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[Q] Root after OTA?

Just a question, is root still possible after the OTA?

blud7 said:
Just a question, is root still possible after the OTA?
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Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.

HG! said:
Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.
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Thanks, i have triangle away so I can live with that!

HG! said:
Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.
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What does upping the flash count do?

smaw51 said:
What does upping the flash count do?
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As I understand it, it is just a counter. But anyone with a bit of a brain could /
would know that you had flashed / rooted your tablet. The main concern most
people have is in returning the tablet, where the manufacturer or dealer would
know that you flashed software and this MAY void your warranty.

blud7 said:
As I understand it, it is just a counter. But anyone with a bit of a brain could /
would know that you had flashed / rooted your tablet. The main concern most
people have is in returning the tablet, where the manufacturer or dealer would
know that you flashed software and this MAY void your warranty.
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you understand correctly, and yes, Triangle Away resets that counter. However it's also worth mentioning that with recent Samsung devices, even if you reset the counter the device will still be marked as MODIFIED. Which makes it pretty much silly to use anyways. You basically need to be unrooted for that to go away in the case you need to claim warranty... But then there's probably something wrong with the tablet that would prevent one from resetting that if you're looking at the warranty. Have a 0 counter all you want, if they find superuser/SuperSU and some root apps... then you're caught

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I think it might be a good idea to have a thread for any questions as the its gonna get quite cluttered. Some questions might not need a thread. Anyway I have a question
Does the S6 have a rgb light for notifications?

ermacwins said:
I think it might be a good idea to have a thread for any questions as the its gonna get quite cluttered. Some questions might not need a thread. Anyway I have a question
Does the S6 have a rgb light for notifications?
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Yes it does.

Is the home button made of glass and aluminium like the rest of the device?

Does Viral (see my sig) work without any problems? And what resolution can you select?

Would an S6 bought from Saudi Arabia work in the UK incl 4G?

Does light flow work with the S6?

Hey, has anyone here an issue where the video quality gets really poor when in low light?
My videos all tent to look "milky" when the lights are off and the resolutions are higher than 720p.
Anyone here had a similar problem?

jpbl1976 said:
Is the home button made of glass and aluminium like the rest of the device?
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Yes.
ermacwins said:
Would an S6 bought from Saudi Arabia work in the UK incl 4G?
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As long as it's unlocked, it should. And by 4G, do you mean LTE?
ermacwins said:
Does light flow work with the S6?
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Doesn't seem to function properly on my end. Light Manager works though.

I have an s6 with carrier bloat, can I flash a unbranded firmware over it? Does it have a counter when flashing roms?

ermacwins said:
I have an s6 with carrier bloat, can I flash a unbranded firmware over it? Does it have a counter when flashing roms?
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The only counter the S6 has right now is the Knox warranty counter. As long as you flash stock roms -not modified in any way- Knox shouldn't be tripped and you wouldn't loose the warranty and access to Samsung pay. If you modify the device with, for instance, PingPong Root, the status will be shown as 'Modified' and you will lose Samsung Pay and OTA updates untill you flash a stock rom again.
You can flash unbranded firmware without issues as long as its compatible. That was literally the first thing I did to my phone.

Cloxed said:
The only counter the S6 has right now is the Knox warranty counter. As long as you flash stock roms -not modified in any way- Knox shouldn't be tripped and you wouldn't loose the warranty and access to Samsung pay. If you modify the device with, for instance, PingPong Root, the status will be shown as 'Modified' and you will lose Samsung Pay and OTA updates untill you flash a stock rom again.
You can flash unbranded firmware without issues as long as its compatible. That was literally the first thing I did to my phone.
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So I can't flash a debloated rom?

ermacwins said:
So I can't flash a debloated rom?
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You can. You'd just lose your warranty and access to samsung pay. If you're interested in removing the carrier's bloatware, you can use the Debloater tool. Pretty straightforward, effective and safe. It can even 'disable' system apps so you should be careful with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294

Cloxed said:
You can. You'd just lose your warranty and access to samsung pay. If you're interested in removing the carrier's bloatware, you can use the Debloater tool. Pretty straightforward, effective and safe. It can even 'disable' system apps so you should be careful with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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And if I were to flash a stock rom again? Would it return it to pure factory settings?

ermacwins said:
And if I were to flash a stock rom again? Would it return it to pure factory settings?
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If you flash a stock ROM over an already debloated one, the disabled apps won't become enabled. You'd need to perform a factory reset for them to become available again. This means you can flash newer versions of stock ROMs as they become available without fear of having to debloat again. This is nice if you want to try newer kernel versions included in the latest ROMs, or to try different basebands.
-As a sidenote, when I say flash the stock ROMs I refer to flashing with Odin, rather than custom recoveries (because installing custom recoveries voids the knox counter)

Cloxed said:
-As a sidenote, when I say flash the stock ROMs I refer to flashing with Odin, rather than custom recoveries (because installing custom recoveries voids the knox counter)
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My bro just told me you can flash zips with flashfire without tripping Knox, so this can be used to install twrp? And how do you know if you tripped Knox?

ermacwins said:
My bro just told me you can flash zips with flashfire without tripping Knox, so this can be used to install twrp? And how do you know if you tripped Knox?
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Knox will be tripped if you install a custom recovery or kernel - that's for sure, whether you use flashfire or odin or anything else.
Post 784 and 785 of this thread kinda reassure it, among others.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60861926&postcount=784
Check if knox is tripped by going into download mode (hold power button + home button + volumen down untill a cyan screen shows up, then volume up).

Is there any way to get nexus like navigation buttons on the s6? Also is there an app that can add long press function to the recent button?

Why does my Knox flag say 0x0304 and not 0x1 like everything else I've seen? I flashed TWRP for root/debloat and flashed back stock recovery for deep sleep. I don't care about warranty, I'm just curious if there's a difference. Model 920F.

Sensors not working
I installed Noble Nougat Experience 4.5 S8 port on my SM-G920F. Battery life was bad so I decided to go back to stock ROM.
I did something dumb. I deleted all partitions and Windows could not recognise my device.
I solved the problem with Smart Switch.
I installed stock ROM and everything was fine until I started Asphalt 8 game. I tilted my phone to control the car but car just went foward.
I thought it was the game issue but when I opened YouTube I couldn't go in landscape mode.
I tried to calibrate gyroscope sensor but it still didn't work.
I entered *#0*# in phone app and went to sensors and none of the worked and SensorHub Test failed.
If someone knows is it software or hardware problem.
Please help!!!

[Q] Galaxy s6 after rooting

Hello, I have rooted my galaxy s6 international version and the only thing I am using is some CSC (?) features like alphabetacilly sorting the app drawer, adblocker and whatsmapp. Actually, I kind of regret it, I want back my factory galaxy s6, warranty, clean rom, is there any way to get like a new device? Installing the stock rom I had will fix it?

Now I see more problems with the s6 like fingerprint sensor isn't working, I'm so afraid without the warranty, don't you?

The burned eFuse-Chip is in fact a hardware damage caused by rooting from the user --> no more warranty by Samsung! You can check that in several reports online, in magazins and even at Samsung
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Saw this in the other thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/penalties-flashing-rooting-t3097277
So yeah you can never restore original, never...You can only flash stock firmware.
I did root my Galaxy S6, at first I was very disapointed that I did that, but now I'm thinking that sooner or later I would still have done the same thing, because without root your phone is kind of limited to some things, root gives you more power over the phone so you can control it how you like.
Edit: Fingerprint scanner works fine for me, for you it's probably software related issue, that could be solved by flashing other firmwares.

Giancarlo456 said:
Saw this in the other thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/penalties-flashing-rooting-t3097277
So yeah you can never restore original, never...You can only flash stock firmware.
I did root my Galaxy S6, at first I was very disapointed that I did that, but now I'm thinking that sooner or later I would still have done the same thing, because without root your phone is kind of limited to some things, root gives you more power over the phone so you can control it how you like.
Edit: Fingerprint scanner works fine for me, for you it's probably software related issue, that could be solved by flashing other firmwares.
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Im curious if thats the same case with rooting with PingPong root. It doesnt trigger KNOX so can it also mean that the efuse doesnt get triggered?

MaxieA said:
Im curious if thats the same case with rooting with PingPong root. It doesnt trigger KNOX so can it also mean that the efuse doesnt get triggered?
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I'm not sure, but it may save the Efuse-chip by rooting with PingPong. It's a shame that I didn't knew about it before rooting...

Giancarlo456 said:
I'm not sure, but it may save the Efuse-chip by rooting with PingPong. It's a shame that I didn't knew about it before rooting...
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Well we can hope that it doesn't! Yeah mate it sucks ive been wanting to root ever since the SGS6 released but been torned incase I want to return to completly stock so this is a nice choice. But as you said yourself, you would have eventually rooted sooner or later and I don't think you will miss out on anything important

JusTeN_ said:
Hello, I have rooted my galaxy s6 international version and the only thing I am using is some CSC (?) features like alphabetacilly sorting the app drawer, adblocker and whatsmapp. Actually, I kind of regret it, I want back my factory galaxy s6, warranty, clean rom, is there any way to get like a new device? Installing the stock rom I had will fix it?
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Install Samsung Smart Switch and use it to make a backup of your things and then use the recovery option in the program. It will download the right firmware for you and re-install your phone to fabric settings.

ZoZo- said:
Install Samsung Smart Switch and use it to make a backup of your things and then use the recovery option in the program. It will download the right firmware for you and re-install your phone to fabric settings.
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Thx everyone.. really disappointed of rooting, at least I wish I could restore it and root with ping-pong root.
And Zozo,
Its just to transfer files from my previous device to my current device. .

JusTeN_ said:
Thx everyone.. really disappointed of rooting, at least I wish I could restore it and root with ping-pong root.
And Zozo,
Its just to transfer files from my previous device to my current device. .
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If you press the "More" button up to the right there's an option called "Emergency software recovery initialisation". There you can re-install your whole phone to completely factory settings
It will not untrip your KNOX if you rooted the phone in any other way than with PingPong Root, that is not possible for the time being.

ZoZo- said:
If you press the "More" button up to the right there's an option called "Emergency software recovery initialisation". There you can re-install your whole phone to completely factory settings
It will not untrip your KNOX if you rooted the phone in any other way than with PingPong Root, that is not possible for the time being.
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Actually, I don't have the More button, nevermind I will just keep it this way, not a big deal I hope,thx.

Questions before I mess up my s8+

I have an att s8+ build g55USQU1AQJC, is this still root able without tripping Knox?
Will flashing the Odin files wipe my phone?
Has the 80% battery bug been fixed or is it just visual and not have any impact on battery life?
Last question when the new bootloader gets released on my device will that affect root?

You can't root without tripping Knox.
Yes, you will wipe your phone, probably twice, in the process of installing root.
80% bug has not been fixed. Probably won't be. It does have an impact. How much depends on your usage habits.
Until the devs get a hold of V3, that's hard to say. Most likely it will not be rootable for, at least, a little while. You won't be able to OTA anyway.
Anyone is more than welcome to correct me, if I got any of that incorrect. Been a few since I've combed through all the pertinent threads.

Thanatos355 said:
You can't root without tripping Knox.
Yes, you will wipe your phone, probably twice, in the process of installing root.
80% bug has not been fixed. Probably won't be. It does have an impact. How much depends on your usage habits.
Until the devs get a hold of V3, that's hard to say. Most likely it will not be rootable for, at least, a little while. You won't be able to OTA anyway.
Anyone is more than welcome to correct me, if I got any of that incorrect. Been a few since I've combed through all the pertinent threads.
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I thought I read somewhere samfail root won't trip Knox.

MysticFTW said:
I thought I read somewhere samfail root won't trip Knox.
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I have the same model device as you. Straight from AT&T, part of their pre-order deal, fwiw. I've used both methods for root, and can confirm that things that use Knox (e.g. Samsung Pay) both detects root and refuses to function thereafter.

Thanatos355 said:
I have the same model device as you. Straight from AT&T, part of their pre-order deal, fwiw. I've used both methods for root, and can confirm that things that use Knox (e.g. Samsung Pay) both detects root and refuses to function thereafter.
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What your describing is normal of any root but I'm asking about Knox warranty status.
Can you boot to download mode to check Knox status?
Here is a tutorial if you don't how to check knox
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s8-check-knox/amp/

MysticFTW said:
What your describing is normal of any root but I'm asking about Knox warranty status.
Can you boot to download mode to check Knox status?
Here is a tutorial if you don't how to check knox
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s8-check-knox/amp/
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My mistake, I thought you meant from a usability standpoint. No, the fuse itself has not been tripped. I just rechecked mine to make sure, 0x0.

Thanatos355 said:
My mistake, I thought you meant from a usability standpoint. No, the fuse itself has not been tripped. I just rechecked mine to make sure, 0x0.
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Awesome I didn't want to risk if it tripped Knox.
How noticeable is having only 80% battery on a daily basis?

MysticFTW said:
Awesome I didn't want to risk if it tripped Knox.
How noticeable is having only 80% battery on a daily basis?
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Honestly, not that bad. I almost always still make it through a full day, 7am-11pm or so, of use before I plug it in. I read on it extensively, text and message regularly, and play a few different games on it, that I launch every hour or two.
I did have a problem with battery life, at first, with Pwn, but had zero issues with Fail, and ended up going back to Pwn with no issues at all.

Thanatos355 said:
Honestly, not that bad. I almost always still make it through a full day, 7am-11pm or so, of use before I plug it in. I read on it extensively, text and message regularly, and play a few different games on it, that I launch every hour or two.
I did have a problem with battery life, at first, with Pwn, but had zero issues with Fail, and ended up going back to Pwn with no issues at all.
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Why did you go back?
Sorry to be asking so many questions I just wanna cover my bases.

Messing around with Substratum late one night, screwed things up (totally on me, I knew the risks), and decided to try Pwn again. I had been wanting to see if the battery issue was a fluke. All in all, I vastly prefer PartyCyborg's rom, but not enough to immediately switch back. I figure when he drops the next release, I'll switch back.

Thanatos355 said:
Messing around with Substratum late one night, screwed things up (totally on me, I knew the risks), and decided to try Pwn again. I had been wanting to see if the battery issue was a fluke. All in all, I vastly prefer PartyCyborg's rom, but not enough to immediately switch back. I figure when he drops the next release, I'll switch back.
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Ok I plan to substratum as well
Is this rom? https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....ntroducing-samfail-root-sm-g950-t3685349/amp/

MysticFTW said:
Ok I plan to substratum as well
Is this rom? https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....ntroducing-samfail-root-sm-g950-t3685349/amp/
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That one is in the S8 forum. This is the one I used.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...root-partcyborgrom-aqk3-samfail-odin-t3717702

Thanatos355 said:
That one is in the S8 forum. This is the one I used.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...root-partcyborgrom-aqk3-samfail-odin-t3717702
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Oh ok thanks you just save me trouble.
Which one do I need G955USQU2BQK5 or G955USQU1AQK3
Will it matter that my stock build version is g55USQU1AQJC

MysticFTW said:
Oh ok thanks you just save me trouble.
Which one do I need G955USQU2BQK5 or G955USQU1AQK3
Will it matter that my stock build version is g55USQU1AQJC
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I'm honestly not sure on that point. Your best bet is to read the entire first post, and if that doesn't answer your questions, search the thread.

Thanatos355 said:
I'm honestly not sure on that point. Your best bet is to read the entire first post, and if that doesn't answer your questions, search the thread.
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10 pages in Sar far no one has mentioned which file to download

I'm not really sure, man. I know that one was from v2 and one is from v1. I'm still on v1 bootloader and I used the original v1 rom, which was the AQK3 files.

Thanatos355 said:
I'm not really sure, man. I know that one was from v2 and one is from v1. I'm still on v1 bootloader and I used the original v1 rom, which was the AQK3 files.
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Ok well I posted in the thread hopefully I'll get an answer soon
Thank you for your help ?

Thanatos355 said:
I'm not really sure, man. I know that one was from v2 and one is from v1. I'm still on v1 bootloader and I used the original v1 rom, which was the AQK3 files.
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How do I know if I'm on v1 bootloader?

is this root bug with all variants uk and us ive got the sm-g955f will i get this 80% bug if i root

Samsung Health not working after OREO update

Hi Guys,
Yesterday I updated my phone via Odin to Oreo, but unfortunately samsung health says that my phone is rooted and it is not working anymore. ( Of course my phone is not rooted, I used stock firmware)
I think the problem is I used different region code firmware. Am I right? How can I use the app again? Wait for my original country's firmware and update via Odin would be a solution?

baalint said:
Hi Guys,
Yesterday I updated my phone via Odin to Oreo, but unfortunately samsung health says that my phone is rooted and it is not working anymore. ( Of course my phone is not rooted, I used stock firmware)
I think the problem is I used different region code firmware. Am I right? How can I use the app again? Wait for my original country's firmware and update via Odin would be a solution?
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It detects Knox is 0x1. To fix this you must root your phone, go with root browser to the root of the device (/) then /efs. There you'll find a file "factory.prop". Open it and add there "ro.config.tima=0". Then you can unroot/reflash stock ROM and s health works

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It detects Knox is 0x1. To fix this you must root your phone, go with root browser to the root of the device (/) then /efs. There you'll find a file "factory.prop". Open it and add there "ro.config.tima=0". Then you can unroot/reflash stock ROM and s health works
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thanks for your quick reply, Is this a permanent change or can I fix this by flashing my phone's original country firmware?
Actually I don't want to root my phone as it has warranty till the end of this year..

baalint said:
thanks for your quick reply, Is this a permanent change or can I fix this by flashing my phone's original country firmware?
Actually I don't want to root my phone as it has warranty till the end of this year..
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Check in Download Mode, if it says Warranty Void 0x1 then it has at one time either been rooted or had custom flashed to it, in which case Warranty is void anyway and you might as well root

*Detection* said:
Check in Download Mode, if it says Warranty Void 0x1 then it has at one time either been rooted or had custom flashed to it, in which case Warranty is void anyway and you might as well root
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It is still 0 (0x0000)
What about to downgrade back to Nougat? Will it work again?

baalint said:
It is still 0 (0x0000)
What about to downgrade back to Nougat? Will it work again?
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I thought your knox was 0x1, but in this case try just to wipe data of S health
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

andrei1412 said:
I thought your knox was 0x1, but in this case try just to wipe data of S health
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not working... I did full wipe
Googled it and everybody recommends to root the phone in case of above S health bug... but I am looking for another solution ... Surprisingly this is the only app which thinks I am rooted...

Found it. I need to flash all components not Just AP in odin

And it works?

Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.
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As I see a lot of people facing this issue,and all "expert " recommends root. But there are other options too.
Anyway, thank you for all help

baalint said:
Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.
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As I see a lot of people facing this issue,and all "expert " recommends root. But there are other options too.
Anyway, thank you for all help
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Experts recommend root if your KNOX is 0x1 because that is the only solution, if you fail to read up on how to flash firmware and end up with a problem because of your own fault, and fail to mention in your main post that you didn't flash the firmware correctly, we are not psychic, we can only go on the info you give us
Next time, learn how to flash firmware the correct way first

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Experts recommend root if your KNOX is 0x1 because that is the only solution, if you fail to read up on how to flash firmware and end up with a problem because of your own fault, and fail to mention in your main post that you didn't flash the firmware correctly, we are not psychic, we can only go on the info you give us
Next time, learn how to flash firmware the correct way first
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That's true, that was my mistake... in good old Times as I remember only AP was included in the ZIP,and that was enough.

baalint said:
That's true, that was my mistake... in good old Times as I remember only AP was included in the ZIP,and that was enough.
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Yep, with my S5 that was the method, but instructions for S7 are under the download on sammobile's site and all over this forum
As a rule when I get a new phone I spend a good few weeks reading threads before I attempt anything, even a simple stock flash, saves possible bricks and other problems like this one
Anyway good it's working again

I have the exactly same issue knox is 0x0 but Samsung health isn't working, can you please explain the exact steps about the following message how can i run Samsung health in g955u secure folder is also not working
Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.