How to Root your Verizon Galaxy S4



***VRUAME7 Build Only! - Look for this***





Description

Video Demo of the Full Process (Courtesy of DroidModd3rX)

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Step 1 - Preparation

Quote: Download and Install Samsung Official USB Drivers - Link Download and Install Android Terminal Emulator on your device - Link Download the extract the Root Exploit package on your computer - Link

Step 2 - MicroSD Card Preparation

Quote: Insert a microSD into your device *** Required ***

Make sure it is formatted as exFAT (not FAT32) *** VERY IMPORTANT ***

If you have a 64GB microSD card you can use your phone to format it as exFAT by default directly from the Storage settings

If you have anything less than 64GB microSD card you may have to use the computer to format it manually as exFAT



*** If your microSD card is not formatted as exFAT you will see "permission denied" errors when running the exploit ***





*** *** Once formatted, move all files and folders from the Root Exploit package directly onto the root of your microSD card (nowhere else)

Step 3 - Rooting Your Device

Quote: Open the Android Terminal Emulator app on your phone

Run the following 3 commands one after another (capital letters are important)

Code: cd /mnt/extSdCard ./pwn ./script.sh

After running the second command you should have seen your $ change to a # meaning you have root access

The third command is required to make this root access permanent

After all 3 commands are done, close the Terminal app and check if SuperSU has any update in the Play Store

Open SuperSU app and let the binary update itself to the latest (if any updates are available)

Once complete, just open a root application and verify that is able to access root properly

Reboot your device one time and confirm you still have root acess

If all is well you should now be fully rooted on the stock VRUAME7 build of your phone

***Make sure to avoid all future OTA's to prevent this root method from being patched!***

Credits

Please note

: This is a simple guide that will allow you to easily root your Verizon Galaxy S4 device without having to wipe your device or flash a full prerooted factory image. This method works using a root exploit (originally created by user hiikezoe , then ported for ease of use by DooMLoRD ) and modifications of this exploit to work on the Verizon Galaxy S4 device (provided by user PWM978 ). Only change is I have modified the root method to use the latest SuperSU binaries and repackaged with simpler instructions.