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[Q] Will Samsung KNOX be preloaded to Galaxy Note 10.1 4.4.2?

Will Galaxy Note 10.1 4.4.2 Firmware get KNOX?
I saw KLMS Agent in Leaked 4.4.2 ROM, so I am asking....

alpha5793 said:
Will Galaxy Note 10.1 4.4.2 Firmware get KNOX?
I saw KLMS Agent in Leaked 4.4.2 ROM, so I am asking....
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I never hear anything about this possibility...

alexs784 said:
I never hear anything about this possibility...
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I found KNOX Agent apk in German 4.4.2 Official KK Firmware...
The 4.4.2 firmware contains KNOX.
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alpha5793 said:
I found KNOX Agent apk in German 4.4.2 Official KK Firmware...
The 4.4.2 firmware contains KNOX.
Sent from my SHW-M480W using Tapatalk
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I think Knox is gonna be present in all new firmwares from Samsung, hopefully though with the older models it is only a software flag, not a (suspected) efuse like for the S4/5 and Note 3/10.1 2014...
Question though, does the KK rom update the bootloader so you can't get back to JB and has anyone successfully rooted a KK rom?

ultramag69 said:
I think Knox is gonna be present in all new firmwares from Samsung, hopefully though with the older models it is only a software flag, not a (suspected) efuse like for the S4/5 and Note 3/10.1 2014...
Question though, does the KK rom update the bootloader so you can't get back to JB and has anyone successfully rooted a KK rom?
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I don't know well... because I'm using SHW-M480W (Korea Edition) so I didn't updated my Note 10.1....
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Let's suppose this new firmware does contain KNOX. If the tablet has a flash counter value higher than 0, would the new bootloader detect that and trigger the KNOX flag too on the first boot? In other words, should the flash counter be reset to 0 before upgrading to the new firmware or is it irrelevant?

Using the Samsung phone info app (available on play store) software I checked if Knox was triggered, it wasn't. Seems like it relies on another counter to check if you have rooted your Note 10.1...

ultramag69 said:
Using the Samsung phone info 9available on play store) software I checked if Knox was triggered, it wasn't. Seems like it relies on another counter to check if you have rooted your Note 10.1...
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Same here, Knox wasn't detected on mine either. Even checked in the applications manager, no sign of knox is there too. Anyone got any ideas to make sure it doesn't have knox?

link6155 said:
Same here, Knox wasn't detected on mine either. Even checked in the applications manager, no sign of knox is there too. Anyone got any ideas to make sure it doesn't have knox?
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The application manager can be a bit deceptive because I think it only shows KNOX as installed if you have created a secure container. The actual KNOX flag must be stored somewhere else on the device and handled only by the bootloader. Have you tried booting into download mode to check? If there is a KNOX flag, this is most likely where it'll be displayed, like on the Note 3 and other devices.

teh_geek said:
The application manager can be a bit deceptive because I think it only shows KNOX as installed if you have created a secure container. The actual KNOX flag must be stored somewhere else on the device and handled only by the bootloader. Have you tried booting into download mode to check? If there is a KNOX flag, this is most likely where it'll be displayed, like on the Note 3 and other devices.
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Tried that too, there is no KNOX flag on the download mode screen.

link6155 said:
Tried that too, there is no KNOX flag on the download mode screen.
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Looks like Samsung did us a favour and didn't include that obKNOXious thing in the new firmware :laugh: That's great news. I wonder if it's because of missing hardware or simply because they don't care enough about their old devices (spoiler alert: they don't) to add features from their newer ones.
If they had added KNOX however, that could lend more credibility to the theory that even on new KNOX-enabled devices the flag is NOT an efuse and that it's actually stored somewhere in the emmc. Oh well, I'd rather enjoy my tablet unrestricted than be concerned about triggering a stupid flag. Thanks for checking guys :highfive:

It is possible, as with the Note 3 3G version, Knox was included but there is no counter. It seems only on the 4G Qualcomm variants that the "Knox counter" is apparent. If you checkout the N9000 part of the Note 3 forums this seems to be true. I wonder if it is CPU specific? They only trigger a physical change on the CPU that isn't Samsung's own...

ultramag69 said:
It is possible, as with the Note 3 3G version, Knox was included but there is no counter. It seems only on the 4G Qualcomm variants that the "Knox counter" is apparent. If you checkout the N9000 part of the Note 3 forums this seems to be true. I wonder if it is CPU specific? They only trigger a physical change on the CPU that isn't Samsung's own...
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I've been looking into this matter quite a bit lately since I also own a Note 3 (Qualcomm LTE version - N9005) and from what I've gathered, the Note 3 N900 does have a KNOX flag and counter. However, a while ago a special service bootloader was leaked specifically for that variant, which apparently wipes this flag altogether and allows users to flash custom roms freely and downgrade to earlier software versions. The security implementation likely differs between Note 3 variants but I'm not really convinced that the flag is stored in an efuse on the Qualcomm chip. Even if that's the case though, I think Samsung so far have failed to add efuse-equivalent technology to their Exynos chips and this means that the only way for a KNOX flag to exist would be on the device memory, probably somewhere within the sboot partition or a partition of its own maybe. I don't think they would go into so much trouble to add all these security features to an almost 2 year-old device that probably also lacks the proper technologyNot to mention that many original Note 10.1 devices are not covered by warranty anymore (ie outside the EU where warranty is valid for only a year in some places) so they wouldn't really care about users voiding their warranties at this point and thus no need for the KNOX flag.
We got lucky with the Note 10.1 actually. Only a custom flash counter that's easy to reset thanks to TriangleAway and now we also get KitKat. Very nice :laugh:

[Q] Towelroot, KingRoot, other Temp Root and KNOX

Hi,
I am really tempted to root my work phone and I am totally digging these Temporary Root methods like TowelRoot and KingRoot where the root is lost upon reboot. I haven't been able to find a clear answer and I figured i'd ask here.
Can someone tell me if these methods trips the KNOX warranty counter? I have a Note 4 and like I said, it's a work phone and I wouldn't want any issues down the road if I left the company or whatever.
I would be open to hearing if there are permanent root methods that don't trip KNOX as well for the Note 4.
Thx in advance.

I found this older thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499546&page=2
Where they are saying it doesn't trip knox, but I'm not sure about now in 2015.

rizz2pro said:
I found this older thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2499546&page=2
Where they are saying it doesn't trip knox, but I'm not sure about now in 2015.
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That thread is for Note 3.
By the way, Latest Kingroot doesn't trip the Knox.
Anyway, you could ask it in the Note 4 Forum here.

To Root or Not to Root

Hello Community!!
I have owned many androids over the years, and have recently got an S6, hoping to dive back into the game of rooting, modding and messing around until my phones works the way i want it to. There are MANY things that really Piss me off about my T-MObile variant of the S6, including the horrible battery life, bloatware, and lack of personality. I Really would love to root my device, but KNOX. OMG what is this?! If i Root, no Samsung pay? What other downsides are there to rooting? But recently, my phone installed "ANdroid Pay" SO I am thinking, I should just root, forget Samsung pay and just use Google pay or whatever they call it.
As you guys can tell from my sig, I have been very inactive on these forums. I am hoping someone can give me some advice here---
Thanks So much
EMilio

beforedenied said:
Hello Community!!
I have owned many androids over the years, and have recently got an S6, hoping to dive back into the game of rooting, modding and messing around until my phones works the way i want it to. There are MANY things that really Piss me off about my T-MObile variant of the S6, including the horrible battery life, bloatware, and lack of personality. I Really would love to root my device, but KNOX. OMG what is this?! If i Root, no Samsung pay? What other downsides are there to rooting? But recently, my phone installed "ANdroid Pay" SO I am thinking, I should just root, forget Samsung pay and just use Google pay or whatever they call it.
As you guys can tell from my sig, I have been very inactive on these forums. I am hoping someone can give me some advice here---
Thanks So much
EMilio
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There are pros and cons to root.
The first pro is limitless customizations and personalizations.
The first con is OTA updates get disabled.
Another pro is you are able to dramatically improve battery and overall performance using various apps.
Another con is your warranty will be void, assuming you tripped KNOX.
If you trip KNOX, Samsung Pay no longer works; if you have root (even without touching KNOX) Android Pay does not work.
I obtained root just to prove to myself it could be done.
Since then there have been dramatic improvements with speed and battery life.

Package Disabler Pro can freeze a lot of the bloatware without root: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro&hl=en

Hi,
It's a highly personal decision. I myself for the first time am holding on rooting - I was the one who made the most famous Xoom rooting tool and also S4 Linux Root Script, so that tells a lot. The thing is, meanwhile my device is satisfying my needs, and I'm really curious about Samsung Pay, as it has a way wider support than Android Pay and other systems.
The best thing about rooting in my opinion was the endless system customization - specially after Xposed was released. The way better data management I had, better system control and some exclusive apps that require root or works better with root. If you are really pissed about Samsung TouchWiz apps and system "features", rooting would be a nice idea. Just keep in mind that after rooting Knox will be tripped and there's no turning back with Knox. Depending on your country, Knox trip also means warranty void, because once rooted you can unroot and make it looks like nothing happened.
Just adding what was already said, but Android Pay doesn't work with root.
All the best,
~Lord
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XxLordxX said:
Hi,
It's a highly personal decision. I myself for the first time am holding on rooting - I was the one who made the most famous Xoom rooting tool and also S4 Linux Root Script, so that tells a lot. The thing is, meanwhile my device is satisfying my needs, and I'm really curious about Samsung Pay, as it has a way wider support than Android Pay and other systems.
The best thing about rooting in my opinion was the endless system customization - specially after Xposed was released. The way better data management I had, better system control and some exclusive apps that require root or works better with root. If you are really pissed about Samsung TouchWiz apps and system "features", rooting would be a nice idea. Just keep in mind that after rooting Knox will be tripped and there's no turning back with Knox. Depending on your country, Knox trip also means warranty void, because once rooted you can unroot and make it looks like nothing happened.
Just adding what was already said, but Android Pay doesn't work with root.
All the best,
~Lord
Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk
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Rooting doesn't allways mean tripped knox. I have my G920F rooted and knox intact. This can be done even after updrade to 5.1.1 stok firmware.

An android phone for me is worthless without root permissions. I need it for:
adaway adds
iptables (firewall)
better battery life (debloat)
titanium backup

JuanRamiro said:
Rooting doesn't allways mean tripped knox. I have my G920F rooted and knox intact. This can be done even after updrade to 5.1.1 stok firmware.
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I was only aware of root that can be applied before upgrade to 5.1.1.
Can you advise how you applied root after 5.1.1? Thanks.

Iceman_jkh said:
I was only aware of root that can be applied before upgrade to 5.1.1.
Can you advise how you applied root after 5.1.1? Thanks.
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Just install de 5.0.2 engineering bootloader via ODIN. Then instal TRWP via ODIN.
After this two steps you can flash whatever you want via TRWP.
Edit: with the 5.0.2 bootloader you will loose fingerprint scanner, the rest works great, at least with the custom rom I am using.

JuanRamiro said:
Just install de 5.0.2 engineering bootloader via ODIN. Then instal TRWP via ODIN.
After this two steps you can flash whatever you want via TRWP.
Edit: with the 5.0.2 bootloader you will loose fingerprint scanner, the rest works great, at least with the custom rom I am using.
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Keep in mind this engineering bootloader does not work with all variants. For example there is no Eng Bootloader for the Canadian phones.

Thank you both. I have the international SM-G920F (technically it's the dual Sim version, SM-G920FD, (from United Arab Emirates)).
So, to confirm, would the eng boot loader still work on my device variant, and allow root without tripping KNOX?
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Iceman_jkh said:
Thank you both. I have the international SM-G920F (technically it's the dual Sim version, SM-G920FD, (from United Arab Emirates)).
So, to confirm, would the eng boot loader still work on my device variant, and allow root without tripping KNOX?
Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
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I have the single sim version of the G920F, so I don't know if it will work with the dual sim.
I don't think that it will strip you knox...
... and I think that if your phone doesn't work with this bootloader, you can just flash the correct one and make it work again.
But these are just guesses... you decide if you want to take the risk.
Good luck.

JuanRamiro said:
I have the single sim version of the G920F, so I don't know if it will work with the dual sim.
I don't think that it will strip you knox...
... and I think that if your phone doesn't work with this bootloader, you can just flash the correct one and make it work again.
But these are just guesses... you decide if you want to take the risk.
Good luck.
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Thanks. I did some additional research, thanks to your advice about eng boot loader, and seems like it will work ☺
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JuanRamiro said:
I have the single sim version of the G920F, so I don't know if it will work with the dual sim.
I don't think that it will strip you knox...
... and I think that if your phone doesn't work with this bootloader, you can just flash the correct one and make it work again.
But these are just guesses... you decide if you want to take the risk.
Good luck.
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Hi,
I wouldn't risk that "you can just flash the correct one and make it work again". If you know how a bootloader work, if it gets broken there is no way to get to Download Mode and flash a new firmware/bootloader.
For information sake, a bootloader is a piece of software that is the first thing loaded when you boot your device, it comes before anything, be it kernel, be it recovery or anything else, that means, if you have a broken bootloader, the moment you try to boot your device up, it will try loading BL and it will fail, so it will shut down back again. I've had a broken BL once before on S4, the only way to recover was a direct flash of software in system chip using a tool called JTAG.
So, all I can say to users who still didn't get it: beware with this. It seems that many people are getting successful results, but it's an extremely risk procedure, make sure you read every single instruction and follow it, the possibility of a hard brick is high.
Even still, it's a great find, thanks for sharing with me, I didn't know of this until early today .
All the best,
~Lord

I wonder whether Samsung pay will work again after reflash stock rom after root? Is it like knox, once rooted you will never have it no mater what you do including going back to pure stock?

XxLordxX said:
Depending on your country, Knox trip also means warranty void, because once rooted you can unroot and make it looks like nothing happened.
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Did you mean, once rooted we can unroot and install the stock firmware and hence tripped Knox will be restored as well?
Or the unrooting will only help to restore the stock but the knox will continue to remain tripped. I would like to know this as I am considering purchasing S6. The last samsung phone I owned was S2 and used that for 3 full years with out any problems.
Thanks.

coolmalayalee said:
Did you mean, once rooted we can unroot and install the stock firmware and hence tripped Knox will be restored as well?
Or the unrooting will only help to restore the stock but the knox will continue to remain tripped. I would like to know this as I am considering purchasing S6. The last samsung phone I owned was S2 and used that for 3 full years with out any problems.
Thanks.
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Once Knox is tripped its tripped but, yes you can flash original firmware and as long as you factory reset it, it will be unrooted and ready for official updates.

jetbruceli said:
Once Knox is tripped its tripped but, yes you can flash original firmware and as long as you factory reset it, it will be unrooted and ready for official updates.
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Thanks. But can you be a bit more specific of if the unrooting, flashing stock, and factory resting will finally untrip the tripped Knox as well? My question in the event I need to take this back to a service center to claim warranty for whatever reason, is there any way for them to know that I have voided warranty if I unroot, flash back the stock and factory reset?

coolmalayalee said:
Thanks. But can you be a bit more specific of if the unrooting, flashing stock, and factory resting will finally untrip the tripped Knox as well? My question in the event I need to take this back to a service center to claim warranty for whatever reason, is there any way for them to know that I have voided warranty if I unroot, flash back the stock and factory reset?
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Once tripped there is no going back. Voided warranty depends on laws of your country and your retailers policy.

coolmalayalee said:
Thanks. But can you be a bit more specific of if the unrooting, flashing stock, and factory resting will finally untrip the tripped Knox as well? My question in the event I need to take this back to a service center to claim warranty for whatever reason, is there any way for them to know that I have voided warranty if I unroot, flash back the stock and factory reset?
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YOU CAN NOT UNTRIP KNOX, you can reflash your firmware from Sammobile, http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920F/
use odin and then after you flash, go into recovery or use system settings and conduct a factory reset. It will say Official in the status but, since they will reflash your rom anyways, they will see the knox trip.
It depends on where you purschased your device whether or not they will warranty it with Knox tripped.
Honestly, anyone who roots should understand this information before hand. You should always know how to return to stock unroot.

Jameslwoodward said:
I wonder whether Samsung pay will work again after reflash stock rom after root? Is it like knox, once rooted you will never have it no mater what you do including going back to pure stock?
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After rooting my 5.1.1 without tripping Knox, with the 5.0.2 engineering bootloader (as as described a few posts ago) I have flashed a stok rom with odin and then everything went back as it was before the rooting procedure.
1. I was on stok oficial rom with oficial bootloader.
2. I lost root.
3. Knox was still intact: 0.
4. Fingerprint scanner and MyKnox worked again.
So: after upgrade to 5.1.1, rooting with the 5.0.2 engineering bootloader seems to be safe and also easy to bo back to stock... at least for my model (G920F)

Root related questions with from galaxy phones history perspective

Hi. I recently came to samsung galaxy brand from nexus. As many users I am interested in root, and that new thing called Knox.
I am almost happy owner of Galaxy S7 (G930)
What I know so far:
Knox waranty flag is changed to 1 when you flash any partition
No aosp rooms for Exynos CPUs
Root is not available at the moment
What I want to know
How long you had to wait to root on older samsung galaxy phones after their release?
Is root trigers KNOX? I heard that some root methods trigers, while others not. Can you explain this in more detail?
When you flash partition it trigers knox. What about booting partition? I am thinking about custom recovery booting
Does EU G930 have locked bootloader?

vukis said:
Hi. I recently came to samsung galaxy brand from nexus. As many users I am interested in root, and that new thing called Knox.
I am almost happy owner of Galaxy S7 (G930)
What I know so far:
Knox waranty flag is changed to 1 when you flash any partition
No aosp rooms for Exynos CPUs
Root is not available at the moment
What I want to know
How long you had to wait to root on older samsung galaxy phones after their release?
Is root trigers KNOX? I heard that some root methods trigers, while others not. Can you explain this in more detail?
When you flash partition it trigers knox. What about booting partition? I am thinking about custom recovery booting
Does EU G930 have locked bootloader?
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From what i usually hear it usually comes out a couple of weeks to a month after international release. It doesn't even come out here in Australia until the 11th. As far as what i also hear it will trip Knox and make samsung pay useless. I rely on rooting my mobiles (4 years rooting) and has taught me good things come to people who patiently wait . But samsung pay and Knox aren't something i use

Leeum said:
From what i usually hear it usually comes out a couple of weeks to a month after international release. It doesn't even come out here in Australia until the 11th. As far as what i also hear it will trip Knox and make samsung pay useless. I rely on rooting my mobiles (4 years rooting) and has taught me good things come to people who patiently wait . But samsung pay and Knox aren't something i use
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I am also not worried about Samsung pay. I am more worried about warranty just in case

vukis said:
I am also not worried about Samsung pay. I am more worried about warranty just in case
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Ahh yes, The only downside of it all. For me i have insurance and anything goes wrong with any of my stuff or gets lost or stolen all fees are covered

KingRoot Questions

1. Did anyone try KingRoot and found a working method?
2. Does this trip the Knox Counter as soon as it works?
Both questions are related to the portable version of KingRoot for Android.
Thanks.

1) no
2) no one used it so they can't say what it does, if anything

Mystixor said:
2. Does this trip the Knox Counter as soon as it works?
Both questions are related to the portable version of KingRoot for Android.
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Any method of rooting this device will trip the Knox counter.

the_scotsman said:
Any method of rooting this device will trip the Knox counter.
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Really? And I always thought it was due to flashing a new firmware...
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Mystixor said:
Really? And I always thought it was due to flashing a new firmware...
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Nope, flashing new official samsung firmware won't trip Knox.

the_scotsman said:
Nope, flashing new official samsung firmware won't trip Knox.
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Well what I wanted to stress wasn't that a custom firmware trips Knox but that KingRoot does not flash a new firmware and therefore potentially does not trip Knox. All it uses is an exploit to change some specific root-determining system files.
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Mystixor said:
Well what I wanted to stress wasn't that a custom firmware trips Knox but that KingRoot does not flash a new firmware and therefore potentially does not trip Knox. All it uses is an exploit to change some specific root-determining system files.
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Knox detects if system files are changed, it is simply not possible to change or modify any system files in any way without tripping Knox. So if you managed to use any sort of 3rd party application to root (not possible currently), the application would trip Knox, because it modifies system files.
The Knox security bombproof to the level that a physical fuse is blown inside the phone when Knox is tripped, meaning there is no way to un-trip Knox through software once it's been tripped. It's possible to fool the ROM to think that it's not tripped (like some S8 ported ROMs, to enable secure folder), but warranty can never be restored, as the Knox counter in download mode can't be tricked.

galaxyYtester said:
Knox detects if system files are changed, it is simply not possible to change or modify any system files in any way without tripping Knox. So if you managed to use any sort of 3rd party application to root (not possible currently), the application would trip Knox, because it modifies system.
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It was possible
Kingroot used to work on s6 you could root with knox intact and use all root features only thing that would trip knox was custom recovery and/or rom
Wish it could be done with s8

skinza said:
It was possible
Kingroot used to work on s6 you could root with knox intact and use all root features only thing that would trip knox was custom recovery and/or rom
Wish it could be done with s8
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That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.

galaxyYtester said:
That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.
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Yep, Knox is totally solid these days. Its impossible to not trip it when rooting. F*** it and root the phone anyway, if it breaks ill claim it on insurance not through warranty.
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galaxyYtester said:
That was over 2 years ago, when you could use root tools to reset the counter back to not tripped. Nowadays the security is much more strict, and there's a physical fuse inside the phone that gets blown when Knox is tripped. Knox isn't a bootloader-only thing anymore, now it scans system files to see any third party tampering, and gets tripped if it's detected.
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There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0

skinza said:
There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0
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I didn't mean that, I meant that if you rooted with a method that worked through bootloader (Not kingoroot), you still could restore Knox to not tripped through root tools. Knox security used to be that simple to bypass, nowadays it's impossible to revert once tripped.

Having successfully rooted two HTC devices and a Samsung devices in the past and loved every minute of it, I was kinda excited when Kingroot props said it was possible to root the later Notes... but I never did my old Note 4, partially but not primarily because of the Knox issue.
I've heard different things RE: Knox, pretty much covers what everyone else has been saying here (no way to reset Knox, possible to reset Knox, "soft-root" via Kingroot trips/doesn't trip Knox counter, etc.) Personally, since the Note 4 issue where (correct me if I'm wrong) that Samsung phone was the first one that full rooting was impossible, I've pretty much given up on rooting for a while. Though S8+ may be possible to root (provided you're OK with possibly never resetting Knox), I'm OK with my S8+ non-rooted stock (for now), just like I HAD to be OK with my old Note 4 never being able to be rooted.
I guess my bottom line take on all this is, root at your own risk, know what you're doing, and do it if you can say "Knox be damned" and have no intention of trading the phone back in or reselling it to someone who knows nothing about rooting.
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BereanPK said:
Having successfully rooted two HTC devices and a Samsung devices in the past and loved every minute of it, I was kinda excited when Kingroot props said it was possible to root the later Notes... but I never did my old Note 4, partially but not primarily because of the Knox issue.
I've heard different things RE: Knox, pretty much covers what everyone else has been saying here (no way to reset Knox, possible to reset Knox, "soft-root" via Kingroot trips/doesn't trip Knox counter, etc.) Personally, since the Note 4 issue where (correct me if I'm wrong) that Samsung phone was the first one that full rooting was impossible, I've pretty much given up on rooting for a while. Though S8+ may be possible to root (provided you're OK with possibly never resetting Knox), I'm OK with my S8+ non-rooted stock (for now), just like I HAD to be OK with my old Note 4 never being able to be rooted.
I guess my bottom line take on all this is, root at your own risk, know what you're doing, and do it if you can say "Knox be damned" and have no intention of trading the phone back in or reselling it to someone who knows nothing about rooting.
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Root became possible on note 4 after a program to alter cid to dev version was released. Also because something was possible before shouldn't mean it's possible anymore as things are updated, common sense.

skinza said:
There was no need to reset anything i rooted used some tweaks then when i restored my knox was still 0x0
I never phiscally reset anything
Even while i was rooted my phone still said 0x0
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As I said, it's not possible to root the S8 without tripping Knox. Regardless of how it was with the S6. This is the S8, it's different. It cannot be done.

the_scotsman said:
As I said, it's not possible to root the S8 without tripping Knox. Regardless of how it was with the S6. This is the S8, it's different. It cannot be done.
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Definitely
Those days are over unless someone gets lucky,i know they wont though just wishful thinking

Well.. Do samsung says knox became bulletproof, or does the best hackers see it that way to?

rk73 said:
Well.. Do samsung says knox became bulletproof, or does the best hackers see it that way to?
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Both sides.
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