Will we ever get root? - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

So I've been looking between the S8 and the G6 to upgrade to, and I really like the S8, but I use root a lot for different things- Viper, AdAway, and just general performance things
Does anyone think it's realistic to say we'll get this phone rooted? I remember my old S6 being hard to root, but it got done in a month or 2, and I'm just curious
Thank you to anyone who can help me

aaronfrickinaustin said:
So I've been looking between the S8 and the G6 to upgrade to, and I really like the S8, but I use root a lot for different things- Viper, AdAway, and just general performance things
Does anyone think it's realistic to say we'll get this phone rooted? I remember my old S6 being hard to root, but it got done in a month or 2, and I'm just curious
Thank you to anyone who can help me
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If you are referring to the U.S. Snapdragon variants, it will be some time and it will half baked like it was with the S7 and S7 Edge. They locked the bootloader on all the Snapdragon variants and that, obviously, makes it infinitely more difficult to root. The Exynos version of the aforementioned phones had root last year and it apparently performed very well. I wouldn't expect it anytime near launch. These devs have lives, so there will be no timetable.
Also, in my opinion, Viper tends to be a little overrated, but I am just throwing my 2 cents in here.

Now that they removed the remapping functionality for the Bixby button, I will definitely want to root my device (Exynos variant).

So there is no root even with magisk root?

leboreiro said:
So there is no root even with magisk root?
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You first need a working custom recovery (TWRP)

Feche said:
You first need a working custom recovery (TWRP)
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Wouldn't that trip knox?

leboreiro said:
Wouldn't that trip knox?
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ofc it will.

avatar_ro said:
ofc it will.
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not every root trip knox....
would i lose warranty then?

Yes and Samsung Pay.

Every Root as of late breaks Sammy knox and kills s-pay right?

wiseguyy said:
Every Root as of late breaks Sammy knox and kills s-pay right?
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Nope not true. On my s7e I'm on echoerom. And knox works and samsung pay also works.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G955F met Tapatalk

Root already out. Al least for s8 plus. https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s8-exynos-t3594756

Yep, I notice all the "experts" that swore there would be no root on the exynos have forget to check in and admit they were wrong.

Chaos Engine said:
Now that they removed the remapping functionality for the Bixby button, I will definitely want to root my device (Exynos variant).
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superthomaslab.custombixbybutton

TWRP recovery for S8 Exynos:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3594756

Ive been looking for a exynos region list but this year having no luck to determine the right model on lte and att bands..but all i buy now is exynos because they are or were unlocked. My sig showes what devices i still own and tinker with but what im saying is i bought the 920C, 910C, and 928G last year and use them in the US without a problem on att.. But with some countries getting samsung pay will they get exynos or snapdragon. Regions that got samsung pay would be locked thats the info ive been trying to figure out....lol

God I hope we get snapdragon root. I need my adblock, Task Killer and Titanium Backup

techspy said:
God I hope we get snapdragon root. I need my adblock, Task Killer and Titanium Backup
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Adgaurd will block ads in games and all.

Do you have a link? The only one I found was "Adgaurd Content Blocker" and it talks about using specific browsers etc.

@ techspy
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/adguard-ad-blocker-doesnt-require-root-t2958895
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html#overview

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[VIDEOS] ULTIMATE Root, Recovery, Bootloader Unlock, Roms Guides

This thread will be your source for video guides for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here i will post my guides and tutorials on how to Root, Bootloader unlock, flash recovery, and rom reviews. Check back here often for updates, and post any requests here as well.
How to Root:
How To Install Custom Recovery TWRP:
FREE Wifi Tether Verizon Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge:
Unboxing and First Impressions
total noob here - what does rooting your phone actually do?
is there a guide/link for me to have a read up on it?
trancem said:
total noob here - what does rooting your phone actually do?
is there a guide/link for me to have a read up on it?
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http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983
owenbeals said:
This thread will be your source for video guides for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here i will post my guides and tutorials on how to Root, Bootloader unlock, flash recovery, and rom reviews. Check back here often for updates, and post any requests here as well.
Unboxing and First Impressions
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How about rooting the Canadian G920W8 version when it comes out friday?
Thanks
scorpio_bpl86 said:
http://lifehacker.com/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-1079161983
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Thanks mate, will have a nosey
Hi,
I am new to rooting. Will this reset my phone to a stock-setting? Meaning, will all of my apps and widgets configuration stay after rooting?
flipthetomato said:
Hi,
I am new to rooting. Will this reset my phone to a stock-setting? Meaning, will all of my apps and widgets configuration stay after rooting?
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rooting does not erase or change anything on a user level just gives you root access it will trip knox if your not sure what that is google it it may stop samsung pay working in future not confirmed tho
Is the Verizon version root ready?
J.Guido85 said:
Is the Verizon version root ready?
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Ha ha ha! You are funny man... Did you just say Verizon and root in the same sentence? Lol I can guarantee you that Verizon has this bad boy LOCKED down just like AT&T will too. I made the switch to T-Mobile and while the coverage is not as good, I can root and rom ALL of my devices that I paid for.
is there an OS X version? we never get love
shojus said:
Ha ha ha! You are funny man... Did you just say Verizon and root in the same sentence? Lol I can guarantee you that Verizon has this bad boy LOCKED down just like AT&T will too. I made the switch to T-Mobile and while the coverage is not as good, I can root and rom ALL of my devices that I paid for.
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I did the same for the very same reason. Verizon's coverage was amazing, but everything was completely locked down, so I'm now on t mobile.
The T-Mobile Galaxy S6 Edge will be the first Galaxy phone i've owned. I've heard about KNOX but is/has there ever been a root method for Galaxy devices that doesn't trip knox? And is it easy or possible to untrip knox?
J.Guido85 said:
Is the Verizon version root ready?
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It will probably be 6 or more months before Verizon variant is rooted,.
Note 4 is still not rooted.
@owenbeals, I noticed that you don't mention anything about the consequences of tripping Knox. There are noobs watching your stuff who aren't even sure what rooting is, much less what tripping Knox would do. I would hate to see one of them find out that they have voided their warranty the hard way on such an expensive device. IMO, it would a good idea to mention what tripping Knox does in the OP in red letters to warn people who otherwise wouldn't know.
My $0.02
Good idea I'll add that tidbit when I get home
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So maybe the Vietnam ones t mobile have are having all the faults
Will there be a way to unroot (I recall the Superuser app having an option) or will we need a recovery? It's been about a year since I had an android device and rooted an android device so I don't know if the that process got any better.
You can unroot in SuperSU app
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Added Twrp guide
Is this method safe to use on sprint version?

Samsung Pay on rooted S8

Hello, I just installed TRWP and custom firmware, so my knox obviously is broken. I was wondering is there a way to make samsung pay work yet? Or maybe Android pay? I really liked nfc payments.
If you have a gear watch you may be able to sideload an older version of SPay onto each and have a working SPay on your watch.
Not sure if that technique works for this device or only non Samsung devices though...
But otherwise, no you won't have working SPay on your 0x1 device. Android Pay probably, yes.
Magisk could be working I guess
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murok9042 said:
Magisk could be working I guess
Gesendet von meinem LG-D802 mit Tapatalk
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Can you explain please? Is there a special magisk module for nfc payments?
kazzaqov said:
Can you explain please? Is there a special magisk module for nfc payments?
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The way Android Pay works is by using a check called SafetyNet. Magisk fools the system with root by being a systemless root so nothing is tampered with, and in a nutshell, SafetyNet passes its checks and such Android Pay works.
Samsung Pay uses a different set of checks which fail majority of the time. There's been a few instances where people have been able to use Samsung Pay with the use of Magisk but is patched rather quickly.
TehPirate_ said:
Samsung Pay uses a different set of checks which fail majority of the time. There's been a few instances where people have been able to use Samsung Pay with the use of Magisk but is patched rather quickly.
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Samsung Pay stores info in KNOX, so blowing your e-fuse kills Samsung Pay for the life of the device. Doubt there's a way around it.
Can i still usee samsung pay with my rooted s8
will there be any way i can still use samsung pay with my rooted s8 plus
luke1517 said:
will there be any way i can still use samsung pay with my rooted s8 plus
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*Face palm* >_<
luke1517 said:
will there be any way i can still use samsung pay with my rooted s8 plus
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Nope
I know this is an old thread but don't want to start a new just for an update.
Still not possible to get it to work with a rooted tripped phone?
Coming from nexus, first thing I did was root and make a nandroid...
Also flashing stock and locking doesn't revert this? How does this fuse work? Is it hardware or how come you can't just flash the original?
Bresch said:
I know this is an old thread but don't want to start a new just for an update.
Still not possible to get it to work with a rooted tripped phone?
Coming from nexus, first thing I did was root and make a nandroid...
Also flashing stock and locking doesn't revert this? How does this fuse work? Is it hardware or how come you can't just flash the original?
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It's a fuse located on mainboard which is being "blown" after unlocking the bootloader / rooting. So there's no way to revert this unless you change the mobo on it.... Which I doubt ?
With Magisk, Android Pay is working flawlessly. I'm using it all the time on Note8 port.
jonny908 said:
It's a fuse located on mainboard which is being "blown" after unlocking the bootloader / rooting. So there's no way to revert this unless you change the mobo on it.... Which I doubt
With Magisk, Android Pay is working flawlessly. I'm using it all the time on Note8 port.
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Ah, thought it wasn't a hardware thing and just code.
How are you getting that to work? I have magisk 15.2 on the s8+ and hidden from all the apps i can think of in magisk and it still tells me access denied blabla
Bresch said:
Ah, thought it wasn't a hardware thing and just code.
How are you getting that to work? I have magisk 15.2 on the s8+ and hidden from all the apps i can think of in magisk and it still tells me access denied blabla
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It just works... Using 7.1.1 rom.
Bresch said:
I know this is an old thread but don't want to start a new just for an update.
Still not possible to get it to work with a rooted tripped phone?
Coming from nexus, first thing I did was root and make a nandroid...
Also flashing stock and locking doesn't revert this? How does this fuse work? Is it hardware or how come you can't just flash the original?
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Nope and never will work. It's a hardware efuse on the main board of the phone. It's literally trips and burns out. You can't flash stock or anything to revert it.
The only way you can revert it is to buy a new motherboard.
Samsung Pay
callumbr1 said:
Nope and never will work. It's a hardware efuse on the main board of the phone. It's literally trips and burns out. You can't flash stock or anything to revert it.
The only way you can revert it is to buy a new motherboard.
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I just rooted my S8+ with Party Cyborg it is a 955U1 and I did not like the fact it could not use health or Samsung pay with my S3 so I put back the orig factory rom and all is working now, Before I factory defaulted it the my device has been rooted and Samsung pay will not work was keeping me from using it but when I went back to factory it works great now. The phone was on V2 firmware not sure if they did away with the efuse or what but I was glad....
Jabercrombie1 said:
I just rooted my S8+ with Party Cyborg it is a 955U1 and I did not like the fact it could not use health or Samsung pay with my S3 so I put back the orig factory rom and all is working now, Before I factory defaulted it the my device has been rooted and Samsung pay will not work was keeping me from using it but when I went back to factory it works great now. The phone was on V2 firmware not sure if they did away with the efuse or what but I was glad....
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Because rooting snapdragon doesn't trip Knox.
im sorry to necropost, but has anything developed in the 10 months since this was last discussed? i miss samsung pay on my gear s3 frontier
youdoofus said:
im sorry to necropost, but has anything developed in the 10 months since this was last discussed? i miss samsung pay on my gear s3 frontier
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You can use samsung pay on your gear s3 on a rooted phone by hiding samsung pay (gear) in magiskhide and setting it up like normal, make sure you pass safetynet
Bresch said:
I know this is an old thread but don't want to start a new just for an update.
Still not possible to get it to work with a rooted tripped phone?
Coming from nexus, first thing I did was root and make a nandroid...
Also flashing stock and locking doesn't revert this? How does this fuse work? Is it hardware or how come you can't just flash the original?
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Unfortunately, once you rooted your Sammy device you can't get features such as Samsung Pay back due to the blown e-fuse. However, rooting with Magisk will let you use Google Pay. I've been using it basically every day for the past 6 months and not once have I missed Samsung Pay. If by any chance your phone doesn't pass the SafetyNet check there is always modules such as MagiskHide Props Config which will let you change your fingerprint to a certified one, therefore passing the SafetyNet check.

DISCUSSION THREAD: Root for Snapdragon USA Variants of S8 and S8+ (G950U/G955U)

User "elliwigy" doesn't want non-pledge comments on their bounty thread. So I figured we could set up shop here and discuss all of our crazy root rumors. If anyone is wishing to pledge for root, please go here instead: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/bounty-thread-snapdragon-usa-variants-t3598271
Awesome thanks for creating this thread hopefully we will have root soon.
So I heard lasts years S7 snapdragon root wasn't that great is that true? I had the 935F which had roms, kernels, custom recovery etc.... Root was achieved on the snapdragon S7 in a different way... Did they get twrp and roms or just root?.... Definitely keeping my fingers crossed watching these threads
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So I heard lasts years S7 snapdragon root wasn't that great is that true? I had the 935F which had roms, kernels, custom recovery etc.... Root was achieved on the snapdragon S7 in a different way... Did they get twrp and roms or just root?.... Definitely keeping my fingers crossed watching these threads
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It had a bunch of overheating issues and i think some features may have been mia. the same exploit isn't available here, yet, because it relied on an early build of the 935u model, and there is no such build found for these phones, yet.
Kjc99 said:
So I heard lasts years S7 snapdragon root wasn't that great is that true? I had the 935F which had roms, kernels, custom recovery etc.... Root was achieved on the snapdragon S7 in a different way... Did they get twrp and roms or just root?.... Definitely keeping my fingers crossed watching these threads
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It used a special engineering kernel. That is purchased by certified Samsung repair shops. It was basically worthless. It made the phone run so poorly.
It Never got true root twrp. Doubt the S8 line will either.
How do I know if I have a snapdragon version S8+ ?
I am
T-MOBILE SM-G955U.
Build= SQU1AQFJ see pic
Kjc99 said:
So I heard lasts years S7 snapdragon root wasn't that great is that true? I had the 935F which had roms, kernels, custom recovery etc.... Root was achieved on the snapdragon S7 in a different way... Did they get twrp and roms or just root?.... Definitely keeping my fingers crossed watching these threads
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it never was really rooted only temp root which u have to flash a diff boot.tar and it makes the device lag and overheat i only didnt mention it to keep peoples hopes up. but yea s7 edge usa was never rooted because bl is locked down hard by carriers.
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BaconSeeds said:
it never was really rooted only temp root which u have to flash a diff boot.tar and it makes the device lag and overheat i only didnt mention it to keep peoples hopes up. but yea s7 edge usa was never rooted because bl is locked down hard by carriers.
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temp root means no TWRP u could flash some stock roms with flash fire but usually made the lag battery and overheating worse for s7e
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Peakyboo64 said:
How do I know if I have a snapdragon version S8+ ?
I am
T-MOBILE SM-G955U.
Build= SQU1AQFJ see pic
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All usa variants are snapdragon on samsung always. research also if you click s8+ tmobile thread or your carrier it tells you specs of device on top left
Ty @BaconSeeds! And you are so right. Read, read, read, I have been reading everything I can since getting my S8+ last week. Lol tnx again. For responding.
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BaconSeeds said:
it never was really rooted only temp root which u have to flash a diff boot.tar and it makes the device lag and overheat i only didnt mention it to keep peoples hopes up. but yea s7 edge usa was never rooted because bl is locked down hard by carriers.
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K... Thanks for clarifying.... So if by chance we do get root most likely a bigger challenge to unlock the bootloader/add custom recovery ... I guess the thing that pisses me off is the "U1" got lumped in with all the carrier "U" varients... Both have locked bootloader... I've always used exynos Galaxys on my GSM network never had connection issues... Mostly my fault cause I didn't get the international....Any recommendations for youtube ad blockers I've tried adclear but can't downgrade my youtube for some reason...
Kjc99 said:
K... Thanks for clarifying.... So if by chance we do get root most likely a bigger challenge to unlock the bootloader/add custom recovery ... I guess the thing that pisses me off is the "U1" got lumped in with all the carrier "U" varients... Both have locked bootloader... I've always used exynos Galaxys on my GSM network never had connection issues... Mostly my fault cause I didn't get the international....Any recommendations for youtube ad blockers I've tried adclear but can't downgrade my youtube for some reason...
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I actually think if we get either root or bootloader unlock we will get both. With how Samsung has the device locked down it is going to take someone finding a new vulnerability that allows to unlock the bootloader or root the device. But it could take a long time to find. Too many lines of code to even count.
Other option is the someone at Samsung releases the kernel source code or some sort of bootloader unlocking software. Right there is a group of debs working hard at it but they are not close. I'm rooting for them but I would not hold your breath.
Also most of the new phone will never get root anymore. LG, Motorola, Google, Samsung, HTC all are going to be completely locked down this year.
Kjc99 said:
K... Thanks for clarifying.... So if by chance we do get root most likely a bigger challenge to unlock the bootloader/add custom recovery ... I guess the thing that pisses me off is the "U1" got lumped in with all the carrier "U" varients... Both have locked bootloader... I've always used exynos Galaxys on my GSM network never had connection issues... Mostly my fault cause I didn't get the international....Any recommendations for youtube ad blockers I've tried adclear but can't downgrade my youtube for some reason...
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As for AdBlocker I recommend DNS66 its by F-Droid here is link go on youtube and search how to use DNS66 or how to block youtube adds with dns66 completely free 2 : https://f-droid.org/packages/org.jak_linux.dns66/
sireniankyle said:
It had a bunch of overheating issues and i think some features may have been mia. the same exploit isn't available here, yet, because it relied on an early build of the 935u model, and there is no such build found for these phones, yet.
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It used an eng boot which had issues with overheating, and had logging maxed out.
ShrekOpher said:
I actually think if we get either root or bootloader unlock we will get both. With how Samsung has the device locked down it is going to take someone finding a new vulnerability that allows to unlock the bootloader or root the device. But it could take a long time to find. Too many lines of code to even count.
Other option is the someone at Samsung releases the kernel source code or some sort of bootloader unlocking software. Right there is a group of debs working hard at it but they are not close. I'm rooting for them but I would not hold your breath.
Also most of the new phone will never get root anymore. LG, Motorola, Google, Samsung, HTC all are going to be completely locked down this year.
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Its the htc u11 rooted and TWRP support? Same with the Pixel?
HTC usually always has a root solution. Probably will stay that way...
Kjc99 said:
K... Thanks for clarifying.... So if by chance we do get root most likely a bigger challenge to unlock the bootloader/add custom recovery ... I guess the thing that pisses me off is the "U1" got lumped in with all the carrier "U" varients... Both have locked bootloader... I've always used exynos Galaxys on my GSM network never had connection issues... Mostly my fault cause I didn't get the international....Any recommendations for youtube ad blockers I've tried adclear but can't downgrade my youtube for some reason...
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I use OGYyoutube for the ads
I've seen the term "temp root" going around. What is that exactly? I want to move a user app into my system folder to make it a system app, and I believe I need root to do this. Is there any way this is possible to do without a full root and bootloader unlocked?
No. "System" is read only.
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JollyGrnReefer said:
I have the SM-G955U on Xfinity Mobile, and they will unlock the bootloader out of the box, as stated in their policy. Just giving everyone a headsup, if you want to try something new. Even funnier, I am doing a 24 month payment plan for my device, with 1 gig data (always on wifi, so it works for me) and my monthly bill is 26.42 lol.
With a unlocked bootloader, you can do an official CF Auto Root right now.
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Do they physically touch the device and do it in front of you? Or does it come out of the box unlocked? I'm trying to see what I can dig up.
Edit. It seems the device came shipped with a eng bootloader. @elliwigy do you think we can use this to our advantage?
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Edit: verifying info, stay posted... Sorry for inconvenience.

Is there really no root for Galaxy s8 950U snapdragon running Oreo build U2CRB9?

I own a galaxy s8 tmobile 950U which I just manually updated to Android 8 using Odin. Now I discover I cannot root this phone (yet?). Will I really have to downgrade back to Android 7 or is there a corner of the universe where someone has rooted oreo on s8 snapdragon 950U?
frankygoes said:
I own a galaxy s8 tmobile 950U which I just manually updated to Android 8 using Odin. Now I discover I cannot root this phone (yet?). Will I really have to downgrade back to Android 7 or is there a corner of the universe where someone has rooted oreo on s8 snapdragon 950U?
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It can be rooted but you can't install custom roms or kernels and no custom recovery as far as I'm aware
sofir786 said:
It can be rooted but you can't install custom roms or kernels and no custom recovery as far as I'm aware
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thank you. that would at least allow me to restore many settings which i cant do at the moment. How do I root? do i have to wait the 7 days to oem unlock first?
frankygoes said:
thank you. that would at least allow me to restore many settings which i cant do at the moment. How do I root? do i have to wait the 7 days to oem unlock first?
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On the snapdragon version you cannot unlock the bootloader, let me find you thread and you will need to follow instruction and read it clearly. Bare with me.
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frankygoes said:
thank you. that would at least allow me to restore many settings which i cant do at the moment. How do I root? do i have to wait the 7 days to oem unlock first?
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Only this is here I don't know if this is oreo or nougat, I'm an exynos user myself
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-partcyborgrom-aqi6-deodexed-t3702988
sofir786 said:
On the snapdragon version you cannot unlock the bootloader, let me find you thread and you will need to follow instruction and read it clearly. Bare with me.
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Only this is here I don't know if this is oreo or nougat, I'm an exynos user myself
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/development/root-partcyborgrom-aqi6-deodexed-t3702988
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thanks. that post is for android 7. there seems to be a few roots for exynos but nothing for snapdragon . Samsung makes unrooted android so obnoxious that I had to revert back to rooted android 7 from android 8 until i can root android 8
frankygoes said:
thanks. that post is for android 7. there seems to be a few roots for exynos but nothing for snapdragon . Samsung makes unrooted android so obnoxious that I had to revert back to rooted android 7 from android 8 until i can root android 8
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Chances are there won't be root for Oreo on snapdragon. Unless we get ENG files for Oreo, which so far is unlikely. There is a row though that has Xposed running without root, so there's that at least
frankygoes said:
thanks. that post is for android 7. there seems to be a few roots for exynos but nothing for snapdragon . Samsung makes unrooted android so obnoxious that I had to revert back to rooted android 7 from android 8 until i can root android 8
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Yeah aslong as bootloader is locked, options can be limiting, I blame the carriers over in north america and America, as the Chinese snapdragon variant has an unlockable bootloader
sofir786 said:
Yeah aslong as bootloader is locked, options can be limiting, I blame the carriers over in north america and America, as the Chinese snapdragon variant has an unlockable bootloader
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Is there even one single custom rom for the 950U snapdragon, like lineage, resurrection, etc? Just one?!!?
frankygoes said:
Is there even one single custom rom for the 950U snapdragon, like lineage, resurrection, etc? Just one?!!?
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No, aslong as the bootloader is unlockable there won't be.
sofir786 said:
No, aslong as the bootloader is unlockable there won't be.
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holy cow. so i really bought the wrong phone. have had galaxy since the s2. guess it's time to buy a pixel2?
frankygoes said:
holy cow. so i really bought the wrong phone. have had galaxy since the s2. guess it's time to buy a pixel2?
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Yeah Samsung have been doing this on a couple of the previous iteration of the devices, think from s6 or something. My advice and something I do personally as I have always ran modded phones for over 10 years and I plan to play around with is just do a little research, it's something that I find people tend to look over, not to take a poke at you or anything like that, I just see it happening a lot. But anyhoo, if you're looking for a phone which you can customize, having an unlockable bootloader is important and aslong as it has a snapdragon bootloader you more than likely will find working builds, I suppose the pixel is one route, or the one plus series of phones.
Thanks. I missed both s6and s7 . I went through 3 S5s lol. Liked the fact that I could swap batteries instead of having to plug it in to charge and the dimensions were more ergonomic for me. But even with the s5 I remember the Att version was not rootable.
Product managers think people will put up with the most personal gadget they own being turned into a cheesy invasive marketing vehicle. All that desperate bloatware and "personalization" settings turn what could be a beautiful product into something obnoxious.
Shame. I guess I'm done with Samung.
Stilk waiting root s8 snapdragon 8.0???
Vicky_666 said:
Stilk waiting root s8 snapdragon 8.0"
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Never going to happen, you bought the wrong phone. Sell your snapdragon and buy an exynos.
kekistaneerefugee said:
Never going to happen, you bought the wrong phone. Sell your snapdragon and buy an exynos.
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Why you said nothing happen?
Never going to happen, you bought the wrong phone. Sell your snapdragon and buy an exynos.
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Don't be defeatist. My dad who's really good at programming says that it's impossible to stop a hacker so please people, just try.
Melsbacksfriend said:
Don't be defeatist. My dad who's really good at programming says that it's impossible to stop a hacker so please people, just try.
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These devices have signed bootloader they cannot be hacked if you dad was such a good programmer he would've told you the they use Sha 256 encryption 3 keys and totally unhackable by modern day PC's. You are just being rude with your comment or question as stated if you want a custom room or root on Oreo either by a device which is known to support root on Oreo or in this case ask your dad to hack it and become world famous
These devices have signed bootloader they cannot be hacked if you dad was such a good programmer he would've told you the they use Sha 256 encryption 3 keys and totally unhackable by modern day PC's. You are just being rude with your comment or question as stated if you want a custom room or root on Oreo either by a device which is known to support root on Oreo or in this case ask your dad to hack it and become world famous
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Why not try something that doesn't touch the bootloader at all?
Melsbacksfriend said:
Why not try something that doesn't touch the bootloader at all?
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If you would read some of the threads here it has been tried and failed Samsung patched the only root method after 7.0 it has been explained a million times over how and why
We have had some of the brightest mids hard at work trying so bassicly your saying that was not good enough again you can try yourself and see if you got some kind of magic no one else in a year has been able to do. Good luck
If you would read some of the threads here it has been tried and failed Samsung patched the only root method after 7.0 it has been explained a million times over how and why
We have had some of the brightest mids hard at work trying so bassicly your saying that was not good enough again you can try yourself and see if you got some kind of magic no one else in a year has been able to do. Good luck
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I'll try really hard and just might do it. This is not going to be easy so wish me luck.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Root?

Is there an root for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus with android 9? My phone is fully updated, also will it trigger the Knox to disable my banking apps? Please leave links if there is a root for it.
Mr Bonebuster said:
Is there an root for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus with android 9? My phone is fully updated, also will it trigger the Knox to disable my banking apps? Please leave links if there is a root for it.
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I don't have the links on hand. No root on pie.
It will not trigger Knox. If you got s8+ threads you can find it there. There is no rush. The method is some what difficult. So a lot of reading.
Also any us device s8 plus or notes. That are rooted are limited by Samsung to only charge to 80%.
TheMadScientist said:
I don't have the links on hand. No root on pie.
It will not trigger Knox. If you got s8+ threads you can find it there. There is no rush. The method is some what difficult. So a lot of reading.
Also any us device s8 plus or notes. That are rooted are limited by Samsung to only charge to 80%.
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Only can charge to 80%?? What???
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Only can charge to 80%?? What???
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Yea it's limited by Samsung. We where getting better battery life from 80 than unrooted with 100. I got a hack method to get 100% nearly in the s8 general threads somewhere. Other than nothing can be done about it.
TheMadScientist said:
Yea it's limited by Samsung. We where getting better battery life from 80 than unrooted with 100. I got a hack method to get 100% nearly in the s8 general threads somewhere. Other than nothing can be done about it.
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But I can't root my phone on Android 9? Or can I downgrade it with root and if so does it delete all my stuff?
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But I can't root my phone on Android 9? Or can I downgrade it with root and if so does it delete all my stuff?
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Yes only 7.0 is rootable. Wipes will be needed so yea will will your data
Mr Bonebuster said:
Is there an root for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus with android 9? My phone is fully updated, also will it trigger the Knox to disable my banking apps? Please leave links if there is a root for it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-5twDm6XI
Root samsung s8 plus
Hi I like to root my samsung s8 plus
The phone is buy from germany
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Please send me link for twrp for my phone.
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