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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] boofman:
Tethered root could probably the best that can happen for us..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] paulsheer:
thanks

well, the SM-910C arrived on my doorstep

it rooted easily although there are some unexpected things --

I had to uninstall and reinstall the USB drivers which are almost impossible to find on samsung's site;; the Odin button labels have changed so the instructions are confusing;; it only says PASS after taking a long time to reboot and start up -- also confusing because you think it hasn't worked.

Also Titanium backup and restore of your contacts kills com.android.phone which will never run a again after that. I only transfered my SIM card after restoring EVERYTHING, so I only got to find this out when I thought I was done. So I got to do the WHOLE rooting+backup+restore twice.

I have a lot of important Apps that need to be especially backed up so it was all a nightmare. For instance transfering your S-Note images which is the whole point of owning this phone - WTF??? "No, Samsung, I do NOT want to make an account and sync my private notes to your servers."

It's 4am and I have been going since 8pm, and I finally have my phone back the way my Note 2 was, WITH all the Apps working just as before, AND with all my thousands of text messages migrated and intact, and other stuff

This is such a waist of time I wanna kill something -- I hope I don't have to do this again for YEARS and YEARS.

But I'm glad it's done.

All in, I only spent $275

Thanks everyone for the help. Bed time for me now.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ast32:
Glad it worked out. Sounds like a lot of trouble to keep S Notes. If I were you, I'd backup through another secure cloud or download them frequently to an encrypted drive.

In my experience with Samsung, you always have to prepare for the worst case scenario. I mean, just ask the Note 7 owners :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thepianoman77:
so I accidentally updated to 6.0.1. Is there any root or unlock for that yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] paulsheer:
good thinking

i also found that my auto-rotate does not work. the sensor works fine -- it detects 0-87 degrees on both axes, it's something with the auto-rotate execution thread.

any ideas?

for the time being i installed a manual rotate app

is there a replacement auto-rotate "applet/thread" -- does such a thing exist. The auto-rotate apps on Google Play are all about enabling/disabling. They do not implement their own rotation detection.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ast32:
Automate or Tasker have scripts that auto-rotate depending on specific apps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] paulsheer:
Well enabling and disabling auto-rotation is not really the same as inplementjng a replacement autorotation service
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
There is no reliable root for any version and likely never will be.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] amsgh:
Unfortunately
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Note4_unlock:
https://github.com/beaups/SamsungCID/blob/master/samsung_unlock.c

We tried to unlock the bootloader of the binary operator Verizon threads?

A user with xda site written in a file that may be suitable for our operator.

"it may work on the AT&T Galaxy S5, and possibly other similar Galaxy devices"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tee00max:
Yeah that's probably all I want from root as well, Greenify, Xposed Framework, and debloat and I'm good. I'm surprised someone can't come with the safestrap root like they did on the S5. The later samsung devices are starting to not even get touched because the lock down is already expected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Clayon Samuels:
Note 4 CF-Auto-Root

I have been looking all over the Web for CF-Auto-Root and now I found myself here. I need my note 4 AT&T model to be rooted asking for your help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] windstrings:
Greenify works somewhat even without root now.. "paid version"

I use it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Simsron1:
Let me know when you find it, lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] norcal61:
I would say there is a desperate need for root on this handset. The note 4 is one of the sweetest pieces of hardware available, while the software running on it is horrible.. Root will fix this MAJOR problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] RockRatt:
For me Titanium Backup is wanted, I have used MyBackup and it works okay but not as good as tibu.

Greenify (I have the paid version) so I can auto hibernate easier and more fully. I HATE that I cannot even see Facebook app in Greenify without root.

Root Explorer, because I have used it for so many years, and with root can see the data folder as well as system folders.

With only root I could make my own modifications and themes as well.

I like to use some of the closed framework mods as well, hide the blocking mode in the status bar as well as other icons in the statusbar.

I am sure I could think of more apps I use on a regular basis that need root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] allenjthomsen:
I can look into it and ask around and see if a few devs would be willing to help me get working root for att but i make no gaurentees because i have a tmobile note 4 but please be patient i will do my best to try and get you guys root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lock10:
Even if you can't, thank you much for trying, bud.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] allenjthomsen:
Can anyone find me a full tar of latest att note 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hnic32:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B84GmjBmdnKpUjhWdi1tbC1GdDg/view?usp=sharing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tee00max:
Did the Note 3 for att ever get root? I know I can head over to that section and see but figured I would ask here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] brittoking:
Yes with towelroot by geohot I believe, but the kernel exploit was patched after Jun for all the compatible phones towelroot once worked on

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Thanks for getting that to him so quickly, that's what we need! I was going to do it but then my newborn twins woke up in unison!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hnic32:
No problem. This is the first thing i check in the morning, lol! I also any dev that will take the time to work on this endeavor. I understand this process has become no walk in the park (not saying it was before this.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] allenjthomsen:
Am going to try to make a rooted tar for you guys and have you test

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If that doesnt work can someone please provide original kernel that phone comes with out the box
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tee00max:
Ahh gotcha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hnic32:
Is there an kernel file available and if not is there a way to create one from our device without having root.?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] allenjthomsen:
I found the stock 4.4.4 tar that contains the first firmware for the note 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hnic32:
Ok
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] pr0cl1v1ty:
Do you have knowledge on root? I'm just curious.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] allenjthomsen:
Yes i have knowledge of root and yes there should be a way to root using the original kernel that the att note 4 first released with i just need to take a closer look to verify if im correct and what i cant figure out i know a few devs personally that i can get the answers from if need be
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hiperglyde:
I wonder if it would be possible to use the file Howell found and modify it to our device..?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ZPaul2Fresh8:
Taking a look at it now.

The initial root doesn't work. I'm getting a message in the exploiting App which say's "Note:Your devices seems not vulnerable!"

Well, I know what I'll be doing for the rest of the night! Fingers Crossed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] howellcp:
I'm hopeful but I'm not good enough to figure it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Conkrete:
I know that on other devices many times exploits are held until a new release is live to avoid being patched in said new release. Hoping that someone is keeping an exploit secret until 5.x launch. :highfive:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ZPaul2Fresh8:
The thread itself looks suspicious. The Dev has 4 posts. Not all people are having success and the people who have had success have less than 10 posts to their accounts. Be careful with this exploit because with just 2 lines of code someone could very easily phish you.

I'm still looking into it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thanitos:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=58101745

Post 15 was a success by a user with about 800 posts, also read through the files and code for anything odd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ossito2012:
I figure by time a root exploit does come out, most of us (on XDA) will bail on this Note 4 like rats on a sinking ship. As soon as the HTC One M9 or a Galaxy S6 pure edition arrives, I am dropping this otherwise great phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Venom0642:
Your probably right but i will stay with my note 4 tho since it's and amazing fast phone without root.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] android-DEP:
common Venom, I heard you were the chef up North, you put together some high quality roms before, your help would be great here with your experience
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] hiperglyde:
Edit... My comment was just a derailing as the one quoted my apologies everyone one else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] FiniteTime:
Excellent find [MENTION=3302422]howellcp[/MENTION] !

Besides decompiling the apk (Say with IDA; I'm not sure if IDA Pro v6.5 would be helpful to decompile but if anyone needs access, pm me.) the post says "Yaron Lavi and Nadav Markus from Palo Alto Networks for "Mock Location" trick" which leads me to:

http://researchcenter.paloaltonetwo...id-system-service-vulnerability-exploitation/

Archive/mirror url, just in case:

https://web.archive.org/web/2015012...id-system-service-vulnerability-exploitation/

From:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Palo+Alto+Networks+for+"Mock+Location

Goes into great detail using the exploit!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ODSTZ3RO:
There's another thread for the Verizon model idk if you guys could use some of the information though anyways it mentions a potential root method which can be modified for the note 4 on at&t or Verizon I don't know much about android since I just recently switched from ios but I hope this helps http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/talk-root-t2908919/page83

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It's page 83 actually I think I linked a Verizon thread which gives a link back to this thread uhhh nevermind I'll let you guys work sorry for the trouble I'll go back to spectating
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] _LANTERN:
It looks like you're on the right track.

If I'm understanding correctly, the exploit used for the Mate 7 could possibly be used if not steer us in the right direction to root for AT&T and Verizon Note 4 devices. It looks like this particular method doesn't require an unlocked bootloader accoording to the Mate 7 root thread.

Or, I'm sleepy and I'm desperate and I dont know what I'm talking about :crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ZPaul2Fresh8:
It's definitely using the exploit we are focused on using.

It calls the intent within the APK and then uses adb to call the rest of the code. Easier than I was expecting.

Unfortunately it doesn't work for our device, yet. That device uses a different SoC so I'm not sure if the same method they're using to elevate system to root privilege is possible with our Qualcomm SoC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] howellcp:
Anyway to use the gear VR and this to get around the soc issue? I hear the VR gets root permission.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thanitos:
Here's an unpacked version of the exploit services app

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0By_WhHELbUuaNnFEUkRUWHdPODg/edit?usp=docslist_api

Just running it through the oculus signing steps fails with an error at main, changing the assets and pushing it again works but opening it gives you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] howellcp:
Thank you for trying. I'll bow out. I'm not a developer. Just saw that one exploit work and had an idea.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thanitos:
Probably with some modifications to the apk it would work, I assume the devs for that app made it for that phones file system not like a generic app, I'm working with a Windows 8 tablet until I'm done moving so I've contributed all I can from a low end windows tablet lol. And everyone's ideas help, all we can really do is try different options and brain storm, just remember to everyone reading this thread the exploit we are looking at is patched in 5.0 it seems so don't update if you want to get root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jpfulton248:
On the subject of preventing auto-update, here's a link to the the guide for disabling knox and apps without root (and disabling the update nag): http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/disable-knox-ota-root-t2972263
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] nrage23:
Thankfully for root purposes us Verizon users will not see 5.0 for a long long time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gcodori:
This may not work because ATT never had a developer model to change the CID# to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gremy1987:
Well. I hope someone that knows what's doing tries it and we get the ability to finally root our phones. So I'll have my hopes on this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mikeysax:
yeah hopefully someone will get this phone Rooted.

Att Galaxy note 4 android 6.0.1

Best wishes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ast32:
I wouldn't hold your breath. The likelihood of root happening is low. If I know XDA, the less open the phone is the higher the chance it gets abandoned. It's officially a 3 year old phone now. That's 1.7 years left until it hits the tail end average life expectancy of a phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] protechtedd:
I just tried looking up root for a friend on N910A and it looks like every I've searched that it does not look good. It's not a matter of possibility, if enough people tried it would be possible, but in the world of newer phones every year, most worthy devs are probably moving on to greener pastures...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Knight1314:
There is root; it's just temporary only due to the locked bootloader, which has dm-verity in it, which is a kind of write protection and which will, at any given time, reboot the phone. Once rebooted, the root is lost. It's done with either Kingroot or Kingoroot. I just don't know if it works on Marshmallow; I've kept mine on Kitkat since the beginning just on the (extremely) slim chance that some miracle might happen. At this point, probably not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] PhonePhan:
Request to close, this is clearly over.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] amsgh:
Nooooooooo! Lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ant17:
Just getting started.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] galacticboy2009:
Don't stop, belieeeeeving!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
There is a ONE CLICK ROOT for the Dirty Cow exploit right here. Can anyone confirm it works?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
I would try it but it looks like I'm on Decembers security patch so I'm not vulnerable to DirtyCOW (I think) and it also says Lollipop in the video description so I'm not sure if Marshmallow would work. Anyways this is a tethered root so I doubt it would be much different/better than the Kingroot one from KitKat

Edit: Actually it looks like this was patched 12-05 and I'm on security 12-01 (the latest for n910a) but I checked the thread mentioned in the video description from the adfly link and it looks like they're still working on a Marshmallow version. But if anyone would like to try this do NOT install future updates if possible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
So did i find a potential N910A root method? I didnt made it but i discovered it. Correct? Also im stuck on lolipop since im on TMOBILE. Wasnt there a bounty for finding root for the SM-N910A? Should the guy who found the dirty cow exploit deserve it? https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/root-tool-dirtycow-apk-adb-t3525120

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If you guys are on Marshmallow DOWNGRADE to Lollipop. If we are all on the same firmware version we can unlock this phone for real. I am no expert but I think if DIRTY COW exploit gets evolved we can get full root. That is our only method for now

https://xdaforums.com/note-4-att/help/downgrading-note-4-sm-910a-to-lollipop5-t3500948
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
I wouldn't get your hopes up, as I said IF this works then it will likely have the problems that Kingroot did, bricking devices and such.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Knight1314:
I would try it, but I'm still on Kitkat, so I don't think it would work. It does look like another temporary root solution, but unless there's something else to address dm-verity/the locked bootloader, that's all it will be: temporary.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
https://arstechnica.com/security/20...ed-by-most-serious-linux-escalation-bug-ever/

This article says it works on Android 1.0 all the way to Lolipop (Before GOOGLE SECURITY PATCH on 12-05)

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Cant we all just call Samsung and AT&T and ask them to give us unlocked boot loader and threaten them we will buy sim unlocked T-Mobile phones? They depend on phone purchases.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
Yes, and articles/videos in the past have said "ROOT ANY ANDROID ON LOLLIPOP" or "HOW TO ROOT ANY GALAXY NOTE 4" but what they usually mean is to root any phone that isn't the N910A, because there still is no way around the DM-verity issue, and likely never will be. This root, if it works, will likely be on par stability-wise (and will be temporary, tethered) with how Kingroot was on Kitkat for N910A. Dont get your hopes up.

You can call them, I doubt they'll care. Apparently there is/was a government contract with these phones, so their security must be topnotch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
Can someone do it because im no longer a AT&T member
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
Creating un-brick image for bricked devices.

We need help with someone who can create an unbrick image for the AT&T Note 4. SOMEONE COME HELP!!!

https://xdaforums.com/note-4-att/he...-hardbrick-t3507186/post70912232#post70912232
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
Well it looks like the N910A is updated to the January 2017 security patch, so DirtyCOW is gone. Not that I think it would have changed much
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
We need someobe with AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 who is still in Android Lollipop who can temporary root with KingRoot and who has a Windows PC.

If you have a computer, and if you can root with kingroot Use the batch file on a Windows based computer. And please create the unbrick image

Please, for everyone who has a bricked AT&T Note 4

And link me to the unbrick image

Heres the files,

https://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4030812&d=1486349463

If we can get the image root development will be back
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
Yes you can. We need someone with AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4 who is still in Android Lollipop who can temporary root with KingRoot and who has a Windows PC.

If you have a computer, and if you can root with kingroot Use the batch file on a Windows based computer. And please create the unbrick image

Please, for everyone who has a bricked AT&T Note 4

And link me to the unbrick image

Heres the files,

https://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4030812&d=1486349463
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
This is off topic and you could be causing someone to brick their own phone, kingroot is not safe for this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viewsfromthepi:
How is Kingroot not safe to get a unbrick image so that developers can continue trying to unbrick the bootloader and bring back a bricked phone from the dead
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
Many people have bricked their phones using kingroot on the n910a, this phone has a locked bootloader and is not safe to root unless that changes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jasonstackhouse:
the DM-verity issue has been solved for years now. the reason the note 4 and 5 do not have root is because developers, the good ones, have no interest in working on either of these devices. Just take a look at the phones that rolled out after the note 4, all of the Galaxy S devices have root. If this phone were actually still un-rootable due to its verified boot through the optional device-mapper, than it would be considered the pinnacle of mobile device security and every device ever to be made henceforth would have the exact, identical security protections that the Galaxy Note 4 used.

How DM-verity is being side stepped on every other device with root access is simple. You fastboot a root image file to the device via sideloading with adb/fastboot, you then fastboot a modified version of TWRP to the device that allows the phone to temporarily boot into TWRP recovery, once in TWRP you simply flash the stable version of TWRP from your device's sd, then flash whatever rom it is you have, reflash TWRP because every time a rom is flashed to the device you lose TWRP, reboot, then head right back into recovery and finally you flash SuperSU and that is that. Developers have already pushed so far past DM-verity that SELinux Status is actually turned on and off from permissive to enforcing in the status bar as a tile in quick settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] boofman:
Anybody care to try? I hope a more experienced Dev comes in..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mailjasons:
I have an ATT Note 4 that I wouldn't care too much if it got bricked to try. I am using my Note 3 because it is the last note that has root on ATT. if somebody can compile a process to try this or another good method, then I will do it if is thought out. I only have one, I have kept it in case root is achieved, but its just collecting dust as I won't use it if its not rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gcodori:
Samsung doesn't use fastboot...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] boofman:
Nice! We have somebody willing to sacrifice a device!

...but if what you said there is true, then it would be a real bummer..not unless somebody finds another way..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] manbat:
It is true....Samsung does not use fastboot...

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 3.0.2-0.trltevzw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mailjasons:
Your signature says your are rooted on a Verizon note 4, how did you do that?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] boofman:
VZW has a Developer Edition, while we don't..

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Anybody knows workarounds to the Fastboot part?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] marcimix:
Maybe someone tried flash the twrp from through apk on OS? I mean without PC.

We have dirty cow now right?

EDIT:

https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote4qualcomm.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jboucher614:
No. Not entirely sure what you're saying, but you cannot flash twrp without an unlocked bootloader. The bootloader will likely never be unlocked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] AptLogic:
Ladies and Gentlemen, your wait is over!

By exploiting the availability of engineering firmwares for the N910A, I have found and published a root method for you guys.

https://xdaforums.com/note-4-att/general/root-t3566267

:)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] boofman:
I'm just guessing here, but would we be able to bypass the locked bootloader by using something similar to EFIdroid to boot another ROM alongside the stock one?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] UbuntuPC:
I did see a YouTube video of someone claiming to be running 5.0.1 OC2 with permaroot.

I, however, owned the N900A note 3, and IT had OC2. I haven't heard of an OC2 for the note 4.

[youtube]kHQWPg_TNeY[/youtube]

In other news: Is it possible to do a logcat or something when the phone is prepping and initializing an update to snoop the keys?