Guide to Unroot/Unbrick Samsung Galaxy S 4 I9500, I9505

If you have the rooted Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505 android smartphone and want to unroot / unbrick your Galaxy S4 with Stock ROM. Yes it is possible, the process is simple and doesn’t take so much time. With the help of below guide you can unroot your Galaxy S4 and remove root completely so your phone is back to completely stock. The below mention guide will work on all Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 & GT-I9505 device, so don’t bother to try it on other devices.

This guide is helpful to all those users who want to send there phone back to your carrier/Samsung from repair. But for this you FIRST need to reset your binary counter. You can do this with the Helps of Triangle Away Android Application, Run the Triangle Away application on your device before uprooting the device to to reset your binary counter. Currently the Triangle Away app supports the Galaxy S4 GT-i9505, Currently it DOES NOT support the GT-i9500!

Unroot Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500 i9505

IMPORTANT NOTE: Follow this guide at your own risk. HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

Before unrooting your Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505 follow the below mention steps on your Samsung Galaxy S4 android phone and install the latest drivers on your Windows PC to Follow the belwo mention guide, without these drivers you can’t unroot your device properly.

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application. So if you lost some of your data in the root process, then you can easily restore them from your backup file.

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install Samsung Drivers from here.

After these changes and driver installation on your PC, Follow this guide carefully and step by step to UnRoot your Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505. The guide is simple and easy to use and we tested this guide on our Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 and it works fine without any problem.

How to Unroot/Unbrick Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505

Step 1. Download the ODIN application on your computer and extract the Folder on your desktop, you have to use this application to unroot your device.

Step 2. Now you have Download the Latest Stock Official Firmware of Your Device. Download Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500 Firmware and Download Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9505 firmware from here. Or You can find the firmware for your device from Sammobile.com. And extract the Folder on your desktop and you will get the “Home.tar” file on your desktop. You have to flash this file on your device with the help of ODIN>

Step 3. Turn of your Samsung Galaxy S 4 and enter in Download Mode, To do this hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download mode.

Step 4. Now your Samsung Galaxy S 4 is in download mode, connect you device with the computer via USB cable and run the ODIN application. Now from the ODIN application screen, click on pda (in odin) and choose the file “Home.tar” and check “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options and make sure that “Re-Partition” is unchecked.

Step 5. Click the Start button and Wait for Android to boot.

Step 6. The process will take few minutes to complete. Your phone will restart (First boot will take a longer time so don’t panic)

Once the device is rebooted successfully, now your device is unrooted

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, I9505 with CF-Auto-Root

If you are the owner of Galaxy S4 I9500, I9505 android smartphone and looking for the guide How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, I9505. So today you are at the right place, in this post we will guide you how you can root your device with CF-Auto-Root method. With the helps of this method you can easily root your device and enjoy the benefits of rooting on your device such as you can install Custom ROMS, Removes unwanted system app, Customize your phone and enjoy lots of rooted application on your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, I9505 device.

Below you can find two different guide one for the Galaxy S4 I9500 user and second for the Galaxy S4 I9505 users. Before following this guide do check the model number of your Galaxy S4, Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number. After that follow the appropriate guide from the below.

Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 I9505

Disclaimer: Follow this guide at your own risk. HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

Before doing anything follow the below mention steps on you device:-

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install Samsung Drivers from here.

After following the above mention steps and setting follow the below mention guide to root your device.NOTE:- Again Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500

Step 1. Download the ODIN flash tool to Flash the Root files on your device and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 2. Now Download the CF-Auto-Root for Galaxy S4 I9500 from here and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 3. After Downloading the both files on your desktop. Turn of your Device and enter in Download Mode, To do this hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download mode.

Step 4. Now Your Galaxy S4 I9500 is in download mode, connect the device with your computer via USB cable and Run the ODIN application on your desktop.

Step 5. Now in ODIN screen choose PDA, then browse the CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.tar.md5 file that you download on step 2. Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not.

Step 6. Click the Start button and Wait for Android to boot.

Step 7. That’s it, now your device is fully rooted. If you want to install the Custom Recovery on your device, Download the Recovery from here and Flash it with the ODIN flash tool (Same method that you use to root your device)

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505

Step 1. Download the ODIN flash tool to Flash the Root files on your device and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 2. Now Download the CF-Auto-Root for Galaxy S4 I9505 from here and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 3. After Downloading the both files on your desktop. Turn of your Device and enter in Download Mode, To do this hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download mode.

Step 4. Now Your Galaxy S4 I9505 is in download mode, connect the device with your computer via USB cable and Run the ODIN application on your desktop.

Step 5. Now in ODIN screen choose PDA, then browse the CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar.md5 file that you download on step 2. Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not.

Step 6. Click the Start button and Wait for Android to boot.

Step 7. That’s it, now your device is fully rooted. If you want to install the Custom Recovery on your device, Download the Recovery from here and Flash it with the ODIN flash tool (Same method that you use to root your device)

Congratulation now your Galaxy S4 is rooted. 

How To Update Samsung Galaxy S4 With I9500DDUBMEA Android 4.2.2

Good news to all Indian Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 users, today Samsung officially released the new I9500DDUBMEA Android 4.2.2 firmware for Indian users. The update come with lots of new features such App to SD card support, Smearing issue fix, new Camera Firmware and more. You can get the new Update via KIES or Over the Air (OTA update) If you didn’t received the update till yet, then no need to worry in this guide we will help you to Update Samsung Galaxy S4 With I9500DDUBMEA Android 4.2.2 firmware. The update is about 343MB and is available Over-the-Air (OTA) in India, if you want to do it manually then you have to download the file near About 1.5 GB and flash it on your mobile with the help of ODIN flash tool.

Update Samsung Galaxy S4 With I9500DDUBMEA Android 4.2.2

Here are the Details of the Latest Samsung Galaxy S 4 Firmware, I9500XXUBMEA Firmware Details:

PDA: I9500XXUBMEA
CSC: I9500ODDBMEA
Modem: I9500DDUBMEA
Version: Android 4.2.2 JDQ39
Build Date: May 29th, 2013
Changelist: 768420

NOTE: Follow this guide at your own risk. HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

But before following this tutorial download the below mention files on your desktop and install and also enable some setting on your device.

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install Samsung Drivers from here.

How To Manually Update Samsung Galaxy S4 With I9500DDUBMEA Firmware

Step 1. Download the ODIN flash Tool on your Desktop and extract the folder on your desktop.

Step 2. After this Download the latest Galaxy S4 Firmware I9500DDUBMEA on your desktop, Then extract the downloaded zip file. After extracting, you will either get one .tar / .tar.md5 file.

Step 3. Turn off your device so that it can be entered in the Download Mode. To do this hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download mode.

Step 4. Now you Galaxy S 4 in Download Mode, connect the Device with Your PC via USB cable. When your device is connected, one of Odin ID:COM boxes will turn yellow and display the COM port number. See the screenshot below:

Step 5. Now in ODIN screen choose PDA, then browse the Galaxy S4 Firmware I9500DDUBMEA file that you download on step 2. Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not.

Step 6. After this, hit the Start button from the ODIN screen, Now the Flash Process will take some time to update your device.

Once the process is completed your device will reboot. You can now disconnect from the PC and start using it. That’s it now your Samsung Galaxy S4 is update with the latest I9500DDUBMEA Android 4.2.2 firmware.

Root HTC One & Install Recovery on HTC One [How to]

HTC one is the latest Smartphone from the HTC mobile, the device has the some awesome features and one of the competitor of Samsung Galaxy S4. Today in this post we let you know how you can Unlock the Bootloader of HTC one, Root HTC one and Install Recovery on HTC One. Rooting has lots of benefits, after rooting you can enjoy lots of customized roms on your device, customize your device as per your need and install rooted application on your device. The process is little bit long, but not so hard. Within a few minutes you can Root your device, to root your device first you have to install Custom recovery on your device.

Before you get down to rooting your HTC One, remember one thing follow the step one by one and don;t miss any step from the below guide, otherwise this will create some problem with your device, So read the instruction carefully again and again, then follow the instructions below.

Root HTC One & Install Recovery on HTC One

Disclaimer: Follow this guide at your own risk. HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

NOTE:-But Before following this guide download these files and do take the full backup of your device, so you can easily restore all your files and data on your device after the update.

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install HTC Drivers from here.

Once the drivers is installed on your device and USB debugging mode is enabled on your device follow the below mention steps one bu one to update your device with the latest firmware.

How to Root HTC one and Install Recovery – Step by Step Guide

Step 1. To Root You device first you have to Unlock the bootloader of your HTC one. The process is simple and take 5 to 10 minutes to unlock the Bootloader, here is the complete guide to Unlock the bootloader of HTC one.

Step 2. After Unlocking the bootloader. Download Recovery file from here to install recovery on your HTC One mobile. One downloaded the file extract the file in desktop and rename the file to “recovery.img”.

Step 3. After this download the fastboot package for HTC one and extract the contents to a folder. Now copy the recovery.img file (That you Downloaded on Step 2) into the Fastboot folder on your desktop.

Step 4. Now time to go on your HTC one mobile phone, On you HTC one Settings > Power and disable the Fast Boot option. It is important that this option be disabled for our Fastboot to work properly.

Step 5. Now turn off Your HTC one Smartphone and boot into fastboot mode(hold down the Power button and Volume Down key at the same time and then selecting ‘Fastboot’ from the menu using the ‘Power’ button), after that connect your device with a computer via USB cable.

Step 6. Now Go on your Computer and open the Fastboot folder on your desktop that you download on Step 3. Hold the Shift key down on your keyboard, and then Right-click inside the folder. Select Open Command Window Here from the right-click menu.

Step 7. Now on command prompt windows type the following command:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

That’s it!! now the custom recovery is installed on your device and you are ready to root your device, now follow the below mention steps to Root your HTC one smartphone.

Step 8. First download HTC one Rooting tool here. After that enable the USB Debugging on your HTC one.

Step 9. Now copy the above mention file on your HTC One device, Once the file is copied on your device. Turn off your device and reboot to recovery by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons till you see the Boot menu screen. Then press the Volume Down button till you see Recovery highlighted, and then press the Power button to boot to Recovery mode.

Step 10. Now your HTC one is in Recovery Mode, now all you have to Flash the file that you copied on your device via the recovery. So all you have to select “install zip from …” and then you need to select the HTC one Rooting tool which you have placed in your phone in the Step 9.

Once the zip file has been flashed, select the Reboot System option to reboot your HTC One. Now your HTC one is rooted and you enjoy all the custom ROMS and pother rooted application on your device.

How to Manually Update Galaxy S4 to I9505XXUBMEA Firmware

Samsung just started rolling out the new update for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 Germany users. The new I9505XXUBMEA Firmware update comes with some new features such as Apps to SD card support, New Camera firmware, Smearing issue has been fixed, New Icons in Settings and more. The update is available on Samsung KIES and Over the Air(OTA). If you are the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 Germany user you can update your device with the new updated firmware. If the update is not available for your and want to install it manually on your device, here is a complete guide for your which allows you to manually update Galaxy S4 to I9505XXUBMEA Firmware.

Remember the new Firmware is only available for the I9505 Galaxy S4 Germany users, don’t try this update method on your other device. The update is 365.67 MB and will solve lot of problems on your device. The update has also cleared-up some internal storage on the phone – the total free on-board storage is now around 9.23GB.

Update Galaxy S4 to I9505XXUBMEA Firmware

Here are the Firmware details:-

Firmware details:
Model: GT-I9505
Country: Germany
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 768421
Build date: Wed, 29 May 2013 16:05:23 +0000
Product Code: DBT
PDA: I9505XXUBMEA
CSC: I9505OXABMEA
MODEM: I9505XXUBMEA

Disclaimer: Follow this guide at your own risk. HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

But Before following this guide download these files and do take the full backup of your device, so you can easily restore all your files and data on your device after the update.

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install Samsung Drivers from here.

Once the drivers is installed on your device and USB debugging mode is enabled on your device follow the below mention steps one bu one to update your devcie with the latest firmware.

How to Update Galaxy S4 to I9505XXUBMEA Firmware

Step 1. Download the latest I9505XXUBMEA Firmware on your desktop and ODIN flash tool from here

Step 2. Turn off your device and enter in Download mode, to do this hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter Download mode.

Step 3. Now you device is in Download mode. So connect your device with the PC via USB cable and run the ODIN application on your desktop.

Step 4. Now, hit the PDA button in Odin and select the firmware file you extracted, the one namedI9505XXUBMEA_I9505OXABMEA_I9505XXUBMEA_HOME.tar.md5. Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not. After that hit the Start button from the ODIN application Screen.

Step 5. Now the update process will take some time ti update your device with the latest firmware. After some time the phone will automatically reboot, at which point you can disconnect it from the PC and close Odin. Yes at the first boot time the device will take some time so no need to worry.

That’s it now your device is update with the new and latest firmware and you can check the firmware detail on your device form the Setting about page. Drop a comment below if you need help with anything.

Guide to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 & Custom Recovery Install

If you are the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 user and looking for a guide to Root your Device and install custom recovery on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500. Then you are at the right place, today in this post we let you know how you can Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 & Custom Recovery Install. There are lots of benefits of rooting the device such as install rooted apps on your device, take nandroid backup, customize your device as per your need. After rooting your device you can enjoy lots of custom ROM’s on your device and remove unwanted bloatware applications from your device.

Disclaimer: Follow this guide at your own risk.HowToRootMobile.com won’t be responsible in case your device gets damaged in any other way during the process.

Before doing anything follow the below mention steps on you device:-

a) Take the Full Backup of your device with these application

b) Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.

c) Download and install Samsung Drivers from here.

After this follow the below mention guide to root your Galaxy S4 and Install custom recovery. Remember this guide only for the Galaxy S4 I9500 (Exynos version) users and not the I9505 (qualcomm version). So make sure first that you have the Galaxy S4 I9500 (Exynos version). You can confirm this at the booting screen itself or via “Settings -> More -> About Device”.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 & Install Custom Recovery

Step 1. Install the Samsung Drivers on your Windows PC and enable USB debugging on your device.

Step 2. Now Download the ODIN flash tool and download Adam Kernel to root your Samsung Galaxy S4.

Step 3. Now Download the ClockworkMod Recovery on your Windows desktop, this will help you to install Custom recovery on your rooted Samsung Galaxy S4.

Step 4. Now lets start the rooting process. Turn off your device so that it can be entered in the Download Mode. Once the device id off hold down Volume Down, Center Home, and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds. When you see the warning screen, let go of all buttons then hit the Volume Up button to enter ODIN Download mode.

Step 5. Now you are on the Download mode, now run the ODIN application on your desktop that your download on Step2 and connect your device with the computer via USB cable.

Step 6. Now in ODIN screen choose PDA, then browse the Adam Kernel file that you download on step 2 (choose the file “GT-I9500_AdamKernel.V1.2.Odin.tar”). Next, ensure that the check boxes “Auto Reboot”, “F. Reset Time” and “PDA” are the only check boxes checked and the rest are not.

Step 7. Now hit the Start button form the ODIN application screen and rooting process will start and it will take some time. After this the phone should reboot on its own. After the phone restarts, you should see the “Superuser” application installed on your device and the phone already rooted automatically by this kernel. That’s it now your Galaxy S4 is rooted and now its time to install custom recovery on the device.

Step 8. To install the Custom Recovery, turn off the devic eagain enter in Download mode as you done on Step4. Once your are on Download mode, connect your device again with PC and run the ODIN application and this time you have to flash ClockworkMod Recovery file “recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-i9500.tar.md5” with the help of ODIN (Same as Step 6).

Step 9. Hit the “Start” button and wait a few seconds till it gets done and the phone restarts automatically.

Congratulation now your Galaxy S4 is rooted and custom recovery is installed on your device.