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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
So Towelroot is working on many S4 variants... But ours. Bummer.... So close. I started this thread in hopes that an authority on the subject might chime in on possible reasons as to why. Also Towelroot has gotten quite a bit of attention as a proof of concept for a major security flaw in Android devices. What are your opinions on that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Its witchcraft! Burn those responsible at the stake!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
This is bad news. I've been wanting to try towelroot for the past 2 days, asking around if it works on our Sprint S4. Do you think it'll ever work on ours? If it works on Sprint Note 3 there's no reason why it shouldn't.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
I can say first hand it is completely safe to attempt to run towelroot... It will not trip Knox or the flash counter, etc, etc... It just does nothing. If you watch a video if towelroot in action you will see text after you “make it ra1n"... But on our devices it just says black below the button then resets the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dadda:
There is a list of devices that says the sprint s4 works with towel root.

http://www.droidviews.com/root-att-and-verizon-galaxy-s5-without-voiding-knox-warranty/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
Noticed that towelroot has been updated to version 2- no more reboot. May give it a try. However, I just read an article about towelroot saying,

"A flaw in the Android operating system may leave many Android phones and tablets vulnerable to attack, including the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Google's own Nexus 5. It's the same flaw that was recently discovered in the Linux kernel, on which Android is based — and a just-released Android "rooting" tool that uses the flaw could make the problem even worse.

Exploiting the flaw on an Android device yields root permissions, or total control of the system. That's not itself malicious, but the exploit could also let attackers remotely download malware, copy the device owner's files and other personal data, disable the device's security apps and create a backdoor for more attacks, according to San Francisco-based security firm Lacoon Mobile Security."

Any thoughts?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
A true double edged sword. Kinda scary the Antivirus gave it an OK... Yet android actually warned me. I've read that in Linux systems the bug has been fixed.. However with so many generations and models of phones and tablets it's trickier.

I'd say the best solution would be an apk that can be ran on a rooted device (or with the bug... Not) that fixes or at least blocks it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
That's a negative on version 2... But nothing tripped. Odd thing... It still resets on its own.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cwithy74:
noob with sprint sg4

when I say noob I mean noob...I'm new to Android and I have no clue really what I'm doing all I know is that I wanted to be rooted because I used to use iPhone and I'm in jail breaker, which gave me the ability to not be charged out the bottom from Sprint just to tether my unlimited data to my computer. after trying to understand the wholr "rooting" process I gave up ( i suffer with OCD and ADD and that is not a good combination when teaching yourself anything tech...plus if you haven't notice I tend to be long winded and very detailed about very unnecessary information just as this last sentence sorry) Yesterday I came across Towelroot was very skeptical but continued reading as much as I could find and decided after reading "it won harm your device to try" I did..... and it works!!! first try unbelievable... now I just got to try to teach myself what to do now... there is a lot of information in computer language that the typical ex jail breaker doesn't understand....it's going to be a long road ahead of me but from what I've read so far it's going to be great. Thanks!

btw....I read this thread and wanted to reply to let people with the sprint sg4...that it's possible but I wasn't registered .... I guess things happen for a reason! if anyone has some helpful information that they can give me as to bypass the frightening journey me and my OCD andADD have in trying to work through the mass amounts of information in this strange language I sure would love ya for it! lol but what doesn't kill me will only make me smarter. love the site guys!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
Worked for you? How updated was your device?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cwithy74:
I'm staying away from the kit Kat update..read too much negative

my software: L720VPUEMK2

android version: 4.3

I'm not sure if that is what you wanted to know...I'm not very educated on the computer lango. .

just to let you know though I used towelroot then checked to see if it worked using root checker basic and it was a success then I downloaded superuser couldn't update so u installed it checked my root again it was gone. I opened towelroot again ran it and was rooted again...now I'm just trying to figure out what I need to be safe and secure and get started learning what I am able to do now... hope this info helps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dimm0k:
so you basically used towelroot on 4.3? enh, I used saferoot, which was released a while back, to root 4.3 without tripping Knox... what we need to know is will towelroot give us root on 4.4 NAE...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
Yes that's exactly what I wanted to know. This would explain why some sites are reporting it as working on our model
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DXtremz:
Works fine on NAE. Download latest towelroot (v3), click the title 3 times, enter "1337 0 1 7380 4 0". Click "Make it rain".

Enjoy root. No KNOX tripped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
What is the reason for entering "1337 0 1 7380 4 0" before making it rain?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DXtremz:
Because it doesn't work otherwise. It's a modstring to modify the exploit parameters for our specific device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
Alrighty, I'll give it a try. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Syntaxerror999:
Aw man...I was just about to post this and you beat me to it.... but yes folks the above offset will make towelroot work on 4.4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
I concur the successful rooting of our beloved Sprint S4 (NAE)!! Enjoy everyone!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
For sure worked. Just did it on my friends Sprint GS4 that has never been rooted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
Thanks for this! Worked like a charm. Burnt out flashing junkie here who no longer has any desire to flash a custom rom. Root is all I needed without tripping the Knox counter. Now I can use Greenify and Adblock Plus.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 2006ducatis4r:
Towelroot Sprint Samsung S5?

Hello,

Thank you for this information. It worked PERFECT on the Samsung S4 for Sprint.

* Will this work for the Samsung S5 for Sprint too?

Your help is much appreciated.

Thank you,

Chris
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
NO don't think so. The two phones have different parameters.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 2006ducatis4r:
Thank you,

Have a nice day
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] webender:
Hotspot

Is there a way to use this new found root on nae to enable the hotspot without installing a recovery? I'm worried the recovery would might trip knox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Read! It has been confirmed working on NAE. And yes you can get hotspot without a custom recovery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] webender:
I did read, I know the exploit works, I didn't ask if the exploit works, I asked if there was a way to leverage the exploit into a hotspot without using a recovery that might trip knox. In the future, if you feel you must use such a condescending tone to talk to me, I would prefer it if you just ignored me. Your answer was not helpful, and I feel dumber for having read it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Either way I just told you that it is possible to have hacked hotspot with just root access and no custom recovery. I did it to my neighbors phone. You can push the files yourself or use a hotpot app that is not on the play store and configure it.

edit: and to make it easier for you, here is the app that I used on my neighbors phone. http://dl.globalapk.com/2014/06/WiFi Tether Router v6.0.apk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] webender:
Thank you, the link and the information were both very helpful. I'm glad you didn't choose the "ignore" option.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] broncobuddha:
What's the best way of doing this? Downloading tr directly from a browser on the phone itself?

I can't seem to get it downloaded anywhere. It keeps failing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Through the browser. There should be no problem. So its going to be on your end.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] littletom1201:
Towelroot Sprint Galaxy S4

I towelrooted mine yesterday after flashing a custom rom. worked like a charm.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Josey Wales:
I'm currently on Sprint 4.4.2 NAE and I got root my first attempt with the Sprint code:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] edmund75:
Got a "System update downloaded/Touch to install" notification. Anyone know what this is? Any news on installing update and still being able to get root with towelroot?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
Towelroot will no longer work with this new update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Starhero:
I am sure it will be hacked again. Secure, is not secure. There is no such thing when dealing with things created by man.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] troyboytn:
May be hacked by another source/person but the person responsible for Towelroot now works for Google..... his job there....finding and closing exploits such as the one that enabled the TR app to work. .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Starhero:
And so the torch is passed on to another. ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bobbyd1616:
worked perfect sprint s4 flashed to page plus

Downloaded one click and it worked perfect.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] easyrider77:
One click?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nathanf1995:
sprint galaxy s4

I downloaded the newest version of towelroot. I tried all of the modstrings. And it still says that my phone isnt supported. I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy s4 SPH-L720T 4.4.2 and i dont know if im doing something wrong or what. Please help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dngrsone:
Towelroot does not work with the latest firmware version. Yous have to go back to NC6 or earlier to use it on your phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nathanf1995:
So i would be better off using cf autoroot and odin v3? Or is there a way to downgrade without rooting lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nathanf1995:
Heres a picture lol the kernel says something about July 24th 2014. Im guessing thats the last time its been updated?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Tdono:
noob here

this will be the first phone I have rooted /jailbroken, anything for years....yes years. Been away for a while now (deployment/"vacation" -the kind you can't say no to going on- etc.)

I'm reading all over the place trying to self educate myself but have no idea what I'm reading lol. So insane how fast technology changes and so on. Anyways I have a Sprint S4 and was hoping to root it to be able to use free hotspot with my unlimited plan and interested in Cyanogen. Also wondering what the next phone I should get on sprint should be. Forced to stay with them for a while...had a roommate decide to leave me hanging with months left on the contract so ...anyways giving that line to my mother and going to upgrade and either give her the s$ or buy her a cheaper smartphone (*will be her first) and Best option I'm seeing they have right now is Nexus 6 ? are they going to have any new nexus devices I tried asking them (sprint) like talking to a 4 month old ...thanks for any help/advise/suggestions.
[HTC Wildfire S] SulthanSuperTramp:
I have a s-on bootloader unlocked htc wildfire s

I got infinite bootloop

and i cant get in to recovery(same bootloop)

tried to flash different recovery through fastboot same result(tried erase cache)

only if i could get in to recovery i will root and flash the rom

suggest me working recovery and a way to enter recovery

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0VIP0o:
Is dsploit working on stock rom? Pls tell me..
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adi9981:
It is working on stock ROM (atleast on Galaxy Ace). Didn't tried it on S3 Mini though, but it should work too.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkruseonline:
Try it and report ...
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0VIP0o:
It won't work for me but i highly think that its bcz of the router thats y i asked..
[LG Optimus G Pro] colddecked:
I'm currently on G2 apps rom V5, but wanted to try out KitKat and Sphinx rom,

I know there is the KDZ method of going back to stock, however I was wondering if I could load my backup from stock JB 4.1.2 before installing G2 apps V5, unroot, and then work from there. Is this method possible? Thanks!
[LG Optimus G Pro] spexwood:
I don't quite understand what you're asking, but I'll try my best to answer.

Are you asking about the stock OTA Kitkat when you say "Kitkat"?

If so, then if you restore that backup, then you'd also have to somehow restore the recovery or else the OTA will not work.

You will be back on stock 4.1.2 though and can flash any rom you want, so if you get one of the flashable versions of the stock Kitkats, then you can flash it without issue.

If you are on the E980, then the flashable Kitkat is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2760895

You shouldn't have to return to stock to flash Sphinx. All you'd need to do is format System, Cache, Dalvik, and Data, then flash.
[LG Optimus G Pro] colddecked:
Thanks for the reply sorry for not being more specific.

I have a 240L that was on 4.1.2 when I rooted and flashed the g2 apps rom.

I have been reading that I will brick the phone if I try to flash from my current rom, and that I need to OTA update from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2 as well. I didnt realize about the stock recovery though so the only way to get that back is thru flashing the KDZ file anyway?

Thanks again for the reply!
[LG Optimus G Pro] colddecked:
I'm currently trying to flash stock firmware via KDZ, however, the method provided on xda is not working for me.

LG Support tools is telling me that my software is updated already and is not letting me flash the KDZ.

What am I doing wrong? Please help, thank you...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] heyhey1991:
Could someone here help me out the situation? I want to upgrade my tytn (extended rom) from the one default (cht9000) to the latest (dopod 838pro HK).. What should I do first? Do I need to erase the original one or just copy the new one to overwrite?

I have read WIKI and still confuse..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
You can do it in 2 ways, choose the one you like:

Method 1:

- unhide and unlock extended rom

- delete de contents (backup first if you want)

- unzip the contents of the 838pro ExtROM to the \Extended_ROM folder

- hard reset

- 838pro Extrom will be keept after hardreset, you won't see cht9000 extrom anymore

Method 2: (no need to unhide, unlock extrom)

- hard reset

- soft reset before the cht9000 original extrom installs (3 seconds!)

- unzip the contents of the 838pro on any folder

- click on each cab to install it, you can delete them after install

- soft reset

- cht9000 extrom will be back after hardreset, you need to repeat the procedure if you want to instal 838pro extrom again.

Hope that helps :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] heyhey1991:
Thanks man... will try the 1st method.. God bless me..!!!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rcyh:
I am using cht9000 also in HK. Tried the Method 1. Can unhide the ExtRom but cannot unlock it. Try many ways, even hard reset it and then installed the tweaks. Still no luck. ExtRom still un-writable. Sometimes later maybe I will try the method 2.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dazzled:
I'm the same can anyone help first day with Tytn, upgraded the rom and ive used hermes and cannot delete/overwrite files in Ext rom

H E L P
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
In some devices ExtROM unlocking doesn't work, only unhiding... if that is your case use "method 2" described avobe in this thread.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dazzled:
'kin ell, wish that it was mentioned in the wiki about the ext rom being locked.

Thanks for the tip, ps anyone have T-mobile settings cab inc web n walk

Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dazzled:
Is anyone working on getting extrom unlock to work on these devices which currently do not, be majorly pleased if they are.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] swampy:
i used Fit4Cat Hermes Tweaker to unhide and unlock my ext rom. after that i can move or delete files from ext rom
[Fire TV General] fireTVnews.com:
The Verge has reported that a "narrow" release of the next software update has started today. I know everyone here probably has it blocked, but let us know if you get any indication of the update.

More info here.

UPDATE: Amazon is now saying the update will be released next week.
[Fire TV General] ugabuga:
Wonder if this update blocks root... guess we will find out soon enough...
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Anyone that does not want root needs to tell us the changelog for the update when they get it.
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
I unrooted my FTV and will wait for the update.
[Fire TV General] hazard666:
Yeah, I'd like to know this as well. My Fire TV is out for delivery. Can't wait to mess with it.
[Fire TV General] fireTVnews.com:
The Verge has updated their article. Amazon is now saying the update will begin rolling out next week.
[Fire TV General] alwaysbless:
A weeks time to close a root exploit that just came out over the weekend? I doubt their devs will be able to squeeze that in but maybe.
[Fire TV General] Resnoid:
I hope you're right! As a Prime user, the video filter would be a cool feature. It'd be nice to be able to update and re-root.
[Fire TV General] roustabout:
Also has the music baked in, and free time. Can apparently search by price.

As long as sideloading still works I may just go for it.

I bought the box was to be able to view Prime video content as well as local media and Netflix. Root is nice to have, but for me losing access to Prime video means the box is not doing what I bought it for. Of course, so is losing XBMC, so if sideloading breaks the box goes back and I probably pick up a TV that I can stream to via Bubble as well as use for NF and Prime - or I reconnect my WDTVLIVE and hope my bluray player eventually gets Prime. It just got the Digital Concert Hall from the Berlin Philharmonic, and that's a great, if expensive, service.

I had paid google apps working without root after sideloading enough of the google stuff to get login working.

If the update's mandatory for Prime viewing, I update. If it breaks xbmc, I return.
[Fire TV General] deanemj:
I imagine Prime video will still work...right?
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
If it is even the same exploit. This update has been coming for awhile so maybe it will just be the update they have been working on.
[Fire TV General] alwaysbless:
Yea thats wht im saying this is almost certainly an update they have had on their road map for a while. Only potential problem I can see if towelroot use the same exploits that jcase already submitted to amazon / qualcomm for patching (he mentioned a few weeks back that a security update was coming very soon).
[Fire TV General] wunderdrug:
Isn't this exploit the same as the root exploit for the Samsung S5? If so, this would make it an Android/ASOP issue, no? This could impact the time it takes for a fix to be made and trickled down to different implementations.
[Fire TV General] rbox:
The towelroot exploit was a kernel bug that was disclosed at the beginning of the month and has been fixed in the kernel since the disclosure.
[Fire TV General] roustabout:
Sure, but did Amazon have time to get that fix tested / do they have time to get that fix tested if they're releasing an update this week? Very hard to say - depends on them realizing that the Linux kernel vulnerability to a local privilege escalation meant their device was trivially rootable and having the development team chops to patch the bug themselves rather than waiting for the kernel maintainers to address it and release the source code for the fix.

I suspect that Amazon's not at the top of Google's list for private code releases :)

As far as the update goes: it's possible that Amazon will, at some point, stop permitting access to their content from devices running code at or below release X.

I don't know their history on this sort of thing - do the Kindle Fire devices stop having access to reading material if they get too far behind in updates?
[Fire TV General] Madmox2000:
fire tv prime broken with root

It's broken for me.

I rooted and lost amazon video right away. get player error.

Trying to find anybody that claims to have prime video working with rooted box, no luck.

I am thinking about unrooting now as xbmc is good, but I have been using plex for years and it is the cleanest interface for my purposes.

Anyone have prime working with root?
[Fire TV General] KarlP:
Just watched Mad Max from prime... Launched KFTV Launcher from XBMC set as my default launcher on a rooted AFTV... I'm on the latest root able firmware.
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
2 FTV with working Prime video on the original installed firmware and the last rootable update. Just got done watching 1st season of Stargate.
[Fire TV General] jocala:
Been watching The Wire/Prime on a rooted aftv. NP here.
[Fire TV General] dbdoshi:
Try shutting down XBMC/Netflix and try the prime video. Or do a full shutdown and try it first up before doing anything else. I have a movie paused on XBMC and tried a prime video and I got that error. Shut down XBMC and it started working fine again.

Not sure if the XBMC launcher messes up prime streaming due to the problem I listed above.
[Fire TV General] krawhitham:
did you leave a video playing in XBMC when you left the program?

I have 5 rooted AFT all can still use Prime
[Fire TV General] tselling:
I have 3 rooted fire TV's with latest rootable software that have been rooted with towelroot. They all play amazon prime fine for me.
[Fire TV General] Madmox2000:
I installed xbmc for fire tv and used the ftvlauncher, as someone had recommended, but it didn't help. Can't be a network issue, my google tv plays prime just fine on the same hub. Wish I had tried prime before I rooted, just to rule that out. Thinking about starting from scratch.
[Fire TV General] quattroatl:
I know it sounds crazy, but try a different hdmi cable. I was about to exchange my fire tv because I too could not play anything in Prime. I tried factory reset, reinstalling everything to my wits end. I had a loose hdmi connection. A better, shorter hdmi cable resolved my playback issue.
[Fire TV General] dweekie:
Agree. Cable and/or display incompatibility. It's a very finicky device....
[Fire TV General] Madmox2000:
Thanks for the tip guys. I'll try it and report back.
[Fire TV General] Madmox2000:
Tried 3 different cables across 2 monitors, still no luck. Bizarre that everything else works great except for their own content!
[Fire TV General] toe-rag:
have you tried de-registering the device from your Amazon account? then register again?

I would return for replacement... but that's just me - I use the Prime app.
[Fire TV General] Madmox2000:
I love you toe-rag! That did it! Simply deregistered, reregistered and it worked like a charm! Thanks, everyone else too.

Cheers!
[Fire TV General] toe-rag:
And I thought I had a face only a mother could love!