So i've been TRYING to search in the internet for a root method over Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 for 9 months and no rooting method has been released. I was wondering HOW did verizon locked out rooting all together.
That i can answer, but not completely, but I will try my best on why its not rootable
The answer is the bootloader. The bootloader is what makes rooting impossible for verizon samsung galaxy s6. How did I know this? I know some guy that checks xda forums everyday and asked him if he can make a rooted rom off of it that i got from the internet and thats when i got the information from.
He said samsung, or verizon, implemented something in the bootloader that prevent rooting the phone. And the only way to allow rooting to the phone is if some higher level android developer from the xda community rewrites the bootloader of the verizon samsung galaxy s6 which can allow rooting, and (i dont think) it has something to do with ro.secure or ro.adb.secure being switched from 1 to 0. He did say that it is a lot harder now cause the limitations of rooting is now bootloader based now and someone needs to be a higher level android developer to edit or rewrite from scratch, the bootloader. This also prevents downgrading if youre s3 (4.3) or higher.
Overall, I just want to say, to android devs, if you got this information down, I am glad I got you a little help on why its harder to root on the verizon samsung galaxy s6 on marshmallow
Also i post it here cause i needed more post counts on the development forums, and i didn't have enough
So i will never be able to root my g920vvru3bog5 verizon s6? correct?
I pretty much cry every night wishing that there will be root method on Android Marshmallow Samsung-SM-G920V.
BUT ALAS **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON...
Also I created a profile on xdadevelopers just to find a root method for this phone.
People should start filling FCC complains. If you are out of your warranty, you should have control of your device.
Jalh said:
People should start filling FCC complains. If you are out of your warranty, you should have control of your device.
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OR if you purchase device out right with an unlockable bootloader that has a warning tag about voiding warranty.
So there is no root method for the S6 yet? Or only the S6 on the latest android version? If I were to buy a new S6 now does it come with 6.0.1? Or an older version?
There isn't a root method for 6.0.1. The last rootable build for the Verizon s6 is OE2 I believe. More than likely if you buy a s6 now it will already be updated to 6.0.1.
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I have seen websites (Will link below my question here) that make claims that they have a root for the Samsung Galaxy s3 Verizon edition..... But I thought it was not possible to root a phone with a locked bootloader? Does this mean that the bootloader has been cracked?
I was just wondering, I have been wanting to put Cyanogen mod on my phones ever since it came out. I have gotten "Messed Over" by always getting a new phone (Droid 3, Droid Bionic, Etc) where the phone is not supported by Cyanogenmod... ANYWAYS below are the links with these claims of a possible root.
droidmodderx(DOT)com/galaxys3/?page_id=6
androidauthority(DOT)com/verizon-galaxy-s3-gets-root-recovery-100145/
Its possible to root a phone without unlocking the bootloader. That is what was done with the galaxy s3, take a look at the Verizon GS3 development section for more information.
manchild83 said:
Its possible to root a phone without unlocking the bootloader. That is what was done with the galaxy s3, take a look at the Verizon GS3 development section for more information.
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could you link me please?
Seriously? Navigating a forum is that hard?
Just read some posts in the towelroot forum, and I had some questions - but first, a little about me:
I'm coming from an HTC Evo 4g LTE (Sprint) and I just switched to Ting (uses all Sprint towers & devices, just an a-la-carte payment plan as opposed to monthly)
Anywho, all this Knox business (and acquiring root for the S5) is new to me (but I am no newbie when it comes to root, just my first time owning a Samsung device.) I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet.
Just wanted to know what build/kernel/Android version you were on when you attempted towelroot?
I am on Android 4.4.2 - Build: KOT49H.G900PVPU1AND2
I did not install the System OR Software Update that is in my notification list after activation. (Pretty much same rules were for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, it would update the bootloader to a version that was considered "unmoddable" at the time) and for that phone it was also called "S-OFF" (S stood for Security) - Im guessing Knox is somewhat similar...?
Also, what is the preferred root method for the G900P? I only know of towelroot and CF-Auto-Root (sp?) - I know Chainfire makes apps specifically for Samsung devices, but read an old post on another site that CF's method will "trip" Knox... is that still accurate?
Just wanted to be 100% confident in what I'm doing, before I attempt anything. (Again, I have a lot of experience in HTC devices; not so much with Samsung) :/
Any help regarding my device and acquiring root without "tripping" Knox is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance! - zmag
zmag said:
Just read some posts in the towelroot forum, and I had some questions - but first, a little about me:
I'm coming from an HTC Evo 4g LTE (Sprint) and I just switched to Ting (uses all Sprint towers & devices, just an a-la-carte payment plan as opposed to monthly)
Anywho, all this Knox business (and acquiring root for the S5) is new to me (but I am no newbie when it comes to root, just my first time owning a Samsung device.) I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet.
Just wanted to know what build/kernel/Android version you were on when you attempted towelroot?
I am on Android 4.4.2 - Build: KOT49H.G900PVPU1AND2
I did not install the System OR Software Update that is in my notification list after activation. (Pretty much same rules were for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, it would update the bootloader to a version that was considered "unmoddable" at the time) and for that phone it was also called "S-OFF" (S stood for Security) - Im guessing Knox is somewhat similar...?
Also, what is the preferred root method for the G900P? I only know of towelroot and CF-Auto-Root (sp?) - I know Chainfire makes apps specifically for Samsung devices, but read an old post on another site that CF's method will "trip" Knox... is that still accurate?
Just wanted to be 100% confident in what I'm doing, before I attempt anything. (Again, I have a lot of experience in HTC devices; not so much with Samsung) :/
Any help regarding my device and acquiring root without "tripping" Knox is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance! - zmag
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Check out the root thread sticky in general section.
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CCallahan said:
Check out the root thread sticky in general section.
Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk
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To add to this I just purchased a S5 coming after an S1 and S3.
I am wondering if I have to worry about any updates on sprint locking me out. My S3 is on Verizon and luckily I rooted it before they came out with the update that locked it out. Can I go to the newest version that my phone wants to update me to without any fears of being locked out in the future?
JurKZ said:
To add to this I just purchased a S5 coming after an S1 and S3.
I am wondering if I have to worry about any updates on sprint locking me out. My S3 is on Verizon and luckily I rooted it before they came out with the update that locked it out. Can I go to the newest version that my phone wants to update me to without any fears of being locked out in the future?
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Currently for the Sprint 900P (not the 860 Sport) NE5 is the latest build and I have not heard of anything being patched to not allow root.
However, it is best practice to always wait on taking any new Sprint updates until the devs have time to look into it and make sure root is still possible. There is no way for anyone to know what Sprint/Samsung/Google will patch in future updates. It usually only takes the dev community about a day or so to confirm whether existing root methods will still work.
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dldennis76 said:
This phone is fairly new sold at walmart the prepaid 3g cdma only version of verizon GS3 prepaid. It will gain in popularity. It comes with 4.3 and can be rooted with towelroot. It tries to upgrade immediately to 4.4 ut just freeze SDM to shop it. 4.4 cannot be rooted with towelroot. Anyway, can someone please refer me to someone to contact in developing stuff for this phone as the firmware is different than the reg. Sch-i535. Any developers want a new project i will donate and assist(dump my system or whatever) thanks,
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As I suggested in a previous post of yours you'll want to look in the development forums for current devs who are still supporting the contract S3, it's merely a matter of doing a quick search inside the development forums
And being that it's on the 4.3 bootloader, it's locked down, the only possibility are bootloader locked roms but a dev would have to have this specific phone to be able to create a rom for it and there wouldn't be much as far as roms go
From my CM11 S3
Hi, reading through the forums, it sounds like rooting a Note Pro 12.2 on Verizon is either very difficult, or impossible? I'm going to buy one of these for either VZW or AT&T to test for my team of 6 salespeople to use in the field and would need it to be rooted so we can use multi window on all apps. Would prefer VZW because I have most of my devices there now and use Message+ which is awesome for texting on all my devices. But if I have to go AT&T to root, I'll do that - I think this functionality is more important to us. I'd appreciate any input you have on this, and also if someone would be willing to walk me through the rooting process I'd be happy to compensate. Thanks, Scott
moransw said:
Hi, reading through the forums, it sounds like rooting a Note Pro 12.2 on Verizon is either very difficult, or impossible? I'm going to buy one of these for either VZW or AT&T to test for my team of 6 salespeople to use in the field and would need it to be rooted so we can use multi window on all apps. Would prefer VZW because I have most of my devices there now and use Message+ which is awesome for texting on all my devices. But if I have to go AT&T to root, I'll do that - I think this functionality is more important to us. I'd appreciate any input you have on this, and also if someone would be willing to walk me through the rooting process I'd be happy to compensate. Thanks, Scott
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Rooting the Verizon model is very easy as long as it is on Android 4.4 (Android 5.1 was recently released for it and is not rootable)
The instructions here are what I used, they are very straightforward: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795630
The downside to the carrier models is that they have locked bootloaders.
So even though you can get root access you wont be able to install Roms or alternate recovery images and such, so you would be stuck on android 4.4.
You would be able to do everything you normally could do on a rooted 4.4 stock rom though.
I have the Verizon model (SM-P905V) and I love it, I currently have a T-mobile sim in it and it gets LTE with no issues.
if you want to be able to root, install a custom recovery and install roms as well as have mobile Broadband you would need the international LTE model (SM-P905) but they are increasingly hard to find for some reason.
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Rooting the Verizon model is very easy as long as it is on Android 4.4 (Android 5.1 was recently released for it and is not rootable)
The instructions here are what I used, they are very straightforward: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795630
The downside to the carrier models is that they have locked bootloaders.
So even though you can get root access you wont be able to install Roms or alternate recovery images and such, so you would be stuck on android 4.4.
You would be able to do everything you normally could do on a rooted 4.4 stock rom though.
I have the Verizon model (SM-P905V) and I love it, I currently have a T-mobile sim in it and it gets LTE with no issues.
if you want to be able to root, install a custom recovery and install roms as well as have mobile Broadband you would need the international LTE model (SM-P905) but they are increasingly hard to find for some reason.
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Thanks for your response firefly6240, I appreciate it!
Trying to figure out if I should root my galaxy s6. Idk what rims are the best, if I should just stay with the systems update? So what do guys think I should do.
No root available for VZW SGS6, unless you are running an older version of Android. Very little development out there for our phone because of locked bootloader and no current root. Sorry to dash your hopes.
Yep, **** this phone.