[HACKS] [HOW TO] Root your Verizon Galaxy S4

[steeletown]

Yeah it did load spooky fast. I was worried something went wrong but it was just done. I have a Cynogen mod I'm going to try in a bit..

Don't you lose multi windows and other touch wiz feat with Cynogen mod?

 

[SpeedDMN]

Don't you lose multi windows and other touch wiz feat with Cynogen mod?

yeah I didnt run it long. Way too dated. I went back to the hyperdrive ota rom. 2.0 is out. Haven't seen the changelog yet..

 

[fishacura]

So I haven't seen anything about a VZ stock image being available. Am I to then assume that you guys have rooted and flashed a rom with no ability to get back to stock? Or did I miss something about being able to back up your stock image?

 

[SpeedDMN]

In the instructions on rooting there is a stock image somewhere with the modified one you need to root.

 

[fishacura]

I thought that was the whole point of this thread (that it DID work for Verizon). NO huh? Did you try it and it failed?

 

[SpeedDMN]

Worked fine for me..

 

[fishacura]

Worked fine for me..

On VZ?

 

[SpeedDMN]

On VZ?

Yes of course. This is a Verizon forum.. The method in this thread worked fine for me on a Verizon S4

 

[fishacura]

Yes of course. This is a Verizon forum.. The method in this thread worked fine for me on a Verizon S4

Whoops...I thought it was just an S4 forum. THX!

 

[DessoThumbs]

Any major advantages for rooting right now? I'm sure you can freeze/remove bloat ware, but is the phone more responsive, faster DLs, etc. Any disadvantages? I had my OG Driod rooted (by typing in tons of code from the physical keyboard) and am wondering if I should root my S4? I'm not finding the touch wiz interface to be nearly obtrusive as I thought.

As always, TIA

 

[fishacura]

I'll give my perspective fwiw. I have rooted prior devices yet never flashed roms. Why on earth you might ask? Well, I actually don't mind VZs stock settings. What I DO mind is all the bloatware they insist on putting on my device that not only hogs up RAM but also inundates my app screens with icons I will never even think of using. So for me, it's about that.That being said, the chip on this phone should be so fast that I cannot see a pressing need, for me, at the moment. So I'll wait until it's a bit more tested and I"m comfortable with the recovery aspects should something go awry. Other than that, "because it's there" comes to mind as another answer

 

[Sydman]

Worked great, thanks Wicked and all those involved.

 

[Dark Helmut]

ok i can get into the developer options but when i try to uncheck the verify aps via usb it is grayed out and i cannot uncheck it did i do something wrong?

 

[cschaller]

Also...rooting gets you access to Apps (like Google Wallet) that Verizon blocks...

 

[dezymond]

Successfully rooted my new s4 thanks to you DMX. :hail: