Q - Who's working on SCH-I435 & Where's it @

[WATYF]

I just got a used SCH-i435 for use on Cricket Wireless. After manually entering the network settings which I found online (Cricket automatically sent a text message saying that the settings were pushed out, but they didn't show up, so I had to do it manually), I was able to connect fully. Calls, text, data.

Two things to note:

1) I'm on what appears to be the latest update for this phone (4.4.2) and none of the root methods I found online (which used to work on the i435) worked for me (saferoot, towelroot, etc). However, I was able to find a very simple root method here: http://androidmtk.com/replace-kinguser-with-supersu

It uses Kingroot to root the phone. I have used Kingroot in the past on other phones and it leaves a bunch of apps on your phone, none of which I trust, so fortunately the next step in the above process involves removing all of the Kingroot junk using SuperSUMe. No flashing to older kernels or any of the other workarounds are necessary. Just run Kingroot then run SuperSUMe. Two clicks and you're done.

2) I can't get an LTE signal. According to this: https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/G9J4A/samsung-sch-i435-galaxy-s4-mini-lte-samsung-serrano and this: https://forums.att.com/t5/Phone-Device-Upgrades/What-are-AT-amp-T-s-4G-LTE-bands/td-p/4067288 the i435 has the bands necessary to use AT&T's LTE. So is there something I need to do to "enable" LTE on the phone?

It's not the end of the world. I barely use mobile data (regular 4G, which is currently working, would be sufficient for my needs), but if there's some simple way to turn on LTE for the occasional large download I'd like to do it.

WATYF

 

[Kannz2]

I used a s4mini Verizon for a little bit on att. It would only get H+. You sure it's not locked away?

 

[WATYF]

How would I find out if it is? And is there a way to undo that?

WATYF

 

[☺ Smiley ☺]

Possible valuable sch i435 development resource?

I have a copy of the encrypted and decrypted stock rom for the Verizon s4 mini on my Google Drive. I'm unable to upload the link right now as I'm only a new member.

Is there someone who could have a look at the files to see if they can crack open the bootloader? Would this resource be helpful at all?

There are both the decrypted Odin flashable files and the encrypted files that were downloaded with the Verizon pc program that installs when you plug the phone into your pc.

Thanks to anyone who's willing to give it a go.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8lpqFvPS_DbV09iUk0zS1lFcHM

 

[☺ Smiley ☺]

Verizon locks the bootloader, so you need to start with that step first. Google "unlock bootloader S4 mini" and see what you get.

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See the article I sent above.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8lpqFvPS_DbV09iUk0zS1lFcHM

 

[hearkenoath]

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8lpqFvPS_DbV09iUk0zS1lFcHM

Thank you, let's hope that some dev take that mission

 

[paulb104]

I know it's been a while since this thread was active but it is exactly what I need so I thought it better to use it than start a new one.

I've been using my SCH-1435 S4 Mini since it was introduced. For the last year it was being used exclusively for accepting Square payments. Now the Square app doesn't work and Square says I need android 5.0 to run their app.

Honestly I'm stuck on the model issue. Everything I'm seeing is referring to the models i9195i, I9190, or I9192, but not the SCH-1435. One article said that some mods will brick certain models so proceed with excessive caution.

I've rooted before but it's been years, with that being my Samsung Epic 4G.

So now I'm not sure how to proceed with my SCH-1435, and if I can put 5.0 on it, how to go about doing it to allow Square to work.

Thanks for any advice