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[WARNING] Be aware! The new XXUEMK4 Comes with Knox Void Warranty!!

Attention friends!
My friend @paulove have just flashed the new XXUEMK4 from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/17...-3-test-firmware-for-galaxy-note-ii-gt-n7100/
His bootloader was updated to MK4 but with a little "gift" from samsung:
Knox Void Warranty 0
When he tried to flash recovery and it changed to Knox Void Warranty 1
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Please everyone, read this to understand everything you need about Knox Void Warranty 1/0:
http://omegadroid.co/wanted-knox-void-warranty-0x1/
DO NOT FLASH THE NEW BOOTLOADER - Unless you know what you are doing!
MJ5 Bootloader is safe to downgrade and the wifi works on this bootloader.
XXUEMK4 Bootloader is not safe!!
My friend says that he can not downgrade, because after he tried he got "Kies Emergency Mode" and his odin failed.
After he installed MK4 back everything worked again.
DO NOT TRY TO DOWNGRADE IF YOU HAVE THE NEW BOOTLOADER!
Tamir.
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knew it samsung will take his time to integrate new knox s*** not new features.. lol

Why Samsung? Why??? I love my Note2 rooted.

And its the final version. So welcome to the club with note 3 n s4. We r brothers.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

LOL my warranty already finished so i don't care
but thank u

sohebq said:
And its the final version. So welcome to the club with note 3 n s4. We r brothers.
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)
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Mine too
But it wont harm phone right?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

Yeah I have seen that too so tried with wifi patched and worked fine.. So still wifi patch will wifi patch should work but I will try to look to this bootloader when time permits. But still I doubt this new bootloader may have blacklisted old bootloader and it may make irreversible changes. Also if downgrade remain successful, further upgrade may cause issue.
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium

Upppsss! Late for me But Many thanks OP

yahyoh said:
LOL my warranty already finished so i don't care
but thank u
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Your 24 month warranty has already run out? Lol id double check your papers

tonylee000 said:
Your 24 month warranty has already run out? Lol id double check your papers
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its just 12 month here :|

justkiddinghere said:
Mine too
But it wont harm phone right?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Right
Sent from Note 3 (The beauty & beast)

to fix odin fail, we have to back to 4.1.2.

first, good thing that there is 2 stable leaks without this flag.I guess we should all stick to MJ5 for a while.
But now i'm thinking what should my nest device be? I loved Samsung devices, because they are so easy to root,flash roms and still you can save the warranty.Now my blacklist contains, HTC, Sony, Motorola and Samsung.Do Asus and LG lock their bootloader too?
And there is some bad news from Google itself. seems they came up with methods to help OEM for preventing unlocking bootloader in 4.4 KitKat.
tonylee000 said:
Your 24 month warranty has already run out? Lol id double check your papers
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you have a 24 month warranty? damn.

sam5154 said:
first, good thing that there is 2 stable leaks without this flag.I guess we should all stick to MJ5 for a while.
But now i'm thinking what should my nest device be? I loved Samsung devices, because they are so easy to root,flash roms and still you can save the warranty.Now my blacklist contains, HTC, Sony, Motorola and Samsung.Do Asus and LG lock their bootloader too?
And there is some bad news from Google itself. seems they came up with methods to help OEM for preventing unlocking bootloader in 4.4 KitKat.
you have a 24 month warranty? damn.
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Yea, also in Czech Republic we have a 24 month warranty.
Odesláno z mého GT-N7100 pomocí Tapatalk

I see some Nexus 5 on my hands on a near and imminent future.... ( thanks to ShameSung )

zohawkish said:
to fix odin fail, we have to back to 4.1.2.
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Could you explain? Could I downgrade BL if I flash a 4.1.2 rom rom PhilZ and then stock from Odin?

sam5154 said:
you have a 24 month warranty? damn.
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You dont? I had always just assumed a 12 month warranty until I read something that made me check the leaflet. Check yours.

dr.ketan said:
Yeah I have seen that too so tried with wifi patched and worked fine.. So still wifi patch will wifi patch should work but I will try to look to this bootloader when time permits. But still I doubt this new bootloader may have blacklisted old bootloader and it may make irreversible changes. Also if downgrade remain successful, further upgrade may cause issue.
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium
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Is there a way I can downgrade this bootloader?

the way they took time to slowly yet steadily introduce the Note 2 forums to the full force of the Knox poison you would believe how much control they already have over these forums.
it can only be LOVE, true love ;p

May their conscience trouble them over this; if they have one, that is.
My note ii is owned by me, bought it and not on contract. Flag is now 1. Still runs fine, and I don't need knox stuff on the phone.

[Q] knox warranty void 0x1 after official update ?

i updated with Kies3 from 4.3(sweden) to the new release of 4.3(sweden) that was suppose to fix some bugs etc.. but during the update i noticed that the knox was triggered ? how is that possible ?
since its triggered now, do i have to care about it anymore ? i dont need warranty since i repair myself but the updates will still come or not ?
Hmm, i didnt root or anything just because of not triggering it but now i got nothing to loose :S or should i report it to samsung/my provider ?
Q1: how did this happen ?
Q2: can i still update thrue knox when 4.4 release ?
Q3: does this mean i can root again without loosing anything ?
TY //DrBlaze

hagall said:
i updated with Kies3 from 4.3(sweden) to the new release of 4.3(sweden) that was suppose to fix some bugs etc.. but during the update i noticed that the knox was triggered ? how is that possible ?
since its triggered now, do i have to care about it anymore ? i dont need warranty since i repair myself but the updates will still come or not ?
Hmm, i didnt root or anything just because of not triggering it but now i got nothing to loose :S or should i report it to samsung/my provider ?
Q1: how did this happen ?
Q2: can i still update thrue knox when 4.4 release ?
Q3: does this mean i can root again without loosing anything ?
TY //DrBlaze
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How u noticed during the update the knox was triggered?
EDIT: I can't believe that u voided ur warranty updating it with Kies3. U are telling u didnt root ur phone before nobody ask u for it. What u was doing with ur phone sir REALLY?

how i noticed
Joku1981 said:
How u noticed during the update the knox was triggered?
EDIT: I can't believe that u voided ur warranty updating it with Kies3. U are telling u didnt root ur phone before nobody ask u for it. What u was doing with ur phone sir REALLY?
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i noticed when phone got into download mode or whatever its called... like this (not from my phone but it shows the same)
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hagall said:
i noticed when phone got into download mode or whatever its called... like this (not from my phone but it shows the same)
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I dont gona answer people confused. Take a look your Q3. U void ur warranty rooting ur phone before :silly:

Joku1981 said:
I dont gona answer people confused. Take a look your Q3. U void ur warranty rooting ur phone before :silly:
EDIT: Devs can close this thread pls
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No i didnt.. not on this phone.. dont put it to closure. i didnt get an answer.. get all the facts before doin that
DrBlaze. i9505 xda-premium app.

hagall said:
No i didnt.. not on this phone.. dont put it to closure. i didnt get an answer.. get all the facts before doin that
DrBlaze. i9505 xda-premium app.
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OK, so you have not rooted the phone before, but after the official update via Kies you have the Knox screwed up.
Well, the explanation is simple: Peter Pan had some... intense relationship with the dusty Fairy and this is the result.

hi,
my i9500 is KNOX 0x0 and i'm updating my official firmware on weekly-bases every time a new official firmware arrives.
i hope it answered your question.

Dont try to make me look dumb.. dig into it or simply dont answer.
DrBlaze. i9505 xda-premium app.

One more thing.. i got the first 4.3 release without knox triggered.. and i also got the wrong update. I got a branded update from Telenor, and i dont have telenor nor a branded phone..
EDIT: The update was mj7 to mk8, if im confusing u guys with 4.3 to 4.3 talk
DrBlaze. i9505 xda-premium app.

The same thing happened to me after updating my Note 3 via Kies, the Knox Warranty Void is 0x1 now.

princeferoz said:
The same thing happened to me after updating my Note 3 via Kies, the Knox Warranty Void is 0x1 now.
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Yea thats what i though, wasnt just me.. odd thing, now its to late tho for me since after i got no solution for it i rooted etc....

hagall said:
Yea thats what i though, wasnt just me.. odd thing, now its to late tho for me since after i got no solution for it i rooted etc....
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So this "official" update is triggering Knox for some people. I have emailed Samsung in regards to this but they want me to call to talk to someone in their Voice department. Wish there was some way to contact a manager or VP to inform them.

Strange phone model?

Yesterday I changed my note 3 for the third time. On both first phones I had "phone info" installed. 1st one was made in February and I had a dead pixel, second one was made in January and had some problems with the s pen sensitivity, and finally I got this one. So far it seems like a good device, no issues what so ever except for the fact that it has a different csc code then my country (I live in romania) and it doesn't seem to have an update for kitkat available. The previous 2 updated to 4.4.2 right away, this one only seems to have a 33mb security update. I didn't update yet because I plan to root on jellybean and keep it that way until there a safe way to root on kitkat.
I mentioned the manufacturing date on those 2 because they were pretty recent phones, while this one seems to be made in October, so it's from an old batch.
My question regarding it is, what's with the Knox warranty trigger? "warranty bit not found"?
What's that supposed to mean? And what's with the small update instead of kitkat?
The product was sealed by the way and was purchased from a respectable store in this country.
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Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3

you must have flash other country rom

If I'm not mistaken the first batch of note 3 does not have knox container. That's why it's not able to read warranty bit. Let's see what others would say

lvnatic said:
Yesterday I changed my note 3 for the third time. On both first phones I had "phone info" installed. 1st one was made in February and I had a dead pixel, second one was made in January and had some problems with the s pen sensitivity, and finally I got this one. So far it seems like a good device, no issues what so ever except for the fact that it has a different csc code then my country (I live in romania) and it doesn't seem to have an update for kitkat available. The previous 2 updated to 4.4.2 right away, this one only seems to have a 33mb security update. I didn't update yet because I plan to root on jellybean and keep it that way until there a safe way to root on kitkat.
I mentioned the manufacturing date on those 2 because they were pretty recent phones, while this one seems to be made in October, so it's from an old batch.
My question regarding it is, what's with the Knox warranty trigger? "warranty bit not found"?
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You might have hit the jackpot - now you have an older (and VERY desirable) bootloader - MI7 - you can root and keep knox 0x0 (even after updates - if you know how to do those right).
The first step is to root with Universal Root De La Vega - there are 2 threads on URDLV and one even has a video.
The next step is to update using Mobile Odin Pro - you can easily update to 4.3 MK2 (and you can return to any other 4.3 firmware) or you can update one-way to 4.4.2 NB4 or NB7 (knox will still be 0 but you will not be able to return to 4.3). But it is essential to do things right - without writing any other bootloader if you are on 4.3, writing with a special sequence in Mobile Odin Pro if you go to 4.4.2.
Stop updates and security updates on your Note 3 and then read everything in the URDLV and MOP threads here at XDA.

So I can have kitkat with 0x0?
Rooted?
Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3

lvnatic said:
So I can have kitkat with 0x0?
Rooted?
Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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When you ask somebody it helps if you quote him so that he gets notified
But yes, you CAN have that (as long as you FIRST have 4.3 rooted with knox 0) - see the MOP thread starting around here for the 4.4 part:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49452031#post49452031
And to answer a frequent question that I get - I decided to stay on 4.3 since I do not need anything special from 4.4 while there are still some (minor but still) problems with stuff like call recording or microSD; 4.3 with all the programs that I have can do everything that I need. I am however still investigating the feedback in various modems.

lvnatic said:
So I can have kitkat with 0x0?
Rooted?
Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Yes it is possible.. but i have never seen any point in rooting with knox 0x0 as you cant have a custom recovery. Unless you trip knox.
Sent from my SM-N9005

celderic said:
Yes it is possible.. but i have never seen any point in rooting with knox 0x0 as you cant have a custom recovery. Unless you trip knox.
Sent from my SM-N9005
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All I need is super user access and I'm a happy man. Xposed framework and greenify are enough for me.
Thanks for the answers everyone, I'll try to root next week.
Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Tried to root with De LA Vega, that guide is a shame...
Anyway I'm tired of all these knox stories, Odin and so on, with the nexus devices I had, life was much more simple.
So in the end I decided I'll just run stock and enjoy the device, I'll just have to get used with the ocasional ads and the bloatware that touchwiz comes with.
Anyway, does anyone know why am I not getting the latest firmware update? Like I said earlier, I'm only getting a notification for a 33mb update that says something about security. If I install it will I then be notified about a kitkat update?
Sent from my N9005 Samsung Galaxy Note 3

[Q] How does Towelroot change how I install a custom rom on my phone?

So, I've been too scared to update my unbranded S4 (still on 4.2.2 stock) but it looks like this Towelroot changes the game somewhat.
So, from my understanding, if I wanted to install say, the GPE rom, this would be the process:
1) Install towelroot and root phone
2) Install a custom recovery such as TWRP
3) Install GPE rom
Does towelroot come with a recovery or do I have to install one manually (flashing via Odin?) Is Towelroot compatible with 4.2.2 or would I need to update my phone with the official OTAs? Am I right in assuming updating via the OTA installs the bootloader which comes with KNOX?
Thank you

Crosshash said:
So, I've been too scared to update my unbranded S4 (still on 4.2.2 stock) but it looks like this Towelroot changes the game somewhat.
So, from my understanding, if I wanted to install say, the GPE rom, this would be the process:
1) Install towelroot and root phone
2) Install a custom recovery such as TWRP
3) Install GPE rom
Does towelroot come with a recovery or do I have to install one manually (flashing via Odin?) Is Towelroot compatible with 4.2.2 or would I need to update my phone with the official OTAs? Am I right in assuming updating via the OTA installs the bootloader which comes with KNOX?
Thank you
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Hi,
the steps describe are right , you need to root your phone ( step 1) , you need to install a custom recovery ( step 2 , not included in step 1) at this point your warranty will be void if you have a knox enable bootloader and finally install custom rom ( step 3)
As mention by geohot
Definitely invited: AT&T GS5, Verizon GS5, GS4 Active, Nexus 5
May have some troubles at the door but invited: AT&T/Verizon Note 3
Possibly invited: Every Android phone with a kernel build date < Jun 3
what model S4 you have , I know for sure all I9500 4.2.2 have the old bootloader so as long as you do not update the bootloader you can use any method you want to root and have no problem with knox. Confirm this for your phone and DO NOT UPDATE THE BOOTLOADER

MAX 404 said:
Hi,
the steps describe are right , you need to root your phone ( step 1) , you need to install a custom recovery ( step 2 , not included in step 1) at this point your warranty will be void if you have a knox enable bootloader and finally install custom rom ( step 3)
As mention by geohot
Definitely invited: AT&T GS5, Verizon GS5, GS4 Active, Nexus 5
May have some troubles at the door but invited: AT&T/Verizon Note 3
Possibly invited: Every Android phone with a kernel build date < Jun 3
what model S4 you have , I know for sure all I9500 4.2.2 have the old bootloader so as long as you do not update the bootloader you can use any method you want to root and have no problem with knox. Confirm this for your phone and DO NOT UPDATE THE BOOTLOADER
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Ah sorry, here are the details for my phone:
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So, apart from installing the official OTA Galaxy S4 update, is it unlikely I'll end up updating the Bootloader?
Thank you

Crosshash said:
Ah sorry, here are the details for my phone:
So, apart from installing the official OTA Galaxy S4 update, is it unlikely I'll end up updating the Bootloader?
Thank you
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Hi ,
I am 100% sure all 4.2.2 are old bootloader ( if you want to make sure go to download mode and see if there is any knox related text)
As long as you do not do any official OTA or flashing with Odin any >4.2.2 stock rom you are knox free .

MAX 404 said:
Hi ,
I am 100% sure all 4.2.2 are old bootloader ( if you want to make sure go to download mode and see if there is any knox related text)
As long as you do not do any official OTA or flashing with Odin any >4.2.2 stock rom you are knox free .
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Fantastic, thank you. I checked and there was nothing related to KNOX on the Download Mode screen. Guess I'll be flashing GPE now.
Thanks again

[Q] First time Rooting on a Samsung device Advice plz

I personally use HTC one and am rooted with a custom rom. I had purchased a verizon Galaxy Note 3 for my sister as a Christmas gift and she loves the thing but i guess after loading up junk to it and the bloat already on the phone its gotten slow and Samsung patched out the ability to tether. So she has commissioned me to root her phone for her and find a Debloated rom that's as close to stock as possible. Correct me if i'm wrong but based on my reading Samsung devices have a extra hurdle to jump called KNOX and it will cause you to void your warranty and its unrecoverable from that voided state ? Is what i'm asking possible to do without doing this to the phone if this even happens ? I know the new TowelRoot method is the in thing to rooting Samsung devices but that's all i know about it. Her Note3 is on the second OTA update does this matter ? should i update to the latest OTA ? then root ? Any input would be GREATLY appreciated especially cause you'd help me to get my sister to stop harassing me to do this for her lol

Dooms87 said:
I personally use HTC one and am rooted with a custom rom. I had purchased a verizon Galaxy Note 3 for my sister as a Christmas gift and she loves the thing but i guess after loading up junk to it and the bloat already on the phone its gotten slow and Samsung patched out the ability to tether. So she has commissioned me to root her phone for her and find a Debloated rom that's as close to stock as possible. Correct me if i'm wrong but based on my reading Samsung devices have a extra hurdle to jump called KNOX and it will cause you to void your warranty and its unrecoverable from that voided state ? Is what i'm asking possible to do without doing this to the phone if this even happens ? I know the new TowelRoot method is the in thing to rooting Samsung devices but that's all i know about it. Her Note3 is on the second OTA update does this matter ? should i update to the latest OTA ? then root ? Any input would be GREATLY appreciated especially cause you'd help me to get my sister to stop harassing me to do this for her lol
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Check to see if the phone is on NC4, most likely you are at this point. If so read this thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
Scroll down to post 2 and follow instructions that read coming from NC4 OTA.
If you've never used Odin see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576104
Once up and running most roms are good. Alliance is great but the settings are very involved and may a bit much for her. I have the last Baja rom before they became Alliance if you're interested. The s5 port is a work of art as well but more than she's looking for probably. I can't really say for what rom you should pick as that's user choice. Hope this helps.

thegamerdarkseid said:
Check to see if the phone is on NC4, most likely you are at this point. If so read this thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
Scroll down to post 2 and follow instructions that read coming from NC4 OTA.
If you've never used Odin see here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576104
Once up and running most roms are good. Alliance is great but the settings are very involved and may a bit much for her. I have the last Baja rom before they became Alliance if you're interested. The s5 port is a work of art as well but more than she's looking for probably. I can't really say for what rom you should pick as that's user choice. Hope this helps.
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I'm not 100% sure what version or what part of the build your looking for so here is a picture please let me know how i should proceed from here
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Not sure if the picture is showing up correctly here is the link
http://imgur.com/7UBs7Yx

Dooms87 said:
Not sure if the picture is showing up correctly here is the link
http://imgur.com/7UBs7Yx
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Thanks for checking and sharing that pic. You're on MJE. Look for the kingo root app online. There's no link on xda. The app is pretty straight forward from what I remember. If she just wants bloatware gone she can download Titanium Backup once rooted and get rid of some bloat.
Found a kingo video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fldtAhJCLiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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