[Q] KNOX, Root, Gar VR - Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers

Hey guys,
today i switched from my beloved Note 3 to the S7, so i have some questions:
What does tripping KNOX have as downsides appart from not being able to use the KNOX apps( as on my Note 3) and loosing my warranty (which does not affect me as a EU citizen) have?
There is no KNOX 0x0 root for the S7 yet, right? only the CF-Root which does trip KNOX.
Does anyone have experience with the S7 and the GearVR? How is it?
Only one custom Rom (Super Man) for this device? For the Note 3 there were dozens...
I read that i will never get AOSP Roms or CM on the S7? Is that still true or are people finding ways to achieve this?
Thanks in advance
Killberty

Killberty said:
Hey guys,
today i switched from my beloved Note 3 to the S7, so i have some questions:
What does tripping KNOX have as downsides appart from not being able to use the KNOX apps( as on my Note 3) and loosing my warranty (which does not affect me as a EU citizen) have?
There is no KNOX 0x0 root for the S7 yet, right? only the CF-Root which does trip KNOX.
Does anyone have experience with the S7 and the GearVR? How is it?
Only one custom Rom (Super Man) for this device? For the Note 3 there were dozens...
I read that i will never get AOSP Roms or CM on the S7? Is that still true or are people finding ways to achieve this?
Thanks in advance
Killberty
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None other known issues for Knox 0x1.
Yes no known root without tripping the else.
GearVR is fun. Look at the gearvr forum.
Yes only one active custom rom for now.
Time will tell about aosp and cm. If bootloader unlock will come sometime for the sd variant I guess there will be. And if there comes working kernel sources for the exynos then maybe they get an aosp rom.

loosing my warranty (which does not affect me as a EU citizen)
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Why? I think it affects you?

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It will work without impacting Knox if you only want to get root.
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[Q] Locked Kernel only on Verizon devices or EU devices too?

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Thanks! Well I had the after-thought that rooting without tripping Knox would be impossible on 5.1.1 anyways... I mean there is this dev-kernel-thingy going around but people seem to break more than fix with that...
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Hey guys
So I have been reading on knox and how it trips warranty.. I am ok with that..
But there is probably only couple of ROM available for EXYNOS ? It is worth rooting? some other forums was reading about instability of bootloaders plaguing the custom rom phones with issues?
khandu said:
Hey guys
So I have been reading on knox and how it trips warranty.. I am ok with that..
But there is probably only couple of ROM available for EXYNOS ? It is worth rooting? some other forums was reading about instability of bootloaders plaguing the custom rom phones with issues?
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I have the same question at all
There are loads of ROMs available for Exynos S7
Anything that relies on KNOX will not run after tripping (If you are on Nougat) such as S.Health, Android/Samsung Pay etc etc
Possible workarounds on the forum to get them working again, plenty of info around, read some threads
*Detection* said:
There are loads of ROMs available for Exynos S7
Anything that relies on KNOX will not run after tripping (If you are on Nougat) such as S.Health, Android/Samsung Pay etc etc
Possible workarounds on the forum to get them working again, plenty of info around, read some threads
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Thanks.. is there a thread or list of what exactly doesn't work after rooting and will never work? My concern is that if I root it and want to sell it in future (even after restore) buyer won't be able to use Samsung Pay / Health etc..
khandu said:
Thanks.. is there a thread or list of what exactly doesn't work after rooting and will never work? My concern is that if I root it and want to sell it in future (even after restore) buyer won't be able to use Samsung Pay / Health etc..
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SHealth needs a build.prop tweak to work. Samsung Pass, Knox containers and Samsung Pay will need a custom ROM to work again. You shouldn't sell the device without telling the buyer it is Knox tripped and what that involves. Android Pay will still work as tripping Knox doesn't trigger SafetyNet
I rooted my S7 the day I purchased it, haven't gotten any issues ever since. ROOT is a worthy trade-off for voiding KNOX in my opinion.

Samsung S8 SM-G950F Custom ROM Newbie Questions

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pixartao said:
Dear All,
I'm just discovering this world and I'm thinking to flash a custom ROM to my S8 Exynos because is becoming too slow.
I was reading a lot on internet but I have some questions:
1) I understood that if I flash a new custom ROM I will loose the Knox features, including Samsung Health?
2) I use a Galaxy Active 2 Watch, will it still work with a custom ROM on my S8? Including heart rate and health?
3) If I would turn back to original Samsung firmware, will I revert back the knox features?
Last but not least, which custom ROM would you suggest?
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Flashing anything besides Official Stock Firmware will trip your Knox. ie: TWRP,root,custom roms etc.
Reverting back to Stock Firmware will not fix your Knox - gone forever.
Best Roms to try i can't really tell you it's really a matter of personal choice. There are a few out there. You will have to check out in the Samsung Galaxy 8 Roms section and if you have any questions ( like no. 2 question ) ask them there. I would recommend reading the first few posts to see what you get and what you don't get and what issues other people have.
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