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Root E5823 on marshmallow

For those who didn't know already: yes, there's a way to root Z5 compact with MM. Bootloader needs to be unlocked.
(1) Install Marshmallow. I did it with flashtool. (I used E5823_32.1.A.1.163_1299-0270_R7C)
--> Clean install, if not, you'll get Google Play Store and Google Play Service to be forced to close.
(2) Install another kernel over here. It's AndroPlus kernel, and I choose the latest version (v20).
--> extract boot.img
-->> (in fastboot mode: power down + press vol up + insert USB) fastboot flash boot boot.img
Edit 20/03/2016: Don't use this version of TWRP. It won't work.
(3) Install TWRP over here, like found in this threat. It's TWRP 3.0.0
--> rename recovery.img
-->> fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
(4) Flash SuperSU like you can find here. I flashed v2.65
You can reboot, your Z5 compact will be on Android 6.0 with Root Access.
By the way, read this before you try to install Xposed.
It's possible to install Xposed. I used v80-sdk23-arm64.zip (framework to flash) and XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk as installer.

thanks for the summary. It might be worth mentioning that there's a way to keep the DRM functionalities with unlocked bootloader, even when the keys are erased. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/sony-credentials-restore-unlocking-t3296383
Didn't try it for myself, but according to the replys, it looks very promising.

Won't hurt you to mention its for Unlocked Bootloader (UB)...

Thanks for the guide, I'll try this once I get home.
E: Clean install means I should wipe my userdata?

bubimir13 said:
Won't hurt you to mention its for Unlocked Bootloader (UB)...
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You're 100% right. I didn't think about that, because my bootloader was already unlocked.
Kallu609 said:
Thanks for the guide, I'll try this once I get home.
E: Clean install means I should wipe my userdata?
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Clean install = you need to wipe userdata (not SD card)
Dirty install = you flash new ROM without changing existing userdata.
So indeed, you need to start on a blank canvas and reinstall your apps.
--> If you're using a password manager, like LastPass or something else, it's way easier to start off from a clean system. If you're not using a password manager yet, maybe it's time to reconsider using one.

for me a big point to mention here: sdcard is not workin gat the moment..
so you do have to place all things you need to flash on internal storage.

youvedone said:
for me a big point to mention here: sdcard is not workin gat the moment..
so you do have to place all things you need to flash on internal storage.
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Weird...
For me, having root access didn't change anything to SD card performance. Which means (for me):
- no problem to install/flash SuperSU using my external SD card.
- no difference after root was installed. I still can flash anything from SD Card.

does it have to be E5823_32.1.A.1.163_1299-0270_R7C?
I'm currently on 32.1.A.1.163_1298_7782_R9C.
should i flash the R7C one?

youvedone said:
for me a big point to mention here: sdcard is not workin gat the moment..
so you do have to place all things you need to flash on internal storage.
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Helleren said:
does it have to be E5823_32.1.A.1.163_1299-0270_R7C?
I'm currently on 32.1.A.1.163_1298_7782_R9C.
should i flash the R7C one?
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I only wanted to share the way *I* did it. (because different people mentioned there's no root for Z5C)
I guess it will work with any E5823_32.1.A.* and. it. could also work with other/newer kernels/TWRP/superSU... but I didn't test anything else than this device and this setup. + I know for me it didn't work with TWRP 2.8.7.

toxic_garden said:
thanks for the summary. It might be worth mentioning that there's a way to keep the DRM functionalities with unlocked bootloader, even when the keys are erased. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/sony-credentials-restore-unlocking-t3296383
Didn't try it for myself, but according to the replys, it looks very promising.
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The solution to restore drm functions is already included in the Andropluskernel
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youvedone said:
for me a big point to mention here: sdcard is not workin gat the moment..
so you do have to place all things you need to flash on internal storage.
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For me sdcard is working normally under Marshmallow, but can't be mounted in TWRP

--jenana-- said:
I only wanted to share the way *I* did it. (because different people mentioned there's no root for Z5C)
I guess it will work with any E5823_32.1.A.* and. it. could also work with other/newer kernels/TWRP/superSU... but I didn't test anything else than this device and this setup. + I know for me it didn't work with TWRP 2.8.7.
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Allright,I'll give it a go with the Nordic combined firmware.

Has anybody tried to encrypt after rooting?

Anybody knows if this could work on a E5803 model?
Sent from my E5803 using Tapatalk

I don't really understand the Kernel stuff. But would this just be a workaround to get root for now?
Is it stable?
Would you recommend waiting for a future release?
Thanks!

vibo2013 said:
The solution to restore drm functions is already included in the Andropluskernel
Hang on.... so do i have to follow the guide to update the drm functions or you saying the kernel already has this built in? as in all i need to do is flash the kernel and rom
And can i backup my TA like on the z1c.
Thanks
kam
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do_salah said:
vibo2013 said:
The solution to restore drm functions is already included in the Andropluskernel
Hang on.... so do i have to follow the guide to update the drm functions or you saying the kernel already has this built in? as in all i need to do is flash the kernel and rom
And can i backup my TA like on the z1c.
Thanks
kam
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"...Added DRM functions restore patch (thanks tobias.waldvogel)
--This is just a fallback and you have to delete contents of /data/credmgr to enable restore patch...."
Thats what the Changelog on the Androplus Kernel Website says
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For me scared is working to! I also did not wipe my user data. I just flashed the german vodafone firmware over my existing LP 5.0.2 using flashtool, which kept all my apps. The rest was done as described in the first post. The only app which caused trouble was spotify, I just reinstalled it and everything was fine ...

kevinwu128 said:
I don't really understand the Kernel stuff. But would this just be a workaround to get root for now?
Is it stable?
Would you recommend waiting for a future release?
Thanks!
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No, nothing about this is stable.
-- Dirty flash of MM could mean that certain apps or parts of the system become unstable.
-- TWRP 3.0 is only released a few days ago. Could contain bugs, who knows...
-- AndroPlus kernel is work in progress. Literally "status: testing". And for more info about that kernel, you can always read/ask in that threat (I don't know the ins and outs of kernels at all)
-- Xposed + it's modules: all work in progress. Some could be stable, some could be buggy.
For now, this is a way to get root. Maybe other developers come with different methods to root, maybe not. But getting root access means: f*ck*ng around with your system on the deepest possible level and breaking some "stability" sony intended to give us. If you would like to take advantage of what root access can give you: give it a try. If you're afraid to break anything: stay away from it or be prepared that you'll have to start over from scratch.

Yes forgot that to clear. Sdcard is working in running system, but not in twrp. Thats no big deal, only nice to know...
And I've tried it german customied did work.. Schud not make any difference as long as it the same version number...
Drm restoration I couldnt check until now.
Nice that I now can restore my app data with titanium backup
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--jenana-- said:
Weird...
For me, having root access didn't change anything to SD card performance. Which means (for me):
- no problem to install/flash SuperSU using my external SD card.
- no difference after root was installed. I still can flash anything from SD Card.
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I'll think I have to try again. Perhaps the first boot something was going wrong.. But I couldn't access sdcard and flash supersu from the card with twrp. SoI booted, copied supersu to internal "sdcard" and from there it worked.. I also tried to mount sdcard.. No reaction (but also only at first boot)

--jenana-- said:
No, nothing about this is stable.
-- Dirty flash of MM could mean that certain apps or parts of the system become unstable.
-- TWRP 3.0 is only released a few days ago. Could contain bugs, who knows...
-- AndroPlus kernel is work in progress. Literally "status: testing". And for more info about that kernel, you can always read/ask in that threat (I don't know the ins and outs of kernels at all)
-- Xposed + it's modules: all work in progress. Some could be stable, some could be buggy.
For now, this is a way to get root. Maybe other developers come with different methods to root, maybe not. But getting root access means: f*ck*ng around with your system on the deepest possible level and breaking some "stability" sony intended to give us. If you would like to take advantage of what root access can give you: give it a try. If you're afraid to break anything: stay away from it or be prepared that you'll have to start over from scratch.
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Thanks for the reply, i can't stand lollipop anymore so i'll give it a try ! I'll update once done!

Lost Root in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Just now I lost root. My phone working 2 weeks rooted without problem.
SuperSu write me that there is no SU binary installed. I tried with Odin and CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte to root again but the same not root.

Hey me too! Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Root was working fine but suddenly lost root, came up with some storage full error, next thing I know, lost root.
Root checker says: Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device.
Lemme know if you have any solutions. i'm probably gonna try to backup and then reroot
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Rerooting with chainfire's AP still shows Root Access is not properly installed. Using Odin3-v3.10.6.exe
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Name: CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte-hero2ltexx-smg935f.tar.md5
Size: 87521359 bytes (83 MB)
SHA1: A890B3824A15BEDC35895ECD682B0EDD446636EF
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Originally Posted by Yanush7
Hi,
I’m writing this to hopefully clarify a little bit the situation about how to get root again on your Samsung device.
The easiest way (which I tasted on my Galaxy S7 Edge), which doesn`t require playing with extraction of boot.img etc., is the following:
1) Check what is your current ROM version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2772624
2) Download corresponding ROM from - 1GB~~ Download Takes few hours
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
It takes some time for download to complete (sammobile is slow for free users) but it is worth waiting IMO.
Tip: when you find your ROM there, you can copy the full filename and try to google it for some mirror links, just be smart and do not download from some trash sites.
3) Download newest Odin 3.11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1463117260
4) Download updated CF Auto Root (all the files now are already updated by Chainfire, and it will protect you from losing root again)
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
5) Using Odin, flash your ROM (which you just downloaded) to your device. I won`t describe whole process, as there is many tutorials. But in general, after putting your phone in Download Mode, and connecting to PC, you run Odin, and you select only the AP file (you can ignore the other files in package with names that starts from CSC, BT, Home_CSC etc.)
You will not lose any data. This is important. If you download ROM which match the ROM you already have on your phone, then you can flash the entire ROM without losing any data, settings etc.
6) After flashing your ROM, now you can flash CF Auto Root and root your phone like you did once before.
I tested it on my phone and everything worked without problem.

pd56 said:
Just now I lost root. My phone working 2 weeks rooted without problem.
SuperSu write me that there is no SU binary installed. I tried with Odin and CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte to root again but the same not root.
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Haha me too! The last thing I remember doing is unfreezing the edge screen functions and logging into that "oncircle" or whatever thing. Because I've never known what it is! And the next thing I know, TB doesn't have too. I had it minutes ago. Then I reflashed SuperSU from TWRP and its back to normal. And froze that useless edge screen nonsense.
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IVPathfinder said:
Hey me too! Samsung Galaxy S7
Root was working fine but suddenly lost root, came up with some storage full error, next thing I know, lost root.
Root checker says: Sorry! Root access is not properly installed on this device.
Lemme know if you have any solutions. i'm probably gonna try to backup and then reroot
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Rerooting with chainfire's AP still shows Root Access is not properly installed. Using Odin3-v3.10.6.exe
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Name: CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte-hero2ltexx-smg935f.tar.md5
Size: 87521359 bytes (83 MB)
SHA1: A890B3824A15BEDC35895ECD682B0EDD446636EF
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OK
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Do you not have TWRP?

thedisturbedone said:
Haha me too! The last thing I remember doing is unfreezing the edge screen functions and logging into that "oncircle" or whatever thing. Because I've never known what it is! And the next thing I know, TB doesn't have too. I had it minutes ago. Then I reflashed SuperSU from TWRP and its back to normal. And froze that useless edge screen nonsense.
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Do you not have TWRP?
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In the beginning when i lost root i had after not. I flashed again and restore inside from TWRP older back up. First reboot looks that I have root. I hope to stay like that.

Nop again I lost root without to do anything.

pd56 said:
Nop again I lost root without to do anything.
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Do a Full wipe, reroot and your problems will be gone.

pd56 said:
Nop again I lost root without to do anything.
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Oh sorry to hear that! I have mine intact so far. I don't know what exactly caused it..but I had a random reboot today!

We must wait for updates superSu or TW. I made clean stock firmware flash and after one hour had the same, no root

Tiny Wiz said:
Do a Full wipe, reroot and your problems will be gone.
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If i do a full wipe, will i lose all my installed programs and have to reinstall everything again?
Edit: Only asking because i also lost root after installing the latest Australian Optus firmware so i went back to older firmware.

krico said:
If i do a full wipe, will i lose all my installed programs and have to reinstall everything again?
Edit: Only asking because i also lost root after installing the latest Australian Optus firmware so i went back to older firmware.
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Yes you need to reinstall all your programs and don't forget to take backup of data (pictures, videos, documents, music).
At the same time you will remove the "bug" that is causing the removal of root.
Normally root don't disapear for no reason unless there is a bug in SuperSU, or you have installed a program that you might or might not know removes root.
If there was such a bug in SuperSU that removes itself then there would be a widespread reaction among other users and an update would have been released.
So try it out, and please report back so others with similar problem can see if it was success or not.

I also lost root today...
My guess is I saw an OTA security update(google android) going on today and after some time(it has been installed) I realised I lost root.
Weird is that I am on a custom ROM TEKXnesis HYBRID S7E URv4.5
I thought that being on a custom ROM I will not get OTA updates anymore ?!

Tiny Wiz said:
Yes you need to reinstall all your programs and don't forget to take backup of data (pictures, videos, documents, music).
At the same time you will remove the "bug" that is causing the removal of root.
Normally root don't disapear for no reason unless there is a bug in SuperSU, or you have installed a program that you might or might not know removes root.
If there was such a bug in SuperSU that removes itself then there would be a widespread reaction among other users and an update would have been released.
So try it out, and please report back so others with similar problem can see if it was success or not.
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Yesterday I got an safety guideline update. Maybe this cause problems on your rooted phones? As I read this happened out of no where, so maybe it's caused from this update.
Sent from my SM-G935F using XDA-Developers mobile app

Tiny Wiz said:
If there was such a bug in SuperSU that removes itself then there would be a widespread reaction among other users and an update would have been released.
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Bug or no bug (and I hope it is the former), there already is a widespread reaction. I lost root out of the blue - 935FD rooted with CF auto root method, no TWRP, Xposed installed using FlashFire, stock ROM. The last update I recall was to an Xposed module called "Flat Style Bar Indicators" - which is totally awesome and works very well.
I don't think I want to go the TWRP route, wipe everything and start from scratch, only to lose root again.
Fingers crossed for it to be an SU bug and simply fixed by flashing an updated version via ODIN.
And now that I've lost root, will I be able to get and install OTA update when one for my region becomes available?

i lost my phone , but not the root

I lost root randomly as well on my Galaxy S7 G930F. I rooted the phone about a month ago and had no issues at all. This just appeared randomly out out of the blue. I'm thinking it might have been some sort of OTA security update pushed to my phone as some others mentioned, but I can't be sure. I tried re-rooting with CF-Autoroot, but SuperSU still says I'm not rooted. Will an update to CF-Autoroot or SuperSU fix this? I would prefer not to start from scratch.

I had the same problem and stop Security Aytomatic updates. Looks than 12 hours now and still I have the root. Hope to stay like that

Yep same here, I mentioned this a few days ago. I went with CF Auto Root and flashed zips with FlashFire. I did get a warning about a security policy update around the same time. I think I picked the install later option. Lost root in the end though. I went with the nuclear option
Flashed stock image, updated to latest UK OTA. Flashed TWRP, didn't full wipe after setting up (I don't need /data to be accessed, I just flash zip from external SD). So I still have encryption. Didn't flash dm verity (don't need to). Back to normal now. I've rebooted multiple times and haven't lost root yet. I've disabled automatic security updates too.

Same happened to me, I receiced a security update notification, and then, in titanium back up I realize I lost root, fortunately I was able to reboot in TWRP with button combo and flashed supersu.zip to gain root again, but I'm curios how this happened and what backdoor this security update use to unroot
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Hey WTF. I have also a Galaxy S7 Edge SMG935F and about one week ago I had root with no problems. Today I wanted to use root again and my TB tells me no root. So i download root checker and it also tells me no root. So I rerooted my Samsung with CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte-hero2ltexx-smg935f and then tried again and still I have no root. I have not done any updates. So what the hack has happened. I don't want to wipe my Samsung just to find out it might not work or I will lose root again. Can someone please help me or tell me what happened. Thanks.
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stremax said:
Same happened to me, I receiced a security update notification, and then, in titanium back up I realize I lost root, fortunately I was able to reboot in TWRP with button combo and flashed supersu.zip to gain root again, but I'm curios how this happened and what backdoor this security update use to unroot
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Hey can I flash a custom recovery without root to be able to use the supersu.zip to gain root again?

chrisdzie said:
Hey WTF. I have also a Galaxy S7 Edge SMG935F and about one week ago I had root with no problems. Today I wanted to use root again and my TB tells me no root. So i download root checker and it also tells me no root. So I rerooted my Samsung with CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte-hero2ltexx-smg935f and then tried again and still I have no root. I have not done any updates. So what the hack has happened. I don't want to wipe my Samsung just to find out it might not work or I will lose root again. Can someone please help me or tell me what happened. Thanks.
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Hey can I flash a custom recovery without root to be able to use the supersu.zip to gain root again?
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Just follow the TWRP install steps. You have to full wipe if you don't have an external SD card to flash mods unless you want to disable encryption............which I don't think is a smart idea.

Any way to twrp a CID 11 sm-g900v?

Hi I have a CID 11 sm-g900v that I would like to install twrp recovery on. Is there any way to unlock the bootloader or flash it or do anything to get twrp on it?
The reason I ask is I would love to have magisk manager on it, but from what I understand it needs twrp on the phone first.
I want to have root, but I also want to play certain games on Google Play that won't install if it detects you have root. Magisk has a way to hide root on your phone.
IMO it's complete BS that they do this. It's no one else's business if your phone is rooted or not. I kind of wish I could dual-boot my phone. One partition that has an OS with root access, and another partition with an OS that doesn't. Of course even if that was possible I would need an unlocked bootloader to do that.
Anyways any help would be appreciated.

Install TWRP using g odin

Nah sorry bro CID 11 has no bootloader unlock so you can't install TWRP.

My phone has cid 11 and I install TWRP and ROMs all the time!

What variant of the s5 do you have?

Kltevzw. I flash TWRP for klte in odin.

ddjr said:
Kltevzw. I flash TWRP for klte in odin.
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Unless you've somehow gotten it unlocked, then I doubt that. Give him some info rather than the one line answers.

What can I say? I download TWRP for klte on to my computer. I open the Odin program, left click run as administrator. In the AP slot I put TWRP for klte. Turn off phone and restart into download mode, or Odin mode as some call it. Plug it into the computer.I click Start. I then have root access and can install ROMs. I don't know what other information to give other than that
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Actually, if there is some program I can use to get logs off of my phone for to show you something worth looking at, just tell me. I have no problem doing that

ddjr said:
Actually, if there is some program I can use to get logs off of my phone for to show you something worth looking at, just tell me. I have no problem doing that
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Photo of screen in download mode will tell the truth

Screenshot?

ddjr said:
Screenshot?
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Any image will do.
Unfortunately I don't know how to make a screenshot in download mode.

I put my phone in download mode and had my daughter take a picture of it. I'll post it somewhere. And put the link here

http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Darren52270/media/Attach1766_20170703_203316_zpsxi2etlt7.jpg.html

ddjr said:
http://s50.photobucket.com/user/Darren52270/media/Attach1766_20170703_203316_zpsxi2etlt7.jpg.html
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Great.
It has told us the truth.
Your phone is SM-S902L, this topic is about SM-G900V.
Please, have a look at the thread's title.

The sm902l is a g900v!

ddjr said:
The sm902l is a g900v!
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I'm afraid you're mistaken. They are quite different.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-G900VZWAVZW-specs
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SM-S902LZKATFN-specs
At least, SM-S902L is a CDMA/LTE phone and SM-G900V is a CDMA/LTE/GSM/UMTS phone.

The only ROMs I can flash are g900v ROMs! Look at the post a few above this one- another guy has a g900v with unlocked bootloader! My phone is a g900v. Always has been. Kltevzw. Say what you will, but original poster, just put TWRP for klte on your phone with odin. You'll have root. End of story.
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Bbsc- I have the Toshiba CID 11 chip. Look in the specs for my phone.

I just upgrade my g900v from Kitkat to Lollipop. Verizon locks the bootloader, so there's no way to get Clockwork or TWRP on it. However, many features of TWRP (including creating an image of the phone to SD card) are in SafeStrap, which does work on this phone. See my recent posts for the links I used to do this, or start researching SafeStrap to see if that will allow you to achieve your goal.
iofhua said:
Hi I have a CID 11 sm-g900v that I would like to install twrp recovery on. Is there any way to unlock the bootloader or flash it or do anything to get twrp on it?
The reason I ask is I would love to have magisk manager on it, but from what I understand it needs twrp on the phone first.
I want to have root, but I also want to play certain games on Google Play that won't install if it detects you have root. Magisk has a way to hide root on your phone.
IMO it's complete BS that they do this. It's no one else's business if your phone is rooted or not. I kind of wish I could dual-boot my phone. One partition that has an OS with root access, and another partition with an OS that doesn't. Of course even if that was possible I would need an unlocked bootloader to do that.
Anyways any help would be appreciated.
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ddjr said:
The only ROMs I can flash are g900v ROMs! Look at the post a few above this one- another guy has a g900v with unlocked bootloader! My phone is a g900v. Always has been. Kltevzw. Say what you will, but original poster, just put TWRP for klte on your phone with odin. You'll have root. End of story.
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Bbsc- I have the Toshiba CID 11 chip. Look in the specs for my phone.
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I've tried installing twrp on my phone using the standard method. It bricks the phone. I have to re-image the OS to get the phone working again. So no, we don't have the same phone.
Even if we did have the same model phone, this model has two different chips. I have the "bad" chip in my phone that is hard to work with.
I'm thinking of just getting rid of it. I've had to many issues with this and at this point I just hate it.
I wish phone manufacturers would stop the crap and just give us access to root. Why play all these games?

androidman807 said:
I just upgrade my g900v from Kitkat to Lollipop. Verizon locks the bootloader, so there's no way to get Clockwork or TWRP on it. However, many features of TWRP (including creating an image of the phone to SD card) are in SafeStrap, which does work on this phone. See my recent posts for the links I used to do this, or start researching SafeStrap to see if that will allow you to achieve your goal.
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The only reason I want twrp is to install magisk manager so I can "cloak" the root on my phone and play games like super mario run (which won't install on rooted phones) and still have root access.
I have safestrap installed but when I install magisk it bricks the phone and I have to re-image it again.
I've re-imaged my phone like 5 times already. I'm sick and tired of it. My next phone will either have one-click root or I won't be rooting it. I'm never imaging a phone again.

T mobile lg v20 h1918 Oreo 8.0 stock root question

Okay so i acquired an lg v20 . my quesriom is as follows . i would like ro know if it's possible still to root and install cwm or tarp on this device ? Im on h191820f software verdiom . I'm pretty familiar with flashing some and rooting and breaking Knox on Samsung phones but I don't want to risk bricking this one by an incorrect procedure / yes i know there is always the risk of bricking. Anyway do I need to some how roll back or is it just a straight shot of using adb and unlockong bootloader and flashing recovery ?

zerokoo said:
Okay so i acquired an lg v20 . my quesriom is as follows . i would like ro know if it's possible still to root and install cwm or tarp on this device ? Im on h191820f software verdiom . I'm pretty familiar with flashing some and rooting and breaking Knox on Samsung phones but I don't want to risk bricking this one by an incorrect procedure / yes i know there is always the risk of bricking. Anyway do I need to some how roll back or is it just a straight shot of using adb and unlockong bootloader and flashing recovery ?
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You will need to use a kdz to roll back to 10p then use the instructions in the laf exploit thread to root and install TWRP then you can update back to oreo using the rooted stock Oreo rom
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cnjax said:
You will need to use a kdz to roll back to 10p then use the instructions in the laf exploit thread to root and install TWRP then you can update back to oreo using the rooted stock Oreo rom
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Wonder if there is a tool that will wirk in Windows instead if booting Linux but yhink you glad i can still eoll back

cnjax said:
You will need to use a kdz to roll back to 10p then use the instructions in the laf exploit thread to root and install TWRP then you can update back to oreo using the rooted stock Oreo rom
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Looked at the thread avd the kdz has been removed by owner. Could you send the url in case I went ti the wrong thread ?

zerokoo said:
Looked at the thread avd the kdz has been removed by owner. Could you send the url in case I went ti the wrong thread ?
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I don't have it as I don't have a h918 I believe you can get kdz from LG website
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It's a fairly simple process overall once you have the rooted Oreo ROM flashable zip stored someplace; my recommendation is to have a microSD card handy to put that archive on. You don't need to root the device before you do all this, root is not required to get from what you have right now to the rooted Oreo ROM (which has Magisk preinstalled).
- roll back to 10p (which you can easily do on the H918)
- install TWRP using the lafsploit which requires that Linux USB stick you create which does NOT require you to install Linux on your computer, you will simply make the USB stick and then boot the computer from THAT USB STICK and do what's necessary, it takes like 5 minutes start to finish
- once you reboot back into TWRP the recommendation (at least mine) is to install TWRP (the latest version) directly to the Recovery partition where it belongs and then restore the laf partition (there's a flashable Zip in that same thread to do that), and then shutdown the device totally
- reboot into the freshly installed TWRP (on the Recovery partition) with the Volume Down + Power button (hold Power till you see the LG logo, release it and quickly press it again), then choose Yes for the two options
- once you're in TWRP nice and proper, then you'd do a full wipe (system/data/cache/Dalvik/internal storage - but only do the internal storage IF you have the Oreo ROM flashable zip on a microSD card, if not then it'll have to be on internal storage which of course you don't want to wipe but you can always copy that file to it from inside TWRP if needed from a computer)
- install the rooted Oreo ROM flashable zip, let it boot after it's done, then I'd say do another regular wipe (data/cache/Dalvik cache) and then you'll be totally good to go after the next reboot and initial setup
I've done this like 8 times on my V20 of late for testing purposes and it's relatively easy IF YOU FOLLOW THE STEPS that are provided in the necessary threads.

im done. im tired of trying to do this root bull crap. i got the lg v20 in 2019 because i wanted something that was high end. i got that, but no root or recovery...... why cant root be as easy as just flashing twrp via fastboot and then flashing magisk via the recovery like it is on the budget lg devices like the lg aristo 2..... :\ this blows.
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But no, instead we have to do all this dumb ****. downgrading firmwares, booting linux from a pendrive, restoring laf partitions. WHAT EVEN IS LAF?! ive never heard of it in my whole life. wish i hadn't have heard of it. its all just one big ass headache. then, to even get the lastest android update, and keep root. you have to flash that too. why is it so damn hard now. i mean seriously, has the android security been upgraded that much?????????????
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i know all this stuff seems easy to you guys, but considering the fact that i have learning disabilities in real life, it's really really hard for me

IndifferentBear said:
im done. im tired of trying to do this root bull crap. i got the lg v20 in 2019 because i wanted something that was high end. i got that, but no root or recovery...... why cant root be as easy as just flashing twrp via fastboot and then flashing magisk via the recovery like it is on the budget lg devices like the lg aristo 2..... :\ this blows.
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But no, instead we have to do all this dumb ****. downgrading firmwares, booting linux from a pendrive, restoring laf partitions. WHAT EVEN IS LAF?! ive never heard of it in my whole life. wish i hadn't have heard of it. its all just one big ass headache. then, to even get the lastest android update, and keep root. you have to flash that too. why is it so damn hard now. i mean seriously, has the android security been upgraded that much?????????????
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i know all this stuff seems easy to you guys, but considering the fact that i have learning disabilities in real life, it's really really hard for me
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I understand you have learning disabilities but the steps are pretty straight forward. If you need help just pm me and I can walk you through the steps. Or you can ask a question on XDA. Just be polite when asking...

Ak7J4 said:
I understand you have learning disabilities but the steps are pretty straight forward. If you need help just pm me and I can walk you through the steps. Or you can ask a question on XDA. Just be polite when asking...
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thanks dude/dudette, and of course ill be polite. ill get to you tomorrow or so. ill be busy for the first Q of the day. but i should get done around 4. i dont wanna be interrupting you if your busy or anything (Assuming your in the EST time zone)

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thanks dude/dudette, and of course ill be polite. ill get to you tomorrow or so. ill be busy for the first Q of the day. but i should get done around 4. i dont wanna be interrupting you if your busy or anything (Assuming your in the EST time zone)
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Not sure it'll work cause I'm in pst, so it'll be 1 AM for me. Tho send a message on telegram,Discord or XDA, and I'll get back asap the next day.

Looking to Root my Samsung Galaxy S8 SM-G950F safely

I am looking to root my Samsung Galaxy S8 so I can access deleted camera and video files accidentally deleted. Was looking to restore via EaseUS Mobile Recovery software and it calls for the phone to be rooted first.
Any helps on best method is much appreciated.
Thanks.

If you want to root without unlocking the bootloader then you can try using KingoRoot's (not to be confused with KingRoot) one-click root app.
It's the simplest way and doesn't onvolve any major risks (other than those of rooting of course). If it can't root your device then it won't try, so there is no risk of bricking your device by rooting via its app. You can also remove root easily using it.

I tried KingoRoot initially first the app version and it states if that doesn't work to try the PC version, however I cannot find a download for the PC version anywhere. It seems even on KingoRoot's website the download for Windows has been removed and the download page says for information purposes only.
If you know of another place I can get the download for KingoRoot?

I wouldn't recommend the pc app. It's probably better if you do it yourself via magisk and twrp.

Any chance you could link me to a guide for that specific for my model of phone?

4ramsayc said:
Any chance you could link me to a guide for that specific for my model of phone?
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you have the exynos variant or the snapdragon one?

Its the exynos variant

Wait you can't root without unlock bootloader, which in the process, will wipe your phone clean, so it kind of defeats the purpose.
Kingoroot and those stiff doesn't work since Android 6 (those are tech one thousand years ago)

4ramsayc said:
I am looking to root my Samsung Galaxy S8 so I can access deleted camera and video files accidentally deleted. Was looking to restore via EaseUS Mobile Recovery software and it calls for the phone to be rooted first.
Any helps on best method is much appreciated.
Thanks.
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There are apps which can get deleted photos back without root. Also if deleted with google photos then you can get them back from the bin. If you're data is being backed up to any cloud storage service then you can most likely get it back from the bin.

Thanks for all your info