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FIRMWARE UPDATE PDA:MC2 / CSC:MC2 (XAR) 4/11/2013 What is this?

As stated above I just received an update to my 8013 which was already running 4.1.2. Does anyone know what this is? Once updating I lost root and have yet to find a way to re-root. The method i was trying previously fails each time. this way : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv8440QhHsw
Anyone know what this update is/does and how to re root once updated? Thanks

My note downloaded this overnight and I installed it today. I suspect these may be more minor security tweeks. Lookout reported that 3 apps (screensaver and two others, not individually identified) were updated and were safe. I've not noticed any significant changes.

Were you able to obtain root? And if so how?

Sorry, I'm not rooted. Were you using the one-click method?

I am rooted. I used mobile odin pro to install firmware. I set it to inject root, mobile odin, su. Cannot see differences yet, but still rooted.
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Where can i find this update?
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Check Sammobile.com.

methaq said:
I am rooted. I used mobile odin pro to install firmware. I set it to inject root, mobile odin, su. Cannot see differences yet, but still rooted.
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Being that I already installed update and lost root, what other options are there to root?
I used this method to CF ROOT. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957002
I have mobile Odin as well... i just failed to flash it over that route and inject root... so now i have an updated note 10.1 lost root and am having a hard time finding a method that works

wakko69 said:
Where can i find this update?
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in android development i arleady posted this update rooted, deodexed, with init.d and full adb support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2227512

beanstown106 said:
in android development i arleady posted this update rooted, deodexed, with init.d and full adb support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2227512
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Being that i already updated and lost root. Do you know if a way i may re root? Was thinking of flashing your file via mobile odin... Until i realized i can't flash...
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Ghxoxst said:
Being that i already updated and lost root. Do you know if a way i may re root? Was thinking of flashing your file via mobile odin... Until i realized i can't flash...
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You just root the same way you did previously. It should work fine.

Is there anyway to update and keep root? Has anyone tried this update with mobile odin pro's "ever-root" feature? I would prefer not have to use the original method I used to root because it increases flash count and it's annoying to have to go through the process of removing the count.
Or could someone upload an odexed completely stock version?

Robbie Doo said:
You just root the same way you did previously. It should work fine.
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I have tried numerous times and it doesn't work. I have also tried exynos method and it doesnt work... Not sure what else to do or if anyone else has had success in rooting once already updated...

lazer155 said:
Is there anyway to update and keep root? Has anyone tried this update with mobile odin pro's "ever-root" feature? I would prefer not have to use the original method I used to root because it increases flash count and it's annoying to have to go through the process of removing the count.
Or could someone upload an odexed completely stock version?
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first page of this thread bro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2227512
as for your triangle count, thats easy. Just use TRIANGLE AWAY from the play store...

I had already read the first post but it didn't say anything about having tried to use mobile odin to update and keep root which is why I posted my question. Plus as I mentioned I would prefer not to have to go through the whole triangle away process. I always wind up having to flash a new firmware and do a complete restore in order to remove the 1 binary count even after using triangle away. That's a short explanation of the whole process I always have to go through and it takes a long time.
If it was quick, I wouldn't be asking how to update and keep root.

#update
Tried CF ROOT again today... It worked! Now Rooted!
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How to flash modem through mobile odin pro

THIS IS A GUIDE ON HOW TO FLASH MODEM IN MOBIL ODIN ON GT I9505 (WARNING THIS WILL WIPE ALL APPS)​(MAKE A TITANIUM BACKUP OF ALL USER APPS BEFORE DOING THIS)​
1)DOWNLOAD MOBILE ODIN PRO https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro&hl=en​2)DOWNLOAD CORRECT MODEM FOR YOUR PHONE AND COUNTRY http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025​3)EXTRACT ZIP AND YOU WILL GET SOMETHING LIKE I9505XXUAMDM_MODEM.tar.md5 DELETE .MD5 OFF THE END​
4)CLICK MODEM 1 IN MOBILE ODIN PRO AND SELECT MODEM YOU JUST EDITED​5)CLICK WIPE DATA AND FACTORY RESET AND WIPE CACHE AND THEN CLICK FLASH FIRMWARE​(NOTE IF PHONE GOES INTO DOWNLOAD MODE UNPLUG ANY USB[if connected] AND HOLD POWER TILL SCREEN GOES BLACK PHONE WILL TURN BACK ON ITSELF AND BLUE ANDROID WILL SHOW UP) ​
BIG THANKS TO CHAINFIRE AND HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR ARE DEVICES AND APPS

nice tutorial
very good tutorial mate its nice to have fresh helpers on here carry on!!

Mobile odin support i9500?...can someone confirm this?..tq
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mobile odin is not yet supported for 9500, but you can simply flash either modem or any other files via flashify on both 9500/9505

hmm
EDIT.. yeah I think I have that wrong, apologies OP..

Hello yes mobile odin pro will work but it is easier to flash through recovery on the i9500 follow link to modems currently i9500 is the only version that can flash modems in recovery
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Notified chainfire about this thread.

Thanks
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aptoide
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Thanks
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I wasn't sure if aptoide was a pirate app store or not. one thing I've read says it's used by developers, other things say get paid apps for free.. if it's the later, this wasn't the best place to put that link.

bala_gamer said:
mobile odin is not yet supported for 9500, but you can simply flash either modem or any other files via flashify on both 9500/9505
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Mobile odin does support i9500 and i9505 has been tested
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3mel said:
I wasn't sure if aptoide was a pirate app store or not. one thing I've read says it's used by developers, others things say get paid apps for free.. if it's the later, this wasn't the best place to put that link.
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Yh i realised lol has been changed
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Do note that if your phone has the nasty habit of sometimes not booting up when charger is plugged in, it will fail and you'll have to flash a new stock firmware with odin.
This happened to me yesterday.. Very nasty.. Recovery wouldn't boot neither except for download mode.

soulzero said:
Do note that if your phone has the nasty habit of sometimes not booting up when charger is plugged in, it will fail and you'll have to flash a new stock firmware with odin.
This happened to me yesterday.. Very nasty.. Recovery wouldn't boot neither except for download mode.
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Yes did u manage to get to a the gt i 9505 screen and then stop
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rudeboy1991 said:
Yes did u manage to get to a the gt i 9505 screen and then stop
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Yes, it only showed the gt i9505 screen and nothing else.. A little brick that was

soulzero said:
Yes, it only showed the gt i9505 screen and nothing else.. A little brick that was
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There was no need to re flash using odin just go into recovery and full wipe and reflash custom rom new modem will still be installed
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rudeboy1991 said:
There was no need to re flash using odin just go into recovery and full wipe and reflash custom rom new modem will still be installed
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That's the problem. It broke my recovery. It couldn't boot anything up except for download mode.

everroot ?
while I'm here, was wondering if everroot works with all the things Samsung has done to make rooting more problematic.. it's gonna be a while before I flash a stock fw to find out for myself and I don't have a laptop to use on a regular basis..

soulzero said:
That's the problem. It broke my recovery. It couldn't boot anything up except for download mode.
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Strange did you try removing battery then try going back into recovery again
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rudeboy1991 said:
Strange did you try removing battery then try going back into recovery again
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Tried everything, only flashing with big odin worked..

soulzero said:
Tried everything, only flashing with big odin worked..
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Did you check it was correct modem for you region using sam mobile
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GEOHOT and ATT S5 ROOT (Towelroot) and Works on i337 NC1 phone as well!!!

Geohot has found a vulnerability in the New ATT/VERIZON S5 and confirmed by users it works on our i337 ATT NC1 FIRMWARE ONLY. Check out his thread HERE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157
I am ONLY relaying his great work here and have NOTHING to do with it. I just try to keep up with a few other phones when I think I may upgrade to. So I brought this here in case others were not following the Verizon/ATT S5 forums.
geohot said:
Don't worry, you don't have to leave your house
When: 10 AM PDT tomorrow(6/15/14)
Where: In this thread, in #towelroot on freenode, and at towelroot.com
Definitely invited: AT&T GS5, Verizon GS5, GS4 Active, Nexus 5
May have some troubles at the door but invited: AT&T/Verizon Note 3
Possibly invited: Every Android phone with a kernel build date < Jun 3
Stay tuned right here for updates. I'm coming for that bounty.​
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For this towelroot to work on the ATT S4 you need to be on NC1 firmware. It does not seem to work on MK2 or NB1.
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I've been wondering if this will work for our phones on newer firmwares as well.
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It's about to go live. Anyone going to try it on a stock unrooted nb1 or nc1?

Just did nc1!!!!!!!!!
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Yes it works, you must download supersu or superuser from playstore yourself as it does not install it for you, also super su will fail to updat binarys, however root still works...I have already been able to modify my build.prop using es file explorer
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mg2195 said:
Yes it works, you must download supersu or superuser from playstore yourself as it does not install it for you, also super su will fail to updat binarys, however root still works...I have already been able to modify my build.prop using es file explorer
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So now theres no more reason to need to downgrade to MK2?

FrozenPanda said:
So now theres no more reason to need to downgrade to MK2?
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If all you want us root than no, simply download the apk from the website, and click the bytton un the app...no computer required...possibly the simplest to use root method ever released for the s4
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mg2195 said:
If all you want us root than no, simply download the apk from the website, and click the bytton un the app...no computer required...possibly the simplest to use root method ever released for the s4
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Can we get safestrap from it?...
TWRP? *fingers crossed*

FrozenPanda said:
Can we get safestrap from it?...
TWRP? *fingers crossed*
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Not sure about safestrap...but definitely not twrp, twrp requires a bootloader exploit, this js just a root exploit...I would assume we are back in the same situation as mk2...root but no recovery except maybe safestrap...im not home at the moment so im not gonna risk softbricking my phone with safestrap
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mg2195 said:
Not sure about safestrap...but definitely not twrp, twrp requires a bootloader exploit, this js just a root exploit...I would assume we are back in the same situation as mk2...root but no recovery except maybe safestrap...im not home at the moment so im not gonna risk softbricking my phone with safestrap
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Safestrap just requires root, and since it works on 4.4.2 bootloader and such already then the process is now just root and Safestrap to get 4.4.2 ROMs.
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DeadlySin9 said:
Safestrap just requires root, and since it works on 4.4.2 bootloader and such already then the process is now just root and Safestrap to get 4.4.2 ROMs.
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Awesome, I like this! Mk2 downgrade was so confusing
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Does this trip Knox flags?
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I couldn't get it to work on NB1, but upgraded to NC1 and it worked fine. Safestrap however, is not installing. I tried pushing it to /system/app & /priv/app and setting permissions. It says it installs, but system status says it's not installed.

So after this, what is the new method of odining to stock, root, and recovery? Odin flash nc1> towel > safe strap?
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MatthewPresley said:
Does this trip Knox flags?
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nope i checked download mode and it's still 0x0
I used system app uninstaller and removed a bunch of at&t apps.

cybershawngates said:
nope i checked download mode and it's still 0x0
I used system app uninstaller and removed a bunch of at&t apps.
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Thanks for answering that!

I was able to get Safestrap installed.

Okay, I've ran this app...downloaded SuperSU and Superuser and still can't do anything root related...IE use titanium backup?
What am I doing wrong? ATT S4 4.4.2

Does this mean I can finally take the Ota updates and stop using mk2???!?
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Try this superuser http://download.chainfire.eu/447/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
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[Q] WiFi won't turn on. Custom rom.

So I'm locked and rooted with safestrap installed on 4.3. There's only a couple roms compatible with locked bootloaders so I decided to try them out. So I downloaded Alliance rom and it boots up just fine. But there's only one issue, the WiFi won't turn on. I tap the toggle, and it says on for a second, then it turns off. I have no idea why, but I've tried different kernels and roms and its the same thing. Any help or insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Go back into the Safestrap thread and download the VRUCML1 kernel modules. If you want working wifi whenever you flash a TouchWiz rom through Safestrap, you must flash these as well. These will only work if your baseband is VRUCML1 (Settings/About Phone/Baseband). If you are on VRUCNC1 then you need to Odin flash VRUCML1 tar then root and run Safestrap.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Go back into the Safestrap thread and download the VRUCML1 kernel modules. If you want working wifi whenever you flash a TouchWiz rom through Safestrap, you must flash these as well. These will only work if your baseband is VRUCML1 (Settings/About Phone/Baseband). If you are on VRUCNC1 then you need to Odin flash VRUCML1 tar then root and run Safestrap.
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I am almost certain I flashed that before the rom. I guess it may have been c1 instead. I will try again
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poppers162 said:
I am almost certain I flashed that before the rom. I guess it may have been c1 instead. I will try again
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Cool, let me know how it goes. Remember, once on VRUCML1 and Safestrap, flash the rom then kernel modules. If the rom has an option for Safestrap then choose that and see if wifi works BEFORE reflashing and flashing with VRUCML1 kernel modules.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Cool, let me know how it goes. Remember, once on VRUCML1 and Safestrap, flash the rom then kernel modules. If the rom has an option for Safestrap then choose that and see if wifi works BEFORE reflashing and flashing with VRUCML1 kernel modules.
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The original one I had was only 2 megabytes compared to the 19 Megabyte one I just got. In the description of Alliance rom, it says to flash the module, then the rom. I did that, chose the safestrap kernel and it reboots after 30 seconds on the rom. It keeps doing that. So then I wiped it, and tried a different kernel, which is the stock Alliance one, and it boots up and works fine, but no WiFi. I'm completely lost here, as I just got this phone 3 days ago. And I took the 4.3 update with no knowledge of the locked bootloader If you have any more suggestions, please inform me. Thanks.
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poppers162 said:
The original one I had was only 2 megabytes compared to the 19 Megabyte one I just got. In the description of Alliance rom, it says to flash the module, then the rom. I did that, chose the safestrap kernel and it reboots after 30 seconds on the rom. It keeps doing that. So then I wiped it, and tried a different kernel, which is the stock Alliance one, and it boots up and works fine, but no WiFi. I'm completely lost here, as I just got this phone 3 days ago. And I took the 4.3 update with no knowledge of the locked bootloader If you have any more suggestions, please inform me. Thanks.
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No, flash the rom then the VRUCML1 kernel modules. OR flash the rom and choose Safestrap kernel.
What does your baseband say, btw? VRUCML1 or VRUCNC1?

SlimSnoopOS said:
No, flash the rom then the VRUCML1 kernel modules. OR flash the rom and choose Safestrap kernel.
What does your baseband say, btw? VRUCML1 or VRUCNC1?
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Ml1
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SlimSnoopOS said:
No, flash the rom then the VRUCML1 kernel modules. OR flash the rom and choose Safestrap kernel.
What does your baseband say, btw? VRUCML1 or VRUCNC1?
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Nothing is working, it either doesn't boot up, or no WiFi.
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poppers162 said:
Nothing is working, it either doesn't boot up, or no WiFi.
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Out of curiosity which rom are you running?
@SlimSnoopOS not trying to step on any toes here
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ShapesBlue said:
Out of curiosity which rom are you running?
@SlimSnoopOS not trying to step on any toes here
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Alliance rom, build 23.
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poppers162 said:
Alliance rom, build 23.
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That's one rom I've never tried out. I'll let snoop handle the rest.
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poppers162 said:
Alliance rom, build 23.
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Hmm, have you tried another rom like CleanRom or Mostly Stock ML1 to see if wifi works? Cuz the only two methods I know to have working wifi on Safestrap is
1) Flash rom and if it has Aroma installer, choose SafeStrap kernel option
or
2) Flash rom then flash VRUCML1 kernel modules

SlimSnoopOS said:
Hmm, have you tried another rom like CleanRom or Mostly Stock ML1 to see if wifi works? Cuz the only two methods I know to have working wifi on Safestrap is
1) Flash rom and if it has Aroma installer, choose SafeStrap kernel option
or
2) Flash rom then flash VRUCML1 kernel modules
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I've tried MOAR and I believe that's it
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poppers162 said:
I've tried MOAR and I believe that's it
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Aight, try another VRUCML1 based rom with your same VRUCML1 kernel modules and we'll see if its reproducible there. You may have to reboot one or two additional times after the rom boots up to check if wifi works.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Aight, try another VRUCML1 based rom with your same VRUCML1 kernel modules and we'll see if its reproducible there. You may have to reboot one or two additional times after the rom boots up to check if wifi works.
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Will do, CleanRom is downloading right now. I'll let you know what's up when it's installed. Thanks
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Aight, try another VRUCML1 based rom with your same VRUCML1 kernel modules and we'll see if its reproducible there. You may have to reboot one or two additional times after the rom boots up to check if wifi works.
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Same thing with CleanRom and a fresh download of the modules. I think I might just stay with stock TW. Hopefully some miracle will happen and the bootloader will be unlockable again. Guess we'll just wait and see
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Android Pay Promotion?

Hi guys do we get this kind of promotion?

Activate Android Pay and use it 10 times.
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T3CHW0LF said:
Activate Android Pay and use it 10 times.
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So the note5 qualify for it?...tho is uses...im rooted and android pay wont work.

Galaxysm said:
So the note5 qualify for it?...tho is uses...im rooted and android pay wont work.
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Any android device that has NFC and any working card will work fine, although it won't work if you are rooted
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Yoshi1221 said:
Any android device that has NFC and any working card will work fine, although it won't work if you are rooted
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Sounds good. On my N6 in order to use Android pay i had to use a none rooted phone (used Multirom and flashed a stock rom and clamed my $20 from BestBuy) [emoji14].
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Galaxysm said:
So the note5 qualify for it?...tho is uses...im rooted and android pay wont work.
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If you use systemless root, the androidpay will work

guaneet said:
If you use systemless root, the androidpay will work
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How do i do that??

Galaxysm said:
How do i do that??
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odin to stock OKC, then odin philz and after that flash this supersu zuper. 2.66 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64161125&postcount=3
this allows you to retain stock kernel while be rooted.

guaneet said:
odin to stock OKC, then odin philz and after that flash this supersu zuper. 2.66 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64161125&postcount=3
this allows you to retain stock kernel while be rooted.
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Thanks. I'll see if i have time to do it. Just had my 1st baby last night. So idk if ill have time haha...i am rooted with twrp and using darthRom can i just flash the zip with twrp?

Galaxysm said:
Thanks. I'll see if i have time to do it. Just had my 1st baby last night. So idk if ill have time haha...i am rooted with twrp and using darthRom can i just flash the zip with twrp?
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You have be on a stock firmware.
And congrats man!!

no work for me
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I did everything on a s6edge+. Didnt felt like going to stock and all that BS. Just waiting on my free chromecast