Root Yet - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

Still No Root?? Ugh. :banghead:
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No.
That's why if one wants to update, they do it with a way back.

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Ugh :banghead::thumbup:
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How about this?
androidsdna.com/root-verizon-galaxy-s4-i545-on-5-0-1-lollipop-and-enable-tethering
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Murcus said:
How about this?
androidsdna.com/root-verizon-galaxy-s4-i545-on-5-0-1-lollipop-and-enable-tethering
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Nevermind, those download links are dead.

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PingPong Root almost worked on my device....but doesn't root. You may want to help them get us on track!

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I think we r going to be stuck wit no root method for OC1 update :/ I'm starting to lose hope.

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Me to I'm Starting To Lose Hope.
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You could buy an MDK model.

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spotmark said:
You could buy an MDK model.
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Well true. But my next phone will be a note a developer edition phone. I mostly use my phone for wifi hotspot. But I'm guessing I will have to buy foxfi it works. But I was trying to avoid it buying the version. And hoping to get root back.

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Root
I too have messed up ,installed Lollipop . I have an s4 I545. Now I think Before I get the next phone I will check to see if it is rootable.
What I don't understand is if we can root the s6 Why wouldn't it work on the s4? Am I missing something?
Thanks

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traco1 said:
I too have messed up ,installed Lollipop . I have an s4 I545. Now I think Before I get the next phone I will check to see if it is rootable.
What I don't understand is if we can root the s6 Why wouldn't it work on the s4? Am I missing something?
Thanks
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I'm guessing different chips then s6 uses the exynos 64 bit and the s4 uses snapdragon 32bit.

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Ikr It's Weird That We can root the s6 but not the vzw s4 it turns out pingpongroot supports kernels built before may 15 and are kernel was built March 30 so it's probaly possible that the exploit pingpongroot uses would exist in our phones just a guess though are kernels are different of course it's a possibility

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I read somewhere that there will be a lollipop 5.1 update by the end of July but it's unofficial if that's true

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Bren123 said:
Ikr It's Weird That We can root the s6 but not the vzw s4 it turns out pingpongroot supports kernels built before may 15 and are kernel was built March 30 so it's probaly possible that the exploit pingpongroot uses would exist in our phones just a guess though are kernels are different of course it's a possibility
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Yes I see where u going but also look at note 4. It still can't get root. And it's been how many months it's been out.

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I'm sure if that update does come out there probably going to mess something up in that update but it's suprising the note 4 still doesn't have root you would think the note 4 would already have root it's not like the s4 that's almost 2 years old

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Bren123 said:
I read somewhere that there will be a lollipop 5.1 update by the end of July but it's unofficial if that's true
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If, and that is a pretty good IF, they update the S4 to 5.1 Verizon's version will never see it. Verizon is just too lazy and only care about their cash. I was surprised to see us get 5.0

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They may both be lollipop, but have different code. Also, this update was sent AFTER the s6 exploit, meaning Samsung/Verizon had time to patch it. Therefore, the same method won't work.