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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
No full stock tar is currently available for DE.....there is a restore tar CE based with no bootloader. ...have not tried it.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / TWRP 2.8.1.1 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] shpotik:
Thank you! I appreciate it!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chumboy:
OP....shouldn't your instructions in step 9 say "Now go to step 10 to obtain root.".......instead of "Now go to step 9 to obtain root."?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Good catch, thank you. I've updated the OP.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
Worked like a charm...great stuff! I will probably flash the debloated ROM tonight. Thanks for your efforts.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zman2107:
Works great thank you
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jam2315:
Anyone else having problems with play store?? Just started a Lil bit ago. Won't install or download at all. It opens up fine bt that's it lol. Any suggestions. No xposed modules besides tether and youtube adaway
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bdorr1105:
Ok I am having problems with USB. Windows only recognizes this as an ADB device. I can't access the Internal memory or the SD Card via usb from the computer. Usually it comes up with an option to choose MTP. I DO NOT GET THIS AT all........Any help
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Here is what I would do. Uninstall any Samsung drivers you have on your PC and then re-install the drivers. Make sure you have downloaded the drivers from the Samsung web site. If you are using Windows 7 or 8/8.1 a common problem with getting the drivers successfully installed the first time is not unusual. Make sure you are using the USB cable that came with your phone. Make sure USB debugging is checked in Developer Options. Try again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Give this a try....go to settings>apps and clear cache and data. Now try again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jam2315:
Yup yup...worked like a charm :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] The-Chief:
I have a question... just trying to get my ducks in a row:

Does this procedure unlock the bootloader as well, or is that something I need to do before I do all this?

Thanks and have a great weekend! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jam2315:
Bootloader is unlocked on DE but not retail version
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Dev Editions have unlocked bootloaders...it's only for Dev Editions.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / TWRP 2.8.1.1 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jam2315:
Ok so does the gear 2 work with this...who has tried
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
If you have a Developer Edition then your bootloader is unlocked, that is the difference between a retail version and a developer edition. This process installs a custom recovery (TWRP) using ODIN which then enables you to root by flashing SuperSU in TWRP. TWRP also enables you to flash custom ROMs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] The-Chief:
Silly me, I was under the impression that the Note 4 DE bootloader was unlockable, but was locked to begin with. If it's already unlocked, then never mind...

Thanks for the info and have a great weekend! Cheers

:)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
I don't know of any thing connected with installing TWRP and rooting that would interfer with gear 2 or any smartwatch for that matter.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Does that cheap Samsung 64gb SD card for $25 work in the note 4? I don't think I will need it but for $25 I would get it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jam2315:
I tested out the gear 2 n best buy a min ago...all was workin
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
I am using one of those now...so far it has worked perfectly. I have moved a handful of apps over (many can't be moved anymore) and the access speeds seem good.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Why because vthey are third party? I thought there was a work around.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bdorr1105:
This was not the fix action, had to go into hidden codes and open qualcom usb settings and change it to MTP+ADB, it looks as if they unlocked a retail version and gave that to me since I do not have the Dev Edition Etched and I have 2 stickers on my box. What a sham but owell
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
I can't figure out why certain apps can move and certain ones can't...a lot of the 3rd party ones can, but some can't.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Did you do the fix to make them work?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
The debloated stock ROM has the write fix standard but don't think that means everything can move. It's no big deal...32 GB on board is plenty for the apps I can't move.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
I'm sure I'll be OK to havent got phone yet coming Monday like a kid waiting for Christmas.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
You will love it...it is a great device. I feel badly for the retail owners lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Lol I missed the first run and had to wait almost a month to get it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
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Thanks! Good information...Created a shortcut to Qualcom USB Settings for possible future use :)

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / TWRP 2.8.1.1 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ifly4vamerica:
How did you get to the hidden codes?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
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I used Shortcut Master from the PlayStore and created a shortcut...but there are other ways.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bdorr1105:
This is what I used. The title of the App is in the picture
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ifly4vamerica:
I tried that and can't find the qualcom USB settings. I can find usb settings with nova launcher and make a shortcut but then it wont let me access it. Any chance you can walk me through it?? I even turned on the dialer codes and looked through all of them to no avail. i must just be missing it ...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Just look for USB settings...there is a walk thru in post above yours. Samsung Phone Info will also open it. Those two apps are made by the same person I believe.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / TWRP 2.8.1.1 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ifly4vamerica:
Crap, sorry I must have posted before that post came through. I managed to get it through Nova, just had to do a shortcut to settings/usb connection and it came up right away. I was making it way to complicated. Thanks for the replies though!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Good to hear you got the issue resolved. And, thanks for the great thread showing how you fixed the issue. I suspect we will hear from other users who just received their DE and having similar problems.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bdorr1105:
Sorry for the confusion, I know its qualcom's usb settings however, when you search in secret codes its USB Settings, I posted pictures for that reason, my apologies i made it more confusing than it had to be but yea it was annoying lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tattooguy21:
one last time....

just got my note 4 DE and have been following this thread since before receiving it. i wanted to confirm what i had seen in an earlier post that this method will not trip knox, as we're working exclusively with the unlocked bootloader DE. i just wanted to confirm that as while i want all that rooted goodness, i also don't want to trip knox/void warranty cause i'm a big dumb animal with my phones
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
It trips Knox...warranty on DE is only 30 days...If you want root and recovery....Knox is tripped.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / TWRP 2.8.1.1 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Not that it matters much because I'm gonna do it anyway but does Sammy stand behind the phone if you by the Dev Edition or are you on your own?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tattooguy21:
whaaaaaaaaaaaa? well, should'a read the fine print i guess. rootin' time!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Yes...and no. Samsung warrants the phone and stands behind their warranty. If there is a manufacturing or other defect Samsung will fix or replace your phone...that is the yes part. The no part is if you lock your bootloader inadvertedly Samsung will not take your phone and un-lock the bootloader or send you another Developer Edition as a replacement. Also, Samsung has never released updated firmware for any of their previous Developer devices. I don't suspect that policy will change with the Note 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
That seems fair enough so bottom line is be careful what you flash. My phone just arrived as I was typing so I gotta go Thanks. He Haw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
This is driving me crazy guys,just got my DE.Ive rooted phones before so im no rookie.Ive been trying for hours.I keep on getting a FAIL when installing TWRP ,I know im doing everything right.Ive tried it on 2 computers and it fails on both. Any sugestions Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
How about USB cord I just did it and it worked fine
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
I tried 2 same thing FAIL.:(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Are they Samsung usb? Is Odin recognizing the phone the box lights up?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
First do a master reset in stock recovery, power down remove battery, replace battery, hold keys: Vol up & power & home,,, wait for power up.

Toggle vol to "wipe factory reset" do factory reset and try oden 3.09 again.

Still problems?

You might check the check sum of your TWRP download, re-download it. "openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.1-trltevzw.img.tar"

CheckSum: 2c96adda791b02c5f4c058ba034044e3

Have you used Oden 3.09 before? Put the TWRP TAR in the "AP" slot, leave the 2 checked boxes checked, default.

Try a different USB cable, your new one could be bad.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
Yes I used the usb that came with phone.Can someone post a picture what Odin looks like when its connected to phone and ready to go. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
Done
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
Thanks Nerd. I did the factory reset, redownloaded TWRP about 5 times, used 3 different usb cables it still fails. And yes ive used Oden on my Note 2.

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Is it possible they sent me a stock note 4 ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
OK,

did you confirm your DE is a DE?

Shut off, Hold down: vol down, power and home, hold until it starts,,, vol up to oden mode. Does your screen look like attached picture?

Un-rooted Developer, all fields should be identical to the attached picture. If so does Oden find your device? The USB port should show up. on the Oden screen (picture a few posts back).

The more clear info your share the better we can help you. I will help until you give up.

"Mode: DEVELOPER"
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Does the phone need the sim card installed to do this and can this be done right after taking the phone out of the box or does the phone have to be setup first by signing into Google downloading apps etc etc. Doesn't a external micro sd card have to be installed for the TWRP backups?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
You don't need a SIM, You shouldn't need an SD to use Oden. But if you are on windows after XP, you might need to run as Administrator.

Please share operating systems on both computers.

We will get this figured out,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
Thanks nerd,These dummies sent me a regular phone.Im missing the line that says mode:developer
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tfly212:
Definitely no SIM needed...I flashed TWRP, rooted, ran backups and did the initial set up via WiFi. Didn't pop my old SIM in until everything was done.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
OK,

sorry dude!

You didn't trip knox, You must contact the folks at East Point Drive in Texas. There 800 number is on your invoice. No one else will be able to help because no one at Sumsung knows what a Developer Edition is.

One last thing, the last batch they sent out, mine was in this batch too, The dummy that flashed them to DE didn't do a factory reset on several phones after being flashed. Mine initially came up with a Home Screen instead of the default Language screen. I did a reset in stock recovery prior to Oden.

When you did your resets, did you do any of them from the stock recovery screen?

You might look at the IMEI in the "about phone", "status" screen compared to the sticker on the box. DE's boxes will have the original sticker covered with a new one.

Take care,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Don't you have to hold the volume up to actually enter download mode after step 2?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
Yes,

Then Oden should recognize the phone on the USB port.

This screen: "Oden Mode: High Speed"

"Mode: Developer" should show up on this screen too
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Also after twrp is installed how do I enter it.. Which buttons!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
Shut off, then hold Vol UP, Power, and Home until it starts.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
I did 1 reset from the stock recovery screen like you said to do.I just got the original sticker on my box nothing covering it, I did notice that when I first opened the phone since everyone was saying they had 2 stickers.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
Heres a pic of my phone in download mode, no mode DEVELOPER in mine.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smhemi:
IMEI showing only 1 sticker and receipt showing DE being shipped.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] azumandias:
Actually it does look like you have the 2 sticker treatment. You can faintly make out the offset SMN910VZKE retail model number behind your SMN910VMKE developer model number. That said, your download mode screenshot doesn't look like a developer device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Can this recovery install and root procedure be done after the phone is set up and used for a while. I was thinking that I would try out the phone with apps and my sim card for a while to see how I like it and then if I decide to keep it then do the install twrp and root etc. Will this work or must the install and root be done before the initial setup?

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Also does doing a factory reset re-lock the bootloader or is a factory reset safe to do while keeping the DE status?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
You can do it whenever you want
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Actually I would recommend that you perform ODIN of TWRP and flashing SuperSU (root) after you have setup and operated your Note 4 just to make sure that all stock functions work correctly. There are a number of folks that prefer to ODIN TWRP and root first and that is fine, it's a personal preference. You can do a factory reset after you've installed TWRP and root. You may loose root, I'm not entirely sure about that, I haven't tried it, but it will not affect the bootloader and you will not lose TWRP. If you loose root just flash the SuperSU .zip in TWRP again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
OK I just got my phone yesterday I got twrp and rooted worked fine. I looked at my box and it is the double sticker. So what does that mean? Samsung ran out of development boxes? My phone seems to work OK what should I be looking to happen? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
You may have received a phone that was initially sent out to the distributor as a Retail Note 4. With the high demand for the Developer Edition Samsung may have taken some of the Retail phones and unlocked the bootloaders and filled Developer Edition back orders with these "converted" phones. Of course when they do that they have to change identification data of the phone, er go two different stickers. One way to tell if you have a manufactured Developer Edition is to power off the phone and remove the back cover and battery and look to see if "Developer Device" is stenciled on the phone's chassis. If you don't see "Developer Device" then you MAY have a converted retail phone. That is not all bad. Remember the only difference between the Developer Edition and a Retail edition Note 4 is the unlocked bootloader. All the same system, apps, bloat etc...they are identical phones with the exception of the bootloader. If you have successfully installed TWRP and have rooted then you are in just as good a shape as any other DE owner.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
It means that you have a Developer Edition. A device that has had it's boot loader unlocked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Thanks that's what I thought. Which makes you think how easy is it to unlock the bootloader lol. Makes no difference to me price wise I am Verizon Unlimited and would have to pay full price either way. Thanks again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
No problem. You're in good shape, there's absolutely no difference between your phone and any other DE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
I read in another thread that we may be getting an OTA. I know we shouldn't be able to get it because of twrp and all but is there anything we can freeze in TIBU like the Moto phones so it won't even bug you?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tom1226:
Sigh. My device was from the original batch, has the developer edition engraving and everything, but I had some issues with it and sent it back to Samsung for repair. They said they found something wrong with software, but the hardware was fine, so they "fixed" the software issue and sent it back. It's been working fine, so I figured I'd finally root. I get in download mode, and I have the screen you do: no "developer mode" line present. Ugh, guess I'll be calling them tomorrow to ask what the hell.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
If I remember correctly, freeze Google Services Framework and that will turn off the update notifications.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lbp102:
Interesting from Samsung Shipping

So I'm about to root this thing tonight or this weekend.. and the only delay is nerves. Here's what's going on:

1. Ordered dev edition from samsung, received it almost overnight

2. Box had the Correct SKU and IMEI

3. Phone sticker has correct IMEI but INCORRECT SKU

4. Registered phone on sammy with the IMEI and it shows as dev edition

So a bit nervous about bricking since i'm not 100% sure that I actually received a dev edition. Is there a way I could find out prior to a brick? The IMEI in the system settings is the correct dev IMEI.

Thanks!

Larry
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
There are a number of ways, but this is probably the best. Go here and read radionerd's explanation of how to check to see if you have a Developer Edition: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/verizon-galaxy-note-4-developer-edition-t2914717/page133. Read several threads before and after radionerd's response to the same question have asked. Since you are kinda nervous about this whole thing, I also recommend you take some time to read through that post, not in its entirely, but anything that has been posted in the past week or so, there is a lot of good information there.

I also recommend this thread: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/warning-to-developer-edition-owners-t2957937
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lbp102:
I appreciate the help. I'm no rookie though this is my first Samsung. If those dang SKUs matched i'd be much more confident.. and if Sammy's customer support wasn't so bad. My OG droid all the way to my m8 were a breeze and even had the correct serial #s :)

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It's developer. They just put the wrong sticker inside the phone. Thanks for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
LOL, yeah I know what you mean. Sammy has screwed the sale and distribution of the Note 4 Developer Edition up big time. They've created a lot of confusion. I don't think they had any idea of the demand they were going to see for the Developer Edition. I know what you mean about coming from different manufacturer. I came from Moto phones before my two previous Samsung phones (S4 and S5, both DEs). Once you get use to the Sammy way of doing business you'll be just fine. There are alot of Sammy "experienced users" here, so just ask if you've got questions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
This is exactly what will happen if you send a DE back to Samsung. If they find its been rooted they won't touch it. If they fix it you receive a retail phone.

Don't contact Samsung CSR's with any questions, complaints, or service problems with DE's. They don't know WTF your talking about. Remember folks there are less than 100 DE devices per model. Sumsumg doesn't know what a DE is. Save your breath.

In your case you need to contact the number on your invoice. Chances are you are SOL, but if you are very lucky and get a supervisor that knows what you have, you might find someone there that can help. Never send DE's to normal repair facilities, or contact CSR's.

Sorry,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
You are SPOT ON my friend. Sammy CR is useless as "tits on a bore hog" (pardon the analogy if it offends someone...it's just the way it is).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tom1226:
I get what you're saying as far as that being the norm, but that's crap. My device was defective, I wasn't going to just deal with it. They knew it was a DE, they grilled me over the phone as to if it'd had the software touched since it's a DE, and even specified that I was lucky I was calling then since DE's only had a 30-day warranty as opposed to the listed 1-year. All of my paperwork shows that it's a DE, including the invoice indicating it is. I'll be on the phone with them until I get someone who can help further, since all they need to do is flash the damn thing to re-unlock it haha
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
I think I was in the same boat as you and my name is Larry to haha. Like someone said go back and read looks like Sammy took some retail phones and made them into developers. I got Twin and rooted first time no problems. Read the part about the numbers on the box mine was exactly as described in quote. So I would say you have a Dev edition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
All DE's are flashed to DE from retail phones. All DE phones should have a new sticker over the retail sticker on the box. This is normal, not an evil plot.

Unfortunately there were some mistakes made by Samsung in the last batch that came out:

Developer labels missing on several boxes, and several phones

Several had been flashed DE but were not reset after flash. (First start up in Home screen, factory reset to fix)

At least one phone was not flashed to DE

Most of the +-20 DE phones were normal DE (Normal 1st screen after factory reset is Language selection screen)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
Makes no difference as long as they work. I think it's more of a paper work deal for Samsung. There are no special made phones for developing editions. Makes one wonder though how easy it is to unlock the phone if you know what to do lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bjtcars:
Hi Guys might have a problem. I rooted the phone with no problem. Installed TWRP and flashed Super Su. Forgot to do a backup and now after setting the phone up I cannot get back into TWRP. When I press volume up,menu and on/off together I get a yellow triangle and it says "custom binary blocked by reactivation lock"anybody know what that means.

Thanks

Found the problem I stupidly said yes to the Samsung Reactivation Lock when setting up the phone. When I try to go into settings>security to uncheck it my settings forceclose.