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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
First thing I would do is make sure your imei is still present in the about phone section. If it is, move on to the next step.

I would go completely back to stock, Odin flash either the stock 4.3 or 4.4 image depending on which you were on. If you're unsure, post what it says in download mode.

If you do that and you still have no service, then go to verizon and get a new sim card. Flashing a new modem wouldn't fix this situation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] apcake:
it appears as though the sim was wiped
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
Grab a new sim card.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Kwongger:
Universal Android Root Guide 4.4.0+

No PC Required!

by Kwongger​

BY PROCEEDING PAST THIS POINT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALEX BECK (KWONGGER) IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE USER. USING ANY METHOD DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO WARRANTY IS IMPLIED OR PROMISED.

ONLY FOR KITKAT - NO ANDROID L/5.0 SUPPORT

It is VERY unlikely that these tools could do anything harmful.

Confirmed Devices:

ATT/VZW GS5, GS4 Active, Nexus 5, ATT/VZW Note 3, Sprint HTC One Max, MadCatz Mojo*, NVIDIA SHIELD*, and NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet*

* Requires alternate app version (the guide will let you know)!

Requirements:

A FULLY-FUNCTIONAL Android device with Internet access.

Step 1:

1a.

Enable Unknown Source APK installs on your phone.

Click Settings, then Security, then “Unknown Sources”

1b.

Download TowelRoot, a kickass hack by GeoHot.

https://towelroot.com/

Click the big-ass Lambda to download the app.

Use THIS version for NVIDIA SHIELD/ SHIELD Tablet and MadCatz Mojo

1c.

Install TowelRoot.

Just tap on the finished download in your notifications bar, and install.

Step 2:

l337 HAXX0R SK1LLZ

Tap “make it ra1n”

If you device DOESN’T reboot, your fine. If it reboots, try THIS version of towelroot.

Step 3:

Root it up.

All that towelroot does is allow you to install/inject a Superuser application.

I’ll always use and recommend SuperSU. Install it now (from google play).

After it installs, open it and let the magic happen. Reboot when it tells you to.

Step 4:

This step is entirely optional. You don’t need to do this if you just want root.

Continue if you want to make full nandroid backups, or install custom

software to your device.

4a.

Download Flashify.

This is great stuff, it allows you to flash boot.img’s and recovery.img’s

without an unlocked bootloader!

4b.

Find and download a custom recovery for your device.

Custom recoveries such as, TWRP, CWM, and PhilZ, all need to be

built for a specific device. This means that you can’t just find one and

install it on just anything. You need to find one specifically for your device.

For this you need to head to google, so search in this format:

<device> <recovery> xda

I recommend that you use TWRP, it’s my personal preference, they are

all about the same though.

The “xda” is there so that you’ll be directed to the xda-developers forums. They

are THE SOURCE for anything regarding android mods.

4c.

Install that recovery!

Once you have downloaded the recovery file, open Flashify.

Tap on Recovery Image, tap on “Choose a File,” navigate to “Downloads” then tap the recovery that you downloaded.

4d. You’re set!

Enjoy your rooted device, complete with custom recovery.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Hashbang173:
Sorry If I am misinterperiting this, but I thought flashify didnt work to flash recoveries with locked bootloaders like the S5?
[Shield Tablet Android Development] djricekcn:
This is also confusing.

Download TowelRoot, a kickass hack by GeoHot.

https://towelroot.com/

Click the big-ass Lambda to download the app.

Use THIS version for NVIDIA SHIELD/ SHIELD Tablet and MadCatz Mojo

Why even post the link to towelroot and say download, then say download again below it with a different link. If it's for credit issue, format the grammar differently
[Shield Tablet Android Development] T-Keith:
I'm trying to root the "normal" way. I unlocked my bootloader, but there are no custom recovery or boot images available yet. Should i just do towelroot for now?
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Kwongger:
That's what I did. There's no reason to unlock you boot loader if you use towelroot and then flashify when a build of cwm is released. So, either way, this method is best. You can use flashify to flash a recovery or boot image ☺
[Shield Tablet Android Development] T-Keith:
Well we don't know if towelroot and flashify will still work after the next android release. I know on the motox with 4.4.4 it no longer works. I like my bootloader unlocked and to have twrp myself. Hopefully a custom recovery will be available soon. Xda needs to add a shield tablet forum.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Hashbang173:
Is there a device tree for the shield tablet. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1943625
[Shield Tablet Android Development] ssj3hulk:
Can I flash a factory image now without unlocking the bootloader?

Does anyone have a link to a factory image without the patch ?
[Shield Tablet Android Development] v3thabest:
Not sure if anyone wants to try but I was looking for custom recovery, and just thought I'd try it. Used WWJOSHDU' s video on youtube about installing recovery on shield portable. IT WORKS but with a draw back. I have CWM on my tablet but its upside down, but buttons work in the upside down orientation. Only problem I ran into (if it's considered a problem) is when I did a nandroid back up it saves to the internal memory even if you choose to backup to the sdcard. But as far as I know, all seems to be working quite well.

Had to unlock the bootloader though. Took a minute to get the drivers to work on my laptop but after about an hour of just playing around it finally worked. Not really sure I did anything differently but my laptop eventually recognized my device in fastboot mode. Will report back if anything changes
[Shield Tablet Android Development] derking1:
I really hope we get some new kernels and roms for this awesome device (esp. updated sound drivers!!!) The future is bright for this great gaming tablet.!
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Hashbang173:
Once the device tree is modified enough to get a build of cm fully compiled, expect some roms from me if I have enough time.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] MRobbo80:
That sounds great m8 look forward to them
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Why unlock bootloader.

Thanks to Kwongger my Shield is now rooted , got CWM and backed it up.

Is it cause of towelroot we dont need to unlock bootloader anymore?

Are my bootloader now unlocked when i rooted it and installed CWM?

Thanks

Knievel
[Shield Tablet Android Development] npaladin2000:
This doesn't appear to work with the newly released OTA.

EDIT, yes it does but it takes way past forever to work.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi Everyone,

is it safe to use this method to root the Shield 4G/LTE ???? I don't need recovery or rom, just rooted so I can use my rooted apps....

Thanks,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi all,

well, I took the risk and trie to install TowelRoot, but even by selecting under SECURITY " Unknown sources", TowelRoot does not install....

Any ideas ?

Thanks,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
UPDATE :

I am not able to install ANY version of TowelRoot...... tried both versio, from TR web site and alternate version for the Shield tablet and after going through the install process, it just comes up with a message : app not installed.....

Anyone has an idea what could be wrong ? Am I doing something wrong ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all...... :)

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] rene130313:
Enter YouTube and search for root nvidia shield tablet and the first video in the description have the link to the direct site of towellrot download the apk and mayket rain then install SuperSU from the play store when you open the first time it will tell you to update the binaries chose the normal way then it will tell you its fail but restart the tablet and buala you have root access
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi, thanks for replying.

I already downloaded towellroot a few times, the regular version, as well as the alternate version for the Shield Tablet, but neither version of towellrot will install. Under settings/security, I allowed installs from unknown sources , but the tr.apk or tr-1.apk will NOT install.....

Any other suggestions?

Thx,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi again.........

Seems strange that no one knows why the TowelRoot ( tr.apk ) and the tr-1.apk ( for the Shield Tablet ) does not install. As I mentioned, I allowed under Security "installs from unknown sources", and the installation starts, but ends with "App not installed" message.

Am I doing something wrong or do I overlook something here ???

Any help would be appreciated, thx,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
If you already have installed one version be sure to remove it before you try next version.

You may try to use a root explorer and delete the first one manually if it is in system/app.

Ive had this problem with other apps. Could be your problem.

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi,

thanks for the reply and the tip.....

I looked, but there is no reference anywhere of Towelroot, not in System/app and nowhere else.... When I try to install tr-1.apk and click on ot, the install screen comes up and I can click on "Install".... then after a second, the next screen appears and says "App not installed" !!!

Well, obviously, the app tr-1.apk was made for the NVIDIA Shield WiFi Tablet, I try to install it on the Shield 4G/LTE Tablet...... Maybe something has changed or the .apk file needs to be modified or something.... I just don't know, but I'd need to root badly.....

Thanks again for trying to help.

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Should work on lte too.

I would try a factory data reset and try once more.

Im pretty sure it will work if you start from scratch with the right apk.

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi Knievel,

" Hei kaptein Sig Hansen, er du best! "

tada..................... THANKS A BUNCH, it worked after a factory reset !!! I now have root.

Thanks again.....

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Hi jce2005.

Glad to hear that it solved your problem.

Are you aware of the app flashify?

Now you got root you may just flash custom recovery img. like CWM with it.

Im no good with pc , installing drivers etc. This one has helped me a lot.

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi Knievel,

yes, I know about Flashify and I use CWM ( and/or TWRP ) for some time on my phone and I like it a lot...... However, so far I only saw ROM's for the Shield WiFi and not for the 4g/LTE....... ( I may be wrong ), so I wait until ROM's become available for the 4G/LTE and the CWM Recovery goes "official" !! ;)

Thanks again Knievel, you helped me out a lot since now I can have Titanium Backup Root and several other of my apps installed which require "root"

Greets,

\jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Stock is the best alternative so far for wifi version too ,in my opinion.

I am getting a little ot but i have to suggest xposed installer with gravitybox, if you havent tried it.

It gives the stock rom a lot of options and features.

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Cool, can you point me in the right direction with "xposed installer with gravitybox" ? Does it work also on the 4G/LTE ? Does it break anything ? Just some more detailed info what it does would be great.....

Thanks,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Yes it works on almost any Android version or rom. It doesent break anything either. Dont think it works on Art runtime so far.

On top right under "search all forums" search for xposed installer.

The first hit you get from xda is "Xposed - general info, versions & changelog -XDA forums"

This will take you to the thread of rovo89 the maker of Xposed. There you find all you need. Im no good with making links.

When you have installed xposed there is a huge amount of apps you can download to tweak and give your rom features you miss.

Like lock screen widgets, statusbar tweaks, quicksetting tiles etc. Almost everything. Xposed itself doesent change any visual, it just "prepare" your rom for changes ,and lists the apps available.

Gravitybox is just one of these apps you can download within Xposed. It has most of the features i need.

New apps for xposed is made continuously. And XDA TV is making their own Xposed videos.

I would sugest you backup your rom first , and also download the Xposed disabler zip to flash in recovery in case of bootloop.

Its really worth to get into , cause this is one of the apps that really makes a difference to Android.

You can have a lot of fun with it.

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
WOW, Cool, read most of the Xposed stuff and available modules.... Pretty cool !

Well, since I don't have a custom recovery yet ( still waiting until there is an official CWM recovery ), do you recommend installing Xposed on the Shield 4G/LTE ? I mean did you have any troubles ?

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
No i would not install it without recovery.

I havent had any trouble , but just small changes can send you into bootloop.

And then with no recovery you got real problems.

Are you sure you will wait for official CWM ?

The same CWM i use on my wifi should work for your Lte too.

Unjustified dev has a thread about it.

Good luck!

Thanks

KnieveI
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Well, I was thinking about it and decided to go for the current CWM recovery as you suggested...... But, so far no luck on installing the ADB drivers on my Windows 8...... Got all the correct universal drives for the Shield, disabled the driver signing in Win 8, but no luck getting a "Shield ADB" entry in Device Manager.... seems lots of people here on XDA have the same trouble. I read all articles about and watched the video, but no luck in installing the drivers. Have to continue to try and once succeeded I'll install the recovery.....

Thanks,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Thats why Flashify is such a great app.

I just downloaded the recovery.img from unjustified Dev's first post its 9.53 mb.

Flash with flashify. You can even backup stock recovery with it. Takes 2 seconds.

I didnt need pc at all to root and install CWM .

Thanks

Knievel
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hmmmmm, well, I got Flashify installed and I also downloaded the recovery image, but after reading the CWM thread and the install procedure, it seems like the bootloader needs to be unlocked first, before installing the recovery image....... ( am I missing something ? ) Did you unlock your bootloader ??? As of now, I am rooted and all is working fine, except the install of the ADB drivers on my desktop, which I would need to work in order to unlock the bootloader......

So the question is : Can I install the recovery image right now with Flashify or do I need to unlock the bootloader first as it says in the description ?

Also, did ( and if how ) you do the fix about the screen rotation ? Or the WiFi fix recovery ?

Lemme know.... Thanks,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] KnieveI:
Nope , did not unlock bootloader.

Did try to ask about this, but no one could answer. Wanted to know why people did unlock bootloader first.

Maybe towerlroot made it unnecesarry to unlock bootloader?

I think the screenrotation is ok, volume up /down + power. All i need. Its in portrait mode.

Got no problems with wi fi.

Thanks

Knievel
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
O.K., I used Flashify to flash the recovery image......Did backups first in Flashify.... then I was able to boot into recovery, but the screen rotation is upside down while in recovery....... After booting up the screen orientation is normal again....

And no apps and data were lost during the process..... Even homes screen icons are still in place... Pretty cool !

Thank you very much for your help, it's greatly appreciated...... :)

PS: Also installed Xposed Framework and GravityBox...... Works great too and lots of options. Thanks again for the suggestions ! :)

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] buckbullstallion:
LTE

It does Root the device, but the LTE/SIM it does not recognize. I rooted my LTE version and that was the case. I did a factory Install, found on NVIDIA support site and LTE is fine now. It seems like it does not recognize the SIM after a root. Tells you please insert sim. That is my finding at least.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] jce2005:
Hi,

thanks for your reply, however, my SIM is recognized after rooting...... it knows the AT&T SIM and if I change it to T-Mobile it works too.... Don't know what to say..... Did you root with the SIM inside or without a SIM ??? In my case, I rooted with the AT&T SIM inserted.

Thanks again,

jce
[Shield Tablet Android Development] buckbullstallion:
In reply to

"Hi,

thanks for your reply, however, my SIM is recognized after rooting...... it knows the AT&T SIM and if I change it to T-Mobile it works too.... Don't know what to say..... Did you root with the SIM inside or without a SIM ??? In my case, I rooted with the AT&T SIM inserted.

Thanks again,

jce"

It works now. What I did differently was not allow the ATnT apps to load.. Also the other thing that was done was unlocking the boot loader to allow for the factory install of the firmware. The crappy part is that now my device is not warrantied. But it is Rooted and does recognize the SIM card.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] RiffyDivine:
Thanks, that had to be the most painless flash ever. It is kind of nice not to need a pc to do it.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Pouic:
Android 5.0 update just poped-up today on my shield tablet ... anyone knows if after the update root is still present and if not , could Towelroot re-root the tablet again ?
[Shield Tablet Android Development] garyd9:
I somehow doubt that towelroot (or ioroot, etc) will work with L. Even if they did, it wouldn't do much good due to the increased security in L. Most likely, the tablet will have to be rooted in a similar way to the nexus devices. That means unlocking the bootloader installing a repacked kernel image that eases the security restrictions.

Are you able to unlock the bootloader with L installed?

Gary
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Pouic:
The update appeared but I didn't installed it yet

For now I'll wait until there is a easy way to root because I don't want to loose Titanium Backup after the update
[Shield Tablet Android Development] droidkevlar:
I use and love TB as well, but you could use helium as well without root. Just an idea for ya. Plus I'm jealous you got update.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Snah001:
Here in The Netherlands no ota available yet.

Will keep an eye on it though and report it when available.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Sh0X31:
I download the OTA in Germany (16Gb WiFi), but wait for a way to root.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] whoamanwtf:
I got the OTA in US West as well but I am waiting for root too :P
[Shield Tablet Android Development] okantomi:
Check the general section. It appears that someone achieved root on L but it requires unlocking the boot loader and flashing CWM recovery via fastboot.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] SuperPichu:
I got root. Thread with new instructions for both locked and unlocked here.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Kwongger:
:D Sweet bro, beat me to it.

I added a Disclaimer to this thread
[Shield Tablet Android Development] RiffyDivine:
No towel will not work anymore, however if you haven't flashed the update there is a way to carry over root without unlocking the bootloader but unlocking is the easier choice.
[Shield Tablet Android Development] wiQbold:
fxxk, too fast.. :crying::(

is there a possibility to downgrade?
[Shield Tablet Android Development] Snah001:
When you made a CWM backup and stored it to the external SDcard you can always go back flashing the backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saenic:
Hey there,

I got my Galaxy S4 and I wanted to install CWM and custom Roms. Because the phone is fresh there is no custom recovery to install zips with and I don't want to use strange rooting methods. I put the phone into download mode, started Odin, selected a CWM_<...>.tar as PDA and pressed Start. The flashing seemingly went well but I can't enter the recovery with power + home + volume up. The phone tries to launch it but then just shows the battery icon you see when charging it while its off.

I went back into download mode and noticed there was a message saying "Write Protection: Enable". Whats this supposed to mean? Can't I use Odin? Do I need to unlock the bootloader or something like that? Thats what I had to do on my HTC Desire but when I installed a custom recovery on my brothers Galaxy S3 I could just use Odin.

Here's a screenshot of the download mode.

At least my Knox is still on... yeah...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
If you only try to flash the recovery:

Then uncheck auto-reboot before flashing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaraee:
turn off your phone, pull out the charger before enter recovery mode or you need to press power + home + volume up key for 8 second then it reboot to recovery
[Sony Xperia M] AggelosGR:
Hello.got xperia m before 4-5 days.its with cm11 and i got an issue with battery.when i charge my phone close i can see that it is 100% charged.but when i open it it drops to 95% fast. Same thing happens if i charge it open. When i replug the charger it goes to 99% normaly but after it takes much time to go 100%. Is this normal?i also try calibrating battery removing battery.bin and also tried removing battery for 10min.no luck at anything
[Sony Xperia M] prppedro:
It looks like it has some wear. Because you're probably out of warranty by flashing another ROM, may be it's a good idea go searching for another battery. If I'm not mistaken, there are some 1900 mAh batteries arround compatible with Xperia M (the default one being 1750 mAh).

But you can try to turn airplane mode on, then go to Settings > Performance > CPU and setting maximum CPU speed to 486000, as well as the CPU governor to powersave, then checking the option to restore these options every boot. Level brightness down to the minimum.

Now, let it charge to 100%, disconnecting the charger, after. See if it drops. If it still dropping, it's battery wear. Of course, the time it lasts depends on how much time you spent with screen on and what tasks are you performing, i.e.: if you're playing Fruit Ninja right after disconnecting the charger, with medium brightness, it's not imposible to drain 7% right at the first three to five minutes.

Well, may you post a screenshot of battery usage graph?
[Sony Xperia M] AggelosGR:
Well i put it last night and it charged 100% and battery drops normaly. I thing that this is happening only when i charge it closed... :confused:
[Sony Xperia M] prppedro:
Charging it closed? Locked?

Well, it's strange because sleep should save battery.

Anyway, looks like your battery has some damage. It's a good idea to take someone's battery to test it out, or bringing it to some place where they replace batteries (I know, it's a horrible english formulation, but back here, in our yellow and green country it does make sense, since there's a lot of Asians and Paraguyans selling all that stuff right in the downtown streets, but you'll have to check out for a place that can test it for you).

You may well take it to Sony, but they'll charge you for everything that they replace. Still, it's the best place to ask for a test. Not so much, here in my city, because store workers are, in general, a bunch of semi-cultured people who knows nothing about handset techinal aspects, just waiting for the time to take the bus and go home. Well, just sayin'... Good luck!