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I am curious as to why it is so hard to root the note 3 on kit Kat? I have rooted phones for years, but by no means do I really know much about it other than reading rooting instructions on xda. Two days ago I rooted my fiance's S III and it couldn't have been easier. What makes rooting our phones on kit Kat so difficult. I'm just wondering. I guess if the answer was easy we would have a solution.
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No exploits have been found to crack kitkat. Too secure.
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In order to root a phone you need to find an exploit, or loophole in the system. The phones you previously rooted were simple because someone found that loophole and packaged a way for you to do it. As android develops it becomes more complex, and secure. Samsung also is growing and adding their new security feature called Knox. Don't forget at&t your carrier. They request Samsung to lock the bootloader. So now that there is all this code and security involved, root access is a pain in the a$$!
So, according to drakon.us, Samsung has provided factory bootloader unlocker in the Samsung App store.
Search for "CROM Service", You can see the process here:
https://youtu.be/KTTgXqaP7Rk
I'm in preorder hell waiting for my gold S6E from Verizon so I can't verify independently. Is this something we can use?
The.Jericho.Initiative said:
So, according to drakon.us, Samsung has provided factory bootloader unlocker in the Samsung App store.
Search for "CROM Service", You can see the process here:
https://youtu.be/KTTgXqaP7Rk
I'm in preorder hell waiting for my gold S6E from Verizon so I can't verify independently. Is this something we can use?
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I searched it doesnt even show up in the galaxy app store
Nope it didn't show up in the samsung app
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The.Jericho.Initiative said:
So, according to drakon.us, Samsung has provided factory bootloader unlocker in the Samsung App store.
Search for "CROM Service", You can see the process here:
https://youtu.be/KTTgXqaP7Rk
I'm in preorder hell waiting for my gold S6E from Verizon so I can't verify independently. Is this something we can use?
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Doesn't show in my app store.
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I'd be interested to see if we could get our hands on that app. I've got some friends from Taiwan and Mainland that I could reach out to... Maybe one of them can grab it for us. Anyway, hope I'm not posting **** information here; definitely not my intent. What we do know however, that there is a factory unlocker out there. Whether it can work with our region is an unknown but, it might be worth a look.
I don't have much faith in the Verizon varient getting root. Going to take some getting used to cuz I've come from rooted phones since I entered the smartphone world.
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The.Jericho.Initiative said:
I'd be interested to see if we could get our hands on that app. I've got some friends from Taiwan and Mainland that I could reach out to... Maybe one of them can grab it for us. Anyway, hope I'm not posting **** information here; definitely not my intent. What we do know however, that there is a factory unlocker out there. Whether it can work with our region is an unknown but, it might be worth a look.
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This is definitely good info. I might try and get on chat with Samsung to see if they'd have a download link...probably a long shot, but worth it.
I won't hold my breath, but I'm interested in hearing how this goes as well. The lack of root on the Note 4 after being out since last year is keeping me from swapping out my s5 for a s6 edge.
This would be great, but alas I am sure Verizon has made steps to ensure that it wont be that easy for us!
Archangel said:
This would be great, but alas I am sure Verizon has made steps to ensure that it wont be that easy for us!
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that and no one can find this apk
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it gives a fc and wont even open
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I downloaded the apk from here and side loaded, but it will only force close after it is opened.
http://m.muzisoft.com/soft/90404.html
kevinmr82 said:
I downloaded the apk from here and side loaded, but it will only force close after it is opened.
http://m.muzisoft.com/soft/90404.html
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Fcs for me as well. Damn it!
Maybe someone like @jcase can look at the app and see if there is a way
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so far noticed apache licenses and mime module so reading up as i have no idea what im looking at lol
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and something about bouncycastle x509...
not sure what any of this is but it fcd or could be a virus who knows lol
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I've got it too. I've decompiled it and am poking around but I'll be honest, it's been years since Iv'e looked at this stuff. I've posted in the Hacking/Dev forum.
The.Jericho.Initiative said:
I've got it too. I've decompiled it and am poking around but I'll be honest, it's been years since Iv'e looked at this stuff. I've posted in the Hacking/Dev forum.
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link to that thread?
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elliwigy said:
and something about bouncycastle x509...
not sure what any of this is but it fcd or could be a virus who knows lol
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Bouncy Castle refers to the API's used in cryptography.
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link to that thread?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...bootloader-unlocker-apk-t3086609#post60205374
Starting at $500, any Devs interested post here or PM, serious inquiries only.
If you're interested in donating for the cause, post here, with the amount you're donating, or PM.
Regards,
Note: Mods if this is inappropriate my apologies.
They'll probably only allow it if you follow the designated bounty format. I believe @iamtheoneTheyCallNeo posted it.
It's nice to be hopeful, but it will most likely never happen. The galaxy s5 was up to 18k and nada, just root. The galaxy Notes are still locked up even.
ikenvape said:
It's nice to be hopeful, but it will most likely never happen. The galaxy s5 was up to 18k and nada, just root. The galaxy Notes are still locked up even.
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Can't even get into bootloader mode.
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The difference now is we are all running the same chip, and Samsung has released a bootloader unlock tool. So maybe we will get lucky and someone will hack the tool to work with our version of the s6.
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2swizzle said:
The difference now is we are all running the same chip, and Samsung has released a bootloader unlock tool. So maybe we will get lucky and someone will hack the tool to work with our version of the s6.
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Where did you see that? Was it the crom service app?
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Says on plenty of reputable sites 6.0 started being sent out to tmobile s6 end edge Feb 15th
Anyone get this or can confirm if it's just soon to be or actually happening ?
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Sources? Are you sure this is for the T-Mobile US version? I've read that certain countries have started the rollout but nothing for any US carriers yet, including T-Mobile US.
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Says on plenty of reputable sites 6.0 started being sent out to tmobile s6 end edge Feb 15th
Anyone get this or can confirm if it's just soon to be or actually happening ?
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Can you upgrade from 5.1.1 using the XtreStoLite ROM to 6.0 or will that break my device and lose root?
Check the international S6 thread below. South Korea and Poland are the only countries with the update so far. Someone mentioned Italy this week, but I don't know if that's true.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/android-6-0-marshmallow-thread-t3219953
I would like some help to root my phone but I can't seem to find any help. Would appreciate someone's help. Thank you
i would like this too! :*(
xghostyxjokerx said:
i would like this too! :*(
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Same here
I would like the root to the G925A. But I feel as though with each OTA update that AT&T sends out I get further away from a root. So, my first questions would be is there a way to stop the OTA updates? (The updates piss me off, because it is my phone, and they continue to update it without my permission.) Am I right in thinking that with each update, they tighten the security that prevents a root?
It's not just AT&T anymore. There is no root for any US carrier anymore. This is set in force by Samsung mostly to secure Samsung Pay as well as other mobile payments, etc. It's highly doubtful that going forward, any Samsung device will gain root on the future including the S6.
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There is some hope for rooting Marshmallow on this phone. http://www.pcmag.com/news/346832/quadrooter-bug-puts-android-devices-at-risk
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There is some hope for rooting Marshmallow on this phone. http://www.pcmag.com/news/346832/quadrooter-bug-puts-android-devices-at-risk
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The Galaxy S6 line of phones use Samsung's Exynos not Qualcomm; this method wouldn't work.
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Rodman101 said:
The Galaxy S6 line of phones use Samsung's Exynos not Qualcomm; this method wouldn't work.
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Ah for some reason I thought the north america version was using a snapdragon...but I guess that's the S7.