How to root and gain unlimited hotspot? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5

Hey guys my wife has a Galaxy S5 and we got unlimited internet so i wanted to root and try to get unlimited hotspot like i got in my lg phone but i have no idea where to start, easier way to root and gain unlimited hotspot is? Thanks!
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There see plenty of threads where the methods on rooting were discussed.
I would start by reading through those for the pluses and minus.
Installing a custom rom will enable the hotspot.

Rasmux said:
Hey guys my wife has a Galaxy S5 and we got unlimited internet so i wanted to root and try to get unlimited hotspot like i got in my lg phone but i have no idea where to start, easier way to root and gain unlimited hotspot is? Thanks!
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I would suggest trying a custom ROM or if your trying to stay stock but roote w/Hotspot try one of the ROMs from Beans or Keysoh2. I've been running them and had no issue, I also tried the hotspot with no issues.
Look in the Development thread :good:
Hope it helps.

Yeah I have a towel rooted with Knox not tripped and a custom framework in it replaced with root and it works great

How were u able to not trip knox
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How were u able to not trip knox
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If you read Rom specs, you will see that many roms break knox. if they don't, it's for ppl who need an unbroken knox capability (for work, etc.)
Personally, I have found it too much trouble to be worthwhile. Every time I've made a mod for unlimited hot-spot (and it worked); it only worked for a while. Eventually the phone companies close the vulnerability, then hackers hack it, ad infinitum....

I'm still looking for a way to keep knox 0x0 but rooted, I don't need anything else. I really don't care if knox is tripped except my Samsung AllCast Hub won't work if rooted so I have to hide it

I flashed ne6 (I think that is the right version) then rooted with towelroot. I use mobile Odin pro to upgrade to newer versions of software to keep root and just replace framework with one that allows tethering

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[Q] S4 woes

OK. I am going to provide as much detail as I can for now. Please let me know what additional information will help you help me. Thanks
I have a S4 for Verizon. I have been trying to root it so I can load the Google edition image on it. However, none of the tutorials I have seen seem to work on my device. I bought it brand new direct from Samsung off contract (didn't want to loose my unlimited data) so I don't think I can get a warranty replacement through Verizon (haven't rooted it yet). The furthest I seem to get is that SuperSU gets installed but will not download the binaries. So I cannot continue with the rest if the steps with rooting and re-imaging. Also, most steps have you install a specific kernal version as the first step but not sure if that is happening because my screen don't look the same as the ones in the tutorials.
Phone: SCH-1545
OS ver: 4.3
Kernal: 3.4.0
Build: JSS15J.1545VRUEMJ7
HW ver: 1545.06
Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531704
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550383
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rsalas187 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531704
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550383
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I will check those out. Thanks for the quick response. :good:
Just so you know, the only thing available for MJ7 build is root. Installing a custom recovery or custom ROMs is not possible at this time.
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riker147 said:
Just so you know, the only thing available for MJ7 build is root. Installing a custom recovery or custom ROMs is not possible at this time.
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Are you certain? Other people seem to be imaging their Verizon devices with the Google Edition images. Thanks
deathtical said:
Are you certain? Other people seem to be imaging their Verizon devices with the Google Edition images. Thanks
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Not with MJ7 firmware they aren't.
If you didn't buy a developer edition, you my friend, are screwed.
tech_head said:
Not with MJ7 firmware they aren't.
If you didn't buy a developer edition, you my friend, are screwed.
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Typical. Is there no way to flash it with a different firmware so that I can do more with it? Thanks
deathtical said:
Typical. Is there no way to flash it with a different firmware so that I can do more with it? Thanks
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No. Once the phone is updated, there is no way to go back.
As I stated above, all we can do is root. With root we can debloat and use Xposed framework to make some changes.
riker147 said:
No. Once the phone is updated, there is no way to go back.
As I stated above, all we can do is root. With root we can debloat and use Xposed framework to make some changes.
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That doesn't really accomplish what I want though. Not your fault obviously. Do you know if this is a Verzion thing or just the device itself? Thanks
deathtical said:
That doesn't really accomplish what I want though. Not your fault obviously. Do you know if this is a Verzion thing or just the device itself? Thanks
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It's Verizon, they lock down every phone they sell. You have to do research before you buy your phone if you want custom software on Verizon, or switch carriers.
joshm.1219 said:
It's Verizon, they lock down every phone they sell. You have to do research before you buy your phone if you want custom software on Verizon, or switch carriers.
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I know Verzon sucks in that regard but the service is awesome. I get full 4G coverage just about everywhere and I've got unlimited data still. Plus, I didn't buy it from them, I payed full price from an online vendor so that I wouldn't have to change my contract.
Oh well, guess I'll just have to keep an eye out for when someone finally cracks it.
I hate waiting....

Disable Samsung Knox

Hi guys, I recently flashed a 4.3 official ROM and all of a sudden had aquired Samsung Knox, now although this will not get rid of theknox count in download mode it will allow you to disable Knox and continue to use it in a normal way without it interferring with apps asking for super user status. If you have super SU then open it up and it should detect you have knox installed, it will then ask if you want to disable it, hit yes and let the app do its work.....................that should sort you out, it did me on a gt-9300/05
Hope that helps someone? Cheers
antong2004 said:
Hi guys, I recently flashed a 4.3 official ROM and all of a sudden had aquired Samsung Knox, now although this will not get rid of theknox count in download mode it will allow you to disable Knox and continue to use it in a normal way without it interferring with apps asking for super user status. If you have super SU then open it up and it should detect you have knox installed, it will then ask if you want to disable it, hit yes and let the app do its work.....................that should sort you out, it did me on a gt-9300/05
Hope that helps someone? Cheers
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There is no knox on android 4.3 upgrade for Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300.
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thadoukuki said:
There is no knox on android 4.3 upgrade for Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300.
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Yeah, fair comment, ive actually worded and typed that incorrectly, i actually aquired knox by mistake when trying to root my phone, I was looking for the root file and i came across a post on this site about a program that can root any phone so i gave it a go, didnt end up with root but had knox instead! not cool! lol
i have a knox on my galaxy s3 that keeps boring me
Knox makes no odds unless you're a business buying phones.
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Are we any closer to a knox free root??

For the time since having an android phone I haven't rooted on day 1. But this horrible tether limit is getting annoying and I think I'm going to root. I haven't yet because of this Knox business, if were not any closer to rooting without tripping the Knox I'm going to do it tonight..
Does anyone know of anyone working on a way to root without tripping it yet?? Or does it look like its not going to happen???
Thanks
fastfed said:
For the time since having an android phone I haven't rooted on day 1. But this horrible tether limit is getting annoying and I think I'm going to root. I haven't yet because of this Knox business, if were not any closer to rooting without tripping the Knox I'm going to do it tonight..
Does anyone know of anyone working on a way to root without tripping it yet?? Or does it look like its not going to happen???
Thanks
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Not gonna happen any time soon
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Thanks.. Rooting now!
Reynaldinho111 said:
Not gonna happen any time soon
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What makes you say that? On the note 3, the root which didn't trip Knox came out one week after the first root
master4g said:
What makes you say that? On the note 3, the root which didn't trip Knox came out one week after the first root
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As far as I know the Note 3 had knox implemented in an ota update, meaning its software based. The S5, however, has a hardware implementation in the form of an efuse which blows when a non samsung signed kernel is flashed. At least thats my understanding
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Reynaldinho111 said:
As far as I know the Note 3 had knox implemented in an ota update, meaning its software based. The S5, however, has a hardware implementation in the form of an efuse which blows when a non samsung signed kernel is flashed. At least thats my understanding
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Are you referring to the S4 because the Note 3 has the same efuse crap S5 has. Was the first phone with it
nba1341 said:
Are you referring to the S4 because the Note 3 has the same efuse crap S5 has. Was the first phone with it
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No I had my facts slightly wrong. You're right it does have the efuse and can now be rooted without tripping knox but custom recoveries will still trip it.
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Which root method doesn't trip Knox?
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Which root method doesn't trip Knox?
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There isnt one for the S5
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There isnt one for the S5
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Screw it, thats what I think at least. Personally, I don't ever see me needing to get warranty on this phone. As for the Jump plan I have, they never checked a thing when I went in, so I assume I'll be good when that happens. I ahve insurance so even if it did break/malfunction, I'll just break it and pay the 150.00 bucks
fastfed said:
Screw it, thats what I think at least. Personally, I don't ever see me needing to get warranty on this phone. As for the Jump plan I have, they never checked a thing when I went in, so I assume I'll be good when that happens. I ahve insurance so even if it did break/malfunction, I'll just break it and pay the 150.00 bucks
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Exactly. Or report it as stolen and sell the parts
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So rooting doesn't cause knox tripping, but custom recovery will?
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philliman said:
So rooting doesn't cause knox tripping, but custom recovery will?
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Right... however we dont have a method of rooting that doesnt use a custom recovery
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I don't see the big deal with knox. With knox tripped the tmobile store will still take it no problem. Usually the first thing I do when I get a phone is root it and knox is never a worry of mine
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I don't see the big deal with knox. With knox tripped the tmobile store will still take it no problem. Usually the first thing I do when I get a phone is root it and knox is never a worry of mine
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Except we've had some reports of people being declined by tmobile because of tripped knox
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Except we've had some reports of people being declined by tmobile because of tripped knox
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a person I know tripped a knox in....note 2 i think? swapped it with a new note 2 because he dropped it. when he went to get the note 3, Tmobile declined him unless if he paid up front because of the knox. he used insurance to get it switched out. So they do check at some point it seems and note you.
Watch out, they will be checking
fastfed said:
Screw it, thats what I think at least. Personally, I don't ever see me needing to get warranty on this phone. As for the Jump plan I have, they never checked a thing when I went in, so I assume I'll be good when that happens. I ahve insurance so even if it did break/malfunction, I'll just break it and pay the 150.00 bucks
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You may have skipped by and got lucky like me the first time, but I know for a fact that the policy of the Jump company is telling them to check the KNOX counter. I believe and was told at the TMO store that they will be checking and are required to check otherwise the Jump program will take the money from TMO. So TMO is now going to hold employees accountable who do not check to see if KNOX is tripped and JUMP catches it. Just saying, hate to waste one hundred and fifty dollars every time I jump! It's bad enough just paying the damn sales tax! Then buying all the extras like a case, battery, etc.
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damaged82 said:
I don't see the big deal with knox. With knox tripped the tmobile store will still take it no problem. Usually the first thing I do when I get a phone is root it and knox is never a worry of mine
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You realize Knox was not on my Galaxy Note 3 when I received it, it came almost six months later. It is now a hardware, firmware feature of the phone and the TMO stores will be checking for it. We all got lucky this last time around but it will not be so when it comes time to Jump again. So be aware of that and find other ways to replace your phone or you'll be paying extra every time.
philliman said:
So rooting doesn't cause knox tripping, but custom recovery will?
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Reynaldinho111 said:
Right... however we dont have a method of rooting that doesnt use a custom recovery
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For me, flashing Philz custom recovery through ODIN did not trip my bootloader's knox counter. I thought it was very odd and that maybe I got lucky. Then I flashed the SU zip file through the custom recovery and then my counter was tripped.
Instead of doing an insurance replacement, you could just do a free warranty replacement to get a phone without knox tripped.
Don't mean to troll, but on a side note, we poor AT&T S5 folks are waiting for even a very basic root

[Q] Rooting a new Verizon S6 Edge?

Hey all, excuse my ignorance but I have searched and still am kind of confused. I'm going to grab a phone on Verizon prepaid next week and would like to get the Galaxy S6 Edge, but am still kind of confused with what's going on in the development scene. Mainly I want root and a custom recovery. I'm OK with touchwhiz and a stock ROM, especially if I can get rid of some bloat, but really need root and recovery. WHere I am confused is that I don't know what version of the Edge I will get and if full root will be available and if I will run into any problems that will prevent root. It seems like the smart thing to do would be to get the Nexus 6 for root/ROMs/Bootloader, but I really like the S6 Edge and would love to grab it if it will work.
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Hey all, excuse my ignorance but I have searched and still am kind of confused. I'm going to grab a phone on Verizon prepaid next week and would like to get the Galaxy S6 Edge, but am still kind of confused with what's going on in the development scene. Mainly I want root and a custom recovery. I'm OK with touchwhiz and a stock ROM, especially if I can get rid of some bloat, but really need root and recovery. WHere I am confused is that I don't know what version of the Edge I will get and if full root will be available and if I will run into any problems that will prevent root. It seems like the smart thing to do would be to get the Nexus 6 for root/ROMs/Bootloader, but I really like the S6 Edge and would love to grab it if it will work.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60600131
Read that carefully. All your answer are there.
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jamiejames said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=60600131
Read that carefully. All your answer are there.
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Thanks. Just got off work and heading to bed but will check it out later for sure. Really like the edge but damn I would hate to spend several hundred dollars on a phone that can't be rooted or only has a 'gimped' root.
andr0id23 said:
Thanks. Just got off work and heading to bed but will check it out later for sure. Really like the edge but damn I would hate to spend several hundred dollars on a phone that can't be rooted or only has a 'gimped' root.
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Basically if it has built of1 or newer it can't be done. If your getting a new one it's probably been updated. Oe3 and oe2 you can root. It's been awhile since the of1 update and nobody has found a way to root. You can't flash down either.
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Basically if it has built of1 or newer it can't be done. If your getting a new one it's probably been updated. Oe3 and oe2 you can root. It's been awhile since the of1 update and nobody has found a way to root. You can't flash down either.
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Don't forget that a custom recovery will trip knox as well, so if root is acquired, think twice before installing one.
Snowby123 said:
Don't forget that a custom recovery will trip knox as well, so if root is acquired, think twice before installing one.
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The only root method for verizon is pingpong and it does not trip knox.
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Is there a root method yet?

First day with my edge plus and I'm wondering if there is a root method and any roms worth flashing. Thanks.
Nope. Won't be for a very long time
Doubt there will be one but I am a rootaholic and since I got this phone I haven't felt the need to want to root. Does everything I need well.
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Why is that? why are you guys saying there wont be root nor roms for a long time? not a popular phone? or is it too new in the market? did I choose the wrong phone if I wanted mods?
ljbrenes said:
Why is that? why are you guys saying there wont be root nor roms for a long time? not a popular phone? or is it too new in the market? did I choose the wrong phone if I wanted mods?
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You're completely off. You chose the wrong carrier to buy phones from in general
LaosPerson said:
You're completely off. You chose the wrong carrier to buy phones from in general
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I've been with Verizon for ten years, 5 different phones and never had any issues getting plenty of roms and kernels for any of my phones, ever.
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I've been with Verizon for ten years, 5 different phones and never had any issues getting plenty of roms and kernels for any of my phones, ever.
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No issues I bet. But probably a difficult process to get there. T-Mobile seems the best for modification, but anyhow, the s6 edge plus just has a hard lockdown because of Verizon making modification difficult, I looked at the T-Mobile variant forumns and they have a custom kernel and a few stock based modified roms
Hopefully is just a matter of time then. Thanks for the info. In the meantime I downloaded Package Disabler Pro and disabled a bunch of bloatware.
Well if you don't care about texting and talking, the tmobile variants do work with Verizon 4g. I've tested and it connects just fine.
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Nothing yet, but it looks like they're getting closer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0I45HtgtQ
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Nothing yet, but it looks like they're getting closer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0I45HtgtQ
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how does a rooted g920f aosp rom have to do with a s6e+ on verizon?
those devices have unlocked BLs so they have way more options
I didn't know that. Sorry.
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Lodingi said:
I didn't know that. Sorry.
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no biggie..
to my knowledge i thought even if it did get rooted that it would no longer boot up on vzw/att? pretty sure youd need an unlocked BL regardless which most likely will not happen.. hasnt happened on vzwsammy since early s4 days lol
I don't think these phones have a good chance of getting root unless a universal method like towel root is discovered. Development is pretty much stagnant in the Verizon variants of these phones.
I blame all the a holes abusing unlimited data! With unlocked bootloader you can root, unlock WiFi Hotspot And feed the neighborhood
You don't need root for that... All you need is foxfi... Available on the Google play store
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I guess I don't understand what unlimited means.
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I blame all the a holes abusing unlimited data! With unlocked bootloader you can root, unlock WiFi Hotspot And feed the neighborhood
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Dumb statement. It goes deeper than that. With advertisement being one of the big reasons why it's locked down.
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Dumb statement. It goes deeper than that. With advertisement being one of the big reasons why it's locked down.
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That is true, but it's not a dumb statement , because that is part of it too.
So, you order all you can eat fish and get charged more and draw haters because you ate all you could eat. Wouldn't you be pissed if you bought a car with free oil change for life and 2 years later they wanted to start charging you because they never foreseen you actually using it and taking them for their word.
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