Please check my facts ... here's the deal. Last week, I was about to pull the trigger on a Verizon deal for a pair of HTC One (M7s) as an Anniversary gift for me and wifey. My spouse thought she surprise me first and well, she did. She picked up the HTC (M7) and got me a new Verizon S4 (4.3) on contract.
Now I'm all caught up on 4.4.2 KitKat issues on the S4 ( of course, after I bought a 32gb extSD) and the various ways of rooting (too many to count now) and etc. etc. etc.
A very tardy 4.4.x for Verizon is rumored to be here in a couple of weeks. Will this OTA break the LOKI bootloader bypass? I love both of the phones and am a Touchwiz fan to a degree, but I'm wondering what the future may hold.
Is this a waiting game for now? I wonder if I could return the S4 (after 2 weeks) by bringing to light the absurdity of selling [sic] anyone a phone with SD card designs that are compromised to a large degree (I know, not completely) ....
Thanks in advance.
How did u managed to get a mdk firmware s4 at this late date?
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He does not have the mdk s4.
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Addiso said:
He does not have the mdk s4.
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He was referring to loki exploit only found in mdk bootloader. .
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Yea Decaturbob I'm sure He's not on MDK but you never know I suppose. Few months ago people were still getting them at Radio Shacks randomly.
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Sorry its an MK2. Again, is LOKI dead with 4.4.2?
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Sorry its an MK2. Again, is LOKI dead with 4.4.2?
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Loki was only for MDK.
Anything after can be rooted and install SafeStrap. The official Verizon 4.4.2 isn't out yet but there is a leaked version as well as a method to update to it from mk2 and keep root.
Just do a lot of research before jumping into anything that you may not be able to come back from.
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Sorry its an MK2. Again, is LOKI dead with 4.4.2?
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Any research would tell you so...
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Related
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43982370
Root announcement just posted. No recovery yet, they're still working on that, and on releasing an updated root tool for the masses. Good news for those that took the update, or received their new phone w/the update on it.
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This is great! Thanks for letting us know.
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Wait so just to be sure, those of us who took the update can't Odin back to MDK and root + install recovery right? Sorry if this was mentioned somewhere else. Checked threads here and ddcelopement section and couldn't find a straight answer. Thanks
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BraddahBoi808 said:
Wait so just to be sure, those of us who took the update can't Odin back to MDK and root + install recovery right? Sorry if this was mentioned somewhere else. Checked threads here and ddcelopement section and couldn't find a straight answer. Thanks
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No once on the official ME7 ota you're unable to odin back to mdk.
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No once on the official ME7 ota you're unable to odin back to mdk.
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Thanks. I don't get why we can't Odin back though? I thought ME7 just prevented us from flashing the pre-release kernel no?
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BraddahBoi808 said:
Thanks. I don't get why we can't Odin back though? I thought ME7 just prevented us from flashing the pre-release kernel no?
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It also blocked the mdk kernel. And I believe it included a new bootloader which blocked the loki patch as well. Could be wrong about the 2nd part.
Damn, this update is worse than I thought. Haha
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Nope samsung and verizon did a good job at blocking downgrade.
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Standalone Update vs. OTA
Hello!
Has anyone uploaded the ME7 Update where it can be downloaded and installed directly instead or OTA?
Safe ME7 update
rayzke said:
Hello!
Has anyone uploaded the ME7 Update where it can be downloaded and installed directly instead or OTA?
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Here is the safe version of ME7, Just did this myself, works great. Doesn't touch the bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43895056&postcount=1
If you buy a new s4 does it come already updated?
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If you buy a new s4 does it come already updated?
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I just bought mine from vzw last Monday and it came with MDK, still unlockable.
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I just bought mine from vzw last Monday and it came with MDK, still unlockable.
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Nice! So you obviously bought the "consumer edition," right? Why did you decide on that vs. the developer edition? Just curious...
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Nice! So you obviously bought the "consumer edition," right? Why did you decide on that vs. the developer edition? Just curious...
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I didn't buy it outright, I stole an upgrade from a dumbphone line on my plan in order to keep my unlimited data. They only offer the consumer edition from vzw. Plus, I believe there is no warranty at all for a dev edition, and it only comes in 16gb. 32gb needed!
I've been waiting to root cause of problems I saw from other people and cause twrp wasn't stable but know I see twrp is. But didn't know if they were working on a fix to get around knox?
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I've been waiting to root cause of problems I saw from other people and cause twrp wasn't stable but know I see twrp is. But didn't know if they were working on a fix to get around knox?
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If you can wait, wait... if not and you want to avoid the KNOX binary trigger, use Root de la Vega. @mjcollum posted a thread about it in our Sprint Note 3 forum, here.
Personally, I could care less about KNOX security so I used CF-AutoRoot and jumped into all the fun that can be had.
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If you can wait, wait... if not and you want to avoid the KNOX binary trigger, use Root de la Vega. @mjcollum posted a thread about it in our Sprint Note 3 forum, here.
Personally, I could care less about KNOX security so I used CF-AutoRoot and jumped into all the fun that can be had.
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Yea I saw that thread before but I plan on rocking jellybomb so it will trip it anyway
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I'm waiting as i'm not a fan of the current rom!
Jellybomb is bad ass had it on my note 2
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Jellybomb is bad ass had it on my note 2
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agree!!!! SCREW KNOX!!! i plan on keeping the phone anyway so i dont care about tripping knox. tether alone is worth it
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agree!!!! SCREW KNOX!!! i plan on keeping the phone anyway so i dont care about tripping knox. tether alone is worth it
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I plan on keeping phone too just wonder if I take it back cause of a problem if they will look to see if it's tripped
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What's the hurry?
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What's the hurry?
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I always root my phone feels weird not being rooted
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I always root my phone feels weird not being rooted
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I agree but I'd rather be safe then sorry and just enjoy the awesome stock phone for now. This phone is all around awesome just soak it up for now.
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What's the hurry?
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knox knox...who's there...FREEEEE TETHER!!!!!! thats why i rooted!
Yea I pretty much went the keep it as stock as possible route and went the vega route just to keep my options open in the future. At this point pretty much just running a stock system with vega root. Xposed modules.wifi mod. And massively debloated. Seems ideal for me at this time. That way I can still go either way as development progresses . Return to complete stock. Or go all out with roms.
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Just rooted yesterday with the vega root, and you can still have wifi tethering with stock, and no knox trip either! Im still getting anxious to start flashing lol!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481448
Just remember using this mod don't flash the zip, extract the files and copy the manually.
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I always root my phone feels weird not being rooted
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That's how I feel.. This is the first phone I didn't root the second it was available. . I would rather not trip Knox not cause of warrantee but for the unknown of what effect that might have down the road. Will this self destruct in a month .. Who knows. . Have read horror stories of what manufactures can do with this stuff. . Don't feel like destroying my baby.. I want to start working on my own rom so so so so bad. . It is killing me. .
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I made the jump once I seen Jedi elite ROM was released. It was SOO worth it
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I made the jump once I seen Jedi elite ROM was released. It was SOO worth it
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I rooted today. Worked flawlessly.
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I didn't find the jedi rom. Can you provide a link
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I didn't find the jedi rom. Can you provide a link
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Right after I posted that I realized I was not in the T-Mobile forums. Sorry for the confusion. It's only for T-Mobile at the moment.
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My girlfriend has the Verizon S4 4.3..
However she hates it and wants to go back to 4.1.2 or 4.2.... Can I just flash the Ruu file in Odin to go back without any problems?
Thanks for any help!
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My girlfriend has the Verizon S4 4.3..
However she hates it and wants to go back to 4.1.2 or 4.2.... Can I just flash the Ruu file in Odin to go back without any problems?
Thanks for any help!
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No
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No
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What do you suggest I do?
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The tar file for Odin cannot be used to downgrade due to bootloader. Much like the ruu on most HTC phones won't allow a downgrade due to locks in the bootloader.
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So she is stuck on 4.3?!?
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So she is stuck on 4.3?!?
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Damn......
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So she is stuck on 4.3?!?
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Yep....your only option would be safestrap and a few roms compatible to run with it.
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
Or root and clean it up. I did even though I hate stock. TW and Sense are both horrible. VZW and carriers make it worse with the bloat. Root, delay and freeze. I even deleted VZW apk files so I didn't have to worry about them running. I'm on straight talk though, so I wouldn't need them anyway.
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Yeah, thanks. She's not very tech savvy and prefers the old look. Smh at locked bootloaders
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Any word on when T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, or AT&T will get their hands on a TouchWiz UX Nature flavored version of KitKat?
I hear the SM-N900 and SM-N905 are getting it.
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Bump.
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Any word on when T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, or AT&T will get their hands on a TouchWiz UX Nature flavored version of KitKat?
I hear the SM-N900 and SM-N905 are getting it.
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Not sure..but im waiting for an update! Lol
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Bump. Requesting an update. The Galaxy S4 4.4.2 OTA is en route.
Any news on the SM-N900P for 4.4.2 OTA yet?
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Bump. Requesting an update. The Galaxy S4 4.4.2 OTA is en route.
Any news on the SM-N900P for 4.4.2 OTA yet?
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No. All you have to do is go to any of the android websites, they all have the same stories, more or less. (AP, AC, Phan, etc) And not a one says boo about impending ota (in the US).
But if you look in the general section, you'll seen a rdf thread, read the last 5 pages, that's all the news fit to print. Also check out the leak thread, read up there too.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630514
Running NABD now and it's pretty darn stable
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630514
Running NABD now and it's pretty darn stable
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I'm contemplating it. But if I have problems with it, I'm SOL.
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So i followed Surges method, which worked perfectly btw, but i cannot stand stock samsung. Are there any roms that people are flashing after doing this upgrade that work well with SS? i have read through a lot of the Echoe thread hoping that one would work, but there seems to be a ton of confusion as to whether it works and how to get it to work... Can someone shed some light on the situation?
Gonna take some time for safestrap compatible 4.4 ROMs to become available. One reason why im not rushing to nc5
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I just purchased an s4 but unfortunately it came with nc5... downgrade n rooted now just waiting for an aosp rom that I can flash
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I am going to try echoe once it downloads. Hopefully it works
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I just purchased an s4 but unfortunately it came with nc5... downgrade n rooted now just waiting for an aosp rom that I can flash
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With out MDK boot loader, you won't see AOSP, or a true AOSP ROM running on your phone until kecex has been achieved. Enjoy limited TW
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Go figure lol
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I am going to try echoe once it downloads. Hopefully it works
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Your going to have to flash some other stuff to with it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720163