Samsung Galaxy S4 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean without Factory Reset

Root Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean without Factory Reset

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 Samsung. 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.

These were all the general guidelines that you had to go over. Now, below you will find all the files / tools download links, save them on your PC:
> Download Odin 3.07 here. Extract its contents after the download is complete and place them in a single folder on your computer.
> Download VRUAMD2 Pre-Release Kernel from HERE.
> Download VRUAMDK Stock Kernel from HERE.
> Download the Motochopper Root exploit utility from HERE. Unzip the file and save its contents into a folder.