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    Root Root options...

    Hi, Please know that I have been searching and reading for a couple of hours this morning and have not been able to find an answer to my very basic question: Can my specific Verizon S5 be rooted, or better yet safe rooted like I did with my S4? It's running Android 5.0 and the build is...
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    Help Unfortunately Settings has stopped

    Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Model SCH-I435, Android version 4.2.2 An attempt to update the phone manually results in the above error message. This message only appears when attempting a manual update from the Settings menu. In Safe Mode the same error occurs. The cache was cleared, same error. As...
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    Voice to text .apk

    Hi, I seem to have frozen the apk that supports the Voice to Text feature that runs when the microphone key on the keyboard is tapped. I have thawed out several things with names that seem like they might be related to this function, but haven't found it yet. Most of them actually appear to be...
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    Mods ADB command [Root only]

    Hi, In an ADB shell I started a root user session ("su"). I switched to the /data/system folder and listed the files there (ls). I want to pull a file from that directory, but I cannot get the pull syntax correct and I don't know where I am going wrong. Sometimes ADB says "file not found"...
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    Root Saferoot on S4 SCH-I435

    Hi, I have succesfully Saferooted my S4 Mini running 4.2.2 Jellybean. I was able to remove an OTA update file for KitKat and disable the SDM update service, which was my purpose in applying the safe root. From reading around, I think I understand that due to the Knox security, even flashing...