Recent content by Tom Ashley1

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    S5 Verizon Up To Date + Root, Encryption Bad Idea?

    I just got my S5 Verizon up to the latest update with root (OK3). As far as security goes, encrypting your phone is a good idea but when I go to do it, it says "Encrypting your phone cannot be reversed." Though I've seen via searching that some versions of Android have a "Remove Encryption"...
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    How To Climb The Verizon Root Ladder From My Current Version?

    Thanks for the link. I asked a question in the FlashFire thread but didn't get an answer. Maybe someone else can answer it... I'm upgrading my s5 verizon and I'd like to keep my app data/settings/files. Which backup option should I use? Normal? Full? Raw? I have plenty of SD card space. And...
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    How To Climb The Verizon Root Ladder From My Current Version?

    Thanks for viewing my thread. I'm on S5 Verizon. I'm currently running BOC4 and have root. There have been several patches and updates since that version and I want to get to the latest version (Too bad I can't install CM13). My question is: Do I need to incrementally go through the patches and...
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    Why isn't my lock password for my Android Device manager working?

    I had the same problem. I got it reset by using samsung's site instead of google's. Here you go: findmymobile.samsung.com