Hi!
Was checking my stash of old devices and was pleasantly surprised that the S4 Active ATT device was still working. Having some trouble with the play store though, it stops working 10 seconds after I launch the app so cant install new stuff on it.
So decided to root the device in order to upgrade android. So far I have tried towelroot and kingroot but both of them fail and give a network connection error even though the phone is connected to wifi.
Would appreciate it if I could get some help with this. Have attached the about info of my device here, kindly let me know if more information is needed.
Update: Used this resource to install Lollipop on the device, was a breeze to do and the device is very useable now. Can finally give the phone to my cousin's kid so she will stop pestering her parents for their phones. Rooting was not required which is fine as the goal was to make a device that a 6-year-old can use without buying something new.
Was checking my stash of old devices and was pleasantly surprised that the S4 Active ATT device was still working. Having some trouble with the play store though, it stops working 10 seconds after I launch the app so cant install new stuff on it.
So decided to root the device in order to upgrade android. So far I have tried towelroot and kingroot but both of them fail and give a network connection error even though the phone is connected to wifi.
Would appreciate it if I could get some help with this. Have attached the about info of my device here, kindly let me know if more information is needed.
Update: Used this resource to install Lollipop on the device, was a breeze to do and the device is very useable now. Can finally give the phone to my cousin's kid so she will stop pestering her parents for their phones. Rooting was not required which is fine as the goal was to make a device that a 6-year-old can use without buying something new.
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