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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iLLdWes:
Wondering the same thing.. My fiancé hates the lollipop update on her s4.. She says her phone is not the same since... I have an s5 running blisspop with no issues so im wondering if this will work since i wanna put a new rom on her completely stock phone..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris41g:
imo the easiest way to root any version is to just flash TWRP recovery (with odin), boot to recovery, and when you reset system it will ask if you want to root...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] queenbeyb:
Is this ok for lollipop version the cf auto root ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pellet:
I would say no - CF-Auto-Root shows the SPH-L720 files are based off the 4.4.2 OS, not 5.0.1. I was going to try this today as well but I'm not in the mood to fix a bricked phone. I don't want to flash a different firmware on my device, all I want to do is get root back - which apparently must be extremely difficult to do on 5.0.1 because searching XDA and Google doesn't reveal any current information on rooting this device and OS combination.

I tried Kingo root this morning which didn't work and OneClickRoot is no longer free, so I'm in the same boat as all of you who want to root their SPH-L720 running Lollipop 5.0.1. As soon as I figure something out, I'll be sure to post it in a new thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris41g:
Why not just flash twrp via Odin and let it root the rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scrumpulate:
Phone didn't brick, but yeah gotta wait. I didn't realize how much I hated sprint SG4 until 5.0.1 update. Shame I didn't do anything about it before then, because now I have an itchy trigger finger to wipe all things sprint from my phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pellet:
Looks like scrumpulate tried that above and it didn't work (at least that's my impression of his post since he quoted yours)...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris41g:
I kind of got that impression also.. but it worked on a friends phone when doing an Unlock.. so I dont know. If it didnt work, an error message, or log, would be needed to find out why
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pellet:
I wish I knew for sure if it would brick my phone or not... If it won't, I'll try it tonight. I just don't feel like messing around with a bricked phone with the 4th of July weekend coming up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iLLdWes:
So no updates?? She complaining everyday thatshe has to reboot her phone to get txt msg's.. Some times they come in other times she has to reboot her phone... Shes regretting doing the OTA update to lollipop.. I guess this is why i root my phones as soon as i get em..lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris41g:
are you trying to root OD2 or switch to another ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iLLdWes:
Honestly for her phone just a better rom than the crap sprint rolled out to you guys... She could care less about root and other stuff she just wants her phone to work good again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chris41g:
Then just flash twrp and another rom.. And whatever modem that rom requires
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] itsmejson:
I wanted to confirm since this was recorded awhile ago if the guide will work for the NG2 update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] khaki54:
Doesn't work

Doesn't work for Sprint Galaxy S4 running lollipop (android 5). It will bork your phone and you will have to wipe it.

None of the "keep root" features of super su work either.

I'm guessing Chainfire is on to better things by now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fuzzybuffalo:
To root the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 even if on OD2.

Download the latest TWRP recovery from here

https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4sprint.html

and flash in odin.

Then download this Beta SuperSU by chainfire

https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

and flash from TWRP.

Or flash this prerooted OD2 ROM

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint/development/rom-wicked-x-v10-1-t3115583

I got the SuperSU link from post #4 on this ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ed270:
Hi, My friend ask me to root his sprint s4 running 4.4.2 with L710VPUDNJ2 will the root method in the op work or is there another method I should use . Thanks for your help

Sorry, I just recieved the phone from my friend and it is an S3 . So I will post my question in the appropriate thread. Admin please delete
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tuffayl:
has there been any release of root file for lollipop sprint s4 l720t?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 2WhiteWolves:
Here is a good thread for your l720t:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Imaginos:
Is this root method safe for the OH1 version of the original 720's?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cdupree:
Rooted yesterday but not today

Hi folks, I wonder if anyone has suggestions for my situation.

I recently bought a Sprint S4 on the secondary market and activated it. Yesterday I used my GF's WIndows machine and Odin to root the phone, then I flashed the TWRP recovery and the latest nightly build of CM 12.1. Everything seemed to work perfectly and I have no CM issues that I know of, but when I installed Orbot and tried to proxy everything through Tor it told me I didn't have root access. Now when I try to Odin it fails claiming no PIT partition. I can't use adb because I get that read-only device error that crops up a lot, to judge by search engine results. I tried downloading and flashing the updated CF-Auto-Root without effect. I run Kubuntu and used heimdall successfully yesterday, but now I get these error messages:

Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Attempt failed. Detaching driver...
Claiming interface again...
Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...
Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...
ERROR: Failed to begin session!
Releasing device interface...
Re-attaching kernel driver...

So my phone seems to work in CyanogenMod but I can no longer root it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] elcocolo50:
Hi.. You activated root access through developer options in sistem settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cdupree:
Yes, it's set to "Apps and ADB".
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] punkerEVO:
you have superuser or supersu installed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I just took the OK3 OTA update and re-rooted using this method (flash TWRP in Odin and then flash SuperSU in TWRP).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
My sprint s4 hasn't been updated in 2 yrs, and I am on the L720vpuaMDL build. Can I use this method to root or can I stick with the CF Autoroot? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2291827 I am playing catch up. LOL
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I assume CF Autoroot will work. What it does is use Odin to install SuperSu (rooting the device, and keeping it rooted) and then reinstalls the stock recovery. If you are planning to install a custom ROM, you want to install TWRP via Odin and then flash SuperSu. Immediately after installing TWRP, don't let your phone reboot; instead, pull the battery, reboot into TWRP, and flash SuperSu.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
My plan is to install a custom rom, but I am trying to figure what rom I should install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I recommend Octos 5.1.1. Everything was working for me. I am now on AOSP 6.0.1 and that's working for me too. But some who are not on Sprint are having issues with LTE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
I will consider octos 5.11, what is AOSP and does the googleplay app come installed on the custom rom? I getting used to the idea of installing a custom rom. I am trying to get the steps down on what to do first be fore taking that step. Do I need to fuss with nightly updates ?

Correct if these are the wrong steps

1. Root using odin, it install superuser on the device so it stays rooted all the time.

2. Use some kind of back up software to back up the device. I am considering using titanium pro, to back up my stock image. Will this allow me to dump the image to my pc?

3 Install custom Rom using rom manager.

Not sure if I missed anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Josey Wales:
You will have to flash the gapps immediately after flashing you Rom depending on you needs. Gapps range from full to minimal. . .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
You will be using TWRP as your recovery; therefore, you can use it to backup your stock image ("nandroid backup"). I make regular backups to my external SD card and then copy the backup to my PC. You will also use TWRP to install the custom ROM and Gapps.

If you start with a KitKat or Lollipop ROM, you don't have to fool with nightlies. If you install a Marshmallow ROM, you can expect bugs and things that don't work. That's when you will be installing updates regularly. Here's the link to the AOSP Marshmallow ROM for our device: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/jdcteam-android-source-project-mra58v-t3251663.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
I will most likely start with Lollipop, for a custom rom. Do you get prompted for OTA updates with a custom rom and if so what should you do? Should I be concerned about existing data on my sd card being erased during the flash process or back up process? Also can I restore apps and text messages and settings from my older build to the custom rom or do I need to reinstall everything from scratch?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
Most custom ROMs won't have OTA updates; or, if they do (like CM), you can turn off notifications. You should always back up your internal SD before moving from stock Touch Wiz to a custom ROM. You probably want to wipe your internal SD anyway, as TW puts a lot of stuff on the internal SD.

You will probably have to reinstall your apps from scratch. You can try backing up your apps, using Titanium Backup, and then restoring them the same way; but don't be surprised if that causes issues. I always backup text messages (I use SMS Backup & Restore). Just make sure you keep your backups on your external SD card.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Where do I find the October build oct 5.11 and the gapps install? Also do I use TWRP manager in place of goomanager which longer available?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
You can get TWRP for our device from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2262999

You can get Octos 5.1.1. for our device from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-sprint/development/rom-team-octos-oct-l-t3031836. Read the original post carefully, it explains in detail how to install the ROM.

You can get Gapps from here: http://opengapps.org/. I assume that your S4 uses the ARM processor. Gapps I use are micro gapps, but here is where you as the user decide whether you want minimal Google apps and then you install those you want; or do you flash the stock or super gapps and get the whole boatload; or should you flash the aroma gapps, which allows you to pick and choose the gapps you want during the install process.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
I was able to root my device and I installed TWRP manager on my s4. I downloaded recovery twrp-2.8.7.0jfitespr.img but nothing happens. If I go to reboot from the twrp menu and choose reboot to recovery it doesn't let me. I try hitting the yes button and I get no response. Am I doing something wrong? I doesn't allow me to reboot from the menu via app twrp menu . I am unable to do back ups from the menu because it won't prompt the phone to reboot. Should I be installing the recovery via odin or doing it directly from TWRP manager?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
First, make sure you have root. Get a root checker or the Phone Info app from the Play Store.

Assuming you still have TWRP on your device, go to the Play Store and download the RebootManager app. That app has a reboot menu, including to reboot to recovery.

If that doesn't work to get into TWRP, try this: power off your phone. Press volume up button + power button at the same time. In the upper-left corner of the screen, when you see the tiny blue letters, release both buttons. That boots you into TWRP. Sometimes it takes me a couple of times to get the timing right, otherwise the phone just boots into the system.

If that doesn't work, use Odin. The instructions are here: https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxys4internationalqualcomm.html. But qbking has some videos on how to do it. The tar file for our device is attached.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Pressing the vol up button + the power button worked. Initially I was doing pressing vol up power button and the center key to get into download mode. Since twrp has back up, is there any point in using titanium? I already did a SMS back and call log back up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
Looks like you are good to go. No reason to use Titanium unless there is some other data you want to be able to restore easily (nothing I can think of). Let us know how your custom ROM install goes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Do you know if I transferred my exchange account over to the custom rom using titanium, would cause issues?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I don't know. We used Exchange for several years until, two years ago, we moved to Office365 instead.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Does the custom roms have camera app build in or is that part of the google apps pack?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] browning:
Is this still a reliable/ best method for rooting? I'm waiting for the S7 and my old Evo crapped out and got the S4 as a replacement. Need to get it up and running quickly but unsure as to root method as the S4 is running 5.0.1. I'm on L720VPUGOK3. Thanks in advance!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
Yes, it is.

---------- Post added at 01:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 PM ----------

Yes, camera is a system app. Usually not part of the google apps. You can always install another camera as a user app (through the Play Store or sideloading it).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
So I finally installed Octos 5.11 and I have to say its a bit much. Probably a bad idea jumping from Jelly bean to Lollipop. Is there a custom Jellybean build 4.3 or perhaps Kitkat 4.4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
You might try Cyanogenmod 11. That's KitKat and would be a solid choice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Is it good on the battery? Right now I am testing CM 10.2.1 right now. Is there any way to get voicemail notifications? Visual voice mail app that came with my stock?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I have always used Google Voice. Do some Googling; when I had an S2 a year ago someone uploaded an APK for the Sprint visual voicemail app. I downloaded it but never used it. It's attached.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mattzeller:
Download TWRP (latest zip file) flash via Odin. Flash SuperSU in recovery. You will then have stock rooted

Sent from my SPH-A120
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] browning:
Thanks for the assistance. Finally got it working. Was a bit of a dumb ass and grabbed the md5 check file instead of the tar install. A case where multi-tasking failed... Not to mention I hate these download pages with spam ads all over them...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ThomasJoseph315:
Where is the APN menu? I don't see it under "Cellular Networks"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Do you know of any camera app that can replace my stock cam on CM 10.2? I did see the focal cam app but I am not sure if its stable enough.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
There a lots of them. Try Google Camera and then work your way through the lot on Google Play. Also, do a search on xda. I believe in the Android Apps and Games forum there are a few. Snap Camera comes to mind.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] peruvian:
Sprint S4 L720 Baseband UGOK3

Hello,

I also have a S4 l720 OK3 but still not finding the way to root it.

I see it worked downloading TWRP with user Browning back in January. Is there a way to have a step by step or a video on how to, please?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jp0213x:
Visual voicemail stop alerting me, do you have to subscribe to get regular voicemail alerts, if so is there some alternative voicemail app?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ttakacs:
I don't know how Spring Visual Voicemail works. I have never used it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Lidor167:
I've got a L720T.03 device running 5.0.1

will this method work for me?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xfbo:
Disregard....got it factory reset and all works now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] axs3543:
Anyone has the latest firmware.? Can't get it from sammobile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thisguy702:
lrx22c.l720vpugpi2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TechShui:
What TWRP build used for rooting SPH-L720?

So what TWRP build is used because I don't see a jfltespr on their website, just a jfltexx? :confused:

Nevermind, I found it here: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys4sprint.html

What's weird is it didn't show up when searching in the search bar for Galaxy S4, but it did finally show up when I searched jfltespr
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shizkoff777:
Works perfectly thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] travisw0204:
+1. Thanks qbking. That was by far the easiet root I've done to date and I've rooted a fair amount of devices. Thanks button hit of course
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
you go thank the guy who made the root and made it so easy? :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] travisw0204:
I'm not sure what you mean. I hit the thanks button for qbking. That's why I said thanks button hit of course after I thanked him for making the root so easy. I just used the quote shizkoff777 wrote because it did work perfectly. Am I missing something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
i figured as much, anyways dan rosenberg wrote the exploit and the script called motochopper. he published it a few weeks ago after he did that whole big bootloader unlock for the new razr's.

qbking made a video showing how to use dan's software, i was just wondering if you had gone and thanked him for making the software possible (otherwise you would have had to fire up odin and use cwm/ chainfire stuff and bump your flash counter) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2252248 :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] travisw0204:
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, my apologies. I didn't know that but I will definitely hit the thanks button for Dan and you as well. Thanks for letting me know where this method came from. It really was the easiest root method to date for me. So this method doesn't bump the flash counter? That's even better. Sweet. Thanks again shabby
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shabbypenguin:
no worries :) dan is a good friend of mine, when he is in a godo mood and happy he showers us (the android community) with amazing presents. so i always try to make sure he gets his thanks etc.

perhaps [MENTION=3257216]qbking77[/MENTION] could add a link to the video and OP to let people know where it came from? :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cheddaface:
Can someone fill me in on if there is a reason to root now as there is not a solid recovery out??? or is there? also if i root is there and easy way to unlock teather i really need it for switching ips
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
While your question doesn't belong in this thread and should have been posted in Q&A, I'm going to go ahead and Answer.

Yes, there are solid recoveries. I use Garwynn's CWM. Only thing I know left to hammer out is exFAT.

shabbypenguin and Dees_Troy have recoveries provided as well. I highly recommend to check them out. Look in the Development and Original Development sections.

Crawrj has a hotspot mod available.

With any of these threads, please look for the Discussion threads before you post in the Development threads.

And please, next time look in the proper sections as you would have found these...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Shiftlock:
Glad to see so many names I recognize for the OG epic forum. Tbh I was a little worried about development for this phone when I finally retired my my epic bought the s4 but not anymore. Thanks for your awesome vids qbking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cheddaface:
Im sorry but i did read the other threads just did not think that they were stable
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pixelsblur:
Thanks for the video, phone rooted within hours of its possession :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tkgadgetman:
Tim, Are going to do any other video's on this phone? Hotspot / getting MSL#, Installing custom recovery? Thank-you:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] oohaylima:
For those who are on Windows 8 Pro like me, run the drivers in Compatibility Mode Windows 7. The installation should pop up. If that doesn't work, you should be able to unzip the installation file, then select the drivers under its designated folder.

lol That it has brother! Which is a good thing. As much as I like breaking out the command lines to execute an exploit, it's rather nice now to just plug and chug. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] qbking77:
Yep will get those going soon!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tygger:
Rooted yesterday and just noticed today that I'm getting a error message, "warning, camera fail," when attempting to use the camera. Coincidence or not?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Delakit:
Odd. Mine works just fine. Rooted a few hours ago using this method.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Coincidence. Nothing about this or the other method should break the camera function. Sounds like a possible hardware failure if anything.

Only suggestion I can come up with is either a factory reset, which probably won't correct the issue, or flash the full no root mdc tar and test.

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tygger:
Will the full factory reset effect the root in any way? Looks like I'll have to unroot anyways to take it back to the store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
While rooted? Negative.

If you're planning to take it back for them to look at, then you should use the full restore no root tar. It will set everything back to official.

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tygger:
I haven't installed any roms or anything other than root. Just curious, would there be a difference between the full restore no root tar vs doing this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2259513
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
It's the same thing. That will definitely set you back to day one.

Try that, test camera. If camera works without issue, then come back to this, try root again and test camera.

If, for whatever reason, it does break the camera, logs will be needed to try to find the issue.

Sent from my SPH-L720 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tygger:
Also found the SU app in the market that has a full unroot option.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MoHoGalore:
Ok, there again, root didn't break the camera function. Just because you use the unroot feature of SU, it will not put your phone status back to official status if they check.

I was trying to tell you how to set your device back to stock if you were going to have Sprint look at it and at the same time either confirm that the method broke something or get you set straight.

Sorry if that was confusing, wasn't meant to be.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tygger:
Got it. I'll try the official method. Would that also hide the Developer Options? Thanks