This is a tutorial guide that teaches you how to successfully root your Verizon Galaxy S4 smartphone without the need of wiping phone data. Read the entire post and make sure that you know what you’re doing, so that you will manage to successfully apply root in under 10 minutes. This is a guide for advanced users.Rooting your Verizon Galaxy S4 is easy and you will first need to flash a new kernel, run ODIN and flash the root files using Motochopper utility root exploit, while afterwards you will have to flash again the stock kernel for this device. In order to be sure that you easily flash the rooting files with success, you will need to take a look at the preparation guide below:
- this is a guide that works only with the Verizon variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Don’t try to use this guide with any other Galaxy S4 model, as you will end up bricking them.
- it works only with Windows computers.
- make sure that your PC has the Samsung USB Drivers installed – download link here.
- try and backup some of your most important before installing the root. I know I said that this guide won’t wipe any file from your smartphone, but, you should still save some files.
- this tutorial has 3 parts, the first one teaches you how to flash a pre-release VRUAMD2 kernel, the second one will help you root the device with Motochopper’s exploit tool, while the third part will show you how to re-flash the stock VRUAMDK stock kernel.
- make sure that the phone’s battery has enough power before starting the root process.
- if you cannot complete this guide, then you should ask for extra help in comments.
How to root Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 I545 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean without Factory Reset:
PART I – Flash the VRUAMDK Pre-Release Kernel:
- Power off your smartphone.
- Boot it into Download Mode like this: press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons simultaneously. When the warning screen appears, press Volume Up to confirm that you wish to boot your device into Download Mode.
- Next, launch ODIN executable.
- Connect your smartphone to your PC using the USB cable. ODIN will say ‘Added!!’ which means that all drivers have been installed successfully.
- NOTE: if ODIN doesn’t recognize the phone, then you should switch between USB ports or re-install the Samsung USB drivers.
- Click the PDA button in ODIN.
- Browse your PC for the SCH-I545_MD2_423399_Kernel.tar.md5 and load it into ODIN. Don’t change any other default settings.
- Press the START button when you’re ready.
- Wait for the install to complete and then wait for your device to reboot successfully.
Now that you completed the steps above, you should continue with the steps listed in the second part of this tutorial.
PART II – Root your VZW Galaxy S4 using Motochopper exploit tool:
Make sure that the Developer Options is enabled. Go to Settings, then open About phone and tap the ‘Build Number’ section 7 times to enable the Android Developer Options. Continue to the tutorial below.
- Go to Security Settings menu under your phone’s Settings section. Enable ‘Unknown Sources’ option.
- Go to Developer Settings and enable ‘USB Debugging’ option.
- Disable ‘Verify apps via USB’ option from Developer Options menu.
- Next, connect your smartphone to your PC using the USB cable.
- Go to Motochopper Folder and launch the ‘Run.bat’ for the root to be applied.
- When the root is complete, your smartphone will restart. Unplug it from computer.
- Wait for the home screen to load and then go to App Drawer, launch SuperSU app.
- Update SuperSU binaries to complete root.
PART III – Flash VRUAMDK stock Kernel with ODIN:
- Power off your device.
- Boot it into Download Mode just like you did in PART I – Step 2.
- Launch ODIN executable.
- Connect the phone to PC via USB cable.
- Wait for ODIN to recognize it and don’t change any default settings.
- Click PDA button and browse your PC for the SCH-I545_MDK_562219_Kernel.tar.md5. Load it into ODIN.
- Click the START button when you’re ready for the installation of stock SGS4 kernel.
- Boot the phone into normal Mode.
- Check the About phone section to see if the VRUAMDK stock kernel variant has been flashed successfully.
Verify all the applications and other parts of your device to see if the root has been applied. These were all the steps you had to take in order to complete the tutorial and, I hope that you managed to complete all actions and achieve root for your Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4.
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