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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
That I truly don't know. I didn't see it but there may be a way to

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foton92:
Thanks. I'll keep trying to figure out how to root this thing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Try this one... Saferoot

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2565758

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yepyep14u2know:
Yes, Saferoot works. It's up and running for me and I'm able to freeze bloat in TiBu
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Gw4nM4n:
Working just fine on ideatab A2107

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Very cool. Although if you or anyone took the OTA any custom rom is unavailable currently and may never be available again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yepyep14u2know:
Yep I know that. Never been a fan of flashing ROMs anyway. I'm fine with stock rooted. It runs better and I get amazing battery life with the zerolemon

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46510260#post46510260 post 2751
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] vtfan99:
I followed the steps and was able to get root on 4.3 just fine as well. Thanks to everyone for helping me with that.

I do have a question....it might very well be a dumb question but I'm asking anyway,

I've installed Titanium backup and I have the update.zip that I created prior to reverting to stock and then taking the OTA. From what I understand I can't use custom recovery, which was the only way I knew how to flash that update.zip to restore my apps+data. So, how do I flash this update.zip with root on 4.3? Is this still possible?

Thanks again to all for the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ultpokemonfan:
Saferoot worked for me (its a method designed for galaxy s4). Although I wouldn't recommend it. It may or may not have been the cause of a hard brick for me, but I tried unlocking the bootloader after using it, which is probably what threw it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foton92:
It worked for me. Thanks guys :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Restola:
FYI you can remove WiFi notification and brightness slider on stock 4.3. Its in settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foton92:
Is there any Roms I can flash since I'm running 4.3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
No. Once you took the ota you lost the ability to flash other ROMs. Unless one of the Dev's cracks the lock bootloader or finds a way around.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Like allen said your out of luck my friend

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] foton92:
What would happen if I tried to downgrade to 4.1.2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
You would hard brick the device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Sad but true. It's pretty much stuck on it.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] greatdaneduke:
I am looking for a root method. Any out there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Saferoot :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Timothy08:
all we have to do now is de knox it and install custom recovery and we will be set to making roms 4.3 based now.. hope 4.4 isnt to far behind the 4.3 update.. so now the samsung watch will work with it now???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] snp_ethan:
Question

Hello guys!

I am brand spanking new when it comes to rooting, I've been looking for this very combination Sch i535 and Android 4.3

It updated from 4.1.x to 4.3 and I wanna root so that I can wirelessly tether. (I was usng foxfi with 4.1.x) but now Verizon wont let me.

I found a lot of instructions to root for 4.1.x but none for 4.3

Can I just follow the instructions for 4.1.x or does anyone here know the magic that could save me??

Thank you very much in advance guys!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Once you took the 4.3 OTA you basically got locked in. You can't flash custom recoveries, Custom ROMs or even downgrade to 4.1 or lower, any attempt will HARD BRICK your phone . You can't root the with the 4.1 methods but other members have rooted using Saferoot

Try this Saferoot to root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Number 6:
I'm in the same boat thanks for the advice! Is anything special I should use to backup my apps I thought of going with helium and I have a rootless back up rerware. Any advice would greatly be appreciated as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] JetFixxxer:
I'm on 4.1.2 and rooted. Do I have to remove the root and OTA 4.3? Then use Saferoot? I don't see in SuperSU were I can hide the root (temp unroot).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
You have to be fully 100% stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Normally, ota rootkeeper would keep root during upgrade, but I don't think it would work with 4.3 (ota rootkeeper not supporting 4.3). I recommend you should stay with 4.1.2 for now cause once you upgraded, you locked in (no more custom rom/cwm). The only thing available is root. You can re root with "saferoot" method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wildbill1986:
If I use saferoot to root my I535 on stock 4.3 without being able to install custom roms I still won't able tether will I? Just rooting won't get around Verizon's tethering block right? I also was a user of foxfi.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
If its an app you might be able to get around it but if it's a zip file you have to flash then no

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NinCaptain:
not sure right section to post but i'm rooting a friends phone and first i seen

it's rooted fine but when opening up SuperSu

window pops up says

samsung KNOX has been detected

this might limit root capabilities

and cause annoying popups try

to disable KNOX?

cancel or ok

my question should i hit ok
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Hit OK
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] NinCaptain:
i did ty

i was looking and thinking oh gezz am i going to have to odin

all is well
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
No Odin for 4.3 once you take the update your stuck with it. You can't flash custom ROMs or Recoveries or got back to 4.1,if you do you'll hard brick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dmginc:
...as of right now. Give it a couple weeks and everything will be updated and fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lowvolt1:
I just rooted my wife's S3 on sprint. Running 4.3. So I know you can at least on sprint.

Slapped the sh*t out of my X
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Yea you can root on the VZW S3 but custom roms you can't run

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
The only app from the market that works with 4.3 is "Wifi tether router" app (cost $2) and it required rooted phone, but works nicely. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] allenc666:
Too bad, Verizon disabled my "Bill to Carrier" option. LOL
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
You can try this out..may works, (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2479395)I installed it and played with it a bit but too lazy to try out all the options. My laziness told me to buy Wifi tether router...to save time and to support our dev. :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wildbill1986:
Ok, I was going to root tonight, but I have an issue. I downloaded saferoot, I plugged my phone into the computer and installed drivers from Samsung website. I get a small error message in the bottom of my computer screen saying that my computer can't fully find my device. I also have a message on my phone saying I don't have a program on computer to read everything my phone. I downloaded kies and installed drivers from there, same messages, I also tried getting drivers from the phone's built in service and still have same messages. Should I worry about them since I know the drivers should be right. If there is an issue will the root process brick my phone, our simply not run? GS3 is what I'm rooting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lowvolt1:
I had the same message on my device.

Are you turning on debugging?

Even with message I rooted.

Slapped the sh*t out of my X
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wildbill1986:
Yes, I have debugging on. I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't hurt my device. Thanks for the reply
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dnewell2004:
Do I need the internet to root or can I just download the files on wifi somewhere then root it? Thanks to 4.3 I no longer use my hotspot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
It depends on which way your going to root. With casual (which is what I used) you need a pc. I'm not sure about saferoot though

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dillbert6989:
want to root my vzn i535 running 4.3.

im sorry if this isnt the way to ask im new. ive been looking all over i cant find a safe way to root my gs3 runing 4.3. all i want is to uninstall stock samsong apps and install some apps that require rooted phone. pleas help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Check the first post of our 4.3 discussion thread in the general section. Use Saferoot to root your S3 on VRUCML1. Multiple users have used Saferoot on our S3 and it is confirmed working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stifler210:
Verizon S3 Unrooting

I want to unroot my s3, im running 4.3 and rooted it with saferoot. Ive been having a few issues and now I want to unroot so everything shows official and stock. I went through and unfroze all bloat but my question is after root I noticed it had froze "SPG" and "SysScope" should I unfreeze these then run unroot via SuperSU? or will SuperSU unfreeze those when it uninstalls?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I have no idea, but I do know you'll be unrooted after using SuperSU in that manner.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
He MUST unfreeze those apps first. THEN he can unroot if he wants.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roaddog665:
+1

Learned this the hard way. If you don't unfreeze before you unroot, you will need to re-root to unfreeze it.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] stifler210:
Ok that is kinda what I was thinking, thanks for the info.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
What did you notice went awry when you left those frozen after unrooting?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roaddog665:
The apps were disabled and just wouldn't work. And since TiBu couldn't get root access it couldn't unfreeze them. That was on an older version of android. I'm on 4.3 now, and all the apps I have frozen with TiBu show as disabled in Application Manager. If it is an app that the App Manager won't let you disable, then the only way (that I know of) to turn them back on is with TiBu. I haven't tried unrooting 4.3, but I'm guessing it would be the same as older versions.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I should have been clearer. What issues would arise with SGP and SysScope being frozen after someone unroots?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roaddog665:
Sorry, didn't know we were talking about specific apps.

Honestly I've never frozen either of those, but I would think if the phone worked with them frozen while rooted it would still work with them frozen unrooted. Those apps just couldn't perform what ever function they were intended to do.

With SysScope frozen I'd assume the device status would show modified since it couldn't run.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidshadow:
unlocking the bootloader on verizon sgs3 sch-i535?...

Hello XDA Developers!

First off let me say Happy New Years to everyone here on the forum!

Today I tried upgrading my phone (verizon sgs3 model sch-i535) from Android 4.1.2 to 4.3. I used Samsung's official upgrade process and I didn't think it was going to work since my phone was rooted with the bootloader unlocked and I had CWM Touch installed. I decided to try it out anyway, and the upgrade took, and when the upgrade was finished installing I saw the message "android is upgrading". Once the upgrade of the apps was finished i got the message "upgrade failed" i think this was because i didn't choose to install the stock recovery manager and to keep CWM Touch. I went into settings and it said my phone was now running Android 4.3. I knew I was going to loose root but I didn't think it was going to be that big of a deal to re-root my phone. I figured i could do it with one of ChainFire's autoroot files. After doing some searching on Google and here on XDA i came across this thread and a lot of people said to give "saferoot.zip: a try. So i did. I had to run the windows install.bat file a few times and reboot my laptop twice but after my third time trying the root procedure worked!

So i just wanted to let everyone know that even though the saferoot.zip file says that it is for the S4 it does work for the Verizon SGS3 model SCH-i535 running Android 4.3.

I have one big question though...

Has anyone tried unlocking the bootloader with the app "EZ-Unlock"? I used to this app to unlock my SCH-i535 bootloader when I was running the phone on Android 4.1.2 but I am not sure if it will work with Android 4.3 especially since 4.3 now has SELinux installed. Has anyone here tried unlocking the bootloader with the app "EZ-Unlock" ?

Has anyone here successfully unlocked the bootloader on the SCH-i535? If you have unlocked the bootloader if you did not use EZ-Unlock how did you do it? I can tell that after the upgrade my bootloader went from unlocked to locked as the

"lock" icon reappeared[/U

on my phone.

I would really like to unlock my phones bootloader but I am just not sure what is the proper way to do that...

I could really use some expertise advice here...

I thank you all for your time and your assistance.

Thank you, and happy new year!

-droidshadow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 0331:
Droidshadow, ez-unlock will brick your device! No man, woman, or child has unlocked the 4.3 bootloader.

Its like breaking in to Fort Knox!

Sent from my Last Ever Samsung Device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rickdog:
Is it possible to flash 4.1.2 (VRBMB_1) and then get around the bootloader via CASUAL, then install roms? My older GS3 broke and I tried to root the replacement from asurion with CASUAL before the 4.3 upgrade, but somehow it bricked it. I flashed 4.3 back with Odin, now I'm wondering if I shouldn't downgrade to be able to unlock and put CM11 back on....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Nope, you'll hard brick the phone. You have to use Saferoot to root, then use Safestrap to flash TW roms.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Treadstone06:
Hello everyone. A non tech saavy friend has this phone and took the recent update. He's now wondering if I can root it. So far, this is the only thread I've found that had success. I see that most have rooted w/no problems but no go on the bootloader so I've got 2 questions. First, has anyone bricked theirs using this method or is it pretty much 100% on the s3 and secondly, about how long does it take for the rooting process? Thank you to anyone that helps. I appreciate it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
If you have the usb driver already installed correctly and your pc can see your phone fine then it's going to take a few minutes. Just run the script and you home free. Everything has a risk but for rooting it is .0009% brick, in order word, you're pretty safe.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Treadstone06:
I don't know if he has got drivers yet but if not I'll download that Kies and go from there. Thank you for your knowledge and response. I appreciate it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cplking:
Dying for aosp on this thing :/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidshadow:
What do you mean by safestrap to flash TW ROM's i am guessing by TW you mean TouchWiz based ROM's but with this new update it is impossible to flash any ROM's isn't it?...

-droidshadow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Safestrap allows you to flash Touch Wiz ROM only, if they can make Loki patch to work then using safestrap and the patch, you can flash any custom ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidshadow:
wow so then it may be possible to actually flash a custom ROM on the Verizon d2vzw SGS3 phone? Do you know where I can get some more info on safestrap? Is there a thread here on XDA by any chance?...

-droidshadow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2605648
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidshadow:
Thanks for the link brother, I will look into this right away...

Has anyone had any success with safestrap on the Verizon (d2vzw) SGS3 with the 4.3 update?...

If so how did you do it?..

Thanks again,

-droidshadow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
You should read carefully the safestrap instruction, basically, install safestrap (safestrap recovery), then boot into safestrap and assign rom slot where your TWrom will be flash to, kind of dual boot in Windows. Safetrap provides which rom you would like to boot to during bootup.

Yes, people have success with this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] roaddog665:
It worked fine for me. Flashing a second rom takes up a LOT of space, but it works fine.

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
Yes, agree with you, the 2 cons with this method is decrease storage space and limited to TW rom only. If you have a 32gb phone then storage wouldn't be an issue at all. I hope that some one able to over come the "TWrom only" limitation!!:fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] droidshadow:
SDCard?...

I know that this isn't a safestrap Q&A thread but if i could ask one last question, because you guys seem to know from experience. Is it at all possible to install the secondary TW ROM to an sdcard?

Thanks again for the info,

-droidshadow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
In order to do that we need to modify the kernel to boot from sdcard and the recover to mount sdcard as internal storage before flashing. It is possible with unlocked boot loader, but with just safestrap I don't think so.

Send from Galaxy S4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamesn2k:
I've read on the safestrap thread in development that only certain touchwiz roms can be flashed, like 4.3 only. Is this true or can I flash beanstown using safestrap?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
You can only flash 4.3 touchwiz ROMs. If you are a fan of Beans' ROM you are in luck as from what I have read it sounds like he got his S3 fixed and will be working on a 4.3 based version of his jellybeans ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamesn2k:
Awesome, I love me some Beanstown JellyBeans ROM.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] RacerBoy:
Thanks to the devs for the great selection of ROMs. Except for this wifi annoyance I am really happy with the PSX Kit Kat ROM.

Never saw this with any 4.2 or 4.3 ROMs. I'd like to fix it, partly to gain lesser noobiness.

This link seems to describe what's going on:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32222083&postcount=8

Does anyone know if this fix works on our phone? The directory structure is different and I don't have a 'param' file or folder in the /dev/block/platform/.../by-name folder. Not sure what to do next
[Sprint LG Optimus G] RacerBoy:
Found an easier solution- Mac Spoofer works like a charm and remembers settings if you do have to re-run it. Two or three other apps like it didn't seem to work with this ROM.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] xda_guy:
Hello

What is the broadcast channel in the settings of the xda?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jab1a:
sorry this is not the answer.

This is a very good question, i have noticed this setting on many of my phones, i have always enabled the setting and ticked/enabled the receive channel list but never known what setting to use or anything.

What is this channel thing used for?

anyone know?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
Ask OdeeanRDeathshead. He's making use of it. I have no idea, does nothing on my UK o2.

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Artosoft:
Not all GSM provider provide information on broadcast channel. Check with the GSM provider. I use Singtel in Singapore, broadcast channel do nothing. If I can receive weather info..... :roll:

Regards,

Arto.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dimintia:
I recently acquired a Samsung Galaxy S2 (AT&T - SGH-i777, upgraded to ICS via Kies), my first Android.

After a bit of root researching, I installed Odin (1.85) and then the Siyah kernel

I proceeded to follow the steps listed on a walk through website and everything went smoothly, however when the phone rebooted, the Samsung screen loaded first, followed by the Siyah ICS logo screen, and then blackness.

I can boot into the recovery and want to just erase everything and start over. Yet, because of my noobness, I'd rather ask experts before I go off and really fudge this phone up. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Ctls_Murari:
Your problem is not clear. What are you facing after rebooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] SteveMurphy:
Also, what rom specifically did you install? It could be something as simple as an incompatible kernel, in which case it's an easy fix. But we do need a bit more information, please.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
It sounds like he didn't install a rom, just a kernel. Yes, I think it is an incompatible kernel.

[MENTION=5618825]dimintia[/MENTION],

My guess is that you tried to install a Jelly Bean version of the siyah kernel, and maybe one that is not built for the SGH-I777. To recover, you can flash an ICS kernel built for the SGH-I777. Or the easiest way to recover would be to use Odin to flash stock Jelly Bean, UCMD8, which you can download from the Download Repository at the bottom of the page. You can then use the Framaroot application with the Aragorn exploit to root.
[General Questions and Answers] borillion_star:
I was wondering while backing up my EFS partition on my newly Depot Repaired Note 2. (Physical Issues) if there was a method that one could use to scrub out the phone specific data from an EFS and host it up so others who damaged/lost/corrupted theirs could flash it back and then set whatever needed back?

Maybe even something along the lines of TinyUmbrella, tie it to users google Oauth or something? Any thoughts?
[General Accessories] vectron:
I just posted a review of Arkon Sports mega armband for Note 2 which obviously should work perfectly for Note 3 as well. What's unique about it - it's designed for Galaxy Mega, and it fits perfectly Note 2/3 with any bulky protective case (tested with ZeroShock case and triple zerolemon battery which is bigger than Defender).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2577362
[General Accessories] mychal:
My only issue with the Arkon armbands, especially with my larger phones, is that they tend to be floppy. I've owned many phones and armbands in the last few years, and I run every day. I've been gravitating toward armbands that flair outward so that the band is as wide as the portion that holds the phone where the band connects to both sides of the phone. The Arkons, while well made, tend to have a band that is a uniform width, including where it connects to the part that holds the phone, so the phone tends to feel sort of floppy on my arm. But, with that said, I think, more than almost any other phone accessory, armbands are all about a combo of body size/shape/proportion, and personal preference.

---------- Post added at 01:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------

I have no idea what brand this case is, but it provides a good example of what I mean about how the band flairs wider as it connects to the part that holds the phone. http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/...-Armband-Gym-Jogging-font-b-mobile-b-font.jpg
[General Accessories] vectron:
A valid point. I will make sure to forward this comment to Arkon guys, they actually listen and try to improve products based on customer feedback.

But to be honest, with a setup per my picture and wide elastic band, it wasn't bad at all.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rootlinux:
It case anyone is missing it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/at9rqgl7aqf0bkx/SprintVVM-signed.zip