I'll preface this by saying I have ZERO technical background. I'm here looking for help. My S9 Plus was factory reset recently, and I lost all of my data. The phone was not backed up to any clouds. All the recovery programs that I found online say the*phone*has to be rooted to recover the*data, but I do NOT have the skills to*root*it. I had read that my version of the S9+ was not rootable, but then saw Dr. Ketan's post on rooting at https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/guide-root-s9-oem-fix-t3763974 However, he states that the rooting process "...will erase all data including Int SD storage from device," which sounds like a Catch-22 (wiping the data that I'm trying to recover). So first question, is there a way to recover the data? Second question, is there someone trustworthy here who can help me recover it, either remotely or in person? I'm in southern California. Thanks guys.
prometheusrising said:
I'll preface this by saying I have ZERO technical background. I'm here looking for help. My S9 Plus was factory reset recently, and I lost all of my data. The phone was not backed up to any clouds. All the recovery programs that I found online say the*phone*has to be rooted to recover the*data, but I do NOT have the skills to*root*it. I had read that my version of the S9+ was not rootable, but then saw Dr. Ketan's post on rooting at https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/guide-root-s9-oem-fix-t3763974 However, he states that the rooting process "...will erase all data including Int SD storage from device," which sounds like a Catch-22 (wiping the data that I'm trying to recover). So first question, is there a way to recover the data? Second question, is there someone trustworthy here who can help me recover it, either remotely or in person? I'm in southern California. Thanks guys.
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Currently, the Snapdragon (US) variant of the S9+ is not rootable. If happen to backup with Smart Switch, that might be your best option.
Cyclone Emperor said:
Currently, the Snapdragon (US) variant of the S9+ is not rootable. If happen to backup with Smart Switch, that might be your best option.
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Thanks Cyclone, mine is the SM-G965U. I thought @dr.ketan had solved the rooting problem for this model, but maybe I was mistaken. If that's the case I guess the only thing I can do is wait until someone comes up with a rooting solution. I stopped using the phone right away so I don't overwrite the old data (assuming it's still in the phone somewhere).
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Thanks Cyclone, mine is the SM-G965U. I thought @dr.ketan had solved the rooting problem for this model, but maybe I was mistaken. If that's the case I guess the only thing I can do is wait until someone comes up with a rooting solution. I stopped using the phone right away so I don't overwrite the old data (assuming it's still in the phone somewhere).
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If I remember correctly, a possible root method has been discovered for the Note 9.
As for old data still being there, I'd say it's unlikely but I can't be 100% sure.
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Okay, Im pretty new to XDA forums, and well, android devices in general. I recently purchased a Galaxy Tab 3. Which I was able to root successfully, but to later find out, it somehow got a virus and is now running super slow, even after a Factory Reset. But anyways. This comes to what I need help with.
I have a
Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T
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Android Version: 4.4.2
Base: 1337UCUFNB1
Im wanting to root for more performance and just to have alot more access to my device.
Now i have searched on google for hours at a time, but cant seem to find the same exact device tutorial for my phone.
I need this for work, so I want to make sure im doing this exactly right, and don't screw up my phone, or loose any contact data or anything of that sort. Can someone link me to a Simple tutorial that can help me root this device? Im new to the Android community so sorry for asking a stupid question! thanks guys!
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Okay, Im pretty new to XDA forums, and well, android devices in general. I recently purchased a Galaxy Tab 3. Which I was able to root successfully, but to later find out, it somehow got a virus and is now running super slow, even after a Factory Reset. But anyways. This comes to what I need help with.
I have a
Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T
SAMSUNG SGH-1337
Android Version: 4.4.2
Base: 1337UCUFNB1
Im wanting to root for more performance and just to have alot more access to my device.
Now i have searched on google for hours at a time, but cant seem to find the same exact device tutorial for my phone.
I need this for work, so I want to make sure im doing this exactly right, and don't screw up my phone, or loose any contact data or anything of that sort. Can someone link me to a Simple tutorial that can help me root this device? Im new to the Android community so sorry for asking a stupid question! thanks guys!
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1st off, the Galaxy Tab definitely doesn't have a virus. Malware perhaps, but not a virus. To make sure you completely rid your tablet of any left over issues, it would be recommended to reinstall the whole OS via the Odin program as that rewrites the /system partition too as the factory data reset only clears out /data. After you reinstall, then do a factory reset again. If the issue persists after that, there might be another problem that is not software related. It would serve you well to understand how to use Odin. It is a great tool that can get you out of MOST trouble you can find yourself in when modifying your devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459734
Just make sure you use the corresponding firmware/software for your model as there are a few different Galaxy Tabs and it matters the size and wifi or data+wifi as well.
As far as the rooting of the S4, well, unfortunately you got pretty much the trickiest one to do. Remember Odin ^^^, this will be another reason to get comfortable with it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663545
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OH!! Thanks for the advice on the Tab. Hmm The s4 is the trickiest one? Is it even worth the time to root then? I mean, I had the tab for a week rooted. And it was very useful. Would the s4 be the same?
And would there be a video tutorial on this? That way im 100% sure im doing it right?
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OH!! Thanks for the advice on the Tab. Hmm The s4 is the trickiest one? Is it even worth the time to root then? I mean, I had the tab for a week rooted. And it was very useful. Would the s4 be the same?
And would there be a video tutorial on this? That way im 100% sure im doing it right?
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Is it worth it to root it? Only you would be able to answer that. Personally, I couldn't imagine NOT being rooted. I hate not having control over my phone. There are a couple of extra steps here, but nothing some careful reading and well placed questions couldn't get you through. And the chance of you doing something that can't be fixed by Odin, is not impossible, but very unlikely. I've done stuff like this 100s of times and have never bricked one doing these types of things. This thread seems to have broken it down a bit more clearly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51331630
But read that, and read through some of the comments. Any issue you come across has almost certainly popped up somewhere in those 2 threads with 100s of responses.
Now one thing im not understanding, is the downgrading? And How do ROMS work?
and how would i know what model it is. Example: Mk2,Mk4?
Well, there is currently no method to root 4.4.2 as is, which is why you need to downgrade back to 4.3, since there is a way to root on it, and then it tells you how to update back to 4.4.2 while keeping the root access. Roms (in the phone/tablet world) are basically a package (usually zip format) that contains the operating system. Think of it as a Windows or Linux install disc, in zip format.
Just a quick little beginner's guide to the main terminology you will see:
http://www.androidpit.com/custom-rom-and-root-the-most-important-terms-explained
Okay! Thanks for all of your help! Ill try to root my device. If i have any questions, ill come back here Thanks!
Happy to help, though you might have better luck asking your questions in those threads. I understand how to do this, but haven't had a chance to root one on 4.4.2, so the people who have done it recently probably have it fresh in their mind still.
I got an AT&T Galaxy Mega I think its the i527, but I'm using it with MetroPCS. I wanted to flash a custom ROM but I'm totally new to this world. :silly:
Hopefully somebody could help me.
1.- What would happen if I do a factory reset? (would I be able to use it on MetroPCS)
2.- Since MetroPCS and T-Mobile are compatible could I use a ROM like this one?
And by the way, when I plug my cell phone to my laptop it starts to charge but I can't open files its like not recognizing it does anybody know whats up?
btw2: I still have the unlocking code would I be able to use it again?
AlejandroBAAO said:
I got an AT&T Galaxy Mega I think its the i527, but I'm using it with MetroPCS. I wanted to flash a custom ROM but I'm totally new to this world. :silly:
Hopefully somebody could help me.
1.- What would happen if I do a factory reset? (would I be able to use it on MetroPCS)
2.- Since MetroPCS and T-Mobile are compatible could I use a ROM like this one?
And by the way, when I plug my cell phone to my laptop it starts to charge but I can't open files its like not recognizing it does anybody know whats up?
btw2: I still have the unlocking code would I be able to use it again?
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You may need to install drivers for computer to recognize, but mine does that automatically. If rooted, you may need to re-install.
Factory reset is just going to erase everything.
If it is an ATT model i527, there is no recovery for it yet and I beleive that transends all unlocking.
Do the smart thing for a noobie. Dont flash a darn thing until you educate yourself. Read read read. Google your questions. Put yourself in a situation where you understand what your doing. Dont guess or follow someone else unless you are confident in there level of expertise. Nobody will replace your phone here.
Post all information.
Example......you did not say whether your phone is upgraded to 4.4 or still running 4.2 ?????
1 little detail can mean the biggest difference.
Good luck
As always, I will check back, because I am still learning too.
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Ok so I got the samsung galaxy light from metro running 4.4.2 and I decided to root my phone got myself rooted but I used some**** that changdd my phone from metro to tmobile and I guess my pho j e is locked now and its on 4.2.2 and im a iphone guy and dont really understandwhat I did but any help with gettjng my phone back would really be awesome
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Ok so I got the samsung galaxy light from metro running 4.4.2 and I decided to root my phone got myself rooted but I used some**** that changdd my phone from metro to tmobile and I guess my pho j e is locked now and its on 4.2.2 and im a iphone guy and dont really understandwhat I did but any help with gettjng my phone back would really be awesome
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What?
I have a Galaxy Light, and I'm fairly knowledgeable about the device. But I don't understand gibberish. You need to tell us exactly what you did, and try to speak in English without typos.
Ok
Lol sorry, I rooted my phone, well I put twrp on my phone the flashed it with I guess a flash for tmobile and on jellybean instead of kitkat. I tried to flash the radio but dont think it did anything. And now I reboot my phone and its asking for the sim pin
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Lol sorry, I rooted my phone, well I put twrp on my phone the flashed it with I guess a flash for tmobile and on jellybean instead of kitkat. I tried to flash the radio but dont think it did anything. And now I reboot my phone and its asking for the sim pin
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Which TWRP did you flash? Did you flash T-Mobile firmware? I need to know EXACTLY what you did.
Ok
I used twrp 2.7.0.0-gardaltetmo.tar. The flashed a supers u update -v 1.94.zip, then I wanted to know how to unroot incase I needed to know and used SGH-t399-stock-MJA.ZIP
themilkboy08 said:
I used twrp 2.7.0.0-gardaltetmo.tar. The flashed a supers u update -v 1.94.zip, then I wanted to know how to unroot incase I needed to know and used SGH-t399-stock-MJA.ZIP
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Don't use T-Mobiles firmware on your MetroPCS phone.
This is what you need to do.
And for the love of all that is good in this world, next time DO A BACKUP before flashing things. You installed TWRP, which gives you the ability to make a complete backup of your system exactly as it is at that point in time. If you had done a back-up before you screwed up your phone, it would have taken you but a few minutes to unscrew it.
I apologize for being harsh, but it seems to me like you really need to read and research a lot more. I always (well, usually...almost bricked my tablet the other day) read everything I can find about something potentially risky before doing it. Let this be a learning experience for you. Read as much as you can, understand what it is you are actually doing rather than just following some guide, and if you don't understand, just ask. I and most of us here would rather you asked a noobish question instead of going blindly ahead and screwing your phone up. Playing around with root and recovery and flashing without understanding it is like thinking you can perform open heart surgery with a meat cleaver because you've seen every episode of ER, Scrubs, and Grey's Anatomy.
thanks
ok thanks alot btw. just now got the files downloaded but im in twrp and the files are on my pc how could i get them to my phone? and i dont have a sd card either
themilkboy08 said:
ok thanks alot btw. just now got the files downloaded but im in twrp and the files are on my pc how could i get them to my phone? and i dont have a sd card either
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Hm. I didn't think about that. I think you might need to get an SD card. Go on Amazon or eBay and pick one up. An 8GB one can be had for literally a few bucks, but a 64GB class 10 one for $35 is an awesome thing too.
Ok
Ok, and with the back up download how do I get the in twrp. Should I put it in a zip file or leave it how it is
ok im a retard
Planterz said:
Hm. I didn't think about that. I think you might need to get an SD card. Go on Amazon or eBay and pick one up. An 8GB one can be had for literally a few bucks, but a 64GB class 10 one for $35 is an awesome thing too.
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ok so i cannot figure out how to do this.
i have the sgh-t399n galaxy light- with no os installed, i have twrp on my phone. and i have a backup a sd card. but when i go to restore in twrp the backup isnt there, and ive tried going threw the file options to move it to where is it suposed to go but no such luck. i thought maybe a terminal command would work but i have no clue what command to use. if you could help one more time that would be awesome
You can always use Samsung Kies 3 to flash your phone back to stock. You need your serial number though, and for some reason it is not printed on the back of the device(at least for me). A call to tech support should get that sorted anyway.
Alternatively, you can do this with Odin to a very similar effect. Search Google for something like "T399NUVUANK3 tar" to get the file you need, my personal backup is corrupt so I can't share.
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You can always use Samsung Kies 3 to flash your phone back to stock. You need your serial number though, and for some reason it is not printed on the back of the device(at least for me). A call to tech support should get that sorted anyway.
Alternatively, you can do this with Odin to a very similar effect. Search Google for something like "T399NUVUANK3 tar" to get the file you need, my personal backup is corrupt so I can't share.
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Ugh... I own a t399n and I'm doing some real development on it. . I've made a stock odex and deodexed rooted zip files for the t399n and haven't posted them yet. . If you're in a bad way still hit me up and I'll have you up and running in no time. Fun things coming for metro users. Who says you have to pay for a high end device to have a high end device? He he he....
Do you have a backup I bicked my samsung galaxy light metropcs then I unbricked it by restoring a backup for the samsung galaxy light that I found online. Search fresh backup for samsung galaxy light sgh t399n.
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Which TWRP did you flash? Did you flash T-Mobile firmware? I need to know EXACTLY what you did.
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You're quite uppity, aren't you? I had no trouble understanding exactly what he did.
reholli said:
You're quite uppity, aren't you? I had no trouble understanding exactly what he did.
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Are you seriously giving me crap about a post from over a year ago? Nice contribution to the discussion.:good: I have no idea if the OP ever fixed his phone, but at least I tried to help.
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Are you seriously giving me crap about a post from over a year ago? Nice contribution to the discussion.:good: I have no idea if the OP ever fixed his phone, but at least I tried to help.
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And the age of the post, with respect to your attitude, is relevant how?
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And the age of the post, with respect to your attitude, is relevant how?
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I just love getting an email alert at 4am because someone quoted me to post absolutely nothing of substance.
It's relevant because IT WAS A YEAR AGO! I don't remember why I was so cranky that day. I did apologize to him for it. Did you notice that I also still did my best to help him? Do you have a solution to his problem? Does he even still have this phone, given that it was a year ago? If you want to fixate on my posts, fixate on the hundreds of times I've been thanked for helping others, especially going above and beyond helping people find the perfect device for them. I'm not here to be grumpy, I'm here to help people, and get help when needed. Why are you here? To pester me? Look, I respect my elders, and you're clearly older, but at the same time don't presume to talk down to me. Try reflecting on yourself and your motive in making a useless post, bumping a thread dead for several months (a severe breach of netiquette), purely to insult another member.
Come to think of it, my email alert wasn't because I was quoted (I have that feature turned off). I got the alert because I'm still subscribed to this thread, having done so in case there were new posts that might enable me to help the OP. I suppose I should unsubscribe, giving the fact that nobody has posted anything of use or substance in 7 months or so.
Hi guys. Hoping yall can help me out. I recently got this on clearance at T-Mobile. It came with 5.0.3 out of the box. I immediately downloaded 6.0 from SamMobile and I installed the upgrade this way.
The phone boots and runs but it is EXTREMELY laggy.
There are things I could do. I could root it and put a custom ROM in there and I assume it will fly. But... As I have a brand new device, i want to make sure that I have a warranty in case there is something wrong with the guts of the device, I don't want to have to send it to Samsung for them to tell me I have no warranty.
So any method that requires root is out of the question. What are my options? Because even if I Odin back to stock, knox would still be tripped thus voiding the warranty.
I have tried booting into recovery and clearing cache. This was no help. Is there anything I can do, or is this an issue with all S6 edges? Is this an issue with dropping snapdragon to only use their processors?
auburn2eugene said:
Hi guys. Hoping yall can help me out. I recently got this on clearance at T-Mobile. It came with 5.0.3 out of the box. I immediately downloaded 6.0 from SamMobile and I installed the upgrade this way.
The phone boots and runs but it is EXTREMELY laggy.
There are things I could do. I could root it and put a custom ROM in there and I assume it will fly. But... As I have a brand new device, i want to make sure that I have a warranty in case there is something wrong with the guts of the device, I don't want to have to send it to Samsung for them to tell me I have no warranty.
So any method that requires root is out of the question. What are my options? Because even if I Odin back to stock, knox would still be tripped thus voiding the warranty.
I have tried booting into recovery and clearing cache. This was no help. Is there anything I can do, or is this an issue with all S6 edges? Is this an issue with dropping snapdragon to only use their processors?
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I have a stock s6 edge currently and theres no lag at all. I have the exynos processor and its fine. I have used many custom ROMs on this phone a number of times over the year and if anything this has been the one to cause lagging and battery drain.
If i was you i would make sure knox isnt tripped now and send in to t mobile as faultly device. Maybe they will just swap it for another one.
Theres not much you can do without root. Factory reset and wioe cache is about the only thing you can do without root.
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I have a stock s6 edge currently and theres no lag at all. I have the exynos processor and its fine. I have used many custom ROMs on this phone a number of times over the year and if anything this has been the one to cause lagging and battery drain.
If i was you i would make sure knox isnt tripped now and send in to t mobile as faultly device. Maybe they will just swap it for another one.
Theres not much you can do without root. Factory reset and wioe cache is about the only thing you can do without root.
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Thank you for your reply. I have not tried a factory reset yet. Guess this is the next and only other option.
And I'm stoked to see its not an issue with Exynos. However there won't be any others at tmobile. I got the last one in the store. My only other option would be the s7 or s7 edge
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Thank you for your reply. I have not tried a factory reset yet. Guess this is the next and only other option.
And I'm stoked to see its not an issue with Exynos. However there won't be any others at tmobile. I got the last one in the store. My only other option would be the s7 or s7 edge
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If it was a brand new phone i doubt a factory reset would change anything but give it a go cant do any harm.
callumbr1 said:
If it was a brand new phone i doubt a factory reset would change anything but give it a go cant do any harm.
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ME either to be honest. I just thought maybe since I updated from 5.0.3 to 6.0.1 that that could of been an issue
Hello I followed a tutorial on the forums to update my Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) the tuorial did say all data would remain intact, due to my stupidity I didn't make a backup of my phone. After the update had completed all my data had been wiped.
I've basically lost everything and I have only myself to blame. I have been searching google and the xda forums since yesterday but can't find an answer to my question.
I have downloaded a couple of recovery software programs which prompt me to root my phone which I'm reluctant to-do as I don't want to trip knox if it's not going to help in recovering any data.
I tried the diskdigger app and that recovered 105 photos which gave me a little bit of hope that maybe rooting the device will recovery almost everything I lost.
My question is what software would the experts here recommend to use as I'm reluctant in purchasing a license unless it's going to help with recovering my data and what are the realistic chances that rooting the device will allow more data recovery.
I have learned my lesson backup all phone data before following any xda tutorial. I would also like to apologise if something similar has been posted before as my search on XDA did not bring up any links to the type of situation I'm in.
Thanks in advance for helping out if possible.
You can try this software http://www.gihosoft.com/android-data-recovery-free.html you can try the free version first. And yes root is a must to have access to certain directories on your device. But be prepared there is a good chance your data is lost for good.
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Don't bother. The chances of getting the stuff back is slim to none. As it formated the partition. You may get a few things but won't be worth tripping Knox and losing your warranty. Unless you have an sdcard never trust device storage to keep things safe.
AndroidOmenon said:
I have downloaded a couple of recovery software programs which prompt me to root my phone which I'm reluctant to-do as I don't want to trip knox if it's not going to help in recovering any data.
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There's 50 percent chance you can get your data back after you root your phone and use some recovery tool, but you will lose your warranty and trip knox, depends on whether your data worth it.
Besides, make a backup with Google Drive/Google Photos next time.
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There's 50 percent chance you can get your data back after you root your phone and use some recovery tool, but you will lose your warranty and trip knox, depends on whether your data worth it.
Besides, make a backup with Google Drive/Google Photos next time.
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I do have some important data if recovered would make my life a lot easy. I am not really concerned about warranty I've never had to get a mobile phone repaired.
I'm just reluctant on tripping knox as their is no guarantee that the recovered data will not be corrupt that's why I'm waiting for a few more replies to see if anyone has had success recovering 100% functional data and what software they used.
Thanks for the help though.
Hello, did you find a way for recovering the files?
Im exactly like this now, the only difference is that i haven't root yet, but to use DiskJagger i need to do it, so im so confused...