Hey guys,
I'm new to XDA and I'm looking to get my S4 to stock Android. I've been doing some digging and I'm not sure if I'm able to do so. I'm up to date on software my version o 4.3 with MK2 build. Does this mean I can't root it and run stock? If I can, can you guys point me to a step by step post on how to do this?
18annu18 said:
Hey guys,
I'm new to XDA and I'm looking to get my S4 to stock Android. I've been doing some digging and I'm not sure if I'm able to do so. I'm up to date on software my version o 4.3 with MK2 build. Does this mean I can't root it and run stock? If I can, can you guys point me to a step by step post on how to do this?
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What do you mean by"stock Android"? Without Touchwiz?
riker147 said:
What do you mean by"stock Android"? Without Touchwiz?
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Yes, straight Vanilla Android.
18annu18 said:
Yes, straight Vanilla Android.
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Don't think it's possible with your build. This thread is a good place to start-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501 Good Luck.
You are on the latest update so you cannot exploit your bootloader. You are stuck with root and safestrap which only supports certain TW ROMs.
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So I flashed paraniodandroid Rom for Verizon note.2. I did this mainly because of ota update and I was already rooted and didn't want to loose it.
My question is what are the differences between paraniodandroid and the stock ota?
How do I use the multi window function?
I used twrp to flash the Rom. Are there any roms that are nothing more than the stock ota with root?
simpson1190 said:
So I flashed paraniodandroid Rom for Verizon note.2. I did this mainly because of ota update and I was already rooted and didn't want to loose it.
My question is what are the differences between paraniodandroid and the stock ota?
How do I use the multi window function?
I used twrp to flash the Rom. Are there any roms that are nothing more than the stock ota with root?
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For the PA function explanation you will find all the answers in the PA thread or by doing a search on google and watching a video.
There are plenty of roms that are just the stock OTA or the stock OTA with a few changes. You might want to check Cleanrom or Beans out.
Just remember that you are on a 4.2 rom now and to go back to a 4.1 rom, beans and cleanrom, you will have to flash an additional zip after you flash your 4.1 rom. It is to revert the file stucture to the 4.1 file structure and if you dont use it your external SD WILL BE CORRUPTED. You can find the zip to revert your SD card in the Official CyanogenMod 10.1 OP.
You should also read thru Droidstyles guide that is a sticky in the Android Development forum.
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Can u send a link or more information about the SD card fix?
simpson1190 said:
Can u send a link or more information about the SD card fix?
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Dude its in the op of almost every aosp thread. Should we spoon feed you as well? If we always link it, you won't know how to do it on your own. Not being mean, this is intended to help teach you
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Wow you r so nice. Bet u got a lot of friends
hopesrequiem said:
Dude its in the op of almost every aosp thread. Should we spoon feed you as well? If we always link it, you won't know how to do it on your own. Not being mean, this is intended to help teach you
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simpson1190 said:
Wow you r so nice. Bet u got a lot of friends
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I just told you where to look. If you're so incompetent that you can't look in the rom thread which your using, then you shouldn't mod your phone. Quite the childish response by the way pal.
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I'm running an i545 S4, rooted, hotspot tether, 4.3, MJ7. I ultimately want to be running MK2 4.4 kit kat, rooted, with wifi hotspot. What if anything can I do at this time to get my phone best setup to be ready to take advantage of new releases and who would be the most likely builders. I been read about some stuff cyanogenmod is doing and I like the Toro eclipse rom stuff (inverted) as well. Should I focus on trying to get MK2 build first?
Thanks for your help in advance cuz you guys always come thru!
Michael S.
mshawn3 said:
I'm running an i545 S4, rooted, hotspot tether, 4.3, MJ7. I ultimately want to be running MK2 4.4 kit kat, rooted, with wifi hotspot. What if anything can I do at this time to get my phone best setup to be ready to take advantage of new releases and who would be the most likely builders. I been read about some stuff cyanogenmod is doing and I like the Toro eclipse rom stuff (inverted) as well. Should I focus on trying to get MK2 build first?
Thanks for your help in advance cuz you guys always come thru!
Michael S.
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There is really no telling man at this point. A lot of people are already running CM 4.4 Kitkat but for that you must be on MDK. Your best bet would be for Samsung to release a 4.4 TW build at some point and wait for someone to post build.
ahoslc said:
There is really no telling man at this point. A lot of people are already running CM 4.4 Kitkat but for that you must be on MDK. Your best bet would be for Samsung to release a 4.4 TW build at some point and wait for someone to post build.
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What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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Is it the first version S4 shipped with and at this point there is no way to downgrade to it.
This should be in Q&A
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mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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Yeah, to add to what the other poster said, it's the first version that the S4 came out with, and it was easy to hack by using something called Loki, which bypasses the bootloader and lets you change your kernel and run AOSP ROMs.
mshawn3 said:
What's MDK bro? Is that an older version thats easier to hack
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MK2 isn't 4.4....
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
MK2 isn't 4.4....
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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KitKat has not yet been released for the S4. MK2 is just the latest verizon build for the S4. The phone is on 4.3
Questions and Help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Development sections are for developers to post work
Thread moved
Thanks
FNSM
I apologize for posting in the wrong place
Demiurge7 said:
This should be in Q&A
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Thanks for the info and moving it to the appropriate thread for me.
Hey,I have a galaxy s4 and I rooted it. the root is called "4.4 unofficial".
After I've rooted my phone my camera stoped working and I can't take screenshoots.
Anybody knows what is the problem?
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Hey,I have a galaxy s4 and I rooted it. the root is called "4.4 unofficial".
After I've rooted my phone my camera stoped working and I can't take screenshoots.
Anybody knows what is the problem?
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need to provide more info....sounds like hey my car not not running whats wrong with it....
decaturbob said:
need to provide more info....sounds like hey my car not not running whats wrong with it....
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what information do you need?
AquaSide said:
what information do you need?
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for starters. Put yourself in the position of someone trying to answer your question. Think about it....what base is your phone? what root method did you use? Is it a verizon S4....
decaturbob said:
for starters. Put yourself in the position of someone trying to answer your question. Think about it....what base is your phone? what root method did you use? Is it a verizon S4....
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how can I find my phone base? and my root method?
AquaSide said:
how can I find my phone base? and my root method?
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you best start doing some reading in these forums....If you dont have a basic understanding on what you are doing, you can really mess your phone up
AquaSide said:
how can I find my phone base? and my root method?
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If you don't know your root method, how do you know you're rooted?
Maybe your confused, do you know what being "rooted" means?
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AquaSide said:
Hey,I have a galaxy s4 and I rooted it. the root is called "4.4 unofficial".
After I've rooted my phone my camera stoped working and I can't take screenshoots.
Anybody knows what is the problem?
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One of the Kingo variants did something with the camera code on the phone if I understand correctly.
That was the focus of speculation that the rooting method installed malware on the phone. You may have been hacked.
So, to help you understand what you need to tell us to help you:
1. "Galaxy S4"? What model? Settings/More/About phone, then look at the "Model number".
2. What build? Same screen - Build Number.
You'll need to repair whatever damage was done by the rooting tool by recovering the camera stuff. Probably the easiest way to do that is to re-flash a factory stock ROM and re-root.
Use my rooting program. It won't mess up your camera.
riker147 said:
If you don't know your root method, how do you know you're rooted?
Maybe your confused, do you know what being "rooted" means?
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One reason I suggested he needs to read more...I don't think he knows what has or clearly what to do.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
decaturbob said:
One reason I suggested he needs to read more...I don't think he knows what has or clearly what to do.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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Probably why he hasn't checked back in.
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Hello, I have a Galaxy S4 developers edition stock with version 4.2.2. I have never rooted it or changed the ROM in any way. Yet for some reason I have yet to get a single update from Verizon or Samsung ... Everything I am reading says I should have 4.4 by now .. At least 4.3... Is there a reason why I am not getting update.
Thank you.
silver7x said:
Hello, I have a Galaxy S4 developers edition stock with version 4.2.2. I have never rooted it or changed the ROM in any way. Yet for some reason I have yet to get a single update from Verizon or Samsung ... Everything I am reading says I should have 4.4 by now .. At least 4.3... Is there a reason why I am not getting update.
Thank you.
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Developers Editions don't receive updates. I guess they assume that anyone with a Dev Edition will ROM it.
Hello silver7x,
I noticed your post saying that you have a Dev s4. As you may know there are people trying to unlock the bootloader for the retail version of the s4. Would you be willing to take 5-10 minutes to help them out by sending a copy of your aboot to: Surge1223 ?
We would all greatly appreciate your help. If you need help figuring out how to do so, check out his thread for unlocking the bootloader. Or send him a PM labeled "S4 Dev aboot"
Thank you!
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I would be more than happy to help in any way I can. I will look at the process tonight and see how to extract the information and send it.
With regards to my original question, How does one with a developers edition phone get a stock copy of Samsung's 4.4.2
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I would be more than happy to help in any way I can. I will look at the process tonight and see how to extract the information and send it.
With regards to my original question, How does one with a developers edition phone get a stock copy of Samsung's 4.4.2
Thanks
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There's no Stock KitKat ROM for the Verizon phone at the moment. You'll have to wait until VZ releases 4.4.2.
silver7x said:
I would be more than happy to help in any way I can. I will look at the process tonight and see how to extract the information and send it.
With regards to my original question, How does one with a developers edition phone get a stock copy of Samsung's 4.4.2
Thanks
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Here
Surge1223 said:
adb shell
su
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot of=/sdcard/devaboot.mbn
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jhasty01 said:
Here
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Little bit more involved. He's not rooted yet.
old&slow said:
Little bit more involved. He's not rooted yet.
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This should help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44322019&postcount=70
Hey all...been a long time since I've been back in the forums but have been relatively pleased with this Nebula rom on my Note. However, now that I'm 2 Android versions behind I wanted to check in to see if I have any options to upgrade to a newer/better ROM like Cyanogenmod. Since I'm running MJ9 I just don't know if I'm just plain stuck unless I wanted to go to the official Verizon Kitkat update.
Thanks all,
Gary
rolltide78 said:
Hey all...been a long time since I've been back in the forums but have been relatively pleased with this Nebula rom on my Note. However, now that I'm 2 Android versions behind I wanted to check in to see if I have any options to upgrade to a newer/better ROM like Cyanogenmod. Since I'm running MJ9 I just don't know if I'm just plain stuck unless I wanted to go to the official Verizon Kitkat update.
Thanks all,
Gary
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2561450
You Need to Flash This Firmware Package Via Odin to get the new modem and to get wifi to work
Firmware: link above
monkeyass408 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2561450
You Need to Flash This Firmware Package Via Odin to get the new modem and to get wifi to work
Firmware: link above
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I'm confused. What does this get me? I'm already on MJ9 but running Nebula via Safestrap.
nvm i assumed you have an unlocked bootloader. GL.
No worries. However, what do you think? Should I update to kit kat and try ghetto root or stay at 4.3?
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rolltide78 said:
No worries. However, what do you think? Should I update to kit kat and try ghetto root or stay at 4.3?
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if you want custom roms i dont think 4.4.2 has a working safestrap, but its rootable so its really up to you.