yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
You've only been on it for what 1 or 2 days now judging by your threads. Let it settle in. Give it 4 or 5 days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
My wife is on 5.0 already can i still root hers? Wnd or go back to 4.4.2 then towelroot it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrsubway:
If she took the OTA update to 5 then no. The bootloader has been updated. You cannot downgrade, and no root exploit has been found yet. If you try to downgrade you will brick the phone. Thank God I never took the OTA. Running this rom with Xposed and the new Wanam. Beautiful!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
Ha sucks for her then, where doe you get xposed from? It does work with this rom??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrsubway:
It's on XDA somewhere. Flash it in Flash Fire. Wanam for Lollipop actually gives the back button to kill. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] alexsoin:
Anyone tried to restore system from Flashfire backup files? Does this trip KNOX counter? If not what is the best way to back-up in Flashfire (I assume it's just Boot-System-Data combo?)?. I just want to create emergency debloated completely setup OC4 which runs like a champ before I start using Xposed/Wanam and other tweaks which can accidentally softbrick or something. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] xCAVEMANx:
I use flash fire just like a regular custom recovery. I never flash boot or recovery. Because those will never change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pthorn91:
Hey guys, I did this from NCE, followed the guide. I've had some crazy power drain. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrsubway:
I usually always turn off NCE. Same with Bluetooth. I'm getting sick battery life on this ROM. Also, I freeze all the fetid garbage, meaning any app with AT&T or S before the name. I'd say reflash with Flashfire. FF works great with Lolipop now.

Edit: I meant NFC! Sorry.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FilthyFord:
NCE is a firmware version, you can't turn it off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrsubway:
God I meant NFC! Now I feel like a moron. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I will eventually move this to its own thread but will place here for testing purposes. Let me know how it goes...

Download:

- G900A_OC4_Batch_DeBloater

Instructions:

1. Extract the G900A_OC4_Batch_DeBloater folder onto your desktop.

2. Turn on USB Debugging from Developer Options and connect your device to your *PC.

3. Double-click DeBloater.bat to launch the program.

4. Select "Light," "Medium," or "Extreme" **debloating and press Enter.

5. Grant Root Access if primpted by your device and press Enter to begin.

6. Once complete press Enter to return to the Main Menu and select ***Reboot Device.

7. Last, select Exit from the main menu to end your session. Done!

* Make certain that you have Samsung Drivers installed.

** See DeBloater.bat file for list of removed apps.

*** It is normal for apps to begin force closing prior to rebooting your device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] alexsoin:
Sorry, I didn't get it. You think System and Data backup will restore all programs and system settings from Flashfire? I just want to make sure that I won't need to set up all apps and settings and debloat OC4 once again if it suddenly softbricks.

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Man, NCE is very very buggy and slow. Root it and update to OC4 (lolli) or OA1 (4.4.4), which are running silky smooth after some debloating and disabling animations!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] xCAVEMANx:
I use the following for restoring:

SYSTEM

DATA

CACHE

PARAM

PERSIST

PERSISTED DATA

I backup all the previous plus EFS in case something happens to that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] swpark:
Does this work on OTA OC4 as well?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
No, it requires root access.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ExTREmE99:
this is the lollipop standby battery drain bug. what you can do is turn on airplane mode and kill it, then switch it back off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mrsubway:
Interesting. I don't seem to have this issue. I'm getting absolutely sick battery life. I manually debloated. Using the deodexed version with Xposed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] surfer808:
Did anyone get the S5 OTA OC4 update from ATT recently.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] alexsoin:
dude, plz don't do that! you not gonna root after OTA OC4! root and update according this manual!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
In light of the new OF2 update I am having this thread closed. Please find the new KeepRoot thread here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-update-to-g900aof2-5-0-keeproot-t3149146
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Stryke_the_Orc:
Thread closed at OP's request.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StrangerAtXRoads:
Perfect

Followed instructions, updated to 5.0, everything in few mins. Thank you very much muniz_ri for your work.

One issue - I can see that my phone still holds the root after the update but some of the applications does not seem to recognize it, though I grant access to them via SuperSU they either keep ask for root again or displays a message that they need root privs. For ex: AdBlocker works fine but TIBU doesnt. Any one have similar issue?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dave812:
Lazy Mans 4.4 file structure

I have restored to 4.4.4, but unless I go all the way down to nce and flash the downgradetonce tar, it seems my file structure has been changed by the upgrade to Lollipop, causing insufficient storage errors. Is there a quick way to restore the file structure of 4.4 without completely nuking everything?

Edit: Fixed the problem by doing a "deeper" wipe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] DeLorean623:
Works like a champ. So far no issues restoring with Titanium. Everything that has required root has been keeping it. Just gotta re-pair my watch and I'll be ready to go. Been looking forward to this for quite a while!! Thank you!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] JonGonzalvo:
I've read almost everything, but just to be sure: after I follow these steps I will end up with the a rooted 5.0 Lollipop installation? Or what?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] scientificthegreat:
thank you very much muniz! im now running lollipop and it runs like a dream
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 122ninjas:
Yes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] ceas909:
I need to unroot for warranty reasons. Will taking the lollipop Ota update work for unrooting?.. should I unistall safestrap first? Sorry for the noob question I've been away from android for a while. Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kuwlness:
I'm on a rooted G900A with Stock 4.4.2 ROM. Do I need to upgrade to 4.4.4 before I can follow this method?

Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] JuniorMacea:
Titanium Backup says my phone is not rooted, i'm on L, followed all the steps and everything is working good and fast. What to do so TB recognize i'm rooted?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] atoddvr6:
I have this same issue. Titanium Backup works fine but 3minitbattery doesn't. Also, BusyBox was missing for some reason so I downloaded it from the play store but then the second installation failed. SuperSU did grant permission to it though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] akitten007:
I have L installed using this method yesterday. I debloated and restored some of my apps with TiBu. But for some reason I've been getting some system errors and want to reflash L. If I flash the 4.4.4 kernel, do I need to install safestrap on 5.0 first? If someone can describe the process of using safestrap on L that would be great thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] doby-nut:
Just fyi... I installed on a rooted G900A with Stock 4.4.2 ROM it completed, only problem I had was google play services was missing and had a heck of a time getting google play store to function without force closing. Gave up downgraded to a rooted G900A with Stock 4.4.2 ROM NCE. Will try again after observing posts for additional info.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Nyxerosoir:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] & Everyone

Here is a perfect tutorial

*MUST BE ON 4.4.2 OR 4.4.4 ALREADY! WILL NOT WORK IF YOU TOOK OC4 OTA!*

1. Downgrade to NCE

2. Root

3. Busybox

4. SafeStrap ND3

5. Enter SS & backup System ONLY

6. Reboot device

7. Navigate to External>TWRP>BACKUPS

8. Look at the pretty numbers

9. Open the numbers folder

10. Delete everything inside it

11. Download the OC4 Backup

12. Extract the folder to desktop

13. Open OC4 backup folder

14. Copy everything and paste it in the pretty numbers folder

15. Give yourself a pat on the back

16. Go into SS

17. Navigate to Wipe>Advanced Wipe

18. Wipe everything except MicroSD

19. Pull the slider

20. Navigation back to SS main screen

21. Tap Restore

22. Check System

23. Slide the slider

24. Once finished go back to SS main screen

25. Tap Reboot

26. Tap Download Mode

27. Download the OC4 Partitions with OC1 BL

28. Odin that ****

29. Watch your phone take about TEN MINUTES to reboot

30. Worry about bootloop

31. Enjoy Rooted 5.0
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
NO. Read post #1 and just do it. it works. but if you on a good rom now, u ainta gonna like L

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HERE IS A QUOTE FROM AN ARTICLE I READ:

The Xposed Framework on Android 5.0 Lollipop is getting closer and closer to a final release. When that will happen, no one is quite sure. But, the alphas are flowing and the bugs are being worked out. Fear not Samsung TouchWiz users, there is always hope that someday Xposed will work on your device again.

SO WE SOL FOR NOW. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL FIGURE IT OUT SOONER OR LATER.:crying::crying::crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] najoor:
Wakelock Detector

I have applied this method and everything seems to be working. However, when I run Wakelock Detector (Full version 1.6) and let SuperSU give it the root access, it says: Access permissions was changed in Kitkat, now advanced statistics need ROOT access :(

(The frowny face is part of the message; I didn't add it).

FYI, this problem does not exist in my other phones (For example T-mobile Note 3 Lollipop 5)

Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I have found this 5.0 release from AT&T to be slightly different in regard to app compatibility from other Twz 5.0 releases for other devices. E.g. I cannot get any battery management app to shut off my data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
OC4

@ muniz_ri, NVM, we don't need another thread,I was not understanding everything about downgrading and then re-upgrading,I now understand how it works with SS and will no longer be creating a new thread. I greatly appreciate your help bud and everything you do for our S5 community! BTW,genius for coming up with this update while keeping root. My light bulb has just come on LOL!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] najoor:
Sounds about right. If you or anyone else is interested, there is a PC version of the Wakelock Detector that can still monitor the system correctly (you will need to enable USB debugging and connect the phone with a cable to the PC). See: http://goo.gl/Yqdh2F and http://bit.ly/1h2Hzmw and the attached pic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Thank you, I will check it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gus2144:
So since safestrap won't work on 5.0, all we're doing is making a folder, then putting 5.0 in that? Is that why we only backup system only?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
[How-To] Enable Native Tethering on G900A_OC4 - 5.0

Find Native TetheringAddon Here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-enable-native-tethering-g900aoc4-t3078561
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] doby-nut:
Update: Weird, followed below tutorial twice, both installed fine but with missing google play services. Tried utilizing "RAR open file knife free app" to extract files from rar file. This time appears to be smooth without google play or google play services issues. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Nyxerosoir:
That is correct. Tricking the system ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] lurk3r2013:
No matter what I do I cannot get any backup folders to show when I try to restore the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Backup files inside my numbered folder I created during backup.

What am I doing wrong?

No folders or files in SS restore even though there are actually 2 of them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] gus2144:
FYI: If anyone gets the system process has stopped" bootloop, all had to do was pull the battery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jerrys0828:
lurk3r2013, I was having the same problem, and since I'd wiped my phone, I had to reflash the "Downgrade to 4.2.2" via Odin, then run thru the usual Towelroot-SuperSu-updateSupersuBinary&Reboot-Busybox-Safestrap charade once more. Fortunately, the unzipped (un-.rar-ed) rooted 5.0 folder was finally recognized by SS and restoring it went fine. Perhaps if I'd rebooted before the wipe I could have avoided the unnecessary steps, so you might want to try that first.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cmerlyn:
OK, I carefully read all the instructions, walked away, went back and read them carefully again. Printed directions out. Followed each step meticulously. Checked off each step after completion. Got to last step, went to a meeting. When I got back, went through the set up routine. It was nice enough to pull settings and programs from my last backup. Once everything was up and running, started verifying apps. Seems everything worked, TiBu worked flawlessly until I got to my email app (Enhanced Email, highly recommended). EE caused TiBu to hang. Went to Amazon, where I had gotten it, tried to re-download it but Amazon said it was already installed. Oh well, I can use the default email app for now.

Other than that one app, it all ran smooth as butter. 5.0 seems quite fast, haven't tried Antutu yet. Haven't run into any other problems.

Many thanks to [MENTION=2504548]Muniz[/MENTION].ri for his excellent work, and to all the other people who have posted their experiences.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
I've gotten to the step where I'm supposed to wipe but safe strap isn't recognizing the stock rooted folder. Is there a way to get it to recognize it before I wipe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Stand-by.....completely new process coming!

EDIT: New process live!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Nyxerosoir:
Think it's time to try to flash a custom rom :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
Very nice job man! Now to get a deodexed build made.

So in theory we can use chainfires new app to flash say the deodexed build I'm working on over your release? Or one of the 900F/900T roms?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I see you found the app. But just wanted to add that since it's still in beta testing I prefer users link to the FlashFire forum to not only get the app but view ongoing issues and resolutions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Deodexed should be fine but not sure if an international or tmobile ROM will run on a G900A kernel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] STraver:
If we updated using the original method to 5 is there value in reflashing using the new FlashFire method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
The only value is to begin familiarizing yourself with FlashFire.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
Flashfire

I'm guessing as with everything,our phone needs to be charged up as well. I'm at 5% right now because I've been attempting all of this since about 11 this morning including closing up my work and leaving,spending time with the family and all. Ill have to charge for a few,flash it,then give results. This long drawn out process is getting old quick LOL. The things we do to keep our root! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
I believe they will work fine like they did with 4.4.2. I need to see if flashfire will flash the kernel with them though because that could cause a brick. Flashfire will be useful but not having a true recovery to enter just for the sake of backups could get annoying.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
I'll wait on you to check out the recovery and kernel first if you'd like, just wanna be sure this new method puts us where we need to be.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Yes, FF will flash to the boot partition so there is risk. People creating guides will need to understand FF well enough to create safe and responsible guides to avoid issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Call me anxious, but I just installed flashfire so I'll be ready when the active gets your updates!

SM-G870A Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
Which File

I just chose my file in FlashFire to flash and I chose the system.ext4.win000, is that correct or are we supposed to choose the system.ext4.win001?

[EDIT] Also, the system.ext4.win000 is like 900 some odd MB and the other system.ext4.win001 was around 500 some odd MB.

[EDIT 2] 4. Press "Flash firmware package" then locate and select the G900A_OC4_Stock_Rooted_Firmware. FlashFire will scan the firmware which may take up to 10 minutes to complete. Press "ok" once the md5 is confirmed then make certain that both "Boot" and "System" are selected. Press the checkmark to continue.

---I chose the system.ext4.win000 package and after about 15% of it checking,FlashFire forced closed and stopped. Any idea's? I just restarted and it's at scanning archive and currently at 10%, we'll see what happens.

[EDIT 3] Once again, FlashFire forced closed after scanning the archive. This time at 26%. Anybody have any ideas? Do I need to close any background processes first or should it matter?

[EDIT 4] I chose the 2nd file, the system.ext4.win001 and it got to 58% and FlashFire forced closed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
You need to take a closer look at the OP. There are new files to download.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
New Files

I have double and triple checked the OP and I have both of those files. I extracted the first file and put both the first and second files on the internal storage of my phone as well as on the ext-SDcard. The second system.ext4.win001 file got to around 56% or so and the app forced closed. Any idea's man?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
The firmware file.tar contains system.img.ext4 and boot.img. Where did you get the .win001 files?

Make sure you are selecting the proper files from internal storage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
This is a screen shot that I took of the files that were inside the backup folder. I see the files changed though from stock rooted backup to stock rooted firmware. I'm in the process of re-download in everything right now and then I'll see where I'm at on flashing again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KINGDROID25:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] you sir are a genius, I was having soooo many issues I though to Odin but tried your method before I resorted to that and thank you sir I'm on lollipop rooted. .now if only xposed worked
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
Finally!! Success!!

You sir are a genious! I just flashed it all and am sitting at the AT&T splash screen right now waiting for it to boot the rest of the way. Am now booted into 5.0 and it's snappy!! Once I understood that the files completely changed,I was fine LOL! Thank for all your help and for this method! Confirmed working!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] :
Once we are on 5.0 with root, is it safe to do a basic factory reboot from the settings? Or will we lose root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] KhaosAnimeX:
New process with FlashFire worked great
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] archie87:
Yes. Root is built into the rom. I did a factory reset through the recovery and still had root afterwards.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 82801BA:
I have followed instruction closely and after it finishes flashing and EverRoot, the screen goes black and never start again (can pull battery and turn back on only).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] dorqus:
Followed the guide in the 1st post and it worked perfectly, I had 0 issues. This is a bonus because I don't have any windows machines so I can't run Odin.

Well done muniz_ri!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mykmayk:
how to restore app settings after flashfire update process?

thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ravenryan:
Now since I have 5.0 am i able to put different 5.0 roms on it now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] meissen:
Been at the AT&T splash screen for about 10 minutes now... lot longer than the 2 minutes in the updated FlashFire instructions in the OP...... Is it safe to try pulling the battery and rebooting or do I just keep waiting?

Edit: PHEW! That took a solid 20 minutes, but it finally got past the AT&T logo screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] yellowtail187:
I've can't get flashify to let me pick a file every time it crashes as soon as I press pick file
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] HeeyMaan:
I'm at almost 30 min on the AT&T logo. Should I wait or reboot by pulling the battery?

I decided to pull the battery after 43min. It booted up fine after restarting so if it hangs up on you after a decent amount of time just pull the battery and turn your phone back on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] mumboender:
I did the previous Odin method and worked great used flashfire to enable tethering and all is good..

Thanks!! Is there a list of apps that are safe to uninstall somewhere? I got rid of most of the AT&T stuff but don't want to dive too deep into the Samsung crap since there is no custom recovery and nandroid backups yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] meissen:
Well, this freaking sucks. After using Titanium Backup to restore some of my user apps (did not restore system, and I don't think I selected any system apps either -- was selecting things like Facebook, Instagram, etc) -- when the restore finished and it rebooted, I'm seeing that it's showing the "Custom" screen... it actually was hung on that completely. Pulled the battery, powered back up and then it got stuck on the AT&T globe logo. Waited 5 minutes, pulled battery, powered back up - got stuck again. Told me a system process was stuck and to either wait or kill it. I killed it, phone reboots itself and gets stuck again. This time I hit Wait 3 or 4 times and it boots up ... kinda. I have the status bar at the top but nothing else. 5 minutes later it reboots auomatically and now I'm back at the freaking AT&T logo screen again.

Ugh... don't fix what isn't broken. If you're happy with your current ROM, don't waste your time with this.......

Edit: Alright, after pulling my battery out for the 4th time, it actually booted right up quickly.... Seems to be a little quirky, I'm hoping I don't have to keep pulling my cover off to R&R the battery on a regular basis...

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Text messages are taking forever to come through - is anyone else experiencing this? Do I need to update my APN?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] miko85:
Just wanted to give thanks. Followed op guideline exactly and I'm confirmed root on 5.0 everything is running butter smooth. For the people who didn't get the same results don't be impatient and follow the instructions.

Thanks op
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I would wait until ROM devs test or modify their ROM's to work with FF (it's not compatible with AROMA installers).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] samccfl99:
Hi muniz_ri, i posted something on the XDK thread. can you take a look at it when u get a chance? dont know if u monitor all threads. thanks.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60064509&postcount=787

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Also, do you know anything more about what someone might be doing for Xposed and crappy Touchwiz? now i dont know if L addresses any of the modules i absolutely need, which are:

disable clear defaults dialog

hide xposed IME

no lock home

rootcloak (although now that Softcard is gone....?)

statusbar volume

cpu temp in status bar (would be nice)

AND of course Wanam

there are a few more, but not super important to me. i dont know how people get by without these???

Thanks!