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is there news about the bootloader lock?

Does anyone can verify if there is bootloader lock on USA/CAN version of Galaxy Note 3?
We all know that the ATT&VZW version of the galaxy S4 has bootloader lock and look like there is no perfect unlock solution yet...
so how about the Note3? Will it come with LOCKED BOOTLOADER on ATT & VZW again?
or its just UNLOCKED?
hope if someone could verify this

I'm quite sure it's locked because of the knox security, newer fw on the s4 got there bootloader locked up
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The latest update on the canadian s4 didnt lock the bootloader so im really hoping the can cersion of the N3 is also unlocked. This could be a good option for at&t users as long as we can get the device sim unlocked sooner rather than later
Time will tell.
sent from my S3, S4 or Note2

If you are on Verizon or AT&T then a locked bootloader is GUARANTEED. They both have stated as much on all phones and they are not changing their position on it. All we can hope for is a method that allows us to unlock it and not have to use SS to get around it.

sewe said:
I'm quite sure it's locked because of the knox security, newer fw on the s4 got there bootloader locked up
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Knox security has NOTHING to do with the bootloader. The bootloader is lower level than Knox. The bootloader on the S4 remains publicly locked after the OTAs, but that doesn't mean it isn't privately unlocked or that it's not able to be cracked. It's just the the public bounty of $5000 is a fraction of what the exploit is worth on the black market.
"What black market?" you ask. It's not a big secret if it's in Forbes magazine.
So the next time your device's bootloader or root state is not where you'd like it to be, don't assume that the device's manufacturer or the carrier made things too difficult, throw your hands up, and curse the xda developers for not having a solution. Instead, go to the bounty thread and pledge something worth their while. Can you really blame them for not caring about a $10 pledge when it takes them many hours over several days to get the exploit? Meanwhile, the $10 donation would give the person two years+ worth of benefit. What would you do if you were them?

I work at a phone repair shop and bootloader of the S4 is not a problem. I flashed many S4's. Customers are scared to update their devices so we offer that as a service since were an official service point of samsung.
The new multi tool gives problems but good old odin 1.85 never fails.
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SquirtingCherry said:
I work at a phone repair shop and bootloader of the S4 is not a problem. I flashed many S4's. Customers are scared to update their devices so we offer that as a service since were an official service point of samsung.
The new multi tool gives problems but good old odin 1.85 never fails.
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I was told that write protection enabled is shown in download mode. I wasn't exactly sure if that is for the NAND or the bootloader however.
I haven't seen Samsung lock their nand down like HTC does however.

SquirtingCherry said:
I work at a phone repair shop and bootloader of the S4 is not a problem. I flashed many S4's. Customers are scared to update their devices so we offer that as a service since were an official service point of samsung.
The new multi tool gives problems but good old odin 1.85 never fails.
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Wait, are you saying that you are able to downgrade from latest FW?? For example from XXUDMH8 down to XXUBMEA??
I've tried and it's simply impossible due to irreversible bootloader.. Odin will FAIL on aboot.mbn and if you exclud it, you won't have Sound nor WiFi nor Calls ...
sewe said:
I'm quite sure it's locked because of the knox security, newer fw on the s4 got there bootloader locked up
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Mate, new bootloader for GT-I9505 (S4 int) is NOT locked, it's irreversible and SECURED.. You CAN root your phone or flash Custom Recovery/ROM/Kernel etc but it will trigger KNOX WARRANTY VOID flag and set it to 0x1... What that mean?? No one knows (yet) ... Some says that your WARRANTY is VOID but I don't think so... It should be KNOX Software related ONLY but it's still unknown...
Note 3 will have the same type of Bootloader and KNOX SOFTWARE on-board.... It won't stop you from flashing Custom ROM's but we need to find out if our WARRANTY RIGHTS will be intact or void?? That's my question for now...
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DjeMBeY said:
Wait, are you saying that you are able to downgrade from latest FW?? For example from XXUDMH8 down to XXUBMEA??
I've tried and it's simply impossible due to irreversible bootloader.. Odin will FAIL on aboot.mbn and if you exclud it, you won't have Sound nor WiFi nor Calls ...
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Don't know about downgrading, but my co worker here has an S4 too that i flashed to MIUI v5 (CM base) and no problems whatsoever, i don't think it will give problems if i just flash the newest stock availible if he wants back to official. and warranty void is not really an issue.

SquirtingCherry said:
Don't know about downgrading, but my co worker here has an S4 too that i flashed to MIUI v5 (CM base) and no problems whatsoever, i don't think it will give problems if i just flash the newest stock availible if he wants back to official. and warranty void is not really an issue.
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Flashing ROM's through Custom Recovery is a different story and Bootloader is NOT flashed.. You CAN'T downgrade it at all... (so far) Tested

Tomorrow at work i'm gonna check out our special samsung pc, its got special software on it linked directly to the samsung database. I's not working through odin but a different kind of program that also lets you flash multiple phones at once even if they differ. I'm gonna check out if its possible to flash an older bootloader with that and report back.

docnok63 said:
Knox security has NOTHING to do with the bootloader. The bootloader is lower level than Knox. The bootloader on the S4 remains publicly locked after the OTAs, but that doesn't mean it isn't privately unlocked or that it's not able to be cracked. It's just the the public bounty of $5000 is a fraction of what the exploit is worth on the black market.
"What black market?" you ask. It's not a big secret if it's in Forbes magazine.
So the next time your device's bootloader or root state is not where you'd like it to be, don't assume that the device's manufacturer or the carrier made things too difficult, throw your hands up, and curse the xda developers for not having a solution. Instead, go to the bounty thread and pledge something worth their while. Can you really blame them for not caring about a $10 pledge when it takes them many hours over several days to get the exploit? Meanwhile, the $10 donation would give the person two years+ worth of benefit. What would you do if you were them?
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Well for starters it used to be by the community for the community, and I do understand the money factor behind it. But if that is what its about today we might as well close up the site and call it a day. But it isn't and if I could do it I would gladly do it just for the BRAGGING RIGHTS!
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SquirtingCherry said:
Don't know about downgrading, but my co worker here has an S4 too that i flashed to MIUI v5 (CM base) and no problems whatsoever, i don't think it will give problems if i just flash the newest stock availible if he wants back to official. and warranty void is not really an issue.
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Which carrier and which country. If you have an AT&T or Verizon phone then you are in for some gold and riches. Otherwise you likely have one that is not locked by carrier request.

RaptorMD said:
Well for starters it used to be by the community for the community, and I do understand the money factor behind it. But if that is what its about today we might as well close up the site and call it a day. But it isn't and if I could do it I would gladly do it just for the BRAGGING RIGHTS!
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For a person that has an owl as their avatar, you're not really making a wise decision. Let's weigh this one out:
Stay at home, make my own hours doing something I really love as a livelihood, be able to afford sending my kids to college :good: :highfive:
--OR--
Fight traffic going into work every day, work on their schedule and sometimes holidays, and pray I don't lose my job while my kid takes out tons of student loans. As an added bonus, I get to brag to people I don't know, who I will never meet, about hours of work I did for absolutely free. :crying:

docnok63 said:
For a person that has an owl as their avatar, you're not really making a wise decision. Let's weigh this one out:
Stay at home, make my own hours doing something I really love as a livelihood, be able to afford sending my kids to college :good: :highfive:
--OR--
Fight traffic going into work every day, work on their schedule and sometimes holidays, and pray I don't lose my job while my kid takes out tons of student loans. As an added bonus, I get to brag to people I don't know, who I will never meet, about hours of work I did for absolutely free. :crying:
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I'm sure many very smart people will own a Note 3 and exploit it anyway so they can root their own device for their own benefit. It takes virtually no effort to reveal said exploit so hardly much work for strangers (since the root they did for themselves). Keep in mind that the folks who have been finding exploits for iOS for years have never asked for money (google Dev-Team blog).

weirdingway said:
Keep in mind that the folks who have been finding exploits for iOS for years have never asked for money (google Dev-Team blog).
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Have you ever thought that they might have sold it before they went public so there was no reason to ask?

As far as US models, there is already a Clockwork mod recovery for the 900T (Tmobile) version. This still doesn't mean we can flash custom kernels but it does mean we can flash custom roms with stock kernels hopefully. It does trip the Knox counter which is fine by me. I don't want to use it anyway.

mircury said:
As far as US models, there is already a Clockwork mod recovery for the 900T (Tmobile) version. This still doesn't mean we can flash custom kernels but it does mean we can flash custom roms with stock kernels hopefully. It does trip the Knox counter which is fine by me. I don't want to use it anyway.
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That's not the real issue though, the issue is, once triggered will Samsung refuse to do a warranty repair on your device, if you have to send it back for any reason?
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SquirtingCherry said:
Tomorrow at work i'm gonna check out our special samsung pc, its got special software on it linked directly to the samsung database. I's not working through odin but a different kind of program that also lets you flash multiple phones at once even if they differ. I'm gonna check out if its possible to flash an older bootloader with that and report back.
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So like i promised, i have checked out the special computer with the samsung smartflash tool, the + on this is that you can download the stock roms in multiple files (PDA/MODEM/CSC etc.) but flashing seperate files must be done by odin, the smart tool installs all of em at once. so were till no further on the bootloader backward flashing. I can check if i can put all bootloaders online for development useage.

RavenY2K3 said:
That's not the real issue though, the issue is, once triggered will Samsung refuse to do a warranty repair on your device, if you have to send it back for any reason?
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That doesn't matter to me that much since my Tmobile device is coming unlocked. The warranty is questionable anyway. I'm planning on getting a squaretrade warranty.

mircury said:
That doesn't matter to me that much since my Tmobile device is coming unlocked. The warranty is questionable anyway. I'm planning on getting a squaretrade warranty.
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Well if it's insured and the worse comes to worst. You could always, drop it... accidentally on purpose.... Haha
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Rooted SM-N910T - What works and what doesn't work with rooted N4 with LOLLIPOP,...!

Thread Updated - This Thread is now about "What works and what doesn't with LOLLIPOP
> Flashable External SD Card Fix now included in the Guide...
Since it is officially confirmed that we have root and it is working perfectly...
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2897428
Step by Step Root & Recovery Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...vu1anih-cf-t2903733/post55989825#post55989825
Please post here what works and what doesn't work with a rooted T-Mobile N4...
For example... Is Xposed working? Wanam? Wifi Tether Router?... Etc...
Please post list of Working Xposed Modules...
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Awesome idea! I won't be getting mine until Thursday, so I'd love to see all of you lucky ones that get it tomorrow post up.

New ROOT Guide created... http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...vu1anih-cf-t2903733/post55989825#post55989825

Will this trigger the Knox flag?

fcb1 said:
Will this trigger the Knox flag?
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yes, it will.

TEKHD said:
yes, it will.
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If I'm not mistaken a way to root came out for the note 3 without triggering Knox correct? Think it'll come out for the note 4 eventually? Probably will take a while since it hasn't even come out yet

fcb1 said:
If I'm not mistaken a way to root came out for the note 3 without triggering Knox correct? Think it'll come out for the note 4 eventually? Probably will take a while since it hasn't even come out yet
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Yes, it was called root de la vega... But, honestly... Don't hold your breath... Root de la vega was working on an earlier rom version of the Note 3... After that... Samsung patched the roms, and there has been nothing ever since...

TEKHD said:
Yes, it was called root de la vega... But, honestly... Don't hold your breath... Root de la vega was working on an earlier rom version of the Note 3... After that... Samsung patched the roms, and there has been nothing ever since...
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Such a shame at what Samsung has done. They were so friendly up until the s4. We'll see I'll test drive the note make sure everything is in proper order then root it. Has samsung been known to honor warranty with the flag set if it's obvious manufacture defect?

fcb1 said:
Such a shame at what Samsung has done. They were so friendly up until the s4. We'll see I'll test drive the note make sure everything is in proper order then root it. Has samsung been known to honor warranty with the flag set if it's obvious manufacture defect?
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It depends on the country from what i understand..
Imo if you show them that you know your rights, then you can "make" them honor their warranty...
And always always ask to speak with the manager...
Researching your rights as a consumer on the web (depending on your country) also helps a lot.
Im 90% certain that there's a EU directive that forbids sammy to pull these bull____ on us... Especially if we are asking them to fix a defect that is non-knox related...

In my other Samsung devices, rooting by Chainfire disabled screen mirroring. Can someone who has rooted check that, please?

friedrich420 said:
It depends on the country from what i understand..
Imo if you show them that you know your rights, then you can "make" them honor their warranty...
And always always ask to speak with the manager...
Researching your rights as a consumer on the web (depending on your country) also helps a lot.
Im 90% certain that there's a EU directive that forbids sammy to pull these bull____ on us... Especially if we are asking them to fix a defect that is non-knox related...
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Any luck with that in the U.S.?

fcb1 said:
Any luck with that in the U.S.?
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i wish i were there to know

friedrich420 said:
i wish i were there to know
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Lol I'll start my research [emoji14]

it depends on the carrier, and how you talk to them about your issue; I have NEVER had a warranty issue for ANY phone, and that was with Sprint, ATT, and now T-Mobile. Can't speak to Verizon, as I hate them with a passion, and wouldn't take a free phone if they offerred one.
every time I returned a phone for a warranty issue, they were always unlocked, rooted, or s-off
here again, if you are nice, and polite, you shouldn't have issues
if you come across as a jerk, well, you know what will happen..

TEKHD said:
Yes, it was called root de la vega... But, honestly... Don't hold your breath... Root de la vega was working on an earlier rom version of the Note 3... After that... Samsung patched the roms, and there has been nothing ever since...
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Actually, there were other methods after root de la vega. I have a method here for the Note 3 that uses towelroot and an older vulnerable kernel. You simply flash the older kernel in odin, use towelroot, then flash the new current kernel back and you're rooted.
Don't think of Knox being tripped as a loss of warranty- think of it as a loss of Knox! Knox is an app on your phone that will no longer work (ever!) if you trip Knox. Research Knox and make sure you have no need for it before you decide to get rid of that functionality. If you work at a company that lets you use your own phone to receive work e-mail etc and would like to keep apps and e-mail on a separate secure container "work side" of your phone (Knox) then don't trip Knox. If you don't care about Knox, trip it and forget it.
It's just not fair to people to leave this valuable piece of information out when telling them to root or in the how-to root threads. They can't revert after the case and some don't realize they need it until they present their phones to their IT staff at work and are told their phone's Knox integrity has been compromised -meaning it's no longer able to be used for that purpose (Knox warranty 0x1). Also, if you just want a secure container for some personal apps and pics etc, you can use that Knox container for that without actually using any work information.
Here's a quick video to demonstrate Knox 2.0s use.

effortless said:
Actually, there were other methods after root de la vega. I have a method here for the Note 3 that uses towelroot and an older vulnerable kernel. You simply flash the older kerenel in odin, use towelroot, then flash the new current kernel back and you're rooted.
Don't think of Knox being tripped as a loss of warranty- think of it as a loss of Knox! Knox is an app on your phone that will no longer work (ever!) if you trip Knox. Research Knox and make sure you have no need for it before you decide to get rid of that functionality. If you work at a company that lets you use your own phone to receive work e-mail etc and would like to keep apps and e-mail on a separate secure container "work side" of your phone (Knox) then don't trip Knox. If you don't care about Knox, trip it and forget it.
It's just not fair to people to leave this valuable piece of information out when telling them to root or in the how-to root threads. They can't revert after the case and some don't realize they need it until they present their phones to their IT staff at work and are told their phone's Knox integrity has been compromised -meaning it's no longer able to be used for that purpose (Knox warranty 0x1). Also, if you just want a secure container for some personal apps and pics etc, you can use that Knox container for that without actually using any work information.
Here's a quick video to demonstrate Knox 2.0s use.
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I will link this post on the root guide... Thank you!
Also...
External SD Card Fix now on post #2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...sy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733

Well I got xposed and wanam installed. Haven't tried a lot with wanam yet but no more am/pm is working. .lol

bblanski said:
Well I got xposed and wanam installed. Haven't tried a lot with wanam yet but no more am/pm is working. .lol
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You are actually the first one here posting input about the rooted N4... lol... thank you!

TEKHD said:
I will link this post on the root guide... Thank you!
Also...
External SD Card Fix now on post #2 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...sy-steps-stock-odin-n910tuvu1anih-cf-t2903733
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Couldn't you just install this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en

twe90kid said:
Couldn't you just install this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
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Sure... but the fix is a clean/direct fix.. no app, no nothing. Directly to the real cause. No scars, no leftovers...

SM-N915S/K Root

Root confirmed working for Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Exynos Korea SM-N915 "S" via the legend Chainfire CF-Auto-Root
FOR THE MOST CURRENT ROOT METHOD, PLEASE REFER TO THIS THREAD >> [INFO] [CF-Auto-Root] Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915
WARNING : KNOX COUNTER WILL BE TRIPPED AND WARRANTY VOID - THERE IS NO CURRENTLY KNOWN METHOD TO RESET THE COUNTER OR ROOT WITHOUT TRIPPING KNOX !!
I used : SM-N910"K" (Korea, Exynos): CF-Auto-Root-treltektt-treltektt-smn910k.zip . Another user in this thread had reported that using the SM-N910 "S" Cf-Autoroot failed to boot, so I instead tried the "K" and success. All THANKS & credit to @Chainfire, if you require the stock recovery for SM-N915S, I'd gladly send it to you if you require it to make a formal Cf-Autoroot for our device.
Root has also been confirmed using the same method and file for SM-N915"K" here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56761632&postcount=34
Method:
1. Advised: Have a full stock firmware package available (just in case) [sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com]
2. Have Samsung USB drivers installed on Windows PC (Easiest way is DL KIES from Samsung)
3. Flash via Odin [I used Odin3 v3.07 - attachment] as per Chainfire's instructions !
** If unsure how to use Odin, there are many guides found by searching !
4. Wait around 30 secs after flash (stuck on boot screen), and hopefully device will boot.
5. Open SuperSU app and update SU if prompted
Note: You will have installed stock Android system recovery for SM-N910K. This should not affect the operation of the ROM.
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Root by using the note 4 method. This has been confirmed.

xile6 said:
Root by using the note 4 method. This has been confirmed.
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So Cf-Autoroot from Note 4 works for SM-N915 "S". If so which exact one ?
If confirmed for "S" model, would be one less thing for me to look at. ..... I can proceed with a kernel

UpInTheAir said:
So Cf-Autoroot from Note 4 works for SM-N915 "S". If so which exact one ?
If confirmed for "S" model, would be one less thing for me to look at. ..... I can proceed with a kernel
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I am not sure if it was for the S model.
I remember the Japan model was first to be rooted and there is a youtube video on it.
But unsure about the "S" model.
Didnt see the S in the frost post.

xile6 said:
I am not sure if it was for the S model.
I remember the Japan model was first to be rooted and there is a youtube video on it.
But unsure about the "S" model.
Didnt see the S in the frost post.
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If someone doesn't confirm for "S" model, I'll just have to create a root method myself

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If someone doesn't confirm for "S" model, I'll just have to create a root method myself
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So glad to hear that there will be someone else on here with SM-N915S model.
Silly question, but what would be the benefit of rooting this model of Edge right now? I ask coz there's no custom rom available atm.

invisiblesense said:
So glad to hear that there will be someone else on here with SM-N915S model.
Silly question, but what would be the benefit of rooting this model of Edge right now? I ask coz there's no custom rom available atm.
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Main use is for root apps and deleting system apps.
You can then manual theme things.
After my samsung s2 i just stuck with stock rooted roms. Removed things i didnt want.

xile6 said:
Main use is for root apps and deleting system apps.
You can then manual theme things.
After my samsung s2 i just stuck with stock rooted roms. Removed things i didnt want.
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That's what I need, there's a lot of Korean apps on my phone. I have disabled some but they still show up here an there. Another very annoying thing is the dailer, it has Korean text on it which I want to remove as I only want English.
I'd be happy if I could remove some of those apps, and add the yahoo and twitter panels.
Do you think I'd able to flash an international version rom my Edge at some point?
Thanks.

invisiblesense said:
That's what I need, there's a lot of Korean apps on my phone. I have disabled some but they still show up here an there. Another very annoying thing is the dailer, it has Korean text on it which I want to remove as I only want English.
I'd be happy if I could remove some of those apps, and add the yahoo and twitter panels.
Do you think I'd able to flash an international version rom my Edge at some point?
Thanks.
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I am unsure on that. The processor is different I believe and that would be a main thing.
But with root you would be able to change most of the apps and you might be able to set up the build.prop to a USA one that should let you add yahoo and get to the USA panel store.

invisiblesense said:
So glad to hear that there will be someone else on here with SM-N915S model.
Silly question, but what would be the benefit of rooting this model of Edge right now? I ask coz there's no custom rom available atm.
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Apart from removing a few "useless" apps, able to use various root type apps (properly) such as Greenify, Titanium, Synapse etc.
But the main reason is to control a custom kernel I intend to build (time permitting). Also remove knox features and set SELinux permissive for Titanium Backup app to work correctly.
In future, I might look at a very basic ROM, but NOT on my to-do list

xile6 said:
I am unsure on that. The processor is different I believe and that would be a main thing.
But with root you would be able to change most of the apps and you might be able to set up the build.prop to a USA one that should let you add yahoo and get to the USA panel store.
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The processor being different is my main concern, let's hope some people will address this.
The edge is the best piece gadget I have ever owned. I'd be sorted if these issues were sorted.
UpInTheAir said:
Apart from removing a few "useless" apps, able to use various root type apps (properly) such as Greenify, Titanium, Synapse etc.
But the main reason is to control a custom kernel I intend to build (time permitting). Also remove knox features and set SELinux permissive for Titanium Backup app to work correctly.
In future, I might look at a very basic ROM, but NOT on my to-do list
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A basic rom that includes all essential Note functions would be awesome on the edge.

Does the root method for the Note 4 also apply to the Japanese version of the Note Edge? I'm looking to pick up a Docomo Note Edge....

tsaojam said:
Does the root method for the Note 4 also apply to the Japanese version of the Note Edge? I'm looking to pick up a Docomo Note Edge....
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Who knows, this thread is reference to the Korean "S" model that I intend to support.
Wait for confirmation or risk a brick yourself.

Can someone confirm the root for sm-n915s?

copysat said:
Can someone confirm the root for sm-n915s?
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I m waiting for answer. Anybody knows can i change n915s rom with other? I could not use SK Telekom Rom

dtosun said:
I m waiting for answer. Anybody knows can i change n915s rom with other? I could not use SK Telekom Rom
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Post in Q&A where your "question" belongs.
It's OT and nothing to do with my general statement of intention to develop this beast (when I get my hands on it).
I'm going to start taking a look at kernel sources sometime today/tomorrow, so I get a head start before the device arrives (Friday? )

Can someone please explain if this website is showing how to root Note Edge SM-N915S?
http://www.shuaji.net/samsung/EDGE/N915S/2014103020939.html
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invisiblesense said:
Can someone please explain if this website is showing how to root Note Edge SM-N915S?
http://www.shuaji.net/samsung/EDGE/N915S/2014103020939.html
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Root or no root, I can tell you one thing for sure, that I won't be downloading and running any .exe file from there......

UpInTheAir said:
Root or no root, I can tell you one thing for sure, that I won't be downloading and running any .exe file from there......
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Is it SK Telekom rom or Samsung Official rom?

UpInTheAir said:
Root or no root, I can tell you one thing for sure, that I won't be downloading and running any .exe file from there......
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That doesn't sound too good - is that site doggy?

Does this look dodgy?

Hi everyone,
I've been on holiday and come back and found my missus has ordered a Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G901F from ebay for my eldest kid. Now I don't like buying mobiles on ebay as I find that some are a somewhat iffy or risky, but the missus wasn't aware of this risk. Anyway to cut a long story short she did check mend, imei.info checks and all that seem to be fine. She's even already registered the phone on the police immobilize website.
However now that I've had time to take a look at the phone, although it seems to have been factory reset, there are a few processes running that look a bit dodgy for me. Therefore I would be most grateful if someone could clarify these are safe and if there is anything I need to do to make sure that the device has not got any malware or software that possibly can lock down the phone.
SETTINGS>DEVICE ADMINISTRATORS:-
Android Device Manager - not Active
Lookout - not Active
Computrace security policy - not Active
SETTINGS>DOWNLOADED:-
sec.abt
SETTINGS>RUNNING:-
sec.abt
SecurityManagerService
com.sec.bcservice
IPsec Service
These settings and processes could all be innocent, but I'd rather be safe than sorry as the last thing I want is someone 6 months later remotely blocking the phone or being able to locate the phone.
If anyone can recommend an app or any other tool that I can use to scan for any malware/device locking software as a precaution, then please let me know ASAP.
Thanks in Advance

I don't know about Computrace Security, but Lookout shouldn't be on ANY phone.

Those look like the typical running processes that run on samsung phones. I had the same ones on my GS5, but was able to uninstall (or freeze) them after I rooted the phone.

Thanks rekt & mike. How can I be definitely sure there is nothing iffy?? Is there a way of scanning for device locking software???

Anyone have anymore detailed information please? What can I do to make sure this device doesn't have any hidden software?

wowandroid said:
Anyone have anymore detailed information please? What can I do to make sure this device doesn't have any hidden software?
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flash yourself a rom (stock or otherwise) and do a full wipe. Then you'll be definitely sure
To respond to your original question, those services look normal. Samsung puts lots of security stuff on their phones. Lookout is Samsung's security software (used to be called KNOX)
IPsec service is built into android. Computers have it too.
I'd still wipe and flash something else, just to be sure. It's the first thing I did when I got my G900T. That being said, most used phones come from people that never did any rooting/flashing/etc so I'm sure you're fine.

Sean89us said:
flash yourself a rom (stock or otherwise) and do a full wipe. Then you'll be definitely sure
To respond to your original question, those services look normal. Samsung puts lots of security stuff on their phones. Lookout is Samsung's security software (used to be called KNOX)
IPsec service is built into android. Computers have it too.
I'd still wipe and flash something else, just to be sure. It's the first thing I did when I got my G900T. That being said, most used phones come from people that never did any rooting/flashing/etc so I'm sure you're fine.
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Thank you Sean, Is it possible to keep the original rom, rather than a custom rom? it's under warranty with samsung until 2017 and I believe flashing a rom would void the warranty.
Currently the rom installed on the phone is:- ktu84p.g901fxxu1ank3 which I assume is the original rom.

wowandroid said:
Thank you Sean, Is it possible to keep the original rom, rather than a custom rom? it's under warranty with samsung until 2017 and I believe flashing a rom would void the warranty.
Currently the rom installed on the phone is:- ktu84p.g901fxxu1ank3 which I assume is the original rom.
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Of course!
Just find the latest stock rom from Sammobile.com, and flash using odin.
Link for stock roms:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G901F/
Here's a good how-to:
http://androidxda.com/flash-samsung-stock-rom-using-odin
Link for latest Odin:
http://odindownloader.com/

You can go to one of the Samsung firmware hosting sites and download the same firmware that you currently have, then flash it with Odin (via pc).....
No messing about with rooting or modding required......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

Thanks very much sean, but would this void my warranty???

If your warranty is still intact (knox indicator at 0x0) flashing with Odin will have NO effect on it......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

keithross39 said:
If your warranty is still intact (knox indicator at 0x0) flashing with Odin will have NO effect on it......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
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Thanks Keith, apologies, but where is this knox indicator? Also is there a guide I could follow to help me flash the new o/s???

wowandroid said:
Thanks Keith, apologies, but where is this knox indicator? Also is there a guide I could follow to help me flash the new o/s???
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I included a link with a guide along with my last post...
download your stock image from sammobile, download latest odin, put phone in download mode, connect usb, then use odin from your pc to flash the image.
When you put your phone into download mode, it will give you the status of the warranty bit. 0x0 means it's still valid.

wowandroid said:
Thanks Keith, apologies, but where is this knox indicator? Also is there a guide I could follow to help me flash the new o/s???
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Get your phone into download mode and look for this text at the top left of the screen........
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As the previous poster said, if the 'knox warranty void' line says 0x0, your warranty is good.......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

Thank you for your help guys. Really sorry for the late reply as I haven't been very well. Yes, when I put the phone in download mode, the warranty void say 0x0. I flashed the stock fw (G901FXXU1BOC4_G901FEVR1BOC4_EVR) which was for my phone. Odin 3.10.7 seems to have successfully flashed it as it said "PASSED". However when the phone rebooted, all my settings such as wi-fi passwords and the way I had set the apps originally were still there! Is this normal? I feel the fw never properly flashed.
Can anyone help me? Thanks!

Anyone be able to help? Thanks!

I think the firmware flashed correctly as you said.....The only time odin wipes any data is if you flash a 3 part 'test' firmware or if you flash a pit file.....
That type of firmware isn't commonly available.....I've only ever seen them for the S2 and one of the Notes.......
So you finding user data intact is probably more common than you think....
The user data would have disappeared if you'd had to factory reset after the flash, but as you didn't have to, it's still there...
I doubt there's anything to worry about unless you start to see instability on your phone.....In which case, factory reseting is probably advisable......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

I Thanks again Keith. I have a dodgy charging port, so got it repaired and reflashed again last night and this time it wiped out everything. I also went into recovery mode and did factory/cache wipe and this has now given me a totally fresh firmware.
But the sec.Abt file in downloads is still there so I assume this is a safe file that Google or Samsung download to your phone?

Just done a bit of digging via Google and although nobody seems to know what it does, it does seem to have been downloaded to other Samsung devices too.....
From what I read, it seems to be confined to Lollipop firmwares. So if you're worried about it, a flash back to KitKat might get rid of it......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F
---------- Post added at 12:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:57 AM ----------
Just done a full system search on my device using Root Explorer (I'm running KitKat) and the search returned no results.....so I'm inclined to believe that this file is part of a Samsung Lollipop firmware.......
Sent from my rooted, debloated stocKK kn0x0 SM-G900F

Thanks very much Keith. I guess I'm being a bit too paranoid. I best leave it at that and be happy, but much appreciate the help and advice given.
I know this doesn't relate to the topic, but I have a couple more issues that I need clarifying and would be most grateful if these could be resolved:-
1. The Samsung S5 runs extremely hot - even though it seems to hardly do anything. I noticed that the ram being used is approx 1.3gb out of 1.8gb, but I can't clear it like in previous phones...can you recommend any app thats good at killing any tasks?
2. Even though I've got a new charging port, it still seems that the USB cable is somewhat loose, although not as bad as what I had previously...any suggestions on what could be done about this?
3. Does rooting void warranty?

[ROOT] Need help rooting my S8 SM-G950U please!

Hello, I have been looking for in wide for a way to root my device in have gotten no luck whatsoever. I have rooted to devices in the past but one of them had an unlocked boot loader and the other was rooted using towel root. So when it comes to locked bootloaders I am seriously lost. So if anyone can point me in the right direction or even walk me through it I would seriously appreciate it because this has frustrated me for some time now and I want to root it so bad. Here's my device info;
-Model: S8 Sm-g950u
-One ui version: 1.0
-Android 9.0
-Baseband version: G950USQS7DSK2 (v7 bootloader)
-Android security patch level: November 1, 2019
-Carrier: Simple Mobile (powered by T-mobile)
Thanks.

drewe360 said:
Hello, I have been looking for in wide for a way to root my device in have gotten no luck whatsoever. I have rooted to devices in the past but one of them had an unlocked boot loader and the other was rooted using towel root. So when it comes to locked bootloaders I am seriously lost. So if anyone can point me in the right direction or even walk me through it I would seriously appreciate it because this has frustrated me for some time now and I want to root it so bad. Here's my device info;
-Model: S8 Sm-g950u
-One ui version: 1.0
-Android 9.0
-Baseband version: G950USQS7DSK2 (v7 bootloader)
-Android security patch level: November 1, 2019
-Carrier: Simple Mobile (powered
No method to root at this time
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drewe360 said:
Hello
, I have been looking for in wide for a way to root my device in have gotten no luck whatsoever. I have rooted to devices in the past but one of them had an unlocked boot loader and the other was rooted using towel root. So when it comes to locked bootloaders I am seriously lost. So if anyone can point me in the right direction or even walk me through it I would seriously appreciate it because this has frustrated me for some time now and I want to root it so bad. Here's my device info;
-Model: S8 Sm-g950u
-One ui version: 1.0
-Android 9.0
-Baseband version: G950USQS7DSK2 (v7 bootloader)
-Android security patch level: November 1, 2019
-Carrier: Simple Mobile (powered by T-mobile)
Thanks.
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hello. its me. i was wondering if after all these years youd like to meet. To go over. Everything.
TheMadScientist said:
drewe360 said:
Hello
, I have been looking for in wide for a way to root my device in have gotten no luck whatsoever. I have rooted to devices in the past but one of them had an unlocked boot loader and the other was rooted using towel root. So when it comes to locked bootloaders I am seriously lost. So if anyone can point me in the right direction or even walk me through it I would seriously appreciate it because this has frustrated me for some time now and I want to root it so bad. Here's my device info;
-Model: S8 Sm-g950u
-One ui version: 1.0
-Android 9.0
-Baseband version: G950USQS7DSK2 (v7 bootloader)
-Android security patch level: November 1, 2019
-Carrier: Simple Mobile (powered
No method to root at this time
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hello. can you hear me? im in california dreaming about who we used to be. when we were younger. and free.
couldnt help myself LOLOLOL!!!
OP @TheMadScientist is 100% correct. No root for USA snapdragon models, which yours definitely is
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Isnt there a bunch of methods in the rom section flashing and getting root to work?

Argyrus said:
Isnt there a bunch of methods in the rom section flashing and getting root to work?
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the G960U is not rootable, period.
The G960F and G9600 are rootable.

Right, but the device the op mentioned is 950U not 960U that you stated.
Why would we mention Galaxy S9 in a Galaxy S8 section?

Argyrus said:
Isnt there a bunch of methods in the rom section flashing and getting root to work?
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To a certain bootloader yes there are methods. I think he meant 950 and not 960. After you read 5000 threads a day sometimes they run together.
If we get edl 9008 files I'm sure root could be achieved.
But you have to ask yourself if root is even worth it on 950 anymore. No custom roms. So a bit of xposed. But goodlock. And substratum or hexed themes. Dont really need it no more

Youdoofus said:
hello. its me. i was wondering if after all these years youd like to meet. To go over. Everything.
TheMadScientist said:
hello. can you hear me? im in california dreaming about who we used to be. when we were younger. and free.
couldnt help myself LOLOLOL!!!
OP @TheMadScientist is 100% correct. No root for USA snapdragon models, which yours definitely is
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TheMadScientist said:
To a certain bootloader yes there are methods. I think he meant 950 and not 960. After you read 5000 threads a day sometimes they run together.
If we get edl 9008 files I'm sure root could be achieved.
But you have to ask yourself if root is even worth it on 950 anymore. No custom roms. So a bit of xposed. But goodlock. And substratum or hexed themes. Dont really need it no more
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True, although if I still had my S8, the main reason I want to run root is for apps like Cerberus, which is part of the reason why I am patiently waiting for one that works with the S9+ without tripping knox.
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Argyrus said:
Youdoofus said:
hello. its me. i was wondering if after all these years youd like to meet. To go over. Everything.
True, although if I still had my S8, the main reason I want to run root is for apps like Cerberus, which is part of the reason why I am patiently waiting for one that works with the S9+ without tripping knox.
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S9+ root without tripping knox? tell me more...
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Youdoofus said:
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S9+ root without tripping knox? tell me more...
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Signed firmware like the eng or stock exploit, like what the S7 and S8 had.
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Argyrus said:
Youdoofus said:
Signed firmware like the eng or stock exploit, like what the S7 and S8 had.
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S8+ still can but I'm pretty sure it's all patched from here out
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TheMadScientist said:
Argyrus said:
S8+ still can but I'm pretty sure it's all patched from here out
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oh. Yeah, i havent heard of anyone using that for quite some time and to be honest it sounds like a "whoopsie daisy" moment for sammy they wont soon repeat
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Youdoofus said:
TheMadScientist said:
oh. Yeah, i havent heard of anyone using that for quite some time and to be honest it sounds like a "whoopsie daisy" moment for sammy they wont soon repeat
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Yea it all came down to being able to flash a rooted firmware. it failed. But even though it failed verity was checked after flash. So the files flashed anyways. As far as I know the s8+ is still vulnerable
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Who knows!! I heard that galaxy s8 950u v7 bootloader will never get root

Muncommitted said:
Who knows!! I heard that galaxy s8 950u v7 bootloader will never get root
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Again all we should need is the rev 7 edl files. Should be the same as rev 6 rooting method. Edl a rooted system and flash the combination file bootloader in odin. pretty much in a nutshell. I got the rev 7 combo file out there. We just need those edl files to try

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