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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Basic Tools & Fixes​

ODIN Back to Stock

To view detailed instrcutions on how to ODIN back to Stock for VZW S5 see this post HERE

How to disable the annoying Security Update Notification

Using Titanium Backup look for the app "Security policy updates SPD_v2_1402_4_1" and freeze it

How to disable verizon OTA

Using Titanium Backup look for "SDM 1.0" and freeze it

Fix S-Health FC when using Xposed

See this link for step by step I recommend trying to back up Xposed settings as it requires you to uninstall it.

You also need to Wipe the data of the "Health Service" under "All" Apps for it to work. - CONFIRMED

6/18/14 - Spoke with Wanam Developer, doesnt seem to be an issue within Wanam, more then likely it is Xposed.

Allow Apps to write to extSD (Root Explorer or build.prop editor needed)

See explanation and thread HERE

Running List and How-To For Debloating Apps​

I personally recommend 2 Apps to remove bloat. I will list instruction for Titanium Backup (TiBu)

1) Titanium Backup I use this 99% of the time. Please buy the PRO version and support great developers.

2) Root Explorer

To uninstall bloat. Open TiBu and select the middle option for "Backup/Restore"

Select the app you wish to remove

Select Un-install!

Poof!! no more bloat app.

Here is a list of apps safe to remove that will not cause you to have to have issues. This is how they appear in TiBu​

This list will grow with time. Remember remove them at your own risk

Accessories

Amazon

Amzon app suite

Amazon Kindle

Amazon MP3

Appstore release

Audible

Caller Name ID

Cloud

HP Print Service Plugin

Message+

My Verizon Mobile

NFL Mobile

POLARIS Office 5

Slacker

Verizon Tones

Verizon Support & Protection

Voicemail

VZ Navigator​

Fellow XDA memeber [MENTION=557282]xboxexpert[/MENTION] has created a batch file method of removing bloat. See His thread HERE
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Instructions for getting Xposed Module installed

Please keep in mind this is to be used at your own risk.​

Visit the Xposed XDA thread HERE for all you need about installing Xposed Framework.

To install:

Download the latest Xposed APK

Select Framework

Hit Install/Update

Reboot Phone

Once installed I recommend the following Downloads form within Xposed

Wanam (Specific for Touchwiz modifications) Get it through Xposed or Get it HERE. You will get most of the nice UI tweeks you like form your favorite custom roms (Circle Battery, Center Clock, Etc etc)

Enable The downloaded Module:

From the Xposed main page select Modules and check off the one you want to use. (in this case and example i'll use Wanam)

Reboot phone

Open Wanam app make changes through app and reboot for them to take effect.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
isnt there already threads for this? also, i think you can b more clear on a few things.. for example when you extract supersu the apk is in the "Common" folder.. i think ppl would get confused by saying "sideload" lol believe it or not ppl will think its sokethin else when really it means install it haha.. other than that nice seein someone post instructions to hopefully not clutter other threads with non sense.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
There are a bunch of threads and info in hundreds of pages. I'm trying to keep everything together in 1 place. I already spoke with a moderator about it. As for the SuperSU statement, yes I agree and forgot to mention that, it'll be noted. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mkitchin:
Yes. I started on for this purpose.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783800
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
lol yea.. there was probably 3 or so before yours as well
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Thats my point, there are a lot. Not trying to step on anyone but im justr trying to gather everything i find that is useful and put it into one thread that is kept up to date.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elgiraffe:
Great thread. I'm glad to see it all in one place. All of this info was definitely in various posts and threads, but definitely not all in one. Thanks.

On the disabling of the security updates... I'm guessing I just freeze the "Security policy updates SPD_v2_1402_4_1".

Thanks again!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] neversummer515:
Thanks for the info

So when loading/sideloading .apk's to the phone, I would do that through Odin, correct? I get used to being able to do everything through CWM, haven't used Odin since rooting my SIII. Thanks again for the this thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
no problem. this'd is a community so hopefully everyone helps out. I'll keep it up to date as best I can

no you just put the apk to sdcard in a download folder let's say. navigate to it through a file browser and install. just make sure you have unknown sources checked in your security settings
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] elliwigy:
No.. lol sideloading means you download an apk and install it.. nothing special required.. thats y told op to b more clear on some of the verbiage since some ppl will get confused.. sideloading is downloading an apk and installing it.. not odin or cwm lmao
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] riotdog7:
Xposed Framework is causing major lag... Is there a fix for this?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
the s-health fix mentioned in OP threads should help. since I've done it....no issues
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Romokos:
I can't seem to find the "unlimited multi view" option in Wanam that the devs suggested to fix the s health issue. Any thoughts?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] wwjoshdew:
The SuperSU binary updated fine on my AT&T S5, and I showed how to do the process (outlined in post 2), in my video!

http://youtu.be/O00hn8Hfbow?t=3m50s
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Guy got back to me later on just didnt have a chance to update. Looks like that option fell out in their last update. Prior to us getting root. I suggest using the first post for fixing the lag. I worked for me
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
The S3 bootloader was only unlocked because someone at Samsung leaked the aboot image, and that was prior to the locked bootloader that was included in the 4.3 and now the 4.4.2 OTA updates the S3 has received. If you had an S3 and took either update, your S3 is as locked down as the S5 is. So neither one is going to get unlocked without a similar leak, and that is not likely to happen.

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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Safestrap essentially "IS" TWRP.....repackaged

OK, I just installed Safestrap and am currently making my first nandroid backup of the S5. I will attempt to clarify some of the points I found confusing before I tried Safestrap:

Does it make nandroid backups? YES. Safestrap is, for all intent and purpose, TWRP. It is just repackaged to work in an unusual way. But from its user interface, if you are accustomed to TWRP, you will feel right at home. :)

Installing it was very simple, once I took a shot in the dark and picked the newer of the 2 file versions on Hashcode's Safestrap thread. Neither one appears to match up to any name string I see on my About Phone on the S5, so I had to rely on blind faith that since this all just came together recently, the files (hopefully) would apply to my S5 which I just bought.

The backup went off without a hitch. It creates a new TWRP folder path similar to what one might have seen on other devices. The SD card I am using came out of my S3, so I deleted the TWRP folder it had, which contained S3 nandroids. Although the S5 has a different ID string in the path, I could see were it "could" allow the confused misstep of one trying to restore an S3 nandroid to the S5, which of course would be disastrous. So I am glad I deleted the S3 TWRP folder.

I did not use any compression. The nandroid of my S5 is over 4GB! That is nearly 4 times the size of most nandroids I have made from other rooted/unlocked-bootloader devices. You might want to keep this in mind when selecting the size of an SD card to use.

The nandroid date stamp, as usual in Custom Recoveries, is screwed up. As I understand it, there is no way to fix this issue. So editing the auto-generated nandroid file name and including the true date and time is prudent.

One question still unanswered for me.......aside from using the Safestrap.apk app itself to boot into Safestrap recovery, what button press combination would I use to boot to recovery if something happened and the phone did not boot normally into the system? I've not seen this mentioned anywhere yet. According to another website, from full power off, press and hold VOL UP, HOME, and POWER keys to enter Recovery. That takes me to the STOCK Recovery. There is no option to access Safestrap Recovery from there that I can see. During the normal power off boot process, the option to enter Safestrap appears on an intermediate boot screen. Hopefully that would work even if booting to the system stopped working.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Thanks for the info. :) Although I'm not a programmer, I do enjoy learning about how all this developer goodness comes about. For my part, I took the advice provided when learning to do my first Android root years ago, and never considered trying to accept an update from the carrier once rooted. For me it is like a choice between who provides software and updates. Once the dev route is chosen, going back to the other side isn't even a consideration until my next new device.

The thing about locks, especially software ones, is that if Joe A is clever enough to create one, somewhere Joe B is out there clever enough to pick the lock. Time, and the off chance of getting Joe B's attention and interest, are the only barriers to the lock being picked. Leaking things surely made it faster and easier when that happened. But I would not consider relying on leaked info as the absolute only way to achieve success. Guys like Geohot are a good example of my sentiment. If the right minds focus on this issue, the bootloader will get unlocked. Until that happens, we patiently wait. (Less patiently, for some. :D )
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Sorry work has been uber busy for me so i cant quite monitor everything on a daily basis. I'll try and get the OP updated between today and tomorrow. Next time instead just PM me if you think something should be changed or updated
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Razzzzer:
Don't think rooting is the way to go for you my friend.

you can do damage... ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] raico12:
Help

I cant seem to access the play store once everything is said and done.. all i get is a server error. Am i doing something incorrectly?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
If I install Exposed, will it allow me to run an ad-blocker on the S5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] killa408shark:
This is what I been using

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eh3sxjadki85j6i/AdAway_2.3.apk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
THANK YOU!! This version WORKS! Sooo..........why did the other versions I tried downloading from places like the Amazon app store last night, as well as my very own previous 2.3 version backups from TIBU, always fail to complete the host file building process? That was why I was thinking I might need to use Exposed.

I love it when we find a way to foil the mega-corp world domination efforts. :)

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Not sure why that would be happening. I've not had any issue with the Store, aside from its valiant effort to thwart any app that blocks ads.

Have you tried rebooting the phone? Maybe it is a Google Services issue? I know when I got my S5 just a few days ago, I picked it up in person at Verizon. When he set it up for me there were some warning triangles in the notification area, and I think one had something to do with Google Services. I asked him what that was about, and he said that the phone probably needed to download some larger files, and would wait to do so until I was on wifi, to not overtax my cell data quota. (I guess Verizon feels it is counterproductive to provide wifi in their stores. lol )

So if you're not using wifi to access the Store you might want to try that.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
OP has been updated and the post have been reorganized a little. I've added compatible safestrap rom and where to find them. I'll be away for a few weeks so if there is anything new or such just PM me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jlaureano.04:
Question regarding safestrap

Quick question, I understand that all ROMS should be installed on the stock slot. Is it necessary to make the other ROM slot as small as possible? If so, any suggestions on how small that 2nd ROM slot can be made?

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
There are slight problems with installing to a rom slot right now. Check Hashcode's safestrap forum and search it/ read up. I'm sure there is an explanation.

Majority are rocking out on the stock slot for now with no issues. i'm sure hashcode is working on it and he'll release a newer version when the time comes.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bad bone:
Whoops...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+use+Google
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] eragon5779:
Can anyone verify if [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] 's Mobile ODIN supports the Verizon S5?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xada162:
newer kernel

Is there going to be support for newer kernels? Mine is July 17.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Not from towelroot. And perhaps not from anywhere else either. The exploit that towelroot used has been patched in the update you likely took to get that July 17 kernel date. There was no root method prior to towelroot, so chances of finding another one don't look too promising.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xada162:
Is there anyway to downgrade to an earlier kernel?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Looks like I misspoke. I forgot about the discussion which took place in this thread you should read first:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/verizon-ota-rolling-t2834027

Then read this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] 5ft24:
Just used this method, worked perfectly!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thedude9821:
I used towelroot and it worked great for me! Knox is showing 0x0!

This morning, though, my phone is telling me that there's a software update available. I've read elsewhere that this update will break your root. But can you re-root with towelroot after updating without setting off Knox?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Yes the OTA will break root. But yes you can reroot with towelroot after the OTA. Check out the second link in my post above. And be sure to hit the "thanks" button for muniz_ri for his work and the guide.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
how do you know he can reroot?

If the OTA brakes root how is it all of a sudden unbroken.?

What's the point of the OTA update if you are then going to make him odin backwards to get root again?

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DONT DO THE UPDATE!

you also need to go delete sdm 1.0 so you get no more attempts...

If you don't and ignore the updates long enough they will force themselves!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Also fixes minor bugs ? would this have anything to do with trustzone security ? this is just something I read on Droid - life
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
Have you even read this thread? - http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201

Some people just want the latest and greatest, no matter how much you try to tell them it's pointless to take the OTA. Why not help them and provide them with the correct info to reroot if they are not going to follow the advice of not taking the OTA?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I agree it's nice to know how to get our if a mess but it sounded like you gave a green light to jump into the mess. Sorry if I misunderstood....

I think the original question was trying to avoid problems.. Not how to fix them....

Until someone knows the price and the details they should NEVER update ota blindly.

Not everybody can negotiate getting out of the mess... With TR it's easy to root, so lots of novices now involved....... that doesn't mean they are skilled in other ways of rooting... And they get stuck with explanations of how to fix way over their head while they have a dead phone....
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Just got back form vacation and saw the NE9 update and root method. Haven't done it myself by the OP's here have been updated with links.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bad bone:
You should change the op to[START HERE FIRST!]

http://bit.ly/1brshoa
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Hezzennater:
xposed & S-Health

I'm still a noob, so forgive me for any mistakes. BUT...

It seems that xposed gave me the same problems it did with everyone else, but the work around didn't work either. I'm on the NE9 firmware (re-rooted of course) if that makes a difference. I realized that the s-health app stopped working after simply changing to ro.securestorage.support=false and restarting (with xposed uninstalled the whole time).

In short I did this:

Uninstalled xposed

restarted

changed the line to ro.securestorage.support=false

restarted

cleared s-health data

restarted

checked that there was no data in s-health

opened s-health: "Unfortunately S-heath has stopped"

To get s-health to work again:

changed the line to ro.securestorage.support=true

restarted

opened s-health: Data was deleted (obviously) but it works again.

Any idea why that securestorage line would make it stop working?

I did debloat my phone using Galaxy S5 ALL-IN-ONE Toolkit v1.8

This are listed on the debloat list:

/system/priv-app/HealthService.odex

But I searched Titanium backup for 'health' and restored anything that was crossed out (because the re-bloat option in the toolkit wasn't working for me for other apps/widgets and I'm not allowed to post on that thread yet).

PS: Is there an xposed forum for SGS5 VZW? I couldn't find one, and I noticed this thread only linked to the one reply in the main root thread.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] thedude9821:
Thanks for the information! I looked at what the update changes and decided to not install it, at least until Android L or some other significant update comes out. Especially since I don't like flashing unless it's a slot in Safestrap.

I didn't know that the update would force itself to install eventually, so thanks for the heads up on that! To anyone uninstalling SDM to avoid this update, I recommend you use an app like System App Remover, so you can restore it easily if you need/want to.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Just back up all the apps before you go delete crazy.. If ever in doubt just freeze... Then a couple weeks without issues you can delete... Meanwhile it's all backed up...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tumbleweed65:
Why not just take the Ota then reroot? If you want to root your phone and want to keep it working you have to go through the trouble to do it. It's not difficult take the Ota flash the old kernel root and flash the new kernel...... Viola updated AND root
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Don't think I would have the same pleasure... I have a vrzn s4!

I would just be stuck with an unrooted phone :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tumbleweed65:
Ahhh I assumed you had the s5 due to where this thread is located. I haven't read anything on the s4 I went from a 3 to a 5....Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Sorry, but a I have to hang out on many threads to learn.. Still foggy for me!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] faslane:
No, you don't need to touch anything else regarding the other slots at all. Just install to stock default slot and you're done.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ganjachief420:
when using the BeansTown stock ncg rom or alliance rom my wireless charging does not work is this a known bug? also on the stock ncg rom supersu is installed but when i open it and it says update then install and then it has the screen if you see this for more then five min....and then it says install failed reboot and still does not work however i still have to grant things supersu permission not sure whats going on here
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Enable USB debugging and do it. I have no problem with wireless charging
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ganjachief420:
i enabled it and it still didn't work I'm hoping it is the adapter that i have, i have however been switching between roms could the have any effect also any supersu advice?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Franzie3:
Wireless charging and root shouldn't really conflict with each other. Make sure you have root by using root checker and I would reflash the root package (SuperSU 1.99) and try again. Can't hurt
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bad bone:
You should try flashing su zip in ss I was having the same problem that fixed it for me

http://bit.ly/1brshoa
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Zoandroid:
Franzie3, could you mention in post #4 whether any of the ROMs you are monitoring there are NE9 based? I'm interested in any decent offerings from the recent OTA, but don't want to do all the dance steps to end up with a rooted version of stock NE9, because I've read more saying it isn't worth the trouble than I've read to the contrary.

Also, if any of them are based on NE9, can one flash an NE9 ROM listed there from having been using Safestrapped NCG without worry, and not lose the ability to later restore an original NCG nandroid they had made, if desired? (This all refers to flashing only ONE ROM at a time, in the "stock ROM slot".)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] big guy computers:
Im Lost

Sorry for the same old post but I am really lost here. I have been out of the scene for several years now and finally decided to come back. I have a Verizon Galaxy S5 and is up to date unfortunately. I cannot run towelroot is there anyway back for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
Yes, see here: http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-root-g900vvru1ane9-t2836201
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] roachkv:
Bum screen, kernel, & NE9

My screen suddenly messed up two days ago. I've got dead pixels that I just can't get rid of, and I can't live with it. Nothing I've done will get rid of them.

Here's my question:

Once I restore to stock and contact VZW, I'm afraid they'll issue me a new phone with a kernel that's not compatible with towelroot. But I'm confused about rooting the NE9 update. Does the NE9 update change the kernel version? And if so, does that mean that I don't need to worry about getting a newer kernel if I get a new phone?

TIA
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] muniz_ri:
NE9 is the latest firmware so even if the new phone includes NE9 you can still obtain root by following the guide.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LastSilmaril:
For Safestrap to install, do I only need to flash the NCG kernel or the entire NCG fw?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] phineast:
I've gotten Safestrap installed, backuped; created a rom-slot, installed a custom ROM, and booted from it no worries.

When I try to reboot or power-down it hangs, which I believe is in the official buglist for Safestrap.

If that is the case, why install to a rom-slot if you have to pull the battery every time to restart?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] mrkb510:
Can't Freeze anything in Titanium

New to Root and XDA forums... I'm rooted fine and had no problem removing bloat with Titanium BU, but when I upgraded TBU to Pro so I can freeze SPD and SDM, when I click Freeze, it says, "[App] has been frozen... etc", but nothing changed and when I go back to the app, it is still not frozen. Any help on this? I've tried Freezing other apps just to test it out, and still get the same results. Can't freeze anything even though it says the freezing was successful.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bad bone:
I use rom toolbox it works great for me both free and paid will freeze apps plus so much more

http://bit.ly/1brshoa