yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I love it when people don't read!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I'm thinking we could repost the last updated list, answer the rotating questions 1. No TW will not trip knox, 2. Try it, it can't hurt, 3. Most devices with kernel date later than Jun 3 2014 will not work 4. The exploit that towel route takes advantage of is now patched so Don't do the OTA update then cry that you lost root 5. He works for google now, ........... it is what it is, no more updating...

... That about it?

Then close the thread. ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SnuggP:
They can use Odin to push their original firmware onto their phones or suck it up and just use cf root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ThePeacedog:
Ntelos SM-G900R7 ***WORKS***

Just got my S5 from Ntelos, SM-G900R7, Kernel 3.4.0-1446696 Apr 26, Hardware version G900R7.02, confirming towelroot works so it can be added to the list.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Gayrat:
LG L90 (D410) root ok!

Android 4.4.2

I made donate, thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sharingan:
really want this to work on my sm 900 H:crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I'm with you on this. Now the repeated questions are just getting old, and since GeoHot works for Google now, nothing will make any progress whatsoever again.

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No. No further updates and or exploits will be happening.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cezaryj:
I understand that GEOHOT is a genius but I cannot believe that there is nobody else who might replace him. If this would be true, we would still live in the era of Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis.

:crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bgmg:
I believe it incorrect to say with certainty that no more exploits will happen. From everything I've read including geohots OP and various news articles, the exploit flaw behind towelroot was not discovered by geohot, but rather it was leaked to geohot and others. Aparrently, geohot was the first to make use of it for rooting purposes. This tells me that they're is still more hope for future solutions from other developers. That being said, I do agree that this thread should be closed as it is a virtual certainty there will be no more future towelroot development due to geohot being hired by Google.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lowgitek:
How do I revert it back?

Regards,
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
If you have SuperSU installed, there should be a way for you to 'un-root' to stock.

But make sure everything you modified has been returned before you do or you may have problems.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lowgitek:
Without trigging Knox I mean :angel:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EagleTalon1:
tovelroot

Hi, it worked until yesterday today new updat for my S5 and not working anymore, I'll wait until new tovelroot comes

Thx
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
There will not be one......

GeoHot works for Google now...

Look HERE instead.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] NickosD:
Where is the apk, I can't find...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Go pack to page ~500 and start reading back this way. You'll find it.. All 3 versions listed together.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] moonisalove:
Is not working on my s5 international version G900H ... it says this device isn't supported... nooooo!! :crying::crying::crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Slack2116:
Where did you see Geohot works for Google?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
HERE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tonymynd:
Samsung Galaxy S4 I337 NB1 Rooted

I've always admire human determination!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] llama555:
Please close this thread. There is no future development and maybe if you close it people will stop asking for future support every 3 posts.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
Or every tenth post reporting that it worked great, then they took the OTA... I never get tired of those:rolleyes:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tresveces:
make it work with ZTE Z730 Concord II please! Thanks a million!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EagleTalon1:
The same hier on D900F ( read my post..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Will not happen. Dev is working for Google to patch these and other exploits.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Popaia:
Is there a list of suported devices? I have a Sony Xperia Z2 and it didn't work. :( I'm new to android.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
What is your Kernel Date and OS?

Is your OS 4.4.2 - 4.2.2 ?

Kernel date can be found in the settings and 'About Phone' If it is AFTER June 3rd, it will not work, if it is before June 3rd, it could be a device or component specific piece that is not allowing it to work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SnuggP:
Google it! Yes he works for them.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Geohot will not be releasing any further updates. He is now working for Google to find and patch these and other exploits in not just Android code, but anything computer based that touches the internet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Are you retarded? The GPE has an unlocked bootloader
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] motcher41:
Works on Nexus 5...amazing. I will have to take back some of the things I said about iPhone developersView attachment 2800089
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thewebsiteisdown:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]

You should totally tally up the donations and post it on http://www.reddit.com/r/android that way they can suck it about how many people actually came through and donated and on top of that the amount of people from what I've read on here who donated and didn't even need to because they don't even have a freaking gs5!!

Thank you sir!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] faslane:
Failed on GS3 4.3 AND Galaxy S4 Active both AT&T
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] keno1964:
Well, the S5 was the one I was shooting for, but if the root hadn't taken place I would've looked elsewhere. As long as this works when the time comes, it's S5 all the way!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] faslane:
"should support all phones earlier than < jun 3 2014"

Not just for S5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] note crazy:
I am goimg to donate I need geo paypal
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnytraveler:
Here is my list of uninstalled system apps/bloat:

Sent from my UNLOCKED sm900v!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] faslane:
I think he knows that since he prefaced with he had to try it.

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link at website. towelroot.com, hit donate
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnytraveler:
Sent from my UNLOCKED sm900v!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] motumbo:
Transaction detailsPayPal Secure

Nadin, you just made a donation.

Transaction ID:

9XL00854MA062742M

I didn't promise nothing in the bounty thread, but I'm donating 25 bucks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] luqman98:
Anyone on Sony 2014/2013 Xperia's got root with this? I can't update supersu binary.....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SamuriHL:
Um, no, I'm not. I'm actually quite active in the S4 GPE community and even kept root when I updated to 4.4.3. I was simply curious if it'd work and it does so I thought I'd report it. That makes me retarded?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] clothednblack:
Did you re-download, op says fixed for N3.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnytraveler:
Please add to the list.

So far, these seem safe to remove.

Sent from my UNLOCKED sm900v!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
#facepalm
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] barondebxl:
Lord have mercy...you know this is serious when the thread has over 48 k views and more than 500 comments in 24 hours. Wow! Congrats to you guys!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thewebsiteisdown:
I realize this supports my wife's gs4 as well, I'm just saying this because the heavy posters on /r/android are kind of negative nancies and were saying let's see how much money he gets from this compared to what people promised... I'd love to see their comments on the reddit post that he creates in that subreddit...

I would love it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] K-alz:
Lmao. That's a butt load. wow

from my locked note 3!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] UnhoIy:
There's already a method for the GS3. I rooted mine even though it shipped with stock 4.3 MJB back in March.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kulvertti:
Use this instead to root Z2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
5181 posts..... I think everyone should have all the info they NEED! LOL
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Yes, I agree. However, no one searches any more. People are lazy and expect the smart ones and the ones who do search, to tell them what they want to know, and they are on their way..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ardere96:
Okay, well, Verizon has decided to push out a new minor software update for it's fleet of Galaxy S5s. Normally that is a good thing, however, reports are coming in from all over the web that this update has the potential to, and in multiple cases has, broken root. Also, after the update, root has not been able to be reestablished with the towelroot method, or any other method for that matter.

I have just received the OTA push notification today, and was wondering if there was any way to disable this update, block it, or do something along the line of freeze the software update program with Titanium Backup or similar method. I have many apps that I use on a daily basis that require root level access, and losing root to this software update from Verizon would not be a good thing.

I have a Galaxy S5 from verizon (model number SM-G900V) running android version 4.4.2 with kernal version 3.4.0 and has been rooted with the towelroot method.

Any help would be greatly appreciated by me and many others that have a similar phone and are afraid of loosing root. Thank you all for your time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SeeDborg:
I tried Towelroot on my ZTE Funbox (I read it worked), and since, I'm not able to power on my device !

Is there anyway to unbrick it ? I'm so desperate...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Sigh... I can confirm this. Towelroot reports "phone not supported". At least the phone isn't bricked trying to root after this update.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
It's just a coincidence. TR either roots or it doesn't, no risk of bricking out of probably hundreds of thousands of installs.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SeeDborg:
Well, the fact is that it did not work. I clicked on "make it rain", it freezed the device, I wait a looong time, and finally turned it off. Now it won't turn on again...

I'm now the happy owner of a 150$ brick, I'd really like to know how to unbrick it ! :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] llama555:
Freeze SDM in titanium. That will stop the notification.

Also others won't get use out of this answer. This has been asked hundreds of times in these threads. Clearly people don't search.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] S5rooter:
This has already been addressed. After taking the OTA update, follow this thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ardere96:
Well, I seem to have solved my own problem by doing a lot more research on my own. As it turns out, freezing an apk using Titanium Backup was indeed the right path to follow. Here is my original post:

I figured out that an application called SDM.apk (it appears as SDM 1.0 in Titanium Backup and other similar programs) is basically solely responsible for pushing the OTA updates from your service provider eg. Verizon, AT&T, etc. (including those annoying popups and push notifications asking you, and eventually forcing you to update). All that you have to do to stop the root-breaking software update from forcing its way onto you phone is to disable SDM, so without further ado, here is how to do just that and prevent the update from occurring:

(Also, note: this has been tested to work for the Galaxy S5 Only! But in theory this should work for other phones as well.)

(These methods originally came from FirstLight of note2forum.com)

I hope this helps everyone who is afraid of losing root do to the software update pushed out by Verizon and other service providers, there is a way out without losing root! :) This solution should only be temporary until there is a new root method released that can overcome this newest software update (software updates are usually released for a reason and eventually should be installed), but until then, this method has been tested to work and should take of the problem faced by affected users. I hope this helps!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] D_roid_noobie:
Worked for me after trying many others.

Huge Thank You!!!

Donation coming this month.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rhodiggah:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2836201

[How-To] Root G900VVRU1ANE9

Just follow the directions on this thread (link above) and you should be rooted with NE9.

Also, make sure you're on a stock Rom, no modified scripts, no exposed installed (or turned on) wanam, etc...

*edit* ...and make sure to thank the people that made this possible.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
Watch Geohot's rap video and all will be answered.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] pendata:
This is an endless cycle... This thread should be locked... [emoji17][emoji17]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Sigh... Re-reading my post, it looked a little too smart-ass, so I deleted it. Something I rarely do.

Ah, well, I got the root I paid for and my own damn fault for letting the OTA get past me... nobody to blame but me (well, and some stinkin' VZW weenies).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
Good attitude. Here ya go:

http://www.wired.com/2014/07/google-project-zero/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bgmg:
Please provide the url for geohot rap video
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
It's amazing those people ever get away without bricking their phone

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You mean if you pull the battery and put back in it won't boot now?

This would be a total first.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Go to Towelroot.com and click the youtube video at the bottom.. Last I checked it was still there.

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Geohot will not be releasing any further updates. He is now working for Google to find and patch these and other exploits in not just Android code, but anything computer based that touches the internet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
My nexus 7 rooted great but SDM was nowhere to be found..

After Google searching I had to install "disable service" and turn off service updates In "Google services framework"

Don't just freeze the whole thing, it will remove more than you want.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
The link is at the bottom of the page:

https://towelroot.com/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
3 questions 4 answers a few pages back sorry
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] voivodsm336:


Theres no youtube link.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ballard540:
OK, so the last 2 hours and 45 minutes I have been reading (from end to beginning) I have not seen a solution for a problem I have.

When trying to download towelroot via mobile, it doesn't download. Only shows the status bar looping but no % of download etc etc. Does this on two devices so far. I thought the site may be broken due to George having a new career...

IF I have missed this already I do apologize, I may have over looked this very issue already in the thread. I would REALLY liked to get this g=figured out and root these two devices, they are about to drive me nuts.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
You using the same browser?

Boat browser works great or you can go to post 4999 and download.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rhodiggah:
Definitely use a different browser if you're having issue's. I used chrome
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
If you're going to take the OTA after you TR, don't even bother DLing. Save some time.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Let me see if I understand this. Ballard540 wants to use towelroot (admirable) and then the latest VZW OTA (not so admirable)? Is that what I'm hearing?

BTW, the YouTube link is gone, and searching for geohot gives stuff that's ancient. There's some TomCr00se stuff around (recent raps - link in the Lambda page text) but I suspect that's not what we're looking for. Could it be that Google demanded the video be taken down? Is that possible? Would they do that? [/sarcasm mode]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SeeDborg:
Well I can't pull back the battery, it's an android game console. But I tried to unplug the power adaptor and it doesn't change anything...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
Press and hold the power button for ten seconds?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SeeDborg:
Tried it too.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] francodapalermo:
my phone isn't compatible :crying::crying::crying:

SM-9005 build N9005XXUFNG2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Why root if you will accept OTA UPDATES! It's like getting the all time sports car you wanted free an then selling it an taking your old car back with NO WHEELS!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Why take an OTA? Because just maybe there's functionality in the OTA that has some value to me.

Personally, if I'd had time (and sense enough) to wait out the news on this OTA, I'd have passed on it because (my guess only) its real misson is to close the towelroot expoit, with a couple of minor tweaks or bug fixes thrown in. My own fault there for moving too fast. But in all the time I've had various Android phones, more than a couple of OTA had useful things like moving up from ICS. In short, saying any OTA is automatically bad is simply not correct.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Except there was a notice posted of what the 'changes' were going to be, and you didn't even update the OS to 4.4.3 or whatever. It was the kernel, and yes, developed by VZW to squash Towelroot, but it failed, because you can still keep root with the new 'OTA'.. There's a couple threads on it around here.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Has anyone read the blackhat news about most of devices with unlocking the bootloader are am i late
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Yep, IMO it's irresponsible to recommend doing an OTA after tw...

Having the same bad Council here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54696303

They gonna be there to fix the mess?

No.. Nor do they care.... That's bannable stuff!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
Sigh... there are so many notices to say nothing of some people having other demands on their lives than nearly memorizing multiple forums' posts... talk about low S/N ratio....

"Keep root" meaning towelroot rooting or the NGC NE9 ODIN dance or something different? There are far too many competing sources of "notices". See above re: low S/N ratios.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Please show me where I recommended taking the OTA. All I did was answer his questions about the OTA breaking root and confirmed there is a workaround to reroot with towelroot. I then suggested he thank muniz_ri for his work. Whether or not he decides to accept the OTA is entirely up to him. There may be things in the OTA that are important to him. Or he may not want to go through the process of freezing sdm 1.0. I agree that people who want to root and ROM should not take OTAs, but it's entirely his choice what he does or does not do with his phone. And you think I should be banned for that?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Haven't heard about this yet....

Also, in other news.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Geohot will not be releasing any further updates. He is now working for Google to find and patch these and other exploits in not just Android code, but anything computer based that touches the internet.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
You really need to explain, the next guy will read your post and think it's safe but the next ota won't miss.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
I'm not sure who the above was intended for but...

1) Installed towelroot in mid-June

2) VZW pushes a big OTA upgrade. (late June or sometime in early July).

3) Installed OTA for the upgrade.

4) Reinstalled towelroot successfully.

5) VZW pushes The OTA That Broke Towelroot

6) Dumb call: remembering 3&4 above, I took TOTBT.

7) Bang head on wall repeatedly.

OK, that's what I did. If anyone else did that, I sure didn't say do it. And I damn sure am not saying it now!

What has me puzzled is:

Is there a way to use towelroot again with TOTBT? I really think I'm indulging in wishful thinking but...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I just meant dodging a bullet once means in the game of Russian roulette now the odds are higher you won't the next time... Meaning the more time that passes after can exploit is found, the more likely the patches will catch up and be released.

This far down the road from TR being released "or rather finding the exploit" it's next to suicide "Russian roulette" to keep trying ota updates.

Any benifits gained are gone if you now have to go backwards and learn how to root the old fashioned way because that update is gone too "to get back where you can root again".

We are not good stewards to just haphazardly say go ahead and do an OTA update unless we know they are not a novice..... But 9 times out if 10 they are a novice or they wouldn't even be asking such a basic question. ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RBEmerson:
I see your point and, had I screwed my head on straight, would have waited on the latest OTA for the reasons you cite.

Um, being pedantic, the only time the odds in Russian Roulette change is when the round goes off. Otherwise, assuming a six-shot cylinder, the odds remain 1 in 6 you won't survive your turn even after 5 spins of the cylinder. Once the gun goes off, odds improve to 0 in 6 you'll lose. Unless it's spin once, I pull the trigger, you pull the trigger and repeat, with a double action revolver. The odds change with every pull of the trigger. But you knew that... ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ibrahem1977:
? this phone isn't currently supported / g900f s5

G900f
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Note3-user:
Help .-.

This doesn't work on T-Mobile ' Note 3 .-. It says "this device is not supported" please fix it .-.

if it help I have:

Model Number: SM - N900T

Android Version: 4.4.2

Baseband Version: N900TUVUDNF4

Kernel Version: 3.4.0-22717132

Security Software Version: MDF v1.0 Release 3

PLEASE FIX THIS!! D': I have been waiting so long for an app to root this phone now I find one and it's not compatible with my phone :'(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
Not gonna happen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Note3-user:
reply

Why not?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Read back in the thread a few pages - 1) GeoHot works for Google now. Hired to find and close exploits like the one towelroot used to root devices; 2) towelroot used a specific vulnerability in kernels dated before June 3. If your kernel is dated after June 3, the vulnerability has been patched and there is nothing GeoHot can "fix" to make towelroot work on your device; and related to that 3) either your phone has the vulnerability or it doesn't and towelroot either works to root your device or it doesn't and there is nothing GeoHot can do to fix towelroot to make it work for your device. Plus, like I said before GeoHot works for Google now so he can't create programs or apps that root phones by exploiting vulnerabilities he is supposed to now be fixing. Now that this same question has been answered for the 1,000,000th time in this thread, can we please get it closed?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Note3-user:
Sorry I don't keep up with this much, I didn't know any of that, so then is there anyway you know of to like downgrade anything on my phone to make it work?