. And yes I am absolutely sure i'm using the 870 rom.
Edit: What if I use a stock img and a PIT file for the phone? OR is it because I need a 5.0 lollipop firmware to flash through odin?
Edit number 2: okay I'm stupid, im on G870AUCU2BOF3. I'm going to have to reflash the of3 zip aren't I?

Okay so I found the OF3 cfg on another thread and was able to load it and flash it and get my phone working! Now, the next question is can I root in my situation or downgrade or am I just stuck?
Edit: Going to wait for a possible root! Mod can close this thread.

if you loaded the 2400258.cfg you probably loaded the OF3 bootloader as well and now you can't go back. No root at this time and it doesn't look good for the future.

Cloudsdabomb said:
Okay so I found the OF3 cfg on another thread and was able to load it and flash it and get my phone working! Now, the next question is can I root in my situation or downgrade or am I just stuck?
Edit: Going to wait for a possible root! Mod can close this thread.
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At command prompt type without the qoutes.
"getprop ro.bootloader"
Then paste output.
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If you took the of3 ota or are otherwise on the of3 bootloader your stuck there....no downgrade or root as of this time.

Me too
I am in a similar situation. Saturday I was on a rooted 4.4.2, flashed a stock unrooted 4.4.2 with Odin (G870AUCU1ANE4_G870AATT1ANE4_G870AUCU1ANE4_HOME.tar.md5), let AT&T update me to 4.4.4, installed the old kernel with Odin (G870A_NE4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5), rooted with towelroot, installed the new kernel with Odin (G870A_OA1_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5), updated to 5.0 with Odin and it retained root. However, certain things such as XPosed didn't work and I really really hated the white notification drawer so I just want to go back. I tried flashing the stock 4.4.2 in Odin again and it said success. It restarts and seems to be working but gets stuck on the AT&T logo. Now if I restart it always sticks on the AT&T logo even when I flash again. I don't know what else to try. A different file? Is there a way to go back to KitKat?
Update: I got into recovery mode (I kept trying vol up, vol down, power but it's actually vol up, home, power). I wiped the cache and did a data reset and restarted the phone. It worked! I'm excited to have a black notification screen again

pgross41 said:
I am in a similar situation. Saturday I was on a rooted 4.4.2, flashed a stock unrooted 4.4.2 with Odin (G870AUCU1ANE4_G870AATT1ANE4_G870AUCU1ANE4_HOME.tar.md5), let AT&T update me to 4.4.4, installed the old kernel with Odin (G870A_NE4_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5), rooted with towelroot, installed the new kernel with Odin (G870A_OA1_Stock_Kernel.tar.md5), updated to 5.0 with Odin and it retained root. However, certain things such as XPosed didn't work and I really really hated the white notification drawer so I just want to go back. I tried flashing the stock 4.4.2 in Odin again and it said success. It restarts and seems to be working but gets stuck on the AT&T logo. Now if I restart it always sticks on the AT&T logo even when I flash again. I don't know what else to try. A different file? Is there a way to go back to KitKat?
Update: I got into recovery mode (I kept trying vol up, vol down, power but it's actually vol up, home, power). I wiped the cache and did a data reset and restarted the phone. It worked! I'm excited to have a black notification screen again
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How long did you have to wait for your phone to boot all the way up from the ATT logo? Mine is doing exactly the same thing and I've flashed all kinds of kernels via odin and heimdall with no affect. None of the various fixes I've found have helped, including trying to re-apply the OTA file (system just won't do it). All I wanted was to unroot. Awesome.

The first boot can take a while but if it lasts more than 10 minutes it's probably not going to happen. I've gotten it stuck there twice since my last post and I'm always able to salvage it by going into recovery mode (vol up, home, power while powered off). Wipe the cache and data reset and it should be a fresh start like out of the box new.

Hm. So the only real two options are take it in to AT&T and hope they have the full stock G870AUCU2BOF3 image to flash over (since Samsung locked down their bootloader so hard, so downgrading is impossible :good: ) or hope they release G870AUCU2BOF3 on SamMobile/Kies/Smart Switch. This is like the new hard brick... potentially it's salvageable but the company (I'm guessing AT&T here since this is an AT&T exclusive phone) is just screwing us. Guess I'll try the walk of shame to AT&T. Or maybe putting in a claim like that one person did, get a whole new phone because of a mysterious cut on the rear panel seal...

Alright, took it in to AT&T and sure enough they had the full 5.0 image available so after signing a no-return data waiver (didn't even confirm my AT&T account or ask for any ID) the tech took my phone in the back and flashed it back to stock. First boot still showed the "custom" with unlocked padlock on the boot screen but after I rebooted it, I guess it updated the bootloader because it was back to normal.
No more root and he confirmed there's no way to go back to 4.4 once you go up to 5.0, so if you want root, I'd suggest staying away from 5.0. At least now I can use my phone again. Just thought I'd post this up in case anyone wasn't sure if AT&T would actually be able to reflash stock 5.0 and at the very least get your phone working again... enough to put on ebay and get a Moto or some other brand that doesn't lock down the bootloader so hard.
Edit: note the first boot will take a few minutes but I knew it worked when there was a quick vibe and the notification light went from pulsing blue to off. Maybe 4-5 minutes.

retro486 said:
Alright, took it in to AT&T and sure enough they had the full 5.0 image available so after signing a no-return data waiver (didn't even confirm my AT&T account or ask for any ID) the tech took my phone in the back and flashed it back to stock. First boot still showed the "custom" with unlocked padlock on the boot screen but after I rebooted it, I guess it updated the bootloader because it was back to normal.
No more root and he confirmed there's no way to go back to 4.4 once you go up to 5.0, so if you want root, I'd suggest staying away from 5.0. At least now I can use my phone again. Just thought I'd post this up in case anyone wasn't sure if AT&T would actually be able to reflash stock 5.0 and at the very least get your phone working again... enough to put on ebay and get a Moto or some other brand that doesn't lock down the bootloader so hard.
Edit: note the first boot will take a few minutes but I knew it worked when there was a quick vibe and the notification light went from pulsing blue to off. Maybe 4-5 minutes.
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It's not Samsung that locks down the bootloader, it's AT&T. the T-Mobile Version doesn't have a locked bootloader and is easily rooted . Just have to SIM unlock it and you can use T-Mobile phone on AT&T network.

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Note 4 problems after marshmallow and tmobile update, am trying to root/problems

My note 4 was bought used, no warranty. When I bought it, it was rooted, but no custom rom, worked great. Once lollipop came out, I wiped and returned to non-root and was able to get the update through tmobile. Didn't bother rerooting as things were ok. Marshmallow udpate came, and I noticed a lot of screen lag. Less than a week ago, tmobile did some sort of update and now, the phone shuts off and restarts on it's own, has very slow screen response (nothing, and then tries to do the same function 10 times in a row, messaging is very slow, types the same words several times over). I did a factory re-set twice. Once, I reloaded all my favorite apps, etc. still bad, so then I did factory reset but did not add anything or bring in my contacts, etc. I am planning on buying the note 7 in a 3-4 months, but in the meantime, would like to continue to use my note 4. I tried doing the rooting method using odin, it appeared to work ok (got the successful notice), triggered the knox thing, but..when I use a root checker, it says phone is not rooted. I am hoping that by rooting and putting a new rom on there I can fix this thing in the interim. So..suggestions on what to do next? Let me know what additional information you need. Could it be the phone itself and not the software? Suggestions on a cheap interim phone? links to relevant threads also appreciated. Is there a better way to wipe everything and start new that I am did not do? I did a factory reset. I have two batteries, which I changed out intermittently to see if it as a bad battery. Android version 6.0.1, security patch level july 1, 2016 Kernel 3.10.40-7804088
Knox version 2.6

You need to give more information on what you did to root. What version is your phone, what files did you odin, and did you flash SuperSU?

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goosa23 said:
You need to give more information on what you did to root. What version is your phone, what files did you odin, and did you flash SuperSU?
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No to supersu? it's sm N910t, I think what finally worked what odin 3.9 version and flashed the stock that is meant to go with this particular phone to downgrade it down to lollipop. The first few times, I got fail with Odin, but realized that I had marked the option on the phone to keep it from being wiped/flashed if someone found it, once I got that off, I got a successful message. I used the following link and did all of the things mentioned on a link that I am too newbie to be allowed to post, apparently.
but it goes with 3.7 odin, flash the stock firmware from the phone model, and get to the reset button, if successul and then supersu appears.
I got as far as step 8, with odin showing the green 'reset'. But when I went back to the phone, I did not have supersu.
I've tried to do it again, but I get 'fail'

Try out the toolkit that is in the forum. https://tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=...share_tid=2997946&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
[TOOLKIT] SKIPSOFT ANDROID TOOLKIT - GALAXY NOTE 4 - Drivers, Root, Recovery + MORE
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The link takes me to a 404 page not found, is part of it missing?

send me the link by private message so i can see what you are doing?

Help with Rooting a Note 8

Hi all.
So it's been a while that I've rooted a phone (Note 4 years ago).
Getting a refurbished Note 8 very soon (UK).
I just want to root it and install only what's needed, without applying custom roms etc.
Just need it rooted for Titanium Backup, modded Google Play. Stuff like that.
Hope someone can help me in how I should go about it.
Also should I update the phone to 9.0 as soon as I boot it up?
Thanks.
Edit: Got the phone now. It took me to the home screen when first booted up. Looks like already updated to version 9. Does rooting still trigger KNOX?

skatlyup said:
Hi all.
So it's been a while that I've rooted a phone (Note 4 years ago).
Getting a refurbished Note 8 very soon (UK).
I just want to root it and install only what's needed, without applying custom roms etc.
Just need it rooted for Titanium Backup, modded Google Play. Stuff like that.
Hope someone can help me in how I should go about it.
Also should I update the phone to 9.0 as soon as I boot it up?
Thanks.
Edit: Got the phone now. It took me to the home screen when first booted up. Looks like already updated to version 9. Does rooting still trigger KNOX?
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Yes rooting will trip Knox.
To flash TWRP just follow the steps in this thread - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-official-3-3-1-x-twrp-for-galaxy-note8-exynos.3832962/ (just use the latest TWRP which is 3.5 I believe)
If you're just going to root stock filmware you will need to flash RMM/KG bypass or you will get locked out of your phone (only official filmware can be flashed error, then you will have to flash stock to fix it) - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ll-twrp-on-exynos-samsung-after-2018.3747535/
If you are going to flash a custom rom they have the RMM state prepatched so this step would not be necessary. To flash a custom rom just follow the steps laid out in the OP of the rom you want to use.