yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] japlemon:
Understood, but before KitKat I was able to go 17 hours easy with 30% of my battery left. The battery is not the source of my issue because since Kitkat, my battery is down to 25-30% after 11 hours. Same battery.

My question is, if I can remedy this problem, what is the next step after performing the towel root procedure? Do I have to flash a custom ROM? If so, if someone could just point me down the correct aisle, it would be much appreciated. There are tons of rooting sources on the internets, but I wasn't sure if I can follow those same procedures because they all start with a different method of rooting (download program to PC, plug phone into PC, etc....)

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SamuriHL:
Don't take any updates. At all. And without root you can't freeze the updater so you have to manually be vigilant about not accepting updates.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] edwardob:
you also need to clear data in application called health services... I found d
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] BeneTleilax:
Unfortunately the Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-M919 (T-Mobile) 4.4.2 isn't working either, on Kernel 3.4.0-540242. You can add that to the list.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] devinalonzo:
I'm tired of reading posts like this, I would rather read repeated questions... Please can we get a rule added for banning by illiteracy, confusion of self respect, and common decency?

Like if you agree!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ryhoo2:
You can add to the non-working list the "Samsung Galaxy S III LTE (I9305) - 4.3"

Unfortunately...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thegriz1984:
Internet connection issues.

I was excited about getting towelroot and installed it as soon as I found it. But after a day of having it on my device I started having issues connecting to the internet through WI-FI and 4G. Has anybody else had this issue yet? If so how did you fix it? For now I just unrooted and uninstalled towelroot and everything is back to normal.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kiroiv:
I'm going to try this on my Verizon Note Pro 12.2 tonight and report results.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Longcat14:
Don't worry about it, something as simple as ART will show custom. It means nothing. Just reflash stock if you want for warranty purposes, and done.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zdoey33:
add galaxy tab 3 8.0 to tge non list

Unless anyone has an idea why a root checker reports simple root YES and su bin NO after the crashing of towelroot each time, maybe we can do something about it.. im looking the block devices and their settings but there isn't a cosy way to push the damn binary in its place..and I really dont wanna start messing with CSC
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] hdenmark:
Newbie question

Hi! I'm completely new in the rooting tasks world... reading a lot in this forums searching a secure method for root my Xperia ZL C6502 with Android 4.4.2.

My question: How about the TA partition of Xperia? This method can crash or disturb in any way?

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Or the horrible and pathetic spelling/grammar..

Sent from my VW S5 using your mom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] supposition:
Didn't work

Kernel is before the 3rd of June yet it didn't work :crying
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killercut:
Tmobile Galaxy S4 M919 4.3 MK2 3.4.0-2015522

NO ROOT.

:confused::crying::rolleyes::eek::(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
Use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gliderguider2:
Samsung Galaxy S2 4G I9210T 4.0.4 works

You can add the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G I9210T 4.0.4 to the working list.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
Thanks :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] livio80:
on Galaxy K Zoom, it's not properly true......the apk can be installed and launched but the program will hang and freeze as soon as the key "make it rain" is pressed. the key become yellow and the phone freeze! the root can't be taken only because the program freeze the phone.....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Staggerlee66:
So many people said that I was stupid a bit back when I asked if a phone could be rooted without a computer

# 47386
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] christianrj:
Working: Samsung Galaxy S III Neo Duos (GT-I9300I) :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PHiiLiZz:
I noticed device status it say custom but not official. Does that normal?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] devinalonzo:
SM-N900A rooted with towelroot on NC2.

Ever since the root I've had mms sending issues. Thought maybe somehow the apn settings got messed up but even with the new settings mms doesn't send. Anyone have any thoughts?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] streetracer8605:
Has anyone tried this on a p600? The wifi version of the Note 10.1 2014 edition
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] n00b42:
Tried, did not work (mine still has 4.3), perhaps somebody tried with 4.4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] slick4747:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] - Add my stubborn phone to the "Doesn't root list"

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini SGH-i257 (U.S. ATT&T) v4.2.2 Kernal Version 3.4.0-2653540 se.infra@R0301-01 #1

Build Date - Wed April 23 12:07:02 KST 2014

I've read every single post in this thread and tried every variable mentioned - just doesn't root :(

Any help would be much obliged - thanks in advance and thanks for all people helping out here at XD - just a great place for tons of learning!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KostasR:
Can someone please give me the apk (dropbox or w/e). I get a timeout when trying to download from the original site. Thanks :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] poison spyder:
Yes it is....if you want official status you have to flash the stock firmware?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] EVOme:
Congrats on the 18 Gs, Geohot!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Awesome!

Thank you geohot. Donation made!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gleepious:
n900w8

Anyone been able to root the n900w8 4.4.2 with this method?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rossiza:
Does not matter the firmware - no Exynos device was reported with successful root (SM-P600 has an Exynos processor)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] koj012:
Worked on P605 Note 10.1 2014 edition LTE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jideay:
When I reset securestorage to "false" and reboot it goes back to "true". I am using the build properties app from the store. what editor is working?

EDIT: I found Build Prop Tweaker works.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Wrong thread but I'll hel0. I had sam3 issue, so I just used my already-paod-for Root Explorer app and worked the first time.

Sent from my VW S5 using your mom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] GekoES:
It worked on my Galaxy S4 i9505 with 4.3 NA4, root and knox 0x0.

Great, thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Eodmule:
At least with Samsung devices, has anyone with a non-Qualcomm SoC got this to work? Specifically devices with Exynos 4412 chips.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] CreativeEmbassy:
This was the easiest root I've ever done. Thank you!

Just waiting for those custom ROMs to start rolling in. Or start learning ROM development. :silly:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zeddock:
You think it better to buy phone, and immediately do this procedure to hold onto option to root? Or does the probability of other future exploits outweigh the potential problems of using this procedure before it is more vetted?

I know this is off topic somewhat. But I hope to so much it is a problem for this thread.

Zeddock.

P.s. and wouldn't a downgrade be possible to get back to a version that can be exploited?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] scholls22:
Okay, first time Android owner. Just did the towelroot. Now, what can I do with it?

Thanks!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lilshaq75:
Confirmed working on Galaxy S4 on Verizon. KNOX was not installed, so cannot speak to that issue. AdAway confirmed working as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sashusmom:
You might have wanted to know that before you rooted.:eek:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] scholls22:
I know what rooted phones can do. Apparently there is not a lot that I can do if anything with this particular model. But thanks for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SamuriHL:
No, downgrading is not always possible at all. That's a misconception to rely on that possibility. It's also a very big misconception to assume root will always be released for any given version of Android on any particular device. It took how long for this root exploit to come after the S5 was released? My advice is if you have root for a particular version, take advantage of it, freeze the updater, and don't update until a new root exploit is released. That's simply my personal opinion. Others may have a very different take on things.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Dennisg34:
Well, there's plenty! You can debloat your phone, run an ad blocker, download xposed to tweak and customize your phone, and eventually we'll have SS to have custom TW ROMs !

Sent from my VW S5 using your mom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] devinalonzo:
Anyone have these issues? Might have to flash again.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ponyup:
i can't get my wifi to turn on after using towelroot... i searched the thread and noticed other wifi problems, but can't find a solution. My screen just sits there showing "Turning wifi on..." but never changes.

Nexus 4
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] martytoo:
Have you rebooted a few times to see if rebooting helps speed up your device? My S5 was very slow at first and some others report the need to reboot before their phones would work properly.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MMAfia:
Interesting to find out if there is a common reason for the non-working phones

BTW, this is really a great hack, for being able to tie in an exploit into the mobile implementation of the underlying OS. It is good because it opens the mind into accepting what can be done, and forces you to realize that there are nefarious entities out there that can achieve similar breaks, for "bad" motives (not to diminish the OP's skill in any way for creating this).

Seems like some kernels have builds that break the link... seen a couple consistencies so far... for example, build 3.0.31-2048209 on Nov 19, 2013. Fails on different hardware... Note 2, and also on a Galaxy Tab.

Perhaps a similar "bug" to the Note 3 kernel fix.

The "man" could easily fix this, no doubt, just a question of whether it gets on his radar (part of the reason I'm posting) and if it's worth the time to fix.

I'm interested to learn what the fix is, particularly, what it is about that kernel build that's throwing off the exploit's logic.

Cheers!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ponyup:
yeah i rebooted a couple times already. I know how to go back to stock but this is kind of a bummer, was hoping for a solution but i'll wait around and keep trying. thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Eodmule:
At least with the Samsung devices it looks like it's not really a kernel issue but more of a SoC issue. All (?) of the Qualcomm devices seem to work while none of the Exynos devices work.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zatom:
Some questions about the future

Hi,

I browsed through the last 70 pages and the OP of course, but I have a few questions, please let me know the answers or correct me if my understanding is not fully correct.

Background:

Device: S5 (SM-G900F), FW: XXU1ANE2, Kernel date: May 8, so before 3 June

need root only, do not wanna flash custom rom

need warranty, so I do not want to have KNOX tripped

I plan to root my current FW before Samsung fix this exploit

My key understandings summarized:

This method it does not trip KNOX

I guess my system will be modified, but that can be managed by unroot and flashing back original Samsung FW (with Factory Reset)

Unroot can be done with with SuperSU and flashing back original Samsung FW with Odin without tripping KNOX (before need to use warranty)

My big questions:

How can I keep root and install further official FW updates, like the upcoming 4.4.3 or 4.5 later? Those will fix this exploit for sure...

Is it possible with Mobile Odin using the keeping root option? Of course I would like to have KNOX not tripped. (This is the way how I kept root when updating the Official FW on Galaxy S3, OTA update did not work of course)

Thank you for the answers. I would not like to remain on 4.4.2 forever. I hope there is a way to keep root and update official FW somehow without tripping KNOX. I hope answers to these questions will be useful for others as well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Safe0716:
God, I remember you from my first jailbreak on PS3, on iOS, and now you just made my day with this on my S5, you're a genius man, love you <3
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I believe the only way it may be possible to keep root on upgrades if that is possible is OTA Root Keeper app in Play Store.. AFAIK.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MMAfia:
I am in agreement- take a look at this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35469999

:cool:

The patch carriers pushed out to fix this may have something to do with the Towelroot not working.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] serpent2005:
Explain It Like I'm 5

I'm curious how this app is able to give root access. When I click "Make It Rain", the phone reboots and I magically have root access. What is happening to my phone from the time I click "Make It Rain" to the time I have root access?

I found a few postings in a thread that were helpful in my understanding:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53492633&postcount=71

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53502434&postcount=79

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53505583&postcount=82
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] taurolyon:
Verizon Galaxy S4 4.4.2 KitKat

Fixed my VZ Galaxy S4 with the previously unrootable 4.4.2 KitKat OTA update.

Thank you so much!

So much bloatware removed!

i.imgur.com/z0SPfYll.png (screenshot showing model/version)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] could tell you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ManDone.vRs:
it´s a magic trick :D but good trick :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Superwitschi:
What about Huawei Ascend P7? Does it Work? If yes i will buy me one[emoji1]

Von meinem HTC One, powered by MIUI v5.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] behzadwow:
Awesome job, thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rcbjr2:
What app did you use to chane the names of the two files? I rooted using the method discussed in this thread and tried to rename SPDClient.apk using X-Plore file manager and each time I got an error that I couldn't rename the file. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
Try :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] zdoey33:
Guys even framaroot sees the tsblet rooted how do I get thedamn binary planted there?

Im one of those with exynos/rebooting towelroot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jideay:
If I do a hard reset, will I lose root and/or my ability to use this exploit? My phone is currently rooted with this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PabloNote3:
Help!

I fail to make it work on N900
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ItsBryanTho:
what did it say? root was checked and not found?

Sent from my rooted S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
No
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ItsBryanTho:
no you shouldn't lose root. if you do you should be able to re-root.

Sent from my rooted S5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] PabloNote3:
starts but did not root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tank@ahkscript:
installed but does not root

my phone sgh-t599

android 4.1.2 purchased 12-20-2013
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] droopyar:
sourcecode

Is towelroot opensource or code on github?

I would like to know this, instead of reversing the apk myself.

thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] reg66:
ok, thanks. will using SuperSU to unroot from towelroot trigger knox?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] theshadow62:
moto X

I cannot get this to work on my Moto X, has anyone had better luck?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] viva_zidane:
No luck with stock Galaxy S4 (SnapDragon) 4.4.2 from Orange (Spanish carrier).

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SamuriHL:
Moto X has WP on so no way to persist the su binary to system.

TLDR: It no workie :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
I believe you need to seek out [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] 's other root types as I believe the only Carriers that this could work for would primarily be USA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kest874:
Attempting on Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 SM-905V has a Kernel version of 3.4.0 Feb 6 2014

It'll reboot but root isn't achieved. The AT&T equivalent SM-905A will root the device.

Can I provide anything to gain root for the SM-905V?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mun_tez:
towelroot for exynos devices

@ geohot can u make towelroot for exynos devices and also let us donate for your kind help. I pledge 20$ from my side and i am cent percent sure others will also contribute if you can bring your expertise and help in rooting exynos samsung devices.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] viva_zidane:
Thank you, mate ;)

I read about this method on a Spanish board and some users reported it worked for them though.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] snppr22:
How have I lived without Hi Font. I have searched Samsungs stupid font offerings for hours and Hi Font solved my issues in minutes.

THANKS.

I am going to go into some potentially rough waters real quick and just suggest that many people should really reevaluate the way they treat others in the forums. I agree that repeated questions eat up space but people posting rude and unnecessary responses take up just as much room. When I began to learn this stuff there were people that were awesome that really helped me and I am very grateful. I have been out of this for a bit and I am trying to learn some new stuff but I'm happy to chip in to help when I can. Have patience people. We all want the same thing and we should encourage people to learn.

Finally, THANK YOU geohot!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] martytoo:
We

We could tell you but then we'd have to .....:D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kprice8:
Make sure your kernel build date is before 3 June then. If it is, then it should have worked.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ireallyneedhelp:
hdskap added

Can someone list out the benefits of rooting and the difference between SuperSU and SuperUser?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sashusmom:
Unfortunately OTA rootkeeper does not work on 4.3 or above. Unless that app is updated to include higher android OS. I tried it on 4.2.2- moving to 4.4.2- and it did not work. I didn't expect it to, but I always had hope in the back of my mind.:o
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rolling56:
Although i don't recommend this but a person could root their phone driving home from work :eek: :laugh:

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Make a logcat and email him when you try towelroot and send it to him like he asks on the towelroot webpage. He said he would try to fix it..........
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Ireallyneedhelp:
Can someone list out the benefits of rooting and the difference between SuperSU and SuperUser?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] latouffe:
Not working for Samsung Galaxy S4 4,4,2 build FNB8
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tydiamond11:
So the main reasons to rooting for me is ad blocking and better apps and SD card stuff. And soon be able to update to new android versions faster. Also get rid of bloat or carrier apps. For me I like supersu becouse it works faster and looks better. More up to date and the dev is really good.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
@kidruk [MENTION=2649238]Cubfan99[/MENTION] Have you guys figured out a way (or even looked for one) to remove that stupid white battery icon by the clock. I got xposed last night (thanks again), downloaded some modules, including XBattery Themer but can't find a way to remove the white battery icon (that used to be green before 4.4.2). I changed a few notification tray colors but that white battery box/icon just looks dumb. Also looked for a way to remove AM/PM but couldn't find a solution.

Thanks gentlemen
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kidruk:
Do you have wanam module?? Here's my setup.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tobias098:
Does not work on LG Thrill 3D.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
+1 for last of us

+1 for Wanam
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mun_tez:
[/COLOR]Make a logcat and email him when you try towelroot and send it to him like he asks on the towelroot webpage. He said he would try to fix it..........[/QUOTE]

Thanks i just send him my logcat. Hopefully he can come up with a solution soon. Want to join the party too....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] VytautasK:
Not working on Samsung Xcover2 GT-S7710 4.1.2 :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gridflash:
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see

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Titanium backup and remove bloatware....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bingysb:
Sprint gs4

It's a no go on the sprint gs4:rolleyes: Sph-l720. 4.4.2 kernel 3.4.0-48112 jan 28
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] rolling56:
Thanks i just send him my logcat. Hopefully he can come up with a solution soon. Want to join the party too....[/QUOTE] :D never hurts to try :cool:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Thanks, I do now. It was wicked late last night and I didn't get down to the W's in modules/downloads. whoops :silly:

I found an app called "energy bar" that shows battery strength as a horizontal bar. Takes up minimal space in notification tray

and it looks pretty cool (look at very top of attachment)

Thanks again for your feedback :good:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] edditnyc:
Best thing I ever did was backup my stuff to my external SDcard, factory reset and go carefully through the process step by step. Everything is smooth, no lag. Xposed and SHealth play nice. :victory:

Thanks [MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] reb4169:
What do I do next?

If I choose to use this method after I do so and install SuperSU what would I do next? How would I go about flashing a new Rom? I have been out of the rooting game for a while. I have the Verizon Note 3. :eek:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kcoop99:
Works for me on my Verizon s4! Sweet!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] HavokbyName:
[MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION]

Doesn't seem to work on Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 running KitKat 4.4.2 - Kernel 3.0.31-1729796

Pressing the button reboots the device & nothing happens, at one point upon reboot the app was removed by itself, no trace?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Eodmule:
99.99% sure it's your Exynos Soc. At the moment nothing can be done. Yet.

Well actually some have used other methods but it trips the Knox flag.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Welcome aboard :D
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Trekeyus:
Sweet works on my Rugby pro (SGH-I547). however it dose not work on my tab 2 7.0 (GT-P3113TSYXAR)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
Rooting gives you complete control over your operating systems. You can modify, add, and remove files and applications. So if there are programs constantly running on your phone that only burn power and you have no use for them, with root access you can disable or remove them. As such, you can also completely break your system beyond repair if you don't know what you are doing with these additional powers.

SuperSU an SuperUser are both root management tools which means anyone or any program that wants to use the root privileges to do something in the system should ask these managers first, and they in turn ask the phone user if he/she wants to grant root access to whoever is asking. Without these tools anyone/program can modify your system without you noticing it. They both do the job but the use of Super SU has become more prominent and this particular towelroot seems to be tweaked to work with SuperSU, and only certain versions of it. That is why everyone should install SuperSU right after rooting this way.

Now, having said all of that, I also want to tell you that it takes probably more time from someone to write this answer for you, and for other collective readers to scroll over your post than it takes you to google these questions, because they are basic. So please next time do a little research to make sure your question is not already answered elsewhere before posting it.