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[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Flinny:
Hey,

I'm looking for a tester or two for the AT&T build of Slim Bean, already running on ul and spr should just needs the once over :)

Drop my a PM if you're interested.

Thanks,

Nick.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] drakeymcmb:
Pm sent
[LG Optimus 4X HD] S3V3N:
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Do the following:

- Download the Next Launcher 3D LITE version from play store >>CLICK<<

- Go to Next Launcher preferences

- Scroll all the way down to About Full Version

- Click on Activate

- Enter nextlauncher3d in account, appoftheday in code

- Done! :D
[LG Optimus 4X HD] DarkFantasy6:
Awesome dude :) Worked perfectly . Thank you very much! :eek: :cowboy:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Turbol:
Cant download :/
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Xenogenics:
Nice
[LG Optimus 4X HD] juanacevedo:
Amazing.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Mguttsche:
Not working. The says may my devices has been changed ill have to do it again and nothing happend.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Afro:
Please read the title: "free TODAY only" and then look in the date the first post was posted :D

The activation of this app was free two days ago and maybe yesterday, so no chance to do this today ;)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] weezlerox:
Tried it...

I tried it but it kept throwing up errors and crashing. I am sticking with Apex until I am convinced enough to change :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
►►AT&T-MF3 / MK2 Root & Recovery Mini Guide◄◄​

Concerning AT&T's latest build: If you are an AT&T user on MF3 or MK2, you CANNOT use the steps in the guide above to root, backup or flash anything to your device. Trying to install a custom recovery on your device will result in a brick. ​

If you are currently running the MF3 or MK2 build, this portion of the guide is for you. Just follow the steps below.​

Step 1: Read & Ask Questions.

Official AT&T S4 Safestrap Discussion

[MENTION=4273149]graydiggy[/MENTION] has a great discussion thread for the AT&T S4 Safestrap method. Check it out. Lots of good information. If you have any questions about MF3 in general, [MENTION=3802385]TheAxman[/MENTION] has assembled a Q&A section here.

Step 2: Root

[ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3

Checkout [MENTION=3940199]k1mu[/MENTION]'s thread here which covers and supplies everything you need to get your S4 variant rooted. For you lucky (or not so much) folks on MK2, head this direction for further details.

Root Method for AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 (OTA MF3)

Visit [MENTION=4399896]jortex[/MENTION]'s root guide in order to achieve root access on your MF3'd device.

Step 3: Recovery

[RECOVERY LOCKED] Safestrap Recovery v3.65 & v3.71 - MF3/MK2

Check out the amazing [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]'s thread for everything you need to continue with your device modifications. Root is required. Start at the top of the thread, read everything and enjoy filling those virtual slots.

[Q] But what if i just want to block the update altogether and retain root/recovery on my current MDB/MDL build?

[A] Refer to this guide by [MENTION=1124755]Aou[/MENTION].

[Q] How do I restore my S4 to factory stock with Odin?

[A] Thanks to [MENTION=5512958]Shockndrop[/MENTION], we now have a way for those on MF3 to get back to stock, fix a softbrick, etc with Odin. The newest thread on the topic can be found here. Go check it out and make a donation if this has helped you.

Be sure to thank these guys as you visit their threads.

As always, if you don't have the knowledge to fix any potential issues you may run into, don't root it. Read up and proceed at your own risk.

​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] toxicpaulution:
I'd check over it :p you stated this as an s3 then said the I337. :) right under step 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Fixed. Boom. Thanks, buddy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] toxicpaulution:
You're welcome. Definitely didn't wanna confuse people Haha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] obriane217:
Nice. This will help hold down alot of guestions. :Good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bhp090808:
Very well put together:thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jonahly:
Reserved ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
thanks for the feedback everyone. that's what makes a great thread. updated OP. guides for both I337 & I337M.

smile and drink a craft beer. :cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Titankahn:
Hey guys are there any easy way to unroot? not with flashing but with some one click method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
no one-click method that i'm aware of. Post #2 updated with unroot method. cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevnuke:
The beginning of "Unroot your device" in post #2 still says "S3" O.o

Swyped from the 4th Galaxy on XDA Premium.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
just when you think you've got it all fixed. ha! thanks for looking out, buddy. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
A mod should sticky this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Post #2 has been aptly named "Fixes and Additional Resources". Check it out as it will be updated as needed with with troubleshooting information on common S4 errors & issues. If you see a trending troubleshooting question in the Q&A section, hit me up and I'll get it added if necessary. Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kubik1981:
please delete figured out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Little Bigboy:
Very noob friendly guide, thank you:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] GuestX0019:
Very Nice BD,

Am new to Samsung but flashed alot on HTC phones. Think the Samsung is going to be easier.

I have read extensively since early May when I got phone--slow learner--lol

I think I got it all figured to include flashing recoveries including with loki-flash and terminal.

I prefer TWRP, used it extensively on HTC.

My only question and it is rhetorical as you can just add to OP if you deem it worthy---is to cover a little on how to flash roms on TWRP whether CM or TW. After all my reading and understanding what loki is and what it I am 99.99% sure I know the answer. But want to be 100%. And it may help others.

My understanding is I need to flash a lokied kernel or loki-doki after every rom I flash including CM as TWRP does not auto loki the rom/kernel. But, some places I read led me to believe if the rom (kernel) is lokied and that is stated in Op no need to flash a lokied kernel or loki-doki.

A sentence or two on this would help alot

I think I may have read too much and had it all run together--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
I agree that it would be beneficial. I appreciate your input. I had thought about adding it at one time but then never got around to it. I need more hours in my day. Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gj23:
You've been a huge help to many people on here and I just wanted to tell ya thanks for all that you do
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
You have to add the new root method one click root kingo its really easy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
Updated Post #2. Added the Kingo root method to step 2 in that root/recovery section. Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Delakit:
Here is a great guide to returning back to stock on any firmware below, and not including, MF3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] highlyactivewalrus:
Bricked :(

I rooted my S4 and everything went well, nova launcher installed etc, titanium backup made. Then I installed safestrap and booted into recovery. When I tried to boot into my system from the recovery (having changed nothing), I got stuck at the At&T symbol rotating. Reboot, same thing. After a few more reboots, I can't even get into the recovery. What happened? Will I ever be able to fix this? If so, what needs to be released? Odin firmware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xerythul:
Are you selecting restart, waiting for the safestrap splash screen and then selecting recovery, or are you trying to reboot right into recovery? And when you installed the safestrap apk did you choose the in-app "install recovery" option?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bimboy:
In Safestrap, which environment do you have set up to boot to? this same thing happened toy me, but I had no custom rom slot installed yet, and rom slot 1 was selected to boot from.

Go into Safestrap, select the stock rom to boot from automatically, and you'll be good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] WiddleyScudds:
Quick question, dual booting stock TW and Goldeneye with SS. Am i able to flash a custom kernel on Goldeneye?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
This would be better asked in the Safestrap thread. Cheers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deadenz:
no
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ryanaslett:
Not sure if Kingo is a good suggestion

This is my first post here, but I really dont think you should be recommending that Kingo Android Root app without some futher vetting. I was using it from a firewalled VM, and it was reaching out to china as part of its install.

There are two other threads, one with posts from Kingo, that are suspicious.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460745&page=8

This one the mod says all things kingo are banned.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2460626&page=7

At least until it has been established that this isn't injecting some malware into the devices, shouldn't you remove the kingo reference?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ms. K:
4.3 vs 4.2

Hi,

What is the difference between 4.3 and 4.2.2?

I have SS now. I wanted the penguin recovery but the links was down and I found SS. If it's a big difference I'm thinking of looking for the penguin recovery again because I have a AMD base and not MF3 so I can change ROMs.

I guess I'm wondering if I should uninstall SS so I can move on to the more advance ROMs if there is a difference. Especially if Graviton becomes updated to 4.3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
if you have the MDL baseband then you can install TWRP via Goo Manager (Play Store) or install CWM from Rom Manager (Play Store). either one of those will flash the custom recovery to your device and you can make a backup and flash roms from that point.

you can find out more information about 4.3 here and here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] duduhayo:
thanks :). very good guide.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Ms. K:
Hi

I'm trading my att s4 for a t mobile note 3 tomorrow. I'm away from home.

Can I use factory reset to return the device?

I have twrp and safetrap installed on my phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NighthawkXL:
I'm sure xBeerdroiDx will get around to updating it shortly...

This part can now be omitted...

Although there is now a root method for the MF3 firmware, please understand there is no option to revert to older firmware and no readily accessible MF3 Odin-flashable firmware image. If you don't have the knowledge to fix any potential issues you may run into, don't root it. Proceed at your own risk.

The TAR files for flashing stock MF3 using ODIN have been released here by Shockndrop. Initial reports are claiming complete success on recovering from a brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ericl619:
can i use this guide to go from baseband mg1 4.2.2 to a version that allows me to see the service menu for unlocking? im not quite sure which one to follow and what files i need
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
folks,

i'll be spending the majority of my time on the Nexus 5 boards beginning this week. fear not. this thread will still be regularly updated and maintained. i still think the S4 is pretty big deal. :good:

for any major changes in the S4 environment, i'm just a pm away. cheers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Thanks for taking the time to provide an informative and user friendly thread BD--:good:

Enjoy the 5 :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] force70:
Ill see you there :D

sent from my S3,S4, Note 2 or Note 3..nexus 5 on the way!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chevydiva:
Ive been searching all over for a working safestrap download. Anyone have a working link?? Thanks in advance guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
the link in the official thread. linky:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] risensunx:
Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Polaris Zeta:
So I am new to the forum and to my s4 (att), I am on base version I337UCUAMF3 which if I understand correctly does not let me use the above guide? Is there another method for me to root my device? I want to enable tethering with my unlimited data plan without paying att :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
No, that's not right. Read again on page 1. The OP lists if you're on the MF3 baseband what to do. I used this guide and rooted my device, then installed safestrap, and have flashed several ROMs. I personally used jortex's way of Rooting as the other option wasn't available at the time (or I just didn't know it).

other good links/threads to read are:

beginner guide linky

safestrap linky

Hope this helps you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Polaris Zeta:
Time to start reading Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
Yeah...its quite a bit in the beginning, but pretty interesting and nice to have an idea of what's up so you don't have an expensive BRICK for a phone. Everyone is super helpful on these forums...well, for the most part, LOL.

:highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] danny4386:
I need help. I have a 16gb att Samsung galaxy s4 sgh-i337. I successfully rooted. I flashes safestrap recovery and tried to flash a rom but my phone got soft bricked . I have tried almost every method out there to unbrick and no luck. I really to fix this phone. Some one please help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] joeespo:
Danny, this may be your best bet. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502003. Many people have been able to restore to MF3 without having to visit Best Buy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NHComp:
Thanks, this guide is great! I got the ATT S4 phone running Cyanogenmod 10.2 without any problems.

Then I tried to restore just the Contacts from Titanium Backup and now the dialer is not working - I get the message "Unfortunately the process android.process.acore has stopped." I sent an email to Titanium to ask what's wrong. So close.......

I fixed it. Settings-Apps-All and then "Clear Data" from the Contacts (or Contact Storage, I don't remember which one it was).

So how do you get Contacts into a new ROM? I have a nandroid and Titanium backup but now I'm fearful of trying anything else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
most users have their contacts set to sync with google (their gmail). once a device is booted into and setup on the gmail account, things like contacts are added to the device automatically. i'm assuming you didnt have your contacts set to sync?

also, sometimes users use 3rd party apps from the play store to backup their text messages, contacts, etc and then restore them after setup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NHComp:
In hindsight the Gmail sync would have been better. I just keep them in Contacts, I don't want them in the email account.

Thanks again for a great flash guide.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] risx:
Thanks for the guide, it helped me install cm 10.2 on my new S4, now the question is do i install one of the many other roms :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
there's no reason not to :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] vince2398:
Sorry couldn't find this yet but I am on MDL and if I follow these 5 steps here, will it prompt or force me to update OTA to MF3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Bleedos:
Rogers new Firmware update (MK6) is like MF3 ?

Hi everyone.

I just upgraded my Galaxy S2 to the really more powerful S4 yesterday. I've been flashing ROMs on my S2 since april and I never encountered a single problem. This is why I was so confident that I would be able to flash my S4 easily. I even searched XDA to make sure the S4 was "flashable". I found a lot of ROMs, even 4.4 (I am running CM11 alpha 2 on my S2 right now and it's really nice).

So, now having the device in hand, I started reading this morning to find how I could flash my brand new S4. I don't want to stay with TouchWiz. I found this really helpful and wonderful thread.

I was happy to see that there was no special warning or precaution to take with the canadian model (I337M) but... There's always a "but". I read everything about the MF3 and the need to have loki'd ROMs or to flash loki-doki after flashing the rom. I did not feel concerned about it until I realized something.

Rogers just pushed the 4.3 update recently (I337MVLUE

MK6

). When I got my phone, I saw the firmware update notification appear within less than 15 minutes after first boot. I was not aware of that MF3 problem at the time so I downloaded and installed that update while my phone was charging at work.

I am wondering if the MK6 canadian update is like the MF3 US update? Will I need to install loki after each ROM? I did not see anyone mention it here. I read all the 22 pages. I also read the OP of two or three other threads and no one mentions MK6. I searched XDA at large and the only references I found about MK6 are people that are glad to see it coming.

I did some Google search and found this interesting article:

http://true-android.blogspot.ca/2013/11/root-i337mvluemk6-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337m.html

I guess it's really similar to that thread because both refers to chainfire.eu.

The article also refers to an other article to disable KNOX Security Service. This is why I wonder If MK6 is a little like MF3.

Anyone can help me resolve that puzzle?

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] engineerd2:
Wonderful tips on steps to custom install, Thanks a lot!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ccorey112:
Will this work with 4.3?

will this root method work if my device is currently running 4.3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
What root method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ccorey112:
the casual root method .

Ive heard alot about root methods not working properly if your device is currently unrooted and running on 4.3 and was wondering if anyone has tried rooting their device running 4.3 and had success with the causal root method.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Casual is not going to work on 4.3. There is no acceptable method.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] deserthi:
Well, I tried everything and could not root....got pissed and put S4 up for sale and bought a Nexus 5! Now I was able to root and and happy:good:

Anyone want a very nice 32 gig S4:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Were did you buy the N5. 350.00 I assume. Daughter needs one for work, may not even activate on att. Don't want to order thru Play if possible. Needs asap. Thanks

Enjoy the phone--:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wshchzhq:
I can not flash custom rom by using this recovery, such as CM10.1. What I can flash is only a TW rom, in which LTE cannot be used.

Now I get back and update to MK2. Hope there is a way to flash custom roms in the future...:(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
welcome to the S4 boards, [MENTION=4668178]hednik[/MENTION]. we've been expecting you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hednik:
It is complete... Now what does a little horned guy with a British accent have to do with the s4 ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mtt311:
Thanks for the helpful guide. Glad mine was mdl. Dodged a bullet there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
aint that the truth. with that kinda luck, i'd be buying lotto tickets right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zzwizard:
please help! missing custom recovery

Can anyone help me??

I rooted with Motochopper a long time ago and never loaded a custom recovery (that I know of). I’m trying to do that now and when I use GooManager, it just says “you’re download is starting” and does nothing. Should I try to re-root with Casual?

Ultimately I’d like to get up to 4.3 using SuperSU’s survival mode.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
considering your end-goal, is there a reason you want a custom recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] come at me bro:
Is post #2 working with 4.3 mf3?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
4.3 is mk2, not mf3. there is no current safe root and recovery for any build after 4.2.2 mf3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] come at me bro:
I need to basically unroot, reset to factory then install the update to the latest software

Then after that, if even possible I would root again later

Not seeing a whole lot directing me in the right place for this, I used to just running the official firmware with htc but I see that's not the case here

I thought we had trouble on the htc vivid but that's nothing to what's going on with this mf3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shagosaad:
Confused, your title says MF3 Root/Recovery but you have in Red Caps saying not to use this guide if you're on MF3, could you clarify?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Knowing positively what firmware you're currently on would help. Are you on mf3 or mk2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xBeerdroiDx:
this is exactly what i said:

note the reference to post #2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] come at me bro:
Sgh i337

I337ucuamf3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
If it were me I'd Odin the stock mf3 firmware. There are tar files in these forum. Google "mf3 tar files xda"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] come at me bro:
And that should pretty much be it? From there it will reboot into a stock rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jd1639:
Yep, backup any pics, etc you want to keep
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Xeon.Jamal:
I realize this may or may not be the right place to post, as it pertains to the ATT/MF3 SGH-I337. But that being said here I go! Sorry if I'm being the village idiot here, I've done hours upon hours of research and have failed to find any one definite answer. I've seen the reference to the "safestrap" time and time and time again, yet (and I cant be the only one) that fails to understand why the safestrap from June still applies to the S4 for ATT now here in December? I read countless reports of people on ATT with the MF3 who have ROMs like Dandroid (One I'm trying to install), CyanogenMod, etc. I have rooted my phone successful via the SD card, and ADB terminal on my PC. Yet upon installation of recoveries I get an Unlocked "Custom" boot screen to boot directly to ODIN mode. I have read and understood that in order to get rid of that yadda yadda yadda you need to do the STOCK Recovery, and all that. Yet I still am amazed to see people with that have these custom ROMs. Am I missing something and just a plain idiot, or is there an actual reasoning behind this madness? I realize I am setting myself up to be flamed and so on, but please if you are going to reply, do so with only useful information that has some backing and links to assist in the continuation of this thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jt1998:
If you are on the mf3 baseband the only way you can have custom ROMs is with safestrap. Prior versions like MDL you can flash anything like CM, TW etc bc unlocked bootloader.

Later versions like MK2 with 4.3 also must remain stock bc no recovery or safestrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Xeon.Jamal:
Thanks for the reply!

So have there been any developments towards a fix for this? Or is it just going to be abandoned that the new MK2 band is out? I understand the developers here have been hared at work for a fix for this, but it's a fair question, based upon the amount of people with now bricked MK2 devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thesuffering:
My galaxy s 4 went for a swim in the washer. No amount of rice brought it back from the dead so I did an insurance swap. All I'm interested in is root for arliberator. My phone is mf3 but asking to do the software update. If I root with kingo on mf3 will att force the update to mk2 or do I have to accept it? I just don't want an update screwing my phone if I root it.