Root question - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Hi guys just got the s8 plus after returning the favour premium and what a phone amazing just a couple of questions
I'm looking to root is they any problems with unlocking bootloader ect like looking apps as the Sony phones loose drm keys ect
Also is they any common problems with the s8 plus that I should check over before I trip knox like display problems ect if not then I'll start flashing
Thanks again

brockyneo said:
Hi guys just got the s8 plus after returning the favour premium and what a phone amazing just a couple of questions
I'm looking to root is they any problems with unlocking bootloader ect like looking apps as the Sony phones loose drm keys ect
Also is they any common problems with the s8 plus that I should check over before I trip knox like display problems ect if not then I'll start flashing
Thanks again
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What model S8+ do you have? The international Exynos versions have root, custom recovery, ROM's, custom kernels, etc.... The US/Canadian Snapdragon models up until today had none of this. It looks like that as of today devs have achieved root for the Snapdragon S8+ after a long, hard battle, but the method still has to be packaged and released.
If you do end up flashing custom recovery/ROMS?etc, you will trip Knox.

stmims1124 said:
What model S8+ do you have? The international Exynos versions have root, custom recovery, ROM's, custom kernels, etc.... The US/Canadian Snapdragon models up until today had none of this. It looks like that as of today devs have achieved root for the Snapdragon S8+ after a long, hard battle, but the method still has to be packaged and released.
If you do end up flashing custom recovery/ROMS?etc, you will trip Knox.
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I'm not sure on the box I have the sm-g955f version not sure if that's the exynos version?
What does tripping knox brake as on the Xperia unlocking bootloader brakes all sorts from the camera to image enhancements
Thanks

brockyneo said:
I'm not sure on the box I have the sm-g955f version not sure if that's the exynos version?
What does tripping knox brake as on the Xperia unlocking bootloader brakes all sorts from the camera to image enhancements
Thanks
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You do have the international Exynos model S8+ (with Samsung's UFS 2.1 storage, you lucky bastard!), so root shouldn't be an issue. You will however loose the ability to use Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, Secure Folder, and anything else that uses Samsung Knox/Pay.
I believe there are a few threads in the Guides section here to walk you through the root process. I have a US Snapdragon model (w/ the slower Toshiba UFS 2.0), so I cannot attest to how these methods work, if they're reliable,etc., but I imagine you shouldn't have too much of an issue.

stmims1124 said:
You do have the international Exynos model S8+ (with Samsung's UFS 2.1 storage, you lucky bastard!), so root shouldn't be an issue. You will however loose the ability to use Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, Secure Folder, and anything else that uses Samsung Knox/Pay.
I believe there are a few threads in the Guides section here to walk you through the root process. I have a US Snapdragon model (w/ the slower Toshiba UFS 2.0), so I cannot attest to how these methods work, if they're reliable,etc., but I imagine you shouldn't have too much of an issue.
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Ah right thanks haha is they any known faults with the s8 plus that I should check over before I trip knox?
And I cannot see me using Samsung pay ect so should be ok just didn't want it messing any image inhancement ect as the display is amazing so was the xz premium but I couldn't live without root lol
Thanks again

brockyneo said:
Ah right thanks haha is they any known faults with the s8 plus that I should check over before I trip knox?
And I cannot see me using Samsung pay ect so should be ok just didn't want it messing any image inhancement ect as the display is amazing so was the xz premium but I couldn't live without root lol
Thanks again
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No problem. You shouldn't have any issues with the camera or photography or anything like that...as long as it's not security/payment related you are golden.
As far as known problems go, I don't have that particular model so I couldn't really comment on any issues intelligently. You may want to check out the Q&A section for you model to see what other people have to say. Of course, Samsung makes a s**t ton of these things, so you're always going to be able to find people online that have like some major glaring issue, but you may not be affected by it at all.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help
EDIT: Do not forget, tripping Knox does void your warranty, and there's no undoing it...It's permanent. For what that's worth...

stmims1124 said:
No problem. You shouldn't have any issues with the camera or photography or anything like that...as long as it's not security/payment related you are golden.
As far as known problems go, I don't have that particular model so I couldn't really comment on any issues intelligently. You may want to check out the Q&A section for you model to see what other people have to say. Of course, Samsung makes a s**t ton of these things, so you're always going to be able to find people online that have like some major glaring issue, but you may not be affected by it at all.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/help
EDIT: Do not forget, tripping Knox does void your warranty, and there's no undoing it...It's permanent. For what that's worth...
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great thanks for your help i didnt know the s8 plus had its own section lol
might be a strange question but does the s8 come pre loaded with pics and vids as my phone was sealed but doesnt have and preloaded media like the ones on the shop display
thanks

brockyneo said:
great thanks for your help i didnt know the s8 plus had its own section lol
might be a strange question but does the s8 come pre loaded with pics and vids as my phone was sealed but doesnt have and preloaded media like the ones on the shop display
thanks
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It could vary depending on region, but not that I know of...at least not on my US T-Mobile model. It had like 1 audio file though, which I deleted IMMEDIATELY.

Related

How can i root my note 4 without tripping knox?

My note 4 is a few days old. I want to root but im afraid i would void the waranty because of knox. I need to root inorder to fix the ext sd card write issue.
Any suggestions?
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Don't think there is anyway to root without tripping knox anymore. It's just upto people's personal choice whether root is worth tripping knox
sawdoctor said:
Don't think there is anyway to root without tripping knox anymore. It's just upto people's personal choice whether root is worth tripping knox
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so i guess i remove the note 4 from my list..
kamranhaghighi said:
so i guess i remove the note 4 from my list..
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planning on using a Nexus? ZTE? Cuz thats about all the OEMS that don't have some kind of setup that allows the OEM to know when you've rooted.
yes , nexus best thing ever, i don't know, i only care about the root, not custom roms but the customrom support is good
+. the sdcard issues
With Sammy adopting qmg in the note4 I think theming is going to be nigh on impossible till someone creates a converter
or themeing gets built directly into a custom rom..
Don't think you will be able to build theming into a custom tw rom with qmg but there's far more talanted themers than me on xda
not rooting is kinda impossible for me now
not being able to change game files, fixing sd card issue, ect, i miss old android
Knox isn't as important for most of us thankfully
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Itchiee said:
Knox isn't as important for most of us thankfully
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Correct. Unfortunately, tripping Knox will void warranty.
LegoFarmer said:
Correct. Unfortunately, tripping Knox will void warranty.
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i am always shocked to still read this with as many threads there are all over XDA about Knox generally NOT voiding warranty and Sammy will still repair hardware related issues even after you trip Knox. a few of the threads have conversations posted where Sammy rep even acknowledges they will fix it even with tripped Knox.
fletch33 said:
i am always shocked to still read this with as many threads there are all over XDA about Knox generally NOT voiding warranty and Sammy will still repair hardware related issues even after you trip Knox. a few of the threads have conversations posted where Sammy rep even acknowledges they will fix it even with tripped Knox.
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Hmm. Did not know that... Looks like the Note 4 is back in the air, or I wait for the HTC One M9
fletch33 said:
i am always shocked to still read this with as many threads there are all over XDA about Knox generally NOT voiding warranty and Sammy will still repair hardware related issues even after you trip Knox. a few of the threads have conversations posted where Sammy rep even acknowledges they will fix it even with tripped Knox.
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Yes, it's the rumor that won't die. Tripping Knox has nothing to do with hardware failure.
Hence why unless you really need knox for whatever purpose then it's not an issue.
Itchiee said:
Yes, it's the rumor that won't die. Tripping Knox has nothing to do with hardware failure.
Hence why unless you really need knox for whatever purpose then it's not an issue.
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Then I may actually get the Note 4 like I previously intended. Am I the only one who worries about choosing the correct phone for an upgrade? Haha the M9, S6, and G4 rumors are all so promising but a good wait. Thus is the concept of progression.
LegoFarmer said:
Then I may actually get the Note 4 like I previously intended. Am I the only one who worries about choosing the correct phone for an upgrade? Haha the M9, S6, and G4 rumors are all so promising but a good wait. Thus is the concept of progression.
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i never worry about upgrades. with a Note 4 in hand if for some bizarre reason i didnt like it or wanted something else you can easily make a swap on Craigslist for what you want. never had a problem getting what i wanted without having to spend much.
fletch33 said:
i never worry about upgrades. with a Note 4 in hand if for some bizarre reason i didnt like it or wanted something else you can easily make a swap on Craigslist for what you want. never had a problem getting what i wanted without having to spend much.
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The main thing I hate to lose with the Note 4 is custom ROMs and probably lack of theming options
bladefrost007 said:
My note 4 is a few days old. I want to root but im afraid i would void the waranty because of knox. I need to root inorder to fix the ext sd card write issue.
Any suggestions?
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Root cloak try it [emoji41]
shabbypenguin said:
planning on using a Nexus? ZTE? Cuz thats about all the OEMS that don't have some kind of setup that allows the OEM to know when you've rooted.
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kamranhaghighi said:
not rooting is kinda impossible for me now
not being able to change game files, fixing sd card issue, ect, i miss old android
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Well knox as per me was creates to block rooting of Samsung phones as there surely as of now is going to void your warranty if you root the phone..not sure why Samsung is going this way though as people who know about android would know what all can happen I.e. good and the bad once the phone is rooted..
So Samsung..please let the users choose their preference
in the near future when the phone is out longer there should be ways to put knox count to 0 and return to factory stock .

Root Galaxy s7 edge

hello all, can somebody advise me how to root my new galaxy s7 edge using a Mac? It seems like all the best software out there is Windows only at this point. Thanks for the help in advance
mizteranderson said:
hello all, can somebody advise me how to root my new galaxy s7 edge using a Mac? It seems like all the best software out there is Windows only at this point. Thanks for the help in advance
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You can't root the AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge - you can't root any AT&T android phones from what I understand.
They have locked the bootloader - Haven't been able to root for a few generations now.
Your best bet is the international variant or a T-Mobile Unlocked variant.
HNIC215 said:
You can't root the AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge - you can't root any AT&T android phones from what I understand.
They have locked the bootloader - Haven't been able to root for a few generations now.
Your best bet is the international variant or a T-Mobile Unlocked variant.
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The locked bootloader has definitely slowed down development of rooting methods but so far it's still been possible. I've had an S3, S4, S5 and S6 and all have been rooted.
Personally I do believe there'll be a root exploit for the S7 Edge but it'll soon be patched.
If so then once you're rooted don't plan on taking any updates the exploit will be patched and that'll be it.
There'll be no custom kernels or TWRP.
FlashFire should work though and with that possibly Xposed with some modding possible.
All of this is purely conjecture of course.
There's a real possibility of no root at all as well.
"And on that bombshell!"
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HNIC215 said:
You can't root the AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge - you can't root any AT&T android phones from what I understand.
They have locked the bootloader - Haven't been able to root for a few generations now.
Your best bet is the international variant or a T-Mobile Unlocked variant.
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yeah no, haven't had a phone not rooted thru att
Does anyone know what features will lost on the galaxy s7 edge if I were to root the device? Will Samsung pay still work?
mizteranderson said:
Does anyone know what features will lost on the galaxy s7 edge if I were to root the device? Will Samsung pay still work?
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So far there isn't any root available for any S7 Edge devices .
If there is eventually I'm assuming that yes Samsung Pay will not function.
"And on that bombshell!"
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s6freak said:
If there is eventually I'm assuming that yes Samsung Pay will not function.
"And on that bombshell!"
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Yup, from my understanding - if you root at all, EVER - Samsung Pay will be permanently disabled on that device.
Most root options will kill the KNOX chip which is needed for NFC security causing no payment options to work over NFC.
HNIC215 said:
You can't root the AT&T Galaxy S7 Edge - you can't root any AT&T android phones from what I understand.
They have locked the bootloader - Haven't been able to root for a few generations now.
Your best bet is the international variant or a T-Mobile Unlocked variant.
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Uh...my AT&T Nexus 6 is rooted. Development has really dropped off, but I wouldn't say it's definitely not going to happen. I really want the S7 Edge, but the lack of the ability to root is making me hold off. I'm a huge impulse buyer and this is making me nuts LOL.
nooomoto said:
Uh...my AT&T Nexus 6 is rooted. Development has really dropped off, but I wouldn't say it's definitely not going to happen. I really want the S7 Edge, but the lack of the ability to root is making me hold off. I'm a huge impulse buyer and this is making me nuts LOL.
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I finally broke down and bought it. Im coming from an HTC M8 and have flashed roms on every android I've owned. Didnt want to wait for new Nexus or M10 so I broke down and just bought a phone. I finally think im over the modding stage of phones because they just work like they should now. Finally!
JayRollaTSi said:
I finally broke down and bought it. Im coming from an HTC M8 and have flashed roms on every android I've owned. Didnt want to wait for new Nexus or M10 so I broke down and just bought a phone. I finally think im over the modding stage of phones because they just work like they should now. Finally!
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I agree. I've never had an Android phone that wasn't rooted, but I have yet to see a reason to even root the S7. I realize there are hardcore modders out there that just need root, and that's cool and maybe someday (if root is available) I will root this phone as well. I just haven't seen a need for it yet.
For me, the biggest reason to have root on a Samsung phone is their poor track record with providing updates especially on carrier branded phones.
I still carry an AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and have full Android Wear integration because I have root and can install good custom ROMs.
JayRollaTSi said:
Most root options will kill the KNOX chip which is needed for NFC security causing no payment options to work over NFC.
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OR MST as it will kill Samsung Pay all together
When I first got my S5 from at&t, I, of course, rooted it as soon as it was possible. It came with that lame ISIS card (that American Express) changed the name for obvious reasons to soft card. It used NFC and I could use it when rooted through an app in xposed to grant access.
This was all done with a locked bootloader. Seems like with each new phone it becomes more and more difficult, but usually find some kind of workaround.
I never tripped KNOX. It's still 0x0.
Regarding KNOX, it's my understanding that there have been some root exploits on previous generation phones that did not trip it. Is that incorrect?
I'm hoping something will come around for the S7 that will leave KNOX intact. I've never really used any NFC payment methods and could definitely live without them, but it does seem to me that this is the generation where Samsung Pay, Android Pay, etc, are really going to come into their own. . . .
czucker said:
Regarding KNOX, it's my understanding that there have been some root exploits on previous generation phones that did not trip it. Is that incorrect?
I'm hoping something will come around for the S7 that will leave KNOX intact. I've never really used any NFC payment methods and could definitely live without them, but it does seem to me that this is the generation where Samsung Pay, Android Pay, etc, are really going to come into their own. . . .
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It isn't root that trips Knox it's flashing a custom recovery and or custom kernel and since the bootloader is locked down tight I doubt seriously if we have to worry about that.
If there will be a root for the G935A FlashFire doesn't trip Knox and will work if a dev will build a Stockish T/W Rom.
Actually I'd be happy to root just for Xposed so I can use 3minit battery mod and center clock
"And on that bombshell!"
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s7freak said:
Actually I'd be happy to root just for Xposed so I can use 3minit battery mod and center clock
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Agreed. While A small part of me misses CM, I actually don't mind the TouchWiz on the S7. I would be happy staying stock and being able to run a few root apps. Titanium Backup, BBS, etc. . . .
Seems like folks keep tossing in that the phone may never get rooted. . . . Has that really happened with any of the flagships? It seems like most phones do eventually get opened up.
czucker said:
Agreed. While A small part of me misses CM, I actually don't mind the TouchWiz on the S7. I would be happy staying stock and being able to run a few root apps. Titanium Backup, BBS, etc. . . .
Seems like folks keep tossing in that the phone may never get rooted. . . . Has that really happened with any of the flagships? It seems like most phones do eventually get opened up.
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Yes the ATT and Verizon Note5 never had Root and after one of the updates the S6 Edge wasn't rootable either.
We'll see but IF someone does drop root on us don't unroot and take an update they'll patch that exploit ASAP
"And on that bombshell!"
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I see some videos on YouTube on people rooting their galaxy S7 edge with King root, is that a good method to use?

Warning about root

if you root this phone and trip knox fuse counter. you will NEVER EVER be able to use the great feature of MST through samsung pay.
My thoughts . since we have a non root hotspot and all bloatware (which isnt that much) can be disabled
the phone has so much customization incl uded i am not rooting the phone. the battery lasts 2 days easy with medium
use. no bugs at all i can find. what more can you ask for.
Remember Root no MST (mst is the ability to use the old card swipers at any location with the phone. it sends card you addeds magnetic strip info to the swiper )
UNLESS you can root without tripping the know counter. its unreversalble
carry on
First phone I've owned that I dont see myself rooting. I really like the Samsung Pay.
Yea I'm coming from the S6 and couldn't use it but enjoying Samsung Pay now
You don't have to worry about that. All US versions are locked down. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3327399
After 8 generations of HTC phones, I decided to try Samsung this year as M10 rumors were they were ditching Boomsound my favorite feature of the M phones. I felt edge was far superior this year at least based on the rumors which getting this close to launch are usually spot on. I was well aware that I was going to have to decide to trip knox or not if I wanted root. While there is more customization and control with Android 6 it still doesn't compare to having everything wide open, especially if you are use to S-OFF.
Is the trade off worth it? Well I think so at least right now, this device is superior to pretty much anything out at the moment. I'm already missing Xposed, Titanium Backup & AdAway. The lock down on these devices is just getting so bad, while I understand they shouldn't come rooted out of the box but give us a choice. We may not even have the option of tripping Knox at this point. Part of the reason I stayed with Sprint for so long is they were more friendly with unlocking phones then big red but everything seems to be going the wrong direction.
Even if root is granted, it will just be patched and it's only going to get more secure and difficult each generation. I guess we just might have to start accepting that this is just how it is. Kinda sad, I'm just so use to having it even back in the Windows Mobile days I was running custom roms.
v8dreaming said:
You don't have to worry about that. All US versions are locked down. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3327399
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No they are already rooted with custom kernels and roms deodexed and odexed
These boys dont.play
Yess of course
I'm fine removing Samsung Pay if I get the benefits of rooting.
Robalboa said:
Works on our phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3335727
ROM stock firmware Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE SM-G935P ROOT TWRP Drivers
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I thought the bootloader was locked on all the carriers this year?
Someone give it a shot and let us know ?
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I thought the bootloader was locked on all the carriers this year?
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It still has the unlock bootloader button in developer options just like the S6 had
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It still has the unlock bootloader button in developer options just like the S6 had
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Interesting, I'm not gonna go first I still haven't decided if I wanna trip knox or not if the bootloader is in fact able to be unlocked.
Robalboa said:
Works on our phones http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3335727
ROM stock firmware Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE SM-G935P ROOT TWRP Drivers
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This link only shows 935F -- not 935P. Am I missing something?
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This link only shows 935F -- not 935P. Am I missing something?
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as stated above there a option to
unlock the bootloader in Dev options. im not sure all the details because i see no benefit to root right now but
they do have the phone rooted and they are modding kernels and system as wee speak. also custom recovery.
TWRP will inject root upon install and start up to reboot.
This is just a warning about root to anyone so they know the Deal with Samsung pay and MST
I do see it says 900f but theres numerous reports of it working on the 900P
you know these guys are flashaholics lol
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as stated above there a option to
unlock the bootloader in Dev options. im not sure all the details because i see no benefit to root right now but
they do have the phone rooted and they are modding kernels and system as wee speak. also custom recovery.
TWRP will inject root upon install and start up to reboot.
This is just a warning about root to anyone so they know the Deal with Samsung pay and MST
I do see it says 900f but theres numerous reports of it working on the 900P
you know these guys are flashaholics lol
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Thanks for the tip! I'm a huge fan of custom roms and the prospect of xposed so I'm very much looking forward to rooting. I'll wait a little though for a more concrete path and at least a rom to flash.
Robalboa said:
as stated above there a option to
unlock the bootloader in Dev options. im not sure all the details because i see no benefit to root right now but
they do have the phone rooted and they are modding kernels and system as wee speak. also custom recovery.
TWRP will inject root upon install and start up to reboot.
This is just a warning about root to anyone so they know the Deal with Samsung pay and MST
I do see it says 900f but theres numerous reports of it working on the 900P
you know these guys are flashaholics lol
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I've never used Samsung Pay but I need a rooted phone to restore a ton of data. Stock ROM is adequate for me. I played with custom ROMs years ago and they were just a time suck. I was flashing them almost daily. The stock ROM is good as long as its rooted.
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I've never used Samsung Pay but I need a rooted phone to restore a ton of data. Stock ROM is adequate for me. I played with custom ROMs years ago and they were just a time suck. I was flashing them almost daily. The stock ROM is good as long as its rooted.
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Samsung pay is the only way to use MST or use ur phone for old card swipers. But thats your call
Samsung pay is useless to me. And as far as I can tell that's the only benefit to not rooting. I've read there are other benefits but that's the only one I've seen posted, Other than warranty.
To me; rooting is more beneficial. Removing advertising is the biggest. Then a basic debloated rom is second. Adding apps that are not usable on non-rooted phone would be my third reason.
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Samsung pay is useless to me. And as far as I can tell that's the only benefit to not rooting. I've read there are other benefits but that's the only one I've seen posted, Other than warranty.
To me; rooting is more beneficial. Removing advertising is the biggest. Then a basic debloated rom is second. Adding apps that are not usable on non-rooted phone would be my third reason.
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I'm kinda feeling the same way. Can't use Samsung Pay as a total replacement anyway and I just looked they don't even support Capital One cards at least yet anyway. That was one thing google did right back in the day with wallet, you could link any card. Still looks cool but ad block is one of the main reasons I root as well. I'm giving AdGaurd a shot (I use that on my desktop) and you can side load it to Android it creates a local VPN connection to the app to filter all traffic. Kinda annoying you always have a notification saying it's running also doesn't block youtube ads which Xposed worked awesome for that. I miss TI as well. Warranty void I feel so so about. S-OFF you could at least remove a tampered flag on an HTC although HTC would still have record of you doing a dev unlock token even if reset everything.

Does the performance degradation after root also affect the international G935F?

Hello, I hope it's not against the rules to open a 3d to ask such a question, but I wasn't able to find any specific answer in the various 3ds.
Basically, as far as I know rooting a S7 Edge ( at least the t-mobile/sprint/etc variants ) means a performance degradation due to a custom kernel, which can be mitigated by various tricks but still not 100% - correct me if I'm wrong.
I have the international no brand G935F, Exynos CPU, bought in Europe (Italy) - does that still apply? I'd like to avoid losing my warranty just to get a not-optimal phone, which would mean unroot, which would mean basically throw away the warranty and Knox.
Thanks in advance for any info, if it's already written somewhere I apologize, I wasn't able to find it
Shark107 said:
Basically, as far as I know rooting a S7 Edge ( at least the t-mobile/sprint/etc variants ) means a performance degradation due to a custom kernel, which can be mitigated by various tricks but still not 100% - correct me if I'm wrong.
I have the international no brand G935F, Exynos CPU, bought in Europe (Italy) - does that still apply? I'd like to avoid losing my warranty just to get a not-optimal phone, which would mean unroot, which would mean basically throw away the warranty and Knox
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Rooted mine the other night and threw on a custom rom (just basic really) I quickly made and have no performance issues at all. I'm using stock kernel too. I think you'll be fine unless you want to use things like Samsung / Android Pay etc that requires no root
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Rooted mine the other night and threw on a custom rom (just basic really) I quickly made and have no performance issues at all. I'm using stock kernel too. I think you'll be fine unless you want to use things like Samsung / Android Pay etc that requires no root
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so no lag, no excessive heat, battery lasts the usual etc? thanks a lot!
Never noticed any performance degradation after I rooted my phones. Xposed on the other hand causes slowdowns, even without many modules. That's the reason why I stopped using it.
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so no lag, no excessive heat, battery lasts the usual etc? thanks a lot!
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No everything is sweet
thanks folks, root it is then just to be sure, whatever info I read about having to use a custom kernel (engineer kernel?) does not apply to this procedure, I just need to use the awesome chainfire auto-root and magic happens, right? thank you so much for the info, too bad I can't use xposed if it's a source of problems, I was pretty much in love with it on my older phones ^^
Shark107 said:
thanks folks, root it is then just to be sure, whatever info I read about having to use a custom kernel (engineer kernel?) does not apply to this procedure, I just need to use the awesome chainfire auto-root and magic happens, right? thank you so much for the info, too bad I can't use xposed if it's a source of problems, I was pretty much in love with it on my older phones ^^
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Eh, you can use xposed. My battery life is amazing and I use a lot of modules.
Galactus said:
Eh, you can use xposed. My battery life is amazing and I use a lot of modules.
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No slowdowns as well? I'm just asking because another user here mentioned the problem
Btw, if I want to do an OTA do I have to use SmartSwitch and just re-root using ChainFire?

US Cellular Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge SM-G920R and SM-G925R4 ROM Development

Hello all,
I would like to raise a simple question today, as to ask WHY does the USC Variant of S6 and S6 Edge DO NOT receive any attention from the devs?I I have seen so many roms and different developments for probably EVERY variant of the S6 and S6 edge but NOT the US Cellular?? Is there any major hardware difference (which I dont see) or something else? Its really disturbing to have a BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED device and yet be so deprived of custom roms.
Thank you, please respond with reasons if someone can.
Ansur_Mehdi said:
Hello all,
I would like to raise a simple question today, as to ask WHY does the USC Variant of S6 and S6 Edge DO NOT receive any attention from the devs?I I have seen so many roms and different developments for probably EVERY variant of the S6 and S6 edge but NOT the US Cellular?? Is there any major hardware difference (which I dont see) or something else? Its really disturbing to have a BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED device and yet be so deprived of custom roms.
Thank you, please respond with reasons if someone can.
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the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.
joecool666 said:
the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.
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I dont have nougat since USC hasnt released the update yet, and since I once flashed a wrong Google Pixel based rom on it, my knox is probably tripped, PLUS I dont care about KNOX since I dont ever use mobile pay or related services, I will be more then happy to kick Knox out of my phone as a matter of fact
Anyways, If Exynos is not dev friendly, how did the devs release roms for AT&T, Verizon, TMob etc carriers? They sport the same chip, dont they?
Anyways thanks for the response!
joecool666 said:
the chip is not developer friendly.not worth blowing knox for this.im on the sm-g925f .and i wouldend have blown my chip if i had knowen the lack of development.so if you have a intact knox keep it as your going to have more issues with nougat 7.many app relay on knox and more to come.
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A question slightly out of the topic, CAN I FLASH A ROM FOR OTHER GS6 EDGE VARIANT ON USC?? If Yes, WHICH VARIANT ROMS CAN WORK ON THIS ONE?
Ansur_Mehdi said:
I dont have nougat since USC hasnt released the update yet, and since I once flashed a wrong Google Pixel based rom on it, my knox is probably tripped, PLUS I dont care about KNOX since I dont ever use mobile pay or related services, I will be more then happy to kick Knox out of my phone as a matter of fact
Anyways, If Exynos is not dev friendly, how did the devs release roms for AT&T, Verizon, TMob etc carriers? They sport the same chip, dont they?
Anyways thanks for the response!
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not to sure im only looking in to this myself .but i know what you mean.but the end of the day its not going to get any better for development on any versions of this device.regards Joe.
Ansur_Mehdi said:
A question slightly out of the topic, CAN I FLASH A ROM FOR OTHER GS6 EDGE VARIANT ON USC?? If Yes, WHICH VARIANT ROMS CAN WORK ON THIS ONE?
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not sure you'll have to research your device forum,p.s take caps off lol.
joecool666 said:
not sure you'll have to research your device forum,p.s take caps off lol.
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Haha, taken the caps off, lol. My device has no dedicated forum on xda
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Haha, taken the caps off, lol. My device has no dedicated forum on xda
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/samsung-galaxy-s-6--s-6-edge-unified-development
this might help. regards joe
All ROMs I tried on my s6 edge never worked, even the unified ROMs. The touchscreen never worked which was from the kernel and unknown baseband version. If we had some custom kernels this might solve the issues if not the touchscreen issue.
SrZambie said:
All ROMs I tried on my s6 edge never worked, even the unified ROMs. The touchscreen never worked which was from the kernel and unknown baseband version. If we had some custom kernels this might solve the issues if not the touchscreen issue.
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I had the exact issue as you did, touch did not respond on a custom rom so I switched back to official ROM.
us cellular stock rom s6
can anyone please direct me to a link where i can get the stock firmware for my galaxy s6 us cellular g920r4tyu
Lowwing_74 said:
can anyone please direct me to a link where i can get the stock firmware for my galaxy s6 us cellular g920r4tyu
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check out updato.com then Look in Firmware Tabs and Finally Search for your device

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