yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Absolutly, it hasent been abandond and if we ever hope to mod samsung again, this is a milestone that will have to be crossed, however this is no easy matter, its not simple and its locked down pretty tight, one thing that might motivate ppl is to add up all the bountys and update the pot amount, just a guess, but looking at all the pages on here and the large donations i would say its hit around 10k

Using: AT&T Samsung GS4 4.3 MK2 Rooted with SafeStrap Recovery

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyuser88:
I hate to say this, but i think as long as the government/corporation have a hand in this, these bootloader will never be unlocked.. It doesnt matter what the consumer wants/needs, its the big money that will dictate the way these phone carriers/manufactures go. With every updates they put out, it makes it harder and harder to crack/unlock. Also most devs have moved away from these types of phones to other carriers that havent locked their phones yet. I hope just as much as the next person that they are able/willing to unlock these phones. I still waiting on a cracked version of the newest update to come out with out any locks or special roots, that are required to load onto the phone. And iam talking about these custom modified roms, pure stock that can be flashed with my current root.

This is just my opinion and there is no reason to flame/bash me for this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Unfortunatly this is a possibility, but not a reason to not try, its fact that the government has its hands in any security that exist (and some that probably offically dont) so it would not shock me if this was a test for the xda cummunity, over the years there isnt alot that we couldnt do to our phones, some even "illegal" but possible none the less, in my opinion this is an attempt to see if we can do it, if we can, its back to the chalkboard, if not, then they watch these threads and release updates to counter us when we get to close to somthing, not a conspiracy but there is also no reason it should be on a retail device, if its the BYOP policy then give the companies power to lock the bootloader and install Knox, but dont force it upon inoccent "hackers" (lack of better words) who wish to have full control over a device they purchased and understand

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
For the record, you can use the Safestrap workaround to get root on 4.4.2 and just flash a root packaged stock system. Beyond that, root is independent of the bootloader unlock, and unlocking a bootloader will only benefit the cause of flashing custom ROMs.

I don't doubt that it won't be unlocked. However, exploiting it is entirely different. While it certainly will not be easy, I do believe it can happen. For example, the Droid BIONIC had a locked bootloader but Hashcode still created kexec for it to allow custom kernels and that added to the ROM flashing of Safestrap. If that were to come to us, we'd get AOSP ROMs and basically the equivalent of a bootloader exploit in a different method than directly attacking it. So, while it's reasonable to doubt an unlock, and exploit is still possible and actively being pursued.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CZ Eddie:
AMDL just listed on Swappa.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Can someone that knows about these things take a look at the files in this thread and see if they can be helpful?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2721505
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
From my understanding the tool for signing the aboot file has been discoverd, basically if all is as said it will allow us to flash a bootloader that we can unlock

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Look one post above.:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] SkywalkerZ:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Well another guy said samsung signs aboot so it probably wont sign aboot but will let us sign tz files which is still amazing progress lol

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
I look forward to the day that I can pay out my offer for this bounty. Thanks everyone who is working on this!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kL7GtEd:
I don't know too much of the technical details, but I downloaded that whole shared folder and printed the first page of the thread to a pdf and zipped everything and saved it just in cases... Here's a mega link if anybody wants it:

https://mega.co.nz/#!1RoBmKTR!RYvQkrQdsdVTT3h2ZZNuoF0fgBsTog84zp4iF-s5_Hs
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NighthawkXL:
The OP who released the signing tool has already tested it and confirmed it allows us to sign ABOOT, which would mean it's independent of Samsung. But we won't know the full extent of these tools and their impact on our attempts to unlock the bootloader for a few days or so. Hopefully, the devs can cook something up that leads to us having a sense of freedom with our devices again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Yea, it still seems like a lot of unknowns. At least one developer thinks we still need Samsung's signed keys for it to work. I truly don't know enough about it all to agree or disagree. But if I understand it correctly, the tools can be used to create an entirely new chain of trust starting with aboot. If this is the case, Samsung's signed aboot wouldn't be needed at all. But, like you said' time will tell.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Claw22000:
Bounty Count...

I'm definitely in for $20. Has anyone done a count to see what this bounty is at? If So where can I find it? As it sounds things are moving along and I'm glad as I was unaware of all this mess when I ordered my AT&T S4 a couple weeks ago. I have rooted and used TiBu to clean it up. But would like to have the freedom to choose my roms as well as use the phones entire space for apps and files of my own choosing. Pretty sad that Samsung would do this to their customers. I get the whole prevent piracy thing (I pay for my apps) but why not let people have their roms. The custom unlock thing isn't even a big deal either. I asked the rep before I purchased the insurance and they said if you have problems with your phone and it isn't related to changing roms or the like that they would replace it anyway. Not like you couldn't just wash it and send it in.

I would like to thank all the people that are still hard at work on this. I realize this seems like a thankless task much like Emulators but rest assured at least my bounty will be paid upon receipt.

Dr Claw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] arunkm94:
hey guys,,, how to flash tis zip???

i didnt find ant updater script here then how can i flash this???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Flash what?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
There is still no bootloader unlock. The files are for a tool that will hopefully help us get one..

Do not flash it..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Well the thread about the discoverd tool is gone, so im guessing it was either sucsessful and they dont want it to be exposed, or it was a total fail :/ anyone got any info?

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
It's neither. The thread is gone, yes, but I'm sure someone's still looking over the files. It seems like it wasn't going to directly unlock bootloaders though. If someone gets something from it, it will surely show in the Verizon thread.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Blackbox 3.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Thanks for the quick reply lol and ok kool i keep a look out, anyone know why the thread is gone?

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
I can't say for sure, but the original thread was in the Note 3 Developers only section and unfortunately, a lot of people were making useless, non-developmental posts in it. The Mods cleaned it at least once and gave warning, but there never seems to be a shortage of ignorant people. So, it wouldn't surprise me if that was the reason. But, maybe a Mod will say for sure. I know the files are still on Google Drive as of now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Did anybody get the torrent file that was uploaded to that thread? Or any of the links so i can do some digging into this as well?

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
EDIT: links removed, just in case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jeboo:
I'm sure qualcomm requested it be taken down. It provided the framework to sign files, but it's missing the device-specific keys..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
I'm the one who uploaded the torrent in that thread, once I get back to my desktop I can upload it in this one. Unless the mods dont want to me to?...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Since the post was deleted, I would air on the side of caution and assume they do not want those files floating around here anymore.

Then again, I could be completely wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
Thats what I was thinking, so I'll wait for a mod to comment here or message me before I post anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
They stay busy. You're better off PM'ing one of them and asking directly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Already did, KennyG123 msged me back and told me Qualcomm sent in a C&D into xda to remove it so no torrent files or links of it guys they dont need more trouble

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Hopefully it got around to some of the Dev's that might be able to put it to good use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] arnuckwade:
Can you share it somehow by other means with some devs? So that they can do something with it perhaps?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Files have been removed, and it would probably be in our best interest to not discuss it around here anymore.

Sent from my warranty voided device...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
if qualcomm issued a Cease and desist there is something clearly of great value to these tools.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Devs have it and are getting information, so all we can do is wait patiently. No doubt there will be quiet activity to prevent Samsung snooping.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running Blackbox 3.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rebel1699:
Of value, yes. Of value to us, who knows? It was proprietary info, and will draw a c&d every time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
He is right just let the devs look over the files, im not posting any links, the reason we got the c&d so fast is because of the large belief the tool was the unlock drew alot of attention to the thread, now our best bet is to be patient, relax and lets have faith ppl

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Like I said before, its not to be discussed here anymore. Don't say I didn't warn you..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51983540

Sent from my warranty voided device...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
Well, theres my answer. Guess I wont be posting that torrent. If I had any knowledge of what I was doing I would look over the files, but its all gibberish to me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Yea its best to just leave it be guys, and be patient, and i suggest anyone who touched those files to up there security lol, im anonymous when on any app connect to any internet connection just to be safe lol

Using: AT&T Samsung GS4 4.3 MK2 Rooted with Saferoot, SafeStrap Recovery 3.71

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
It's almost impossible to be anonymous on the internet these days. Little bird by the name of Edward Snowden shared that with us. Tor was compromised, and I'm sure i2p probably isn't safe anymore either. Free proxies? Good luck with that. VPN's? Meh, even if the host is out of the country if you have kept up with the news you know that does not matter either. The long short of it, don't share it if you did manage to acquire it. :D

Sent from my warranty voided device...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kL7GtEd:
I downloaded the entire thing before it got taken down. Anybody who wants it just PM me on reddit /u/7trXMk6Z

Mods, feel free to delete this post or prema ban this account and/or my IP address, I don't care. I'll just make another account. I have no qualms distributing "intellectual property" whose sole purpose is to **** people out of owning the hardware they've bought and paid for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyuser88:
Like i said before, this is gonna turn out to be another directv thing, where they are gonna start with the C&D, and if that dont work then they are gonna go after the devolpers and anyone who downloads the files and they will be fined and possibly arrested.. Once the government gets involved, it is done. Us end user have no say it what is gonna happen anymore. Remeber one thing, the price we pay for the phones is nothing to what the businesses and government pay for phones, Our tax dollars hard to work.

It would be nice if att and verizon make two seperate companies, one for us the general public with have nothing locked, and one for companies and government which is totaly locked down.

Just enjoy what we have had up to now, cause the Modding days are done..

The perfect quote for this. "All good things must come to an end."

just like the internet, when it first happened, you could find anything and everything, share anything with other people, download anything, now it is just ads and spam.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
I cant say i entirely agree with you, this device is HARD to unlock and just because we havent found one yet doesnt mean its not possible, these companies (att vrz tmob) all look at these threads obviously as well as samsung and other android phone companies, they kno all we know and can counteract accordingly, for example, the ota updates, and yes the government involvement makes this much more difficult, but android will always be moddable, and the internet still does everything it used to lol just now it harder to find, dont lose hope our community is large and not modding is something we wont stand for, the quote in my signature is more appropriate good sir lol

Using: AT&T Samsung GS4 4.3 MK2 Rooted with Saferoot, SafeStrap Recovery 3.71

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
Well, I completely gave up on Samsung phones. Sold my S4 and bought a HTC One M8. HTC IMO is the way to go seeing as how they have said that they will never lockdown there bootloaders, and they give you the ability to unlock through there site.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 4ndroid99:
I also plan to dump my S4 in favor of HTC, because they're so custom rom friendly and even offers you an official way to unlock your bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] arnuckwade:
Isn't it at&t that's locking our bootloader and not Samsung?? I always thought at&t is the culprit..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
AT&T requested the bootloader to be lock and I believe a couple other carries might of as well?.. But Samsung also doesnt offer a official way to unlock there bootloaders as to where HTC has officially said that they will never lock there bootloaders and will always provide a way to unlock them. So its a little bit of both really.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALD3:
AT&T is really more concerned with the Sim lock than the boot loader. Even if you check HTC and their unlock tool, they will tell you that unlocking the bootloader will not unlock the Sim. Which was requested by AT&T and some other carriers. Samsung is trying to get big business contracts, including Uncle Sam, so that's the reason for more secure lock down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CavyS:
That is also definitely true.

---------- Post added at 07:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 PM ----------

Yeah, I sold my S4 for $380 and picked up a brand new HTC One M8 for $450. Couldn't be happier with the decision to ditch mine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] The Jack of Clubs:
thats not true. sim unlocking and bootloader unlocking are two completely different things. and att will gladly sim unlock if you are either not under contract, or the phone that was bought under contract is 2 years old. bootloader locking can be requested by carriers, mostly to keep you from tethering or getting rid of their paid services apps that make them money, but also because of business ready certifications. its up to the manufacturer to provide a bootloader unlocking method. in the case of the htc one or nexus 5, unlocking the bootloader wipes all data on the phone so sensitive data cant be stolen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TTLayland:
Att Gladly and unlock don't belong in a sentence.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ALD3:
Yes I know AT&T will provide a Sim unlock after contract, as I've gotten 3 myself. I said basically the same thing you did. Lol?? Samsung is the 1 keeping the boot loader locked, trying to land big business and government contracts. Hello. ??

AT&T will but not too sure about the gladly. I was and am still an AT&T customer and only unlocked to sell my old one, plus a customer for over 15 years.. I do know of folks wanting to leave AT&T that had problems getting unlock Sim codes. Even tho out of contract
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TTLayland:
My experience is they don't like to budge.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pendragon11:
Yep, this will be my last Att and Samsung phone. I refuse to enter into this nonsense ever again. Still hoping for an unlock , thought we were closer last week
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TTLayland:
I hate att or Verizon anything
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Did the above comment help at all? Do you think it motivates anyone? Please ppl lets not turn this into a complaint thread, add a bounty, update with new info, thank the devs, or even offer to help, but please dont clutter up the threads with posts that serve absolutly no purpose.

Thank You

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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” - Dr. Seuss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pendragon11:
Did the above comment help at all? Do you think it motivates anyone? Please ppl lets not turn this into a complaint thread, add a bounty, update with new info, thank the devs, or even offer to help, but please dont clutter up the threads with posts that serve absolutly no purpose.<br />

Thank You<br />
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TTLayland:
Ok ignoring that nonsense here's a post from ryanbg.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TheHamPimp:
$10

I'm in for $10. With GeoHot's root, just one more step! Thrilled to see Chainfire quoted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
I will bump my bounty up to $45, its not much but bills are first lol but i think it will be done, maybe even doon lol

AT&T Galaxy S4 4.3 MK2 rooted with saferoot, safestrap recovery installed, Running Hyperdrive ROM, Praying for unlocked bootloader lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Apoplectic1:
I'm in for $20, maybe more if I'm rolling in the dough that week.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
$20 from me.. is there a sort of spreadsheet like this lol.. Id say this would be cool to have an actual system for if it becomes a thing. seems kind of like a kickstarter project but having the community asking for a "product"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NOlightON:
I'm in for $50

Do we have a total?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] syn3h:
If nobody has done that, I'm up for it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
Form

Until someone has better, Here we go:

Docs Form
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Nice work [MENTION=4412533]FrozenPanda[/MENTION] added mine already lol

AT&T Galaxy S4 4.3 MK2 rooted with saferoot, safestrap recovery installed, Running Hyperdrive ROM, Praying for unlocked bootloader lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NOlightON:
Added mine for $50
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
We're up to $280 with only 9 responses!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] spirodave:
$40

And will be worth every penny
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Can0dope:
Bump...

I wish I could afford to pitch in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Enzopreme:
I've got $100 for this. It's cheaper than the alternative of buying an unlocked T-mo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Can0dope:
That's $420 so far. Who's up for it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nightpanda2810:
25
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Joe-Tech:
$20
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cantenna:
How about we all just decide not to buy samsung phones anymore, launch a consumer strike!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Apoplectic1:
I doubt that it would do much at all. Only a few who buy phones ever try to mess with the programming of it. There would still be millions of customers who buy them and just not care whether or not they can flash a new kernel.

Besides, I think the carriers are responsible for the locked bootloaders, not the builder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
Yes, AT&T and Verizon are the two carriers who request a locked bootloader because of the fact that most of their revenue comes from CORPORATE sales rather than commercial sales. Carriers would be in a lot more trouble if a corporation complained that their company phones were getting bricked or messed up by the employees.

So a more effective, but also more overwhelming, "boycott" would be to switch to other carriers. The problem here is that many people like the reliability of the service of AT&T and others. They also like the fact that they (to some degree) subsidize their devices. There are more reasons but the bottom line is... its complicated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LiLPurP:
Kexec has been implemented on the verizon gs3, anyone still working on kexec for the gs4?

AT&T Galaxy S4 4.3 MK2 rooted with saferoot, safestrap recovery installed, Running Hyperdrive ROM, Praying for unlocked bootloader lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Since hash is the only one who really can (I don't think anyone else wants to start up second init while someone already has it) it's all up to him and his schedule still. Most other devs are with their exploited bootloaders porting ROMs or silently collaborating on our bootloaders elsewhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Scrondar:
Love my S4, but my next phone will be from Google. I can do whatever I like to my 2013 Nexus 7, and Google even provides the original ROM to bring it back to stock. That's the way to treat a customer. AT&T sux the big one.