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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Being successfully rooted and having supersu successfully installed are two separate issues.

What version of su you trying to install?

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Help the thread!!

Hey all,

So it seems like majority of people have rooted and are comfortable with where they are with their phones. As much as i try and keep up with every S5 thread, its kinda hard. Does anyone know any Mod/Tweeks/Tricks that they have used from other threads that would be highly beneficial to throw in this one? For instance, i see an enabled Download Booster thread. I havent read through it all but, did you get it working and is it worth putting in? etc etc Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Óðinsdagr:
None to speak of just yet, I work more on thinning out the overall bloat before anything else personally. Thanks for the guide boss, freezing as the day goes by
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evomattnc:
The download booster "works" meaning it shows the booster above the Wi-Fi signal but some users are reporting it isn't actually boosting...I haven't tested whether it is actually functioning, it's only supposed to boost when downloading over a certain size file and doesn't work in places like play store. I'm inclined to believe it works and those reporting it doesn't don't know what they are doing.

I have edited permissions file to allow write to sd card for third party apps and that works. There is a thread in vzw s5 development for that, I think it's important.

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Looks like there is a module in xposed to enable third party write to extsd now...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] N1ghtr08d:
Ok, I've tried to get s health and xposed working together multiple times, following the guide to a T, but no matter what i do I simply cannot get s health to run after completing the steps.

Can someone please tell me if I'm missing something along the way or is my phone an anomaly.

Xposed world's just fine, set up and ticking away, just no go on s health!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
There is a fix I read about.. I just Uninstalled my Shealth

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] N1ghtr08d:
Any idea where I can find that fix? I've been looking and can't find anything
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] saycbone:
Roms

Thanks a lot for this Comprehensive and concise thread,,much appreciated!!

So at this point are there any Roms for the Verizon S5?

And no TWRP/CWM correct?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] V-Ty:
As far as stopping the OTA Udates he said to freeze SDM Manager. Is SDM 1.0 the same thing? Cause that's all I see that says SDM

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Think so, different phones have slightly different labels to same app.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
No TWRP, no CWM. Therefore no ROMs since there is nothing with which to flash ROMs.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evomattnc:
partially false, safestrap is only days away if that. Hashcode was working on it last night and is debugging now. Twrp and cwm are required to flash aosp roms but ss is close then we can flash tw base roms permitting some devs are interested in producing them
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Óðinsdagr:
just the SHealth or the other .apk labeled similar as well, looks like a support piece to it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] evomattnc:
There is a fix it involves editing the build prop secure storage to false and wiping data in shealth and health services apks and it does work I have them running successfully
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
PM me, i can help you out. You need to uninstall the Xposed framework, make a file edit, uninstall any S-Health and Health Service updates, Reboot, then reinstall Xposed and then Open S-Health, at which point you'll be prompted for Updates, accept them and it will work.

As someone said, not yet, but maybe soon. Since we dont have an unlocked bootloader we will not see a TWRP or CWM recovery. Maybe some day but not right now. What we might get is Safestrap recovery. If you need more info on it, i suggest googling it or searching XDA. With safestrap, we will only get Touchwiz roms based on the kernel we have. So no AOSP, etc etc.

Correct. Just freeze it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] saycbone:
Rooted fine on S5..

Couple of questions..

I see in Titanium Backup the Knox 2.0 is already frozen..SuperSU gave message that KNOX was successfully disabled. I see Knox 1.0 in TiBU ..should I freeze that as well?

- What is the method to uninstall root,,is it to enable all frozen in TiBU and unistall towelroot..or does it require ODIN?

Thank you,,
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Freeze or delete anything you see with the word knox on it.. I deleted mine... But on my vrzn gs4 I understand it's still in the bootloader that's locked.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bjames23:
Safestrap

Has anyone heard anything on Safestrap yet? I can't wait to flash me some ROMs :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
negative. [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] hasn't said anything that I have seen yet since what someone posted the other day.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Patience young grasshoppa :) I suggest following Hashcode on twitter or just staying tuned to the forums.

Latest was that he was working with another person on getting it running right. If you want progress head to IRC channel #safestrap
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Oh I haven't told you? I've unlocked the BL.. ;)

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Cmon man, too too early to troll. lol I havent even had a chance to catch up on my emails yet
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Haha I'm not trolling, just joking around with the impatient SS peeps. Early? I've been up for 12 hours! I work 3rd Lol no harm intended here, just some fun:-¶

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
I been there...3rd sucks. So i can perfectly see why you did it....you get loopy after so many hours lol. All in good fun :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bjames23:
Thanks! I always forget about twitter (not a big user there) but I found him. I see he's working hard on it.

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Galaxy Note 2

Nexus 7

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Droid Incredible

Motorola Droid

"I've been doing this since the begining and I assure you I'm still a noob."
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] saycbone:
After rooting and disabling Knox is there a way to check it's status?

I'm just hoping I'm still at 0x0!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
The simplest way is to install "phone info"

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
SAFESTRAP!! (Beta for now)

And Ladies and Gentlemen thanks to the efforts of Hashcode and the community we now have a somewhat working Safestrap recovery.

Go HERE for the link to the thread. Keep in mind this is a BETA and there are BUGS and DISCLAIMERS. Please Read them thoroughly and understand them before you go and blind installing. OP will be updated.

Please keep in mind this ia for VZW S5 only, not ATT or any other model
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] robbyoconnor:
how many idiots will brick their phones I wonder
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Thats why I cant stress enough to people that if you havent done this before, just be patient and wait for the bugs to iron out. Hashcodes OP is pretty straight forward as long as you read it entirely through rather then just looking for instructions. I'm waiting for an ATT user to say why is my device bricked...It's bound to happen. I hope it doesnt but..well..mehh..
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] smashedpumpkins:
What's the best way to create a full image backup of my Verizon S5? I would prefer to create an ISO equivalent and use a tool like odin to simply write the copy back after I mess my phone up. I'm a bit behind the times with cellphones. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] TechX1991:
I just have stupid bad luck usually. Its not the first time that i'm the odd ball out
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Threezees:
Unroot

After rooting with Towelroot, is it necessary to Odin to remove root? Would a factory reset put the phone back to stock, or is the kernel left intact with the exploit?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Pretty sure ODIN to stock will remove the exploit done. Factory reset doesnt remove the exploit since that really just wipes the cache and data partitions. it doesnt reinstall system
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hasherx1:
Must use ODIN to remove exploit and root.

I can confirm a factory reset does not remove the exploit. I had tried to install the google wifi tether and it did not work and screwed up my wifi settings so I did a factory reset and was still rooted. I had to use ODIN and load the stock rom and all was back to normal.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SanguiniusWept:
After installing Safestrap and creating a ROM slot separate from the stock slot, if I then decide to use Odin to flash a stock image back onto my phone, does that delete the new ROM slot in addition to the stock slot, or does it only wipe and reinstall on the original stock slot, leaving the new ROM slot untouched?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
It wipes the entire internal storage.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
That's better anyway as it frees up the most memory for the new setup, unless someone would want to bounce back and forth on the fly for some reason.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SanguiniusWept:
I was just thinking that I'd like a stock slot that is as close to stock as possible, with nothing added except for root, Supersu, busybox, and TiBu, for a base to work with. Then, in my ROM slot, I'd have my "experimental" system, with things added to it, just for playing with.

Also, I'm having a weird problem with widgets not sticking to my stock launcher's homescreens, and I thought I might be able to create a sort of "testing box" to figure out why this is happening.

I guess I can just re-flash through Odin, and reinstall SS after rooting, etc., and that should allow me to restore my current nandroid backup to another new ROM slot, right?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
My Nova launcher is going great!

Booooo touchwiz!

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
I go back and forth between Nova and Action launcher. Until i just recent saw a Nova feature for root (must be new) that hides the status bar clock on the home screen. I dont know why but I loooooove that feature. I always thought it was redunatant to have the clock widget on your home screen and also clock in the status bar. You only need it on screens and in apps where you have no clock.....BOOM problem solved.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sequence2469:
Im trying to free up as much of my internal memory as possible now that I have ss installed. I know I can move move mostly all my downloaded apps except widgets, but im not sure which system apps I can move over to my sd card. I did a search and didnt come up with any threads that have a list. Hoping mabey somebody can post a link?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jaladhjin:
Are there any safestrap roms available yet?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Lots of Google threads, just prob not for your particular phone and carrier etc.

I just went one by one and did research to learn what each did before deleting or freezing, "when In doubt do nothing, if a chance you could be wrong and want it later use freeze it..... A bit time consuming but you learn a lot.

You will see things you don't have, come have different names.

But DON'T CROSS YOU FINGERS and just guess.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470862

http://www.usoftphone.com/t219470.html

http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/apk-list-what-you-need-and-dont-need.6617/

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Why yes there is!

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Problem is its not wise just to remove what Joe shmo did.. You may want allshare functionality while Joe doesn't etc.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Spedkiller:
Is it ok to update the SuperSU version that was previously extracted from the zip via the Playstore update? I remember seeing some people were having issues with it at first. If it is safe, it is just simply update the app via the Playstore then open it up, correct?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chuckboy1129:
Download booster is working I have used it a couple of times downloading videos both wifi and lte shows up
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Are you on a locked bootloader or a custom ROM?

I'm. Locked and didn't think the booster was doing much other than simply refreshing things..

I'm wondering if it's because nothing can be truly changed in my ROM.

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Around version 1.99 it had some issues, fixed since 2.0

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
I'll be updating the OP with ROM's and such after more start to get released. While I, as well as many, appreciate all the work done already, right now it seems most ROMs are just debloats with some basic tweeks. Once we get some customizables in there I'll update it to reflect where to find them.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] johnnytraveler:
+1. So the one I tried is Alliance rom for t-mobile. Has a couple of bugs (no mms and if you reboot, you have to open apn dialog to re-establish vzw 4g). Otherwise, tons of ways to customize. 90% DD ready. Once it is ported to the 900V, it will be a DD for lots of people.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
I've heard.. Haven't tried it out yet. Loving the phone how it is...would love alliance with some nice battery tweeks and some more debloat.

Would love if aroma would eventually work..we will see. Either way exciting things ahead
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1967ls2:
Trying to get screen record to work from wanam. It says I need busy box for it to work. Are there any issues installing this or do I need the safe strap to get it working? All I've done so far is root & some tweaks with wanam. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
You can grab busybox from the play store. Try installing it fromt he play store, opening it up, let it load and then hit install. That might help
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 1967ls2:
Thanks for the quick response. I literally found it in the play store right after I wrote the question. Just wasn't sure if it would work with root only.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] spartandmd:
how can i get some debloated apps back

after using sharpie's toolkit to debloat (thanks so much!) i realized that i miss smart remote and kids mode. anyone have a link to re-install those apps? or should i titanium back up and start over from scratch?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Can try here http://m.android777.store.aptoide.com/cat/Tools/page/2/31
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BufferUnderrun:
Working great. Now for a dark rom...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
You can kinda theme some stuff Dark through Wanam. Its as close as you'll get right now. I have it set that way and im loving it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PappaFloyd:
Was having issues getting S Health to work myself - This worked perfectly. Thanks! Now for some module shopping :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] l3Lack H@t:
For People having problems with S health check this video out... it will solve your issues :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AzMj8lv-E :laugh: :good:

Cheers..!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I fixed it alright, Disabled then Uninstalled... Never used it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Sir-Lancelot:
Lol

Same for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
HOW to implement towelroot???

Can someone tell me how to actually implement towelroot? I have a new S5, and have rooted amd ROMed several Android devices up until now. But I can't seem to find anything that looks even remotely familiar when trying to find towelroot. Most links point to what I will call the "party thread". I read that, and still have not found the process to root. There is some obscure mention of some sort of string of characters to use in a very obscure series of lines of code. But that is all g(r)eek to me! I presume towelroot is some sort of utility or zip file? Where is it?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zero66:
Towelroot.com

Download and install apk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Thanks! I really wish Android browsers had the equiv. of a Windows OS right click, "save link as". I had to use my PC to figure it out. Then, of course, Gmail screamed it was a "virus" and wouldn't let me email it to the S5. sigh.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Root success! Thanks again for the clarification.

When I used Titanium Backup to look for "SDM Manager", all I found was "SDM 1.0". I searched the thread and verified this is the one to freeze. (Sorry, can't delete this post).
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Boat browser is great, you can download by touching the upside down Y on tw site, you can long press and save link to get the tw. Apk that way, it downloads streaming video etc..

A jewel, I can't believe people struggle with the official browser that's always going to be more limiting for liability reasons amongst a few others.

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That's it! Freeze it!

Freeze this too just to keep their beady little eyes off your system

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573424
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Thanks for the advice. :)

I had been trying to use Firefox, and then the stock browser. I feel all the Android browsers suck in one form or another. Yet each seems to have a few tricks that make it useful for some things. So I rotate through several of them depending upon what I am browsing. But my intimate experience with Fire/Water-fox on Windows actually not showing certain web page items and controls was what led me to use my PC to find the file hidden under the lamda character. Sometimes I am forced to use IE (SPIT!!) just to SEE a browser control I know should be there.

Once I had found the file, I re-read the instructions below the lamda, and they made sense. But for some reason prior to getting the file they just didn't register for me. I guess I was expecting to see the typical zip file link usually posted for such things.

So, when the time comes for someone unlocking the bootloader (I won't ask the dreaded ETA question....to quote Sid, "I choose life.") :D will that be mentioned here? Just wondering what to keep an eye on for future reference. I'm more interested in nandroid functions than in changing ROMs. Not sure safestrap is the way I want to go. I like TWRP.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I imagine IF that ever happens, it will have its own thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ergalthema:
There are contradictions all over the original post:

The confusion in this post has caused me to completely frak up rooting of my Verizon S5. Everyone keeps referring to this post, but it's a mess. I continue to post questions in multiple forums all over the internet and still I get no straight answers. Everyone said rooting is easy. Sure, installing towelroot was easy, but all the other stuff - SuperSU, Superuser, KNOX, recoveries, custom ROMs, blah, blah is confusing as hell and there is not place to get straightforward information.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Sorry to say, I have to agree. The OP definitely needs to be cleaned up and replaced with the most current (and corrected) information.

My take on the overall situation would be condensed into saying (as I understand it) towelroot is the only current root method for the S5. But that still leaves a locked bootloader, so we can't install any custom recovery such as CWM or TWRP. What we can do is the safestrap method which is a bit confusing all by itself, because it is unusual. I have not tried it, because it is unclear to me if it would allow the creation of a nandroid backup of the rooted stock ROM. That would be the only reason I would want a custom recovery at this time. So if someone can shed light on that, I would appreciate it.

I did the SuperSU and Root Checker installation from the Play Store, but had some issues along the way. I stumbled through it and managed to come out with Root Checker verifying I rooted. I don't recall specific details, just that it wasn't as easy as I expected it to be.

I have no interest in modifying the current ROM, which I believe is what installing "exposed" is all about.

I have done the step for enabling apps to write to the REAL ExtSD card. I believe it works, for "most" apps. However I have seen one app, K9 Mail, claim it could not save a downloaded attachment to the SD card. I switched to GMail and succeeded in saving the very same attachment to the SD card. So I consider this only a "partial" fix until I learn more.

I froze the 2 suggested apps for disabling the security notification, and disabling the Verizon OTA notification, after learning that I was looking for "SDM 1.0", not "SDM Manager".

I've not tried any of this thread's other suggestions.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Many feel the same, the sheer quantity of options / phones / carriers / roms/ workarounds / bad advice / incomplete advice, even navigating this gigantic forum is mindbending.

This is what I'm doing cause I'm new too.

1. Waiting and learning plenty before entertaining ideas of loading a new ROM. It may take a year! ?

2. Realizing there is no immediate need for anything but a stock ROM when you can make your phone feel double the speed just cleaning, freezing and tuning.

3. Supersu is the guard and gatekeeper to the door of the safe you unlocked NY rooting with tw.

4. Basically a Samsung Verizon or at&t device has a locked bootloader.

I think of it as the safe inside the safe. Safestrap has a few tricks but your limited to their ROMs and quirks.

I could continue but I would just be speaking out of ignorance.

I know enough to know I know very little, so I have fear/respect and am cautious.

You do well to go slow, those that don't get blown up in the mine field.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
All good advice and true, but the S3 bootloader got unlocked. So hopefully it is just a matter of time for the S5. :)

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I've decided I don't like "My Magazine" and would like to can it. What's the best / safest way to do that? Can I freeze it with TIBU?

Edit - Looks like I can, and also froze Flipboard. Then I found a My Magazine setting in the Homescreen Settings and turned that off. :)
[Omni Features Development] davide_94:
Hi Guys,

I wanna ask is it possible to include this App to the Omni Feautured Roms?

I know there is a function to install Sound Packs but where can i download it and if i wanne create it by my own it takes to much time.

But wit my PC Tool it takes only under 1 Minute.

I think the user are happy about this.

More details Here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2781837
[Omni Features Development] maxwen:
People can install and use your app.

So whats your point here?

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[Omni Features Development] davide_94:
So i wanna my app in the omni rom included. Is this a problem?

I only ask for it. If they want.. Its ok.. Else it is no problem.

Asking never harms :)