Hi all
I am newbie to the android world, i was gifted an at&t. S4 i337 model for new year. It was purchased as an unlocked device so it can work in india, but it wasnt,when i load my indian sim ,s4 always prompts with simunlock code.
I read lot of the xda thread to overcome this , intially s4 was in 4.2.2 MF3 build, i was able to root the device but i wasnt able to unlock for international band. So i updated to 4.3 using the thread "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080" since most of the reviews had positive feedback for unlocking. My software version got updated to 4.3 mk2 build But to my notice after this s4 loads with custom unlocked padlock symbol and rooting dosent work, it always fails when i run the supersu app in disabling knox step.
I followed every step as it said in the thread ,but failed every single time, the thread says it will work only with stock rom, since it boots with custom is this the reason for failure. How can i recover from this. Ur help will be appreciated, i have my s4 unused for past 1 month because of this.
Thanks
Does anybody have the Canada Bell version of the Alpha? Can you root it?
Also, does anybody know if CanadaGSM.ca is a legitimate website? I see they sell unlocked version of the Bell Alpha.
phositadc said:
Does anybody have the Canada Bell version of the Alpha? Can you root it?
Also, does anybody know if CanadaGSM.ca is a legitimate website? I see they sell unlocked version of the Bell Alpha.
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Hi, I've got a Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850W) from Virgin Mobile. Unfortunately there wasn't any information if my phone would be bricked or not after rooting since the baseband version on chainfire's website is Videotron.
My Phone :
SM-G850W
sltecan
msm8974
KTU84P.G850WVLU1ANI4 (Virgin Mobile Baseband Version)
4.4.4
Description on Chainfire's Web Site:
SM-G850W
sltecan
msm8974
KTU84P.G850WVLU1ANJ4 (Videotron baseband version)
4.4.4
So I had to try and...
I was able to successfully root with Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root!
So yes it's probably rootable
And keep in mind i'm not responsable if you brick your phone.
Big thanks and thumbs-up to Chainfire!
AlgaTroy said:
Hi, I've got a Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850W) from Virgin Mobile. Unfortunately there wasn't any information if my phone would be bricked or not after rooting since the baseband version on chainfire's website is Videotron.
My Phone :
SM-G850W
sltecan
msm8974
KTU84P.G850WVLU1ANI4 (Virgin Mobile Baseband Version)
4.4.4
Description on Chainfire's Web Site:
SM-G850W
sltecan
msm8974
KTU84P.G850WVLU1ANJ4 (Videotron baseband version)
4.4.4
So I had to try and...
I was able to successfully root with Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root!
So yes it's probably rootable
And keep in mind i'm not responsable if you brick your phone.
Big thanks and thumbs-up to Chainfire!
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Are you in the U.S.? Any idea where I could get a virgin mobile galaxy alpha?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G850A
No, I'm french canadian.
I'd try swappa or ebay and search for devices from canada.
But i'd recommend you get one with an octacore (from europe i think).
Or you wait for the time being since there's not much developpement for this device cause sammie announced the end of the alpha.
phositadc said:
Does anybody have the Canada Bell version of the Alpha? Can you root it?
Also, does anybody know if CanadaGSM.ca is a legitimate website? I see they sell unlocked version of the Bell Alpha.
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i had one which i sold i a good price can`t root till i had and don`t know about the legitimacy of mention website. but did successfully unlocked mine from phoneunlockingshop.ca
I was tempted to order from Canada GSM even though in the USA because the Canada Bell Unlocked Phones they sell appear to have exact same Bands for Tmobile/Metro PCS in USA.
However I found a Alpha 850M which is an International Exynos with
7 LTE Bands and even has 1700 WCDMA Band ( not listed in the specs) in addition to the others that are specified.
This one definitely has a louder, fuller speaker than the AT&T Qualcomm and faster, so I assume better than
Bell Canada's Qualcomm Alpha.
The Alpha 850M is made for North,South America and the Carribean so should work well for you.
I am not sure Canada GSM is legit but if not we would have heard about it..right?
ALSO - not a Dev so you need to find out if 850M can be rooted etc.
Please how i root sm-g850w version g850wvluiani4
Worked for me...
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Please how i root sm-g850w version g850wvluiani4
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1) Accept the fact that you may void your warranty, brick your device and are doing this because you're brave
2) Locate SM-G850W file
3) Read instructions from start to finish
4) Read instructions AGAIN !!!
5) Go for it!
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
Good luck. It worked for my SM-G850W, KK 4.4.4 Canadian Bell :good:
I have not upgraded to Lollipop yet and know only what is stated here...
Worked well for the sm-g850w sltecan from Telus too. Now, there is absolutely nothing else. No recoveries, backups must be made the hard way (building your own flashable .tar file), no custom roms. That's not the ideal phone to customize. It's my ' corporate business ' phone. Rooted, but not customized.
I have a Google Nexus 5 to try anything. My Samsung tablet runs on an unofficial BlissPop rom, which is pretty cool.
It is easy to root, just be sure to use sltecan (snapdragon) and not slte (exynos) files. You' ll soft brick your phone, which is not ideal (been there, done that...)
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EMichaud said:
Worked well for the sm-g850w sltecan from Telus too. Now, there is absolutely nothing else. No recoveries, backups must be made the hard way (building your own flashable .tar file), no custom roms. That's not the ideal phone to customize. It's my ' corporate business ' phone. Rooted, but not customized.
I have a Google Nexus 5 to try anything. My Samsung tablet runs on an unofficial BlissPop rom, which is pretty cool.
It is easy to root, just be sure to use sltecan (snapdragon) and not slte (exynos) files. You' ll soft brick your phone, which is not ideal (been there, done that...)
Sent from my SM-T530 using XDA Free mobile app
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I know older thread, but Just about to try this out. on my Telus Alpha, however, I'm currently on 5.0.2 (G850WVLU1BOD7) ...will this revert me back to a previous version, then if I update from that point will I loose root? I mainly want root, to get rid of these damn youtube ads lol.
EDIT - nevermind - worked no problems, no issues whatsoever. . If anyone has any ?? let me know
Now I can't seem to understand the whole process of installing xposed. Seems different than it used to be and reading things about deodexing etc etc. Anyone here had success?
hi guys
i have already read many tutorials but i just want a push to get started.
here is my problem my friend bought an unlocked at&t htc one m7 from ebay and using it in india. once it reached india it haven't received any ota updates after that so its still stuck on 4.1.
i just want to know how can i update it to 4.4 directly by flashing a stock firmware. in samsung its just like dwnload and flash using odin,in nexus its just fastboot. i am a bit confused here with ruu,cid,s off etc. i just want to update it to a international/asian version so it can get future otas.
any help regarding this is appreciated.
thanks
Needs to be s-off'd change cid to BS_US001 and flashed with 6.07.1540.3 ruu and itll work fine. Do not need to use a international/asian build or cid/mid
jaison thomas said:
hi guys
i have already read many tutorials but i just want a push to get started.
here is my problem my friend bought an unlocked at&t htc one m7 from ebay and using it in india. once it reached india it haven't received any ota updates after that so its still stuck on 4.1.
i just want to know how can i update it to 4.4 directly by flashing a stock firmware. in samsung its just like dwnload and flash using odin,in nexus its just fastboot. i am a bit confused here with ruu,cid,s off etc. i just want to update it to a international/asian version so it can get future otas.
any help regarding this is appreciated.
thanks
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After giving up on rooting my AT&T phone well over a year ago this week I just found out rooting was available. Right now I am leaving AT&T and going over to T-mobile. I would like to get all the AT&T software off my phone since I will be with T-Mobile.
In searching for rooting ( I have not done it since my HTC One) I see rooting for 5.1 and 6.0. Right now my phone is running 7.0. Can you root with 7.0 running?
When flashing a Rom do I have to find ones that are specific to G925A?
Thanks for any help confirming this. I just do not want to brick this phone. First time I do things like this I want to make sure I have all my information correct.
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veener79 said:
After giving up on rooting my AT&T phone well over a year ago this week I just found out rooting was available. Right now I am leaving AT&T and going over to T-mobile. I would like to get all the AT&T software off my phone since I will be with T-Mobile.
In searching for rooting ( I have not done it since my HTC One) I see rooting for 5.1 and 6.0. Right now my phone is running 7.0. Can you root with 7.0 running?
When flashing a Rom do I have to find ones that are specific to G925A?
Thanks for any help confirming this. I just do not want to brick this phone. First time I do things like this I want to make sure I have all my information correct.
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So your just switching carriers to T-Mobile? And your using the same phone G925A?
It still has a locked bootloader so it's still not rootable. From what I can find you can root 6.0.1 on an older firmware with ENG boot firmware. But not for 7.0.
@ThatAngryGnome
i need G925AUCS7ERC1 7.0 root file
So I'm looking for the firmware for my phone, model SM-A102U, for. Verizon. Am I only only one that can't find any of the Verizon firmware? I've been looking for hours and keep coming up short.
Anyone have any suggestions? Or perhaps even a link?
This is a first for me, I've never had this much of a hard time looking for firmware for a Samsung no less.
Also if I can't find the right firmware, I've already flash a combo rom so that I could bypass frp but now I can't find any Verizon firmware. Please help.
Edit full current firmware was A102USQU1ASFA
I am looking for the same device (A10e A102U) but for AT&T. I've looked for hours over the last week without any success.
Try this
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1899786940962613037
It's for the A10e not the S10e
I'll check it out, but from reading in the last couple days it appears that it won't help me root since A10e on AT&T has a locked boot loader. Correct?
Edit: autocorrect changed A10e to S10e in last post.
Yes. Correct. You are SOL ?*
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