yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
I don't know that I ever needed to boot to recovery on my previous phones before root and I wasn't sure how to do this with a stock rom. Thanks (ps I'll admit to lazy since I just replied to u Scott, I should've looked up how) :rolleyes:

This was just as easy as it was with TWRP & all the 'internal' steps are the same. My GS4 seems quicker/more responsive and I'll see about the battery drain (or it not draining) :silly:

Thanks guys
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
Can you please charge your phone to 100% tonight and post a snapshot of your battery usage tomorrow morning (assuming you're not using it during the night)?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Phone is turned off while I sleep. Don't need bells, buzzers & whistles from this thing while sleeping. What are you asking for? Or I can leave it "on" in another room tonight if that is your request.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
Use BetterBatteryStats
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gridflash:
While this is generally good advice the G900TUVU1ANE6 update from tmobile seems to be safe and rootable.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
I'm just in this thread for towelroot and don't have a Sammy, but all of my HTC, Nexus and LG phones have a 'do not disturb" feature (that's even programmable for certain hours and days) - can't believe the Sammy flagship phone doesn't have this feature somewhere?:confused:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Maybe a breakthrough maybe not but I downgraded my bootloader from nc2 att
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] UnixSlayer:
QUICK BOOT

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.siriusapplications.quickboot
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
I need to amend my 'complaint' about battery drain. I just jumped to a GS4 6-7 weeks ago and what I see must be contributed to quad-core on S4 vs dual-core on the S3.

Duh, this is certainly a reason and it makes me feel like a dope to blame it on my GS4 now with root for 6 days :o

Some other posts in this thread also complained about battery drain and I mistakenly jumped on that bandwagon and also cried about it. Sorry :crying:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] radionerd:
Nice List!

Add successful towel root; Samsung stellar SCH-i200 4.1.2

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Just saw this list on page 323 (link below) that may interest you of what phones have successfully gotten root with #towelroot.

There is now towelroot version 2 which may have worked out some bugs effecting your phones.

Also, this is at the bottom of the list. Maybe you need to try it a few times :confused:

- Try both versions Towelroot

- If you fail to get Root first time, try a few times (5-6) this helps some

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157&page=323
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] slick4747:
Thanks for the link - I did try v2 still no love - tried probably 10 times each :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] some12321:
Not working

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (GT-I8160)

Android: 2.3.6

Kernel: 2.6.35.7
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] huantong:
Just installed towelroot v2 and SuperSU seems to be working fine. Well get back here for updates. Thanks!!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
I wonder if rebooting in between each time you re-try would help?

Did you shoot a logcat to [MENTION=272849]Geo[/MENTION] Maybe he can get to any bugs affecting your manufacturer's phone?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SnuggP:
what made you get the mini if you don't mind me askin[emoji53]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jayc137:
Does not work on Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS

Android - 4.2.2

Kernel version - 3.0.31-1329016
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xdAinu:
Is it possible to install a custom recovery and after that a custom rom after i rooted with towelroot? Or is it safer to unroot and root with CF root and than do it? (I know about tripping knox)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] chris151722:
100% working on Galaxy note3 neo SM-N750L with android 4.4.2 and kernel version 3.4.0-1248519.:)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] feydakin:
Working on:

Sony Xperia ZL with Android 4.3 and 4.4.2

Not working:

Motorola RAZR i (with Intel CPU) with Android 4.1.2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] deathblade:
Just rooted my dads note 3 with kernel version 3.4.0-257432 with this THANKS :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] greenmanbg:
Not working:

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9205, Android 4.2.2, Kernel 3.4.0-2338537
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] andromon:
Works on my Note 3 SM-N9005 with KK 4.4.2, baseband NC2 and kernel 3.4.0-636608.

Cheers :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] kikikrco:
download link do not work for me
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] andromon:
Use your computer or try a different mobile browser. Click on the lambda to download.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] RhoadsV:
Try CF-Auto-Root for the Tab 2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957160
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] landshark68:
This has been covered numerous times in this thread. This is root only and does not unlock the bootloader. You cannot install any custom recoveries or ROMs at this time.

Sent from the Shark Tank using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jola74:
towelroot with szu on, 757

Hi all

I finally get root with towelroot on my Sony z ultra on. 757 fw

I done it from a Vista computer and install universaladbdriverset from wugfresh program files and than follow instruktions in this treed

Good luck all :) and hops it help some more with this tip
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dallasnights:
ok i updated last night with Kies to the new firmware change with VoLTE on Tmobile for my Galaxy S5

Now I see the date is after june 3 on the firmware, so I can not use Towel Root anymore

So how can I root now that I have updated to the VoLTE firmware, is that even possible anymore

Thanks all
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Why would you update knowing we got lucky and geohot came to the android rescue? Only thing I can think of is Odin back to mlg.tar and start over I did it yesterday after wiping my data
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] vertcam9:
as you said you dont have a samsung phone so why are you complaining? And for your information there is the blocking mode.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Noodoggy:
hannspad hsg1281

Want ale t get this to work on my hanspad although I did get root made English version to work. Would prefer to get his to work as root master is buggy. May try to use this on my zte awe. That one is also rooted with root master. Jus gotta find out how to in uninstall root master safely first. Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Yearoftherat:
Issues running towelroot... :(

Well I decided to jump on the bandwagon and give this a try...

Samsung S4 i337m 4.4.2 Build NE1

I was able to install from the site, install but when I run it I get an error "Towelroot has unexpectedly stopped". Anyone else have this problem?

For what its worth It's version 2 of the apk.

thx

Update: So version 1 works. Don't know why version 2 didn't. But now my phone is rooted. :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] xdAinu:
I have a international dutch n9005. I think it's bootloader should be unlocked. So my question stays is there any harm flashing custom recovery after towelroot or is it as safe as with cf auto root?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] luqman98:
No harm.

1. Love doesn't need any reason.

2. Wanna speed up 3G (not 4G LTE)?

Here it is:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2586876

3. My blog

4. Press the thanks button if I really helped/assisted you.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] DLegado24:
root problems.

I have a note 3 SM-N900A on 4.4.2 and was rooted but after a day I had no root access. Root checker says its not rooted properly and also that superus is not installed. I installed super and tried to update the su binary. I tried to update them but it keeps telling to disable Samsung knox but it can't because it comes preinstalled in the systems settings. I tried resetting and wiping the phone and rerooting but no luck. any help.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SanguiniusWept:
Long-time lurker, first-time poster here, just wanted to say thanks for this root method! I was dubious when I bought my Verizon S5 about ever having root, but it seemed like a great phone even without it. Now, I feel like the sky's the limit, bootloader be damned!

I just now finished reading through every single page of this thread (yes, all 3240+ posts). Took a while, and I had to wade through a lot of repetitive posts and posts that had nothing to do with my phone, but I learned a lot. Seriously, all you other noobs out there, READ THE POSTS, or DO A SEARCH. You will find out SO much information if you do this, especially the first one.

For instance, I had no idea what Knox even was before reading through this thread, and now I know that it affects the warranty and that this towelroot method WILL NOT TRIP KNOX. I also didn't know what Odin was, but now I know that if I mess something up, I can reflash back to stock. There was even a link to a download for the tar image if for some reason it got deleted from the phone, so I downloaded that to my pc. I also learned about flashing my cache using recovery to fix battery drain, how to make xposed (which I'd never heard of but want to try out) play nicely with S-Health (which I use all the time, though I'm hoping I don't have to delete the app data for it as the instructions mention, since I have a lot of data input into it already), and how to get rid of the "Custom" padlock that intermittently shows up on my boot screen. So again, READ FROM POST ONE, and almost all of your questions will be answered, the way mine were.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Juvenall:
Not Working

Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 (SM-P900)

Android: 4.4.2

Kernel Version: 3.4.39-1182544

Build Number: KOT49H.P900UEU1ANC5
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] AlRonG:
Great first post

I to am a several year lurker, and your post encouraged me to finally post. I also have gained much valuable information from the many kind and knowledgeable folks who are so good as to share. Thanks for saying it so well.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tsuishui:
worked for my HTC One (M8), but there is a app "gamecih3" cannot gain root permission.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] FoneWatcher:
What makes you think that I am complaining about a feature that a phone that I don't own doesn't have? :confused:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
Lol! I just went and looked, my GS4 "vrzn" now says official... It's been saying custom ☺

I looked at triangle away but one of the reviewers specifically said "any" Samsung vrzn phones after Jan 2013 would brick... I can't find any other documentation so far about it so I shyed away from that option. Mine was mfg in may 2013. It's honestly not an issue since I'm not under warranty and if damaged under insurance it's a non issue.

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gridflash:
Sanguinius makes a good point here.

He had to read through 3200 posts to get information that could be outlined on a single page.

Such a page could quickly drop the noise level on several of these forums...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ks3rv3rg:
Most of it is outlined here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784860
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lolo60:
Did not work.

Phone: Lenovo S860

Android: 4.4.2

ROM: International variant with 2GB RAM
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] gridflash:
Franzie3 has created a great guide but I was suggesting a kind of Meta-page for the Party thread that linked to the most useful posts.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
Sir, the knox bit is like a balloon. When it bursts, you cannot glue it back together. It is gone forever, even if you use super large fonts...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KiranP23:
when downloading .apk from towelroot.com/tr.apk

Kaspersky is giving me malware warning also avg mobile AV is showing trojan , is it normal ?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] windstrings:
I just remembered, last night I did a cache wipe partition ... Wonder if that's what removed the intermittent unlock icon issue?

Sent from my GS4 Zombie Communicator
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jkeuclid:
Yes, just dismiss and accept the file.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] einsteinzer:
Ill start this post by saying I have searched and searched for an answer to my question without luck. I have an at&t galaxy s5 and am trying to root it, everytime I click on the lambda symbol on towelroot.com I do not get the download option. It just sends me to a page full of code. The same thing happens when I try the link on my computer too. Can anyone tell me why this is happening? Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] toxinburn:
Lg l34c (lg optimus fuel)

Doesn't work on the LG L34C (LG OPTIMUS FUEL) yet :( Ty for this anyways though.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] dragonnet_86:
Can i root Sony z 4.4.2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] drewfs7270:
Try downloading using a different browser. I had the same problem.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KiranP23:
when u get page full of codes, click File menu >save >filename = xyz.apk >
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] romdroid.:
Has anyone tried it on note 2 kitkat without tripping knox? thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] LegendM:
Just tried and not working with international galaxy s2 i9100
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] birdierising:
So many thanks!

Beautiful work man. I am so stoked to have the S5 rooted finally!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] anonymi23:
cube u39gt

Sorry, did not work on my cube U39GT.

Any suggestions?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
Go to towelroot address from Dolphin browser. Something in my head told me to do this last Monday & avoid Chrome in case of any "restrictions." I don't know that there were any, but quite a few people posted having the same problem as you. It worked for me instantly using Dolphin - Just try different browser(s).

You cannot do this from a computer - [MENTION=272849]Geo[/MENTION] made this soooo simple & all we have to do is click lambda icon (from the phone) & then reboot the phone. It can't be any easier. Good luck!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] triplec0re:
Sadly does not work on Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 WiFi. Would have been very nice, if it had worked. I want to restrict all those app permissions, but I don't want to lose my warranty. So, I guess, I'll wait until it is possible to root it without triggering Knox.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] unit713:
Wow, that was so easy it was strange. On my last two Evo's the root process was somewhat complicated and took me a couple hours to make sure I did it right. This took 2 minutes, just download and run. Thanks geohot.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] sashusmom:
Isn't it amazing what you learn by just reading stuff you don't think you need to read in the first place????? ;) I learn a lot of stuff this way too.:p Welcome to the active part of XDA!! I wish more people read just for the heck of it! You'd be surprised what you come across.

And for those who repeat the same questions, I get it. Sometimes I have to read stuff 3 times before it finally sinks in. Also sometimes it helps others by reviewing material already covered if someone takes the time to repeat the answers. Sometimes it's helpful, sometimes it's redundant, and sometimes it's just plain annoying. And yes, sometimes it is off topic.

So back on topic, @ Lane W- thanks for your suggestion on TR 2. Tried on my Mega 6.3 i527 (att) V. 1&2, with several reboots and several tries with both apk's. It just doesn't work. Sent geohot a logcat for the TRv.2 in case he has any other ideas. I was told by Grarak that pinkie pie's kernel exploit is not in our kernel despite the may 21st date. Still waiting very patiently.

When I updated to KK, my mega was kind of laggy, so I finally decided to reset to factory settings and clear out the JB gargbage. Boy did I really miss tit.BU! But I found the update I did on Kies3 really was pretty helpful for apps and their asso. data. It wasn't too bad.

*************************************************************************************************************

Forgot to add- I thought the reset would remove the custom unlock boot screen, but it did not. I am not rooted, and I am on the OTA att update for KK 4.4.2, and I still have that bootscreen with the unlock and custom. Knox not tripped, but showing custom.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] einsteinzer:
It worked. Can't believe I didn't think to try this. Thank you
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] glazuna:
.

Hello, i've just rooted my n9005 with towelroot v2. But my system status after installing supersu and busybox is custom. I did try Triangle away but just to the point where it asks if you are sure to do it. Then i changed my mind as i saw that it was doing smth to the kernel, so i wouldn't trip knox. I then restarted the phone and under download mode saw that everything is now official. But after i started the phone again, the system status went back to custom. Now i don't know if i should fully run the triangle away, because i don't know if it will trip knox. Did anyone tried that before?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
After all your work unfortunately all you can do now is wait and I'm glad I somewhat helped you.

I know it sucks, but hopefully he got a lot of logcat's if enough people listened read this thread & sent them maybe it's something he can address :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] bajasur:
Curious is anyone keeping track of the donations geohot has received? Out of sheer curiosity I am wondering what he's made off this exploit
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] :
Yup, check this thread out...

EDIT Here is a list he compiled so far.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] ~wolverine~:
How is this even possible?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] JJE990:
Not working on Nexus 7 (2012) Stock Android 4.4.4 (Stock Everything) with unlocked bootloader :-/
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] cipon:
SG5

Ok Danke. For Info. .
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] willwaush:
It works on the Italian model of S4 ( GT-I9505 ) Snapdragon, with the UFNB8 firmware release (previously on v1 it didn't work)

Thank you GH! :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] slick4747:
Actually it reboots itself everytime I run the towelroot app - I dont know what the diff is between this model mini and some of the others but some models root and 3 models don't - I'm not that smart to know why?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] icarion:
both v1 and v2 not working on s4 version I9505ZHUFNB3 :(
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] SanguiniusWept:
Well, this is only my second smartphone and the first I've rooted. Before my S5, I had a Droid Bionic, and never felt the need to root (though I probably should have tried, since toward the end it was slow and painful to use). I do have a Nook Tablet that I rooted and am running CM9 on. Until towelroot, that was really my only experience with rooting, and it didn't have a fast/new enough kernel to run xposed anyway, so it wasn't something that was ever even on my radar. Now, though, after reading what people have said about it, and having seen some screenshots of it running on S5s and saying to myself, "I want that," I'm going to take the plunge.

So, while it might seem unthinkable that I would have never heard of xposed before now, realize that I had legitimate reasons for not having done so. Thanks for looking out, though, lol.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Lane W.:
I didn't even think about auto reboot in my comment. I was lucky to get it on the 1st shot (v1 last Sunday pm). 1 towelroot = 1 reboot for me. My apologies
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lordtinuviel:
should it work im a HTC One?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
Yes... Try and tell me :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lordtinuviel:
even sprint?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] maksnogin:
I do not know about it
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tankavenger:
towel root v2 and v1 no luck on sprint note 3

so, i have tried and tried and tried, towel root v1 and v2 still are not rooting my phone. they both reboot the phone and nothing changes. people keep bringing up SuperSU, but the program wont work unless the root takes and it isnt taking so are there any other suggestions on what i should do
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
After towel tool did it say you should now be rooted or something on that note? And yes supersu is needed. Also get rootchecker from the play store run it and see what it says

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tankavenger:
no, after i run towelroot my phone reboots and nothing changes. then i head straight to the chainfire and get supersu v2.00 and it say

" Ther is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!

If you just upgraded to android 4.3, you need to manually re-root/ consult relevant forums for your device!"

Root checker: "sorry! this device does not have proper root access"

i have tried unistalling both and followed directions to the letter. i have run both towelroot v1 & v2. and i ga\et this same thing every time. done this process at least 20 times now
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Cod3L1ne:
Are you on 4.3?

Or 4.4.2 and what device

Sent from N900A ThunderKat HeadQuarterZ
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tankavenger:
4.4.2, sprint note 3 sm-n900p, kernel 3.4.0
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
I rooted my s3/sprint with this an my wife's s5/boost
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] MMAfia:
Exynos exploit kernel patch pushed by the network providers proly blocking towelroot... Chainfire was all over that exploit with a one-click root EynosAbuse apk back when... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2050297... the door may have been closed for Exynos, but never say never with this kind of talent pool.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] lordtinuviel:
htc one sprint failed
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] KaM1KaZ3:
Some others a few pages back said the same
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jkeuclid:
[MENTION=5645639]maksnogin[/MENTION], I posted waaaay back a few but I'll reiterate my success with both towel root versions upon my Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SGH-i537 4.4.2 (NE3), btw excellent work compiling this list.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] weathertom:
So, has anyone figured out how to get Download Booster working? :)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] tyeken8:
That works for DoCoMo Xperia Z2 (SO-03F), LET'S ROOOOOOOOCK!

Donated .01BTC. Thanks for the outstanding work!

tx: https://blockchain.info/tx/62f246fc289bcbcc1fd78814c79f6fd0d922249aae78d996b317a670c83414da
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] Reechings:
I rooted successfully (thanks!) but when I changed my LCD density in build.prop my lockscreen alignment is all messed up. Anyone else experience this? I tried 360 and 400 as values.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] najoor:
This has nothing to do with rooting and is a consequence of your specific modification so I think you will probably get better answers in a shorter time if you check your phone's respective forum on XDA.

Your answer in short is that you will need to decompile and modify your systemUI for the new dpi. Someone may have probably done it and posted the mod on your phone's forum.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 General] jca89:
I rooted successfully the day this was released, for some reason adblock wasn't working. Tonight I got around to just reinstalling adblock, and it looks like I lost root, I'm not sure that is what changed it? Root Checker fails, I've tried towelrooting again. Root Checker says it's slow, then says there isn't proper root. Kernel is still from April 16. AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5 G900A

Suggestions? I was so happy to have root :(

EDIT/ I'm an idiot! I must have made supersu auto deny new or reinstalled apps, it wasn't even prompting. FHEW that's a relief.

This adblock thing is still pissing me off though, am I the only one it seems broken on SGS5? Reduce data usage breaks adblock. oh well.

Hell, I might as well milk this post. Obviously I'm new to android. I understood that a prerequisite to root was no locked bootloader, hence the lack of root for the two carriers. So was that patently false, or is this just the exception that breaks the rules? And is there obvious motivation to move forward with unlocking the bootloader, especially now that there is a root exploit. It seems like we just got lucky that geohot bothered to do this (with aid from others' work), otherwise it would be a bit like last year's model, but with less motivation.