yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Aqua Sta:
Hi, please fix towelroot not responding on HTC J Butterfly HTL21 version 1.39.970.1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GXGOW:
Confirmed not working on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wi-Fi (GT-P5110) running stock Android 4.2.2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] It_ler:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]:

Maybe you should add a link to this list into the first post of this thread.

1. Easier for users to find it which will lead to less questions in this thread.

2. maksnogin would only need to maintain one list in one post ... instead of repeatingly post an updated list.

Alternatively you can ask a moderator to add a new second post for him where he then can insert the supported/not supported devices list.

... just my 2 cents.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ramsenn:
I got a new update on my Galaxy s5 but i want to use towelroot will towelroot work after i update? the update is on 18mb maybe the update stops towelroot from working?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
What did it update?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ramsenn:
I havven't updated yet it says update for better preformence
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Chances are if you update it, you will lose the ability to root. The choice is yours. I never took the update on my G900V and mine works plenty good, and it's rooted.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ramsenn:
Ok then how do i remove the annoying update notfication? If there is a way for that i will root it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
it depends when the kernel was built.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ramsenn:
I think it was recently maybe 2-3 days ago i got the update. Maybe to patch the towelroot?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] per4rator:
Just frieze update service, if rooted.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
He shouldn't have to update anything. Maybe people should use the search option and take 45 seconds to see if their device is supported from people who have tried.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Some of the new people just don't know how to navigate the forums to find the info take into consideration that most are brought here by word of mouth. Yes those of us that's been here for awhile know how to find what we are looking for but that's don't mean everyone else does.

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FrankieSixxxgun:
No offense taken at all, so no worries.

SuperSU hung the first time it tried to update the su binaries and disable knox, but the second time it ran through fine. It's working perfectly now. I'm no stranger to rooting devices as I've been rooting and romming since the beginning with my T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream, so feel free to get technical on me if needed. Right now I've got Safestrap installed and recovery bootstrapped, but the first ROM I attempted to flash to this S4 didn't boot. I'll probably mess with it some more today, but even if I can't get a ROM to boot I'm still happy to have root access to the stock ROM. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
The ironic part is 90% of the people I see asking these repetitive questions have XDA accounts for 2+ years. Enough time to know to search for a few mins first. I learned within a month when I first joined cause I was flamed every time.

Sent from my S5 using your mom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Yea but not every person who joins stalks the forums like some of us including me. Look at the guy geohut. . He got flamed for getting donations like he made the towelroot. Then his profile was checked and he has had that name since 2009 with only 7 posts lol I'm glad you have learned to read but being realistic we don't even read we just skilled the skim through techniques. I've been a member here since 2007 but made a new account last Dec. Most know who I was before changing but just because I been here forever, I stalk forums I don't expect the others to do the same. I simply don't read repetitive questions I'm not paid or asked to answer. We were all taught as kids to not wipe boogers on our shirts but don't lie you got some crusties on a few lmao and so do I

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
That poor geohut was trolled so bad and he didn't even do anything! I was the one who pointed out he's had an account only one year less than George himself. This thread is just getting ridiculous with the amount of repetitive posts. Page after page it's the same crap! I've got tons of boogers everywhere..

Sent from my S5 using your mom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LEDAHGRIM:
According to that list on the previous page the LG L70 is supported by towel root...

But the L70 D320 variant (Mexico) just reboots into stock kit kat...

Gonna try it a few more times today... :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] samloves:
Rooting does not work. Once I clicked "make it ra1n", device reboots immediately. I can see the app installed in my phone and I could run the app again, but of no success.

Verizon Note 2 (SCH i-605)

Android 4.4.2

Kernel 3.0.31 Dated May 8, 2014

build ND5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I agree and I'm pretty new!

However the search function on tapatalk royally sucks!

You put in one word and it brings up so many threads you get lost and forget what you were searching for! "try it sometime!"

I end up learning lots of "other" things that way though!

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Yea but if everyone was advanced forum users then there would be no reason for those of us that got things working to hang around here. Ask yourself what are you still here for if it's working for you.... answer is we are naturally nosey people and like to feel like we know more then the people asking the same questions. I frequent these forums just to see what everyone else is having issues with and if I'm interested in helping il add my 2 cent if not I just leave it to someone else to answer. Questions come from so many different do this and that posts then new people come in and are like wtf. Forum op are great but user feedback is way better. What works for some don't work for other. One process one takes another is lost on start lol

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Lol, well that's true.... If we could know how many and what questions were asked verbally face to face over the planet and had a library that could access all of that we would never interact with each other ... We would just say... "go look it up!"

Oh yeah, that's Google! ☺

I think the mods just feel burdened.. Like a pastor of a huge church!

They just have to be at peace with delegating.

I too struggle and am amazed that some people actually get it better when "in my view" it's not given in plain English and from another source than myself... A little humbling.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nicesoni_ash:
Both links available on towelroot website provide v1 of this app, where can I download v2?

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Smokie365:
Just rooted my at&t galaxy note 3 without any problems, When I boot up I get the picture of a open lock and custom under it, Also installed supersu and rootchecker and all is good..

Can I now flash my phone with a custom rom? What would I use to flash it? and Can I flash it with a standard samsung kitkat rom that will remove all at&t stuff?

Although its a at&t phone I am living in ireland
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Dynamic ThunderKat is what a lot of us are running and loving it awesome ROM very active dev who pops in daily to answer question or ask our opinions

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Smokie365:
Thanks, and I know its a total newbie question but how do I go about flashing it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] poison spyder:
When you press the lamda doesnt it download the v2??.....v1 is located below the lamda?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] martinasa:
hi guys

3 days the same problem with S4 att I337 4.4.2.

when pres "make it rain" the phone is restart and that is all not works.

I flashed the phone many times, i tried towelroot V1, V2. the same problem.

i tried on my wife's phone and the same ....

Do somebody has the same problem ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] poison spyder:
Download root checker from play store and verify whether you have root or not!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Yubin_hydin:
Verizon Droid Maxx ??

any status on it really working on the Droid Maxx, Ultra or mini, It says I have root but doesn't.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
How did you test to verify if you have root or not? Do you have SuperSU installed?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] nicesoni_ash:
Strangely it doesn't. It's always v1.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] typischandy:
Hello,

yesterday I use towelroot on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3. My Phone is now rooted (i can use Titanium Backup). But i have a Problem, the auto-rotate of the screen doesn't work.

Anyone else with this Problem?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] martinasa:
not root :(

Firs i think it has problem on my phone but i try on other and the same...

my friend try on S4 active works fine
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hgoldner:
Holy cow! Just got this to take on my Nexus FHD even *after* taking the 4.4.3 update.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] poison spyder:
Download supersu from chainfires website and install it and update binaries if prompted......hope this helps?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
how to add in the first post?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Before flashing full wipe all but data don't touch that or you will have to Odin restore using N900t which is the same for those of us on att. Actually if you look at the back of the phone you will see n900a/T so both firmwares work

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
I had the same problem & I spent a few hours researching this issue last week. In some cases people (in XDA and other sites) suggested it is a software problem & to bring it

back to the store (could be warranty related). My S4 is just under 2 months old so I doubt it's a software issue - it's likely something related to it now having root.

I've been "test driving" this app called Rotate for 4-5 days and it works and seems to have solved things.

Here's the Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate

In its settings choose Forced Auto you can see in these photos and it will rotate any viewing of the screen (with an app open or nothing open).

I like it :good: Maybe this will work for you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wtomlinson:
S5 Active

Since there's a lack of information for S5 Active users, here's some re-assurance...

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gothicasshole:
If your on at&t you need to check out the deadly venom magic tool
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Yubin_hydin:
ROOT

I can't install SuperSU I used root checker to see if I had root.

SuperSU fails to install.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] oranttge:
Yay! its perfect! Rooted and no void. its 0x0 :)

if we install custom recovery for custom ROM, what will be happened to void counter? :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I heard of 4.4.4 working too from another user, forget which phone etc.

But this TW fix hasn't been out long enough for them to figure a workaround yet.. I'm sure when it was released those versiond were already done too.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator

---------- Post added at 01:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:11 PM ----------

Download the app "root checker basic " by joeykrim

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hgoldner:
Well, I'm ecstatic. I didn't want to have to erase my internal memory, which I would have had to do if I had unlocked the bootloader. I was able to get root/S-OFF with Firewater on my M8 without wiping internal memory; glad I could do it on my Nexus 7 FHD just as easily.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] WWPearlMS6:
Help! Stuck!

I was in SuperSU and accidentally hit install superuser to system and it rebooted and wont get out of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Powered by Android screen!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mitko76:
Did you remove the samsung hub app?

I had the same issue and this was what caused it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Icarus1314:
Sony Xperia Z C6602

Stock 4.4.2 - 10.5.A.0.230

BL: Unlocked

now rooted just by the push of on little button

Thank you so much!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gothicasshole:
You need to go to recovery and do a restore you might have to also do a factory data reset you will loose all data if you do this but at least you will have a working phone
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrjraider:
I am curious:

Why is this happening?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
This may interest some of you.

Posted by Abhijeet M. 1 month ago

"Samsung Hub could soon cease to exist from the company’s devices"

http://www.sammobile.com/2014/05/15/samsung-hub-could-soon-cease-to-exist-from-the-companys-devices/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gridflash:
Because Towelroot is an exploit....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] s_brethauer:
I had the same issue and did a simple search on google which brought me back to XDA... I'll try to find the info and pass it along here shortly. [emoji106]

Well that didn't take long. Check out this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2644293

It fixed it for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RGehlen:
Vodafone Smart 4G aka Yulong Coolpad 8860U rooted successful

Today, I´ve rooted my Vodafone Smart 4G aka Yulong Coolpad 8860U successful with towelroot v1 :laugh:

Version v2 seems to be not working :(

Thx and kind regards
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrjraider:
Well that is pretty obvious.. But why does it ring alarms? The Exploit that Doomlord uses to root Sony devices is not triggering any alarm... :confused:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
I think the doomloard's exploit needs to be run from a pc and arguably if you are using a PC to do something to your tablet you are aware that you are making changes. However with this exploit an app can theoretically gain root access on your phone without your knowledge. That's why from scanners point of view it is more dangerous.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Nope, I Uninstalled Samsung hub early on, I still have auto rotate

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator

---------- Post added at 03:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:11 PM ----------

You can reverse it back with ROM toolkit or titanium backup, but it's better as system app cause it then won't be in the regular app list so harder to accidentally Uninstall

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radtranceman:
This may have been said but TR roots T-Mobile S5 perfectly. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
7

Any app that's designed to exploit will be flagged by an AVirus even on computer.

Some of my "best programs" get flagged... Programs that get past user passwords, hacked programs etc.

But it's not flagged because tw has a "known" reputation for hurting users but because code is detected that's similar to how malicious apps are also written. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic_analysis

They know new malicious apps are always being released they don't know about yet so AV programs integrate heuristic detection with the premise in mind "if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it might be a duck!"

So how do you really know?

You don't, except that your in good company if we all go down! ☺

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Solution :

1. extract libgnustl_shared.so from system>lib of your rom's zip.

2. Copy and paste to System>>lib and change permission to rw-r--r--

Yeah, I tried this last week but it didn't go for me. That's why I spent so much time looking around & got that Rotate app. I'm debating Uninstalling/Reinstall File Explorer and or getting another to see if libgnustl can be pasted to another or additional lib folder ??

edit: I had uninstalled Samsung Hub in TiBu & then saw people's replies here and in other areas in XDA that this uninstall is the reason. Reinstalled it from TiBu 4 or 5 days ago and it didn't solve the non-rotate issue. Rebooted a few times too but the non-rotate was not resolved. Then I did the above 'solution' to no avail. Yes, I uninstalled Rotate to avoid any contraindication between it and Samsung Hub.

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So I copied libgnustl_shared.so again and created a *new* folder in lib > pasted libgnustl_shared.so in this folder > reboot > screen rotates. Hooray :victory: That Rotate app has been uninstalled, however the screen always rotates - from home screen or any other screen as well as when gallery is open (where I really wanted pics to rotate) or when any apps are open. Dunno why this wasn't *fixed* last week when I did the 'solution' but don't care now that it works
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] open1your1eyes0:
https://twitter.com/Hashcode0f/status/481553125887590402

:good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KevinDacentom:
Thank you so much. Does anyone know how flash twrp recovery to this model..for the life of me I just cant seem to get it to work. Am I doing something wrong or does it just not work regardless at this point?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ks3rv3rg:
Search the thread... we have root, not an unlocked bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Any chance this will work on a Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9505) with Android 4.4.2 but Kernel 3.4.0-1854187 (Thu Jun 5 2014)?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KevinDacentom:
damnit yeah didnt think so. Alright thanks mate.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tdetroit:
What would the Dev need to overcome the P905V hurdles? I REALLY want/need to get root on this thing, and this seems like it's the most promising exploit so far.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evomattnc:
Public release of safestrap is imminent according to hashcode on Twitter. Then we can flash tw base roms.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Not likely. Give it a shot but don't be angry if towelroot doesn't work on your device. Read page 1 of this thread for more info.

(<Jun 3 means before June 3, yours is unfortunately 2 days later) :(

This is on Page 1

Definitely invited: AT&T GS5, Verizon GS5, GS4 Active, Nexus 5

May have some troubles at the door but invited: AT&T/Verizon Note 3

Possibly invited: Every Android phone with a kernel build date <Jun 3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] djfergi:
I just received the OTA update and as we all know, this took away my root.

I attempted to re-root the phone with towelroot and nothing happens after hitting make it rain. Waited over 30 seconds and the app just appears to hang.

I apologize if this has already been answered but I'm stuck and unsure of what to do. Did some searching on the net and didnt really find anything.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Sucks man, should've done what most of us did and freeze SDM

Sent from my S5 using your mom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maid:
does anyone have the apk for towelroot .The website is not working for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Savagerun:
If only i had a dollar for every post I've seen like yours over the past several years I'd be well off. The damage was self inflicted because of warnings about accepting ota updates and from not taking steps to protect yourself.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Speaking of the devil..

Sent from my S5 using your mom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RobertHG@msn.com:
Looks like you can add Motorola Droid Maxx 4.4 , kernel version 3.4.42 , April 30 2014 to the "Does Not Work" list. This is a new factory phone replacement for a bricked Droid Maxx HD
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maid:
website not working for towelroot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Savagerun:
To stop that nonsense just freeze Security Policy up...d_v2_1402_4_1 with titanium.

---------- Post added at 03:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:41 AM ----------

Working fine towelroot by geohot

http://towelroot.com/ try using a different browser like Dolphin to download with instead of Chrome.

Edit... Try downloading in web view if you're using your phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maid:
got it installed. now nothing is happening when I press make it rain. Perhaps I should flash and then root. which firmware for the latest in Australia please
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] putney1477:
where do I find that in titanium? I renamed sdm with root explorer but I cannot find the security update file under tibu backup/restore. am I looking in the wrong place?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] WorldOfJohnboy:
Galaxy Note 10.1 SCH-i925

Have a Note 10.1 SCH-I925 (verizon) and Towelroot doesn't work, just reboots as soon as I hit the button in the app.

It's a shame, as I was hoping this would be the only known way to root the 925 running 4.1.2 (stupid OTA update unrooted it)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Savagerun:
Right there View attachment 2816174
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DLegado24:
root problems

does any body know how to fix this, SM-N900a Note 3 4.4.2 N900AUCUCNC2 is rooted and has the padlock at start up, but i have to root access, supersu tries to update su binary but nothing. root checker keeps telling failed to get root access, i tried rerooting but still no access. wipe the phone clean and still show padlock at start up and still no root access. all apps that require root all fail. been stuck like this since the first day the towelroot came out. Anybody know to flask back to stock on this firmware
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] putney1477:
That's so wierd....I don't have any security files there.......
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
What app do you use to draw on the screen like that circle?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Lol can just use the normal gallery app and edit the picture

Sent from my S5 using your mom
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
It was one of those days. Duh! :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Savagerun:
I used PicsArt.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] robbyoconnor:
read past posts. The only guarantee was galaxy s5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] It_ler:
You can't edit the first post of this thread ... as you are not the OP.

Only the OP (here it is geohot) and moderators can edit the first post.

That's why I mentioned geohot in my post.

Maybe you should PM him, what he thinks about this idea. It's his thread ... so he has to decide.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ted77usa:
Just FYI Thanks to [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] for his Amazing Safestrap Custom Recovery now achieved on locked Bootloader for ATT S5 SM-G900A http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2794087 And also for Verizon http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2793891

☆Swyped From California Chrome Custom☆
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Erkk69:
Not working on N900W8 model

This method isn't working on the Canadian N900W8 version for me. Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ajazz:
Lenovo K900
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] samloves:
I am not complaining. I just wanted to report it with some useful details.

I have 2 other phones worked fine in the very first attempt

Verizon Samsung S4, ver 4.4.2

Verizon Samsung S3, ver 4.3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reechings:
Towelroot version 2 worked perfect on my Telus s5. What carrier are you on? What is the build date of your kernel?

Tapped It!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gothicasshole:
Because it is an exploit I think you need to get the definition of an exploit.... but if this is a virus or mal ware scan it will see towel root as an exploit therefore a threat. As exploits un lock the device. Anything that program sees as an exploit is a security WRISK therefore a threat
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] joshua.justice:
Any idea if this exploit could be used to unlock our bootloader?

http://threatpost.com/researcher-unlocks-samsung-galaxy-s4-bootloader-for-att-verizon-android-phones
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DanRyan85:
That would make my day! Interesting read for sure.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Jraider44:
That's the Loki exploit Dan Rosenberg found last year. Won't work for us now...