I have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 which I want to root?

Question

If I root my phone will I have any carrier problems? Towelroot seems to be the right program, but is towelroot.com safe? Virustotal said Dr. Web doesn't trust it. Is towelroot the right way to do it root it anyway? If I want to install Cyanogenmod what are my options.



Thanks



References:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/46f8ce8a82ae707f6d951e528e4fb55514d55e929c3063ea9f3054003fa6d953/analysis/



When I scan the apk file itself, it has several hits as risk ware or exploit. Does this mean it is not dangerous?



https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/5aa19d58ccda518979ecec97db9ee7a6a1de606fd661ef9238e65f3b533f170c/analysis/


— keepass_fan | Sources

Answer

The most reliable root for the Sprint S4 is CF-Auto-Root, which requires a computer. Instructions



If you found an article saying Towelroot will work, then Towelroot will work as well. I have an S5 and I used Towelroot. It's definitely trustworthy.



When it comes to one-click-root apps, it's as easy as just trying them, if they work they work, if they don't move on to the next one. The only exception is when you have to flash a systemless root kernel for that specific device, which applies to some of the latest flagships



Of course I don't know your specific model number, so it's always good to google search your model number, android version, and the word "root".



Hope this helps


— Aaron Gillion | Sources

Q & A

How to enter in TWRP/recover on Huawei P9 lite with keys?
Minimal way to always have screen on on Android?
Is there any way to disable the repeated animation in the notification bar, for app update downloads?
Installing rom zip through TWRP replaces recovery instead of intalling os
Live wallpaper selection on Pie?
How to disable dm-verity on Android with "user" build type ROM?
Is it possible to use a Bluetooth earpiece while using a microphone plugged into the headphone Jack?
Storage setting not loading. What do do?
How safe is it to build and flash LineageOS myself?
What is the fastest way to shutdown unrooted Android phone?
Successfully installed TWRP and Magisk means bootloader unlocked?
Trying to understand the options in TWRP backup
Why isn't my Galaxy S8 popping up my Captive Portal login page?
What is the "code" after the app package name in /data/app/?
Should the Dalvik cache on Android phones be cleared periodically?
How to determine which app is causing vibration?
Factory reset, will the os revert?
How do I connect a Samsung Original Stylus Touch S Pen to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4?
ST21i Removed boot flag
Can my phone be monitored by my family members without them ever accessing it?

Topics

2D Engines   3D Engines   9-Patch   Action Bars   Activities   ADB   Advertisements   Analytics   Animations   ANR   AOP   API   APK   APT   Architecture   Audio   Autocomplete   Background Processing   Backward Compatibility   Badges   Bar Codes   Benchmarking   Bitmaps   Bluetooth   Blur Effects   Bread Crumbs   BRMS   Browser Extensions   Build Systems   Bundles   Buttons   Caching   Camera   Canvas   Cards   Carousels   Changelog   Checkboxes   Cloud Storages   Color Analysis   Color Pickers   Colors   Comet/Push   Compass Sensors   Conferences   Content Providers   Continuous Integration   Crash Reports   Credit Cards   Credits   CSV   Curl/Flip   Data Binding   Data Generators   Data Structures   Database   Database Browsers   Date &   Debugging   Decompilers   Deep Links   Dependency Injections   Design   Design Patterns   Dex   Dialogs   Distributed Computing   Distribution Platforms   Download Managers   Drawables   Emoji   Emulators   EPUB   Equalizers &   Event Buses   Exception Handling   Face Recognition   Feedback &   File System   File/Directory   Fingerprint   Floating Action   Fonts   Forms   Fragments   FRP   FSM   Functional Programming   Gamepads   Games   Geocaching   Gestures   GIF   Glow Pad   Gradle Plugins   Graphics   Grid Views   Highlighting   HTML   HTTP Mocking   Icons   IDE   IDE Plugins   Image Croppers   Image Loaders   Image Pickers   Image Processing   Image Views   Instrumentation   Intents   Job Schedulers   JSON   Keyboard   Kotlin   Layouts   Library Demos   List View   List Views   Localization   Location   Lock Patterns   Logcat   Logging   Mails   Maps   Markdown   Mathematics   Maven Plugins   MBaaS   Media   Menus   Messaging   MIME   Mobile Web   Native Image   Navigation   NDK   Networking   NFC   NoSQL   Number Pickers   OAuth   Object Mocking   OCR Engines   OpenGL   ORM   Other Pickers   Parallax List   Parcelables   Particle Systems   Password Inputs   PDF   Permissions   Physics Engines   Platforms   Plugin Frameworks   Preferences   Progress Indicators   ProGuard   Properties   Protocol Buffer   Pull To   Purchases   Push/Pull   QR Codes   Quick Return   Radio Buttons   Range Bars   Ratings   Recycler Views   Resources   REST   Ripple Effects   RSS   Screenshots   Scripting   Scroll Views   SDK   Search Inputs   Security   Sensors   Services   Showcase Views   Signatures   Sliding Panels   Snackbars   SOAP   Social Networks   Spannable   Spinners   Splash Screens   SSH   Static Analysis   Status Bars   Styling   SVG   System   Tags   Task Managers   TDD &   Template Engines   Testing   Testing Tools   Text Formatting   Text Views   Text Watchers   Text-to   Toasts   Toolkits For   Tools   Tooltips   Trainings   TV   Twitter   Updaters   USB   User Stories   Utils   Validation   Video   View Adapters   View Pagers   Views   Watch Face   Wearable Data   Wearables   Weather   Web Tools   Web Views   WebRTC   WebSockets   Wheel Widgets   Wi-Fi   Widgets   Windows   Wizards   XML   XMPP   YAML   ZIP Codes