How to ROOT Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 on 4.4.2 SER I9500XXUFNB3 Kitkat

Well, Kitkat was just released for the Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500, it's also been released for i9500, I will do a i9500 post later, yet beware, KNOX is there on S4 now, and if the counter increases then you're screwed, No warranty for your s4 ever, no way to get it back! Yet this guide is for those who don't care about warranty!
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Prerequisites,
1. Samsung Galaxy S4 - I9500
2. USB CABLE
3. Philz Kernel
4. ODIN
5. KNOX REMOVAL SCRIPT

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Follow
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After you fresh install the rom you need to deknox your phone otherwise it wont work. So here we go.

1) Go and Download the " philz_touch_6.12.8-i9500.tar.md5 " located on this website
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_A..._Edition/i9500

Install latest "philz_touch_6.12.8-i9500" via ODIN 1.85 Odin 1.85 For Rooting

Now go to the Philz recovery you just installed with odin..

-Flash the Deknox Removal Script <-- Click Here to direct download (VIA RECOVERY)
(Original DeKnox Thread) <-- Click Here to check out the hole theme (optional not needed)

After you flash the Knox removal script you are ready to go rooting your device.
Now go to
-Philz Options / Choose Re-root system / Choose Yes Apply (SuperSu)
-Wait until it finish, Reboot and install SuperSu from playstore
-Once installed, Open SuperSu app / It will ask you to update binaries click on Update as normal (NOT TWRP)
-Once binaries are installed reboot your device
-Root done.

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