I am new to this so please be gentle! Lol. I am running 4.4.2 and have already rooted the phone. I verified that it is rooted using Root Checker. I installed Rom Manager and installed ClockworkMod Recovery and all seemed to be okay. When I click on Reboot into Recovery in Rom Manager app I receive a message stating "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help." Also at the top of the screen it says SECURE FAIL: KERNEL .
I can cancel the Recovery and restart the phone and the phone works properly but I cannot enter the Recovery to do a nandroid backup with my ultimate call to flash custom roms to gain battery life and delete bloatware etc. Any assistance is appreciated. :crying:
zmetman62 said:
I am new to this so please be gentle! Lol. I am running 4.4.2 and have already rooted the phone. I verified that it is rooted using Root Checker. I installed Rom Manager and installed ClockworkMod Recovery and all seemed to be okay. When I click on Reboot into Recovery in Rom Manager app I receive a message stating "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found on your phone. Please turn off your phone and go to the nearest Verizon Wireless store for help." Also at the top of the screen it says SECURE FAIL: KERNEL .
I can cancel the Recovery and restart the phone and the phone works properly but I cannot enter the Recovery to do a nandroid backup with my ultimate call to flash custom roms to gain battery life and delete bloatware etc. Any assistance is appreciated. :crying:
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You can't run a custom recovery like cwm, twrp and so on running 4.4.2 NE1. The only custom recovery you can run is safestrap. As far as custom roms you can no longer run those either only BL (bootloader locked) roms. No CM or anything similar
From my CM11 S3
ShapesBlue said:
You can't run a custom recovery like cwm, twrp and so on running 4.4.2 NE1. The only custom recovery you can run is safestrap. As far as custom roms you can no longer run those either only BL (bootloader locked) roms. No CM or anything similar
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Thank you for your reply. Like I said, I am a novice. Just so I understand, this means I am stuck with the Kit Kat 4.4.2 operating system? So rooting the phone only gave me the ability to delete unwanted bloatware? What if I reverted to 4.3...can I use custom recovery and custom roms then?
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Thank you for your reply. Like I said, I am a novice. Just so I understand, this means I am stuck with the Kit Kat 4.4.2 operating system? So rooting the phone only gave me the ability to delete unwanted bloatware? What if I reverted to 4.3...can I use custom recovery and custom roms then?
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Correct on the first two questions. And no you can't downgrade
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ShapesBlue said:
Correct on the first two questions. And no you can't downgrade
From my CM11 S3
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Ugh. This phone is killing me. Battery drains too fast and operation is too slow. Just trying to modify it and hold out until the S6 comes out. So another dumb question, since I cannot get in to Recovery mode now, how do I restore that? Run safestrap? Delete Rom Manager, etc?
zmetman62 said:
Ugh. This phone is killing me. Battery drains too fast and operation is too slow. Just trying to modify it and hold out until the S6 comes out. So another dumb question, since I cannot get in to Recovery mode now, how do I restore that? Run safestrap? Delete Rom Manager, etc?
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To be honest I'd say yes remove rom manager. I don't know enough about safestrap however
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Deleting the rom manager does not remove the cwm that doesn't work so I can't get into recovery. If I use safestrap, does that replace cwm and then I can boot into recovery ?
zmetman62 said:
Deleting the rom manager does not remove the cwm that doesn't work so I can't get into recovery. If I use safestrap, does that replace cwm and then I can boot into recovery ?
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I didn't say it would remove cwm. I don't know enough about safestrap. Check in the safestrap thread or ask someone there
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ShapesBlue said:
I didn't say it would remove cwm. I don't know enough about safestrap. Check in the safestrap thread or ask someone there
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I have to say I am very confused about what to do next. At this point I just want to go back to the stock bootloader and remove cwm. What is the easiest way to accomplish this?
zmetman62 said:
I have to say I am very confused about what to do next. At this point I just want to go back to the stock bootloader and remove cwm. What is the easiest way to accomplish this?
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I don't know enough about safestrap. I'd say install safestrap but don't quote me on that
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ShapesBlue said:
I don't know enough about safestrap. I'd say install safestrap but don't quote me on that
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I am a little concerned to install anything else on the phone that I know little of. How was I able to load CWM if the bootloader is locked? I just want to remove it now and get back to the stock recovery. Anyone else have an idea how i do that???
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zmetman62 said:
I am a little concerned to install anything else on the phone that I know little of. How was I able to load CWM if the bootloader is locked? I just want to remove it now and get back to the stock recovery. Anyone else have an idea how i do that???
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I was able to download Odin3 v3.09 and the correct tar.md5 file and flashed the stock recovery and now I am all set. Now i just need to re-root the phone. Thx for your help.
ShapesBlue said:
I don't know enough about safestrap. I'd say install safestrap but don't quote me on that
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I didn't really help you on this one, but ok
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Phone - Galaxy S3 I535 (Verizon)
Currently on 4.1.1
I535VRBLK3
Kernel Version 3.0.31-381038
I used this guide to root (http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s3-sch-i535/) and want to install this custom rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028443) as an end product.
Alright, so I had a rooted phone, wanted to get the 4.1.2 pushed update, wouldn't work, and stripped my phone to unrooted, stock ROM with a factory data wipe. So far I've gotten back to rooting my phone, downloading ROM manager, and flashing CWM recovery successfully. However, when I go to reboot into recovery mode, it won't load anything, saying "Unauthorized Software was detected blah blah blah" and then at the top it says "Secure Fail: Kernel".
I've been searching and I can't find anything that makes sense to try, and I don't want to brick my phone. I have no idea what to do from here, so does anyone have any advice or a fix? I can navigate a computer with the best of them, but these androids are throwing me for a loop.
Thanks in advance guys.
You need to make sure the bootloader is unlocked before you can boot into recovery. As long as you have functional root access you can download EZ-Unlock version 1.2 and install it. Then run it and click unlock. If it tells you that you are already unlocked, click lock and then unlock. You can find it various places here on the forums.
Haha, as soon as I ran through that, it worked like a charm thanks for the advice
Help Please!
Eroth said:
Phone - Galaxy S3 I535 (Verizon)
Currently on 4.1.1
I535VRBLK3
Kernel Version 3.0.31-381038
I used this guide to root (http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-verizon-galaxy-s3-sch-i535/) and want to install this custom rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028443) as an end product.
Alright, so I had a rooted phone, wanted to get the 4.1.2 pushed update, wouldn't work, and stripped my phone to unrooted, stock ROM with a factory data wipe. So far I've gotten back to rooting my phone, downloading ROM manager, and flashing CWM recovery successfully. However, when I go to reboot into recovery mode, it won't load anything, saying "Unauthorized Software was detected blah blah blah" and then at the top it says "Secure Fail: Kernel".
I've been searching and I can't find anything that makes sense to try, and I don't want to brick my phone. I have no idea what to do from here, so does anyone have any advice or a fix? I can navigate a computer with the best of them, but these androids are throwing me for a loop.
Thanks in advance guys.
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You need to make sure the bootloader is unlocked before you can boot into recovery. As long as you have functional root access you can download EZ-Unlock version 1.2 and install it. Then run it and click unlock. If it tells you that you are already unlocked, click lock and then unlock. You can find it various places here on the forums.
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Sorry to resurrect an older post, but I have the same exact problem as the OP, but I have 4.3 on the S3. I've read in other forums that the bootloader cannot be unlocked on 4.3, and that trying to do so will brick the phone. So what do I do? Shouldn't I still be able to boot into recovery even with a locked bootloader?
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Sorry to resurrect an older post, but I have the same exact problem as the OP, but I have 4.3 on the S3. I've read in other forums that the bootloader cannot be unlocked on 4.3, and that trying to do so will brick the phone. So what do I do? Shouldn't I still be able to boot into recovery even with a locked bootloader?
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In short you don't need to have an unlocked bootloader to enter recovery, but you do need one to install a custom recovery.
Hey everyone,
Recently I rooted my GS3 using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
After a successful root, I tried to run CWM and all of the sudden it rebooted to a screen that said "software not authorized by Verizon Wireless". This is not so much a problem since I can just boot into downloading mode and then cancel and it will boot normally, but it seems I have tripped the flash counter.
My question is whether or not you think my bootloader is unlocked. I want to unroot my phone because I realize that I do not know enough information about rooting to continue with custom ROMs and I am having connectivity issues after I rooted so I want to go back to factory settings. I want to know the best way to unroot my phone, I have read that I need to use Triangle Away, but it says that it will brick my phone if I use it on a locked bootloader, so I am not sure what to do at this point.
Please let me know if anyone has some suggestions!
Thanks :good:
twofooted said:
Hey everyone,
Recently I rooted my GS3 using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
After a successful root, I tried to run CWM and all of the sudden it rebooted to a screen that said "software not authorized by Verizon Wireless". This is not so much a problem since I can just boot into downloading mode and then cancel and it will boot normally, but it seems I have tripped the flash counter.
My question is whether or not you think my bootloader is unlocked. I want to unroot my phone because I realize that I do not know enough information about rooting to continue with custom ROMs and I am having connectivity issues after I rooted so I want to go back to factory settings. I want to know the best way to unroot my phone, I have read that I need to use Triangle Away, but it says that it will brick my phone if I use it on a locked bootloader, so I am not sure what to do at this point.
Please let me know if anyone has some suggestions!
Thanks :good:
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Sounds like you understand most of it, you just didn't unlock your bootloader properly.
Download ez unlock version 1.2 and install that, you can unlock your bootloader from there. At that point you can flash any custom rom or use your custom recovery without issues. But if you want to go back to stock...
Download triangle away then run it, that will reset your flash counter.
Then Odin flash a stock Rom, then accept any ota needed, then you're completely stock.
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BadUsername said:
Download ez unlock version 1.2 and install that, you can unlock your bootloader from there. At that point you can flash any custom rom or use your custom recovery without issues. But if you want to go back to stock...
Download triangle away then run it, that will reset your flash counter.
Then Odin flash a stock Rom, then accept any ota needed, then you're completely stock
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Thanks, will I need to still download ez unlock before running triangle away?
twofooted said:
Thanks, will I need to still download ez unlock before running triangle away?
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I think so, you mentioned that the app needed you to have the bootloader unlocked. EZ unlock is how you do that, so I would do that first.
BadUsername said:
I think so, you mentioned that the app needed you to have the bootloader unlocked. EZ unlock is how you do that, so I would do that first.
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Thanks! EZ-Unlock worked perfectly. I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and flashed CM 10.2. Figured I might as well try something out while its rooted.
twofooted said:
Thanks! EZ-Unlock worked perfectly. I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and flashed CM 10.2. Figured I might as well try something out while its rooted.
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That's exactly what I wanted you to say, hope you have a good experience.
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That's exactly what I wanted you to say
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Glad I could make your night. Working great so far, thanks again for the help.
So I recently rooted my G2 to remove the bloatware apps and maybe install CM 11. I downloaded ROM Manager and I tried to install the CWM recovery through there but it seems like it's not doing anything. Every time I press "Reboot into Recovery", it restarts into the stock recovery (I'm assuming). And this recovery doesn't have an option to install from .zip, which means I can't install the CWM recovery. It only has install from SD card, which doesn't have anything in it, install from cache and install from adb. I have CM 11 running on my nexus 4 ( I used the installer) and that has a CWM recovery so I know what it looks like.
Am I doing something wrong or missing a step? Is there another way to do it?
Thanks
what firmware does your phone currently have on it? That will determine what method you will need to use to get a recovery.
rquiett said:
what firmware does your phone currently have on it? That will determine what method you will need to use to get a recovery.
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I attached a screen shot of the software info. I think that's what you mean right?
Nizi123 said:
I attached a screen shot of the software info. I think that's what you mean right?
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That was exactly what I needed. The issue with stock KitKat is the bootloader is locked and the way we got around it with JB has been patched. There are some amazing people though that found a way to downgrade the bootloader and kernel to get around this. You can find the very simple and easy to use app over here. I recently used it myself and it literally takes about 30 seconds to do and you will have TWRP 2.7 when its all done
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That was exactly what I needed. The issue with stock KitKat is the bootloader is locked and the way we got around it with JB has been patched. There are some amazing people though that found a way to downgrade the bootloader and kernel to get around this. You can find the very simple and easy to use app over here. I recently used it myself and it literally takes about 30 seconds to do and you will have TWRP 2.7 when its all done
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I see. I will try the app out. Thanks for the help
Wow that was fast! It's already done.
Nizi123 said:
Wow that was fast! It's already done.
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Yeah I was really impressed by how fast it worked myself. One of the easiest things I have ever used for any phone. Glad it worked for ya
I have stock 4.4.2 unrooted. How do I get custom recovery?
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Root it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxdt0yWULrg
then install TWRP using this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcxqn82X2zM
I was able to root using towelroot and able to use it as a rooted phone.
when I try to put custom rom like CM12 to put custom recovery programs...it won't let me.
any solution or work arounds?
I have attached some photos for info.
Thanks in advance.
Calvin
sungminee said:
I was able to root using towelroot and able to use it as a rooted phone.
when I try to put custom rom like CM12 to put custom recovery programs...it won't let me.
any solution or work arounds?
I have attached some photos for info.
Thanks in advance.
Calvin
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You are on 4.4.2 NE1. Your bootloader is not unlocked, it is locked. Furthermore, your bootloader cannot be unlocked. Therefore you cannot install any kind of custom recovery or AOSP based ROMs like CM. You are limited to safestrap and possibly 2 or 3 ROM choices at most. The unlock symbol on your screen in your first picture does not mean your bootloader is unlocked.
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You are on 4.4.2 NE1. Your bootloader is not unlocked, it is locked. Furthermore, your bootloader cannot be unlocked. Therefore you cannot install any kind of custom recovery or AOSP based ROMs like CM. You are limited to safestrap and possibly 2 or 3 ROM choices at most. The unlock symbol on your screen in your first picture does not mean your bootloader is unlocked.
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thank you for your clear answer.
so you mean that I have to use safestrap for dual booting OS of some sort..corrent?
any link to help me to acomplish this?
sungminee said:
thank you for your clear answer.
so you mean that I have to use safestrap for dual booting OS of some sort..corrent?
any link to help me to acomplish this?
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You can use SafeStrap to dual boot or to replace the stock rom with either of the other two roms that will work with the i535 on the NE1 firmware. Before installing SafeStrap you will need to be rooted and to have busybox installed. I gave links to SafeStrap and other things you need to read before proceeding in this post.
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You can use SafeStrap to dual boot or to replace the stock rom with either of the other two roms that will work with the i535 on the NE1 firmware. Before installing SafeStrap you will need to be rooted and to have busybox installed. I gave links to SafeStrap and other things you need to read before proceeding in this post.
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thank you...i was able to use saftstrap and put custom rom...kinda limited choices(2 custume roms)...smh...
I will post the link for other people who had a same issue with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...nt/rom-superliterom-v1-0-i535vrudne1-t2805797
oh well..i will still take it.
thanks again.
sungminee said:
thank you...i was able to use saftstrap and put custom rom...kinda limited choices(2 custume roms)...smh...
I will post the link for other people who had a same issue with me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...nt/rom-superliterom-v1-0-i535vrudne1-t2805797
oh well..i will still take it.
thanks again.
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You are most welcome. That's the ROM I put on my i535, purchased with NE1 already on it.
I keep reading posts that tell me to flash Magisk using custom recovery but my phone says 'update from external storage is disabled' so that's a no go.. And I can't use Odin because it's a ZIP file, not MD5, .TAR, SMD. etc. What else can I do? I've only ever managed to root my phone once and that was using CF AUTO Root which can be flashed by Odin.
KRandy21 said:
I keep reading posts that tell me to flash Magisk using custom recovery but my phone says 'update from external storage is disabled' so that's a no go.. And I can't use Odin because it's a ZIP file, not MD5, .TAR, SMD. etc. What else can I do? I've only ever managed to root my phone once and that was using CF AUTO Root which can be flashed by Odin.
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Please tell us the specific phone model and rom. Magisk need to be flashed (installed) using a custom recovery e.g. TWRP. TWRP can be flashed using Odin even if the device isn't actually rooted.
LS.xD said:
Please tell us the specific phone model and rom. Magisk need to be flashed (installed) using a custom recovery e.g. TWRP. TWRP can be flashed using Odin even if the device isn't actually rooted.
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My phone model is Samsung S5 Neo and I'm running 5.1 custom ROM. So, what you're saying is, I can flash TWRP using Odin and that will become my default recovery when I press home, volume up and the power button?
KRandy21 said:
My phone model is Samsung S5 Neo and I'm running 5.1 custom ROM. So, what you're saying is, I can flash TWRP using Odin and that will become my default recovery when I press home, volume up and the power button?
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TWRP will replace the stock recovery. How did you manage to install a custom rom without a custom recovery?
LS.xD said:
TWRP will replace the stock recovery. How did you manage to install a custom rom without a custom recovery?
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I managed to find a file with the file type .MD5 and used Odin, plugged my phone in and downloaded with no problem.
KRandy21 said:
I managed to find a file with the file type .MD5 and used Odin, plugged my phone in and downloaded with no problem.
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That must be a modified stock rom. TWRP will allow you to install any kind of rom without any restrictions.
LS.xD said:
That must be a modified stock rom. TWRP will allow you to install any kind of rom without any restrictions.
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Sweet! Thanks for the insight. This is what happens when you're a total noob. I find all this rooting and custom ROM larky confusing. I always stumble into issues along the way. So, install TWRP on my laptop and that will have the correct file type to be flashed by Odin, and then use TWRP to flash Magisk.. anything else or will I have any other problems? Don't want to clumsily stumble into a landmine.
KRandy21 said:
Sweet! Thanks for the insight. This is what happens when you're a total noob. I find all this rooting and custom ROM larky confusing. I always stumble into issues along the way. So, install TWRP on my laptop and that will have the correct file type to be flashed by Odin, and then use TWRP to flash Magisk.. anything else or will I have any other problems? Don't want to clumsily stumble into a landmine.
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What the exact phone model? SM-xxxx
You can download TWRP as .tar.md5 and flash it using Odin.
Best case is to install Magisk on a fresh installation without root/exposed framework already installed.
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What the exact phone model? SM-xxxx
You can download TWRP as .tar.md5 and flash it using Odin.
Best case is to install Magisk on fresh installation without root/exposed framework already installed.
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That's fine as I don't have Xposed or Root access at the moment. My phone model is SM-G903F.
KRandy21 said:
That's fine as I don't have Xposed or Root access at the moment. My phone model is SM-G903F.
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TWRP download
just a hint: there is already an official Marshmallow 6.0.1 release for you device and you probably should look out a newer rom.
LS.xD said:
TWRP download
just a hint: there is already an official Marshmallow 6.0.1 release for you device and you probably should look out a newer rom.
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Why would you suggest that? In case I reach a point where apps are no longer compatible with my outdated software? Thanks, I might do that. I have stuck with 5.1 simply because I'm preferring it and also Marshmallow have made it harder to bypass security and root the device. I'm thinking it might not be safe now that I know this is a modded ROM, so I should probably look for an official one.
Can I make a Nandroid backup with TWRP? That sounds like it could be useful for any hiccups.
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Can I make a Nandroid backup with TWRP? That sounds like it could be useful for any hiccups.
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Nandroid Backup and many other features are provided by TWRP
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KRandy21 said:
Why would you suggest that? In case I reach a point where apps are no longer compatible with my outdated software? Thanks, I might do that. I have stuck with 5.1 simply because I'm preferring it and also Marshmallow have made it harder to bypass security and root the device. I'm thinking it might not be safe now that I know this is a modded ROM, so I should probably look for an official one.
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Marshmallow is already fully supported and you will be able to get full control to anything you like. Usually you can trust roms you get at the XDA forum as its a pretty active community and harmfull users would be banned real quickly. The only point is that modded stock rom or custom roms like LineageOS and derivates may not be stable and cause functionality issues.
So I've used this forum to find TWRP for my device https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...official-experimental-twrp-galaxy-s5-t3293379, I'm not sure how to 'Run flash-recovery.sh' because, as I mentioned, it won't let me flash from my SD card.. Any help would be appreciated!
UPDATE: Managed to get TWRP as my custom recovery. Thanks so much for your help! I genuinely had no idea you could flash TWRP onto your phone! I was using the app which is hopeless. Most forums I've found say 'boot in recovery' which is quite unclear if you're not familiar with that..
Can I flash Nougat update onto my S5 Neo? It's originally not supported, that's the only reason I'm asking..
Can I still root with Magisk on that operating system as well and restore from Nandroid backup?