Hello there. i am wondering does anyone have a way to reset knox ?
mylona78 said:
Hello there. i am wondering does anyone have a way to reset knox ?
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No it's Impossible.
Few years back it was possible on android jellybean 4.1 by "Triangle Away App" by chainfire to reset flash counter to 0×0.
but after kitkat update samsung has included knox in bootloader itself to avoid users to reset flash counter and downgrade to lower operating system.
Only Samsung service center they have a tool to reset knox and it's never been leaked.
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I've a i9505, unfortunately it's branded (but no locked) in T-Mobile. I'd love to install 4.3 on it, but T-Mobile hasn't released it, so it's unavailable in Kies.
I would like to know if it's possible to use official (non-branded) firmware and _not_ to trip Knox (as it voids warranty in Poland). I've went through most of Knox-related threads, but I fail to see clear indication of 1) if it's possible 2) how to do that.
Also, does anyone knows if, after de-branding the phone, I'll be able to upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4 (for example) without tripping Knox?
Any comments will be appreciated.
Bump, anyone?
Stasheck said:
Bump, anyone?
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1. If u still having Knox 0x0 and android 4.2.2 only u have to root ur phone and delete the apps branded.
2. If u dont have updates in Kies is better. Don't void ur warranty and enjoy with ur 4.2.2 firmware.
OK, my point is to get Android 4.3 and not trip Knox - T-Mobile hasn't released 4.3 yet, and god knows when they do that.
Alternative question: is there a way to install official 4.3 without installing Knox bootloader?
i'v been looking around for the same thing, but i dont think thats possible without installing a custom made ROM
OK, let's try to put it another way: given that I have 4.2.2, do I risk losing warranty when I install CWM and some de-KNOXed 4.3 using Odin? Or Triangle Away will just work, and I'll be able to flash default software in case I need to service the phone?
i have a galaxy s4 i9500 with android 4.2.2 and i read that if i update to 4.3 i will get a security feature called KNOX which tracks your custon kernel flashes and cannot be reset. and also you can't flash back to 4.2.2. is that true?
if it is so:
1.what will happen if you'll try to flash 4.2.2 with odin?
2.what other disadvantages KNOX have?
3.shoiuld i really care about KNOX if my phone's warranty is already void?
4.can KNOX harm my device by any way?
please answer the question by order!
i am thankful for any help i can get in this forum and appriciate everyone who answers my questions beacause i wanna know if i should update or not.
P.S.:if i have 4.2.2 can i install cyanogenmod 11 (unofficial) or i need to update to 4.3 to do that?
Knox doesn't track custom kernel flashes specifically, it detects if you flash anything non-samsung (whether it's cf-autoroot, custom recovery or whatnot). It just says knox 0x0 or 0x1, if it's 0x1 your warranty is void. There is another counter detecting number of flashes, but that can be reset with TriangleAway. Knox cannot be reset. EDiT: TriangleAway only works on i9505, sorry.
1. If you don't have a knox-enabled bootloader you can flash an older rom version. Boot into recovery mode, if you see a knox counter there you cannot flash older firmwares than the one you already have (on i9505 there was one knox-enabled fw before 4.3). If you don't see anything knox related you can flash what you want, but once you flash a knox enabled rom you cannot downgrade to older official samsung roms.
2. Besides not being able to reset the knox counter there isn't really anything special. Atleast none that I have noticed. SuperSU asks if you want do disable knox-features upon first run.
3. No, then it doesn't really matter. Unless you really want to flash an older firmware from samsung.
4. No, it's a samsung feature.
If I were you I'd flash official 4.3 builds anyway, as they're generally much faster and much more stable, atleast for me on i9505. And the improvements outweigh the downsides of knox. 4.3 feature list: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/10/18...al-android-4-3-update-for-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500/
Hi Pro,
i wanna root my phone, while i noticed triangleaway doesnt support note 4 yet , while i would like to know if there is other way i can reset the counter , or flashing the original rom (from sammobile) by odin will reset the counter ?
thanks,
apperciate if anyone.
once triggered it cannot be undone mate
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i wouldnt let that stop you though. rooting is a must on these things
Hi,
I would like to know if there is a knox resetting bootloader for Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos,
like for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3? I've read that there is a way to reset the knox from 0x1 to 0x0 for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in this post :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52329946#post52329946 with a bootloader,so I was wondering If there is a knox resetting bootloader for the Galaxy S5 Duos (SM-
G900FD)?
And is this protocol for resetting the knox from this site : http://mobilexbi.blogspot.mk/2015/02/reset-knox-counter-any-samsung-device.html?m=1 true ???
Thanks in advance!
Best regards!
There are some devices running a combo of a specific SoC/older version of knox that *can* be reset.....Unfortunately this does NOT apply to ANY variant of the S5.
Having read through the guide on your final link, I can say with utter confidence that the method described is purely the method for flashing a stock firmware and has absolutely no effect on knox whatsoever......
If you trip knox on an S5, it's gonna stay tripped....forever....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Dear keithross39,
firstly I would like to thank you for replying to my thread!
And I have one more question:Can Triangleaway somehow help me
p.s And I've read in some posts that some custom roms or recoveries can revert knox to 0x0.Is this true?
And I have an idea:Can the knox be installed and then reinstalled?
Thanks in advance!
Best regards!
Sorry fella....triangle away has nothing to do with knox.....All it does is remove the yellow triangle that appears after rooting and flashing custom software.....as I said in my previous reply, once knox has been tripped, it remains tripped no matter what you flash to the device. The knox counter (according to Chainfire) is hardware based in that it is an 'eFuse' buried somewhere inside one of the 'chips' on the device. When people talk about 'tripping' knox, they are essentially describing this eFuse being 'blown' which is why it can't be reset.
You could flash any/every conceivable combination of rom/kernel/bootloader/app etc continuously for the next 10 years, and it won't make a scrap of difference when it comes to trying to reset knox.......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Dear keithross39,thank you for your help and kindness!
Best regards!
Hello, maybe its just me, but Im not fully clear about rooting my phone. The thing is that I wouldnt loose my warranty, but Id use my loved root required features, such as viperaudio mod, etc.
So there are some methods already, but I dont know, if there any low effort root, or anything similar exist which not triggers knox counter If this method isnt exists, then is it possible to reset the counter after Ive flashed a custom rom / root?
Flashing an original firmware update with Odin will trigger the counter?
Thanks forwards for your help!
Draegloth said:
Hello, maybe its just me, but Im not fully clear about rooting my phone. The thing is that I wouldnt loose my warranty, but Id use my loved root required features, such as viperaudio mod, etc.
So there are some methods already, but I dont know, if there any low effort root, or anything similar exist which not triggers knox counter If this method isnt exists, then is it possible to reset the counter after Ive flashed a custom rom / root?
Flashing an original firmware update with Odin will trigger the counter?
Thanks forwards for your help!
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Root will trigger Knox. Some custom ROMs had Knox status set as 0x0 but it still has triggered the Knox fuse in reality. Triggering Knox will make you loose Samsung Pay for lifetime. But if you don't care about your warranty or Samsung pay then you could go ahead. There are thread showing you how to do so.