What is the oldest custom recovery for Android?
ClockworkMod is the oldest and most popular custom recovery for Android devices. Since it’s very early to have a fully functional CWM recovery on the Verizon Galaxy S4, the method of installation is a little more complicated than it usually happens.
Is the Galaxy S4 rooted?
The Galaxy S4 came to Verizon pretty later than other network providers in the USA but it was rooted on the very first day it hit the stores. Our intrepid developers are always ready with their skills to dig into the layers of security imposed by OEMs against root access and custom development activities. As you know, Samsung has set Kernel UID ...
Does rooting a Galaxy S4 wipe data?
Rooting does not wipe any data from the device but we’ll still advise you to back up your apps, contacts, messages, call logs, etc. Do not forget to turn on USB Debugging on your Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 by going to Settings> More> Developer Options.
Step 1 – Download the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S4 for your PC
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S4 as part of the rooting process you first must download and install the USB drivers on to your PC.
Step 2 – Download Samsung Galaxy S4 root toolkit
On your PC we will use a root toolkit to root the device. You can download it from here. Once downloaded make sure you save the file in an easy to find location such as the desktop and extract it to its own folder.
Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the Samsung Galaxy S4
In order for your PC to recognise the Samsung Galaxy S4 when you plug it in to perform rooting you must first enable USB debugging on the phone itself. This is done by doing the following.
Step 4 – Root the Samsung Galaxy S4
Now that we have all we need it is time to root the Samsung Galaxy S4.
