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Hi Everyone,
I remember back when I had the Note 2. You could reset the counter that gets triggered in Download Mode. Does the Galaxy S7 have a similar counter once I root the phone and install custom ROMS? And is there a way to reset it?
I'm getting the SM-G930F from my brother today. And I'm looking forward to it, but rooting the phone & using Xposed Framework & AdAway are priorities for me on any phone. It has two years warranty, so if anything happens to the phone I want to be able to return it.
Also after 1 year I can upgrade the phone to whatever I want on his plan, so I'll likely get the Galaxy S8. Would be great if someone can answer me today before I root it.
I'm going to use CF Autoroot, then install the latest TWRP. Do a full backup using TWRP. Copy that to the PC, before I start experimenting with different ROMS & mods.
Also another quick question, why do I not see any Android 7 stock Android ROMS or CM based ROMS around? That's surprising. Are the developers waiting for Google to release the source code? When is that expected?
Thanks in advance for all the replies.
Blackfyre said:
Hi Everyone,
I remember back when I had the Note 2. You could reset the counter that gets triggered in Download Mode. Does the Galaxy S7 have a similar counter once I root the phone and install custom ROMS? And is there a way to reset it?
I'm getting the SM-G930F from my brother today. And I'm looking forward to it, but rooting the phone & using Xposed Framework & AdAway are priorities for me on any phone. It has two years warranty, so if anything happens to the phone I want to be able to return it.
Also after 1 year I can upgrade the phone to whatever I want on his plan, so I'll likely get the Galaxy S8. Would be great if someone can answer me today before I root it.
I'm going to use CF Autoroot, then install the latest TWRP. Do a full backup using TWRP. Copy that to the PC, before I start experimenting with different ROMS & mods.
Also another quick question, why do I not see any Android 7 stock Android ROMS or CM based ROMS around? That's surprising. Are the developers waiting for Google to release the source code? When is that expected?
Thanks in advance for all the replies.
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Installing other custom ROM will trigger know and you will lose warranty. I don't see any reason to install custom ROM at least at the moment. There is a root method that claims to not trigger knox but I haven't tried it.
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Try the root method that people relate that doesn't trigger knox..
And there's a few roms to nougat, no custom kernel for now.
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Any root method for the G930F will trip KNOX and void warranty (Afaik it is other models that can be rooted without tripping, unless I've missed something lately)
Flashing anything custom will also trip KNOX
There is no way to reset the KNOX counter
If you trip it, that is permanent
If knox is tripped, will they also refuse to do any hardware repairs? For example, after 2 months my home button doesn't work anymore.
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If knox is tripped, will they also refuse to do any hardware repairs? For example, after 2 months my home button doesn't work anymore.
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All, warranty is warranty, it will be refused
In some cases people get lucky and Samsung repair anyway, maybe because they didn't check, but if KNOX is tripped, all repairs will cost you money with no warranty
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If knox is tripped, will they also refuse to do any hardware repairs? For example, after 2 months my home button doesn't work anymore.
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In Europe, Samsung has to repair the equipment even with Knox tripped, as long as it was not root that damaged the hardware.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, because i screwed up the phone with Xposed and Samsung repaired it without charging anything.
Hansoliv said:
In Europe, Samsung has to repair the equipment even with Knox tripped, as long as it was not root that damaged the hardware.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, because i screwed up the phone with Xposed and Samsung repaired it without charging anything.
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Thanks alot!
Hansoliv said:
In Europe, Samsung has to repair the equipment even with Knox tripped, as long as it was not root that damaged the hardware.
I had to send my phone to Samsung, because i screwed up the phone with Xposed and Samsung repaired it without charging anything.
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This has been the discussion since my S5 days, they don't often honour it even in Europe, even quoting the piece of law stating they have to
Only a lucky few get it done without a problem
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This has been the discussion since my S5 days, they don't often honour it even in Europe, even quoting the piece of law stating they have to
Only a lucky few get it done without a problem
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Oops, looks like i got lucky.
Will not try and root again so soon.
Alright, so I've done some research on this subject.
Most root or ROMs will "Fry the knox circuit." Basically, what that is, is a secure, totally private fuse that your phone has, which is like 2 nanometers small chip in you phone's mother board. It's an absolutely tiny fuse that protects the ADMIN section of you phone. Currently most, if all known methods, of root will trip it. So, as stupid as it sounds, I'd say "Buy a USB killer." Which is a USB device meant to test protection circuits. And if you phone is already dead to some point, if they can't power it up, they may just say "**** it" and do a warranty replacement.
Otherwise, unless they can tell, they'll just swap it for a preowned model if they can't tell you ****ed with it.
Honestly, if you have insurance on it, smash it with a hammer. If not, say it started smoking while charging and make sure it won't charge, Apple is scared ****less towards possible fire damage and samsung just had that Note 7 thing
I'm just curious to know whether or not it's possible to restore from a KNOX trip after installing TWRP and a custom Rom. Does restoring stock Rom via Odin restore KNOX status to x0?
No. Once it's done it's done. It's a hardware fuse that blows. You can't undo that.....
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Damn that sucks. So if i trip KNOX and go back to stock Rom via Odin, will I experience tripped KNOX related errors and popups? Would Samsung Pay still be functional?
michel5891 said:
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Damn that sucks. So if i trip KNOX and go back to stock Rom via Odin, will I experience tripped KNOX related errors and popups? Would Samsung Pay still be functional?
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No Samsung Pay, S Health, Secure Folder, and everything that is knox related.
I just got mine in the mail. Literally 3 minutes ago. SM-G955FD.
So aster rooting I'm definitely going to see Samsung Pay related errors and if i were to attempt to resell, those errors would be dead giveaway. Correct?
I'm debating whether or not to root and put custom Rom on it.
michel5891 said:
I just got mine in the mail. Literally 3 minutes ago. SM-G955FD.
So aster rooting I'm definitely going to see Samsung Pay related errors and if i were to attempt to resell, those errors would be dead giveaway. Correct?
I'm debating whether or not to root and put custom Rom on it.
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Most definitely
The phone will be missing all those features stated above and also no warranty
Will majorly affect resale price
Not really fair to resell without stating the issues from rooting
So I guess that settles it. Not going to root. That sucks. How is Samsung getting away with this ****? Apple-like behavior. I'll miss rooting; custom roms etc.
Thats whay i will sale my s8+. Thats bored whithout custom roms.
I will back to Note 5, S7 Edge. I think the "new" note 7 will come whith the same problem like the s8. Fu()/&= KNOX !
It's Samsung's loss, modding community will move away from Samsung devices if they continue this lock down crap. I got an international variant so I can root. I don't really care about Samsung pay, S health and secure folder are nice so that sucks but there are likely alternatives in the play store.
VICosPhi said:
It's Samsung's loss, modding community will move away from Samsung devices if they continue this lock down crap. I got an international variant so I can root. I don't really care about Samsung pay, S health and secure folder are nice so that sucks but there are likely alternatives in the play store.
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You're absolutely right. I've already started looking as other devices, the only caveat is the specs -- the hardware. They're not up to par with Samsung's technology. I hope I'm wrong about this. If i am and there are other devices that are just as good or even better, I'll jump ship.
so u cant use S health in a rooted device? like heart rate monitor and running stress test? etc?
You can use those on a rooted device by hiding root. If you go back to stock, those will not work.
Well now this is confusing me a bit. There's rooting and there's installing custom recovery. Which of the two is going to trip Knox?
michel5891 said:
Well now this is confusing me a bit. There's rooting and there's installing custom recovery. Which of the two is going to trip Knox?
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Both; you need to install a custom recovery to root.
Near_07 said:
so u cant use S health in a rooted device? like heart rate monitor and running stress test? etc?
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AFAIK, S Health is the only one of the knox-related apps that can work on a rooted device. Check out this post for instructions.
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Both; you need to install a custom recovery to root.
AFAIK, S Health is the only one of the knox-related apps that can work on a rooted device. Check out this post for instructions.
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I'm waiting for that mothership.:crying:
Samsung had locked devices since at least the S6 using Knox. Still one of the highest selling phones out there so I doubt they will care about a few losses in sales. Provably make up more I sales gained by corporate clients.
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Lets be clear here, warranty is only lost in some countries, not all. In the EU its not, even if Samsung claim it is. You should be getting the seller to deal with any warranty claim anyway, not Samsung directly.
As for it being Samsungs loss, well the modding community is absolutely tiny, far less than 1% of sales, so they really dont care and lose nothing. Its a small price to pay for the potential security issues a hacked Knox can bring, for example.. Its possible to simulate knox, or 'secure folder' on a device, but in reality the phone is sending back all the information in that folder to a third party server. However to do this you have to root and flash custom software, this trips the real knox, which the device will then complain about. Tripping Knox has to be permanent otherwise it can be bypassed.
ChrisM75 said:
Lets be clear here, warranty is only lost in some countries, not all. In the EU its not, even if Samsung claim it is. You should be getting the seller to deal with any warranty claim anyway, not Samsung directly.
As for it being Samsungs loss, well the modding community is absolutely tiny, far less than 1% of sales, so they really dont care and lose nothing. Its a small price to pay for the potential security issues a hacked Knox can bring, for example.. Its possible to simulate knox, or 'secure folder' on a device, but in reality the phone is sending back all the information in that folder to a third party server. However to do this you have to root and flash custom software, this trips the real knox, which the device will then complain about. Tripping Knox has to be permanent otherwise it can be bypassed.
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1% is an over statement.
0.01% is probably still overkill.
Far less than 1%... Well, for giant company like Samsung is, thats lot of money.. But... where is Knox exactly located on motherboard? Can be regain by erasing all (nand erase all, efs, etc) and than flashing all partitions through BOX-Octopus Box and dongle????
zfzszt said:
Both; you need to install a custom recovery to root.
AFAIK, S Health is the only one of the knox-related apps that can work on a rooted device. Check out this post for instructions.
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No. Rooting has literally nothing to do with the knox counter. Knox is protection against untrusted code.
Every single snapdragon s8 s8+ and n8 of rooted with a 0x0 counter, so it's a little more than possible
Hi there,
I just got my brand new S8+. The reason I want to root it is to be able to install Cerberus as a system app, so if it ever gets stolen or lost, I'll be able to track it no matter what. However, I'm worried about this Knox thing. I heard that besides voiding my warranty and "tagging" my hardware, I'll also not be able to use Samsung Pay and some other apps. I wonder if there's currently a way of rooting it without tripping Knox. Maybe by using KingoRoot, towelroot or anything similar? Does any of that work?
What do you guys suggest me?
Thanks!
As of today, none such root exploitation successful.
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Hi there,
I just got my brand new S8+. The reason I want to root it is to be able to install Cerberus as a system app, so if it ever gets stolen or lost, I'll be able to track it no matter what. However, I'm worried about this Knox thing. I heard that besides voiding my warranty and "tagging" my hardware, I'll also not be able to use Samsung Pay and some other apps. I wonder if there's currently a way of rooting it without tripping Knox. Maybe by using KingoRoot, towelroot or anything similar? Does any of that work?
What do you guys suggest me?
Thanks!
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I wouldn't worry too much about it. You are still able to track, lock, and wipe directly from google and samsung accounts ana there is always Plan B app in play store.
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or buy a non-U.S. version phone, which work perfectly with U.S. companies (AT&T type GSM systems).
Hi I've been rooting phones for over 10 years now but the past couple of devices I haven't due to it tripping knox etc but I miss a few things with root and looking for peoples opinions
I love having adaway and been able to fully uninstall apps I don't use
Is there much of an improvement on battery life as I have the exynos version :crying:
Also an app i haven't had chance to use is viper4android is it as good as people say and does it actually boot volume on bluetooth audio without distorting etc as that would be my main use for it
Also what exactly does tripping know destroy? I've read it affects Samsung pay and Samsung pass is there anything else
And has anyone had problems selling there device afterwards from tripping know (mainly in the uk) as I change devices quite a bit and sell them on lol
Thanks
You can use adguard if you don't want to root. I haven't bothered rooting anything for a few years now. It doesn't deliver any additional must have features i can't live without, unlike it used to.
Same boat, rooting for decades. Yet it seems a bit too immature this time on this device.
Also got the exynos junk (Iknew before getting it, but free phone from work).
I decided to go without for now.
Same here - decided to go on without root. The features I miss are - firewall (need to try knox firewall though), direct time sync (minor), some console commands to manage files, titanium backup - this is a major issue, so I can't backup OTP apps etc.
Don't root your device since that requires you unlocking bootloader to root and doing that triggers knock safety thing so it destroys knox permanently and then apps such as Samsung pay, samsung pass, secret folder, encryption and few more that requires knox to work will be unavailable, since knox chip is no longer functioning. Also warranty would be voided if you got 2 years warranty.
So if you plan to use samsung pay or any of other apps later on then avoid rooting and touching bootloader.
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Don't root your device since that requires you unlocking bootloader to root and doing that triggers knock safety thing so it destroys knox permanently and then apps such as Samsung pay, samsung pass, secret folder, encryption and few more that requires knox to work will be unavailable, since knox chip is no longer functioning. Also warranty would be voided if you got 2 years warranty.
So if you plan to use samsung pay or any of other apps later on then avoid rooting and touching bootloader.
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i dont know about usa and other countries, but in europe ur warranty won't be void if knox is tripped (afaik)
Still can't do without root unless there a way to block ads while using a vpn of my choice and control a firewall. Have my Note two days now after waiting 3 weeks for it to ship from Hong Kong and first thing I did was to root.
destz0r said:
i dont know about usa and other countries, but in europe ur warranty won't be void if knox is tripped (afaik)
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Well actually to get it tripped requires bootloader unlock for root and that would void your warranty in Europe. So id knox says 0x0 it also voids warranty
Only those that care about Samsung's proprietary Knox and it's associated bloat should worry about knox being tripped. Only thing I'd probably care about is 3rd party banking apps that might not work with patch hide. If that still works or not unsure.
rooting my n9860 asap. finally just got the oem option to show up. last phone i had was a note 8 not unlockable...and had to keep it for too long, wanting root the entire time. so i'm not missing the chance to do it now. why? to try custom rom, get all bloats/google/samsung apps off the phone and stop looking at system settings that i cannot change(top reason), learn about android / do some dev on it, test root apps made by community(2nd best reason), get a recovery installed, nethunter, call recording, toolbox, run my fav firewall. probably more reasons that im not thinking about right now
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rooting my n9860 asap. finally just got the oem option to show up. last phone i had was a note 8 not unlockable...and had to keep it for too long, wanting root the entire time. so i'm not missing the chance to do it now. why? to try custom rom, get all bloats/google/samsung apps off the phone and stop looking at system settings that i cannot change(top reason), learn about android / do some dev on it, test root apps made by community(2nd best reason), get a recovery installed, nethunter, call recording, toolbox, run my fav firewall. probably more reasons that im not thinking about right now
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im considering rooting my N9810, but im wondering if I will still receive OTA updates then? or do i have to manually flash the update with each ota?
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im considering rooting my N9810, but im wondering if I will still receive OTA updates then? or do i have to manually flash the update with each ota?
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You wont get OTA after rooting, since rooting requires you to unlock bootloader so then OTA won't work. Also KNOX won't function permanently once this is done too.
So think if you going to use samsung apps like samsung pay and such then avoid touching bootloader and rooting.
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rooting my n9860 asap. finally just got the oem option to show up. last phone i had was a note 8 not unlockable...and had to keep it for too long, wanting root the entire time. so i'm not missing the chance to do it now. why? to try custom rom, get all bloats/google/samsung apps off the phone and stop looking at system settings that i cannot change(top reason), learn about android / do some dev on it, test root apps made by community(2nd best reason), get a recovery installed, nethunter, call recording, toolbox, run my fav firewall. probably more reasons that im not thinking about right now
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Is one of them being able to tether (hot spot) without the carrier detecting it
cenwesi said:
Is one of them being able to tether (hot spot) without the carrier detecting it
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I doubt it but I never tried it before tbh. I guess i should say that i might not be a good example to follow when it comes to updates. i almost never do them. because it always was a compromise one have to make if wanting to root. at least from my experience. like, keep your firmware version low or you loose the ability to root. but gain security patches. i chose my side of the fence long ago hehe
I'm new to samsung and knox is alien to me. I understand that it will be tripped when I root and that this cannot be done. Is that understanding correct?
Also, I am very curious what exactly you lose when knox trips. Do I lose access to all samsung apps or just samsung pay? Like will the health app or watch apps still work?
I have always rooted my phones but this is the first time I've seen it have penalties other than safetynet or widevine with safetynet being easy to bypass and widevine penalties being unnoticeable for my use. At least with those you can flash stock and be back to good, but I understand this isn't the case with knox.
For me everything work. Only samsung Pass popup about root. Netflix with hdr, mcdonald, Samsung health and wearables also g pay ive payed mamy times with my cards.even smartthings work perfectly. One issue is Microsoft authenticator, there is no possibility to unlock Microsoft apps with notification when u use safetynet fix 1.1 it is know about hardware attestation Alreadybut passwords work perfectly like in samsung Pass So its best alternative.
Next pro is really easy change CSC. I debrand my phone with root Explorer Just editing 3 files with text editor + factory rom with locked bootloader and now its perm.
Next thing u need to change one line in build.prop tima=1 to tima=0 and all samsung aps after magisk hiding work.
Just not fcking samsung Pass, i think its check knox status direcly on mobo.
Now when twrp came out keeping phone smooth is really easy. Backup super partition is best thing at all for me.
Also i flash wrong clean boot logo file via odin from s21 ultra forum and i hard bricked phone. I send it to warranty and they dont check or maybe cant check that knox was tripped. Whole repair took 9 days and also they changed backplate, now i dont have imei number on it
So i can say magisk canary with fix for s21 at 14 Feb was best Valentine Day xddd
xijar said:
I'm new to samsung and knox is alien to me. I understand that it will be tripped when I root and that this cannot be done. Is that understanding correct?
Also, I am very curious what exactly you lose when knox trips. Do I lose access to all samsung apps or just samsung pay? Like will the health app or watch apps still work?
I have always rooted my phones but this is the first time I've seen it have penalties other than safetynet or widevine with safetynet being easy to bypass and widevine penalties being unnoticeable for my use. At least with those you can flash stock and be back to good, but I understand this isn't the case with knox.
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Don't do if you need your warranty or to maintain a contract. Once done it can't be undone short of replacing to mobo.
If you want to root get an older Sammy that isn't worth as much, is easier to root and has more roms available for it.
Rooting a new phone is just asking for it...
If things go south you could anyways use the classic microwave oven wipe... uh I meant lightning strike