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Samsung Galaxy Relay 4G Information Portal

I'm going to start collecting the various little tid-bits of information that we have scattered across the threads here to hopefully compensate without having a dedicated forum. Eventually I'll add some other guides and such from personal experience, if you know of any Relay related threads or other information located on the interwebs, please drop a link here!
Standard Disclaimer: I am not responsible for what you do to your phone. The information contained in this thread is here to help you do [anything] correctly. If you follow the instructions listed there-in you will be fine, and ask questions if you don't understand something. I am not responsible for what you do with and/or to your phone. If you are unsure about a procedure's outcome, do not proceed with the procedure.
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How to Get Into Download Mode:
1. Hold Power, Vol Down, and Home button simultaneously
2. When "Samsung" appears on the screen let go of the power button but keep the other two pressed down
3. Voila!
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ROMS:
[CM9][ALPHA]Galaxy S Relay 4G [12/8]
(Use the updated link below instead.) Stock + Odin Flash (+ Rooted System Img File)(Simplified Instructions)
Updated Stock ROM (Has LH1 flash-able via ODIN) Post + tested Tethering Fix(1)
How I reverted my phone to stock + root.
Update from LH1 to LMA2 On Stock ROM w/ preserved root (doesn't remove if you have root, but doesn't give you root) (Untested)
Update from LJ1 to LMA2 on Stock ROM w/ preserved root (doesn't remove if you have root, but doesn't give you root) (Untested)
Root:
[root]\{cm9} samsung galaxy relay 4g (updated 11/19)
General Discussion:
Galaxy S Relay 4G Development Thread
Miscellaneous Information:
Keyboard Customization:
Dillalade's Explanation on How To Set Custom Key Mapping(1)
jarrodlombardo's Key Mapping (Follow Dillalades's guide first)
orange808's Key Mapping
Unsorted, Need to Organize and Determine Relevance (If still applicable or OLD information) or Flesh out supporting information:
nopty's Hiemdal Method (Need to use Heimdal 1.41RC1 or Higher from This Post) (gee ones building heimdal for ubuntu 12.04)
AndriodForums Relay Forum
Sim Unlocking (Need to Verify - Unknown Method) (Sorta Verified)
Nardholio's Links to Create an Odin Flashable Image
NV Dump Backup (Important in case of corrupted IMEI)
Nardholio's Flash Counter Information
gee one dive's into nard's stock rooted img in response to Qualcomm secure boot
nopty's CWM recovery post (10-11-201) Odin Flashable of nopty's CWM Recovery
kornyone's introduction
How to change/remove startup/shutdown sounds
dillalade has issue with 64gb card w/ resolution to issue
fantomex's Andriod WPA2 PSK Authentication issue and resolution
Skinomi Skins for the Relay
gee one fixes his bootloop
gee one's list of bloatware Bloatware gee one was able to remove
Sim Unlocking for those who purchased Retail (no contract)
dillalade's guide to getting Google Now to work on the stock ICS Rom
Nardholio's Untested Tethering Fix
T-mobiles KIES LH1 Update Support Page
gee one investigates the efs partition on the relay Nardholio's response
CWM-Only Flash-able LJ1 Modem
Some changes from stock LH1 to LJ1

Reserved

Reserved 2

Just in Case

how about a link to the original factory rom to restore back to before CM9 ?

Kaczman said:
how about a link to the original factory rom to restore back to before CM9 ?
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I found one that might work for you, update the OP with the info.
I've got to flash my relay to stock and when I do I'll create a small guide. For now I found an older flash that could be used then KIES could update this ROM to the current LH1 (Need to verify build number).
I need a stock rooted rom, while traveling through the mountains the switching in CM9 isn't working correctly (phone constantly looses service when switching from 4g>3g>Edge frequently).

Here's another sim unlock. I can verify this one as working since I am now using my phone with Solavei. I purchased my phone directly from t-mobile (no contract). I used an AT&T sim to do this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36400199&postcount=783
Sent from my SGH-T699 using Tapatalk

Spoxy said:
Here's another sim unlock. I can verify this one as working since I am now using my phone with Solavei. I purchased my phone directly from t-mobile (no contract). I used an AT&T sim to do this method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36400199&postcount=783
Sent from my SGH-T699 using Tapatalk
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Thank you!
Update OP. It's still in the unorganized section, but it's there!

Thank you, is a very useful guide ! :good:

You should post your first post from this thread in the request thread to show everything going on. Should work better than just posting "Samsung Relay, please"

That's the plan after I get it organized. I'm also going to follow the instructions given by kinfauns.
It's a start.

Never really notice that many steps when you go through it quickly, but this is the process that I used to revert my CM9 + CWM recovery to Stock rom + Stock Recovery. I don't know if it was supposed to happen that way, but it did. After flashing the stock PDA file (via odin) I was able to flash the CWM recovery again while adding root to the stock rom.
All of the items talking about (roms, odin, root, ect) except a program to unzip the files can be found in links in the thread in my signature. For reference, I use 7zip and just rightclick>7zip>extract to folder.
How to go Back to stock w/root from CM9:
Download stock rom (newest is the LJ1 tar.rar).
Download Odin
Unzip LJ1 into it's own folder. Navigate to where you unzipped the file.
Rename unzipped file to remove .md5 so it ends in ".tar" instead of ".tar.md5"
Unzip Odin (into it's own folder, navigate to the folder)
Put phone in download mode (Instructions are quoted in the OP of the thread in my sig)
Start Odin (assuming that you have already plugged the usb cable into your computer)
Connect phone (that's in download mode) to computer via USB cable.
ODIN Will have blue "Added!" box after it's recognized the phone (2nd box from the top left)
In ODIN, click the "PDA" Box and select the .tar for LJ1 (the file you unzipped and renamed)
Uncheck the "auto-restart" radiobox under "Added!". Then Click Start.
Wait for odin to finish. Do not touch your phone or click any buttons in the odin program. After It's done, reboot the phone.
Go into recovery mode on the phone (Vol Up Instead of Vol Down)
Wipe SDCard and cache
Reboot phone. It may take a few minutes to pass the samsung screen. The phone will vibrate briefly as is finishes booting
Sign into the phone (google, facebook, ect...this is probably a skipable step).
Turn off phone. Reboot into download mode (Vol Down)
Download nopty's CWM recovery
Unzip file (into it's own folder, navigate to it), removing the .md5 like the file above
Connect phone to computer, after ODIN recognizes ("Added!") it click the PDA button
Navigate to the unzipped and renamed (".tar") CWM file and select it.
Unceck "Auto-Reboot". Click start
Wait to finish, then power off and reboot phone
After phone has re-booted connect to computer
After connected to computer, transfer SuperSU zip(CWM Flashable) to SD card (You'll need to download this too, can be found in the Updated Stock Roms link)
After that's transferred, reboot phone into recovery mode. (Vol Up)
Use CWM to flash the SuperSU zip
Reboot phone
Congrats, you now have a stock rooted phone!
Just the basic frame for the guide, will update with links and what little troubleshooting I know and add guide to OP after it's finished.

Working with you guys is awesome.
Anyways, you guys know the drill.
New Device Request Forum
I may be naive, but I would like to equivocate a thanks with a "signed" on the post above.
PM'd kinfauns, lets hope that he can help us get to the right people!

thanks
thanks

So, has anyone else gotte the software update notification and felt brave enough to run it? I don't want to have what happened with the G2 with their first update and lose root.
Also, the damn notification icon won't go away despite postponing the update.

zakiancel said:
thanks
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your welcome
mikeybot said:
So, has anyone else gotte the software update notification and felt brave enough to run it? I don't want to have what happened with the G2 with their first update and lose root.
Also, the damn notification icon won't go away despite postponing the update.
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Not yet for me. I'm playing around with a stock rooted (debloated) rom that gee one made right now, I didn't get the OTA update message though. If you do "update" you should still be able to flash CWM and enable root/superuser again. Keep up updated!

Help
I am thinking of buying this phone with such great hardware....but one important question....does this handset have a common 'broken compass' issue?!!!...came across a couple of post with such issues....btw why dont we have a dedicated forum for this famous device?

tany.jags said:
I am thinking of buying this phone with such great hardware....but one important question....does this handset have a common 'broken compass' issue?!!!...came across a couple of post with such issues....btw why dont we have a dedicated forum for this famous device?
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Broken compass?
I remember seeing a few posts about it too, but I didn't flag them unfortunately. Post the question in the Development thread and we may be able to get you an answer quicker :good:.

tany.jags said:
I am thinking of buying this phone with such great hardware....but one important question....does this handset have a common 'broken compass' issue?!!!...came across a couple of post with such issues....btw why dont we have a dedicated forum for this famous device?
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Broken? No, but on occasion, it does momentarily glitch up, but once you start moving it clears itself up. Nothing like what would happen with the G2. (I do also have GPS Status installed as well)

I did run the update after taking a look through the zips and deciding to take the plunge and see; and it does reflash the recovery, and while I do have Odin, I have as yet been unable to flash any CWM again. There are no errors, it just doesn't work. I am as yet hopeful though and will report my progress. I didn't see anywhere in the update where it updated the bootloader, so flashing should still work.

How to root your samsung galaxy s3 (easily)

**** UPDATED 7-24-13 *****
Please read the tutorial now as I have added a new section on how to unlock the bootloader for your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3. If you are not using a verizon SGS3
specifically model SCH-i535 then you do not have to worry about unlocking your bootloader as it comes unlocked by default. If you are using a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 and you do not fully unlock your bootloader you could run into problems when using certain root apps such as "mobile odin pro" or you could run into big problems when trying to flash custom roms such as cyanogenmod roms.
In this update I am adding one final step at the end of the root process to fully unlock the boot loader for the verizon samsung galaxy s3. There will be two ways to unlock the bootloader. One way will be to flash a final bootchain file with Odin, and the other will be to use an app to unlock the bootloader. Depending on what version of android you are using and your phones baseband version you will either need to use odin or you could use the application for any android version such as 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 and you can use the application for any baseband version your phone might be. I will leave the choice up to you, but I will show how to do it both ways.
Samsung users, don't forget if you plan on flashing a custom rom that with Samsung phones you could get the ugly yellow triangle warning. To get rid of this yellow triangle you can either go to google play store and get "yellow triangle away" app or go to this forum on this great xda developers site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
**NOTE** for those of you who would like to see a video of how to root your phone using these exact steps you can go to here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4b9hcWHrW8&feature=share&list=FL8Y3FM4mtznp0GQbwkkwaSg
A member on this thread gave me that link and it is a video by phone rebel and show you how to root your verizon SGS3 using the same steps i have outlined in this tutorial. Thank you so much for providing that link to my attention, I am sure it will help many users here!
Hello everyone,
Well this is one of my first tutorials for this forum on how to root your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3.
I just recently got my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 and all of the tutorials I found were quite complicated and not very detailed so I thought that
I would write this tutorial and maybe it might help others out there....
Since the Galaxy S4 is getting ready to come out, the price has dropped considerably for the S3 and i believe more and more people will be getting this phone and wanting to root it.
Oh, and if you want an alternative guide you can use this very excellent tutorial from another post on this amazing forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
Here is the specs for the phone I am using and the step by step process I used to root it.
Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII model I535 running Android 4.1.2
Okay step 1 you are going to need some files...
First thing you are going to need is the Samsung Drivers so you can connect your phone to your computer and your computer can recognize it.
All of the files you are going to need I am just going to reference the link from the other tutorial that I posted above, no sense in redoing work
that has already been done especially if it has been done well!
1. You can get the samsung driver files here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
click on the link that says samsung drivers
2. You are going to need Odin you can get it from the same link, click on the Odin Link
3. You are going to need the VRALEC BOOTCHAIN you can get it from the link I posted in step 1 make sure you get this file it is very
important.
Since I am using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 the bootloader comes by default locked so we need this file to unlock the bootloader
so we can root the phone. If we were using any other phone besides Verizon we would not have to worry about this but since I have
Verizon I have to do this. IMPORTANT: if you are not using a VERIZON PHONE DO NOT download this file or use it in the step
process you do not need it.
4. Next you are going to need the exploit so that you can root your phone and you can grab that from a different website, here is the address:
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
This is the CF-AUTOROOT file and this is what roots your phone. If you have the same phone as me scroll down to the SCH-I535 link and
download that file.
Okay now that we have all of that downloaded lets get things moving...
First thing we are going to need to do is install the Samsung USB drivers, so do that.
After the drivers are installed plug in your phone and make sure that it connects to your computer correctly, after it connects disconnect
your phone from your computer.
Next thing we are going to need to do is extract the ODIN zip file and install the Odin executable.
Now we need to get to the critical stuff...
Step 1. Make sure that [USB Debugging] is enabled in your phone, if it is not go to Settings -> Developer Options and enable it.
Step 2. Put your phone in DOWNLOAD Mode. You do that by pressing Volume Down + Home + Power button and hold it down till you see
a warning screen. When you see the warning screen hit Volume Up to allow Download mode.
Step 3. Now that your phone is in Download Mode you are going to connect your phone to your computer with ODIN RUNNING if
everything connects correctly you will see ODIN highlight yellow (older versions of ODIN) or highlight blue (newer ODIN versions)
Step 4. Now this is where previous tutorials kind of messed up in my opinion (just my opinion). Now that your phone is in download mode
you need to only have the "auto boot" option selected in ODIN and click on the bootloader button and select the VRALEC file
you downloaded earlier. Every tutorial i read said to use this file with the PDA button/option but you need to use it with the bootloader
button/option in ODIN. Now that you have the VRALEC file selected under bootloader in ODIN select START. This will reboot your
phone and if everything goes correctly your phone's bootloader will be unlocked.
After reboot make sure to disconnect your phone from your computer.
Step 5. After your phone reboots from step 4 turn off your phone and then boot it back into DOWNLOAD mode. Vol Down + Home + Power
Step 6. Now that your phone is in Download Mode again (Reconnect your phone to your computer) and make sure ODIN is still running
Step 7. With your phone connected go to the PDA option/button and when you select it choose the CF-AUTOROOT file you downloaded earlier
Step 8. With your PDA option selected hit start. When this happens your phone will reboot and your will see a CUSTOM lock icon on your
screen don't worry it is okay. Now you will see some new text on your phone and if everything is working you will see things like
"Android is UPDATING"
Your phone is now rooted! but you are not done...
This is where all of the other tutorials I found also fell short...
Your phone is rooted but it will not work correctly without SuperSU
Step 9. Go to the Google Play Store and Download SuperSU. When the download is complete run SuperSU and now your phone is fully
rooted. You can test it by downloading Android Terminal and running the terminal and typing "su" or by downloading a root required
app Titanium Backup.
*****UPDATED STEP*****
IMPORTANT NOTE: i want to point that this step is completely optional. You do not have to unlock your bootloader but i would recommend it. If you just want to use a stock rom and have your phone rooted then you can ignore this last step. But...if you want to flash custom rom's or do any kind of serious customize your phone, then you will need to have your phones bootloader unlocked. Plus with the application I am going to show you further down this tutorial, it is so easy to unlock your bootloader, you might as well go for it.
Step 10. Okay now from the link that I gave you above: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439 you are going to need to download another bootchain file to fully unlock your verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 phone.Go into your phone and under settings go into "about phone' and look at the section "baseband version". Now depending on what version of android you are using will determine your baseband version. On my Verizon SGS3 running 4.1.2 my baseband version is I535VRBMB1 the important part is -> "VRBMB1" now go to site i provided in this step and download the bootchain for your specific phone.
Since my phones baseband version is "VRBMB1" i will download that bootchain file obviously. VRBMB1 is for android 4.1.2
The other boothchain files are "VRBLK3" for android 4.1.1 and "VRBMD3" for android 4.1.2
Now take that bootchain file that you downloaded and load up Odin again. Connect your phone to your computer (MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE IS IN DOWNLOAD MODE -> VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER) and wait for Odin show a connection. Odin will show a blue light on newer Odin versions and a yellow light on older Odin versions.
When the connection is made hit the "bootloader" button and select the proper bootchain file for your specific phone. Before you hit start make sure that only "Auto Reboot" is selected on the left hand side.
Now go ahead and hit start and if all goes well your phones bootloader should be unlocked. You can tell that your phones bootloader is unlocked two ways.
One, when your phone reboots the Samsung Logo in white bold/block writing will disappear within 1-2 seconds. It will go by very fast.
Two, the custom lock icon that showed up after you ran the CF-AUTOROOT exploit will now disappear, if for any reason if you still see this logo then your phones bootloader is still locked and you can either try to flash the bootchain file again or use the application I am about to tell you about.
For my phone flashing this bootchain file worked fine, but for my brother's phone he has a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 this did not work and I had to use an application to unlock his bootloader.
****UPDATE UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER WITH EZ-UNLOCK*****
Okay so my brother who has a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model sch-i535 asked me to root his phone just the other day. I rooted his phone following all the same steps I have written above with no problems. His phone rooted perfectly, however his bootloader would not unlock. I believe that his bootloader would not unlock because he had an updated version. While his android version was the same as mine 4.1.2 he had a different baseband version.
His baseband version was "I535VRBMF1" the important part -> "VRBMF1"
Now i have been told that you can use the bootchain file VRBMB1 to unlock the bootloader for verizon SGS3 running android 4.1.2 baseband version "VRBMF1" but when i tried it, the bootloader staid locked. So i had to use an application to unlock his bootloader.
The application i used was "EZ-Unlock" which you can get here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32456-app-920-ez-unlock-14-easiest-way-to-unlock-your-bootloader/
Now this application is SO EASY to use it is amazing. Just download the file, the author recommend version 1.2 as the most stable and that is version i used. To download this file make sure you have the option "Unknown Sources" check in your Settings -> Security menu.
Okay to unlock your bootloader with EZ-Unlock follow these easy steps:
Step 10A. Download EZ-Unlock version 1.2 from the link above.
Step 10B. Install the application and open it.
Step 10C. Once open click on the giant "Unlock" button. If all goes well you will hear "That was easy" from the application.
Once you have hit the unlock button on EZ-Unlock reboot your phone to see if the Samsung in bold/block white letters disappears within 1-2 seconds, and make sure the custom lock icon has disappeared.
Now the application EZ-Unlock is designed specifically for verizon samsung galaxy s3 phones, it does not matter what baseband version you use or android version you use. So this is a very appealing and easy way to unlock your bootloader. If you don't feel like flashing a bootchain file with Odin or if you are not sure what bootchain file you should use then using this application. NOTE: you do need root access to run this application.
And that is it! Your phones bootloader should be unlocked either with Odin or EZ-Unlock the choice is all up to you!
***LAST THOUGHT ON INSTALLING CUSTOM RECOVERY***
This rooting method does not install and kind of custom recovery manager on to your phone. If you want to install a custom recovery manager such as "ClockworkMod Recovery" you can do that very easily once your phone is rooted. Once your phone is rooted go to the google play store and download "Rom Manager". Once Rom Manager is installed open it up and give it root access with SuperSU. Once that is done go into the option to flash a recovery manager and follow the steps and the application Rom Manager will take care of that for you!.
Congrats on rooting your phone! I hope this tutorial has helped you and I want to thank all of the system administrators of this forum and all of
the great guys and gals that contribute to this place. You guys/gals are what makes the open source community great!
I thank you all...
Hope it helped!
-droidshadow

Thanks might have to do this on my wife's phone
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

kgirlx said:
Thanks might have to do this on my wife's phone
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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I think that the easiest way to root any Samsung Devices - Samsung Toolkit

I'm not having any luck with this. I've followed the instructions step by step and when I flash a custom ROM, I get the dreaded yellow triangle of death apon rebooting. There were some other files mentioned in the links. Do I need to unzip those at some point?

sorry i have been away
Okay i am so sorry for the late response I have been away and very busy. This tutorial is how to root your samsung galaxy s3 (verizon) model sch-i535 because you need to unlock the bootloader for that specific model.
Now you mentioned that when you try to flash a custom rom you get a yellow triangle of death....
Have you unlocked the bootloader?
Is your phone already rooted? Are you trying to flash a custom rom or are you still trying to root your phone?
I hope you have already resolved your issue but if you haven't I would be more than happy to try and help you out.

How is it any easier then the other guides for jelly bean? Here you added the cf-auto root which is one extra step . Also with auto root there is a possibility of bricking the phone since it supports a lot of devices and as you are well aware that a lot of people new to flashing tend to flash the wrong files even if you give them a step by step guide. While this guide is helpful and does work it isn't as idiot proof as the other guide you linked on your post.

This does not work on my phone. When I try this, the phone boots normally. I have tried this several times and I get the same results. I can however hold the vol up button+the home button+the power button and get to stock recovery mode. I had an older S3 that this did work on but not my new one. I have read several threads here for rooting the S3 i535 with Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and this is supposedly the method but it will not work on my phone. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing? Please advise!

benbrown said:
This does not work on my phone. When I try this, the phone boots normally. I have tried this several times and I get the same results. I can however hold the vol up button+the home button+the power button and get to stock recovery mode. I had an older S3 that this did work on but not my new one. I have read several threads here for rooting the S3 i535 with Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and this is supposedly the method but it will not work on my phone. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing? Please advise!
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This guide is different in that it uses cf-auto root so I highly doubt you even tried this method.

I finally did get it. All rooted now.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

The easiest way to root is odin'ing Mr. Robinson's root injected tar and the unlock the bootloader. Done
Sent from my MIUI powered S3 thanks to StrumerJohn

maybe i should have been more clear...
faehsemc said:
The easiest way to root is odin'ing Mr. Robinson's root injected tar and the unlock the bootloader. Done
Sent from my MIUI powered S3 thanks to StrumerJohn
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Hey everyone,
Well i guess everyone has their own favorite way of rooting their phone/device. I did not mean for this small tutorial to be the *absolute easiest* way to root a verizon samsung galaxy s3 model i535 i just thought that I could do people a favor by elaborating a bit more on certain steps to make the rooting process a bit easier.
On certain tutorials i found I didn't seem them clearly state that the VRLAC BOOTCHAIN file needed to go in the boot loader section of ODIN to unlock the phone's bootloader.
On other tutorials that show you how to use CF-AUTOROOT I didn't see any that told you that you needed to install SUPERSU from the google play store manually in order to fully utilize your phones rooted status.
Yes there are other ways too root a SGS3, the Samsung Toolkit is a good option, or using a custom root such as Cyanogenmod is another great option as well...
All of those options you will have to research for yourself and ultimately decide for yourself.
However, if you want to keep your phone's stock ROM and you just want to root your Verizon SGS3 model SCH-I535 then I like using ODIN + CF-AUTOROOT exploit.
All i wanted to do was assist and do my part on this great forum which has helped me so much in the past...
I hope it helped someone...
Thanks for everyone who replied and shared your thoughts on other rooting options.
-DroidShadow

droidshadow said:
Hello everyone,
Well this is one of my first tutorials for this forum on how to root your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3.
I just recently got my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 and all of the tutorials I found were quite complicated and not very detailed so I thought that
I would write this tutorial and maybe it might help others out there....
Since the Galaxy S4 is getting ready to come out, the price has dropped considerably for the S3 and i believe more and more people will be getting this phone and wanting to root it.
Oh, and if you want an alternative guide you can use this very excellent tutorial from another post on this amazing forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
Here is the specs for the phone I am using and the step by step process I used to root it.
Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII model I535 running Android 4.1.2
Okay step 1 you are going to need some files...
First thing you are going to need is the Samsung Drivers so you can connect your phone to your computer and your computer can recognize it.
All of the files you are going to need I am just going to reference the link from the other tutorial that I posted above, no sense in redoing work
that has already been done especially if it has been done well!
1. You can get the samsung driver files here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
click on the link that says samsung drivers
2. You are going to need Odin you can get it from the same link, click on the Odin Link
3. You are going to need the VRALEC BOOTCHAIN you can get it from the link I posted in step 1 make sure you get this file it is very
important.
Since I am using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 the bootloader comes by default locked so we need this file to unlock the bootloader
so we can root the phone. If we were using any other phone besides Verizon we would not have to worry about this but since I have
Verizon I have to do this. IMPORTANT: if you are not using a VERIZON PHONE DO NOT download this file or use it in the step
process you do not need it.
4. Next you are going to need the exploit so that you can root your phone and you can grab that from a different website, here is the address:
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
This is the CF-AUTOROOT file and this is what roots your phone. If you have the same phone as me scroll down to the SCH-I535 link and
download that file.
Okay now that we have all of that downloaded lets get things moving...
First thing we are going to need to do is install the Samsung USB drivers, so do that.
After the drivers are installed plug in your phone and make sure that it connects to your computer correctly, after it connects disconnect
your phone from your computer.
Next thing we are going to need to do is extract the ODIN zip file and install the Odin executable.
Now we need to get to the critical stuff...
Step 1. Make sure that [USB Debugging] is enabled in your phone, if it is not go to Settings -> Developer Options and enable it.
Step 2. Put your phone in DOWNLOAD Mode. You do that by pressing Volume Down + Home + Power button and hold it down till you see
a warning screen. When you see the warning screen hit Volume Up to allow Download mode.
Step 3. Now that your phone is in Download Mode you are going to connect your phone to your computer with ODIN RUNNING if
everything connects correctly you will see ODIN highlight yellow (older versions of ODIN) or highlight blue (newer ODIN versions)
Step 4. Now this is where previous tutorials kind of messed up in my opinion (just my opinion). Now that your phone is in download mode
you need to only have the "auto boot" option selected in ODIN and click on the bootloader button and select the VRALEC file
you downloaded earlier. Every tutorial i read said to use this file with the PDA button/option but you need to use it with the bootloader
button/option in ODIN. Now that you have the VRALEC file selected under bootloader in ODIN select START. This will reboot your
phone and if everything goes correctly your phone's bootloader will be unlocked.
After reboot make sure to disconnect your phone from your computer.
Step 5. After your phone reboots from step 4 turn off your phone and then boot it back into DOWNLOAD mode. Vol Down + Home + Power
Step 6. Now that your phone is in Download Mode again (Reconnect your phone to your computer) and make sure ODIN is still running
Step 7. With your phone connected go to the PDA option/button and when you select it choose the CF-AUTOROOT file you downloaded earlier
Step 8. With your PDA option selected hit start. When this happens your phone will reboot and your will see a CUSTOM lock icon on your
screen don't worry it is okay. Now you will see some new text on your phone and if everything is working you will see things like
"Android is UPDATING"
Your phone is now rooted! but you are not done...
This is where all of the other tutorials I found also fell short...
Your phone is rooted but it will not work correctly without SuperSU
Step 9. Go to the Google Play Store and Download SuperSU. When the download is complete run SuperSU and now your phone is fully
rooted. You can test it by downloading Android Terminal and running the terminal and typing "su" or by downloading a root required
app Titanium Backup.
Congrats on rooting your phone! I hope this tutorial has helped you and I want to thank all of the system administrators of this forum and all of
the great guys and gals that contribute to this place. You guys/gals are what makes the open source community great!
I thank you all...
Hope it helped!
-droidshadow
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Followed all instructions, and the phone never rebooted. Not its not turning on. Tried vol up+home+power, vol down+home+power, battery pull, holding down power for 2 minutes. . .
The only thing I can think of is that I possibly unplugged the phone before the reboot after Step 4, just as soon as the phone shut down and before the actual reboot.
Anything you can help me with? I''m going crazy here.
Thanks

Rooting and installation on S3 GTI9300
I rooted my S3 2 days back (i think so), now i want to install a custom rom (mostly xperia Z) and I am new to this world, so can you plz help me??
I followed your instructions there was no such msg as Andriod is Updating, and how should i do install the rom??
I wish to install from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174644

droidshadow said:
Hello everyone,
Well this is one of my first tutorials for this forum on how to root your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3.
I just recently got my Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 and all of the tutorials I found were quite complicated and not very detailed so I thought that
I would write this tutorial and maybe it might help others out there....
Since the Galaxy S4 is getting ready to come out, the price has dropped considerably for the S3 and i believe more and more people will be getting this phone and wanting to root it.
Oh, and if you want an alternative guide you can use this very excellent tutorial from another post on this amazing forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
Here is the specs for the phone I am using and the step by step process I used to root it.
Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII model I535 running Android 4.1.2
Okay step 1 you are going to need some files...
First thing you are going to need is the Samsung Drivers so you can connect your phone to your computer and your computer can recognize it.
All of the files you are going to need I am just going to reference the link from the other tutorial that I posted above, no sense in redoing work
that has already been done especially if it has been done well!
1. You can get the samsung driver files here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
click on the link that says samsung drivers
2. You are going to need Odin you can get it from the same link, click on the Odin Link
3. You are going to need the VRALEC BOOTCHAIN you can get it from the link I posted in step 1 make sure you get this file it is very
important.
Since I am using a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 the bootloader comes by default locked so we need this file to unlock the bootloader
so we can root the phone. If we were using any other phone besides Verizon we would not have to worry about this but since I have
Verizon I have to do this. IMPORTANT: if you are not using a VERIZON PHONE DO NOT download this file or use it in the step
process you do not need it.
4. Next you are going to need the exploit so that you can root your phone and you can grab that from a different website, here is the address:
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
This is the CF-AUTOROOT file and this is what roots your phone. If you have the same phone as me scroll down to the SCH-I535 link and
download that file.
Okay now that we have all of that downloaded lets get things moving...
First thing we are going to need to do is install the Samsung USB drivers, so do that.
After the drivers are installed plug in your phone and make sure that it connects to your computer correctly, after it connects disconnect
your phone from your computer.
Next thing we are going to need to do is extract the ODIN zip file and install the Odin executable.
Now we need to get to the critical stuff...
Step 1. Make sure that [USB Debugging] is enabled in your phone, if it is not go to Settings -> Developer Options and enable it.
Step 2. Put your phone in DOWNLOAD Mode. You do that by pressing Volume Down + Home + Power button and hold it down till you see
a warning screen. When you see the warning screen hit Volume Up to allow Download mode.
Step 3. Now that your phone is in Download Mode you are going to connect your phone to your computer with ODIN RUNNING if
everything connects correctly you will see ODIN highlight yellow (older versions of ODIN) or highlight blue (newer ODIN versions)
Step 4. Now this is where previous tutorials kind of messed up in my opinion (just my opinion). Now that your phone is in download mode
you need to only have the "auto boot" option selected in ODIN and click on the bootloader button and select the VRALEC file
you downloaded earlier. Every tutorial i read said to use this file with the PDA button/option but you need to use it with the bootloader
button/option in ODIN. Now that you have the VRALEC file selected under bootloader in ODIN select START. This will reboot your
phone and if everything goes correctly your phone's bootloader will be unlocked.
After reboot make sure to disconnect your phone from your computer.
Step 5. After your phone reboots from step 4 turn off your phone and then boot it back into DOWNLOAD mode. Vol Down + Home + Power
Step 6. Now that your phone is in Download Mode again (Reconnect your phone to your computer) and make sure ODIN is still running
Step 7. With your phone connected go to the PDA option/button and when you select it choose the CF-AUTOROOT file you downloaded earlier
Step 8. With your PDA option selected hit start. When this happens your phone will reboot and your will see a CUSTOM lock icon on your
screen don't worry it is okay. Now you will see some new text on your phone and if everything is working you will see things like
"Android is UPDATING"
Your phone is now rooted! but you are not done...
This is where all of the other tutorials I found also fell short...
Your phone is rooted but it will not work correctly without SuperSU
Step 9. Go to the Google Play Store and Download SuperSU. When the download is complete run SuperSU and now your phone is fully
rooted. You can test it by downloading Android Terminal and running the terminal and typing "su" or by downloading a root required
app Titanium Backup.
Congrats on rooting your phone! I hope this tutorial has helped you and I want to thank all of the system administrators of this forum and all of
the great guys and gals that contribute to this place. You guys/gals are what makes the open source community great!
I thank you all...
Hope it helped!
-droidshadow
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I ran ODIN with the bootchain, and that worked, but when i tried running it with PDA set to CF-autoroot file, I get SECURE CHECK FAIL

hello everyone
bgenchel said:
I ran ODIN with the bootchain, and that worked, but when i tried running it with PDA set to CF-autoroot file, I get SECURE CHECK FAIL
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bgenchel: what kind of phone do you have? Are you 100% sure that you downloaded the correct CF-autoroot file for your specific phone model?

mlev1987 said:
Followed all instructions, and the phone never rebooted. Not its not turning on. Tried vol up+home+power, vol down+home+power, battery pull, holding down power for 2 minutes. . .
The only thing I can think of is that I possibly unplugged the phone before the reboot after Step 4, just as soon as the phone shut down and before the actual reboot.
Anything you can help me with? I''m going crazy here.
Thanks
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Did you run the Odin with the VRLAC bootchain file then you unplugged your phone before a full restart could take place? This is a very sensitive issue because that bootchain file unlocks your bootloader on your verizon phone. Your bootloader is everything to your phone. It controls how your phone starts and your phone can not work correctly if your bootloader became compromised in any way. I really hope you figured it out, and if you didn't maybe you could call your insurance company (if you have one) and get a new phone. If you are worried about rooting your phone again you could look on craigslist, there are always people/professionals willing to do it for very reasonable prices $10-$20. Again i really hope you figured this out and if you give me some more details maybe we can figure this out together.

Phone Rebel Method
This is the same method that Phone Rebel has on his YouTube channel for rooting d2vzw. This tutorial is missing one step that Phone Rebel covers, after running CF Auto Root, he flashes the corresponding bootchain file that goes with whatever firmware your phone is running. When I rooted, I was running VRBMB1, so I flashed that boot chain following the other two odin flashes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4b9hcWHrW8&feature=share&list=FL8Y3FM4mtznp0GQbwkkwaSg
What I've learned is that CF Auto Root does not unlock the bootloader and trying to flash a custom ROM with result in the dreaded triangle message every time. I was given this method: http://droidviews.com/2013/root-and...erizon-galaxy-s3-sch-i535-android-4-1-14-1-2/
to try instead. In this method you flash the VRALEC, then CWM recovery, then you can flash SuperSU with an unlocked bootloader via CWM, then flash the final bootchain file depending on the firmware you're running. Method 3 contains the casual root tool, but I've seen mixed reviews for that one.
At the suggestion of someone on the Google+ community for the SGS3, I"m gonna attempt to root VRBMF1 (JB 4.1.2 w/multiwindow) via method 1 and then flash the VRBMB1 bootchain for the previous version and see what happens.

UPDATE
ohemetophobia said:
This is the same method that Phone Rebel has on his YouTube channel for rooting d2vzw. This tutorial is missing one step that Phone Rebel covers, after running CF Auto Root, he flashes the corresponding bootchain file that goes with whatever firmware your phone is running. When I rooted, I was running VRBMB1, so I flashed that boot chain following the other two odin flashes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4b9hcWHrW8&feature=share&list=FL8Y3FM4mtznp0GQbwkkwaSg
What I've learned is that CF Auto Root does not unlock the bootloader and trying to flash a custom ROM with result in the dreaded triangle message every time. I was given this method: http://droidviews.com/2013/root-and...erizon-galaxy-s3-sch-i535-android-4-1-14-1-2/
to try instead. In this method you flash the VRALEC, then CWM recovery, then you can flash SuperSU with an unlocked bootloader via CWM, then flash the final bootchain file depending on the firmware you're running. Method 3 contains the casual root tool, but I've seen mixed reviews for that one.
At the suggestion of someone on the Google+ community for the SGS3, I"m gonna attempt to root VRBMF1 (JB 4.1.2 w/multiwindow) via method 1 and then flash the VRBMB1 bootchain for the previous version and see what happens.
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You can use method 1 outlined in the droidviews link i posted yesterday to root the phone and when you get to the point where you're flashing the second bootchain you can flash VRBMB1 instead of needing VRBMF1 and it will work just fine! I also believe this method will truly unlock the bootloader for flashing custom roms, to avoid the yellow triangle of frustration, but I have no oversight on this as it was not my plan to do so.

VRBMF1??
I must admit that I am new to rooting.
I just bought a new S3 i535 with 4.1.2 and would like to root it. In the link provided there are files to download. One of these files are the bootchain... When I look in my settings, I see VRBMF1 and in the link provided I see.............
For VRBLK3 (Jelly Bean 4.1.1) Link
MD5: E3A1CB07DE214ED8081ED9D42C9BAF4A
For VRBMB1 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) Link
MD5: 8C3DA18BD5DEF7E38E03DD147A0E10A1
For VRBMD3 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) Link
MD5: 9CB65EAE8784807349EC3D4FF3A0AAEF
I am confused on what to do. I would imagine that this instructional post was created before I got my phone (07/13/2013) and thus is the reason why it might be missing from the instructions. Please advise me.

BKSinAZ said:
I must admit that I am new to rooting.
I just bought a new S3 i535 with 4.1.2 and would like to root it. In the link provided there are files to download. One of these files are the bootchain... When I look in my settings, I see VRBMF1 and in the link provided I see.............
For VRBLK3 (Jelly Bean 4.1.1) Link
MD5: E3A1CB07DE214ED8081ED9D42C9BAF4A
For VRBMB1 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) Link
MD5: 8C3DA18BD5DEF7E38E03DD147A0E10A1
For VRBMD3 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2) Link
MD5: 9CB65EAE8784807349EC3D4FF3A0AAEF
I am confused on what to do. I would imagine that this instructional post was created before I got my phone (07/13/2013) and thus is the reason why it might be missing from the instructions. Please advise me.
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Yes, the instructional post was created prior to you getting an S3. So, if you got into Settings> About Phone and look at your baseband version you'll probably see I535VRBMF1 and you'll probably see it again in another field just below it. This indicates that you're running the VRBMF1 firmware. That is JB 4.1.2 with multi-window. When using the root process in the droidviews article it outlines flashing VRALEC, then CWM touch, then using CWM to flash the supersu file, then flashing either VRBLK3, VRBMB1, or VRBMD3. Since none of those bootchain files match your firmware and there is no VRBMF1 bootchain on the forums, I flashed VRBMB1 since it was the the bootchain from the previous firmware. It worked. I successfully achieved root with no problems. Hope this helps.

[SGH-I337M] CF-Auto-Root [CANADIAN MODELS ONLY]

Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number. See the third post for exact supported model numbers. If your device is a totally different model, it will not work (may even brick) !
CF-Root is the root for "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root is meant to be used in combination with stock Samsung firmwares, and be the quickest and easiest way for your first root.
Donate
CF-Root has been available for many devices (Galaxy S1, Galaxy Tab 7", Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S3, and many more) and has clocked over 13 million downloads. This is not even counting custom ROMs that already include it. Don't be a leech, buy me a beer (and use the "Thanks" button!). Imagine if every CF-Root user has donated me $1...
What's installed
- SuperSU binary and APK
- Stock recovery
Installation and usage
Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN (details on how to do that are in next post), and your device should reboot into a modified recovery (signified by a large red Android logo) and it will install SuperSU for you and restore the stock recovery, and reboot back into Android.
If you don't get to the red Android logo, boot into recovery manually ("adb reboot recovery", or boot while holding Power+VolUp+Home).
Using this root increases your flash counter. You should run Triangle Away (see below) after rooting to reset the counter. Note that if you want to run custom kernels or custom recoveries, your flash counter will be set to 1 at every boot. Either configure Triangle Away to reset the counter at every boot (Play version only) or only reset the counter when you need to go into warranty.
Did you see the red Android logo during rooting, but SuperSU does not appear? This may sometimes occur due to left-over files and settings, however, you can usually install SuperSU from Google Play at this stage and it'll just work.
Why isn't this just called CF-Root
The traditional CF-Root's included a custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, etc) and were meant for devices that had a single kernel/recovery combination. CF-Auto-Root doesn't include a custom recovery and is meant for devices that have kernel and recovery separate (so you can manually install any custom recovery you wish). The Auto part comes from the fact that a large part of the process is automated (though it constantly needs adjusting)
Not included - Triangle Away
Triangle Away can be used to reset the flash counter after installing CF-Root. The flash counter keeps track of how many custom firmwares you have flashed, as this voids warranty. (No idea what this about ? Read up on it, you will want to use this !)
Not included - adbd Insecure
As this CF-Root does not include a custom kernel, adb shell does not have root access by default (you can still get it by typing su inside the shell), nor is adb remount supported, nor will adb push and adb pull work on system files. adbd Insecure can be used to remedy this situation. (No idea what this is about ? Don't worry about it !)
CF-Auto-Root homepage
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
CF-Auto-Root main thread
[CENTRAL] CF-Auto-Root
For requests for new roots and generic discussion - please keep device specific discussion in the thread you are viewing now.

ODIN Installation (detailed)
Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!
- Download and unzip the CF-Auto-Root-....zip file (see posts below this one)
- If you end up with a recovery.img and cache.img file, you've extracted twice. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file - don't extract that one
- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Start Odin3-vX.X.exe
- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Auto-Root-....tar.md5
- Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot - if it asks you to press a button to continue, press the listed button, or run adb reboot download command)
- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer
- Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
- Click the Start button
- Wait for Android to boot
- Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practise!)
NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
New to Samsung? Unfamiliar with Odin? Think all the above is a hassle? Get used to it. It's very simple, and us Samsung folk use Odin (or Mobile ODIN ) for everything! It's so very very convenient once you get used to it. Notice the 30 second comment above? For experienced users, the entire process indeed takes only 30 seconds!
You may now optionally want to install and run Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.

2013.05.20 --- CF-Auto-Root
SuperSU: v1.30
Download
SGH-I337M: CF-Auto-Root-jfltecan-jfltevl-sghi337m.zip
Other models
International Samsung Exynos GT-I9500: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292615
International Qualcomm Snapdragon GT-I9505: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219803
Sprint: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291827
T-Mobile: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294005
AT&T: Bootloader locked, do not use CF-Auto-Root on it
VZW: Bootloader locked, do not use CF-Auto-Root on it
History
2013.05.24: SuperSU v1.30

Worked wonderfully!
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Awesome work, any possibility of an ATT USA version? Just got my 32Gb Black Mist delivered today by UPS!

Exellent.
Perfect like always!!! UR the best

very nice thaks a lot i had my s4 almost 3 weeks i was wiating your post finly i got it today . love it so easy root it thanks again.
just i need to ask wen rooted s4 in stats says now custom not official if i flash Triangle Away it will come agian official in stats or not? thanks adv- .

one question, is this really easier than just installing samsung drivers, checking debug and pressing run.bat on motochopper??? if anybody thinks thats hard, maybe they need a motorola razr. I dont want to offend you chain because i love your work, but i dont understand why you invested time into this
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wasimahmad said:
just i need to ask wen rooted s4 in stats says now custom not official if i flash Triangle Away it will come agian official in stats or not? thanks adv- .
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Check this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41845225#post41845225

highaltitude said:
Awesome work, any possibility of an ATT USA version? Just got my 32Gb Black Mist delivered today by UPS!
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ATT version has a locked bootloader, and you already need root to apply a hack to flash and run custom firmwares on it. As such, CFAR wouldn't be much use on it. It may be so at a later stage (amongst other things that would probably require a different bootloader unlock method than is used now) that you need an old ATT firmware to be even to unlock, then need something like CFAR to root a newer firmware, but for now that seems unlikely. And even if that were the case, it would still be confusing and people would try to use CFAR on their locked device which could result in brickage (worst case).
wasimahmad said:
very nice thaks a lot i had my s4 almost 3 weeks i was wiating your post finly i got it today . love it so easy root it thanks again.
just i need to ask wen rooted s4 in stats says now custom not official if i flash Triangle Away it will come agian official in stats or not? thanks adv- .
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Triangle Away can work to reset "flash counter" and "binary status" (though the current version sometimes the modification doesn't stick - update coming). As I've explained a hundred times probably but nobody listens and everybody keeps repeating the wrong information: the custom system status is scanned by the Samsung firmware and set in the bootloader. One of two truly reliable way to keep that status set to official is to unroot and flash a stock firmware. There are some other workarounds (like some of the advanced options in Triangle Away) that will keep that value official *most* of the time, but nothing 100% foolproof longterm - no matter what others tell you. The other reliable way is to first have that value reset to official using a forementioned method, than flash a modified system that has all the detection stuff patched out and/or removed.
polish_pat said:
one question, is this really easier than just installing samsung drivers, checking debug and pressing run.bat on motochopper??? if anybody thinks thats hard, maybe they need a motorola razr. I dont want to offend you chain because i love your work, but i dont understand why you invested time into this
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Exploit vs firmware root. Think about it for a while.

Was definitely hoping and waiting that you release this, awesome work as always!!!

Thank you for CF Auto Root! Any chance there will be support for the SGH-I337M in Mobile Odin?
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hi
MR Chainfire bundle of thanks for reply your triangle away works flawlessly brought my phone s4 from custom to official and zero binary. i selected both options: auto reset at boot and allowed tracker to run. Then i restarted the phone and it says counter zero and status official
thanks for all the help and your hard work.
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is that mobile odin pro dos sport s4 yet or not thanks adv. ?

Finally! Rooting Right Away, the only method I trust in and from the best developer out there. Thanks man!
:thumbup:
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When you say Canadian models, does that include the Wind variants too.. or is that a different? Would I have to use the T-Mobile version for the Wind variant?

Any chance to support triangle away? I tried the one linked in OP and it didn't work
I see that you said it doesn't stick, is that the same as it just never working? It worked great on my S3 but on my S4 it just reboots and does nothing

10cheesecakes said:
When you say Canadian models, does that include the Wind variants too.. or is that a different? Would I have to use the T-Mobile version for the Wind variant?
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Yes that includes Wind, all Canadian variants. Do not use the t-mobile one.

just curious you did not mention the i337m bootloader is locked. Therefore after we flash this through odin are we able to flash custom roms. Just curious. thanks

casualt said:
just curious you did not mention the i337m bootloader is locked. Therefore after we flash this through odin are we able to flash custom roms. Just curious. thanks
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Yes. I would make a nandroid first off course.
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I think canadian models don't have bootlock
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Now just mobile Odin and we're on top of the hill....
JKAY DELUXE [I9300 JB 4.1.2]

S 4 i9502 for international use

I've started this thread to help s4 duos owners in finding everything they need in one place so they don't have to search all the internet like i did .Is not my work I just made the compilation .I will update the first post with everything appears to be important ,i'll post here all the things i've tested and are working and the pros and cons .For more details you can check this thred : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279563&page=78
First you need root and custom recovery ,as they are many root methods ,i'll not insist on it .I use this INTERNATIONAL FREE ROM with caller ID fix (do not mention the name or the thread will be closed because this ROM dev decided to sell his work here instead of sharing like everybody dose on this site ,leaving the donations as a free will) :
1.Instructions on how to root,install and download INTERNATIONAL Rom
http://marrkdaviid.com/2013/08/fix-...gle-play-on-the-galaxy-s4-i9502/#.UjsS4kadIdV
2.Philz touch CWM (from i9500 working without problems on i9502 ,tested by me) flash philz_touch_5.11.2-i9500.tar thru odin : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280457
For battery optimization I've used this modd also from i9500 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2419255 or this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285828
(Must remind that i9500 rom can be flashed over i9502 and works but you'll lose dual sim (there will be only one sim working) .There are a bunch of apps and modds from i9500 that are compatible with our i9502) .Please post here the ones you tested and i'll update the first page so they can be easy to find
torch activated with vol+ button while screen is off (working ) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318167
3. Here is a very good review of i9502 : http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sams...al-SIM-Smartphones-Money-Can-Buy-396089.shtml

Best would be to just root it and staying on stock ROM so you can enjoy the dual Sim AND install wanam xposed for all the extra features
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omvir said:
Best would be to just root it and staying on stock ROM so you can enjoy the dual Sim AND install wanam xposed for all the extra features
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda app-developers app
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but on this INTERNATIONAL ROM you are having dual sim + all languages (and this is very important for so many people)

problem with flashing
hi there and thank for this thread
i have problem mentioned in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46734691#post46734691
when i want to flash device with stock rom it fails as mentioned in that thread .
do you have any idea how do i flash my device ?

Hi, I see there's no live wallpaper on the sva rom v2.5, I've tried a couple of live wallpaper pickers but they keep crashing, can anyone post the stock one for galaxy s4. Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9502 using xda app-developers app

live wallpapers are working on this ROM (do not mention the name or the thread will be closed because this ROM dev decided to sell his work here instead of sharing like everybody dose on this site ,leaving the donations as a free will) ,just be careful what you choose to install at the beginning of AROMA
I have the same problem in flashing the latest stock ROM ,I'll see what I can do about it and post here

Are you sure we can just flash any i9500 Rom in xda via cwm?
I know that I'll loose dual sum functionality, but as it seems dual sim is not as important as keeping the device up to date.
Thanks

zidane said:
Are you sure we can just flash any i9500 Rom in xda via cwm?
I know that I'll loose dual sum functionality, but as it seems dual sim is not as important as keeping the device up to date.
Thanks
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Never tried the i9500 rom but I've read it here on the xda that is possible due to the same hardware specs ,only problem is losing dualsim functionality,i bought this device exactly for dual sim combined with hi-tech ,otherwise I would have taken i9505 witch is the most up-to-date and developed version of s4 .Still nothing on this world is 100% safe so ... each on his own in experimenting ,I take no responsibility :angel:

Dear Ledavi.
Can you share your opinion with me? I cannot enter Philz even after successfully installing it.
I have a Samsung S4 i9505
Using Odin 3 3.09 I have succesfully loaded Philz 6.55. Odin gives the "PASS!" message
But still I cannot figure out how to enter Philz:
pressing Volume up + home + power lets the device boot into the stock ROM 4.4.2
I have enabled
- debugging mode
- USB debugging
My device info are:
GT-I9502
Android 4.4.2
Baseband: I9502ZNUHNE4
Kernel: 3.4.1-1494240
SE for android status: enforced
Build number: KOT49H.
Questions:
Does Philz root the device? (Maybe this is the problem). I cannot see any SU super user app in the apps drawer
- What am I missing?
Thank you very much!
Saulo

saulo866 said:
Dear Ledavi.
Can you share your opinion with me? I cannot enter Philz even after successfully installing it.
I have a Samsung S4 i9505
Using Odin 3 3.09 I have succesfully loaded Philz 6.55. Odin gives the "PASS!" message
But still I cannot figure out how to enter Philz:
pressing Volume up + home + power lets the device boot into the stock ROM 4.4.2
I have enabled
- debugging mode
- USB debugging
My device info are:
GT-I9502
Android 4.4.2
Baseband: I9502ZNUHNE4
Kernel: 3.4.1-1494240
SE for android status: enforced
Build number: KOT49H.
Questions:
Does Philz root the device? (Maybe this is the problem). I cannot see any SU super user app in the apps drawer
- What am I missing?
Thank you very much!
Saulo
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Hello
I have been working on I9502 for more than two month now. The main mistake I did is that I installed KK 4.4.2 stock ROM. After that I could not find a working method to root it I even tried the Chinese page (using Google Translate) with no luck even perfect rooting tools like Towelroot didn't work. Yet I have been able to install a lot of stuff like HTC Blinkfeed, LG G3 Keyboard and many other stuff. The trick is to install Philz Recovery of I9500 and the put AromaFM zip file on your SD card then flash it through the recovery. This will open a file manager window where you can copy and paste at will to System folder. After copy a few files the folder will be full. No worries just delete the APK of the Chinese apps from the App folder and you will have enough space to do a lot.
I hope some of the experts here will help us in rooting this device. Hope this helps

mfatouh1984 said:
Hello
I have been working on I9502 for more than two month now. The main mistake I did is that I installed KK 4.4.2 stock ROM. After that I could not find a working method to root it I even tried the Chinese page (using Google Translate) with no luck even perfect rooting tools like Towelroot didn't work. Yet I have been able to install a lot of stuff like HTC Blinkfeed, LG G3 Keyboard and many other stuff. The trick is to install Philz Recovery of I9500 and the put AromaFM zip file on your SD card then flash it through the recovery. This will open a file manager window where you can copy and paste at will to System folder. After copy a few files the folder will be full. No worries just delete the APK of the Chinese apps from the App folder and you will have enough space to do a lot.
I hope some of the experts here will help us in rooting this device. Hope this helps
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Hi been trying to flash stock kk 4.4.2 so many times using Odin but always failed..how do you manage to flash it, may i know..tks

Hi
Trek55 said:
Hi been trying to flash stock kk 4.4.2 so many times using Odin but always failed..how do you manage to flash it, may i know..tks
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You should not face any problem if use the correct firmware which you can download from Sammobile website.

I have i9502.
The only custom ROM thats works good I found is SVA ROM

now there is a free alternative of i9502 lollipop multilinguage + gapps rom here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/general/rom-sasiskas-rom-galaxy-s4-duos-t3148661 ,follow his istructions and thank him there .I can help you with details if you have problems as i ve tested it and it works fine but to install it one needs to follow some strict steps .Enjoy

Galaxy S6 G920-F first Mod for return my phone to life

Hello to all.
I have this phone for a little longer than two years, the warranty has expired and now it's very slow and the battery will not last much longer.
I wanted to ask you if you can advise me the best rom for my phone, light and fast.
--- now i have Android 7.0 G920FXXU5EQCD ---
I would also like to ask if there is a way to keep all whatsapp chats, even archived ones.

Mattmod7 said:
Hello to all.
I have this phone for a little longer than two years, the warranty has expired and now it's very slow and the battery will not last much longer.
I wanted to ask you if you can advise me the best rom for my phone, light and fast.
--- now i have Android 7.0 G920FXXU5EQCD ---
I would also like to ask if there is a way to keep all whatsapp chats, even archived ones.
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First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461

dinamo1975 said:
First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461
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thank you very much man
tomorrow ill try to do it!
for the whatsapp question can you say something to me?
Sorry for my eng, im italian

dinamo1975 said:
First of all, you must root your phone!
So:
1. Install Odin http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip
2. Install modded recovery / root https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/twrp-3.1.1-0-zeroflte.img.tar
2.1 See video https://youtu.be/p8uM3O85bJo
3. Download and install with recovery, in my opinion, SamStock ROM or Global Elite ROM v4
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development/rom-samstock-rom-t3649798
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/sm-g920f-sm-g925f-griffin-t3435461
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Thanks for the guidance dinamo1975. I followed these steps and have successfully rooted my SM-G920F using Odin/Twrp. Is there a modified ROM available for this phone (S6) based on LineageOS? If I've understood correctly these 2 ROMs are debloated stock ROMs. I've looked but couldn't find anything. Maybe there is no such thing?

Hey guys
i have installed ODIN and downloaded latest TWRP, but now? from video i don't understand what to do.. in RAR twrp folder there is an ISO image..

Mattmod7 said:
Hey guys
i have installed ODIN and downloaded latest TWRP, but now? from video i don't understand what to do.. in RAR twrp folder there is an ISO image..
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I used the you tube guide provided by usmanalitoo called "How to Root Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/S6 Edge Plus Nougat 7.0 Easily!"
Search for it. This message board prevents me from posting the URL because I am a "New User".
It has much more detail. It's a bit fast so I had to watch some sections several times to see what he was doing.
Make sure you've downloaded the latest version of Odin and Twrp. He shows how this is done.
He uses a file called Nougat_Root_SuperSu_No_kernel_included.zip which he downloads from MediaFire.
You have to read the URL for this download from the screen shot. It's a bit awkward. You end up with a fully
rooted phone with Twrp as the active recovery software so you are all set to install custom ROMs quite
easily. I should warn you that there is a marked shortage of ROMs for the S6, plenty for the S5 and for the
S7. For the S6 there seem to be very few. Why? I have no idea.
At 3.41 in the video, the first time he boots the phone into Twrp recovery mode I had problems. It did
not happen as smoothly as it does in the video. I had to reboot the phone MANY times and repeatedly
use the VOL-UP+POWER+HOME key combination before the phone reluctantly booted into Twrp.
You can see from the comments under the video that many people had the same issue. But it does
rectify itself eventually.
I may be able to help if you get stuck. Good luck.

Guys, i have installed the latest firmware by odin but when i try to instal TWRP at the and i recieve a message like "blocked by r/L"
the phone work well but i have done nothing in this way..

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Hey man @rifek4
finally i have done all! now it is rooted correctly!
now i have 2 issue:
-samsung healt doesn't work
-continuous appearing of request for passwor for samsung account.
how can i resolve these?
id like also to do 2 things:
-use youtube also when screen is off
-drop down notification bar simply sliding on display
are these possible whit root?

Mattmod7 said:
Guys, i have installed the latest firmware by odin but when i try to instal TWRP at the and i recieve a message like "blocked by r/L"
the phone work well but i have done nothing in this way..
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r/L is 'Reactivation Lock' I believe.
There's a thread about it here -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/help/bypass-samsung-reactivation-lock-t3250282

Ok guys, now root is done!
Id like to ndo 2 things:
-use youtube also when screen is off
-drop down notification bar simply sliding on display
Is this possible?
I have a problem..there is a continue samsung account password notifications, i insert password but it reapper after few minutes..
How can i do?