http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157 I tried this and it worked... Its an apk... Basically a 1 touch root and I verified it with root checker... :Good
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This still dont allow us to downgrade right? Just gives us root?
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My understanding is that it works on anything before June 3rd update
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If you want to downgrade you need to unlock your bootloader which isn't possible on the 4.3 update.
Yes it did... But that can be remedied by odining stock fw
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Please forgive my ignorance, but if you're running 4.4 can one unlock the bootloader after running towelroot?
I'm currently on 4.3 and rooted. I've been holding off on upgrading to 4.4 because I didn't want to lose root. I would ultimately like to try a custom firmware.
Please forgive my ignorance, but if you're running 4.4 can one unlock the bootloader after running towelroot?
I'm currently on 4.3 and rooted. I've been holding off on upgrading to 4.4 because I didn't want to lose root. I would ultimately like to try a custom firmware.
KitKat is not available for the Verizon S3. As of this moment, one can not unlock the bootloader on the Verizon S3 once you're on 4.3.
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I have been prompted with an OTA update recently. I have used Titanium Backup to prevent the install so I could maintain root. I'm currently on 4.3, so I assumed it was 4.4. My mistake.
It's all good. If you are already on VRUCML1 OTA, then the prompt is an update to VRUCNC1 4.3 OTA. Now, if you are already on VRUCNC1 4.3, then we are onto something.
Mine stayed at 0
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I was on NC1 and like I said, it rooted and didn't trip the counter.
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I was also on NC1 and am now rooted Without tripping the counter, it's still at 0!!
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Been putting off NC1 until I could either set up rootkeeper or a new root method emerged. I just installed NC1 and was able to root with towelroot.
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2http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157 I tried this and it worked... Its an apk... Basically a 1 touch root and I verified it with root checker... :Good
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Whatever you do do not take another OTA update no matter how small. Towlroot will no longer root. The exploit has been patched.I'm presuming unrooting before accepting any further updates should they ever happen.
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Root but locked bootloader means no custom recovery which means no AOSP ROMs, no custom TW kernels, and no flashing custom TW ROMs the traditional way. The only option available would eventually be safestrap which can only run 4.2 TW ML1 based custom ROMs at the moment. There is currently no way to unlock the bootloader on 4.3 TW, and safe to say it will remain that way on 4.4.2.1
If you want to downgrade you need to unlock your bootloader which isn't possible on the 4.3 update.1
No. If you Google GeoHot and towelroot, I'm sure you will find links letting you know GeoHot now works for Google and neither he nor anyone else is doing anything to update towelroot. Beside that, the vulnerability towelroot exploited has been patched. So there is nothing to update. This topic has been beaten to death worse than a dead horse.
