Hello all,
I have a brand new S4 and I have a problem. I rooted the phone shortly after getting it, only to find out it has a problem reading sd cards. I now have to return it. I used the unroot feature in Supersu, deleted all the app's the pertain to root and did a factory reset. My question, will Verizon know the phone was rooted? I can't return it if they can! The replacement phone is to arrive today and I have 5 days to return my original phone to Verizon. Pleas help!
keb8880 said:
Hello all,
I have a brand new S4 and I have a problem. I rooted the phone shortly after getting it, only to find out it has a problem reading sd cards. I now have to return it. I used the unroot feature in Supersu, deleted all the app's the pertain to root and did a factory reset. My question, will Verizon know the phone was rooted? I can't return it if they can! The replacement phone is to arrive today and I have 5 days to return my original phone to Verizon. Pleas help!
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idk post it in the verizon forum to find out... this is for the S4 Active....
^^this and also Questions go in Q&A section not General.
Thread moved to correct forum.
Have a great day!
You can Odin back to stock if you really want to be sure. Before I return a phone, I Odin back to stock and then perform a factory reset after the phone boots.
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I've been trying to get my phone back on stock rom for hours or at least to the point where I can use it. Ive tried several methods in the past day. However, I have not been able to do it without success. This was all for the purpose of updating to 4.3 since I hadn't updated since I rooted my phone. First I unrooted it through Supersu and tried to apply the update but it wouldnt work so then I factory reset it. I applied the update again but it didnt seem to want to update to 4.3 . So then I went to TWRP and cleaned out the files, but I never checked to it to the system. After that It was stuck into a boot loop. It never got past the Galaxy s4 boot image. I still have a back up of everything after I rooted my phone, but after applying the following system recovery
stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS4/SPH-L720/L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_SPR.zip
I am no longer able to use TWRP and my phone is still in the same situation. All I know about my phone without acess to the information in the about phone section is that it is a Verison Galaxy S4 and before I did anything it was on an android 4.2.2 rooted stock. On the box it say its a SPHl720BKK. If anyone could help me that would be greatly appreciated before I hard brick my phone with the little experiance i have.
santiagorook said:
I've been trying to get my phone back on stock rom for hours or at least to the point where I can use it. Ive tried several methods in the past day. However, I have not been able to do it without success. This was all for the purpose of updating to 4.3 since I hadn't updated since I rooted my phone. First I unrooted it through Supersu and tried to apply the update but it wouldnt work so then I factory reset it. I applied the update again but it didnt seem to want to update to 4.3 . So then I went to TWRP and cleaned out the files, but I never checked to it to the system. After that It was stuck into a boot loop. It never got past the Galaxy s4 boot image. I still have a back up of everything after I rooted my phone, but after applying the following system recovery
stockroms.net/file/GalaxyS4/SPH-L720/L720VPUAMDC_L720SPTAMDC_SPR.zip
I am no longer able to use TWRP and my phone is still in the same situation. All I know about my phone without acess to the information in the about phone section is that it is a Verison Galaxy S4 and before I did anything it was on an android 4.2.2 rooted stock. On the box it say its a SPHl720BKK. If anyone could help me that would be greatly appreciated before I hard brick my phone with the little experiance i have.
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You're posting in a forum for the SCH-I545. That's a Verizon Galaxy S4.
The SPH-L720 is an international phone, You'll need to post on a forum for that particular variant of the GS4 if you expect any help.
I am weary. Every time there is an update, I have to do hours of research to find the latest work-around to carry my rooted phone into the next version. Now with the advent of the ISIS wallet, my phone did not want to allow me to use the app because it detected my phone was rooted. I've had enough; I just want to return my phone to the factory rom, so that future updates are less of a hassle for me.
My Verizon Note II phone is running Android Version 4.1.2. It was rooted using the Team Win Recovery Project rom with ODIN. Yesterday, I unrooted my phone using Chainfire's SuperUser app. My phone appears to be working normally and there are nearly no signs that it was ever rooted in ODIN Mode. The only giveaway is that TWRP bootup is still there. I cannot successfully update my phone to the next version, and I believe the TWRP bootup has something to do with that. I want to return my phone to factory default. I thank you for any assistance you can provide me with this.
butter219 said:
I am weary. Every time there is an update, I have to do hours of research to find the latest work-around to carry my rooted phone into the next version. Now with the advent of the ISIS wallet, my phone did not want to allow me to use the app because it detected my phone was rooted. I've had enough; I just want to return my phone to the factory rom, so that future updates are less of a hassle for me.
My Verizon Note II phone is running Android Version 4.1.2. It was rooted using the Team Win Recovery Project rom with ODIN. Yesterday, I unrooted my phone using Chainfire's SuperUser app. My phone appears to be working normally and there are nearly no signs that it was ever rooted in ODIN Mode. The only giveaway is that TWRP bootup is still there. I cannot successfully update my phone to the next version, and I believe the TWRP bootup has something to do with that. I want to return my phone to factory default. I thank you for any assistance you can provide me with this.
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First thread in the development section -> Return to Stock
I'm going for it.
jcollier said:
First thread in the development section -> Return to Stock
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jcollier, thank you so much for the reply. I visited the thread you mentioned. I'm going to use the information I gathered there to attempt to restore my phone to factory default. The only problem I ran into there is that the link for the 4.1.2 VRAMC3 rom is not working (something about too many downloads and trying again in 24 hours). I really don't want to wait that long just to see if the message will change. I've since gone to the sammobile.com website to see if I can glean something usable from there. Thank you again for your help.
I had my Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted. I am looking to turn my phone in today for the Note 3. I went into SU and checked I wanted to unroot my phone. My phone is unrooted now, but I can't get the Custom Lock that appears when you first boot the phone. I can't upgrade the phone either. I did a hard reset and that didn't work. I tried everything, and I can't get rid of that Custom Lock that appears, and I am afraid that I won't be able to turn my phone it. Can anyone help me?
Thank you,
Al Metta
You need to Odin it back to stock. I'll get you the link
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am2354 said:
I had my Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted. I am looking to turn my phone in today for the Note 3. I went into SU and checked I wanted to unroot my phone. My phone is unrooted now, but I can't get the Custom Lock that appears when you first boot the phone. I can't upgrade the phone either. I did a hard reset and that didn't work. I tried everything, and I can't get rid of that Custom Lock that appears, and I am afraid that I won't be able to turn my phone it. Can anyone help me?
Thank you,
Al Metta
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Flash the MK2 ODIN tar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209
am2354 said:
I had my Verizon Galaxy S4 rooted. I am looking to turn my phone in today for the Note 3. I went into SU and checked I wanted to unroot my phone. My phone is unrooted now, but I can't get the Custom Lock that appears when you first boot the phone. I can't upgrade the phone either. I did a hard reset and that didn't work. I tried everything, and I can't get rid of that Custom Lock that appears, and I am afraid that I won't be able to turn my phone it. Can anyone help me?
Thank you,
Al Metta
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To remove the "Custom" flag, you've got to return the phone to stock. If you haven't done anything but rooted it, then run the "unroot" script in the Saferoot thread (which means you'll need to re-root, unfortunately). After a reboot, the custom flag will reset.
However, many people have reported that having Custom hasn't caused them to have warranty claims denied.
Hello,
Sorry if this has been posted. I searched for this topic and did not see it for samsung s4. I rooted my phone using towel root, and when I updated to 4.4.2 my phone lost its root. I am fine with the phone not being rooted, but when I restart it the word custom shows up on reboot. I read people suggestion to get odin and flash the rom to stock. Will that solve the problem? Also does the rom stay the same for the device or does it change for each firware updates. Just want to make sure I flash my phone with the correct Rom. I ask this because I am returning my phone for a warrenty issue and just want to make sure anything that would show i rooted the phone is gone. Thanks in advance and sorry if some of these question are stupid.
yup yup! just do a clean restore to nc5! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735172. Do a full wipe, since you are returning it.
and for "does the rom stay the same for the device"... im not quite sure what this is saying. The phone after samsung updates will be different but its the same touchwiz "rom."
Hey all,
I hope I am posting in the right section. If I am not please feel free to re-direct me. I have searched for the answer to my question and am not quite seeing the answer.
I have a samsung galaxy S5. I tried rooting it using towelroot. As far as I knew it was rooted. My understanding is that if you are rooted that you cannot get the OTA updates. My phone has an error when trying to install those updates. I tried installing SuperSU. It said I did not have the SU binary. I installed a root checker that stated I did not have an active root. My goal is to get my phone back to factory settings in order to turn it in for a new phone. What do I need to do that? Am I really not rooted anymore? Why won't the updates install then? If I back up my phone and do a factory reset will I run into any problems?
I understand that I am an absolute novice at this so any help is totally appreciated!
Try to flash the stock rom.
Try to flash the stock rom of your s5,then you can back to your stock and can update your mobile.
Istorm7 said:
Hey all,
I hope I am posting in the right section. If I am not please feel free to re-direct me. I have searched for the answer to my question and am not quite seeing the answer.
I have a samsung galaxy S5. I tried rooting it using towelroot. As far as I knew it was rooted. My understanding is that if you are rooted that you cannot get the OTA updates. My phone has an error when trying to install those updates. I tried installing SuperSU. It said I did not have the SU binary. I installed a root checker that stated I did not have an active root. My goal is to get my phone back to factory settings in order to turn it in for a new phone. What do I need to do that? Am I really not rooted anymore? Why won't the updates install then? If I back up my phone and do a factory reset will I run into any problems?
I understand that I am an absolute novice at this so any help is totally appreciated!
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