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
richhaynes said:
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.
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hi
I have a challenge with my N9005. It does a reboot, then when I enter the password to login it hangs for a few seconds, and reboots again. When I take take the battery out for a while I'm able to now login. but at this point it says "deleting KNOX". I realise that all my applications are nowhere to be found. Google PlayStore too is off. Bottomline is, there is nothing on the fone at this point; not even the Samsung and Google Folders. Its happend 4 times within the last month.
Please help. Thanks
TeddyLu said:
hi
I have a challenge with my N9005. It does a reboot, then when I enter the password to login it hangs for a few seconds, and reboots again. When I take take the battery out for a while I'm able to now login. but at this point it says "deleting KNOX". I realise that all my applications are nowhere to be found. Google PlayStore too is off. Bottomline is, there is nothing on the fone at this point; not even the Samsung and Google Folders. Its happend 4 times within the last month.
Please help. Thanks
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Were u using Knox before ? If u were using Knox all ur data are encrypted inside Knox. The problem arose when Knox container damaged (Knox 0x1). If that is what happened then ur Knox data is surely be gone.
nlatifolia said:
Were u using Knox before ? If u were using Knox all ur data are encrypted inside Knox. The problem arose when Knox container damaged (Knox 0x1). If that is what happened then ur Knox data is surely be gone.
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I hadnt moved any of the data to KNOX. I hardly even use KNOX, though its installed and set up. Is there a solution to the KNOX container getting damaged so often? an update or something available?
Thanks.
TeddyLu said:
I hadnt moved any of the data to KNOX. I hardly even use KNOX, though its installed and set up. Is there a solution to the KNOX container getting damaged so often? an update or something available?
Thanks.
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I dont know whats going on to ur phone but it seems that Knox has broken. Check via download mode VolDown-Home-Power at the same time whether Knox values is 0x1 or still 0x0..
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I dont know whats going on to ur phone but it seems that Knox has broken. Check via download mode VolDown-Home-Power at the same time whether Knox values is 0x1 or still 0x0..
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It's still 0x0
Reflash your Stock ROM, If your KNOX is 0x0 still all it'll do is repair any damage to the system files and restore it.
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.
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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.
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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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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.
I need help
please some one .. i need help and it's so important . one of my friend encrypted his data though knox and regardless of what super su and root do with knox and it's disabling knox ... he rooted his phone ! (he is todler and didn't take notice )
anyway his knox now is disabled and he can't access to his data because in security knox is disabled .. how can we enable knox so he can decrypt knox with password and access to his data ... thanks in advance and keep in mind that please guys if you are not sure about how can solve problem without losing data , guide me . data encrypted with knox is so important to him .
target device is Galaxy note 3 n9005 .
If knox is 0x1, then you are out of luck.
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If knox is 0x1, then you are out of luck.
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if we unroot phone can't we just enable it ?
Depends how it's rooted. If Knox Warranty Void is 0x1 - you can't do nothing to it. If device is rooted keeping Knox flag 0x0, there might be a way to recover the data somehow, since Knox shouldnt be locked up.
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Depends how it's rooted. If Knox Warranty Void is 0x1 - you can't do nothing to it. If device is rooted keeping Knox flag 0x0, there might be a way to recover the data somehow, since Knox shouldnt be locked up.
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since Knox shouldnt be locked up " what is tha mean ? he used cf-root , i wonder knox is disabled , and data locked down in on the internal .. if we unroot it won't re enabled ?
if someone root he can't use knox for entire phone life
afraaa said:
since Knox shouldnt be locked up " what is tha mean ? he used cf-root , i wonder knox is disabled , and data locked down in on the internal .. if we unroot it won't re enabled ?
if someone root he can't use knox for entire phone life
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If he used cf-auto-root Knox warranty is void (you can check that booting phone to download mode, if you don't know how or what that is, Google it. If there is line "Knox Warranty Void 0x1" means warranty is void, and "0x0" means it's fine)
Knox is 0x1 on his phone and that means there is no way to recover data from Knox container, at least as for now, most probably will never be.
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If he used cf-auto-root Knox warranty is void (you can check that booting phone to download mode, if you don't know how or what that is, Google it. If there is line "Knox Warranty Void 0x1" means warranty is void, and "0x0" means it's fine)
Knox is 0x1 on his phone and that means there is no way to recover data from Knox container, at least as for now, most probably will never be.
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yeah i know .. abut all you said ... i know guaranty is void but data to him is much important than phone guaranty .. i guess he should get phone to samsung and tell them " data all i need if you want money or void warranty the ndo it ... i guess the only way is samsung speciallists to bring back data !!! i wonder how he ignore the part that super su want's to disable knox !!!!
i wanna test to unroot and see if knox returns or not
afraaa said:
yeah i know .. abut all you said ... i know guaranty is void but data to him is much important than phone guaranty .. i guess he should get phone to samsung and tell them " data all i need if you want money or void warranty the ndo it ... i guess the only way is samsung speciallists to bring back data !!! i wonder how he ignore the part that super su want's to disable knox !!!!
i wanna test to unroot and see if knox returns or not
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Oh god. Knox warranty void means Knox is not secure anymore. You can't recover data no matter what you do. If you unroot, it changes nothing.
Read this article from Samsung about Knox and CF-Auto-Root.
It clearly says: "Once the e-fuse bit is burned, a Samsung KNOX-enabled device can no longer create a KNOX Container, or access the data previously stored in an existing KNOX Container. This is a mechanism to ensure that enterprise data will be protected as long as the rooting attempt is detected."
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Oh god. Knox warranty void means Knox is not secure anymore. You can't recover data no matter what you do. If you unroot, it changes nothing.
Read this article from Samsung about Knox and CF-Auto-Root.
It clearly says: "Once the e-fuse bit is burned, a Samsung KNOX-enabled device can no longer create a KNOX Container, or access the data previously stored in an existing KNOX Container. This is a mechanism to ensure that enterprise data will be protected as long as the rooting attempt is detected."
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okay ... thanks for your time . really appreciated . if anyone knows other useful thing please let me know , this data is now not accessible is so critical unfortunately
Hi I have a note 4 (marshmallow 6.0.1).
If I tripped knox by either rooting or flashing a custom rom, and then if I decided to revert back say i unrooted and re-flashed the stock rom.
Assuming everything is back normal except that
now you have "knox warrnety void 0*1"
Will I still be able to:
-Enable Knox active protection from Samsung's "smart manager" app.
-Use "Samsung my knox" app
-Use Samsung pay or android pay
-Do OTA updates
Or is having a "stock non-rooted rom" still not enough and you won't be able to do all of the above as long as you have already tripped knox?
(Also apparently you cannot enable it while "rooted" even if you have managed to root it without tripping Knox).
Thanks in advance :good:
No. Period
pr1jker said:
No. Period
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Hmm... I thought the warranty is the only thing you have to worry about after you trigger Knox
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