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Root [AT&T] ~One stop shop~ Roms, kernels, basebands, recoveries, link Directory

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1. Table Of Contents

2. Big Fat Disclaimer. Please Read

3. Touch Wiz based Roms

4. Aosp based Roms

5. Kernels

6. Recoveries

7. My Personal Favorite roms

8. Apps you might want to check out

9. Return to stock

10.

11. Direct links to XDA S4 forums

PLEASE PLEASE READ AND UNDERATAND INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OPS. ALSO YOU GUYS ON LOCKED BOOTLOADERS LIKE MF3 CANNOT USE EVERYTHING AVAILABLE TO THE S4. IF YOUR UNSURE JUST ASK. I WILL TRY TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF SO I CAN HELP YOU GUYS. BUT PLEASE DONT BOMBARD ME OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER WITH QUESTIONS THAT YOU DIDNT EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIND AN ANSWER TO ON YOUR OWN. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND!!

And don't forget the thanks button as im only doing this to benefit you all!
 
I'm going to attempt to make a one stop shop so newbs don't have to search xda. And to be honest I'm tired of looking at this pitiful s4 forum full of questions and no answers. And not even a finger pointing you all in the right direction. Thus building our phones community and available resources on Android forums.

Disclaimer- All Roms, kernels, modems, mods found in this thread were not created by me and no direct download links will be posted in my OP Sections. You will be directed to the original link usually to XDA. :thumbup: I will do my best to keep this thread current and up to date . ALL HELP QUESTIONS CONCERNING ROM SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS NEED TO BE PLACED IN A SPERATE THREAD. Someone will help you don't worry;)

PLEASE READ!!- MYSELF, XDA OR ANDROID FORUMS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BROKEN,BRICKED,MELTING, LOSS OF YOUR JOB DUE TO A MISSED CALL OR TEXT OR EXPLODING DEVICES. ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AND TAKE YOUR OWN PRECAUTIONS. PLEASE ALWAYS KEEP A COPY OF LOKI DOKI, A BACKUP AND A ZIP TO THE RECOVERY YOU MADE THAT BACKUP WITH ON YOUR PHONE/SD CARD
 
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Touch Wiz based roms- Roms built off Samsung's stock firmwares. Some of these will be from different s4s. But they are fully functional on our att s4.



Hyperdrive- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2520418

Beautiful rom with many ported features from the note3. Highly modified and also contains all the stock s4 features. Has lots of customization options. Great battery life. Lots of tweaks.


Alpha- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362636
Very nice rom that is highly modified. Many customizable options. Lots of tweaks.

Goldeneye- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2313469
Stock based rom that is tweaked out. Fast and stable

Wicked- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265998

Little minions- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382544

Vision X- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391142



Dark Carnage- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554338

Echoe Illusion- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2490191

DarthStalker- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426081

Insanity- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426876

Deadly Venom- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503692

MDOB- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2280556

StockUp- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498244

ShoStock- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468860

Graviton- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2372742

Jedi 24X- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333309

Flight5- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317974

Xtremeperia- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2426177
 
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This section is for Aosp, aokp, GE based Roms
These are not in any particular order. My favorites tend to be near the top but they are not in and order.




Omni Rom- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501779
Very nice rom. Customizable

CM11- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385360
Nice stable cm rom on the latest android version. Has customizations and great battery life.

Kangakat GE- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077

Task650- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293162

PacMan- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2312049
My favorite aosp rom. This rom has taken all tje features from all the big rom makers and combined them into 1 rom. It is truly a all in one rom. Aosp, CM, Aokp, paranoid android, and theyre own features.

Dandroid GE- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2537495

MIUI- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559073
Beautiful rom. Smooth and quick. Lots of customization

Gummy- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524372


Spectrum S4 GE- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552696

Dirty Unicorns- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2487771

SlimKat- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2561125

Liquid Smooth- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346998

Infamous Open Kang Project- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503835

Paranoid Android- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314559

Beanstalk- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304815

Let's Play GE- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510959

Carbon Rom- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370819

Avatar ROM- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317974

CM10.2- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275545
 
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Recommended Apps for all My Rooted Compadres. Not all of them will be root specific. But they will be added because myself or other members of AF have determined them to be useful.

There will be NO posting of sideloaded Download links to Paid App Versions in this Thread!! That is called Pirating and is against Forum Rules. Google Playstore links for Paid Apps are ok But i will always try to stick with free versions unless there is no free version and its that useful

Free-

Titanium backup- is a must have for any root user. I would recommend the paid version for the extra features. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

Dropbox- use it and learn to love it!!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android

Xposed-


Triangle Away- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Removes the yellow triangle you get after rooting


WiFi tether app modded to tether-



Paid-
 
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XDA ATT S4 Forums

There are many more Roms on xda that I didn't grab BC they are outdated and/or discontinued but you can look around on your own


Android development- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/development

Original Android Development- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/orig-development

Q&A, help and troubleshooting- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/help

General- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/general

Themes and apps- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-att/themes-apps

Accessories- http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/accessories
 
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Whats going on brotha am running on the MF3 does that mean only recovery I can do is safestrap? like I cant use philz or cmw? I tried to accept the OTA upgrade it downloads than boots to install but fails at the 30 percentile and restarts and manually I went menu>setting>more...>about device, software updates but result in the same... but it went further on the installation downfall stuck on boot animation :-/ gets far as the at&t logo amd jus chillz any fixz? greatly appreciated thanks in advanced
 
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Whats going on brotha am running on the MF3 does that mean only recovery I can do is safestrap? like I cant use philz or cmw? I tried to accept the OTA upgrade it downloads than boots to install but fails at the 30 percentile and restarts and manually I went menu>setting>more...>about device, software updates but result in the same... but it went further on the installation downfall stuck on boot animation :-/ gets far as the at&t logo amd jus chillz any fixz? greatly appreciated thanks in advanced

yeah you can only use safestrap to use a custom ROM. unfortunately mf3 was the first of the otas people wish they didn't take. I am not and was not on it so I don't know everything about it bc I've never had to learn about it.

as far as you being stuck on boot after trying to do the newest ota that is common. I've heard of it happening Allot... for right now force reboot by holding power or pull the battery. then restart and let it sit to see if will boot.. I will go look around and see what you need to do if it doesn't boot
 
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Thanks bro will do some how got it to work turned on n all battery was low plug to charge it during I checked lull quite after it had only give up free % than again I look longer the after it had dropped while charging now it just won't turn on and when I plug to computer reads as qusub_dload but no driver can't find it auto manuelly I check but the program had to pay to install v driver
 
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