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If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
iynfynity said:
If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
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If you brick your phone with Odin it does void the warrantee. We all like to mod our phones but if we mess it up it is our fault. Besides these phones are really hard to brick. My opinion to you is if you dont feel comfortable doing something you may not want to do it. My opinion is if you brick your phone you are s#@^ out of luck as far as returning it. This forum is really good at helping though. Im sure if you do brick it someone can help you
iynfynity said:
If I flash my phone using odin and screw up. Will tmobile replace it? I want to flash the hardware locked fix for my phone because I can't get it to download mode without using adb. But what if my phone gets bricked by that fix, the only solution is to replace the phone right?
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saying things like that will just get people yelling at you.
if you need help with fixing it i can do my best to help you but i need to know what state your phone is in.
does the phone turn on?
when you turn it on what does it do?
does it hang at the vibrant screen but still make the start up noise?
Will they replace it? Yeah probably. Are they liable to replace it? No. However if the phone is bricked sending it in for a replacement is not as bad as people may want you to think.
When someone sends in a phone for replacement,
T-Mobile sends it to Samsung who then send out a used replacement. The only costs incurred to either party are shipping and labor costs which are minute compared to the goodwill they just built with a customer. Neither Tmo or Samsung are out of a phone because they simply fix your bricked phone and send it as a replacement to someone else.
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saying things like that will just get people yelling at you.
if you need help with fixing it i can do my best to help you but i need to know what state your phone is in.
does the phone turn on?
when you turn it on what does it do?
does it hang at the vibrant screen but still make the start up noise?
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I still haven't done anything to my phone because I'm really scared I might brick it. my phone is a hardware locked, so what I really want to do is flash the fix for the hardware locked phones. But what If it bricks my phone? Then there's no way i could go to download mode because I can't use adb anymore. What will I do if that possibility happen?
geocepe said:
If you brick your phone with Odin it does void the warrantee. We all like to mod our phones but if we mess it up it is our fault. Besides these phones are really hard to brick. My opinion to you is if you dont feel comfortable doing something you may not want to do it. My opinion is if you brick your phone you are s#@^ out of luck as far as returning it. This forum is really good at helping though. Im sure if you do brick it someone can help you
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Yes I'm not comfortable in flashing my phone, that's why I haven't done the update yet. But I really want the update that's why I'm asking if I can get a new phone. If only my phone is not a hardware locked I already flashed the JI6
iynfynity said:
Yes I'm not comfortable in flashing my phone, that's why I haven't done the update yet. But I really want the update that's why I'm asking if I can get a new phone. If only my phone is not a hardware locked I already flashed the JI6
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What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Flash a rom? anything?
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What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Flash a rom? anything?
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none. all stock. I'm really afraid because there's a possibility that flashing the hardware fix might brick my phone.
if a phone gets bricked, can i still use the adb? That's the only way I can go to download mode.
iynfynity said:
none. all stock. I'm really afraid because there's a possibility that flashing the hardware fix might brick my phone.
if a phone gets bricked, can i still use the adb? That's the only way I can go to download mode.
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I have heard that some people after the OTA are no longer hardware locked. I cannot confirm or deny this as mine is not locked. I myself am not comfortable with Odin so I wont do anything with it. I have heard to many people bricking phones using it. There are some other links in the forums on how to get into download mode on a locked phone. If I were you I would try those ways first to see if you can get into download mode before trying the upgrade.
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I have heard that some people after the OTA are no longer hardware locked. I cannot confirm or deny this as mine is not locked. I myself am not comfortable with Odin so I wont do anything with it. I have heard to many people bricking phones using it. There are some other links in the forums on how to get into download mode on a locked phone. If I were you I would try those ways first to see if you can get into download mode before trying the upgrade.
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I really have tried going to download mode and the only way that works for me is by adb. anyway, thanks for the reply. I'll just give up and will not update. I really don't want to risk my phone.
I dont blame you.
I did the bootloader fix on my hardware locked phone (wife's). I figured this OTA may brick it and Im screwed, but the next update, and the next may also brick it.
Figure 2.2 is somewhere down the road. That may brick it too.
Thats why I took the chance on flashed the fix. Just my .02
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I dont blame you.
I did the bootloader fix on my hardware locked phone (wife's). I figured this OTA may brick it and Im screwed, but the next update, and the next may also brick it.
Figure 2.2 is somewhere down the road. That may brick it too.
Thats why I took the chance on flashed the fix. Just my .02
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Good for you, so your locked phone is now working great?
And yeah I've thought of that one, the froyo. What if that one comes and it needs a JI6 ROM. if that happens i'll contact t-mobile.
Yeap HW locked phone good to go now.
I did the "test" file first. That worked fine through odin, so I went back into download mode via adb and flashed the fix.
Moped_Ryder said:
Yeap HW locked phone good to go now.
I did the "test" file first. That worked fine through odin, so I went back into download mode via adb and flashed the fix.
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What test file? I didn't see that one.
Very sorry to post this in such a panic, I have been researching Google and XDA forums for a couple of hours now and just can't find the information I need.
I dropped my phone and broke the proximity sensor. It is making the phone all but unusable. I have the Total Equipment Protection from Verizon, which covers damage, theft, and loss. However, the problem is I have rooted the phone, and I am concerned they will say I have voided the warranty.
I tried doing a hard reset, and it still shows up as rooted. I have downloaded the files to 'restore to stock', but I don't know if that will unroot the device, or not.
I had previously installed Voodoo Rootkeeper when I had rooted it the first time. Now, after doing the hard (factory) reset, I installed Voodoo Rootkeeper from the Play store and it says I have Superuser installed, but I don't see it in my apps list. I am guessing that I just need to reinstall it from the play store because there is a button in Rootkeeper that says, "Google Play".
There's also a button that says "Temp un-root". Will this unroot my phone so that I can return it to the store under warranty?
Is there a way to completely un-root this phone, once it has been rooted?
Just FYI, I did not use the Chinese root. I used the root where you plug your phone in to the USB and use adb to run a program, which then asks you if you want full root or the partial root that you can only access via USB/abd.
I'm sorry if this seems confused... Basically, I want to unroot this phone and return it as quickly and simply as possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Use the LG flash tool to return to stock (detailed somewhere on these forums) and you will become completely unrooted. I've done it before and it does reset the status flag in the settings screen.
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usefulidiot127 said:
Use the LG flash tool to return to stock (detailed somewhere on these forums) and you will become completely unrooted. I've done it before and it does reset the status flag in the settings screen.
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THANK YOU! I had hoped it would be that simple. I tried to read through that thread to see if that was the case, but couldn't see anything definitive. I was in a bit of a panic and distracted too, so it's possible I missed it. Hopefully, this thread will get indexed by Google and other people who may have the same problem can see this.
Will try that and report back!
George
This worked great and is VZW specific.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
Broken screen for me and needed an insurance replacement.
Thanks, hard brick?
willyjay said:
This worked great and is VZW specific.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
Broken screen for me and needed an insurance replacement.
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Do you think I should try that one specifically instead of the generic instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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I didn't know what a TOT file is, so I Googled it and found some warning to be very careful with TOT files because they can hard brick the phone?
Not working
Ah, heck!
I tried the first generic 'restore to stock' from this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
and when I get to the step where I click 'ok' to proceed and flash the rom, the program stops and the phone displays a "B100" and then "ROOTED" in red letters!
I'm going to read through all 27 pages of that thread to see if anyone else has had this problem, but in the meantime, does that Verizon specific thread fix this problem, would either of you happen to know?
Thanks!
Total protection is not warranty. You breaking your phone is not a manufacturer defect which warranty covers.
Regardless, neither method cares if it's rooted or not. I have returned more phones than I can count that have been rooted and not once have I had a charge.
gwbyrd said:
Do you think I should try that one specifically instead of the generic instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
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I didn't know what a TOT file is, so I Googled it and found some warning to be very careful with TOT files because they can hard brick the phone?
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The VZW specific method worked perfectly for me....also, shows unrooted in the settings and download mode.
Just make sure to verify the md5 checksum on the tot file.
Verified, flashing the stock tot resets back to pure stock including a reset of the root flag. I used the VZW specific writeup and it went exactly as advertised. Recommend you use that one.
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06stang said:
Total protection is not warranty. You breaking your phone is not a manufacturer defect which warranty covers.
Regardless, neither method cares if it's rooted or not. I have returned more phones than I can count that have been rooted and not once have I had a charge.
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Thanks, I was wondering about that! I've never been a Verizon customer before and I've heard stories that made me nervous. You have definitely made me feel a bit more reassured. Of course, I still want to unroot it a) to show myself I can, and b) just to be safe.
gwbyrd said:
Thanks, I was wondering about that! I've never been a Verizon customer before and I've heard stories that made me nervous. You have definitely made me feel a bit more reassured. Of course, I still want to unroot it a) to show myself I can, and b) just to be safe.
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Can't hurt to do it. When I had my Incredible 1 I asked my buddy about it and he told me when he gets the phone they check for physical damage, check the water damage indicators, plug it in and flash the new software, then test it to send back out. I went through 6 incredibles, 4 incredible 2s, 4 rezounds, and 4 galaxy nexus. All rooted all returned without resetting no charges.
But i can say 100% guaranteed without a doubt your total protection insurance does no care what you do to the phone because it's not a warranty issue anyway. If you return your current device for a new one you're paying the $99 fee anyway. If you send it in as warranty they'll charge you full pop if they see physical damage.
HOORAY!
HOORAY!
I followed the steps at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960, and it worked!
Thanks again, everyone!
So, I periodically try different Root methods on this sm-n900v and tonight I tried Kingo Root (PC), and one time when it rebooted it showed the custom unlocked icon. Is this normal? I figure I'm going to try and repeat what I did until it shows that to me again...
Feedback is always appreciated!
When you say custom unlocked icon do you mean when the Galaxy screen comes on? I see that, but I used Towelroot instead of Kingo
I'm on 5.0 OB6.
Interesting. I don't think it's supposed to work like that
AlexanderJohn said:
I'm on 5.0 OB6.
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You can try forever...but so far...there is NO way to root OB6
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I know, but the custom unlock screen came up and I'm curious as to why. Sorry I didn't clarify that.
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AlexanderJohn said:
I know, but the custom unlock screen came up and I'm curious as to why. Sorry I didn't clarify that.
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All that means is you attempted to load a non standard system.....it obviously didn't mean it worked. It's your time, your effort, your phone...have at it.
But people who know a whole lot more about rooting and the issues involved than you or I have been trying for quite a while and have come up empty handed.
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donc113 said:
All that means is you attempted to load a non standard system.....
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neither useful or helpful
donc113 said:
it obviously didn't mean it worked. It's your time, your effort, your phone...have at it.
But people who know a whole lot more about rooting and the issues involved than you or I have been trying for quite a while and have come up empty handed.
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hey guys, i dont know much about root script but i got an idea. Cant we somehow brick out bootloiader partition so we can flash the old firmware and than root? tell me what you think.
kstoianov said:
hey guys, i dont know much about root script but i got an idea. Cant we somehow brick out bootloiader partition so we can flash the old firmware and than root? tell me what you think.
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I've actually thought this same thing, maybe wipe the phone out 100% so it would be as if nothing was there then find a write program to put the older bootloader on their or maybe in that case could get into the bootloader and unlock it and flash the phone as new...hmm, I've had that thought many time but I think it would just completely mess the phone up beyond Bootable or working
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thunderblaster88 said:
I've actually thought this same thing, maybe wipe the phone out 100% so it would be as if nothing was there then find a write program to put the older bootloader on their or maybe in that case could get into the bootloader and unlock it and flash the phone as new...hmm, I've had that thought many time but I think it would just completely mess the phone up beyond Bootable or working
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I am ready to try but i need tool to wipe my aboot.img and a software to flash via qualcomm mode and old aboot.img
I'd be willing to do this stuff to if we can find the right tools
The thing about doing a full 100% wipe to reload say the inital factory firmware is what is called a jtag is needed it is a serial connection to the flash chips that is used in the factory to do the inital programming. The problem is this connection is cut off or more often not made accessible to assembled units.
there was with previous samsung phones a usb jtag kicking dongle that could kick a hard bricked phone into a sorta download mode.
this is not present on the note 3 and the note 3 has e fuses that permanently blow preventing some of these things. Additionally there is a built in check to prevent the loading of bootloaders that are unsigned or older than the current bootloader.
so in the end the only thing messing with wiping the boot loader is going to acomplish is hard or soft bricks...
it could be off topic but how they sign their updates? cant we fool the factory recovery?
mirrin said:
The thing about doing a full 100% wipe to reload say the inital factory firmware is what is called a jtag is needed it is a serial connection to the flash chips that is used in the factory to do the inital programming. The problem is this connection is cut off or more often not made accessible to assembled units.
there was with previous samsung phones a usb jtag kicking dongle that could kick a hard bricked phone into a sorta download mode.
this is not present on the note 3 and the note 3 has e fuses that permanently blow preventing some of these things. Additionally there is a built in check to prevent the loading of bootloaders that are unsigned or older than the current bootloader.
so in the end the only thing messing with wiping the boot loader is going to acomplish is hard or soft bricks...
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That's kinda what I figured
kstoianov said:
it could be off topic but how they sign their updates? cant we fool the factory recovery?
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Encrypted I know you guys are grasping as straws in desperate hope of the phone not being as locked down as previously thought. But if it were such a simple task of getting the dev device boot loader and fooling the system into thinking it is a legit update we would have an open phone.
the things with the nc2 and nc4 bootloaders was they for some reason did not use the check correctly and left it open for us.
Curious as to whether anyone has tried this. Suspicious as I haven't seen it here lol. Thoughts?
Good luck lol
yeah i saw that site this morning.. anyone have luck?
Jaws4God said:
yeah i saw that site this morning.. anyone have luck?
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OCR is non attainable on this device.
Too much stuff to do manually.
elijah420 said:
OCR is non attainable on this device.
Too much stuff to do manually.
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has anyone tried and it fail?
Jaws4God said:
has anyone tried and it fail?
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OCR is not attainable on this device.
Too much to do manually.
I always recommend manual methods over one click methods you never know what kind of crap these programs will put on your phone.
Its not the first situation where spyware has ended up on phones from these sites. King Root is a good example.
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evo4g63t said:
I always recommend manual methods over one click methods you never know what kind of crap these programs will put on your phone.
Its not the first situation where spyware has ended up on phones from these sites. King Root is a good example.
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oh thank you for the heads up.. I was just hoping to find a way to just get simple root on my phone to have access to Gravity Box ... but i do not want to unlock my bootloader and have a custom recovery..
Thanks!
Jaws4God said:
oh thank you for the heads up.. I was just hoping to find a way to just get simple root on my phone to have access to Gravity Box ... but i do not want to unlock my bootloader and have a custom recovery..
Thanks!
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It's a scam. My dad (without consulting me) tried it on a moto g4. Not only did it not work, he ended up with spyware and spam that I had to get rid of.
There is no simple root. Any phone going forward that is rootable will have to be connected to a pc and adb or odin used to exploit a vulnerability manually.
One click Root Worked For Me (H91810J) T-MO
sjr19 said:
Curious as to whether anyone has tried this. Suspicious as I haven't seen it here lol. Thoughts?
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OneClickRoot worked on my T-Mobile H91810J. I've rooted a lot of phones and tried the recowvery and numerous other methods. I couldn't get TWRP to flash because I was missing a few commands not listed. They connect through the program (Oneclickroot) and use a program called Vysor. It has to be manually done by one of their techs. I was able to see and copy their commands and files but again I have a T-mobile not Sprint. To be sure, open a chat session and they will 100 percent verify if they can do it. They ask for everything from the model number, to the build number, security patch info...etc . It has to be done manually by the tech not by the program which will tell you after trying to root that you need to have it done manually by them.
They are legit but not cheap. The up side is they can do it right from your pc or most any pc . It's a 24/7 operation also. Pay the extra for the protection. It isn't cheap but it sure is easy and now I am 99 percent sure I can follow their steps if needed. I see where I messed up in the shell commands. I hate my bootloader locked When I boot though. I still have to access it through ADB unless I am missing something. I also still have the annoying orange oem warning screen. Otherwise full root access. I just don't know what I am going to do if something happens and it has to be reset...etc. I love lux and color changer pro. Completely transforms the device in my opinion. Hopefully we have a solution by then to bypass the entire thing. If I could get a hold of chainfire I'd send the code and files right to him or anyone capable of making this easier on everyone.
I plan on posting the code in the near future I just haven't had time. More to follow. OneClickRoot is legit but not cheap. You also have to have some trust to allow a remote connection. If they say they can do it they can. I tried doing the recowvery step by step and it kept locking up on me do to FRP. I messed up some additional shell commands which I didn't know I needed to actually flash twrp.
I am almost positive they can do the sprint version. Just check with them first via chat which is free.
Unless they have found another exploitable security hole, or your phone has NOT taken the zv6 update, your phone is NOT rootable.
The exploit that allowed dirty cow/Santa/elf, copy on write, has been plugged.
Legitimacy of their operation aside, the exploit was plugged with the zv6 update.
Hello XDAians
Today I sucessfully rooted my S8+ (G955FD) With Supersu.
Please Follow these Steps to get Root Access.... All files given in below link. This method only works on 955F/FD becoz i tested it. I dont know about other Variant. If anything happens to other variant i am not responsible, So please confirm before root.
So....follow these steps.
1. BackUp your existing important datas before root.
2. You need Odin 3.12.3 , you can find it on Odindownload.com
3. Download all files from below link and extract wherever you want
4. Switch off your device and go to download mode.
5. Connect your device with Original USB C cable to PC or Laptop
6. Now Open Odin, Select Ap and add TWRP 3.1.1.2 given in attachment.
7. DO NOT PRESS START YET..... Go to Options in Odin and remove tick on Auto-Reboot
8. Now Click Start.....Now your device will have TWRP installed.
9. Once Odin says PASS....Just Press and Hold Volume Down + bixby + Power buttons. in 5 Seconds Your screen will gone black. Immediatly with out release Bixby and Power button , release volume down and press and hold Volume Up. Now you will taken to TWRP Custom recovery.
10. Now you ask for some messages, do not click any check boxes, just swipe and you will be in main screen.
11. Now go to wipe - select format data- confirm with yes and format it.
12. connect your cable with pc/lap, go to advance settings and select ADB Sideload.
13. Most of you have minimal Adb package. if dont download from here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120698566
14. So now you have to side load the first package.
15. Copy no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1.zip and UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.82-20170528234214.zip to minimal directory. and change names for both zip files if needed. After that, Open cmd in minimal directory and enter the following commands.
16. First One. adb sideload no-verity-opt-encrypt-5.1.zip (you must flash this one first)
17. After flash done, go back to twrp main screen, Select reboot - and select recovery. if a screen shows two check boxes untick and select do not install.
18. Now your device restart and boot back to twrp. Now its time for second command. Now navigate to advance settings- select adb sideload
19. Second Command : adb sideload UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.82-20170528234214.zip
20. After sucessfull flash .....Reboot. if two check boxes shows again, untick it and select donot install. Your device will reboot.
Boot will take some time. So do not panic. You device is now rooted
DOWNLOAD AQG5 ROOT FILES 100% TESTED
wow,
no replies !?
Any1 else test it? @admirysolutions which carrier you have?
kasim1 said:
wow,
no replies !?
Any1 else test it? @admirysolutions which carrier you have?
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Please watch this https://youtu.be/12Soyx9xiKE
Just now I upload it for your clarification. My variant is SM-G955FD Indian variant. This method works 100% on SM-G955FD / F Exenos variants. I dont tested on other variants
kasim1 said:
wow,
no replies !?
Any1 else test it? @admirysolutions which carrier you have?
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This will not work on the US Snapdragon variant, so that's why no one is replying.
Hey, with this method your warranty is still void?
Draegloth said:
Hey, with this method your warranty is still void?
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bro, I dont care about warranty. If you do care ....Please dont root.
admirysolutions said:
bro, I dont care about warranty. If you do care ....Please dont root.
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I guess many of us cares about warranty, even if they want to root their phone (including me, without using custom rom). Too shame if you have root on your device, and it's stops working you aren't covered anymore even if you can demonstrably that it caused by defected hardwares.
ps: I had the same situation with my LG G4 with it's motherboard issue. They didn't wanted to fix it, even LG acknowledged that those phones have defective motherboard (And the fault was still in production).
Shame on LG...
Draegloth said:
Hey, with this method your warranty is still void?
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Any method of rooting voids your warranty.
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GreatItami said:
Any method of rooting voids your warranty.
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Thank you, really appreciate your answer.
Draegloth said:
Thank you, really appreciate your answer.
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Bro, you are from Hungary. By European union laws tampering with software doesn't void warranty.
NeedleGames said:
Bro, you are from Hungary. By European union laws tampering with software doesn't void warranty.
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I've got no idea, but they still rejected my phone. Can you help me to link this EU law what I could refer to? Probably if its true I'm going to court.
Thanks in advance! :victory:
Draegloth said:
I've got no idea, but they still rejected my phone. Can you help me to link this EU law what I could refer to? Probably if its true I'm going to court.
Thanks in advance! :victory:
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Why can nobody do a simple google search? I have to do this every time for others. I'm not linking to the actual law because I don't have time but go here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998801
NeedleGames said:
Why can nobody do a simple google search? I have to do this every time for others. I'm not linking to the actual law because I don't have time but go here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998801
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I can google and I did that, but Ive found no real solution thats why I asked it here. Not to mention that ive found that topic, but there werent any suggestions about a hungarian permutation of this law. Since mine was declined probably because there arent any local law . Even your reply style wasn't really nice I appreciate your answer.
Thanks
Draegloth said:
I can google and I did that, but Ive found no real solution thats why I asked it here. Not to mention that ive found that topic, but there werent any suggestions about a hungarian permutation of this law. Since mine was declined probably because there arent any local law . Even your reply style wasn't really nice I appreciate your answer.
Thanks
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It's already in EU so all laws apply. No need for local laws.
Draegloth said:
I guess many of us cares about warranty, even if they want to root their phone (including me, without using custom rom). Too shame if you have root on your device, and it's stops working you aren't covered anymore even if you can demonstrably that it caused by defected hardwares.
ps: I had the same situation with my LG G4 with it's motherboard issue. They didn't wanted to fix it, even LG acknowledged that those phones have defective motherboard (And the fault was still in production).
Shame on LG...
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Because of Hungarian and EU laws, even if Knox is triggered, Samsung can't refuse repairs within warranty But as soon as it is triggered, a few features will stop working and you'll need to be on a custom ROM for them to work (stuff like Samsung Health, pretty much everything Knox related, and of course Samsung Pay).
As it was said before, this regulation is to be used even if there's no local law about it. You can ALWAYS reference it towards the manufacturer. However Samsung in the EU, especially with flagships, is quite nice. Premium category, premium support, etc., they usually even replace stuff that was damaged by the user.
I have a G955FD also. I'll be trying this when I can to confirm. Yeah I returned my unlocked G955U because I hear there is no way in hell that was going to get the bootloader unlocked. All I want is to root my phone and do some minor tweaks, no change in ROM is fine with me. Maybe tomorrow if I can understand the steps well. I'm a noob so I'll have to make sure I get the steps right.
frankie1220 said:
I have a G955FD also. I'll be trying this when I can to confirm. Yeah I returned my unlocked G955U because I hear there is no way in hell that was going to get the bootloader unlocked. All I want is to root my phone and do some minor tweaks, no change in ROM is fine with me. Maybe tomorrow if I can understand the steps well. I'm a noob so I'll have to make sure I get the steps right.
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Root was figured out for the USA Snapdragon S8+, and will trickle down to the S8 as well when the appropriate files are found. S8+ release will be any day now. Bootloader still faces the same issue.
TheLastSidekick said:
Root was figured out for the USA Snapdragon S8+, and will trickle down to the S8 as well when the appropriate files are found. S8+ release will be any day now. Bootloader still faces the same issue.
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That's interesting. All the posts I read is that there's no way it would ever be rooted because of the bootloader. This is my first international phone, so I think it would be fine to steer away from the Snapdragon for a change.
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frankie1220 said:
That's interesting. All the posts I read is that there's no way it would ever be rooted because of the bootloader. This is my first international phone, so I think it would be fine to steer away from the Snapdragon for a change.
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By all means, probably a good idea. Just simply updating you with the fact Snapdragon has root too, just not bootloader unlock.
I have the UAE version (G955FD) with build G955FXXU1AQG5.
THIS METHOD WORKS! Thank You!
I am not a developer, I am just a guy that likes to do minor tweaks with root access.
But I'm wondering if from step 12 onward, wouldn't it be possible to just load verity and supersu on the SDCard prior starting this whole process and just flash it that way rather than sideloading? Should be the same thing.
One more thing is I got this notification after the whole root process and installing all apps saying "unauthorized access blah blah, restart to fix." This was shown by the device management. I couldn't stop that notification from popping up even after swiping away. What I did was I just froze SecurityLogAgent 5.1.09 with Titanium and that solved that problem.