SM-G900F Rooted, how to enable Private Mode?
Since i have rooted my SM-G900F using CF Auto Root, i haven't been able to enable Private Mode. Using Google didn't help at all, and flashing the zip file found here did nothing. Is there any method to be able to enable Private Mode WITHOUT unrooting or installing Xposed Installer (We all know it is too buggy on Lollipop)
Works fine with my rooted G900F
How did you not trip the KNOX counter then?!?
I did trip KNOX, ages ago, and private mode never stopped working
Even froze all the KNOX apps and everything still works fine
Could you maybe send me a copy of your PersonalPageService.apk?
Maybe that will fix my problem
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so i recently towelrooted my att gs5 and superusersu asked to diable knox so i did, later i had some issues so i factory reset the phone. however it says knox 0x0 so it is not tripped. However it says in application manager that knox has 0.0 mb of data. i just want to re install, or re enable knox. can someone tell me hoe to do that or if its even possible. I thought that sense it was not tripped i should be able to still recover it so i can use private mode and art runtime. THANKS!:good:
Hi,
I would like to verify if I can still recover the photos I had hidden on private mode? I am currently rooted with towelroot. stock firmware and kernel.
I installed Xposed and Greenify modules and just edited the BuildProp : secure.storage.support : to false.
Any solutions on this? How can I get back to the bare stock rom with towelroot working and just without Xposed installed.?
Thanks!
S5: SMG900F
Kernel: 3.4.0 - 1539356
May Build
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2779450
What do you mean by disabling secure storage? I only know how to set the value to false. Is that the same?
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neilcezar said:
I would like to verify if I can still recover the photos I had hidden on private mode? I am currently rooted with towelroot. stock firmware and kernel.
I installed Xposed and Greenify modules and just edited the BuildProp : secure.storage.support : to false.
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The lesson here is that most of us do not backup our data. So remember to backup your photos next time. As to recovering them, you would need to re-enable private mode to do so. And you didn't give us the key piece of information we need to know if that is possible to do.
Is your Knox flag tripped? If it is still 0x0, then you can re-enable private mode by reverting your change to the secure.storage.support property and uninstall or disable xposed. Good luck.
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simply just uninstall xposed and reboot your device.. then you will be able to turn on private mode again... currently xposed is not compatible with private mode... we are waiting for fix
Found a fix I uninstalled Xposed and disabled wanam turned ro.secure.storage to false and I was able to enter private mode again. Knox is 0x0
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neilcezar said:
Found a fix I uninstalled Xposed and disabled wanam turned ro.secure.storage to false and I was able to enter private mode again. Knox is 0x0
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You don't need to do that, you can use my new module XSecureStorage, it supports SHealth and Private mode.
So I recently installed a custom kernel so I could change my SELinux status to Permissive to use NTFS mount, and now I just realized I lost private mode. Installing a stock kernel should give that back to me, as Knox will no longer be tripped.
Can anyone help me with the stock kernel? Data is expensive where I live, so downloading the stock firmware isn't really an option, but I know the kernel should be rather small.
Please help! Thank you!
Not going to work the way you seem to think. If you installed a custom kernel, you would have incremented your Knox flag to 0x1. Reverting to a stock kernel will not reset the Knox flag, so barring any unexpected advances regarding Knox, you won't be getting your private mode back unless you explicitly saved your private mode container encryption keys in advance.
As to the stock kernel, if you still need it, it will vary by firmware version /carrrier and you didn't even provide that basic information about your phone. Search the forum to see if anyone has posted the extracted version of kernel that you need. If not, then download the stock firmware to your PC (since you don't want to pay for mobile data) and use winrar to extract it.
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Thanks for the reply. Didn't know it was carrier based to be honest. As for the Knox flag, I don't mean the warranty counter in download mode. That's been gone long ago. I merely mean the software Knox "we have detected unauthorized actions" messages. Soon as that tripped, no more private mode. But I know flashing the stock kernel should solve it. Regardless, I've searched the forum, all I can find is either the full firmware which I'm now biting the bullet and getting, or custom kernels which got me into this mess. I could remove the message by using wanam or even supersu to remove Knox all together, but my end game is to get private mode back.
Reverting to the stock kernel will remove the "we have detected unauthorized actions" message. It will not reset the Knox flag, nor restore access to your private mode. Note that the Knox flag is different from the flash counter.
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So the only way to reset the Knox flag is via reflashing stock rom? Because that's how I got private mode back last time. As I said, my Knox flag in download mode has been 0x1 for a very long time, and private mode worked fine.
HrBingR said:
So the only way to reset the Knox flag is via reflashing stock rom? Because that's how I got private mode back last time. As I said, my Knox flag in download mode has been 0x1 for a very long time, and private mode worked fine.
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The only way that I know of to restore private mode with an incremented Knox flag (0x1) is if you have saved the container encryption keys. I can only assume that you do have the keys extant on your device. Based on your previous experience, then do as you did before. Which is to say that restoring the full firmware (or perhaps even just stock kernel) should give you private mode back on the assumption that your keys are present in /userdata. As compared to someone who no longer has the keys and cannot regain private mode with a 0x1 flag period.
If somehow you don't have the keys and can re-enable private mode with a 0x1 flag, we'd like to know how. But for the moment, we'll just assume that you have the keys on your handset and doing as you did before will restore private mode in your case.
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fffft said:
The only way that I know of to restore private mode with an incremented Knox flag (0x1) is if you have saved the container encryption keys. I can only assume that you do have the keys extant on your device. Based on your previous experience, then do as you did before. Which is to say that restoring the full firmware (or perhaps even just stock kernel) should give you private mode back on the assumption that your keys are present in /userdata. As compared to someone who no longer has the keys and cannot regain private mode with a 0x1 flag period.
If somehow you don't have the keys and can re-enable private mode with a 0x1 flag, we'd like to know how. But for the moment, we'll just assume that you have the keys on your handset and doing as you did before will restore private mode in your case.
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I'm not even sure what keys you're talking about? I was on cm, loaded up Odin and flashed my phone, wiped data and private mode worked. It's always worked except in cases with custom kernels and where Knox was removed o disabled. I've never backed up any keys for Knox in user data at all, and my warranty flag is 0x1. Has been for ages. The only time I've seen private mode not work is if software Knox is tripped/removed. For example, I'd install stock rom and use towelroot to root and private mode worked great. I've never done anything to backup Knox encryption keys.
Thanks for all the help mate.
Hello
This afternoon, I'm trying to activate the Private Mode for my S7 Edge. At first, it does not let me enable it after I turn it off.
Then I performed a factory reset. Right now, the phone does let me turn the private mode on and off, but there is no option for me to transfer video or pictures into private mode. I press and hold the file, but in the More Option, there is not anything which let me move the file into private mode.
Is there any solution for this? Please help
Have you rooted your phone? Rooting triggers knox which makes it useless and to my knowledge, private mode uses knox. I kniw for certain secret mode in browser does use knox. Once knox is triggered then these features become unavailable. The reason for this is because root drastically weakens knox security so samsung purposefully kill knox on root. Thats the risk you have to take if you root. If you havent rooted then i have no idea what is going on but this is my first thoughts based on what you have said
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Have you rooted your phone? Rooting triggers knox which makes it useless and to my knowledge, private mode uses knox. I kniw for certain secret mode in browser does use knox. Once knox is triggered then these features become unavailable. The reason for this is because root drastically weakens knox security so samsung purposefully kill knox on root. Thats the risk you have to take if you root. If you havent rooted then i have no idea what is going on but this is my first thoughts based on what you have said
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i was rooted for awhile private mode did not work and then i unrooted my phone. private mode works just fine even with a tripped knox. so it root itself that disable private mode.
ecg803 said:
i was rooted for awhile private mode did not work and then i unrooted my phone. private mode works just fine even with a tripped knox. so it root itself that disable private mode.
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Now im really confused as I know for certain a tripped knox kills secret mode on the browser. I just assumed private mode would suffer the same fate....
richhaynes said:
Now im really confused as I know for certain a tripped knox kills secret mode on the browser. I just assumed private mode would suffer the same fate....
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here u go
ecg803 said:
here u go
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one more to show iam not rooted
ecg803 said:
not rooted
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Private mode is a Knox container. Knox CANNOT be tripped to use Knox containers.
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toastido said:
Private mode is a Knox container. Knox CANNOT be tripped to use Knox containers.
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well my knox is tripped
Yes, it "turns on" but cannot be used.
Edit: your didn't say that, OP did, my bad.
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the op probably is rooted and just did not put that information in their. i had my phone rooted and was testing private mode and it did not work but then i went back to all stock phone. i had private mode back.
ecg803, can you actually put anything in to private though? Switching it on or off doesnt mean its usable. For example, go to gallery, select an item, click more in top right, and is the 'move to private' option available? I agree with toastido that although you can switch it on and off, the actual ability to put anything in there should be, ahem, toast
yes i can.
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Im puzzled. You are the only person i have come across to have it working after tripping knox. Dont suppose you have any numbers for the UK national lottery tomorrow?
I had same problem with S5 which is unrooted but Twrp was installed which triggers Knox counter. Now Marshmallow 6.0.1 is not letting Samsung Browser to open private tab unlike on my S4 which is rooted and has 5.0.1 lollipop. It is a Marshmallow + Samsung scandal.
Hi!
I'm trying to go back to stock to try knox features like secure folder. I have restored my device (Spain unbranded) with SmartSwitch and flashing firmware through Odin.
My problem is that Knox and Secure folder says that it can not work because I have installed unauthorized software. SafetyNet passes, on download mode, I see all official, and Apps (like banking apps) works fine without detecting root.
I have warranty void bit = 1. This means that, even flashing again stock firmware, I will never be able to use Knox? I'm worried about using root cloacks methods because of something stops working (for example due an update) I will unable to access to secure folder.
Thanks a lot in advance!
runtime_Err0r said:
Hi!
I'm trying to go back to stock to try knox features like secure folder. I have restored my device (Spain unbranded) with SmartSwitch and flashing firmware through Odin.
My problem is that Knox and Secure folder says that it can not work because I have installed unauthorized software. SafetyNet passes, on download mode, I see all official, and Apps (like banking apps) works fine without detecting root.
I have warranty void bit = 1. This means that, even flashing again stock firmware, I will never be able to use Knox? I'm worried about using root cloacks methods because of something stops working (for example due an update) I will unable to access to secure folder.
Thanks a lot in advance!
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As your knox is tripped already i.e. showing 0×1 so you will never be able to use knox related security features as well as samaung pay on your phone..When knox is tripped once while in rooting or trying any unauthorised software installation, it will never been reset to initial state either by trying to install stock firmware again..
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As your knox is tripped already i.e. showing 0×1 so you will never be able to use knox related security features as well as samaung pay on your phone..When knox is tripped once while in rooting or trying any unauthorised software installation, it will never been reset to initial state either by trying to install stock firmware again..
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Ok thanks a lot for the info!
runtime_Err0r said:
Ok thanks a lot for the info!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-secure-folder-samsung-knox-s-t3560079
^^That thread has a tutorial on how to get knox features working if your knox was tripped however I don't think it will as secure as it would be if used the knox features without knox being tripped.
runtime_Err0r said:
Ok thanks a lot for the info!
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I can recommend you flashing ambasadii's ROM. I'm currently using it with the latest SuperStock Kernel and have secure folder fully working. You'll have to download the full 10.1 ROM and the 10.2 OTA which is about 500mb