You buy S5 oso cannot root lor...Knox comes right out from the box like Note3. I'm leaving Samsung products altogether after this.

im going for iPhone 6 after that....

do u guys install KNOX that in the menu there ? 170mb+ ....LOL

Am heading for Nexus5..tho am keeping my Note3 as my last Samsung product..lolz

My S4 still don't have any Knox

This post has been edited by waveweaver: Nov 6 2013, 10:16 AM

Hmmm.

Question of the week:

i9500 OTA update = 6xxMB

i9500 Kies update = 1.xxGB

This post has been edited by EdwinCodec: Nov 6 2013, 10:28 AM

OTA is consider as patch ..so smaller file...

KIES is full firmware to replace the 4.2.2.

Ota only downloads a fraction to your phone based on what you have.

Kies downloads the entire rom so yes its 1. something GB, dont worry

Both ways are fine my friend

This post has been edited by ashwin988: Nov 6 2013, 10:31 AM

u didnt update to 4.3 ? how to check knox status ? recovery ?

I really need root, so if i update to 4.3, how? Knox will knock me down or what...

I flash custom 4.3 ROM...from my previous BMG5 4.2.2 firmware.
You can check Knox from download mode...refer to 1st page for more details

So basically, if i flash custom rom on my 4.2.2 i9500, it will be no problem rite? No need to bother about knox?

Am using 9505 version bro and the Knox behave differently between 9500 and 9505.

Check your SELinux status whether it's enforcing or permissive,
Then check at download mode whether got Knox flag or not.

Basically if your SELinux is still permissive and you have no Knox flag...then you're safe to do any rooting and flashing.

This post has been edited by waveweaver: Nov 6 2013, 10:57 AM

mine 4.3 and its enforcing..so i assume there is knox flag there also...

As for now is permissive..owh man..i hate this..as it is 4.2.2, not yet flash to 4.3...

unless u doesnt plan to use bck stock rom...LOL

suguoi...
that's camera app from Echoe Rom rite

if u wanna root, just stay at BMG firmware bah..
IMHO

Then you can safely root your phone now. Use CF-Autoroot is the easiest way. Unfortunately there still no way to reset binary counter for the 9500 version so literally your warranty will still be void if you root your phone

not offical s4 kah

its so fancy ... of course not frm samsung itself

Mine just updated to 4.3 and its show Enforcing.. That shows I cant root the set. Anyway Current Stock Rom quite fluid and smoother than 4.2.2..I guess I will keep it stock and use for awhile..