Hey... I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) with 4.3 firmware..
I rooted it just a while ago with no custom flash rom or anything.. just a simple root.
Now you all might be aware that samsung s4 has this thing for security called Knox.
I was trying to use SuperUser and it got blocked. Well eventually i used it to grant permission to Game Hacker. But for some reason it kept popping up and repeating " Root access granted" like it was being blocked and released again and again.
My question is, Is Knox blocking my attempts to give root access to apps? is there anyway i could bypass this so called Knox?
P.s: i dunno if i set the eFuse off. anyway i could check if i have voided my warranty?
To check see if you've turned knox 0x0 to 0x1 go into download mode and it'll be on the left hand side of the screen.
Can't tell you about the superuser access like
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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sohrab_khan said:
Hey... I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) with 4.3 firmware..
I rooted it just a while ago with no custom flash rom or anything.. just a simple root.
Now you all might be aware that samsung s4 has this thing for security called Knox.
I was trying to use SuperUser and it got blocked. Well eventually i used it to grant permission to Game Hacker. But for some reason it kept popping up and repeating " Root access granted" like it was being blocked and released again and again.
My question is, Is Knox blocking my attempts to give root access to apps? is there anyway i could bypass this so called Knox?
P.s: i dunno if i set the eFuse off. anyway i could check if i have voided my warranty?
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Open the supersu app, it will have an option to automatically always grant
root access permanently without asking.....
Good luck!
Related
I tried to root with towelroot=not support?:crying:
I tryied vroot and it support,no dare to click, will it trip knox?
Others like geniusroot,kingo root support n trip knox?
Any chances to root without trip knox?
Thank you.
Hello.
I had rooted my Galaxy S4 (i9505), 4.4.2, without triggering the Knox Flag, using CF-Auto-Root, via Odin. The Flash Counter is now 1, due to flashing something, but Knox is 0x0. Flash counter can be reseted by using Triangle Away,
Hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292615
Proof:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mkjnmpwcq6pz2se/DSC_3831.JPG?dl=0
(no 0x1 flag)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gctx9ejiin47rrp/Screenshot 2014-10-04 17.08.39.png?dl=0
(device supported by Kies)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8hpbmo815ltn1w/2014-10-04 14.09.39.png?dl=0
(SuperUser working)
Mind that you have to install BusyBox from Google Play, cause it does not come with it.
Have fun
costin96 said:
Hello.
I had rooted my Galaxy S4 (i9505), 4.4.2, without triggering the Knox Flag, using CF-Auto-Root, via Odin. The Flash Counter is now 1, due to flashing something, but Knox is 0x0. Flash counter can be reseted by using Triangle Away,
Hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292615
Proof:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mkjnmpwcq6pz2se/DSC_3831.JPG?dl=0
(no 0x1 flag)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gctx9ejiin47rrp/Screenshot 2014-10-04 17.08.39.png?dl=0
(device supported by Kies)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v8hpbmo815ltn1w/2014-10-04 14.09.39.png?dl=0
(SuperUser working)
Mind that you have to install BusyBox from Google Play, cause it does not come with it.
Have fun
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Thanks to you.Still can not root at the moment fir I9500
Not included - Triangle Away - ! NOT OPERATIONAL ON THE GT-I9500 !
Triangle Away can be used to reset the flash counter after installing CF-Root. The flash counter keeps track of how many custom firmwares you have flashed, as this voids warranty. (No idea what this about ? Read up on it, you will want to use this !)
ttkyy said:
Thanks to you
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Bear in mind, that I am not 100% sure that it will work on ALL Galaxy S4 devices (I mean not trigger it).
Also bear in mind that OTA (Over the air update) will NOT work, it will return the message "Phone was been personalized."
Although, Kies sees it. Also make sure you don't have Knox mode activated or installed.
LATER EDIT:
I see that Triangle Away is only for the Qualcomm Galaxy S4 (9505). That means that you can't, at this moment, reset the flash counter. There are basically two things to worry about:
- Knox Flag -> as which seems so, I avoided it by installing that CF-Auto-Root on my 9505. I am not sure about avoiding it on 9500, but it should work.
- Flash Counter -> it raises everything you flash something via download mode. If it's 0, in Settings > About Phone > Status >Phone Status, it will return "Original" or something. If it's anything else than 0 (like 1, which I currently have cause I re-flashed root due to some tiny problem), it will return "personalized" or something like it. That will still void warranty IF the phone is sent to warranty like that, but will NOT trigger Knox. Also that will stop OTA Updates from working, but Kies updates will work (for some reason, samsung bug, use it ).
I have no idea how to help you regarding that Flash Counter on the 9500.
costin96 said:
Bear in mind, that I am not 100% sure that it will work on ALL Galaxy S4 devices (I mean not trigger it).
Also bear in mind that OTA (Over the air update) will NOT work, it will return the message "Phone was been personalized."
Although, Kies sees it. Also make sure you don't have Knox mode activated or installed.
LATER EDIT:
I see that Triangle Away is only for the Qualcomm Galaxy S4 (9505). That means that you can't, at this moment, reset the flash counter. There are basically two things to worry about:
- Knox Flag -> as which seems so, I avoided it by installing that CF-Auto-Root on my 9505. I am not sure about avoiding it on 9500, but it should work.
- Flash Counter -> it raises everything you flash something via download mode. If it's 0, in Settings > About Phone > Status >Phone Status, it will return "Original" or something. If it's anything else than 0 (like 1, which I currently have cause I re-flashed root due to some tiny problem), it will return "personalized" or something like it. That will still void warranty IF the phone is sent to warranty like that, but will NOT trigger Knox. Also that will stop OTA Updates from working, but Kies updates will work (for some reason, samsung bug, use it ).
I have no idea how to help you regarding that Flash Counter on the 9500.
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Thanks again.
I just hav to avoid to take the risk and prevent warranty void,the answer is not to root at the moment.
Thanks gain:good:
Hi all, im thinking about rooting my phone and i dont mind tripping the knox counter.
I wondered if the tracing still works using the find my mobile site from samsung?
Knox is really succesful because if you enable it they cant hard reset your phone or root it do remove the tracing, right?
So is there any possibility to have the same functionality after rooting?
Wally93 said:
Hi all, im thinking about rooting my phone and i dont mind tripping the knox counter.
I wondered if the tracing still works using the find my mobile site from samsung?
Knox is really succesful because if you enable it they cant hard reset your phone or root it do remove the tracing, right?
So is there any possibility to have the same functionality after rooting?
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You can still trace it after root via Samsung. Idk about the reactivation lock tough becouse u need to disable that before rooting
Racinghart91 said:
You can still trace it after root via Samsung. Idk about the reactivation lock tough becouse u need to disable that before rooting
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I'd like to know the same thing, when rooted and on stock recovery: reactivation lock enabled;
Will it still ask for Samsung credentials if reset from system?
Will it still ask for Samsung credentials if reset by bootloader?
Will it still ask for Samsung credentials if flashed via PC?
Kind regards, Stefan.
I tried the tracker at the Samsung site yesterday. It didn't find my rooted phone, didn't make the phone ring etc,
I was just relying on cellular data for the connection (no WiFi or GPS).
Maybe it was a one off.
Hello all,
This is my first Samsung device, the Galaxy S7 Edge Dual sim (SM-G935FD) bought from UAE.
I used to install TWRP and root every android phone I had before, so I am still not sure whether to root this one. I already have the files required for rooting, but I noticed that there are 2 ways of rooting:
1. Using Odin to install TWRP and then from there install SuperSU.
2. CF-Auto-Root.
What is/are the difference(s) in both methods?
My other question is: I read that rooting will trip Knox, and there is NO WAY to get it back to normal even flashing the original ROM. Is that the case?
One last thing, I am now stuck in the download mode (turned off the phone, pressed "Volume down", "Home" and "Power"), I did that just to check the info on the top left (model and warranty void...) but I cannot seem to restart the phone even by pressing the power button for more than 20 seconds, how can I turn the phone off then back on?
Thank you
*****EDIT*****
Regarding my last question (stuck in Download mode), pressing the same combination got me back to start the phone normally
Cf-AutoRoot will root your phone but then you will have to put your recovery on also usually flashed with Odin anyway or an app if it's working for the Galaxy S7... Twrp plus superuser will root and you'll have the recovery installed.... They both will trip your official (0x0) knox and make it (0x1) custom.... You can always go back to stock rom and get OTA updates but your knox will remain at 0x1......this is supposed to void the warranty but depending on where you live it won't make a difference.... Also if you want to flash roms and mods and kernels just use the twrp method and if you just want root and to be able to use root permission apps use the Cf-AutoRoot.... As of right now I haven't rooted because there aren't to many Roms available... I'm sure I will cause I miss titanium backup and the ability to get rid of all the bloat ware (especially Facebook & Microsoft ****).... The phone runs great without root and battery is excellent.... The last reason I was waiting was Samsung pay won't work with tripped Knox counter.... I live in the US but have the international 935F... So it doesn't look like this variant will support Pay anytime soon.... Probably gonna root when development picks up a little....
*edit*... Always have a stock rom just in case saved to your computer just in case... That would of saved me lots of freak outs and headaches years ago... Now it's the first thing I do before Rooting or flashing anything to my phone
Galaxy S7 edge
Kjc99 said:
Cf-AutoRoot will root your phone but then you will have to put your recovery on also usually flashed with Odin anyway or an app if it's working for the Galaxy S7... Twrp plus superuser will root and you'll have the recovery installed.... They both will trip your official (0x0) knox and make it (0x1) custom.... You can always go back to stock rom and get OTA updates but your knox will remain at 0x1......this is supposed to void the warranty but depending on where you live it won't make a difference.... Also if you want to flash roms and mods and kernels just use the twrp method and if you just want root and to be able to use root permission apps use the Cf-AutoRoot
Galaxy S7 edge
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Thank you for the detailed reply.
I made a research yesterday on Knox (as I said, this is my first Samsung device), and I just wanted to make sure that I understood things properly.
So now after reading, tripping Knox will disable Samsung Pay (I do not have it in my country) so that is not going to make any difference. But, what about paying using the fingerprint sensor in Google Play, will it stop working if Knox is tripped? I also use the fingerprint sensor to login to my mobile banking app (instead of typing the password every time I want to login), will that stop too? I guess not but again just to be sure.
Thanks a lot once again.
I know when I rooted my S6 all the fingerprint stuff still worked so I dont think it will make a difference... Im not sure with the S7 edge but I would think it would still work cause all of those require a typed password before you use your fingerprint(1st setup only) Then use your fingerprint there after... .. Doesn't have anything to do with Knox
Galaxy S7 edge
yep, it all still works. just Samsung pay & private mode.
Anyone know how to install knox on rooted s7 edge....
Anyone know how to install a Anti virus on a full infected PC
"Same thing, Knox is a security suit, it isolates part of the system. keeping the security of a device, Rooting your device breaks this security rendering it useless"
Even if KNOX is 0x0 and rooted "Theoretically" it still checks for root access.
The only way is to go back to Stock. Thus is the exact reason we issue devices with Knox, To stop people rooting the device and granting them-self access to parts we wish to not be accessed (The reason list is endless)
This has been asked many a times before on CF-Root thread
"Your device has been rooted. Samsung Pass cannot be used on rooted devices for security reasons."
I use any root check app, but all say that mmobitel isnt rooted.
https://paste.pics/3AE1O
I put 8.0 Oreo, and trying root today with Samsung Antiroot and Magisk with TWRP, but that failed.
Now i cant use samsung pass.
https://paste.pics/3AE5X
Knox status say: 0x1 :/
https://paste.pics/3AE39
Any possibillity to fix that, i need Samsung Pass quick...
Thanks a lot guy.
Patrik M.
Knox cannot be set back to 0x0
I know for that, i search a little bit.
What about SHealt and SamsungPass?
Phone isnt rooted :/