Recent content by wecanfly

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    Issues with Rooting (SM-G900R7)

    I got it working! I installed Philz Touch Recovery and SuperSu zip file from my cpu and installed using Philz. I've verified and am now rooted! A quick question: Is it okay to go ahead and restore my backup using Samsung Smart Switch on my computer?
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    Issues with Rooting (SM-G900R7)

    Used the guide and went through it. One thing I noted in Odin Mode right before it reboots it says Set Warranty Bit: cache. My phone rebooted and is again stuck at Recovery is not seandroid enforcing. any other ideas? Edit: Also, Odin says Pass so it thinks it worked.
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    Issues with Rooting (SM-G900R7)

    My phone specs: SM-G900R7 Marshmellow 6.1 Carrier: Ntelos (VA and WV carrier) After so long I finally found a way to root my phone using this guide (https://www.skyneel.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900r7). So I have Odin v3.10 and followed the guide exactly except I could not turn OEM...
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    Issue with Low Screen Brightness

    Thank you so much I will look into it
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    Issue with Low Screen Brightness

    Thank you for the thread link I will look into the safe mode bit. The problem is my phone is only 6 months old and this only started happening when I switched to Android 6.0. I don't use a 3rd party screen app and I have never dropped my phone from a distance over 3 feet (and it has an otterbox...
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    Issue with Low Screen Brightness

    I upgraded my S5 to Marshmallow 6.0 and ever since then my phone's screen has been acting very strange when it's on the lowest screen brightness setting. It started as an annoying flickering where the screen would go a little darker and then lighter in rapid succession. If I left that go on for...
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    iRoot detected as a virus?

    Thanks I'll look into that
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    iRoot detected as a virus?

    Thank you I may try to downgrade to 4.4.2. If I were to do that, what root would you suggest?
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    S5 won't accept file transfers

    I have a Galaxy S5 (running Lollipop 5.0) and I have never been able to do PC to S5 transfers even with USB debugging on. For me I use a free app called AirDroid and it works just fine. However, I cannot set the file location as my ext SD (I have to move all the files myself). I think it has to...
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    iRoot detected as a virus?

    Thank you for your help! My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5 version SM-G900R7. My carrier is NTelos and the firmware is currently 5.0 (this is the stock firmware).
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    iRoot detected as a virus?

    So I'm trying to root my Galaxy S5 using iRoot. While trying to run the application, my antivirus, Avira, popped up saying the file contained code identified as "ANDROID/Spy.Agent.qqcc" I've never tried to root before so I don't know if this is normal or if my download is infected? Looking it up...
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    Help rooting my galaxy s5 (model SM - G900R7)

    Thank you so much! Would you recommend downgrading to 4.4 and if so is that possible when the original hardware is 5.0?
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    Help rooting my galaxy s5 (model SM - G900R7)

    Hi everyone! I am looking for ways to root my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900R7. It's running Android version 5.0 and my carrier is NTelos. I've looked at One Click Root in the past, but it didn't seem very reliable so I decided to come here. Any help would be appreciated!