[ROOT] How to root your note 3! - Galaxy Note 3 General

[ROOT] How to root your note 3! - Galaxy Note 3 General

This was basically the best way to root my device and i had a hard time to find any good thread about it, so this will probably work for any Note 3.
You do this on your own risk! I Don't take any responsibility for bricking your device nor world war!
Downloads:
Kingo root: [Link]
Device drivers: [Link]
1. Install drivers
2. Follow this video: [Link]
When done this is what you get:
Root: Enabled (SuperSU)
Recovery: CWM 6.0.4.5
HIT THANKS BUTTON BELOW IF THIS HELPED!

I would not use kingo to root my device after seeing many people saying it is not safe.
I'm also certain this method you have described doesnt give you a custom recovery, as you have stated that it does. This would defeat the whole purpose, as your knox would be 0x1 after a custom recovery is on the device.
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kingo and some other root program was said not to be safe because they it ask some permission so XDA did not approve of it but from what i read XDA now says its ok and i think they even change it on there next update so XDA would recomment it( at least not banned it )

is it save to root with kingo now ?? i would like to use it if kingo not considered as malware

This would still trip knox If I am not wrong..
So I guess CF-root would be a better way..

using the usual way, odin cwm.. yeahh it triggered knox, but never mind

mattish.91 said:
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Kingo root:
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Kingo is not considered safe since:
1) you have to download and run an EXE on your PC
2) that EXE will download "things" from the internet
3) those things from the internet have TOTAL control over your phone
4) the "things" from the internet might not be the same for every type of phone/firmware; in that scenario it is very easy to have 10% of the people "injected" with some form of long-term security backdoor which can be (much) later used.
I am not saying that Kingo does step 4 above, but it could be doing it and there would be no way for people to know it until it is too late.

well...
i rooted my device using kingo without problems, no knox triggered or anything, and i got root and cwm recovery installed aswell, right after that i did a nandroid, wiped everything that has to do with TW and tripped knox by installing CM, the best thing i have done so far, faster, more stable with custom dpi and much more familiar since i always have been using cm on all my devices ^^
Why would someone want to inject an "advanced" user's device? Since most users are flashing updates, wiping all the time it's not worth injecting such a device, i guess most people don't save important stuff on ther devices if they are re-flashing all the time, atleast im re-flashing all the time anyways xD

kingo and knox
1- rooting note 3 on Android 4.3 with kingo does not trip knox. I don't know if there is a way to root the 4.4 update.
2- while no one knows exactly what information kingo sends from your computer to the Internet while your phone is being rooted, and you can be very suspicious of that step, AFTER your phone is rooted I can say with 99% confidence that there is no malicious software implanted in your phone by it.
3- after you root your phone, if you do anything that affects the bootloader, including installing a custom rom like cyanogenmod or custom recovery like cwm, you WILL trip knox.
4- in the absence of that possibility, the best you can do is to install safestrap (look it up) on your rooted phone.
---------- Post added at 06:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:34 PM ----------
By the way this applies to A&T
najoor said:
1- rooting note 3 on Android 4.3 with kingo does not trip knox. I don't know if there is a way to root the 4.4 update.
2- while no one knows exactly what information kingo sends from your computer to the Internet while your phone is being rooted, and you can be very suspicious of that step, AFTER your phone is rooted I can say with 99% confidence that there is no malicious software implanted in your phone by it.
3- after you root your phone, if you do anything that affects the bootloader, including installing a custom rom like cyanogenmod or custom recovery like cwm, you WILL trip knox.
4- in the absence of that possibility, the best you can do is to install safestrap (look it up) on your rooted phone.
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Kingo Android Root, Safe or Not ??

Is Kingo Android Root application SAFE ?
Many people are scratching their heads thinking whether Kingo's application is safe or not
So this thread is made for everyone who is in a dilemma about the applications usage, Ban and removal of ban from XDA's thread and rooting their phones with the kingo app without any hassle (NOOBS GUIDE FOR ROOTING).
So, I contacted kingo for support and information and they came up with a very satisfactory explanation about their application which has been attached below.
Moreover, some people are still concerned about the ban and thread that was closed by XDA, for their information the thread was opened and this application was declared as SAFE to use.:good:
Final verdict from my side is, every one who is afraid of flashing kernels for rooting (like auto-root) and the people who are concerned with KNOX warranty (MOST PEOPLE did not trip their knox warranty) should use this simple root & unroot tool to get the administrative privileges on their device.
Enjoy rooting

not a good experience for me.
sdey.dey said:
Is Kingo Android Root application SAFE ?
Many people are scratching their heads thinking whether Kingo's application is safe or not
So this thread is made for everyone who is in a dilemma about the applications usage, Ban and removal of ban from XDA's thread and rooting their phones with the kingo app without any hassle (NOOBS GUIDE FOR ROOTING).
So, I contacted kingo for support and information and they came up with a very satisfactory explanation about their application which has been attached below.
Moreover, some people are still concerned about the ban and thread that was closed by XDA, for their information the thread was opened and this application was declared as SAFE to use.:good:
Final verdict from my side is, every one who is afraid of flashing kernels for rooting (like auto-root) and the people who are concerned with KNOX warranty (MOST PEOPLE did not trip their knox warranty) should use this simple root & unroot tool to get the administrative privileges on their device.
Enjoy rooting
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I did Follow all steps, everything was going good up until my note 3 reboot and reboot over and over, when kingo said successfully rooted, it didn't work that way, instead to my surprise, when finally hard reset it, came to find out that it tripped knox, and have my warranty voided, this is my personal experience and wanted to share with you all.

I would always prefer using a computer to gain root access instead of theses on the fly tools. It worked for me everytime without messing up anYthing. Better getting some knowledge before changing any system components
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Well Kingo Root helped me to root my SGA+ whereas others failed, including Odin. Didn't have any problems until now, and the only advice I can say is just use the computer to do the rooting work. I never believed that on the fly rooting is working on any branded phone.

Angjinhang said:
Well Kingo Root helped me to root my SGA+ whereas others failed, including Odin. Didn't have any problems until now, and the only advice I can say is just use the computer to do the rooting work. I never believed that on the fly rooting is working on any branded phone.
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Well, Kingo was the only tool that managed to root my phone.
After putting my hands on 20 or 30 devices, this was the toughest rooting.
(Alps - GT-i9502)
Now, if I were an employee of General Dynamics or Boeing, I might be a little cautious given how the way the tool looks up the method;
basically, anything could be happening under the covers and it could happen on a case-by-case basis.
But since I'm pretty uninteresting from an industrial espionage perspective, I'd say it was worth it.

perhaps i wanna try to root my phone with this tool

it's better to use recovery mode and flash your su zip than rooting within root app. for me rooting with app is like doing a surgery while the patient still awake :v

Hey guys, I'm totally confused here. so what method do we use for the LG G Pro 10p??
Are we suppose to use root apps, or not??
Also @heroaa16 what method do you use??

hidayatwahyu said:
perhaps i wanna try to root my phone with this tool
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This.

My phone never got rooted by it. I have Xperia Z and whenever I try to root it, it says Root Failed - NeedRoot. However, I tried rooting my phone with every rooting application on web and it didn't work. Even my expert friend couldn't do it.

da Aryan Code said:
My phone never got rooted by it. I have Xperia Z and whenever I try to root it, it says Root Failed - NeedRoot. However, I tried rooting my phone with every rooting application on web and it didn't work. Even my expert friend couldn't do it.
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Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656698
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I will try it
tobi-19777 said:
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2656698
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I tried that method with Android Version 4.3. But I just read that forum and it says that root only works for 4.2. I will downgrade version and try again. So, will I be able to update my phone to Kitkat (4.4) without losing root?
Thanks a lot!

Virus Warnings?
What about the warnings? I downloaded the android_root.exe file from kingoapp and checked it with VirusTotal. It came up with warnings for: TROJ_GEN.F47V0329 and W32/QHost.C.gen!Eldorado.

Marcvs66 said:
What about the warnings? I downloaded the android_root.exe file from kingoapp and checked it with VirusTotal. It came up with warnings for: TROJ_GEN.F47V0329 and W32/QHost.C.gen!Eldorado.
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This is what virustotal reported when I did a scan:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/...e035cf427be70cfbaac9babe73ae18ffa17/analysis/

Have i9500 4.4.2 or other 4.x versions successfully rooted with Kingo and not triggered knox counter?

Bingley said:
Have i9500 4.4.2 or other 4.x versions successfully rooted with Kingo and not triggered knox counter?
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I got root from Kingo without tripping Knox (0X0) on 4.3

UncleDaddySwiss said:
I got root from Kingo without tripping Knox (0X0) on 4.3
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Are you not using to 4.4.x? I don't think it can be don't with anything on 4.4 without going 0x1

Bingley said:
Are you not using to 4.4.x? I don't think it can be don't with anything on 4.4 without going 0x1
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No, I'm still on 4.3. I didn't get the update because I was rooted and my phone status is "modified."

BS
So i was rooting but i got suspicous if it was doing anything. So i unpluged my phone and let it keep going. Funny thing is it said i was still connected even after a while! I dont think this stuffs real

i9300 Rooting
Well, I managed to root 3 different phones using this app,
» Cherry Mobile Flare S
» Sony Xperia Arc S
» Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300
Rooting was fast and was effective..

Is Kingo root safe???

so i just rooted my s3 t999 running 4.3 then i read something that kingo root not safe. does anybody know about this? any info would be appreciate, thanks in advance.

ody12 said:
so i just rooted my s3 t999 running 4.3 then i read something that kingo root not safe. does anybody know about this? any info would be appreciate, thanks in advance.
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kingo root is safe, if it dumbs anything onto your phone just delete them, i have safely rooted a couple cheap phones with it and see no problem.

I can verify this, too. I rooted about 5-6 devices with it, and it did it flawlessly with them all.
What I remember using it with is the Samsung Galaxy SII (i9100 and i9100g) and a Tab 3 and others which I don't remember.
However, all it does is that it installs SuperSU to your device only, and nothing else. One Click Root is also as known as Kingo, but it installs a custom recovery, too, if you choose to.

AAbounegm said:
I can verify this, too. I rooted about 5-6 devices with it, and it did it flawlessly with them all.
What I remember using it with is the Samsung Galaxy SII (i9100 and i9100g) and a Tab 3 and others which I don't remember.
However, all it does is that it installs SuperSU to your device only, and nothing else. One Click Root is also as known as Kingo, but it installs a custom recovery, too, if you choose to.
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Trozzul said:
kingo root is safe, if it dumbs anything onto your phone just delete them, i have safely rooted a couple cheap phones with it and see no problem.
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Yes I have also successfully rooted my device but I read online that kingo send the imei number and other sensitive information to a server in China.. have you heard about this?
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ody12 said:
Yes I have also successfully rooted my device but I read online that kingo send the imei number and other sensitive information to a server in China.. have you heard about this?
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I never heard about it, but I just googled it and you seem to be right. But I had it rooted for more than 8 months now, and I see no problems at all. I think that it uploads your IMEI code to their servers for 2 reasons. To know what is your device and get the correct rooting files so that it doesn't load your computer with a huge amount of files for devices that you don't have, and the 2nd reason is maybe they keep a counter or something like that of the number of devices rooted using their app. I said I am not sure about this, but I predict these are the reasons. And again, I didn't have any issues at all since I rooted my phone. However, if you just want to feel safe you can use One Click Root.
This is a post by a Forum Moderator speaking about that: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503591&page=5

ody12 said:
so i just rooted my s3 t999 running 4.3 then i read something that kingo root not safe. does anybody know about this? any info would be appreciate, thanks in advance.
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It's about trust! I don't know which phone/s you own, but for Sony smartphones/phablets there's Flashtool.
Personally, I prefer rooting my phone with Flashtool.
Some of its key features:
- unlock bootloader
- root
- ROM flashing
- kernel flashing
I never tried Kingo and I've heard only bad things about it.
What I used in the past- never experienced any trouble- is Vroot. Just to be sure, I followed these steps:
Install Vroot
Let it download the drivers for your phone
Turn off your Internet Connection
Connect phone
Root it
uninstall Vroot
delete all "leftovers"
It won't work with Kingo. Kingo wants you to stay connected to the Internet for some odd reasons. I'm paranoid, so I would never recommend it! What if it sends your phone's IMEI, ID, number to their servers?
Again, it's all about trust!

sonyu said:
It's about trust! I don't know which phone/s you own, but for Sony smartphones/phablets there's Flashtool.
Personally, I prefer rooting my phone with Flashtool.
Some of its key features:
- unlock bootloader
- root
- ROM flashing
- kernel flashing
I never tried Kingo and I've heard only bad things about it.
What I used in the past- never experienced any trouble- is Vroot. Just to be sure, I followed these steps:
Install Vroot
Let it download the drivers for your phone
Turn off your Internet Connection
Connect phone
Root it
uninstall Vroot
delete all "leftovers"
It won't work with Kingo. Kingo wants you to stay connected to the Internet for some odd reasons. I'm paranoid, so I would never recommend it! What if it sends your phone's IMEI, ID, number to their servers?
Again, it's all about trust!
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What bad things have tou heard about Kingo?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk

sonyu said:
It's about trust! I don't know which phone/s you own, but for Sony smartphones/phablets there's Flashtool.
Personally, I prefer rooting my phone with Flashtool.
Some of its key features:
- unlock bootloader
- root
- ROM flashing
- kernel flashing
I never tried Kingo and I've heard only bad things about it.
What I used in the past- never experienced any trouble- is Vroot. Just to be sure, I followed these steps:
Install Vroot
Let it download the drivers for your phone
Turn off your Internet Connection
Connect phone
Root it
uninstall Vroot
delete all "leftovers"
It won't work with Kingo. Kingo wants you to stay connected to the Internet for some odd reasons. I'm paranoid, so I would never recommend it! What if it sends your phone's IMEI, ID, number to their servers?
Again, it's all about trust!
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How do you know it doesn't send your sensitive info to there servers before you turn off your internet connection? ??
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk

I guess it depends on what you consider "safe".
I used KingoRoot to root my tablet, and after it was done, I found under Developer Options, Process, these KingoRoot background apps ...
SuperUser (ads.process)
SuperUser
Its the first one, that fits my definition of "unsafe".

I know this thread is old but I thought I'd add more warnings to Kingoroot.
I just tried to root my phone using Kingoroot. The apk installed and root just fine on Android 4.x.x. and it does require internet connection. It doesnt tell u what it uses it for.
Any ways, I tried to use Kingoroot again on Android 7.x.x and the apk failed the root so I downloaded the PC rooting program from their site. Low and behold, it downloaded a bunch of malwares and virus as bundle.
Long story short, stay far far away from Kingoroot.

KingoRoot update 2018
So installing the Kingoroot Android for PC on my laptop = loads of ****e installed on laptop
Running kingoroot and connecting phone = failed root & loads of ****e installed on phone.
So NO. This software only installs crapware, and does not root android LG phones
(tried with 3 phones - silly me!!)
PROOF AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
(wankers)

Thanks for your suggestion, will leave away from it.

Can Kingoroot be made "safe"?
I've read plenty of sketchy stuff about Kingoroot. Even so, suppose you use a phone that has no SIM card, that has no Gmail (or a fake Gmail) account attached to it. If Kingoroot would root such a phone, couldn't you get root with it then install TWRP, use TWRP to completely wipe the device, then either reinstall rooted stock or a custom ROM?

lesdense said:
I've read plenty of sketchy stuff about Kingoroot. Even so, suppose you use a phone that has no SIM card, that has no Gmail (or a fake Gmail) account attached to it. If Kingoroot would root such a phone, couldn't you get root with it then install TWRP, use TWRP to completely wipe the device, then either reinstall rooted stock or a custom ROM?
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Have you tried that?

ody12 said:
Yes I have also successfully rooted my device but I read online that kingo send the imei number and other sensitive information to a server in China.. have you heard about this?
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Sure I have, and you can expect this to be common practice on every corner. That's just the reality of today's big data collection. So I wouldn't exactly call the root "unsafe" based on that.

BigJonMX-theOriginal said:
So installing the Kingoroot Android for PC on my laptop = loads of ****e installed on laptop
Running kingoroot and connecting phone = failed root & loads of ****e installed on phone.
So NO. This software only installs crapware, and does not root android LG phones
(tried with 3 phones - silly me!!)
PROOF AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
(wankers)
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Sorry, which craps installed on your laptop?
And on the phone?
Currently I didn't see nothing suspicious, so if you give me the name of the crap installed I can search on my devices.
Thanks bro!

How to root Samsung Galaxy A8?

I am working in China, I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy A8. How can I root it?
I have tried Kingoroot without success. I tried a few other one-click root PC apps, they all can't do it.
Let me just say I'm what you guys might call a noob, I don't really understand this stuff yet.
I mainly want to root the phone so I can install Google Play, Android phones in China are not set up for it unless you root the phone and configure it yourself.
I'm dead keen to do this, as it annoys me greatly that I bought a phone and am seemingly denied the regular usage of that phone.
So in my research I also heard about a thing called Odin which you can use to install a new rom on a Samsung phone. And I came across a Chinese website which gave info on a rom you can install on an A8 which after installation means the phone is rooted. I got Odin and the rom now but I'm clueless what to do next really.
I'm thinking the phone has to be rooted to use Odin on it anyway, am I right? And if I do install the rom, it will wipe the phone right? Lose all the data and apps I've installed on it, right? I don't want that to happen, is there a mway to secure the data, put it all back just the way it was beforer the 'rooted rom' is installed?
Like I said I'm clueless really, but I'm trying to proceed cautiously, I'd be grateful for any advice.

I think that I'm going to have the same problem next week, when I get my new Samsung Galaxy A8
Have you tried methods from this page?
rooter15.blogspot.in/2015/08/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-a8.html

I found this from another thread (posted by psafx):
Hello,
I'm seaching for a root method that works for Galaxy A8 device, anyone can root it please help.
On A8, it's Android 5.1.1 with kernel 3.10.9, KNOX 2.4
Thank you very much.
EDIT: found a solution hxxp://choimobile.vn/threads/a800f-spacex-kernel-v0-1-auto-root-busybox-android-5-1-1.60311/
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Above, hxxp = http (I cannot post links)
File in the link above was for A800F. My model number is A800YZ. Can I use this kernel in the link above with my phone? I did not found, what is the difference between A800F and A800YZ. Could somebody help me?
The link translated from vietnamese to english with Google translator:
Kernel for Galaxy Sphinx A8
(Auto Root / Busybox)
SpaceX Kernel v0.1 - Root A800F
Automatically check and inject into the SU binary system if no (Auto Root)
Busybox automatically check and inject into the system if no (Auto Busybox)
Deep sleep fix
SELinux to permissive set
Installation Instructions:
(Note: the flash will activate Knox custom Kernel)
Enabled OEM unlock the Developer option, see screenshots here (otherwise skip this section)
Flash SpaceX Kernel by Odin 3.10.7
Once the device boots up, on the Google Play Store to download SuperSU or download and install the file SuperSU.apk here
In SuperSU, if asked, choose Update SU normal binary update
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---------- Post added 17th September 2015 at 12:13 AM ---------- Previous post was 16th September 2015 at 11:57 PM ----------
hxxp://rootmygalaxy.net/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-a8/
hxxp = http
In that link they say, that Frama Root App (Galaxy A8 is not on the supported devices list) worked for A800YZ in their case, but some users have had problems. Can I safely try it, without worrying that it could damage my phone? (Losing knox 0x0 is OK!)

Easy Root
so you can Easy Root almost any phone (maybe) with no risks , no data loss and absolutely no brick , follow the steps.
1_Make sure that your phone is plugged in and it have "USB Debugging" enabled ( you know how right ?)
2_Download Mobogenie for PC here >upload<<<<<.mobogenie.com<<<<</mu/release/Mobogenie_Setup_3.3.7_10002<<<<<.exe
"REMOVE THE <<<<<"
3_after the setup is done open it and click on "Please connect to your device"
4_after the device is connected go to "Toolkit" tab in the middle left and choose "One-click Root"
make sure you have internet access !
then you'll notice a small wide white status bar , that means you're starting the Root operation
5_after that a window will open with your phone model shown on it asking you rooting or no
6_click in Root and wait until it's done , then Congratulations on your safely Rooting
I hope i helped you

No you haven't helped at all to be honest, your post seems like spam.
None of these automatic one-click root programs can currently root the Samsung A8, if you had read above you would see I've already tried most of them, the best of them actually, KIngoroot, Framaroot, KIngroot, all ineffective. So you honestly think your little app can do it?
Is there anyone out there with real help to offer?

Raygo Kenobi said:
No you haven't helped at all to be honest, your post seems like spam.
None of these automatic one-click root programs can currently root the Samsung A8, if you had read above you would see I've already tried most of them, the best of them actually, KIngoroot, Framaroot, KIngroot, all ineffective. So you honestly think your little app can do it?
Is there anyone out there with real help to offer?
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Listen man i really was trying to help you , and i assure you this is not a spam , i just want to share my experience with this "little app"only not more , i'v tried the other apps you mentioned and they didn't work.
I'm sorry but i'll try to figure a way out of your problem.
:good:

midohelali said:
Listen man i really was trying to help you , and i assure you this is not a spam , i just want to share my experience with this "little app"only not more , i'v tried the other apps you mentioned and they didn't work.
I'm sorry but i'll try to figure a way out of your problem.
:good:
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Mad props. I'd like to know if anyone has successfully rooted the A8, and how. Must be a way, right?

Hi. I already did the steps but i am not able to normal update SU binary. Any help? Thank you.
#sorry wrong thread!

Raygo Kenobi said:
I am working in China, I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy A8. How can I root it?
I have tried Kingoroot without success. I tried a few other one-click root PC apps, they all can't do it.
Let me just say I'm what you guys might call a noob, I don't really understand this stuff yet.
I mainly want to root the phone so I can install Google Play, Android phones in China are not set up for it unless you root the phone and configure it yourself.
I'm dead keen to do this, as it annoys me greatly that I bought a phone and am seemingly denied the regular usage of that phone.
So in my research I also heard about a thing called Odin which you can use to install a new rom on a Samsung phone. And I came across a Chinese website which gave info on a rom you can install on an A8 which after installation means the phone is rooted. I got Odin and the rom now but I'm clueless what to do next really.
I'm thinking the phone has to be rooted to use Odin on it anyway, am I right? And if I do install the rom, it will wipe the phone right? Lose all the data and apps I've installed on it, right? I don't want that to happen, is there a mway to secure the data, put it all back just the way it was beforer the 'rooted rom' is installed?
Like I said I'm clueless really, but I'm trying to proceed cautiously, I'd be grateful for any advice.
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Try Framaroot might work
Or else u have to manually root ur device....
Or else there is another method i will suggest it later first try framaroot

What is the other ways ??

Raygo Kenobi said:
Mad props. I'd like to know if anyone has successfully rooted the A8, and how. Must be a way, right?
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I am in a similar situation to you. I used Odin and the SpaceX A800F firmware however all goes fine until the writing of the new firmware begins. The log prints out the write has failed and then I am presented with a mandarin screen saying the device is locked out and I need to visit samsung.com/cn. I can reset the device and use as normal.
My quest to crack this continue and will let you know if I succeeded. 加油！

Having the same Issue
My phone died on me and I had to run out to get a new one. I forgot China has restrictive programs and custom OS to block anything they don't want.
I am trying to root the phone and hitting walls. I might to take to a shop and do it.

can i flash polish language to A8 ?

Disable android device manager in device administrator tab and go to download mode then flash spacex kernel. (Disabling will remove frp lock) I tried it's worked on my a800f

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Raygo Kenobi said:
I am working in China, I have just bought a Samsung Galaxy A8. How can I root it?
I have tried Kingoroot without success. I tried a few other one-click root PC apps, they all can't do it.
Let me just say I'm what you guys might call a noob, I don't really understand this stuff yet.
I mainly want to root the phone so I can install Google Play, Android phones in China are not set up for it unless you root the phone and configure it yourself.
I'm dead keen to do this, as it annoys me greatly that I bought a phone and am seemingly denied the regular usage of that phone.
So in my research I also heard about a thing called Odin which you can use to install a new rom on a Samsung phone. And I came across a Chinese website which gave info on a rom you can install on an A8 which after installation means the phone is rooted. I got Odin and the rom now but I'm clueless what to do next really.
I'm thinking the phone has to be rooted to use Odin on it anyway, am I right? And if I do install the rom, it will wipe the phone right? Lose all the data and apps I've installed on it, right? I don't want that to happen, is there a mway to secure the data, put it all back just the way it was beforer the 'rooted rom' is installed?
Like I said I'm clueless really, but I'm trying to proceed cautiously, I'd be grateful for any advice.
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bro i have root file for Samsung A8 A800YZ and i have rooted my phone. if some one need the file, i need some donation before i can send the file. its easy to use, just flash it using odin. thanks.

So I finally managed to root A800F 6.0.1 thanks to @rs1981
Link for TWRP: http://www.4shared.com/get/oUigxM-6ba/TWRP_302-0.html
Downloaded supersu from:
Http://viid.me/qqB1fh
1. Make sure usb debugging is on and oem unlock is on
2. copy supersu file into phone
3. Turn off phone and go into download mode (vol down+home+power)
4. Connect to pc and flash TWRP file via odine (make sure you untick autoreboot)
5. When flash passes unplug phone and hold (vol down+home+power) immediately once the screen turns black switch to (vol up+home+power) even if you see the red error keep holding and TWRP will open
6. Flash the Supersu file that you copied from TWRP and wipe delvik cache then reboot to system
Supersu should be installed and you should have root.
Thanks again @rs1981
Been trying to root A8 all day with no luck... It took me 10 mins using this method

all old methods are not working with latest firmware. follow this guide - https://forum.xda-developers.com/sa...-samsung-galaxy-a8-a800f-a800i-6-0-1-t3529327

[ROOT GUIDE][ALL ROOT TOOLS IN ONE PLACE][With and W/O PC][Root and Unbrick phones]

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*Your warranty is now void.
*I'm not responsible for your device. Rooting
*process has risks but will always be successful
*if you follow the instructions properly.
*YOU are choosing to make these modifications,
*and if you point the finger at me for messing up
*your device, I will laugh at you.
Hello guys. Its been a few days since i joined this wonderful forums. After going through the threads and posts created by our fellow users, i found out that atleast 30%-40% of the users face rooting issues or many are unaware of how the rooting process goes about for their device. Some brick their phones while rooting and then come panicking asking for help. Now you don't need to worry guys because in this thread i have covered all the available rooting methods with and without PC (However if i have missed anything please do mention in your posts ). If one method fails to work then you can always try the other. Further this thread also includes the general and common methods of recovering a soft-bricked phone or a phone which entered a bootloop while rooting.
Rooting with PC requires you to either flash a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM on your phone and then boot into the recovery and flash your root.zip file (or) by simply connecting your phone to your PC and let the rooting program do everything for you in one click or maybe two :fingers-crossed: . Rooting without PC is a simple android app that roots your phone in a click.
NOTE:
1) ALWAYS TAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR FILES, SMS, CALL LOGS ETC.
2) YOU NEED AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER FOR ANY FLASHING! SOME GUYS SIMPLY ROOT WITHOUT UNLOCKING THEIR DEVICE BOOTLOADER. SO IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
3) YOU CAN TRY WHICH EVER METHOD YOU WANT TO ROOT YOUR DEVICE BUT I WILL ALWAYS RECOMMEND YOU TO FIRST TRY THE ANDROID ROOTING APPS FOR YOUR PHONE BEFORE GOING TO PC STAGE.
Advantages of Rooting:
Rooting your android mobile has several advantages but here i have listed some of the best advantages, you will get after rooting your phone.
1) Access all files of your mobile which are present in the root directory of your storage or else by giving root permissions, you can Edit or Delete any system file.
2) Increase your mobile performance by over clocking, by changing the frequency of CPU using 3rd party applications or by simply installing a custom kernel already developed for your device.
3) Increase battery life by under clocking CPU of your device.
4) Installing Custom ROMS which will change the entire looks as well as performance of your device.
5) Internal Memory can be increased which means more room for your apps.
6) Finally, Truly Own your Device, Make it appear in the way you want.
Disadvantages of rooting:
1) Your phone might hard brick. The process of rooting android mobile is very risky and has to be carried out with extreme caution. Any wrong step in rooting can cause your phone to hard-brick.
2) There may be data loss while rooting your mobile. However this is only with those phones which require their bootloader to be unlocked.
3) Warranty of your android mobile can be lost when you root it. This is one of main reason why most decide to keep their android phone unrooted as they cannot take risks with warranty of their mobiles but you can still unroot anytime to get your warranty back as some apps listed below provides unroot. For samsung users, your knox warranty will get triggered if you do any sort of flashing. Using the mobile rooting applications is quite safe if you dont want to destroy your warranty.
For samsung users, your knox warranty will get triggered if you do any sort of flashing. Using the mobile rooting applications is quite safe if you don't want to destroy your warranty.
Pressing the thanks button will hardly take a second. Your thanks encourages and motivates me. :good:
Lets start with the actual process:good:
ROOTING WITHOUT PC
General Instruction:
1) Download root app apk from the given link and install.
2) If you get a pop-up saying installation is blocked, then Click on Settings and tick on Unknown Sources.
3) After opening the app, click on root button or the respective button in the app.
4) Wait till the root process completes. It may take a while so sit back and relax. Once done some apps may prompt you to reboot so click on it.
I have listed the most common apps which can root your device easily. However if i have missed any app then please mention it in the comments so that i can add it in the list
1) FramaRoot
This is the no.1 rated app when we talk about rooting a phone without PC. It is still the best APK ever to root any mobile without PC/Computer. This app has rooted thousands of devices which support its exploits. Most of the exploits of Framaroot are created for MediaTek chipset android phones. Select supersu or superuser and then select any exploit you like. If one exploit fails try another. If you used all the exploits then try another root app.
Download:
https://framarootappdownload.net/
2) CF Auto Root
This app by Chainfire can root any samsung smartphones without pc easily. This app not only comes as an apk but also as a ODIN flashable .tar.md5 package.
Here is the full repository of supported devices download
Download:
https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
3) KingRoot
This is one my favourite rooting app. This app has the potential to root any android phone. Kingroot is a well known Root tool which is known for its security and speed. Kingroot has successfully achieved one-click Root for Nexus 9 (WIFI version) and Nexus 5X with the latest Android 7.0 or Android N.
Download:
https://kingroot.net/
4) Z4 Root
This app is one of the oldest apps to root android without computer without any risk of hard brick of android mobile. If you own an android phone from a good brand like HTC, Sony, Motorola and Samsung, then this APK can root your device. This app has success rate of 99% on all devices of Samsung Galaxy S series. This application is developed by one of our fellow member at XDA . If you have the android mobile from the company xolo, lava, micromax, spice then you must try this root android without pc application.
Download:
http://www.apkmarket.org/app/z4root/
5) Towel Root:
This application is developed by Geohot to root android phone without pc easily. It successfully rooted Verizon Galaxy S5, AT&T GS5, Nexus 5, GS4, Note 3 and lots of Latest Android mobile devices.
Download:
https://towelroot.com/
6) Root Master:
This was the first english apk which rooted a device succesfully. If you have tried above method to root your android smartphone and got no success, then I recommend you to use this method.
Download:
http://rootmasterapk.org/
7) Universal Androot:
This is simple app that could easily help in rooting the Android phone with the simple downloading and installing without the use of the PC. It is so far an easy and working methods to root very old android device without computer.
Download:
https://www.roidbay.com/app/apk/com.corner23.android.universalandroot/
8) Baidu Root:
As per their website, baidu root have rooted more than 6000 devices till now. They have their own SU permission app.
Download:
http://baiduroot.net/
9) iRoot:
This software is developed by Mgyun team who had also released vRoot before. This iRoot application support any android mobile or smartphone. It supports Android 2.2 to 4.4 running devices to root it without the use of computer. It supports more than 150000 models with various brand names. iRoot uses the most advanced rooting technique which give 95% success rate. You can just root or unroot your android device in just one single click.
Download:
http://irootapk.com/
10) KingoRoot
Good rooting app. It perfectly covers Android 1.5 to 5.0 mainstream models from different manufacturers including Samsung, Google, HTC, Sony and else.
Download:
https://root-apk.kingoapp.com/
If none works then go for PC rooting techniques given below (I am sure you will have your device rooted using the above procedures). All the below programs are very easy to use. In case you don't know how to use then please refer the respective instruction page given on the program website.
ROOTING WITH PCEnable USB Debugging Mode FIRST
To enable USB debugging . Go to Settings > Developer Option > USB debugging > Tick to Enable. Developer Option is Hidden for Android 4.2.2 & Above, to show this option Go to Settings > About phone > Built Number ( Tap on it 7 times until it shows you are now a Developer.)
1) Kingo Root
Kingo ROOT is One – Click Root Designed to work on Windows Computer . It helps to root any Android Smartphones in single click which has a success rate of 80-90%. This is the best Android rooting software through PC available in market. This is the only one click root app which has tones of developers working on it to bring improvements and to increase the device limit in every update which are released frequently.
Success Rate : 92-98%
Precaution : If you are using any Antivirus Application on your Computer, then disable it first then follow the tutorial.
Download:
https://www.kingoapp.com/
2) KingRoot
Always reliable and has 95-96% success rate in rooting the higher android version devices.
Download:
https://kingroot.net/
3) VRoot
Vroot’s goal is providing the excellent and simplest experience for all android users. The newest version of Vroot have supported for more than 8000 kinds of Android devices. It is more effective, easier and faster than you can imagine.
Success Rate: 70-75%
Download:
http://vrootdownload.info/download/vroot-download.zip
4) Root Genius
Root genius is the best & easy-to-use rooting software with high success rate with Mediatek devices. Root Genius is a Windows Application.
Download:
https://docs.google.com/uc?authuser=0&id=0B12zEp6BhQ4xV3UtVXFad0pmTVU&export=download
5) Unlock Root
Unlock Root roots and unlocks the boot-loader of various android devices. They have their own way of rooting and unlocking. To use this method for you to root your phone, they have their guides provided on each android device.
Download:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518700
I know there are some more programs available to root android devices but these are confirmed working. By now you would surely be having root access. If not and you used some other method to root then send me the link so that i can update this thread. To check whether you have root access or not download rootchecker app from here http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/qghHr9UD/file.html
ROOTING USING TWRP/CWM/PHILZ TOUCH1) Download the custom recovery for your device. It will be either recovery.tar.md5 for samsung users or recovery.img for fastboot users.
2) Flash with ODIN or fastboot.
Fastboot command used:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery[COLOR="Red"] recovery.img[/COLOR]
Please note your recovery must be in the same directory of fastboot. recovery.img is the name of your custom recovery.img file.
3) Now you have a working recovery installed on your device. Next step is to download the flashable rooting zip file. I will recommend SuperSu always. Download from supersu.zip from https://download.chainfire.eu/1001/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.78-20160905010000.zip
4) Navigate to the location where you have downloaded the .zip file and flash via recovery.
HOW TO RECOVER YOUR BRICKED DEVICE (COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS)
What Is Bricked Android Phone and Tablet
Before getting to the guide of unbricking your Android phone and tablet, try to know the 2 types of Android brick device, soft bricked one and hard bricked one.
Soft bricked device - It can still boot into recovery mode or be stuck on the logo. And you have big chance to unbrick it just by flashing a stock ROM or flashing a recovery file.
Hard bricked device - Just like it's name, your device is dead. It behaves like a real brick. You can have no operation on pressing the power button. Thus hard bricked devices cannot be recovered as they are just dead.
If your device is soft-bricked, it may:
1) Keeps Rebooting;
2) Be unable to boot;
3) Boots Straight Into Recovery;
4) Boots Straight Into its Bootloader;
5) Freeze at the start up screen;
BOOTLOOP FIX:
Your device is stuck in boot loop, that is your device keeps rebooting when you are flashing a new ROM and you forgot to wipe all the data of the previous ROM, and your device boots every time with some error and hence will keep rebooting. I would always try the classical method of removing the battery for a few seconds, then put it back in, enter recovery, clear cache and reboot. It always worked for me. In case it doesnt work for you then follow these steps:
Go to recovery mode – press volume up + home screen button + power button does it.
Scroll down to “Advanced”.
Choose “Wipe Dalvik Cache” option.
Return to the main screen.
Choose “Wipe Cache Partition”.
Choose “Wipe Data / Factory Reset” to delete all your settings and apps, using the correct ROM.
Reboot your device.:good:
RECOVERY BOOTLOOP FIX:
OPTION 1: I have taken a samsung device into consideration here. For others you have to use fastboot for flashing the respective files.
Run Odin using an administrator account on your Windows PC.
Switch off your device, go to download mode (volume plus + home screen button + power button ), then press volume up to continue and connect to your PC. When Odin recognizes your device, click PDA option and navigate to the recovery.tar file where you have downloaded it. Select recovery file and hit START. The flashing process will complete and Odin will show a PASS button with green background, your device will be rebooted.
OPTION 2:
If the above method doesn't solve your problem then you have no option but to flash the official stock firmware either using odin or fastboot which may result in apps and data loss in some cases.
BOOTS STRAIGHT INTO ITS BOOTLOADER; FREEZE AT START UP SCREEN FIX:
Simply flash the stock firmware.
NOT BOOTING:
If you can enter download mode or fastboot mode then you are good to go. Simply flash the firmware. If it doesn't boot at all then i am sorry, you have hard bricked your device.
I hope my thread has helped you out. I would recommend you to try KIngRoot first (both PC and W/O PC).
Regards.
Credits: To all the developers of the Apps.

Framaroot isn't working with gti9500.

munimjaffer said:
Framaroot isn't working with gti9500.
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Please try some other app mentioned above :good: ...I have mentioned in the thread buddy that framaroot will root only those phones which supports its exploits

Thread Updated
Thread has been updated guys

A funny thing but did anyone try the stuffs in my guide? just curious to know....none commented about the thread

moto x ghost soft bricked
bro my phone is soft bricked,,as it ends up in boot menu but fails to access recovry mode,,n my adb is disabled,n i cant enable it as my phone has no OS,is there any chance u cud help me out with this issue

Hi, I have a Asus Zenfone Go ZB452KG
And Im trying to root it but I only see guides to the Go ZC500TG/Z00VD (using the search of the forum and around internet).
I even found a person with my same question but the link they gave didnt contained info for the ZB452KG but for the ZC500TG.
I found a couple of websites around internet but they seem suspicious, someone have the same phone and knew how to do it ? Or someone else know where i can find a trustfull root way ?
Thanks

biscottoesse said:
Hi, I have a Asus Zenfone Go ZB452KG
And Im trying to root it but I only see guides to the Go ZC500TG/Z00VD (using the search of the forum and around internet).
I even found a person with my same question but the link they gave didnt contained info for the ZB452KG but for the ZC500TG.
I found a couple of websites around internet but they seem suspicious, someone have the same phone and knew how to do it ? Or someone else know where i can find a trustfull root way ?
Thanks
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Bro I have provided a huge page full of root guides above ...have u try those? I would suggest that u use kingroot first

Hi, I've been active on the XDA forums for a while, and spend most of my time in the forums for my samsung galaxy note 101" 2014 smp600. This puppy has been flashed, formatted, bricked and fubarred many times. I'm currently running the Orion build of Marshmallow from this site. I recently
got the same model for my wife which has OEM upgrades to Android 5.11
Both of these tabs need work which my usual forums won't provide support, (or a response)for. I need to A: change my bootloader to the KK version in order to comply with the requirements of a Nougat ROM (which was unstable with my current bootloader. Funny that when I asked about identifying a bootloader, all I got was a snippy reply that the bootloader is "named" the same as the droid version it came with??? All I know is that I NEED to getthis bootloader onto my sp600. HEREIN lies my concern: I HAVE ODIN setup on a laptop, with CFautoroot, and the Windows drivers, etc. I DID work on my tab a few years ago. But I do NOT, in any way TRUST said setup to run on either of the sp600 I have.
So, I am NOT a noob, I have experience flashing almost anything on several devices. THIS is MY question: CAN I download and flash a KK bootloader WITHOUT ODIN or a pc??? And are ANY of the one-touch-root apps that you THANKFULLY wrote about usable and SAFE to use for such things? I have no experince with these and it is damn hard to find info on them anywhere. I just need to know about the bootloader and basic root access setup without a pc. I saw several suggestions to use King root and then an app to removed and repkace it with SuperSU for security.
Please give me a direction of some kind. All is appreciated info. ODIN and WINDOWS SUCK!! ;-DeaNoD
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DeanoD said:
Hi, I've been active on the XDA forums for a while, and spend most of my time in the forums for my samsung galaxy note 101" 2014 smp600. This puppy has been flashed, formatted, bricked and fubarred many times. I'm currently running the Orion build of Marshmallow from this site. I recently
got the same model for my wife which has OEM upgrades to Android 5.11
Both of these tabs need work which my usual forums won't provide support, (or a response)for. I need to A: change my bootloader to the KK version in order to comply with the requirements of a Nougat ROM (which was unstable with my current bootloader. Funny that when I asked about identifying a bootloader, all I got was a snippy reply that the bootloader is "named" the same as the droid version it came with??? All I know is that I NEED to getthis bootloader onto my sp600. HEREIN lies my concern: I HAVE ODIN setup on a laptop, with CFautoroot, and the Windows drivers, etc. I DID work on my tab a few years ago. But I do NOT, in any way TRUST said setup to run on either of the sp600 I have.
So, I am NOT a noob, I have experience flashing almost anything on several devices. THIS is MY question: CAN I download and flash a KK bootloader WITHOUT ODIN or a pc??? And are ANY of the one-touch-root apps that you THANKFULLY wrote about usable and SAFE to use for such things? I have no experince with these and it is damn hard to find info on them anywhere. I just need to know about the bootloader and basic root access setup without a pc. I saw several suggestions to use King root and then an app to removed and repkace it with SuperSU for security.
Please give me a direction of some kind. All is appreciated info. ODIN and WINDOWS SUCK!! ;-DeaNoD
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Yes if u are on linux, use hiemdall ..its a tool used for flashing firmwares and an alternative to odin ( i have no idea on how to use that as i never used it) ...i would suggest u to use kingroot ... its a good option as they can root almost all devices... then flash a custom recovery using flashify app ... whole process takes place without a pc as u wanted
Regards

biscottoesse said:
Hi, I have a Asus Zenfone Go ZB452KG
And Im trying to root it but I only see guides to the Go ZC500TG/Z00VD (using the search of the forum and around internet).
I even found a person with my same question but the link they gave didnt contained info for the ZB452KG but for the ZC500TG.
I found a couple of websites around internet but they seem suspicious, someone have the same phone and knew how to do it ? Or someone else know where i can find a trustfull root way ?
Thanks
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KingWilliams said:
Bro I have provided a huge page full of root guides above ...have u try those? I would suggest that u use kingroot first
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In case someone experience the same problem/doubt as use the search in the forum... my solution was KingRoot.
Thanks for the reply KingWilliams.

KingWilliams said:
Yes if u are on linux, use hiemdall ..its a tool used for flashing firmwares and an alternative to odin ( i have no idea on how to use that as i never used it) ...i would suggest u to use kingroot ... its a good option as they can root almost all devices... then flash a custom recovery using flashify app ... whole process takes place without a pc as u wanted
Regards
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Thanks for the info. From what l've read about Kingroot is that it installssome pretty dicey "extras". What have you heard about the SuperSU Me app? It is supposed to remove Kingroot and replace it with SuperSU. I am now reading up on flashify to learn more of how it works. Any further attempts to use ODIN are off the table for me. I'm surprised that someone like chainfire of ssu fame hasn't come up with something better than running ODIN on Winblows. Thanks ;-Deano

DeanoD said:
Thanks for the info. From what l've read about Kingroot is that it installssome pretty dicey "extras". What have you heard about the SuperSU Me app? It is supposed to remove Kingroot and replace it with SuperSU. I am now reading up on flashify to learn more of how it works. Any further attempts to use ODIN are off the table for me. I'm surprised that someone like chainfire of ssu fame hasn't come up with something better than running ODIN on Winblows. Thanks ;-Deano
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Supersu me doesn't work well on higher versions of android and may cause a bootloop.. That's what I read...chainfire is not the developer of Odin and neither are the other developers here related to it..its samsung who own that ... Did u try hiemdall?
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/heimdall-odin-alternative-that-runs-on.html

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Bump ..see this before posting about root requests

KingWilliams said:
Supersu me doesn't work well on higher versions of android and may cause a bootloop.. That's what I read...chainfire is not the developer of Odin and neither are the other developers here related to it..its samsung who own that ... Did u try hiemdall?
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/heimdall-odin-alternative-that-runs-on.html
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Made one last valiant effort to run Odin or Heimdall on my laptop. Then I found that EVERY download of any .rar files related to their use were corrupted. So that put the final nail in the coffin for ALL PC based solutions in this case. As for chainfire, IIRC he was involved with Odin lite which then became Flashfire. I could find no further suggestions that indicated FlashFire could be used to root a device PC -Free. I have just tried several different CM 14 versions n my 600 over the past day or so. After much grief and a close bricking, I landed back on CM 13 Liquid Dark. Will not likely try CM 14 again untilI can fix my LP bootloader probs. Thanks for the input, ;-DeanoD

DeanoD said:
Made one last valiant effort to run Odin or Heimdall on my laptop. Then I found that EVERY download of any .rar files related to their use were corrupted. So that put the final nail in the coffin for ALL PC based solutions in this case. As for chainfire, IIRC he was involved with Odin lite which then became Flashfire. I could find no further suggestions that indicated FlashFire could be used to root a device PC -Free. I have just tried several different CM 14 versions n my 600 over the past day or so. After much grief and a close bricking, I landed back on CM 13 Liquid Dark. Will not likely try CM 14 again untilI can fix my LP bootloader probs. Thanks for the input, ;-DeanoD
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Nice ..i am trying to get cm14 working on marshmallow bootloader from a long time...cm14 boots but ends up in bootloop which sucks... is the cm 14 stable for ur device?

KingWilliams said:
Bump ..see this before posting about root requests
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Thanks king, i have been searching for root without pc for my micromax tab for a long time, but couldn't find successful methods.
Finally rooted with Kingoroot app.
Now trying to get a custom recovery for it. But i looked in flashify, my device wasnt listed there in flash twrp/cwm list, which recovery should i download or install? I need it to remove kingoroot apps and kingo superuser and flash supersu.
Tried using the search but couldnt find anything on my device - micromax p680.

MarshisnotMellow said:
Thanks king, i have been searching for root without pc for my micromax tab for a long time, but couldn't find successful methods.
Finally rooted with Kingoroot app.
Now trying to get a custom recovery for it. But i looked in flashify, my device wasnt listed there in flash twrp/cwm list, which recovery should i download or install? I need it to remove kingoroot apps and kingo superuser and flash supersu.
Tried using the search but couldnt find anything on my device - micromax p680.
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Did u search in the forums for cwm or twrp? U might find it

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[ROOT][TUTORIAL] How to root your SM-T337A with SuperSU (Temporary root)

I've made this thread to teach T337A owners how to root their device with SuperSU. Please note that this is a system-less root, meaning it's temporary, but can be re-applied. Rooting only takes about 5-7 minutes and brings numerous tweaks and advantages to your device. Just remember that every time you reboot or shut the device down, you will need to repeat the rooting process. This tutorial was designed for Lollipop 5.1.1, but it should work on KitKat as well.
Before beginning, you will need to download the following file, unzip it on your pc, then transfer it to your device's internal storage/external sd card.
T337AUCU2BOH4 (Lollipop) firmware can be found here
Root Files can be found here
Lets start!
1) Install both the APK files in the file on your device, If prompted, allow installation from unknown sources.
2) Make sure your device is connected to WiFi, then open Kingroot.
3) Once Kingroot is "Done searching for the best root strategy", click the "Try Now" button and wait about 3 minutes for KingRoot to give you a "Root Successfully" message.
4) This is where it gets kinda tricky, immediately after receiving the root success message, go into SuperSU-me, and grant root permissions when prompted.
5) Click on the big blue button in the middle of the frame and wait about 1 minute for the process to complete. DO NOT UPDATE THE SUPERSU BINARY, IT WILL CAUSE YOUR DEVICE TO BOOTLOOP.
6) IMMEDIATELY after the process has completed, go into Settings and make sure KingRoot or Purify is not installed! This is an important step because Kingroot and Kingroot adware tends to install itself in the system partition which can cause problems and frustration.
7 - Recommended) Download a root file explorer (such as ES File Explorer) and search "King" under /data and /system to ensure that the KingRoot app and its bloatware has been wiped from the system. This is to ensure that Kingroot still works properly after a reboot.
8) Enjoy root access!
If this tutorial helped you please be sure to hit the :good: button. If you had any issues or troubles during this process please feel free to let me know down below.
Cheers!

@KingOfTheNet
will flashfire work? bc it wont with kingroot
also, could itit.d be enabled and run these off of a script for example on startup so we don't have to do this after each reboot/shutdown
but i believe you would have to capture kingroots data somehow in the process of rooting

toolhas4degrees said:
@KingOfTheNet
will flashfire work? bc it wont with kingroot
also, could itit.d be enabled and run these off of a script for example on startup so we don't have to do this after each reboot/shutdown
but i believe you would have to capture kingroots data somehow in the process of rooting
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FlashFire does work on SuperSU, I've tested that for myself. It does not work with KingRoot.
For the second question, I'm not sure. I haven't looked through that file myself and I might look through it later but right now, I would just avoid rebooting the tablet if you wanna keep root without repeating the process over and over again. It's what I do, repeating the process over and over again can get very tedious and annoying.
Cheers!

I assume you're talking about 5.1.1? It won't work with kingroot versions higher than 4.8. Also, flashfire will load, but if you try to flash a zip you're screwed. You can actually use replace kingroot with supersu zip in terminal emulator on any version kingroot. Same deal with su binary, don't update it. Wish I could figure out how I had permanent for with kingroot. I had to go messing with things and lost it. Nothing really special about this method, unless there's a dev out there that can do something with it.

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I assume you're talking about 5.1.1? It won't work with kingroot versions higher than 4.8. Also, flashfire will load, but if you try to flash a zip you're screwed. You can actually use replace kingroot with supersu zip in terminal emulator on any version kingroot. Same deal with su binary, don't update it. Wish I could figure out how I had permanent for with kingroot. I had to go messing with things and lost it. Nothing really special about this method, unless there's a dev out there that can do something with it.
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Sorry for the late response. Yes, somethings I forgot to mention in the original post:
1)Updating the SU Binary will put your device in a bootloop
2)Flashing anything with flashfire (based on what I've seen) results in a soft brick
3) I know you can replace kingroot with SuperSU in terminal, but when you reboot, you're unrooted again.
4) I'm trying to figure out how I could altar the boot.img so we can get permanent SuperSU on this thing the same way Chainfire did it with the US and Qualcomm Samsung Galaxy S7's.
Cheers!

Hi, @KingOfTheNet, thanks for helping out with this device, i rooted my device on KK nk2 build and now updated to 5.1.1, thanks to you! now i would like to root 5.1.1 (am aware it is a temp. root)
i have superSu Pro, do i need Super Sume for this to work?

KingOfTheNet said:
Sorry for the late response. Yes, somethings I forgot to mention in the original post:
1)Updating the SU Binary will put your device in a bootloop
2)Flashing anything with flashfire (based on what I've seen) results in a soft brick
3) I know you can replace kingroot with SuperSU in terminal, but when you reboot, you're unrooted again.
4) I'm trying to figure out how I could altar the boot.img so we can get permanent SuperSU on this thing the same way Chainfire did it with the US and Qualcomm Samsung Galaxy S7's.
Cheers!
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Somehow I had it permanently rooted with kingroot a while back. I had the 4.9.6 apk on my tab at the time, is all I know. I could've updated from an earlier version, and maybe that was the cause. I've tried so many different versions of kingroot with no luck, but one peculiar occurrence; if I open kingroot, get into the settings and uninstall kingroot without saving a backup of root, then delete all the files in the tablet's main directory, and reinstall kingroot version 4.8.0, it somehow retains a partial permanent root. At least on my T337A running 5.1.1 BOH4 it will, as long as I get a fresh install of 4.8.0, let it root, then hit the optimize button right after. Then wait until it finally tells me that kingroot has been deployed as a system app. After that, when I try to open any root apps, the screen will darken as it does when the root permission tab pops up, but it never pops up. The app just freezes. I can kill it in the task manager screen to just go back to using my tablet. After I restart the tab, sometimes it'll tell me an app has been granted superuser permissions. If I open up terminal emulator, type in the 'su' command and hit enter, the screen will turn dark again like it's going to ask me to allow or deny superuser permission, but it just freezes like that again. I've tried all kinds of stuff with 4.8.0, but I still can't get it to stick. If you don't hit the optimize button in kingroot right after rooting, and just wait for kingroot to install as a system app, the allow/deny prompt comes up without freezing, but the partial permanent root glitch doesn't remain. ugh, tired of messing with it though. lol
Edit: I may be wrong. It might need to be rooted with 4.8.0, optimized, then rebooted right away for the partial root. I'll try to do it again and let you know what I find.

bklyndiaz said:
Hi, @KingOfTheNet, thanks for helping out with this device, i rooted my device on KK nk2 build and now updated to 5.1.1, thanks to you! now i would like to root 5.1.1 (am aware it is a temp. root)
i have superSu Pro, do i need Super Sume for this to work?
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I'm happy to help out! You'd need king root installed, root the tab with king root, then use SuperSU me to replace the kingroot binaries with the SuperSU ones. It is an automatic process and should only take about 30 seconds or less. Pro version of SUPERSUme is not required, free version should work just fine.
Cheers!

xjimmy said:
Somehow I had it permanently rooted with kingroot a while back. I had the 4.9.6 apk on my tab at the time, is all I know. I could've updated from an earlier version, and maybe that was the cause. I've tried so many different versions of kingroot with no luck, but one peculiar occurrence; if I open kingroot, get into the settings and uninstall kingroot without saving a backup of root, then delete all the files in the tablet's main directory, and reinstall kingroot version 4.8.0, it somehow retains a partial permanent root. At least on my T337A running 5.1.1 BOH4 it will, as long as I get a fresh install of 4.8.0, let it root, then hit the optimize button right after. Then wait until it finally tells me that kingroot has been deployed as a system app. After that, when I try to open any root apps, the screen will darken as it does when the root permission tab pops up, but it never pops up. The app just freezes. I can kill it in the task manager screen to just go back to using my tablet. After I restart the tab, sometimes it'll tell me an app has been granted superuser permissions. If I open up terminal emulator, type in the 'su' command and hit enter, the screen will turn dark again like it's going to ask me to allow or deny superuser permission, but it just freezes like that again. I've tried all kinds of stuff with 4.8.0, but I still can't get it to stick. If you don't hit the optimize button in kingroot right after rooting, and just wait for kingroot to install as a system app, the allow/deny prompt comes up without freezing, but the partial permanent root glitch doesn't remain. ugh, tired of messing with it though. lol
Edit: I may be wrong. It might need to be rooted with 4.8.0, optimized, then rebooted right away for the partial root. I'll try to do it again and let you know what I find.
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Kingroot does allow your device to retain permanent root after a certain time. However, Kingroot is not as powerful as SuperSU, is very limited in terms of what It can do, and has it's own 'bloatware' titled Purify. I'd honestly stick with SuperSU because it's (probably) the most powerful and efficient way to root your phone. I'd also suggest avoiding having to reboot the tablet at all with temp root because you would have to take 5 minutes to install it again, which was a pain in the butt for me.
As for the kingroot app freezing, that's usually the result of a bad download or a bad root. Plus kingroot is very limited in terms of what you can do on your kingrooted device. SUPERSU is the equivalent of an IOS jailbreak. SUPERSU gives you full control of your device, with no bloatware and limits, unlike kingroot.
Kingroot does sometimes delete the su binaries upon rebooting, which is another reason I don't like it all that much.
Another theory I thought of is that it's not Kingroot that's deleting the binaries, it's actually something that's set to happen when the device boots up. Either the actual Android os or the bootloader searches for and deletes the su binaries to prevent root.
I don't know for sure, I've kinda slowed down work on this device mainly because of a project I've been working on with the Samsung Galaxy S7 AT&T (SM-G930A). I'll look into these things when I get the chance.
Cheers!

I understand the limitations of Kingroot, and certainly supersu by all means is better. In the case of flashfire with supersu in this scenario, it's merely the difference of being able to open and run it just enough to work improperly and brick your device vs. Kingroot not being able to open it at all. I posted in a thread long before this one, how to replace kingroot with supersu, only I use the zip file in terminal emulator. Pretty sure I went over flashfire as well. The terminal emulator method works with new versions of kingroot, unlike supersu me. Are you suggesting that the T337A running 5.1.1 BOH4 can achieve permanent root via kingroot after "a certain amount of time"? Because I'm the only one I've seen on xda who's ever posted that they had permanent root from kingroot, but I didn't know how I did it. After I messed with things, i softbricked and had to flash back to stock, which, no offense, the stock file was available way before you posted it. Anyway, it's not the kingroot app freezing per se, i was talking about after rebooting, and without re-rooting, when trying to use rooted apps, they actually start to engage in the kingroot request superuser permissions pop-up. So, no, it's not a bad download, etc. I believe an older version of kingroot somehow permanently rooted my tab, perhaps with the help of something I was messing with at the time, perhaps not. I've intentionally rebooted my tab an unimaginable amount of times, testing to see if I possibly regained permanent root to no avail, so I know how that works. And it's not about having a hard time deciding on kingroot or supersu for a temproot, it's the interest in permanent root, the possibility off something like safestrap, and/or flashing custom roms, etc. When people say temproot is better or safer, i say boo. How many custom roms include a root toggle in the settings? Anyway I wish I could've gotten hold of a developer while I had permanent root. Maybe I could've done a system dump, or even try replacing the permanent kingroot with supers and drying out that could've stuck. You say you slowed down on this device, do you mean you were pursuing permanent root for it? Are you a developer? I have the AT&T S7 Edge (G935A). What's your project on the 930? Is it something for rooted S7's? I still have my edge running the engboot with the echoRom. Anyway, thanks for your reply.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/help/t337a-temp-root-bootlp-fix-tar-official-t3473737
*https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/permanent-root-t337a-5-1-1-kingroot-t3518334
A couple of threads I started a long time ago that may be of interest to you.

xjimmy said:
I understand the limitations of Kingroot, and certainly supersu by all means is better. In the case of flashfire with supersu in this scenario, it's merely the difference of being able to open and run it just enough to work improperly and brick your device vs. Kingroot not being able to open it at all. I posted in a thread long before this one, how to replace kingroot with supersu, only I use the zip file in terminal emulator. Pretty sure I went over flashfire as well. The terminal emulator method works with new versions of kingroot, unlike supersu me. Are you suggesting that the T337A running 5.1.1 BOH4 can achieve permanent root via kingroot after "a certain amount of time"? Because I'm the only one I've seen on xda who's ever posted that they had permanent root from kingroot, but I didn't know how I did it. After I messed with things, i softbricked and had to flash back to stock, which, no offense, the stock file was available way before you posted it. Anyway, it's not the kingroot app freezing per se, i was talking about after rebooting, and without re-rooting, when trying to use rooted apps, they actually start to engage in the kingroot request superuser permissions pop-up. So, no, it's not a bad download, etc. I believe an older version of kingroot somehow permanently rooted my tab, perhaps with the help of something I was messing with at the time, perhaps not. I've intentionally rebooted my tab an unimaginable amount of times, testing to see if I possibly regained permanent root to no avail, so I know how that works. And it's not about having a hard time deciding on kingroot or supersu for a temproot, it's the interest in permanent root, the possibility off something like safestrap, and/or flashing custom roms, etc. When people say temproot is better or safer, i say boo. How many custom roms include a root toggle in the settings? Anyway I wish I could've gotten hold of a developer while I had permanent root. Maybe I could've done a system dump, or even try replacing the permanent kingroot with supers and drying out that could've stuck. You say you slowed down on this device, do you mean you were pursuing permanent root for it? Are you a developer? I have the AT&T S7 Edge (G935A). What's your project on the 930? Is it something for rooted S7's? I still have my edge running the engboot with the echoRom. Anyway, thanks for your reply.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/help/t337a-temp-root-bootlp-fix-tar-official-t3473737
*https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/permanent-root-t337a-5-1-1-kingroot-t3518334
A couple of threads I started a long time ago that may be of interest to you.
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No offence taken on the firmware post, I was simply trying to spread the fact that the firmware for the device does exist but is very hard to find and is often posted on shady websites for money, unless you're looking in the right places. It only took me 5 minutes on Google to find one of those sites.
You asked if I was saying that the Tab 4 BOH4 firmware allows you to retain permanent root after some time, and yes, that's exactly what I was saying. I rooted my tablet with Kingroot 4.8.0 a while back and after about 4 - 5 reboots (I counted how many times I rebooted it, but the numbers could vary), It retained root. All I do today is avoid rebooting the tablet at all costs. I prefer SuperSU because, like we've said, there are almost no limitations of what you can do in terms of being rooted. I'm trying to find out how I can make root permanent on the tab with SuperSU by using the eng-boot method used to root all Qualcomm variants of the Galaxy S7, but that may take a while. Since my S7 has the eng-boot root method, I can reboot it all I want and it stays rooted with SuperSU. But at this point, It's just an Idea. I mainly need to find out whether or not the bootloader or the os is wiping the binaries on boot. Some older and newer versions of kingroot can retain root after reboot, but I have yet to find a version of the app that can do so.
Actually, some versions of Cyanogenmod and other custom roms had root pre-installed (not like SuperSU, but close enough), and like CM specifically, there was a section in the settings app for this pre-baked root. Even if I still used CM today, I still would've flashed SuperSU. But on a small number of devices, temp root really is better. However, most of those devices that would be on that list have very little to no development on them. Thus, they are not yet (and may never be) supported for permanent root.
I am partially on the road to becoming a developer, but I don't know how far that's gonna go (my prediction is not that far at all). I was doing research on how I could make an eng-boot for the Tab 4, but I became interested in my Galaxy S7 (AT&T). By that, I mean I wanted to make my own custom version of the stock Marshmallow rom ("Custom but stock OS"). To shorten it up, I wanted to create a .zip flashable "super package" which included SuperSU v2.79, Viper4Android, Overclock tools, and other stuff. I've kinda been on and off in terms of motivation to make this idea a reality, primarily because most of the things I wanted to include in this "package", can easily be installed by you in like 3 minutes, or maybe less. The original motive behind the idea was to lessen the work for power users who wanted to free their device "from the shackles". I've been on and off on work between both devices, but It's hard for me to continue the work without proper motivation. These projects are merely just an Idea at this point, but some drafts and copies do exist on my computer.
Creating a custom Android rom straight from my own head is basically an impossible task for me, considering most of the devices I work with have locked bootloaders. I am still learning Java and other Android programming languages in some of my free time but, again, the motivation to continue is something I struggle to find.
Cheers!

Upgrading OS and rooting
I am currently running my t337a on 4.4.2 with build NK2. I was able to root with towel root awhile ago. I want to upgrade my os to 5.1.1 and root after but would like to make sure I go about it the right way.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

loc626 said:
I am currently running my t337a on 4.4.2 with build NK2. I was able to root with towel root awhile ago. I want to upgrade my os to 5.1.1 and root after but would like to make sure I go about it the right way.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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You can root on the latest Lollipop firmware, but it's systemless supersu/temporary, meaning it will go away if you shutdown or reboot the device (you can re-root it, of course, but It can be annoying). The option to upgrade is up to you, and once you do upgrade, you can't downgrade (Locked bootloader & different bootloader versions. Lollipop has the new bootloader.) If you are going to upgrade, you can flash the Lollipop firmware via Odin or upgrade via OTA. If upgrading, I recommend taking it over the air, mainly because I'm still working up Odin packages for them. The Odin packages that I do have available are the BOH4 (the previous and the initial Lollipop update) ones, so if you upgrade OTA, it'll take away one step in the upgrade process, making your life a tad bit easier. Reply back if you need further help or have any more questions.
Cheers!

KingOfTheNet said:
You can root on the latest Lollipop firmware, but it's systemless supersu/temporary, meaning it will go away if you shutdown or reboot the device (you can re-root it, of course, but It can be annoying). The option to upgrade is up to you, and once you do upgrade, you can't downgrade (Locked bootloader & different bootloader versions. Lollipop has the new bootloader.) If you are going to upgrade, you can flash the Lollipop firmware via Odin or upgrade via OTA. If upgrading, I recommend taking it over the air, mainly because I'm still working up Odin packages for them. The Odin packages that I do have available are the BOH4 (the previous and the initial Lollipop update) ones, so if you upgrade OTA, it'll take away one step in the upgrade process, making your life a tad bit easier. Reply back if you need further help or have any more questions.
Cheers!
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I'm highly considering an upgrade for the feel and hopefully a better performance. Also, a few apps I have need updates but only compatible on Android 5 and up. I have the OTA ready to go. Would I need to unroot before upgrading the OS?

loc626 said:
I'm highly considering an upgrade for the feel and hopefully a better performance. Also, a few apps I have need updates but only compatible on Android 5 and up. I have the OTA ready to go. Would I need to unroot before upgrading the OS?
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It would be best to unroot before installing to avoid any issues during the installation. Other then that, you're in the clear! Just remember, you cannot downgrade after the install!
Cheers!

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4) I'm trying to figure out how I could altar the boot.img so we can get permanent SuperSU on this thing the same way Chainfire did it with the US and Qualcomm Samsung Galaxy S7's.
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I have always been under the assumption that the boot.img for the locked BL on the s7 was literally an engineering kernel from Samsung, and not something Chainfire created. The reason Im saying this is because if Chainfire created a boot image that can get around a locked bootloader, then logic should state that he cracked Sprint/ATT's signature for the BL. So my way of thinking is the success of even one locked boot loader ... it should apply across the board for all, correct? Or am I waaaaay off? lol

leeboski44 said:
I have always been under the assumption that the boot.img for the locked BL on the s7 was literally an engineering kernel from Samsung, and not something Chainfire created. The reason Im saying this is because if Chainfire created a boot image that can get around a locked bootloader, then logic should state that he cracked Sprint/ATT's signature for the BL. So my way of thinking is the success of even one locked boot loader ... it should apply across the board for all, correct? Or am I waaaaay off? lol
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(1st question) Actually yeah, lol. It was an engineering kernel, he didn't make it . I'm assuming that was used during the development of the phone so Samsung and AT&T could construct the OS without running into any issues with the phones locked bootloader. At the time, I thought that Chainfire thought of some "mad science" to altar the boot.img so that it wont check the signatures of any of the files on boot.
Now I'm thinking:
1) He found a way to obtain all the phones signatures so that way he knows what signature the desired files (like a build of TWRP, or instance) would have to have so it can flash and boot properly.
--OR--
2) He somehow obtained or reproduced the engineering kernel that, like I said, was most likely used during software development for the phone (constructing the OS and the rest of the software).
I've done a little research on what engineering kernels actually do and why they are so useful now (to most people, the name is enough, lol). Apparently, they completely skip some of the signature checks on boot, primarily for /SYSTEM (The OS), which is why we were able to achieve permanent root the Qualcomm Galaxy S7 & S7 edge models. I do not think they skip signature checks for /RECOVERY or /BOOT, but we know that if we either reproduce or obtain the engineering kernel for this tablet, we can achieve permanent root the exact same way. I could be wrong, as I do not know for certain the Ins and outs of engineering kernels and how to get them, but It is very possible.
(2nd question) Now, I do not have much knowledge of bootloaders and signature checks, but I would go to the best assumption that since Sprint & AT&T, for example, are 2 completely different companies and are not affiliated (as of writing this), their bootloaders and updates would not have the same signatures. If they did, then Sprint would have to go to AT&T to sign their updates and such, and AT&T would have to do the same thing for Sprint. It just wouldn't really make sense. Lets think of it this way, If Target wants to sell a product in their stores that's already sold at Walmart, then should Target have to go to Walmart to get that approved? Or if Walmart wanted to sell something that's already sold at Target, then should Walmart have to go to Target for approval? Absolutely not, that wouldn't make any sense. Once again, I could be wrong, but it would make the most sense.
Please, anyone, correct me if I'm wrong.
Cheers!

KingOfTheNet said:
(1st question) Actually yeah, lol. It was an engineering kernel, he didn't make it . I'm assuming that was used during the development of the phone so Samsung and AT&T could construct the OS without running into any issues with the phones locked bootloader. At the time, I thought that Chainfire thought of some "mad science" to altar the boot.img so that it wont check the signatures of any of the files on boot.
Now I'm thinking:
1) He found a way to obtain all the phones signatures so that way he knows what signature the desired files (like a build of TWRP, or instance) would have to have so it can flash and boot properly.
--OR--
2) He somehow obtained or reproduced the engineering kernel that, like I said, was most likely used during software development for the phone (constructing the OS and the rest of the software).
I've done a little research on what engineering kernels actually do and why they are so useful now (to most people, the name is enough, lol). Apparently, they completely skip some of the signature checks on boot, primarily for /SYSTEM (The OS), which is why we were able to achieve permanent root the Qualcomm Galaxy S7 & S7 edge models. I do not think they skip signature checks for /RECOVERY or /BOOT, but we know that if we either reproduce or obtain the engineering kernel for this tablet, we can achieve permanent root the exact same way. I could be wrong, as I do not know for certain the Ins and outs of engineering kernels and how to get them, but It is very possible.
(2nd question) Now, I do not have much knowledge of bootloaders and signature checks, but I would go to the best assumption that since Sprint & AT&T, for example, are 2 completely different companies and are not affiliated (as of writing this), their bootloaders and updates would not have the same signatures. If they did, then Sprint would have to go to AT&T to sign their updates and such, and AT&T would have to do the same thing for Sprint. It just wouldn't really make sense. Lets think of it this way, If Target wants to sell a product in their stores that's already sold at Walmart, then should Target have to go to Walmart to get that approved? Or if Walmart wanted to sell something that's already sold at Target, then should Walmart have to go to Target for approval? Absolutely not, that wouldn't make any sense. Once again, I could be wrong, but it would make the most sense.
Please, anyone, correct me if I'm wrong.
Cheers!
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No that makes perfect sense and thanks for clearing it up.
The whole thing about the signature being the means by which the bootloader is locked is important. Atleast to me it is, so thank you for clearing that up. :good: And so, it makes sense that the System partitions Signature check being skipped IS what allows access to root. But where my opinion differs on this is the Boot and Recovery implementation of the Signatures. I believe that it IS the carriers implementation that does not allow the Recovery and Boot partitions to be modified. If it were Samsungs then how is Samsung going to incorporate a Universal bootloader that knows how to load all carriers data, policy, etc?
And possibly this is what you were saying above and I am misreading it...
***EDIT*** I see you said that the signatures would NOT be the same between carriers, so I am in line with your theory there as well.

leeboski44 said:
No that makes perfect sense and thanks for clearing it up.
The whole thing about the signature being the means by which the bootloader is locked is important. Atleast to me it is, so thank you for clearing that up. :good: And so, it makes sense that the System partitions Signature check being skipped IS what allows access to root. But where my opinion differs on this is the Boot and Recovery implementation of the Signatures. I believe that it IS the carriers implementation that does not allow the Recovery and Boot partitions to be modified. If it were Samsungs then how is Samsung going to incorporate a Universal bootloader that knows how to load all carriers data, policy, etc?
And possibly this is what you were saying above and I am misreading it...
***EDIT*** I see you said that the signatures would NOT be the same between carriers, so I am in line with your theory there as well.
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I'm glad I could be of help, however I don't see where I stated that the signature implementations on the BOOT and RECOVERY partitions was Samsung's idea not the carriers, if you could point that out for me that would be great.:good:
The engineering kernels skip SOME signature checks, both when flashing and booting into partitions, but I do not know exactly which ones they skip. We know it skips some of the signatures for /SYSTEM, but it does not do the same for the 2 other main ones, those being /BOOT & /RECOVERY. We know because "one of our own" attempted to flash their own build of TWRP recovery to the device (SM-G930A to be specific) only to get a signature check fail when booting the phone, which of course means that the phone has a locked bootloader and that the signatures for the /RECOVERY partition are still checked, but I do not know for certain about /BOOT. If I had to assume I'd say that /BOOT isn't checked, given the fact that if your phone is rooted then you would have had to flash the engineering kernel, which, like I said, skips some signature checks.
I hope I've cleared most things up for you.
Cheers!

KingOfTheNet said:
I've made this thread to teach T337A owners how to root their device with SuperSU. Please note that this is a system-less root, meaning it's temporary, but can be re-applied. Rooting only takes about 5-7 minutes and brings numerous tweaks and advantages to your device. Just remember that every time you reboot or shut the device down, you will need to repeat the rooting process. This tutorial was designed for Lollipop 5.1.1, but it should work on KitKat as well.
Before beginning, you will need to download the following file, unzip it on your pc, then transfer it to your device's internal storage/external sd card.
Root File: https://mega.nz/#!74Jl0ZqY!knlHuexbYGFkk1f4wHxq16u3L38EtfR9scQ0H7hISTA
Lets start!
1) Install both the APK files in the file on your device, If prompted, allow installation from unknown sources.
2) Make sure your device is connected to WiFi, then open Kingroot.
3) Once Kingroot is "Done searching for the best root strategy", click the "Try Now" button and wait about 3 minutes for KingRoot to give you a "Root Successfully" message.
4) This is where it gets kinda tricky, immediately after receiving the root success message, go into SuperSU-me, and grant root permissions when prompted.
5) Click on the big blue button in the middle of the frame and wait about 1 minute for the process to complete. DO NOT UPDATE THE SUPERSU BINARY, IT WILL BOOTLOOP.
6) IMMEDIATELY after the process has completed, go into Settings and make sure KingRoot or Purify is not installed! This is an important step because Kingroot and Kingroot adware tends to install itself in the system partition which can cause problems and frustration.
7 - Recommended) Download a root file explorer and search "King" under /data and /system to ensure that the KingRoot app and its bloatware has been wiped from the system.
8) Enjoy root access!
If this tutorial helped you please be sure to hit the :good: button. If you had any issues or troubles during this process please feel free to let me know down below.
Need T337A firmware? Check out my thread here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/download-sm-t337a-lollipop-firmware-t3536509
Cheers!
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The firmware you provided saved my sm-t337A tablet from being soft bricked. Although I was able to gain temp root from this method, king root tried to disable the SELinux on my device and after trying to temp root again caused the app to implant itself as bloatware into the /systems folder and was non functional when using the app. Do you happen to know of a custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) which would work for this device?

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