unroot + reset knox counter (cracked screen) - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

Hi all I hope... maybe also in the future is there's a way to reset knox counter on s7e
2 days ago a vertical pink line on screen... so I think there is not way to solve (I already tried with repair pixel app).
Is it possibile reset knox counter on s7e to use the warranty?
thanks all for help!

No, it's not possible to reset Knox-counter.

polhallen said:
Hi all I hope... maybe also in the future is there's a way to reset knox counter on s7e
2 days ago a vertical pink line on screen... so I think there is not way to solve (I already tried with repair pixel app).
Is it possibile reset knox counter on s7e to use the warranty?
thanks all for help!
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That's hardware defect. They should fix it regardless. Doesn't matter if rooted or not
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Brava27 said:
That's hardware defect. They should fix it regardless. Doesn't matter if rooted or not
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Wrong.
Knox triggered = No warranty, no matter what!

MisterKanister said:
Wrong.
Knox triggered = No warranty, no matter what!
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What country you from? Canada is no problem.
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Brava27 said:
What country you from? Canada is no problem.
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Really? I thought Knox tripped means no warranty in Canada. Which is why I havent rooted by s7 edge

the_OZONE said:
Really? I thought Knox tripped means no warranty in Canada. Which is why I havent rooted by s7 edge
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I've had Samsung fix 2 broken screens free of charge while rooted. Warranty is the biggest farce ever. I root day 1 all the time.
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Brava27 said:
I've had Samsung fix 2 broken screens free of charge while rooted. Warranty is the biggest farce ever. I root day 1 all the time.
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Did you send the phone in to Samsung or did you just take it into the Samsung store?

the_OZONE said:
Did you send the phone in to Samsung or did you just take it into the Samsung store?
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I walked in and told them what happened. It was 2 years ago though.
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Brava27 said:
I walked in and told them what happened. It was 2 years ago though.
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But two years ago you could reset Knox anyways

the_OZONE said:
But two years ago you could reset Knox anyways
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Nope. I've never reset Knox. Don't care about it.
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Some people have gotten warranty repair with Knox tripped. Most have not, it seems. All you can do is try and see what they say.
But your subject line says "cracked screen." Samsung isn't going to consider that a warranty issue anyway.

Put an official ROM on it which will take root off.
Hope for the best when you go there.

Brava27 said:
What country you from? Canada is no problem.
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Austria.
Here they won't touch your device when it's rooted or knoxed. Been to the Samsung service center multiple times, so witnessed it first hand.

MisterKanister said:
Austria.
Here they won't touch your device when it's rooted or knoxed. Been to the Samsung service center multiple times, so witnessed it first hand.
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Those assholes!

Im Mexico too. If you tripped knox then they will do a normal charge for their work.
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meyerweb said:
Some people have gotten warranty repair with Knox tripped. Most have not, it seems. All you can do is try and see what they say.
But your subject line says "cracked screen." Samsung isn't going to consider that a warranty issue anyway.
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Yes I got it in gcc few dayes before.
(Before)
I flashed an official firmware and went to the samsung care

MisterKanister said:
Austria.
Here they won't touch your device when it's rooted or knoxed. Been to the Samsung service center multiple times, so witnessed it first hand.
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Well, the same story almost everywhere around the globe, except in Australia, US and UK somehow. OEM's really need to get their sh*t together concerning warranty coverage.
I'm don't know the regulations in Austria, I'm just guessing it's pretty similar to Germany. Have you tried claiming your "Gewährleistung", to say, the retailers warranty which is, at least in DE, set by the law?
I'd really love to have a lawyer look into the situation with Knox and warranty here in the EU.

mdrobiulhasan said:
Yes I got it in gcc few dayes before.
(Before)
I flashed an official firmware and went to the samsung care
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Where in GCC do you live? I live in Bahrain so I need to know if tripping Knox matters or not. I've heard that it doesnt.
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mdrobiulhasan said:
Yes I got it in gcc few dayes before.
(Before)
I flashed an official firmware and went to the samsung care
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And what did Samsung Care say?

Related

Any thoughts on S5 custom bootloader?

With how quickly the S4 got locked down, I am wondering if folks expect that the S5 will be locked down from the get go.
Would be pretty disappointing if we could not install custom recovery and load custom roms...
Its locked, thanks knox
hamad138 said:
Its locked, thanks knox
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Time to jump ship.
da.trute said:
Time to jump ship.
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Too bad one can't just turn it into a Dev device.
I wondered if it'd be crippled by Knox.......
Oh well....when I'm up for a new contract.....looks like it's gonna be Sony (as I don't like HTCs attitude toward the dev community either).
End of an era as it will be the first time I haven't used a Samsung phone in about 15 years........
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Bye bye Samsung for me after my Note 2.
hamad138 said:
Its locked, thanks knox
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The S4 bootloader isn't locked by Knox, wherever you have read this it's a total BS.
dandroid13 said:
The S4 bootloader isn't locked by Knox, wherever you have read this it's a total BS.
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It may not be locked, but thanks to Knox it might as well be, as you can't touch it without triggering Knox.......
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keithross39 said:
It may not be locked, but thanks to Knox it might as well be, as you can't touch it without triggering Knox.......
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So you trigger Knox and nothing else happens, just can't use it anymore.
No....just the fact that there is un-erasable proof that you have voided your warranty...... which, on a premium priced phone is a bad idea. I know that for most phone modders, triggering Knox is an acceptable risk, but for the few that have unrelated failures of the device.....to find that they have no recourse would be a REAL issue.......
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keithross39 said:
No....just the fact that there is un-erasable proof that you have voided your warranty...... which, on a premium priced phone is a bad idea. I know that for most phone modders, triggering Knox is an acceptable risk, but for the few that have unrelated failures of the device.....to find that they have no recourse would be a REAL issue.......
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Knox warranty shouldn't be the same as device warranty. It only means that you can't use it anymore.
Samsung never locked bootloader , they just add knox warranty void counter which is isn't restoreable to 0 outside Samsung service center
AFAIK this dont void warranty in all countries but it will in most of them
I'm pretty sure I've read that the device can't be used on some company/business networks if Knox has been triggered......
I'm pretty sure I've *also* read that Samsung are going to try to use it as a breach of warranty too......
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keithross39 said:
I'm pretty sure I've read that the device can't be used on some company/business networks if Knox has been triggered......
I'm pretty sure I've *also* read that Samsung are going to try to use it as a breach of warranty too......
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Then it all goes down to how you approach them to request something. In the US it should be a hard time, but in the UE you are protected by the law, you can root your device freely. Here in Brazil they fixed my brick-bugged S2 under warranty.
Yeah....but a brick bugged device wouldn't power on, so there would be no way for Samsung to tell what OS you were using at the time it fried itself.......
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So as long as you don't care about using Knox or voiding your warranty, you can still root the S5 and use custom ROMs/bootloaders, right? I couldn't care less about warranties or Knox. It's been about a decade since I've used a warranty on one of my phones.
karmuh said:
So as long as you don't care about using Knox or voiding your warranty, you can still root the S5 and use custom ROMs/bootloaders, right? I couldn't care less about warranties or Knox. It's been about a decade since I've used a warranty on one of my phones.
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Exactly.
Yeah....I said that a few posts back.....for *most* people it won't matter.....but for the inevitable few who have unrelated device failure AFTER rooting, it's gonna cause problems.......
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ITT: people whining about warranty because they can't hide their theft of service anymore, as they did since the S2 three years ago. ( Triangle away anyone? )
Whining? HOW RUDE ARE YOU?
FACT....phones DO suffer hardware failures.
FACT....Samsung will deny liability for a 'modified' phone that needs repair......
'And Theft of service?'.......how *exactly* is rooting 'theft of service?'.......
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Unlockable Bootloader?

In a conversation with a verizon salesman he told me this http://imgur.com/WlmNyl3
he probably doesn't know what you mean. he probably means like global unlocked.
the past few samsung devices have locked bootloaders, and verizon doesn't go around that. that, plus KNOX means the GS5 WILL have a locked bootloader, and we'll have to do some loki stuff to get around it like with the GS4/Note 3 etc
Knox has nothing to do with a locked bootloader.
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Addiso said:
Knox has nothing to do with a locked bootloader.
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Yes. And I WISH the Note 3 had loki.... That's definitely not true either.
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Knox has nothing to do with a locked bootloader.
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Yes but isn't the whole point of Knox to be more secure? with Knox even existing, why would verizon allow an unlock able bootloader when they never did before?
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jayochs said:
Yes but isn't the whole point of Knox to be more secure? with Knox even existing, why would verizon allow an unlock able bootloader when they never did before?
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My Galaxy Nexus from Verizon has a unlocked boot loader.
So yes, they have allowed it.
n2ishun said:
My Galaxy Nexus from Verizon has a unlocked boot loader.
So yes, they have allowed it.
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That is also a Nexus phone.
The catch being Samsung and Verizon want enterprise adoption of the device, so like the S4, it will very likely be locked by same design.
No such concern with the Nexus.
TechSavvy2 said:
Yes. And I WISH the Note 3 had loki.... That's definitely not true either.
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jayochs said:
Yes but isn't the whole point of Knox to be more secure? with Knox even existing, why would verizon allow an unlock able bootloader when they never did before?
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That's not the point Knox is used for those secure businesses. It any way does it mean with having Knox means the bootloader is gna be locked. A bootloader can be unlocked with Knox still present but there is the Knox warranty that you would want to avoid of course.
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Does the dev s4 have Knox? There's your answer
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Addiso said:
That's not the point Knox is used for those secure businesses. It any way does it mean with having Knox means the bootloader is gna be locked. A bootloader can be unlocked with Knox still present but there is the Knox warranty that you would want to avoid of course.
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You Tell em Vato. Get the M8.. You can flash what you want.
Addiso said:
Knox has nothing to do with a locked bootloader.
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Yeah like others really said about this.
richii0207 said:
Does the dev s4 have Knox? There's your answer
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Did you men about Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 KNOX ?
aidankiller4 said:
In a conversation with a verizon salesman he told me this http://imgur.com/WlmNyl3
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I appreciate you sharing, but answers from a Verizon sales rep are about as meaningful as those from rolling a magic 8 ball. They very rarely have even the slightest clue as to what you are talking about. Actually since you have made the effort to visit this forum, chances are you already know more than they do.
I fully expect the VZ bootloader to come locked up tight. Hopefully we can get it unlocked as fast as the M8 did. I could care less about Knox or my warranty.
Actually since you have made the effort to visit this forum, chances are you already know more than they do.
yeah about this its a fact!
turbosrrgood said:
I appreciate you sharing, but answers from a Verizon sales rep are about as meaningful as those from rolling a magic 8 ball. They very rarely have even the slightest clue as to what you are talking about. Actually since you have made the effort to visit this forum, chances are you already know more than they do.
I fully expect the VZ bootloader to come locked up tight. Hopefully we can get it unlocked as fast as the M8 did. I could care less about Knox or my warranty.
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Hoping and wishing ain't going to make it happen - look no further than the VZN S4 / Note 3. If not for the loki exploit on the initial S4 release, AOSP Roms would be unavailable. Check out the Original Android Development section on the VZN Note 3.....that is most likely the future of the S5. Be happy with TW or get a Dev Edition - probably your only options.
tkacer said:
Hoping and wishing ain't going to make it happen - look no further than the VZN S4 / Note 3.Be happy with TW or get a Dev Edition - probably your only options.
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i will be happy with DEV edition..
Bootloader WIP
On the alliance rom page for the retail gs5, i saw a reply on a WIP bootloader. Idk if im the only one who saw this or some****, but I am extremely phyiched for it, and even that there is "progress" gives me some hope. CANT WAIT!!!

Will the Rogers variant of Note 4 have S-Finder/Quick Connect buttons?

I am not one to root my phone so and tinker with warranty for the first year. However, having these two buttons as seen on the S5 will be a huge annoyance but one I may have to live with. Does anyone know if the Rogers S5 or Note 4 have this right out of the box, no settings to disable/hide it? TIA!
an_xda said:
I am not one to root my phone so and tinker with warranty for the first year. However, having these two buttons as seen on the S5 will be a huge annoyance but one I may have to live with. Does anyone know if the Rogers S5 or Note 4 have this right out of the box, no settings to disable/hide it? TIA!
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My S5 has those two buttons right out of the box and the Note 4 I played with also has them.
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LOL anyone paranoid to root their phones shouldn't be posting on XDA. Root and your problems are solved. I root first day and never have any problems.
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Brava27 said:
LOL anyone paranoid to root their phones shouldn't be posting on XDA. Root and your problems are solved. I root first day and never have any problems.
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Does rooting your phone not void your warranty where you are?
I can root a device before I even get it thanks to this forum, losing warranty to root is what keeps me paranoid.
msavic6 said:
My S5 has those two buttons right out of the box and the Note 4 I played with also has them.
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Where did you play with your device? They have demos up in Canada now?
an_xda said:
Where did you play with your device? They have demos up in Canada now?
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I played with it at the Samsung Store in Metrotown, Vancouver.
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an_xda said:
Does rooting your phone not void your warranty where you are?
I can root a device before I even get it thanks to this forum, losing warranty to root is what keeps me paranoid.
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I rooted a note 3, broke the screen and took it into Samsung, they asked if I rooted it and I acted dumb, they fixed screen for free here in Mississauga. Root, you're golden.
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Is anyone else returning this phone?

In light of the high possiblity that the S7 Edge will not get root I have been considering returning the phone and wating for the LG G5. So my question Is am I the only one considering returning it over the possiblity of no root?
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No, keeping mine.
I will be keeping mine. I have Exynos but not being able to root would not lead to me retuning the phone as it's not such a big deal to me.
However I understand your reasoning and believe a lot of people will also be returning due to this.
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I'm enjoying it, I don't really need to root since Package Disabler is all I need anyways. Besides if I wanted root, I'd just wait for the next Nexus device.
It's disturbing that we might not get to root... but all is not lost. We don't know what Sprint will do yet.
I've returned mine because it was faulty, and thanks to Samsungs ****ty return policy I had to buy another s7e from a local store, waiting on my refund for the faulty one
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It would be nice but it's not a deal breaker for me. Although, I haven't ever had a device I didn't end up hacking in some way so it would be a first.
Hahaha every single galaxy has been rooted, of course not on AT&T or Verizon but every other carrier is always rooted. This one will be no exception
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Brava27 said:
Hahaha every single galaxy has been rooted, of course not on AT&T or Verizon but every other carrier is always rooted. This one will be no exception
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Previous Samsung bootloaders were not locked that's why. The S6 was rooted by an exploit which was later patched.
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CuBz90 said:
Previous Samsung bootloaders were not locked that's why. The S6 was rooted by an exploit which was later patched.
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So are you saying the S7 will never be rooted? [emoji85]
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Brava27 said:
So are you saying the S7 will never be rooted? [emoji85]
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That will most likely be the case. The only way it can be rooted is if someone can find an exploit once the source is released.
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CuBz90 said:
That's the most likely possibility. The only way it can be rooted is if someone can find an exploit once the source is released.
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But the exynos source was released couple of days ago... http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...-kernel-source-for-exynos-galaxy-s7-edge.html
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Brava27 said:
But the exynos source was released couple of days ago... http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...-kernel-source-for-exynos-galaxy-s7-edge.html
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Ye the exynos can be rooted as the bootloader is not locked. It's only the snapdragon that cannot be rooted and the source is yet to be released.
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CuBz90 said:
Ye the exynos can be rooted as the bootloader is not locked. It's only the snapdragon that cannot be rooted and the source is yet to be released.
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Oh thank God. I have exynos haha
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Brava27 said:
Oh thank God. I have exynos haha
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There's already a root available for Exynos. I'm holding out as some people are currently working on a root that will not trip Knox so I'm hoping that will be successful and be released very soon.
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The s7 for AT&T and Verizon won't be rooted most likely thanks to the locked bootloader. Sprint and T-Mobile will have root.
2swizzle said:
The s7 for AT&T and Verizon won't be rooted most likely thanks to the locked bootloader. Sprint and T-Mobile will have root.
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A lot of people are making that same assumption but all of them are locked so I don't think so myself.
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Yea bootloader is locked, even if root is accomplished it will be very limited as far as custom roms and those sort of things, as well as being careful with automatic updates and stuff. I have till Saturday to make my return and barring some new development i more than likely will return mines. A stock device is too basic for me.
KING SKILLZ said:
Yea bootloader is locked, even if root is accomplished it will be very limited as far as custom roms and those sort of things, as well as being careful with automatic updates and stuff. I have till Saturday to make my return and barring some new development i more than likely will return mines. A stock device is too basic for me.
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My feelings exactly. I love many things about this device but no root means no fun... yes there are a few work arounds but not enough. I hate stupid volume warning message an how I cannot take local backups with twrp an titanium backup. Also. xposed installer.
Back to Note 4 for me. I've been carrying them both around for the past week an surprisingly switching back to the Note 4 isn't that much of a difference justifying worth losing my access to root.
Are people really that negative that the S7 Edge snapdragon varient won't get root?

Please help me #triangle away not supported on my s6 edge plus.

I bought triangle away app to reset my knox warranty void. But after launch app it not support my device. Please help me please make it supported for s6 edge plus.
Here is s6 edge plus (SM-G928C) triangle away dump file. I believe that this problem will be fix soon. Thank you.
u r joking right this model is over a year old i am sure some1 thought of it to work but it wont work i heard playstore has a refund if you decide to uninstall app in 20 days or so i am not sure but do it
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And there is no way to reset Knox counter yet. There was a contest to reset knox counter which gives over $2000 to who success it but none. [emoji38]
Konsstantine34 said:
And there is no way to reset Knox counter yet. There was a contest to reset knox counter which gives over $2000 to who success it but none. [emoji38]
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Really [emoji12] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
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Really [emoji12] [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji23]
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486346 and so on...
Konsstantine34 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486346 and so on...
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As i read the start of the thread i saw that a way was developed to prevent its reset why was it not possible in our device
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