yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] NSDCars5:
Just saying, if the person has an unlocked bootloader, isn't he likely to have a recovery and root as well?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aditya.kamble:
This script only needs unlock bootloader for flashing .

no need of ROOT Anyway
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] NSDCars5:
What I meant is... if somebody has unlocked their bootloader...

they probably already have root and CWM, don't they?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aditya.kamble:
Ya.. Thats right...

:D

Most of users already rooted if they unlocked bootloader...

But in case of some users they dont want to root This script will work
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icekoldone:
Not sure if they renamed it but I've downloaded a few kitkat roms (stock based) and looked through them without finding anything close to lgcontacts/phone/dialer etc. I might be a noob (and most likely I am lol) but I would like to have these apks to look over before making the switch to kitkat. If anyone here could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gustavo4520:
I have a LG P705f with the V20D stock ROM of the P700.

I was wondering if I install custom ROMs P700 or P705 :confused:

I want to install this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2674626
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RockRatt:
Geohot has found a vulnerability in the New ATT/VERIZON S5 and confirmed by users it works on our i337 ATT NC1 FIRMWARE ONLY. Check out his thread HERE http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157

I am ONLY relaying his great work here and have NOTHING to do with it. I just try to keep up with a few other phones when I think I may upgrade to. So I brought this here in case others were not following the Verizon/ATT S5 forums.

For this towelroot to work on the ATT S4 you need to be on NC1 firmware. It does not seem to work on MK2 or NB1.

Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] drock212:
I've been wondering if this will work for our phones on newer firmwares as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dmc2359:
It's about to go live. Anyone going to try it on a stock unrooted nb1 or nc1?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
Just did nc1!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mg2195:
Yes it works, you must download supersu or superuser from playstore yourself as it does not install it for you, also super su will fail to updat binarys, however root still works...I have already been able to modify my build.prop using es file explorer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
So now theres no more reason to need to downgrade to MK2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mg2195:
If all you want us root than no, simply download the apk from the website, and click the bytton un the app...no computer required...possibly the simplest to use root method ever released for the s4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
Can we get safestrap from it?...

TWRP? *fingers crossed*
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mg2195:
Not sure about safestrap...but definitely not twrp, twrp requires a bootloader exploit, this js just a root exploit...I would assume we are back in the same situation as mk2...root but no recovery except maybe safestrap...im not home at the moment so im not gonna risk softbricking my phone with safestrap
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
Safestrap just requires root, and since it works on 4.4.2 bootloader and such already then the process is now just root and Safestrap to get 4.4.2 ROMs.

Sent from my SGH-I337 running GPE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
Awesome, I like this! Mk2 downgrade was so confusing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MatthewPresley:
Does this trip Knox flags?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
I couldn't get it to work on NB1, but upgraded to NC1 and it worked fine. Safestrap however, is not installing. I tried pushing it to /system/app & /priv/app and setting permissions. It says it installs, but system status says it's not installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
So after this, what is the new method of odining to stock, root, and recovery? Odin flash nc1> towel > safe strap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
nope i checked download mode and it's still 0x0

I used system app uninstaller and removed a bunch of at&t apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MatthewPresley:
Thanks for answering that!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
I was able to get Safestrap installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thegame310:
Okay, I've ran this app...downloaded SuperSU and Superuser and still can't do anything root related...IE use titanium backup?

What am I doing wrong? ATT S4 4.4.2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
Does this mean I can finally take the Ota updates and stop using mk2???!?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] duckie69:
Try this superuser http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
i got the safestrap app but when I hit install recovery it will still say not installed. Rebooted nothing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RockRatt:
Glad it is working for you all. Now hopefully a real boot loader bypass like Loki comes along for you all.

I didn't need to use this method as I have the Loki bypass on mine. Just since it looked like it would work with many android/Samsung phones I would share the link Geo had. Make sure to send him some kind of donation if possible. This is huge news for the phones that could not get root

Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Yeah, that was the same thing that happened to me. But I finally got it to work.

Use SELinux mode changer, and set it to permissive.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux

then try installing SS again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
any tips on how you got it to finally work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Editied my post above with the way I got it to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbuckham:
I can't get it to go. This could be really awesome!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
thanks that did it. I woulda never figured it out :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
No Problem, glad I could help. :)

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Here is a zip file with:

SELinux Mode Changer

SS 3.72

NC1 Kernel modules

Updated SuperSU

https://mega.co.nz/#!61hyXCgS!hxerBG4XCbHJFioDOdOi7ybQoQUTzmscEBlsP0VlaWM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] chapterthree:
This isn't working for me on a completely stock i337 NB1 :( Anybody else having luck with the i337?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Towelroot does not work on NB1. you will have to update to NC1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mg2195:
ive heard it isnt compatible with nbl, you have to take the update to nc1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
1. it works with nc1 (not nb1). Knox is not affected (0x0)

2. Need the SE linux mode changer (see previous posts) to install safestrap

3. Have safestrap working can boot into recovery and see rom slots etc.

Good job [MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] !

Noob question: Now that safestrap works, I'm not sure where to go from here as the instructions are all for NB1 downgrade to MK2 etc. I wouldn't mind checking out a rom but seems a little confusing (appears there are modules that need to be installed and then the rom itself - noticed also my safestrap recovery doesn't seem to see the sdcard. So if i installed the rom from the internal storage, it'd be a major space hog. So will wait for someone else to post their experience from here). So far I just used system app uninstaller and removed a bunch of att bloat (basically any app that says AT&T .....). Seems faster just doing this. I might just stay with stock rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thehoz:
Maybe this isn't the best place to post this, but I am trying to upgrade my AT&T s4 to NC1 from rooted MK2. Nothing happens when I click on on "Software Update" in settings, which may be a result of the root protecting from an OTA upgrade, I don't know. I tried connecting to Kies 3.0, but Kies, while it sees the SGH-I337, it never completes the connection and says "No response from the device". Any friendly advice? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
Hahaha I'm having the same problem. Enabled the update apks and no go. Think it's cause we are rooted?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] thehoz:
I would guess but I am too old to figure this stuff out. I rely on the guides I find that you guys make!

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How did you enable to update apk's? Mine may be gone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
I froze them with titanium.. Once unfrozen system update still does nothing. No error.. No popup.. Nothing...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
To flash the NC1 update you will need to odin back to stock NB1 first, then flash this zip in stock recovery.

https://mega.co.nz/#!L55B1DoI!uALQReiU7ZblJhNCzkPsmxjfv6Y5UBBQgwT-wfC6ByY
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shamelin73:
If I use this is there a way to hide root to applications that check for root. Like Google movies?

I remember a program called something like voodoo.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigube:
If I root using this method, can I upgrade to 4.4.3 when it comes out next month.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dude52:
Anyone try any roms yet with this? i wanna get to flashing and not brickin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Search for my MK2toNB1 and NB1toNC1 KeepRoot ota's. I'm on ny mobile and cant link to them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] extjsguy:
My s4 is rooted, Is there a way to SIM unlock my phone ?Can someone point me to correct thread ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] auradefect:
Worked perfectly for me. Now I'm rooted with safestrap and running xposed framework.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
I was mk2 rooted but had problems trying to get the Ota... Gave up and Used Odin to get back to mk2 stock and took the Ota nc1 update. Then rooted no problem!!!

Installed supersu and it works but icon is missing and messages don't appear..

It's giving root to everything for now.. Need to figure out why the icon for supersu is missing lol..

But still happy!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faultyy:
Anyone get this to work on NE1? for the i337m
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
Give it a try, reboot and then download a root checker from the play store.

If it doesn't work it won't brick you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DanRyan85:
Very easy. Rooted last night! I've been so busy I haven't even been able to enjoy my new s4 and now I'm excited to try some ROMS!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] UcanSleepWhenUrDead:
CONGRATS on root guys! I may have to go get me an S5 now!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mircony:
So does this mean we can flash aosp Roms now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] FrozenPanda:
No not yet, were going to unlock the bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] salutcemoi:
Thanks a lot OP!

Questions :

1. Do I still get OTA updates after using this method, or should I unroot by using superSU?

2. Do I need to install safestrap? My s4 is from Rogers, NC1, and bootloader is unlocked

3. If I want to install a recovery, can I do it straight from Goo manager?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faultyy:
confirmed working on NE1 after installing SuperSU from the play store after rooting!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cybershawngates:
firmware NE1?

Also : BTW POSSIBLE BUG (minor) - on Att S4 nc1 - if you root wifi gets automatically turned off after each reboot (weird not sure why but confrimed on 2 phones) - not sure if just limited to the s4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
Mine does this, but after a few mins it comes back on
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Faultyy:
Baseband NE1, newest update from Sammobile
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
OK so I started with NC1. I rooted, installed superuser and safestrap. Now I can download any TouchWiz ROM and flash it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] YaKillaCJ:
DO NOT INSTALL OTA UPDATES

Rule of thumb with this phone is that the lower your bootloader the better. But to be on the safe side, dont get it straight from ATT (You never know with them). Instead U should use Odin for this process.

I myself was going to lay it all out (Files/Steps) but seen some1 beat me to it when I was going to get the links.

It can be explained here.

Maribou Post 1944

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Any touchwiz that is 4.4.2 based. Check each ROM said instructions to be safe. Remember in general after flashing in Safestrap, you have to flash SuperSu and Kernel Modules (Based on current bootloader and I presume NC1 in your case).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
So if I flash a compatible ROM, then I flash supersu from safestrap? Same with the kernal modules? Of do I boot into recovery to flash those?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] salutcemoi:
Guys pls :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
All flashes are through Safestrap.

You still get OTA updates anytime you are on a stock ROM. You don't need Safestrap if you have an i337M, just install TWRP or CWM through their apps. I believe that will work just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
OK last question. Is there anyway for me to do a backup like you can do with TWRP?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dbuckham:
Chiming in. I tried yesterday and couldn't get it to work. The problem was I didn't read everything (and I know better). THIS IS A NOOB PROBLEM PLEASE READ. I goofed. Didn't screw up my phone thankfully.

Went back and read. Took me 15 minutes. Problem, I was on NB, so, I updated to NC1 (19mb update) and this root method worked flawlessly.

Lesson. READ. READ. READ.

If you still have questions, reread. Then ask.

Doh!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thr33-F0ur:
Yes, you can do a full backup, but the backups can be quite large.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
From the boot loader / recovery? I'm on NC1 so no custom recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] salutcemoi:
Thanks a lot.

But if I do the OTA update, do I lose root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thr33-F0ur:
from Safestrap recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stu5797:
Is nc1 the latest version? Thanks so much for your help as I'm supposed to get the phone today
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thr33-F0ur:
Yes. You can check your version in Settings>About phone under Build Number. If your phone comes with NB1, just take the OTA update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stu5797:
If nb1 is the latest version why would I take the Ota. I was hoping I could do all the updates and root via geohot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] waiters:
Nc1 is the newest
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stu5797:
So I can root with geohots after I take all the updates?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Thr33-F0ur:
The latest is NC1, but some phones in store may still be on NB1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigube:
To un-root, do we simply just uninstall the apk or is there more to it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
First install the supersu.apk v1.99(attached). Then open supersu, go to settings, select "full unroot."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigube:
Then will I be able to get future updates after un-root with supersu?

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And if I root will I get the custom screen instead of the samsung screen if I just root without safestrap?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Correct, un-rooting will unmodify the files modified by rooting thus allowing a major OTA update to flash successfully.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigube:
Thank You for the response, what about the custom screen I talked about.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MatthewPresley:
You should only see the custom screen if you install safestrap. You can also get rid of the custom screen through xposed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigube:
Thank you, you've been a big help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dude52:
Could anyone tell me which roms I can flash, I'm cautious about this because I flashed some other version of an s4 by mistake and lucky didn't get bricked, and if its mandatory to flash a modem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] highaltitude:
TouchWiz roms only. No, Miui, AOSP, Cynogen etc. If you are on new bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
Try turning off animations from the developer menu to get even more speed.

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Yes, but upgrading to the latest firmware(NC1) by taking the OTA updates will set the selinux attributes which causes the safestrap apk to force close. If you plan on using safestrap you will first need to install and run selinux mode changer from the play store.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevinco1:
After rooting with this new process I am unable to run any KitKat ROMs...here is what I did:

1) Odin to stock NB1

2) Flash NC1 update through stock recovery. Reboot

3) Install tr.apk, Reboot

4) Install SuperSU, SElinux (set to permissive), Safe Strap. Reboot

Tada! I have a working NC1 stock that is rooted with SS recovery. I made a backup of the NC1 rooted in SS.

After I try to run any Kit Kat ROM, the system will not boot. The install is fine, but nothing happens after the first boot:

1) Wipe all besides SDcard

2) Install ROM, SuperSU, modules. Reboot

I've odined both NB1 and NC1 tar files after installing my first KitKat ROM, but it still will not boot. The only thing to get my phone up and running again is to odin back to NB1 again, root and use NC1 stock.

Any ideas of why KK ROMs will not work? Am I doing something wrong?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] atistang:
Are they Touchwiz based Roms?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kevinco1:
Yep! Various 4.4.2 ROMs listed in the "All things AT&T MK2, NB1, and NC1" thread...no ASOP ROMs at all
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DeadlySin9:
You made sure they don't need any modified updater-scripts? And what exactly is happening when you try to boot?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
Confirmed it rooted my i337 4.4.2!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shamelin73:
Sorry ask again....

I am now rooted with this method. Could someone let me know a way to hide root for say Google movies so I can watch the movies I rent and or buy.

I remember the old days using I think Voodoo. Dose this still work in that fashion?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] RockRatt:
I am rooted (On MDB Bootloader using ShoStock-i 6.2) and do not have any issues playing or watching movies from Google Play. Have you TRIED to watch them and it fails? Or have you not yet tried? I haven't ever had that problem except maybe my S2 days. I am guessing Google changed something that allows rooted phones to play purchased movies even with root

Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Maribou:
Edit:

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] salutcemoi:
To those who have a Canadian S4, did you run into issuesxor bugs after rooting with this method?

Im with Rogers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] churapa:
Could you please tell what font is that in your screencap? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shamelin73:
It works thank you. I remember a while back with an older phone not playing.

I am not having any issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
I'm a fashionista is the name of the font.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dtowngs4g:
You may have to try twice. The first time I ran the app it force closed. 2nd time it ran and force closed other apps that were open.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] billyxu:
Great, thx a lot! Waiting for an easy root method for quite a while.

:good::good::laugh::laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] salutcemoi:
the app didnt force close, and I tried it twice

Maybe I need to do it 3 times or more :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] morphfxf:
So can I install a custom recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DanRyan85:
No, safestrap only.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] highaltitude:
I can't get safestrap to work on NC1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DanRyan85:
You must download selinux app from play store and set to permissive
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DuffmasterFresh:
Seems to be working fine for me. This is my first time ever rooting a phone, glad to see there is finally such an easy way to do it.

Now that I am rooted, what is the best S4 wifi hotspot app? I know that ATT locked that up really good so only root could access tethering.

Is there any limits to this root? I plan to read up on the best apps to get for this rooted phone and I want to know if there is anything I should stay away from. Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] midas69:
I can confirm that this worked on the AIO/Cricket version running NE2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] muniz_ri:
See here to enable tethering: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53509265#post53509265
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] pulkitjeel:
Need Help :(

I root AT&T Samsung S4 NC1 using towelroot and also installed safestrap successfully. After that i wiped data, dalvik and cache and now i cannot reboot to the safestrap recovery and as well as the rom.

Please help on how to recover.

I am stuck at the Samsung Lock Unlock window.

Please help..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DorkCat:
If you wiped /data anyways you don't have anything to lose. Just reflash with Odin and start over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott8281:
Yea I would be thrilled to see a bootloader bypass. The S4 is the first android phone i've ever owned that didnt have Cyanogenmod installed on it within the first 24 hours i've owned it. Either way, i'm thrilled to see Geohot active again. What a kick ass dude.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] toastthemost:
I got the custom screen from installing supersu to /system, updating, reinstalling... Did I do something wrong?

Also, noob question, can I install Xposed without safestrap/selinux? Is Xposed running/installing fine with no soft bricks for other AT&T NC1 S4's?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] evobb10:
I rooted my s4 nc1 and got same issues No screen rotation and wifi net work is like weak signal all the time. Anyone haa this issue? Please any advice thank you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
.

Thanks for this. I recently had my beloved rooted MK2 S4 stolen & just got my replacement S4 today. Of course it's NC1 & I was not looking forward to stock anything. Alas, XDA Developers to the rescue again! Now I'm rooted, & back on a custom rom. Thanks again!!!:good: :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mic141414:
YES i have Xposed installed and i didn't set up safestrap .. Xposed working fine on my AT&T Nc1 S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ozziedog:
So I assuming you used safe strap to flash a custom rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] John The Rhino:
I did indeed. Everything working flawlessly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jagera:
Hey John, What rom were you able to get working? And what was your process after root?