CPU/Kernel/BuildProp - Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers

Is it possible to change CPU/Kernel/BuildProp with root and them remove root? Will the changes still work??
Because apps like Pokemon Go don't allow rooted phones and neither Magisk or root cloak work.
Thanks in advance to anyone who replies,
Ricardo Arantes

You can change any of those and then remove root if you make the changes yourself. I. E. not with an app that does it at boot time.
Be aware though that safety net is now detecting oem unlocked devices which means that unless you have this on you can't make any modifications anyway as dm-verity will fail and you will also encounter frp lock with a custom kernel.
There is a workaround though.
Basically any mods you make are likely to cause you issues with safety net.

RicardoArantes said:
Is it possible to change CPU/Kernel/BuildProp with root and them remove root? Will the changes still work??
Because apps like Pokemon Go don't allow rooted phones and neither Magisk or root cloak work.
Thanks in advance to anyone who replies,
Ricardo Arantes
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Yes, you can edit the build.prop, using custom kernel with init.d and script to modify CPU parameters or edit and add cpu parameters to the /system/etc/init.qcom.post_boot.sh

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Android Pay - Root, Unroot?

I am interested in using Android Pay but understand the phone cannot be rooted.
I am curious I am would be able to Root for whatever purposes, and the unroot for day to day use to retain the ability to use Android Pay. I am willing to stay on the stock rom and install if needed.
Thanks
MoreGone said:
I am interested in using Android Pay but understand the phone cannot be rooted.
I am curious I am would be able to Root for whatever purposes, and the unroot for day to day use to retain the ability to use Android Pay. I am willing to stay on the stock rom and install if needed.
Thanks
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I've seen threads that say to disable supersu, add cards, and reenable supersu and it should work. However, I tried this on the 6 and it never worked. As of now there doesn't seem to be surefire way to get Pay to work while rooted. If xposed is made for 6.0 a root cloak should work, but I can't be sure. Others may be able to provide addition info on this.
theycallmerayj said:
I've seen threads that say to disable supersu, add cards, and reenable supersu and it should work. However, I tried this on the 6 and it never worked. As of now there doesn't seem to be surefire way to get Pay to work while rooted. If xposed is made for 6.0 a root cloak should work, but I can't be sure. Others may be able to provide addition info on this.
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What if you root your phone, apply an adblock, change your dpi, etc....and then unroot, leaving your changes intact. Then will android pay work?
ArkAngel06 said:
What if you root your phone, apply an adblock, change your dpi, etc....and then unroot, leaving your changes intact. Then will android pay work?
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Some reports say the a DPI change causes AP to fail.
As far as the other, that should work fine.
Can anyone confirm this..? No Adblock is killing me.
I'm curious about this too. I've read that with nexus devices your have to lock the boatloader again as well as unroot. But then I've also seen people say these root then unroot tricks only work for adding cards, not for actually paying with them. I really like the idea of Android pay and hope nfc payments spread more, but everyday I ask myself "how many stores have nfc payment today vs how many things could I do with root today..." Not sure how long I can hold out.
It would be nice if we had a definitive answer or steps on how to add Android Pay but keep root. I'm using a systemless root now but have modified mixer_paths to increase headphone volume. I'm thinking about flashing stock boot then trying to add a card then going back to the modified boot.
Guys - you cannot root with the /system way (the traditional way).
Modifying anything in /system will cause Android Pay to fail. That explains editing hosts, DPI, build.prop, etc. /system has to be clean otherwise when you go to actually pay it will fail but allow you to add your payment methods.
new root method
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/1...d-root-without-touching-the-system-partition/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63197935&postcount=2
New root method that does not modify the /system
exSD said:
Guys - you cannot root with the /system way (the traditional way).
Modifying anything in /system will cause Android Pay to fail. That explains editing hosts, DPI, build.prop, etc. /system has to be clean otherwise when you go to actually pay it will fail but allow you to add your payment methods.
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Are you saying even if you edit DPI, Android Pay will not work ? Can anyone confirm this ?
Good article on just what SafetyNet (Googles tamper checking for Android pay) does behind the scenes:
https://koz.io/inside-safetynet/
About 1/3 the way down the page it details the checks that are run to determine if the device has been tampered
Pretty interesting stuff, with a fairly important point: it does not reside on the actual device, its actually pulled down and run real-time when you fire up Android Pay. The interesting part about it is that could allow Google to disable some of the checks, to allow for things like Root, DPI changes, etc to actually NOT list the device as tampered. Will they? Who knows.
I have root and Android pay working fine. I've mad purchases multiple times this way
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trebills said:
I have root and Android pay working fine. I've mad purchases multiple times this way
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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You have systemless root.
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kolyan said:
Are you saying even if you edit DPI, Android Pay will not work ? Can anyone confirm this ?
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That is what I'm saying.
You edit DPI by modifying your build.prop file. That file resides in /system.
If you make any change to /system, Android Pay will NOT work. Period. You can root cloak/add card/unroot after editing DPI/etc but when it comes time to actually pay, the SafetyNet will fail because you've modified your /system.
kolyan said:
Are you saying even if you edit DPI, Android Pay will not work ? Can anyone confirm this ?
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Confirmed.
Here's the testing ive done:
Unlocked bootloader...AP works entirely.
rooted...AP will not allow you add a card, or process a transaction. If you have a card added prior to root, AP will not allow a transaction.
Disable root in SuperSu...AP will work entirely after you disable root and reboot your phone with root disabled. If you enable root again, AP will continue to work until you reboot.
With a modded DPI/no root...AP will not process a transaction.
Modified hosts file via Adfree/Adaway-root disabled...adblocking with a modified hosts file has no effect on AP
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Those tests are all completed transactions at a terminal.
exSD said:
Guys - you cannot root with the /system way (the traditional way).
Modifying anything in /system will cause Android Pay to fail. That explains editing hosts, DPI, build.prop, etc. /system has to be clean otherwise when you go to actually pay it will fail but allow you to add your payment methods.
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This is not universally true. I tested/verified a working method for using AndroidPay on a Sprint LG G3 that had a modified /system partition. Obviously that's a completely different phone, but it's one of the first things I'll be testing once my Angler comes in on Monday. Same method works for enabling adding cards the same as making a purchase. Here's what worked for me.
I got it figured out as well and so here's my method. I honestly think, though, that its every man for himself out there on this and that what works for one is unlikely to work for another.
Mine does not use XPosed, I don't have it installed. Requires use of SuperSU as your superuser manager and be currently rooted. I am running BarePapA-TE_V3 and NavelA-V1.6.
Download RootCloak Plus (Cydia) and Cydia Substrate from the Play Store.
Open Substrate. It tells me "Note: something about your device made it impossible for Substrate to perform its internal safety check; can you please contact saurik via e-mail?". Doesn't seem to effect anything.
Open RootCloak Plus (Cydia). Here you are going to be adding apps to a list of ones you don't want knowing you have root. There are a bunch of defaults already which you can leave. Add AndroidPay (com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel). Now beyond that, I went ahead and added a number of other Google Apps and be certain any of them are required, but its what I did. I added the new Wallet app, Google Play Services, Play Store, Google Partner Setup, Google Account Manager, and Google Services Framework. Basically, my reasoning was that given the commitment to blocking rooted devices from using AndroidPay, it'd be useful to cloak any of the other financial apps and core GAPPS as well . . . because who knows how they are checking for root?
Reboot device.
Open SuperSU and uninstall superuser.
Reboot device. AndroidPay now works, buy yourself an Oreo McFlurry with your phone you clever hacker.
Obviously, your rooted apps won't work. So, if you want them back you will have to open SuperSU and reinstall superuser. That is going to break AndroidPay. Each time you want to use it again, you have to repeat the last two steps. So, there's the compromise . . . you can either leave your phone unrooted or have to reboot every time you want to use it.
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cabbieBot said:
This is not universally true. I tested/verified a working method for using AndroidPay on a Sprint LG G3 that had a modified /system partition. Obviously that's a completely different phone, but it's one of the first things I'll be testing once my Angler comes in on Monday. Same method works for enabling adding cards the same as making a purchase. Here's what worked for me.
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My phone is rooted in the normal way by flashing SuperSu.
If you change DPI on the phone it no longer passes a check of hardware configuration, so the device fails.
Other files have no effect. Hosts file does not describe HW so it doesn't matter.
Build.conf can be modified but not in areas that don't match the hardware.
I've had xposed installed after adding cards and added root cloak and had no isses.
I am rooted with system less root and android pay works fine. N6p angler.
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kolyan said:
Are you saying even if you edit DPI, Android Pay will not work ? Can anyone confirm this ?
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That's correct do not edit stock dpi or pay will not work /at least as far as adding cards anyway (tested).
Thanks. I guess no AP for me. I root only to edit built.prop
puritan007 said:
I am rooted with system less root and android pay works fine. N6p angler.
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That's correct do not edit stock dpi or pay will not work /at least as far as adding cards anyway (tested).
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Rooted with system less root and Android Pay works....are you referring to it works without disabling root and rebooting? Or it just works regardless?
Seems there are some posts saying it works as long as you reboot with root disabled, and others saying "it works" but need clarification of any process that needed to be done before using it.
chrisexv6 said:
Rooted with system less root and Android Pay works....are you referring to it works without disabling root and rebooting? Or it just works regardless?
Seems there are some posts saying it works as long as you reboot with root disabled, and others saying "it works" but need clarification of any process that needed to be done before using it.
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With any root before 5.46 you had to Un root to add cards. With 5.46 system less I did nothing it just works how it should with no messing about

Is there a way to run banking apps on a rooted phone?

hi there,
There's a few interesting banking apps out there, but it seems as though most of them will detect IF your device is rooted and in such case, the app will not run.
Is there a workaround to run these app on a rooted device? They might think you are a criminal if you have a rooted phone and they are scared you do nasty things, where in fact banks are the biggest criminals on the planet... oh well...any help appreciated..
thanks,
Gabrio
gabriolinari said:
hi there,
There's a few interesting banking apps out there, but it seems as though most of them will detect IF your device is rooted and in such case, the app will not run.
Is there a workaround to run these app on a rooted device? They might think you are a criminal if you have a rooted phone and they are scared you do nasty things, where in fact banks are the biggest criminals on the planet... oh well...any help appreciated..
thanks,
Gabrio
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You can try xposed framework and rootcloak to hide root from apps you want.
Xposed
Rootcloak
There is the Xposed Framework Root Cloak that may work, and the Cydia Substrate Root Cloak Plus.
Make a nandroid/recovery backup before trying either framework or substrate, they tend to not play well with TouchWiz and you may find yourself boot looped.
Make sure you fully reboot after each step, install Xposed or Cydia, reboot. Install root Cloak, reboot. Add apps to block from detection of root and reboot. Don't half ass it or it may not work.
sas99 said:
You can try xposed framework and rootcloak to hide root from apps you want.
Xposed
Rootcloak
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amazing, i installed Xposed earlier this week and it's an amazing piece of software!
thanks, will check it out!
WooHooGuy said:
There is the Xposed Framework Root Cloak that may work, and the Cydia Substrate Root Cloak Plus.
Make a nandroid/recovery backup before trying either framework or substrate, they tend to not play well with TouchWiz and you may find yourself boot looped.
Make sure you fully reboot after each step, install Xposed or Cydia, reboot. Install root Cloak, reboot. Add apps to block from detection of root and reboot. Don't half ass it or it may not work.
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thanks for this too!

Nexus 7 2012 on 5.1.1 -- any way to root it?

Hi all, kinda new to this whole game.
Couldn't find anything about rooting 5.1.1, only 4.2.2.
If there's no way to root 5.1.1, would you recommend reverting to 4.2.2 and then rooting it? Are there any improvements from using that version over 5.1.1?
Rooting 5.1.1 is the same way as on 4.2.2, unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery and flash super su.
I would recommend you to revert to 4.2.2 if you want a better performance, but if you want to stay on 5.1.1 make sure to use parrotmod to increase performance
Nexus Root Toolkit make it very easy.
thanks for the tips. i was able to root it, but now i'm trying to install the Xposed framework and it's telling me
cp:write error: No space left on device
meanwhile there's about 5 gigs of space since i flashed it down to 5.0 from 5.1.1
interestingly enough, after i root it and try to install busybox, it tells me free space is unavailable for /system/xbin as well as all the other options i try to change it to (/su/xbin, etc).
anyone know if something went wrong at some point?
PlayerThirteen said:
thanks for the tips. i was able to root it, but now i'm trying to install the Xposed framework and it's telling me
cp:write error: No space left on device
meanwhile there's about 5 gigs of space since i flashed it down to 5.0 from 5.1.1
interestingly enough, after i root it and try to install busybox, it tells me free space is unavailable for /system/xbin as well as all the other options i try to change it to (/su/xbin, etc).
anyone know if something went wrong at some point?
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Your /system partition is full, try to remove something you don't need
iwjosi said:
Your /system partition is full, try to remove something you don't need
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Thanks for the advice. How do I know what i can remove? If i flashed the tablet multiple times (tried diff versions of android), would that have bloated the /system partition?
Is there something specific i should be careful to leave in?
PlayerThirteen said:
Thanks for the advice. How do I know what i can remove? If i flashed the tablet multiple times (tried diff versions of android), would that have bloated the /system partition?
Is there something specific i should be careful to leave in?
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you can remove google apps like youtube, hangout, g+ etc
anyone know if the play store can detect that a device is rooted, and prevent pokemon go from showing up in the store?
or is it just not detecting on my tablet possibly from the model of tablet i have?
i checked the official requirements page and there's nothing 'targeting' specific devices, the device just needs to haev Android 4.4+, but i'm not seeing it in my play store for whatever reason.
(my device is a nexus 7, Android 5.0)
i do recall that, before rooting my device, i'm pretty sure i was able to see and DL pokemon go on this tablet when it was running 5.11 before the root was performed
nvm, i found a site hosting the apk for the app. now just trying to make all the pieces work together on the nexus 7
you need to install Magisk to play pogo on a rooted tablet. magisk will disable the root so pogo will load.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/mod-magisk-v1-universal-systemless-t3432382
Flash a custom rom and install the nano gapps from http://opengapps.org/ if you want to install more apps.
But I wouldn't recommend it since it lags a lot without parrotmod speeding things up. Use the N7 2013 instead.
Magisk will not install on a 5..1.1 ROM because it needs systemless root and this is availabe only on 6.0 or greater ...
Thanks for the added tips. It's too bad this Magisk program only works on 6.0+.
I've tried everything detailed in this guide, including hiding the root with modules in Xposed, but i can't get the logins i created for PoGo to authenticate. I think i'm going to have to throw in the towel on this one.
AndDiSa said:
Magisk will not install on a 5..1.1 ROM because it needs systemless root and this is availabe only on 6.0 or greater ...
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you might want to rethink that. It works fine on my 5.1.1, as stated in the magisk post "Magisk supports all the way down to Android 5.0 (SDK 21+) (thanks to the new method and busybox environment)"
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PlayerThirteen said:
Thanks for the added tips. It's too bad this Magisk program only works on 6.0+.
I've tried everything detailed in this guide, including hiding the root with modules in Xposed, but i can't get the logins i created for PoGo to authenticate. I think i'm going to have to throw in the towel on this one.
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Don't use xposed, either don't install or disable when you don't need it. Someone mentioned that pogo won't work if xposed was installed, but i didn't think twice about it since mine worked with xposed installed, until today. So today I disabled xposed, then restarted, and it works again.
oh, thanks man. i'll def try it out -- see if i cant get it to work with Magisk. I appreciate you pointing that out
g96818 said:
you might want to rethink that. It works fine on my 5.1.1, as stated in the magisk post "Magisk supports all the way down to Android 5.0 (SDK 21+) (thanks to the new method and busybox environment)"
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Don't use xposed, either don't install or disable when you don't need it. Someone mentioned that pogo won't work if xposed was installed, but i didn't think twice about it since mine worked with xposed installed, until today. So today I disabled xposed, then restarted, and it works again.
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Pardon my newb, but this workaround method is what i'm trying to achieve through all this.
In short, rooting, then using Xposed modules to hide the fact that 'mock locations' is enabled and faking my GPS location with it. (we live in a tiny town and want the device location moved to a big city).
Without Xposed installed, is there any alternate way that I can hide from PoGo that mock locations is enabled? Per the method linked, that was the one way to make it work, at time of writing.
Or even better, since the linked method actually didn't work on my device (pogo account 'wouldnt authenticate' -- not sure why but assuming its caused by xposed or some kind of root detection), would you know of a different way to fake my GPS location and hide it from PoGo on a Nexus 7?
Just to clarify, I followed your advice and installed Magisk already.
So I have a Magisk-ready device, just not sure where to take things from here, since I realized my instructions uses Xposed specifically to circumvent PoGo
Help
I'm in the same position.
How to remove thee apps? nexus tab 7 2012 is rooted running 5.1.1
Whic ROM should i use?
PlayerThirteen said:
Pardon my newb, but this workaround method is what i'm trying to achieve through all this.
In short, rooting, then using Xposed modules to hide the fact that 'mock locations' is enabled and faking my GPS location with it. (we live in a tiny town and want the device location moved to a big city).
Without Xposed installed, is there any alternate way that I can hide from PoGo that mock locations is enabled? Per the method linked, that was the one way to make it work, at time of writing.
Or even better, since the linked method actually didn't work on my device (pogo account 'wouldnt authenticate' -- not sure why but assuming its caused by xposed or some kind of root detection), would you know of a different way to fake my GPS location and hide it from PoGo on a Nexus 7?
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There is another way, but it will disable your ability to use gps . use lucky patcher to install your spoofing app as a system app, then you don't need to enable mock locations and don't need xposed since the xposed modules don't work anyways. after that, install an app called disableservice and disable the 3 locationsharing services in google play service. What this does is prevent your real gps to overwrite your mock gps data.
try at your own risk of being banned
g96818 said:
There is another way, but it will disable your ability to use gps . use lucky patcher to install your spoofing app as a system app, then you don't need to enable mock locations and don't need xposed since the xposed modules don't work anyways. after that, install an app called disableservice and disable the 3 locationsharing services in google play service. What this does is prevent your real gps to overwrite your mock gps data.
try at your own risk of being banned
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Thanks mate, i'll give it a shot!

Easiest root on LG V20 (Verizon) for Pokemon Go spoofing

Literally the only thing I want to do on my phone right now is the spoofing.
What is the easiest/simplest root I can do that will allow me to do that?
You mean easiest way to root without Pokemon Go detecting root (and not starting)? Flash Magisk 13.3/13.5, tick magisk hide in the manager and make sure pokemon go is checked as well, done.
Not sure if you mean GPS spoofing though which there are other methods.
Holyman007 said:
You mean easiest way to root without Pokemon Go detecting root (and not starting)? Flash Magisk 13.3/13.5, tick magisk hide in the manager and make sure pokemon go is checked as well, done.
Not sure if you mean GPS spoofing though which there are other methods.
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Yes I meant GPS spoof which from my understanding cant be done with the latest update they put out on the non root. I'm just looking to be able to move around when I can't go super far.
My work is close to 3 gyms, but can't obviously go to them while on break.
So basically, you are asking for help to intentionally cheat game mechanics?
Two words for you OP. You pick em.
elijah420 said:
So basically, you are asking for help to intentionally cheat game mechanics?
Two words for you OP. You pick em.
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Or you can skip paste this thread if you dont have anything helpful to add.

What is more powerful than Magisk Hide for hiding root from apps?

I have a few banking/government apps that seem to be quite smart - even Magisk Hide cannot hide the fact that device is rooted. Is there another more "powerful" app that does the same thing?
anyone please?
Have you tried using the magisk module called "magiskhide Prop config" ? Supposedly better for hiring root?
Also if you give examples of the apps you're using that may be more helpful
dylansmith said:
I have a few banking/government apps that seem to be quite smart - even Magisk Hide cannot hide the fact that device is rooted. Is there another more "powerful" app that does the same thing?
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After hiding app in magisk have you cleared data and cache for the apps.
Try using a root checking app (I am using root beer at the moment) to check root status
Do you pass safety net
Another possibility since you mention government apps is it might picking up the fact that your Knox is tripped.

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