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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] danwil77:
So basically, after only skimming this very long thread, we'll never get a real root solution on this (or the Note Edge)?

That means no way to switch to a different ROM correct?

I really wish I'd done my research before getting this phone in April, I've always enjoyed trying out new ROMS on my previous android phones, now I'm stuck 2 years with a phone with an interface I totally freakin hate... Thanks ATT & Samsung, thanks a lot...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] eklipz3:
Never say never

Sent from my VS985 4G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] drivel2787:
I see what you did there. Busting out your Justin Bieber reference
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] warriorpluto:
Ha! Got em lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] drivel2787:
I'm Tyrone and ... this AT&T note 4. I'm just here looking for somebody's wife to. ....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] xGREENCR4CKx:
Yes sir I haven't rooted my att note 4 because there is no permanent root which still inwont risk messing up my phone lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] kentedman:
Change your dpi http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2960644, use a 3rd party launcher, use gatejrs tool to remove bloat. it's still not a full custom rom, but with these tools you can get rid of most of the touchwiz crap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lionmane:
I don't even need custom roms, I just wanna block ads and use Xposed!

If we don't get perm root, then it's ok because the phone is still a beast phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gcodori:
Use dolphin browser and install the ad block extension. It's not that bad actually.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mrjalc:
Soon or later root will see the light I know

Escrito con la punta del chile usando Tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
but that only blocks ads in dolphin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] houch80:
check out adguard http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/adguard-ad-blocker-doesnt-require-root-t2958895 I believe if you sign up for beta testing that you get a beta key which activates all features which do block ads in all browsers and apps as well. No root needed and it works, I have been using it for about 6 months.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tbparkey:
Tried Ad block but it won't allow wifi hotspot to work. You have to disable Adblock while tethering.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Sizzlechest:
Why not use Firefox with uBlock? Works for non-root just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
it just blocks ads in firefox being one good reason
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Vindicated777:
Adgaurd works 100% of the time for me. Hopefully for you all as well whoever uses it. It's one of the "main" reasons I am looking for root. But it can wait..As we've been doing, it'll get there eventually. Just throwing out a good job and thanks to everyone who has been working on it. I know I do not have the skills to do so.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] edjahman:
Adguard pretty much renders the Facebook app unusable because it's so slow to load content. As far as browsing with chrome, it's not too awful but it's noticeably slower.

It definitely does work though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Vindicated777:
I haven't noticed any slow down..hmmm..though I've only used it for a short amount of time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] phone dude:
Not to be a controlling smarta$$ but what do these last several posts have to do with root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] edjahman:
Nothing. Then again this thread is mostly about random nothingness. As soon as you obtain permanent root, we'll be waiting. Ty.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gcodori:
Most people want root in order to block ads. We were giving alternatives to blocking ads like dolphin ad blocker and downloading apps without ads.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
hes right lol. im guilty but ad blockers have nothing to do with actually obtaining perm root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Martinjv71:
Let's stay on track people.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] derekctnguyen:
There's a new Kingroot application out, gonna give that a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] TechBSwift:
How did that work out for you?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] siriom:
im on 5.01 , didnt work for me.... as expected
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mrjalc:
These are good news, they are close

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] howellcp:
What?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
I don't know much about Kingroot. I guess my question is, how do I know I'm getting the right file meant for the Note 4 instead of one meant for another phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Kyuta Syuko:
From what I understand the apk itself is universal. It gathers info about your phone and sends it to their servers and the server sends the corresponding exploit which is then run on your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
Which is the correct website for the English version? I'd read there's an English version out there. I'd tried to root before, but was unsuccessful. I was on 5.0.1 and rolled back successfully.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Kyuta Syuko:
There isn't a website for the English version afaik. Just search xda for Kingroot and the thread should come up, but it didn't have the latest Kingroot that everyone's using last time I checked...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jocarog:
Here is ver 4.5

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_jNvp2vyz2xcHoteG55YVluaGM/edit?usp=docslist_api
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] halffrozen:
So has anyone had success with KingRoots latest version??

Still don't trust KingRoot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Xak:
Yes I have I use that and dont use Super su me at this moment for less reboots. Its like Google if you dont trust google with your passwords then dont trust kingroot. By that i mean google tracks certain data. they can not obtain your passwords. And why would they out of one million billion us citizens or citizens of your cojntry decide to take your data and passwords out of all the others. I just use 2 step verificarion on all my accounta that allow it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
This is not even a close comparison, because China is not governed by our laws and it is widely known they have been stealing information from us as well as attacking our technology fronts, businesses and banks for years. You want to trust them fine, but others, do some research.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] yamaha_wins:
I'm waiting for someone to make a app that basically does the same thing as kingroot without sending china information
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
I downloaded and installed that just fine. Ran Supersume and it automatically rebooted. No root. :( What should I do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Xak:
Its not that i trust them or not. Its the part not relating to the US. But as individuals. Also it hasnt been proven that KingRoot steals creditcard informatipn which is the only thing i care about other than my google account which is 2 step verified with text messages only. and my paypal is too or ebay i forget. all my google accounts are 2 stwp verified the same way. the only way they can hack my information and accounts is if they had my phone or were able to read text messages. Dont get me wrong i still prefer Super SU with super SuMe, especially because we are 100% sure Chainfire does not steal that kind of information. The Super SuMe method that provodides us with SuperSu jist gives me and others more random reboots causing root to be lost and having to go through the steps over and over again than KingRoot does. Im using the first formware NK3 i think for Note 4 too. I keep trying each of your SuperSu Me software updates and similar issues. My steps; uninstall Super SuMe uninstall Super Su keep super su pro key installes, then install King User King Master then king root. finally re install SuperSu me then use it. I get Viper4Android working fine on SuperSu Me without random reboots as will as busy box. Howevery Xposed seems to be causing reboots with super su me in my opinion. Root apps i use are; v4a, xposed, gravity box, simple reboot, greenify pro with root features, root explorer, ad block plus.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] halffrozen:
Like was said, that comparison is extremely far off, even though American users data is often transferred from 10 different countries, it's Google, they already know everything about me.

But anyways, I don't like this whole thing with data getting sent back to them, even if there was an "opt out" option, which doesn't seem to be the case...

Sucks because I'm going to VZW today to get a SIM card for a spare Casio Commando(latest version) to use while I sell my Note 4 on eBay... Prolly going to a S6 Edge, or give Apple a shot for the first time in my life since the old iPod clickable wheel players...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
You have to reboot, then root with KingRoot and then run the app. If you do not reboot first and start fresh and it has been running a while, it will do that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
So, the newer SuperSU beta has been running on my device since yesterday with no reboots and I still have root. You root with Kingroot, run Super-Sume and then install the beta and see what happens.

https://download.chainfire.eu/740/SuperSU/BETA-SuperSU-v2.49.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Xak:
Thanks for giving me beta sign up page. Ill let you know what happens
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] inst1029:
how do we install the zip file . ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
Here, let me help you..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zirginmsr6n3y5y/Superuser.apk?dl=0

Grab that apk, install it and allow it to update binaries.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
I rebooted twice, then ran Kingroot. I had root according to Root Checker, then ran Supersume Pro from the play store. It still rebooted right after. I did grant supersume root when running it. After the reboot, I lost root as expected.

I should point out that I'm a Verizon user but follow both threads since the problem is on both networks. Not sure if the downloads are carrier specific.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
I am running the same exact device and carrier and have none of those issues. Are you running Xposed or something ? Have you disabled the Verizon protection app ?

PS. I have disabled a lot of the crap with Debloater from verizon and such as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jocarog:
Hey [MENTION=3178012]gatesjunior[/MENTION] have you seen this?

http://pt.tapatalk.com/redirect.php...3A+xda-developers%2FShsH+%28xda-developers%29
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
T-Mobile Unlocked bootloader. That is the easy key to any root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tekjester:
From the instructions...

5. Click on BL tab and select correct sboot.bin that you downloaded above. Then click start.

Come on now, if we could modify the BL, we'd have been rooted 10 months ago!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] yamaha_wins:
That is for tmobile isn't it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
itd be easy if the BL wasnt locked.. A locked BL to my knowledge prevents you from flashing a custom BL..

Then again, im not familiar with engineering BLs or if that even matters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
Can you provide a list or screen shot of what you have disabled? I just reran the block script for Kitkat only and I've got the same problem. I seem to remember when I initially ran the script I inadvertently denied something. I figured by rerunning it I'd fix the issue. I presume you used Debloater on Kitkat since it's your tool. I'll take my question over to the support thread if I have further questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jasonstackhouse:
The article links to the forum thread for ping-pong root. Unfortunately this method has been effe tive for everyone else's device out there asides from at&t and version note 4's. Our note 4 is apparently the most secure phone ever made and even with the phones security Google still releases newer software for newer phones that all can be exploited. We're still the only phone on earth that is unrootable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
lol where do you get your facts from? The note 4 IS ROOTED and has been.. WP is COMPLETELY separate altogether....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] markworksfx:
Give us the link to at&t note 4 root been searching for it I'm not even going to unbox mine until we have root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
king root

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60709899
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
The AT&T nor Verizon variants have permanent root due to write protection ON the root directory. We can root, however root is lost after a reboot. It makes it difficult because some apps require a reboot for a full install. To get around this, some users are making use of a soft reboot app. I don't know of one offhand, just look it up on the Play Store. If your battery runs out and your phone dies, or you turn your phone off, or you reboot your phone, you will lose root.

That said, we don't have a permanent root solution as we've come to know it in other phones we might've owned...it's more like a work-around.

Does that answer your question?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] warriorpluto:
Why is everyone repeating the same thing over and over ctfu. All these threads need to get shut down. They are useless now. Put a sticky up for the noobs and be done with it. Getting notifications multiple times a day with everyone repeating the same crap. Annoying.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Rom-Addict:
/\ this..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] yamaha_wins:
If your not part of the solution then your part of the problem... ring a bell?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
I've already requested this for the same reason, and the furthest I got was an existing thread basically titled All Things Note 4 (WIP) or something along those lines with the first topic explaining the root situation. Most people wouldn't even look at a thread with that title hoping to find root information, since it's not in the subject line.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
turn notifications off. problem solved.

one thing on xda is people will always ask repeat questions. as ive learned, its better to answer them and move on then to get upset and bash ppl or a thread.

problem with your logic is if the threads are closed, no one can post in them and in turn will make new ones regardless for the same topic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tekjester:
You're correct. Verizon and AT&T only allow signed bootloaders to be flashed. They've had this locked down for like 3 years now. We've had limited success in breaking them in the past, but no luck since the 4.3 update on the Note

Typically, the easiest way to start at the bootloader and replace it, then work your way backwards from there to get custom ROMs, custom BLs, or sideloaded apps - including root access. We don't have that luxury and devs have relied on hacks in security holes in the OS (PingPongRoot, Towelroot, etc.). It's an arms race and VZW/ATT are keeping a strong lead in the Note 4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
Although I agree, an engineering BL to my knowledge is a signed BL engineers use. The Aou kernel is separate altogether as it is a kernel modified from source and simply has dm verity disabled and allows permissive SELinux.. I had aou make one from source for the g925v but I have yet to odin it to see if it works or not.. if it does, it might work similar for the Note 4 if source is available but the Engineering BL will obviously not work as well as to my knowledge is not available for vzw or att builds.

I will report back if the aou kernel works on vzw s6e. If it does, he would need the boot.img and the source if available for the vzw note 4

edit: Keep in mind, this is all hypothetically speaking and at this time means nothing so dont ask if this is done, works, or if perma root is available because it is not lol. i do not have a note 4 and am specifically saying im trying somethibg on my s6e with a locked BL and if it works maybe someone else with more knowledge can look into it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jocarog:
Feel free to pm me if you need to test it, I'm willing to do it... I have a backup phone just in case this gets soft-bricked... [emoji12]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tekjester:
You can give it a shot, definitely won't hurt anything. But if the only that has changed is that the the DM-Verity is disabled, then the signature is no longer valid and the bootloader won't accept the file. The BL file has to be signed using Samsung's private key for the device to accept it. You can read my really basic explanation of how it works here. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61511744

Short story is that you can't load anything through the bootloader unless Samsung has signed it, or you do some crazy engineering exploits to get it through. Hoping for the latter, but just changing a few settings won't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
Agreed, worst to happen imo is i need to odin to stock lol.

i plan on trying tonight.. it is derived from the g925v oc3 samsung source so hopefully it works and if so thatd be great but is a long shot for sure
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] davbay1:
I have question in the super-sume app update it says established support for init.d and possibly stops people from losing root on reboot. What does that mean
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] graydiggy:
Exactly what it says... What's confusing about it? Have you not been reading any of this thread?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] davbay1:
My bad I just saw that I was a bit behind so I skimmed through the last few pages and didn't catch that, I'm sorry
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
No worries... It just means some devices support the init.d scripts in /etc/init.d. I added support for that so that those users on reboot do not lose root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
wouldnt even flash as predicted lol.. i basically just rebooted after it failed in odin as it did absolutely nothing
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Xak:
Maybe if someone knew someone on the inside [MENTION=3178012]gatesjunior[/MENTION] we could get the private key. Then just make a BL and finally root!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] graydiggy:
No one in their right mind would risk their job at Samsung just to get a very small section of the development community some root action. Sorry. Never going to happen. They have their jobs there for a reason. They aren't stupid.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] elliwigy:
and yet it happened on tmo.. go figure..

yes they have an unlocked BL to start but an engineering BL is an engineering BL that has to be LEAKED and it has been done lol unfortunately not for Verizon/ATT or the Note 4 so its irrelevant
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] graydiggy:
An engineering bootloader is slightly different than private, closed source, signed keys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mattew1:
edit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lamarwallace:
Hey could you guys look at this? It say the at&t note edge is rootable the site is https://chimeratool.com

---------- Post added at 12:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:29 PM ----------

I've downloaded the software, but need one of you developers to check it out too see if it is safe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Simsron1:
I'll check it out when I get home from work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lamarwallace:
OK thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Venom0642:
Don't see it say AT&T tho where does it say that the Note Edge is AT&T?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ryj01:
Does factory unlocked mean root able? Sorry don't see it excuse my ignorance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Monsi:
On supported models says 910a and 915a
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lamarwallace:
If this is not for root, please disregard my question
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] RiNo808:
It looks like a sim unlock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Venom0642:
Hmm gonna check it out when i get home.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] holywhitebread:
At the bottom of the page, it says no rooting is needed so I assume this is SIM unlock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Craleb:
In the s5 thread the mod removed the link and it said "this site contains software that illegally changes esn"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Orito:
I don't suppose that this article is of any use? I can't even pretend to understand what's going on there...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] android-DEP:
so everything is working correctly. The command only blocks the apps, it by no means at all disables anything. Matter of fact, you can try to run pm disable instead if you'd like to disable the apps rather than block them. But remember that without root, this is the reason bloatware is so hated. It'll end up saying permission denied, followed by 20MB system dump log. Blocking does work and it's the Windows equivalent of setting Services as Manual instead of Automatic. So the app is still live and not frozen or disabled. It just won't be wasting resources in foreground and will be given lower priority.

If you want to see the app get castrated, find a running process that you want to terminate from the list of your Applications in Settings. Then go to running tab to find everything presently running and select an app\service running. Once you choose the process, press on it to get more details and find that package name to put into a simple 2 step command to block it and clear any cache it from wasting space. So here's the command, this is using the AT&T Hot Spots app as an example.

pm block com.matchboxmobile.wisp && pm clear com.matchboxmobile.wisp

So the output should give you this result

So the app should look these screenshots
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] android-DEP:
Out dated. Just look at the dates mentioned in the post about when it was discovered and a fix was published.

" Fix appears on July 6th:

http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/6/19"

Last mentioned dated by that guy is ****** UPDATE! 07/11/09 *******

Kernel is 2.6 and he mentioned in the end "If the vulnerable code in this case had happened to have

gone into the 2.6.29 kernel instead of 2.6.30 (which won't be used

for vendor kernels) I likely wouldn't have published. I have no

use for exploits, but a good laugh is only worth so much."

No, factory unlocked just means that it's not specifically\exclusively locked to any individual service provider(AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and etc...). So if 3 people in the room have different cell providers, everyone will be capable of using that unlocked phone with whatever provider they have. Where as if the phone was branded with AT&T for example, only the person with the AT&T sim card would be able to use that phone since it's locked down to AT&T. Just because it's factory unlocked, it' doesn't automatically remove all the security policies\rules from the phone to just give the user easy root access. It just provides the freedom of using the phone on other cell networks if you travel, want to send it as a gift overseas or sell it to users of other cell providers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Orito:
I see - sorry...

So am I correct in assuming that everyone is running Kernel Version "3.10.0-3164227 dpi@SWDD5809 #1 Wed Nov 12 11:15:56 KST 2014" ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] DroidHelp101:
Yes sir.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Orito:
To my untrained eye - CVE-2014-8609 looks promising. The exploit was found 2014-12-15, after our kernel version; and after searching XDA, it seems people over in the Z3 thread had the same idea...

If I follow correctly, and somehow I doubt I do, if we can use this exploit to reach system - then it would be a small jump ("a generic thing") to gain access to root, which is what we need, right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] blkghost22:
Sorry to bring this post back up... but has anybody tried this to unlock the sim? If so what is the outcome?