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ICS Update is, shall we say, underwhelming

Maybe this is blasphemous, but after updating to ICS, I am very disappointed. I was looking forward to the better interface and everything that ICS provides, and after installing, it turns out that everything is pretty much exactly the same, except that the phone now supports ICS apps, is more laggy, and (for some inexplicable reason) no longer supports notification bar brightness adjustment.
Granted I've only been playing with it for a few hours, but is anyone else disappointing by this so called update?

marchingknight11 said:
Maybe this is blasphemous, but after updating to ICS, I am very disappointed. I was looking forward to the better interface and everything that ICS provides, and after installing, it turns out that everything is pretty much exactly the same, except that the phone now supports ICS apps, is more laggy, and (for some inexplicable reason) no longer supports notification bar brightness adjustment.
Granted I've only been playing with it for a few hours, but is anyone else disappointing by this so called update?
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personally, I was impressed. but only because I never use tw launcher (nova when ics, holo when gb). lagginess will ensue until you reboot 3 or 4 times. this is normal. let it build it's cache. and idk what you're talking about in notification bar brightness adjustment :/ i never knew it was a feature

Yeah TW sucks. I personally have noticed faster boot times, more responsiveness, and amazing battery life. I have been running with wifi calling all day so far (5 hrs) and still am at 96%. Ditch tw & disable bloat and check it out.

anactoraaron said:
Yeah TW sucks. I personally have noticed faster boot times, more responsiveness, and amazing battery life. I have been running with wifi calling all day so far (5 hrs) and still am at 96%. Ditch tw & disable bloat and check it out.
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were you able to uninstall the bloat? if so, how did you root?

anactoraaron said:
Yeah TW sucks. I personally have noticed faster boot times, more responsiveness, and amazing battery life. I have been running with wifi calling all day so far (5 hrs) and still am at 96%. Ditch tw & disable bloat and check it out.
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Did you remove/delete the bloat, or just freeze it in TB. Is there any bloat that is unsafe to remove? I want get rid of as much as I can to free space and improve perfomance. So far I've deleted Tmobile Mall, Gamebase, and Social Hub...but was afraid to do anymore, not sure what connection they may with other apps etc.
Thanks

Captivate-me said:
Did you remove/delete the bloat, or just freeze it in TB. Is there any bloat that is unsafe to remove? I want get rid of as much as I can to free space and improve perfomance. So far I've deleted Tmobile Mall, Gamebase, and Social Hub...but was afraid to do anymore, not sure what connection they may with other apps etc.
Thanks
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I straight deleted everything TMobile related except visual voicemail and my account. No issues on any of then being critical system dependencies
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Maybe if you had a better phone....

scottx . said:
Maybe if you had a better phone....
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ummmm..... what?

After rooting the phone, I just disabled the bloatware in manage apps. I'll save them in TB and remove them later. I have 3 of these things to tune. Including putting Avast on them and removing lookout.
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jparnell8839 said:
ummmm..... what?
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Ditto.

jparnell8839 said:
were you able to uninstall the bloat? if so, how did you root?
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Rooted by re-flashing cwm in odin using the same method as before. Then I downloaded supersu.zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742522 and went into cwm and made a backup and then installed supersu from the zip. Rebooted and opened supersu and updated binary and had root.
Captivate-me said:
Did you remove/delete the bloat, or just freeze it in TB. Is there any bloat that is unsafe to remove? I want get rid of as much as I can to free space and improve perfomance. So far I've deleted Tmobile Mall, Gamebase, and Social Hub...but was afraid to do anymore, not sure what connection they may with other apps etc.
Thanks
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List of things I removed through titanium that I knew were safe:
411 & More, Accuweather.com, Accuweather Weather Daemon (used in the widget - I have accuweather premium and don't need these), Application monitor, Bonus apps, buddies now, customize homescreen (tw widget), Game base, lookout (encountered error so I removed the apk from system/app using root explorer), media hub, mobile life (also had error had to remove through root explorer), mobile life contacts, mobile life family organizer, more for me, netflix, samsung account, slacker radio, social hub 1.0 & 2.0, tmo mall, tmo name id, tmo tv, qik video chat, telenav gps (had to remove through root explorer), visual voicemail, yahoo finance, yahoo news, yelp, zinio, zs provider (used with zinio), and access tmo (I actually prefer tmo 'my account' as access t-mo is browser based.).
I am sure that there is more that can be safely removed but some of it I haven't seen before like the system manager app so I didn't touch it.

scottx . said:
Maybe if you had a better phone....
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They see you trolling...
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Flowbyte said:
They see you trolling...
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rofl

scottx . said:
Maybe if you had a better phone....
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Trolly troll should try harder...
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So the My T-mo app detects if you are rooted..

Let me start by saying I removed the pr.adapt apk that requested root permission. So anyways I received a notification on the my t-mo app about device health, wanted to check out what it said. It said battery was average, performance was good, and when I clicked on battery there was a report for GPS, Root, and Wifi. Says device is rooted. Soooo idk what that will affect for me but heads up for everyone else.

I disabled it and denied root permissions.

Where is the pr.adapt app located?

roosxter said:
Where is the pr.adapt app located?
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/system/priv-app/adaptclient
Reboot after it's done.

T-Mobile can see just about every aspect of your device. What apps you have installed, how much storage you have available, whether or not you're rooted. My line is on an employee account, my close friend works for them. You'd be surprised what info your device sends them even if you don't want it to.

It's funny, I called tech support yesterday, since the V10 is ****ting the bed here (GPS is a mile or so off, tons of dropped calls, speakerphone barely works) and the TWO techs I spoke to were like "Yeah, this is why I have the G4. I installed Cyanogenmod, and the phone is just perfect!"
I just played dumb and was like "Root? Like on plants? Hurrrrrrrr"

I've had one other application able to tell that I've rooted my phone. It is a bank app that now refuses to work because of the device being rooted .

stevenlong said:
I've had one other application able to tell that I've rooted my phone. It is a bank app that now refuses to work because of the device being rooted .
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Which bank?

Tmo employee here. Just a heads up, if you want to turn off the data your device sends to T-Mobile, you have to go into the settings on the my T-Mobile app and turn off diagnostics and send data to T-Mobile. Usually everyone blindly agrees to in durring the initial device set up.

stevenlong said:
I've had one other application able to tell that I've rooted my phone. It is a bank app that now refuses to work because of the device being rooted .
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parusia said:
Which bank?
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Security Service Federal Credit Union (so not a true bank but they hold my money)

stevenlong said:
I've had one other application able to tell that I've rooted my phone. It is a bank app that now refuses to work because of the device being rooted .
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If you have Xposed, install Rootcloak for Lollipop and add your app to it, problem solved.

thanks I'll give that a try.

Yes TMobile knows.....
what I know and what (im learning) w 2 rooted devices and some personal observation.
The PR apk is a battery killer. It forever runs in the background always asking for root. And they know when you root (if one of the three suspected apps isn't blocked from learning it. ) The device troubleshooting software is pretty amazing they can uninstall apps see what's. Installed. And the memory being used ect.) Even remote support w permission from user.
Its not only my Tmo app and the PR apk. LOOKOUT snitches on you too I think. (Pretty sure there is a partnership between lookout and the uncarrier)
Wifi calling and the hotspot app are both integrated into the system wifi apk (which I theorize to be how they monitor users trying to hide that ) (and one other method I know of companies finding out who is burning thru hotspot data.)
VoLTE drains battery. The call quality IS great but not worth what I see battery reduce to. (I suspect wifi calling also carries other secrets)

justory85 said:
what I know and what (im learning) w 2 rooted devices and some personal observation.
The PR apk is a battery killer. It forever runs in the background always asking for root. And they know when you root (if one of the three suspected apps isn't blocked from learning it. ) The device troubleshooting software is pretty amazing they can uninstall apps see what's. Installed. And the memory being used ect.) Even remote support w permission from user.
Its not only my Tmo app and the PR apk. LOOKOUT snitches on you too I think. (Pretty sure there is a partnership between lookout and the uncarrier)
Wifi calling and the hotspot app are both integrated into the system wifi apk (which I theorize to be how they monitor users trying to hide that ) (and one other method I know of companies finding out who is burning thru hotspot data.)
VoLTE drains battery. The call quality IS great but not worth what I see battery reduce to. (I suspect wifi calling also carries other secrets)
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Never really use the LOOKOUT app other than to scan apps I download outside of the Play Store... why do you suspect this app of being a snitch?

You can use Disable Bloatware from the app store to disable pradapt as well. No root needed.

I'm confused on the or.adapt all...is this part of the tmo app? I really want to get rid of that fricken app, especially before I consider rooting.
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dimm0k said:
Never really use the LOOKOUT app other than to scan apps I download outside of the Play Store... why do you suspect this app of being a snitch?
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it''s preinstalled on all their devices. except apple...not to mention tmobile finances their phones to 90 percent of their consumers....Personally i think they would have more than just the apps w their name on it to keep up with whats happening with devices the customer doesn't own yet. also one of the insurance packages offered by tmo includes a subscription to lookout.

justory85 said:
it''s preinstalled on all their devices. except apple...not to mention tmobile finances their phones to 90 percent of their consumers....Personally i think they would have more than just the apps w their name on it to keep up with whats happening with devices the customer doesn't own yet. also one of the insurance packages offered by tmo includes a subscription to lookout.
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thanks, good enough reason for me to remove!

suprap7 said:
I'm confused on the or.adapt all...is this part of the tmo app? I really want to get rid of that fricken app, especially before I consider rooting.
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Its an app that always asks for root it's safe to remove will probably require a. Reboot you will get toast about it not responding. After reboot they go away. I don't have it all figured out yet this is a seperate apk from the Tmo apps.it will ask for root as soon as you boot and are rooted deny it until you freeze or remove.

justory85 said:
what I know and what (im learning) w 2 rooted devices and some personal observation.
The PR apk is a battery killer. It forever runs in the background always asking for root. And they know when you root (if one of the three suspected apps isn't blocked from learning it. ) The device troubleshooting software is pretty amazing they can uninstall apps see what's. Installed. And the memory being used ect.) Even remote support w permission from user.
Its not only my Tmo app and the PR apk. LOOKOUT snitches on you too I think. (Pretty sure there is a partnership between lookout and the uncarrier)
Wifi calling and the hotspot app are both integrated into the system wifi apk (which I theorize to be how they monitor users trying to hide that ) (and one other method I know of companies finding out who is burning thru hotspot data.)
VoLTE drains battery. The call quality IS great but not worth what I see battery reduce to. (I suspect wifi calling also carries other secrets)
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So does anyone have any clue how to get the unlimited hotspot going on this? Cause it would be useful for YouTube on my laptop while stuck on a train

Thoughts on rooting this bad boy

I just got a note 5 on sprint and I love it, but I'm really not sure if I want to root. Every device since I got my Samsung moment has been rooted (htc evo 4g lte, s3,s5 for the day I had it, and then the g3). Anyways, my question is losing Samsung pay worth rooting? I mean I love all the things I can do with root, I just wanna know what everyone's opinion is, so I can weigh pros and cons of rooting.
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***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever

954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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On that note, I can't get the $200 promotion to work... But what other promotions are there?
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Nevermind, turns out it was my Internet not uploading my receipt... So i did it on lte, and it was fine
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What's the $200 promo can someone share?

NotLinusTorvalds said:
What's the $200 promo can someone share?
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https://samsungpromotions.com/celebratefootball/Mobile
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I'm waiting on my promotions to go through, once they do, this thing is getting root treatment
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how to root
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks

Antrock23 said:
does anyone know how to root the sprint note 5. looking for a way thats the easiest and wont brick my phone. thanks
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There is a thread on it here over in the general forum.
You need to use ODIN to flash TWRP and then flash a custom kernel, or just flash TWRP with ODIN and then flash a custom ROM. They are already rooted.

954wrecker said:
***get any available promotions before you root. I only got the free charger promo back in September***
-Root is useful all day everyday
-Samsung Pay is slightly useful at most a few times a day if ever
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Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?

clockedtouch said:
Why do you say Samsung Pay is only slightly worth it?
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How often does anyone go out without your keys and wallet and drivers license. I mean really, I used it a bunch when I went jogging, but it's not 100%. The first time it didn't work I luckily had my wallet and my regular card swiped just fine. I rooted my phone the second I got home that day.

It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.

I stayed stock for exactly 4 weeks and used samsung pay a few times a day with 5 different credit cards. I've been rooted for the past 3 months and i do NOT miss samsung pay at all. I reap the benefits of root all day everyday because of the amazing ROM dev @tdunham and the amazing KERNEL dev @UpInTheAir.

travisw0204 said:
It's totally up to the user to root if need be. I, however, chose not to root this phone only because everything I needed root for I can accomplish without it whilst keeping Samsung Pay and Android Pay intact. I use the latter more than the previous so root is a no go for me based on that. However, I've tried Samsung Pay a few times and it worked with no issues. You just have to ask yourself what exactly do I need root for? These were my needs for root and the fixes I found to accomplish what I needed without rooting:
Camera Shutter Sound fix( Enforced Stream Silencer app)
Hotspot Mod( APN Settings mod. Need MSL # for this which can be gotten through Sprint Chat)
Ad Remover( AdGuard Premium App)
APK Backups/Restore( App Backup and Restore app)
System UI Backup( Smart Switch on PC)
Bloatware Removal/System App Disabler( Package Disabler Pro)
Add any app to MW( MW- Pen App Enabler Pro)
Themes( Samsung Theme Store)
These can all be achieved without root. More importantly, everything works as it should and when you need it to work without getting the dreaded FC and doing trial and error to fix it. If the Pros outweigh the Cons then do it. If not, don't root.
I honestly don't miss it. I have more time to spend with my family and not trying to find what a developer took out to make a feature of the phone work. I get updates on time without waiting for a rooted rom to be posted. I'm not trolling XDA or any other blog seeing when the next update is to whatever rom I'm using to see if hopefully the issues I had with the rom were addressed with the new build. Do I miss root? Sometimes. But ultimately I'm glad I didn't root. This was my choice. As I said, everyone is different. You have to do what works for you. I love that I have full functionality of my phone and confidence knowing if I try a feature it will work as advertised.
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Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?

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Thanks for your insight, is there a bloatware List that you referenced?
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No. I usually just remove the stuff I know about like Nascar, Ebay, etc. The system apps I disable are usually like the Calculator, Picasa maybe and a couple other things.

still waiting for my promos to go through, once they do, im gonna root it

Would there be a point in rooting this?

I've been rooting phones since the days of the htc hero. Recently, I've noticed with Marshmallow and Nougat even more so, there is less reason to root other than small issues such as uninstalling unwanted system apps and installing apps such as titanium backup. However with rooting comes the issue of making it difficult to update the software when an official update comes through, other than going through a hurdle.
Do you guys think that now with Nougat, does the cons of rooting outweigh the pros of rooting?

I would like to root if only to theme the device (not a fan of Huawei's theme engine)

To be honest I don't think that's necessary
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Odinforce said:
To be honest I don't think that's necessary
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The biggest plus of root is the adblocker....

I only use root for titanium backup and for a adblocker. So yeah, that would be a reason for me. Also removing bloatware is nice.
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Root all my device's: Adaway, Titanium, Kernel Auditor, Roms, Mods, Solid Explorer, Build Prop, etc....

And don't forget VIPER4Android.
I'm not sure to be able to live without on my new Mate 9.

Every device should be pre-rooted by default. Especially expensive devices like mate 9.

Snake-Plissken said:
The biggest plus of root is the adblocker....
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I use adguard no root necessary

jlinn75 said:
I use adguard no root necessary
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Where can I find it.Do you have a link?

Snake-Plissken said:
Where can I find it.Do you have a link?
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not sure if it will let me just google adguard
https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html

I have rooted most of my devices but I will keep this one stock for a while. I just do need to root but I get that some people do.

I used to root all my phones up until about a year ago. I miss Titanium Backup but these days many apps use cloud backup for settings and Google makes a good job of restoring apps quickly in the background.
The only other main reason I rooted was ad blocking. But then I discovered Adguard. I paid for a lifetime subscription (really cheap actually) and it works pretty much flawlessly.
With Nougat (and Marshmallow) the system and functions are so much more efficient and features are now built in that used to require root. And now it's just too much hassle, along with a risk of bricking, voiding warranty, not getting updates and causing problems with some apps (like banking or VOD) So rooting for little gain is something I just don't bother with now.
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I can't even turn off data without root...
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apprentice said:
I used to root all my phones up until about a year ago. I miss Titanium Backup but these days many apps use cloud backup for settings and Google makes a good job of restoring apps quickly in the background.
The only other main reason I rooted was ad blocking. But then I discovered Adguard. I paid for a lifetime subscription (really cheap actually) and it works pretty much flawlessly.
With Nougat (and Marshmallow) the system and functions are so much more efficient and features are now built in that used to require root. And now it's just too much hassle, along with a risk of bricking, voiding warranty, not getting updates and causing problems with some apps (like banking or VOD) So rooting for little gain is something I just don't bother with now.
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I agree with you. I haven't rooted my phone for the first time, and amazingly haven't felt the need to do so. The Mate 9 is a great phone.
All the problems I'm reading about on this site come from people who have rooted their phones, (a potential Pandora's box) and it's not a great advert for Huawei.
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Tuffcheez said:
I agree with you. I haven't rooted my phone for the first time, and amazingly haven't felt the need to do so. The Mate 9 is a great phone.
All the problems I'm reading about on this site come from people who have rooted their phones, (a potential Pandora's box) and it's not a great advert for Huawei.
My internet banking apps and my subscription satellite streaming app will detect root and will not work as I found when I rooted my Mate 7 (so I got the Mate 9 and not rooting it)
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You can't use a rooted phone on ANY banking App. Nor any App that guarantees secure transactions.
Infact, of you do not use fingerprint (or any other secure mode on the Mate 9 i.e. Password etc), it will refuse to permit secure app transactions and send you to the desktop sites on your browser.

kolembo said:
You can't use a rooted phone on ANY banking App. Nor any App that guarantees secure transactions.
Infact, of you do not use fingerprint (or any other secure mode on the Mate 9 i.e. Password etc), it will refuse to permit secure app transactions and send you to the desktop sites on your browser.
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Works fine for me with root.

kolembo said:
You can't use a rooted phone on ANY banking App. Nor any App that guarantees secure transactions.
Infact, of you do not use fingerprint (or any other secure mode on the Mate 9 i.e. Password etc), it will refuse to permit secure app transactions and send you to the desktop sites on your browser.
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My previous phone, a Galaxy Note 3, is rooted and I run all my banking apps on it. And it doesn't have a fingerprint sensor or anything but a pattern password and I've had no issues.
Would like to root my Mate 9 just to get TiBU working but it's not looking too promising, based on the many problem reports.

No Need Root ?

i don't think i'm going to root my phone this time it has all the future and it freaking fast and blotware less , gonna give samsung apps a chance and use then for good . if you are going to root please give me some feedback on WHY ty.
i got myphone yesterday.

I will be rooting so I can use Viper4Android, AdAway and Titanium Backup

saifullah90 said:
if you are going to root please give me some feedback on WHY ty.
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IMHO, the main purpose for rooting is to boost the device security and privacy: to stop google, facebook et al. from spying on you.

I will root mine too, so i can use AFWall+, ADBlock, Tasker and Titanium Backup

saifullah90 said:
i don't think i'm going to root my phone this time it has all the future and it freaking fast and blotware less , gonna give samsung apps a chance and use then for good . if you are going to root please give me some feedback on WHY ty.
i got myphone yesterday.
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I've found that the best way to satisfy my rooting urges these days is to keep a stock Pixel handy and a Nexus 5x for rooting goodness. These other phones (be it Samsung, LG, HTC) I am now leaving completely stock and will enjoy them for what they are. Other than light debloating and an occasional launcher change, there just isn't the desire anymore to root these and ROM them up.
I'm on the T-Mobile JOD plan, and for those of you that also happen to be...it has come to light that T-Mobile doesn't have a way of tracking whether or not customers are using only 3 JOD's a year in their database. MEANING, you can theoretically jump into a new (or the same phone if you have issues w/ your current JOD phone) every 30 days if your heart desires. I jumped from the LG v20 to the dreaded iPhone 7plus within a 45 day timeframe while waiting on the s8+ release. I plan to hold onto it until the upcoming Note release, buttttttttt I guess it depends what else is released in the interim!

To think that you can stop Google or Facebook from spying on you with root is humorous, they don't care about you, unless you're in some terrorist group or something... There's a no-root adblocker for Samsung called Adhell, it works through modifying Knox, no VPNs, and works as well as any root adblocker. The S8 also has a built-in DAC that lets you modify sound settings like Viper

Annie the Eagle said:
I will be rooting so I can use Viper4Android, AdAway and Titanium Backup
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All I need is viper4android but I'm on tmobile and when I rooted my s7e it was never the same so with that being said my note 4 is rooted with all that I need for listening to loud tunes or podcasts for work... and I'll be keeping my s8+ unrooted because it's just too smooth and lag free for me at the moment hoping it doesn't crap out in a couple months....

The reason I was going to root was so I could force the phone into LTE only mode, but the 4G switcher app works and does that so now I don't really have a need for root!

Rooting mainly for full automation through tasker. Shell commands, GPS, etc needs root. Being able to do per apps settings for full screen, battery/performance, timeout and hw buttons.
I guess bixby button remapping would be another reason for root.
Except for this it looks like there's not that many more reasons to root anymore..:
Adhell and Adblock plugin for Sammy browser should take care of advertisemens and as sound settings and other functions in the ROM seems very good this year, so I'm not too bummed out if root doesn't happen.
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Always prefer XDA and Root ftw!

I pretty much stopped flashing different roms when I got my note 4, not that I had a huge choice since root came late. But when I did flash a ton, it was just a stock debloated and tweaked one.
But my number one reason for root is ad blocking. I absolutely hate ads. So I really only want to root my new s8+ so I can run ad block and install xposed to get the YouTube adblocker.

How do all of you plan on rooting when the bootloader is locked?

vibrantliker said:
How do all of you plan on rooting when the bootloader is locked?
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Perhaps they dont have snapdragons....

vibrantliker said:
How do all of you plan on rooting when the bootloader is locked?
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An exploit has to be found. One can have root with a locked bootloader obviously.
Of course an unlocked bootloader allows us to flash recoveries, custom roms and other goodies.
I do miss Titanium.
And centered clock and custom icons.
Package disabler pro helps a lot.
I had to kill bixby. Hitting that button when trying to turn down the volume and having that interrupt me was really annoying.
I'd like to have that button dedicated to something.
But for now, it's a dummy.

cpufrost said:
An exploit has to be found. One can have root with a locked bootloader obviously.
Of course an unlocked bootloader allows us to flash recoveries, custom roms and other goodies.
I do miss Titanium.
And centered clock and custom icons.
Package disabler pro helps a lot.
I had to kill bixby. Hitting that button when trying to turn down the volume and having that interrupt me was really annoying.
I'd like to have that button dedicated to something.
But for now, it's a dummy.
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try bixremap it launches bixby then a mili sec later opens google now , you just need to undisable bixby from package disabler first

vibrantliker said:
How do all of you plan on rooting when the bootloader is locked?
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well once we got the chance i guess, but im skipping the root on s8 not necessary

saifullah90 said:
well once we got the chance i guess, but im skipping the root on s8 not necessary
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I HAVE to have Viper. Android should buy V4a and have it as a stock feature on all their phones.

Eddiemc said:
...for full automation through tasker. Shell commands, GPS, etc needs root....
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+1000
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I wont be rooting because Verizon. that's why

vibrantliker said:
How do all of you plan on rooting when the bootloader is locked?
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S7e boot was locked but we all rooted anyway different root from the norm tho....