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Wanted to start a thread to celebrate 0x1. So many people worry about tripping the flag. So I would like to hear why you decided you didnt care any more. Was it a certain ROM that made you jump? Speed enhancements? Or just a general "Screw you Samsung" feeling? Let me know and lets show people that 0x1 is not the end of the world!!
*edit* it IS the end of your warrenty as my friend below me just stated. Guess that should be stated. Lol
*edit 2* In light of another post....i did not know some countries actually do not look at knox. So i will add to these questions....does the knox flag even matter in your country?
Definitely not the end of the world. More like the end of your phone's official warranty.
My reason was just overall disgust for big corp telling me what I can and cannot do with my $800 phone. That was my orginal reason. Secondly was I love having a new device anytime i feel like it.
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Definitely not the end of the world. More like the end of your phone's official warranty.
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But I know personally that it is kind of a 50/50 on trade ins if they will dig that deep. If you re-flash everything back to dead stock you do stand a good chance of pushing it through you carriers grasp. I know with t-mobile atleast
It's actually just the loss of Knox. The area that your phone was able to create to store a secure container housing work email or private apps and documents. Tripping Knox Warranty means your phone can't use Knox anymore.
Samsung did not create that flag for their warranty purposes on the phone (although it could be used for such things). It was created to alert the IT department at your job that you can't house important info on your phone anymore. Knox's warranty was void.
On the Note 4, if you trip Knox, you have to do some other stuff afterwards in order to stop severe lag (that is caused by tripping Knox) and to use private mode again.
Again, this is not something Samsung put on here to screw us, Knox actually has a purpose and place in protecting important information. I wish it was reset able though although I understand why it isn't.
Having a secure container like that on your phone has attracted military as well as many companies in the private sector to buy and approve use of Samsung phones in the workplace.
YouTube Knox 2.0 if you've never actually used Knox and are curious as to what your phone now can't do. If you didn't know what it was, then you probably won't care and will be happy with custom kernels and recoveries (the two things that trip Knox).
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It's actually just the loss of Knox. The area that your phone was able to create to store a secure container housing work email or private apps and documents. Tripping Knox Warranty means your phone can't use Knox anymore.
Samsung did not create that flag for their warranty purposes on the phone (although it could be used for such things). It was created to alert the IT department at your job that you can't house important info on your phone anymore. Knox's warranty was void.
On the Note 4, if you trip Knox, you have to do some other stuff afterwards in order to stop severe lag (that is caused by tripping Knox) and to use private mode again.
Again, this is not something Samsung put on here to screw us, Knox actually has a purpose and place in protecting important information. I wish it was reset able though although I understand why it isn't.
Having a secure container like that on your phone has attracted military as well as many companies in the private sector to buy and approve use of Samsung phones in the workplace.
YouTube Knox 2.0 if you've never actually used Knox and are curious as to what your phone now can't do. If you didn't know what it was, then you probably won't care and will be happy with custom kernels and recoveries (the two things that trip Knox).
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You are correct friend. I guess I kinda was not specific. By Screw Samsung I mean they use it. Yes Knox is a big deal if you are in a business that demands that flag be secure. However Samsung encorperates it, carriers use it against us, so I say SCREW them both.....lol. But I like you description and thank you for contributing it here friend.
Well over here they are not allowed to deney us waranty on hardware when only the software has changged.
So yeah 0x1 over here...
I don't want to conform to the standard phone layout. As im not a sheep I want my phone to be unique. And now for most people it does look like it is.
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Well over here they are not allowed to deney us waranty on hardware when only the software has changged.
So yeah 0x1 over here...
I don't want to conform to the standard phone layout. As im not a sheep I want my phone to be unique. And now for most people it does look like it is.
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So where is it your from? Thats awsome they cant deny you. And i agree, i have to be different. I dont like being told that my phone has to be what they say. Android is free kind of like the freedom of being able to going out side the palace but having to stay within the walls of the grounds. No thanks. Im climbing those walls.
I'm stuck with 0x0 no matter what it seems I do. Damn Canadian bootloaders..... LOL!
Why I didn't care, ever? This is probably my 28th phone (if I had kept the counting right) and only thrice in my life I had to visit service centre. And twice because of my own fcuk up.
Second reason, I can still get it serviced, but for a small amount of course.
So why people care about warranty that much is a questionable thing to me, no offence.
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Well over here they are not allowed to deney us waranty on hardware when only the software has changged.
So yeah 0x1 over here...
I don't want to conform to the standard phone layout. As im not a sheep I want my phone to be unique. And now for most people it does look like it is.
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Same here, 2 year warranty cannot be denied here either.
0x1 straight out of the box. Got this phone since it's release date. Never looked back.
Been living life with security flags being tripped for almost 3 years. First HTC then Samsung it's a way of life now.
I see the benefits of keeping knox at 0x0. You're guaranteed repair if you're in your warranty (repair in warranty with knox at 0x1 is basically a lottery) and, for the most part, you're not missing a lot these days. Most custom stock roms support stock kernels and can be installed with Mobile Odin Pro, meaning no loss of knox. And with Towelroot and MOP root injection, you can root without losing knox too. The only roms you can't use are non-stock AOSP/CM builds. But I've never really understood why anyone with a Note device would bother with these anyway as you're losing the primary advantage these things offer over standard phones, namely the S-Pen. Sure, you can keep some features with certain applications, but things likes Smart Select will never be available.
However, despite all the above, I deliberately tripped my knox because I missed full Nandroid backups and restores. I like testing roms. And changing them for me was a pain in the arse. I like trying a rom, but going back to how my phone was EXACTLY before I flashed it if I don't like it much. Nandroid is the only way of doing that in a decent time frame, and it requires a custom recovery like TWRP and CWM.
It just don't matter
I went in to my carrier and showed them my phone. I had bricked it softly. So, the manager played with til he had gotten the download screen. In the mean time they had made arrangements if I could not get working they were going to hook me up with a new phone. They asked me why I was doing it and I told them I didn't like the bloatware. Yes, it already had the 0x1. Yes, I live in the US. No it just didn't matter.
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I went in to my carrier and showed them my phone. I had bricked it softly. So, the manager played with til he had gotten the download screen. In the mean time they had made arrangements if I could not get working they were going to hook me up with a new phone. They asked me why I was doing it and I told them I didn't like the bloatware. Yes, it already had the 0x1. Yes, I live in the US. No it just didn't matter.
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VICTORY!
Under EU statutory law, the service Centre have to prove that rooting and changing system software was the direct cause of any malfunction. If they can't, they are required, again under statutory law, to repair any android device fee free.
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/flashingdevices.en.html
I have 0x1 and a custom recovery and ROM.
Is there any way to return the phone to a state in which it receives standard OTA updates again?
Want to sell it and if the buyer isn't a rooter/nerd they might complain that the system has been modified.
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I have 0x1 and a custom recovery and ROM.
Is there any way to return the phone to a state in which it receives standard OTA updates again?
Want to sell it and if the buyer isn't a rooter/nerd they might complain that the system has been modified.
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Just flash official Samsung firmware via odin. Flashing official Samsung firmware doesn't trip Knox. In regards to returning Knox to 0x0....no method has been found as far as I know.
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Under EU statutory law, the service Centre have to prove that rooting and changing system software was the direct cause of any malfunction. If they can't, they are required, again under statutory law, to repair any android device fee free.
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/legal/flashingdevices.en.html
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Thats my whole argument. How can they just refuse you. Its a tactic to save them money. Even though your paying a $175 deductible. They should always have to prives the root had simething to do with it. If i bust my screen how the hell does me having a rooted phone disqualify me from receiving a new one. ESPECIALLY with a $175 payment for it. It B.S.
Hi all,
I'm sure there will be a slew of these kind of posts but I have a few specific questions that I can't see answered.
I have been a HTC user for the last 5 or 6 years and really like their devices for the most part. I was pretty much set on getting the One M9 but upon further research it seems like the Galaxy S6 is the better device overall. I've been researching the SG6 for a day or so now and have a few questions about it. I will be wanting to root and probably have a non-stock rom installed (if they offer improvements!)
1. What does "tripping knox" actually mean with regards to rooting? As far as I understand Knox is business security software?
2. If I root and/or install a custom rom will it definitely trip knox?
3. Is there any way to un-trip knox? I know tampering with HTC bootloader and rooting etc technically voids the warranty, but I've always been able to set it back to stock and lock/remove any tampered flags and HTC have been none-the-wiser and repaired under warranty. Is this possible with a Samsung?
4. Is the rom dev community likely to be as strong as the M9's? (i.e. will there be lots of choice?)
5. Is TouchWiz really as bad as everyone says? I really like Sense as a UI - will I enjoy having a Samsung?
6. Is it worth paying £100 ($150) more for the S6 than the M9?
Thanks, and I hope you can help me choose!
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1. What does "tripping knox" actually mean with regards to rooting? As far as I understand Knox is business security software?
2. If I root and/or install a custom rom will it definitely trip knox?
3. Is there any way to un-trip knox? I know tampering with HTC bootloader and rooting etc technically voids the warranty, but I've always been able to set it back to stock and lock/remove any tampered flags and HTC have been none-the-wiser and repaired under warranty. Is this possible with a Samsung?
4. Is the rom dev community likely to be as strong as the M9's? (i.e. will there be lots of choice?)
5. Is TouchWiz really as bad as everyone says? I really like Sense as a UI - will I enjoy having a Samsung?
6. Is it worth paying £100 ($150) more for the S6 than the M9?
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1. "Knox is business security software" yes, kinda. Tripping Knoxs means that the phone is no longer how it came out of the factory and the software/ROM could be compromised even if you flash black the stock ROM. Think about: Samsung doesnt want any posible way to have something added to the OS that could endanger the phone's stored information. IE. You selling the device to another person, with the "stock" ROM with a keylogger in it.
2. Yes.
3. No.
4. Yes, Samsungs are very popular, is the highest Android selling brand so there are a lot of users/devs on it.
5. Is up to you, I removed the stock ROM on my Galaxy S4 after a month, I didnt like it that much but I also wanted CyanogenMod on my phone. The "new" TouchWiz seems to be good enough to stay on stock.
6. Up to you. In my case, yes. I really like the S6 Edge desing. Plus, you also get a performance boost, better build quality, higher resolution, etc...
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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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.
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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.
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Thanks alot!
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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????
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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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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 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.
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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)
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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
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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