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[How-To] Update to G900V_OC4 - 5.0 and KeepRoot (3/30/2015)

**You can begin the following process from any Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**
**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW
1. Join the G+ community using the same Google account as you're using for Play on your phone/tablet Here.
2. Sign up to receive the BETA versions from Play Here.
- Use the link provided after sign-up to download the app.
**Caution!** The following process is only for the G900V Verizon S5 variant. Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick!
Download:
- G900V_OC4_Stock_Rooted_ROM
- G900V_OC4_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM
Set your screen timeout setting to 10 mins before beginning!
1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).
2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.
3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.
4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.
5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and use default "Reboot" setting.
6. Last, press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash .
The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the Verizon splash screen for 1 - 2 minutes (10 - 15 mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!
Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!
Known Issues:
- None!
Optional - Enable Native Tethering:
- G900V_OC4_TetherAddOn (Flash using FlashFire's "Flash zip or ota" option).
Notes:
1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.
2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, Stock Recovery, and Bootloader to OC4.
3. No need to wipe prior to flashing, the ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset. If you prefer not to wipe User Data replace the Updater-Script in the ROM's META-INF/com/google/android folder with the version attached to this post (remove ".txt" extension before placing in folder). Bear in mind that carrying over incompatible User Data from a prior Android version may cause issues.
4. If you do not already have root access (or to unbrick) you must flash the G900VVRU1ANCG_Full_Odin.tar (flash in Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+)), root with Towelroot (this version does not require internet access), then proceed with the above process.
5. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2
Credits:
@ChadH42 - for capturing the ota update.
@Chainfire

What is new in this update? I saw your other thread was closing and I'm confused

xdnax said:
What is new in this update? I saw your other thread was closing and I'm confused
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Let's just say the initial 5.0 release had a few bugs. Let's hope this release works better.

Thanks. I did your previous update with this method, and it worked great. Can you give the steps that are needed to get to where you need to be to now install this update? I think I know, but I'm not sure. Also, what about apps and settings? It does not seem they are preserved. It looks like the previous write up has been edited and no longer includes these steps. I had no problems with this part. Is it still an option to do that? Thanks for the awesome work!

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So this will work fine updating if on rooted 0A8?

I would assume we could do a data backup, then restore data after flashing is done

So there's no need to flash a firmware or kernel in Odin after flashing the rom? Are we still going to be on 0A8 baseband? Or should we flash the OC4 kernel?
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killa408shark said:
So there's no need to flash a firmware or kernel in Odin after flashing the rom? Are we still going to be on 0A8 baseband? Or should we flash the OC4 kernel?
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Correct, all necessary OC4 partitions including the kernel, modem, etc are included in the ROM.

Mr. Boom said:
I would assume we could do a data backup, then restore data after flashing is done
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Only recommended if your Data backup is from 5.0. Those updating from 4.4 should not restore Data for compatibility reasons.

jake20fc said:
So this will work fine updating if on rooted 0A8?
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Yes

mkitchin said:
Thanks. I did your previous update with this method, and it worked great. Can you give the steps that are needed to get to where you need to be to now install this update? I think I know, but I'm not sure. Also, what about apps and settings? It does not seem they are preserved. It looks like the previous write up has been edited and no longer includes these steps. I had no problems with this part. Is it still an option to do that? Thanks for the awesome work!
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See Notes section #3.

awesome @muniz_ri ! was just helping a family member update to the new lollipop and i saw this. gonna do some tinkering with safestrap and try and see if i can see whats breaking it on lollipop.. fingers crossed

muniz_ri said:
Only recommended if your Data backup is from 5.0. Those updating from 4.4 should not restore Data for compatibility reasons.
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How did it work going 4.4.4 to 5.0?

BeansTown106 said:
awesome @muniz_ri ! was just helping a family member update to the new lollipop and i saw this. gonna do some tinkering with safestrap and try and see if i can see whats breaking it on lollipop.. fingers crossed
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No worries, good luck with SS.
Also fyi.....there is a guy in the N900V forum that has developed a safestrap replacement called multisystem. He is waiting for 5.0 before releasing and claims it will work on 5.0. If so, it can likely be easily ported to the S5.

Got it. I did see that. I guess it is just that simple. I thought there might be a little more detail needed, but I will give it a shot. Hopefully safestrap comes to lollipop one day to make it a little easier!

mkitchin said:
Got it. I did see that. I guess it is just that simple. I thought there might be a little more detail needed, but I will give it a shot. Hopefully safestrap comes to lollipop one day to make it a little easier!
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After flashing the ROM you can just reboot, no need to re-flash the OC4 kernel since the new ROM already flashed it.

Does anyone know if the Alarm clock works on silent now? I think they got rid of the interruption settings did they not?

I have run into a problem i can't figure out. When i try to run safestrap it just wont boot into it when i boot from the app. Have tried it many times. Thinking back wasn't safestrap broken when you are on 5.0? I went from kit kat, rooted and did the keep root tutorial to have it in 5.0. Not really sure what to do.

jake20fc said:
I have run into a problem i can't figure out. When i try to run safestrap it just wont boot into it when i boot from the app. Have tried it many times. Thinking back wasn't safestrap broken when you are on 5.0? I went from kit kat, rooted and did the keep root tutorial to have it in 5.0. Not really sure what to do.
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Safe-strap doesn't work on 5.0. You have to flash G900V_NK2_Stock_Kernel to access it.

ejc1214 said:
Safe-strap doesn't work on 5.0. You have to flash G900V_NK2_Stock_Kernel to access it.
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Ty. I'm not new to flashing but i was just wondering what the hell i was doing that it wouldn't boot. Appreciate it.

930A ATT S7 Snapdragon Xposed framework

Hey guys, so I just found out about this site and am a super noob but managed to Root my ATT S7 last night. I have been trying to install the Xposed framework but it looks like I cant get a custom recovery program onto my S7. Does anyone know how to get TWRP or CWM or any custom recovery onto the 930A? Or for that matter, Xposed install without a custom recovery?

jk_9982 said:
Hey guys, so I just found out about this site and am a super noob but managed to Root my ATT S7 last night. I have been trying to install the Xposed framework but it looks like I cant get a custom recovery program onto my S7. Does anyone know how to get TWRP or CWM or any custom recovery onto the 930A? Or for that matter, Xposed install without a custom recovery?
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Hi mate
Nothing yet ...... maybe soon now that is possible to root

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Nothing yet ...... maybe soon now that is possible to root
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Actually I found out how to do everything and make it pretty smooth. Rooted, with Xposed and a bunch of fixes to make it almost as smooth as stock. Let me know if you are still looking.

jk_9982 said:
Actually I found out how to do everything and make it pretty smooth. Rooted, with Xposed and a bunch of fixes to make it almost as smooth as stock. Let me know if you are still looking.
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Hi
of course mate , please share

MAX 404 said:
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of course mate , please share
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Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!

jk_9982 said:
Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!
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Great mate !! i am sure it will help others

OK so which option did you choose on flashfire?
I'm about to do this
jk_9982 said:
Sure, I'll start from the beginning in case any other new people are wondering.
Basically, back up your files and restore your phone to factory so the root goes smoother.
Then proceed to this thread for the root. Oh yeah, install adb if you don't have it. They dont mention it and assume you know what it is, which noobs like me don't.
After a clean root, install Flashfire (you may need to disable samsung updates and reset the phones clock back to 2012 or something if Flashfire doesn't want to start). I used 0.31, maybe the newest will work? Easy to find in google.
On page 8 of the Root thread, there is a dropbox link to the Xposed apk and zip (Here). Move them to your phone and install the apk, then use Flashfire to boot the zip.
I think that's pretty much it, Xposed should be running after the Flashfire reboot (which can take a long time as it will Optimize apps).
psouza4 has an awesome thread on what to do after Root and Xposed to make the phone run smoother.
If you do something wrong and absolutely can't fix it, see here for re-flashing back to stock.
Hope this helps someone, took me about 2 days to search all of this out. The AT&T S7 is such a pain in the ass with it's locked bootloader, but this place is > AT&T!
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noobtxtech said:
I'm about to do this
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Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.

jk_9982 said:
Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.[/QUOTE
It worked, thank you!
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noobtxtech said:
jk_9982 said:
Yup thats it, hit the check box and then you will have a flash button on the bottom.[/QUOTE
It worked, thank you!
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Awesome, glad I could help.
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jk_9982 said:
noobtxtech said:
Awesome, glad I could help.
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Have you successfully been able to disable that annoying high volume warning? Really really need that thing to go. I tried disabling it using gravity box but it doesn't work
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How do I uninstall xposed? because i cannot log into snapchat

FreshIce21 said:
How do I uninstall xposed? because i cannot log into snapchat
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Flash the Xposed uninstaller from recovery or factory reset, or flash a stock ROM over the top

*Detection* said:
Flash the Xposed uninstaller from recovery or factory reset, or flash a stock ROM over the top
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I'm on a galaxy s7 snapdragon (ATT) and I use flash fire to flash the uninstaller. Which uninstaller should I use? The default one, one for samsung devices, or one for galaxy s7

FreshIce21 said:
I'm on a galaxy s7 snapdragon (ATT) and I use flash fire to flash the uninstaller. Which uninstaller should I use? The default one, one for samsung devices, or one for galaxy s7
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The one for the version of Xposed you flashed I would think, I haven't flashed it on my S7, best to ask in the Xposed main thread

Mha-l29c567b167 decrypted boot image unlock, twrp, root!

Anyone have a link for an decrpted boot image for the new ota update.? also can somebody merge all the different ways and do and don'ts for this build to be able to unlock (have the code) and flash TWRP and root this device. so many different solutions confusing on the best method to use. Please help Thank you.

Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617

ante0 said:
Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617[/QUWhuch
Which TWRP version 3.02 or 3.03 to use and also somebody already have the public and HW for this build done? Thanks for getting back to me so fast @ante0
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larryblynn000 said:
ante0 said:
Use this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-how-to-root-mate-9-decrypt-data-t3569986
no need to decrypt image as superuser (superroot) does it for you.
As for unlocking bootloader, there's only one way. Just follow the TWRP thread for that
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-huawei-mate-9-t3515617
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Which TWRP version 3.02 or 3.03 to use and also somebody already have the public and HW for this build done? Thanks for getting back to me so fast @ante0
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3.0.2 is what you need.
And use this for HW and public
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71302827&postcount=627

ante0 said:
3.0.2 is what you need.
And use this for HW and public
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71302827&postcount=627
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I can't get the hw and public to download. What am I doing wrong??

biggzo said:
I can't get the hw and public to download. What am I doing wrong??
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yea i must be really dumb bc i dont understand the directions!

Here
Public http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...59/f2/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
Hw
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/.../v76459/f2/full/hw/usa/update_full_hw_usa.zip
These are for MHA-l29c567b167

ante0 said:
Here
Public http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/...59/f2/full/public/update_data_full_public.zip
Hw
http://update.hicloud.com:8180/TDS/.../v76459/f2/full/hw/usa/update_full_hw_usa.zip
These are for MHA-l29c567b167
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Thank you you are the man really appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!

larryblynn000 said:
have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!
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Did you use this guide for getting root?
[GUIDE]HOW TO ROOT YOUR MATE 9 with Decrypt Data in TWRP without needing a patched
Did it go well? I'm going to follow your steps as I have completely the same version of the device.

night_wind said:
Did you use this guide for getting root?
[GUIDE]HOW TO ROOT YOUR MATE 9 with Decrypt Data in TWRP without needing a patched
Did it go well? I'm going to follow your steps as I have completely the same version of the device.
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yes worked like a champ as long as u have ur unlockcode follow the steps and it worked great!!!! i put superroot public and hw files on my sd card and all went smooth

larryblynn000 said:
have one more question got everything done with success thanks to evey bodies help much appreciated now i wonder can someone write a procedure or tell me what ineed to do do be ready for the next update want to be ready because i believe cant apply it with an unlocked BL and root? Thanks again for all the help!!!!
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to update thru OTA u must reflash stock Recovery,then after updated to the latest firmware BL will be lock and your root will be gone,so u need to unlock BL and flash TWRP and redo all the rooting steps again.

Is there a op that tells how to do that and can i extract a copy of the stock recovery sorry to ask such obvious questions but im trying to learn how to do all this. Thanks again

larryblynn000 said:
Is there a op that tells how to do that and can i extract a copy of the stock recovery sorry to ask such obvious questions but im trying to learn how to do all this. Thanks again
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well its just like how u flash twrp thru adb.or you can use twrp to flash stock recovery.img.for the stock recovery you can extract from the update.app of your current build using huawei extractor.

ok now that i said all good with this i am getting no notifications from messenger or facebook or yahoo. any ideas?

larryblynn000 said:
ok now that i said all good with this i am getting no notifications from messenger or facebook or yahoo. any ideas?
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Try wiping cache and dalvik/art cache in twrp. Then check Settings - Notifications & Statusbar - Notifications Management if they're allowed.

ante0 said:
Try wiping cache and dalvik/art cache in twrp. Then check Settings - Notifications & Statusbar - Notifications Management if they're allowed.
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done that no change ????????????????? THX

larryblynn000 said:
done that no change ????????????????? THX
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Then I don't know.
Try reinstalling them?
Or do you mean notifications on lockscreen? Because they won't show.
Huawei locked it down good. (at least for me, can't even get Spotify to show current song)
Floatify works great for lockscreen notifications though.
Edit: Actually, more people seem to have notification bugs with Messenger and WhatsApp. Maybe it's just a Huawei thing?
Or did they work before rooting?
Could you also check that they're not being closed automatically by the super aggressive battery saver thingie?
Settings - Battery: check that Power Saving is not turned on.
Next click on the cogwheel in the battery screen and make sure "Close excessively power-intensive apps" is not turned on.
And check in Settings - Apps - [App you want to check] - Battery that "Close after screen locked" is not turned on.

ante0 said:
Then I don't know.
Try reinstalling them?
Or do you mean notifications on lockscreen? Because they won't show.
Huawei locked it down good. (at least for me, can't even get Spotify to show current song)
Floatify works great for lockscreen notifications though.
Edit: Actually, more people seem to have notification bugs with Messenger and WhatsApp. Maybe it's just a Huawei thing?
Or did they work before rooting?
Could you also check that they're not being closed automatically by the super aggressive battery saver thingie?
Settings - Battery: check that Power Saving is not turned on.
Next click on the cogwheel in the battery screen and make sure "Close excessively power-intensive apps" is not turned on.
And check in Settings - Apps - [App you want to check] - Battery that "Close after screen locked" is not turned on.
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seem to have most working better and i loaded floatify only thing can you tell me is there a way to get rid of the floatify used to keep app in memory notification annoying Thanks!

[Guide/Fix] App package conflict when install. (August patch no root)

Hello.
Im not sure if someone else also found the fix for app conflicts and errors when u mannualy update system apps. But I found a working fix.
When I was testing something to fix my led cover but find out this will resolve the annoying conflicts when manually updating system apps.
So this will work for as I tested so far for 10 minuts or when u reboot. After that u need to do this again.
1. Go to device security.
2. Go to safe or secure start up. Im not English so.
3. If secure start up is disabled turn it on and reboot.
3. If secure start up is enabled turn it off and reboot.
I was able to update all apps I had conflicts before. But when I reboot again u will need to redo step 3. Only this time it will be turning on or off instead of off or on. So bassicly when it was turned off then u will turn it on instead.
Hope this will help for u guys aswell.

I just tried this workaround, and I can confirm it WORKS!:good:

Alf0903 said:
I just tried this workaround, and I can confirm it WORKS!:good:
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Glad to hear. Thanks for the thanks sir. U took my thanks vurginity haha.

Wow
Works amazing just now i updated touchWiz Home to latest version
Thank you so much

الفلسطيني said:
Wow
Works amazing just now i updated touchWiz Home to latest version
Thank you so much
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Glad it works for multiple users now. Thanks

I can confirm this works , thanks for the tip though

Thanks. It works great!

It is working on mine also. Thank you so much

iskelrdayisi said:
It is working on mine also. Thank you so much
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Thanks. It works great!
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shah22 said:
I can confirm this works , thanks for the tip though
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Glad to hear. Im wondering what it has to do with it.

It worked for me too. Thanks.
Tapatalkkal küldve az én SM-G935F eszközömről

Help
I can't find the option on security settings. Could you please guide me how to get there?

i cant find the setting either

search for secure start up

It works for me to install the latest Touchwiz home. I also installed Camera 6.5.98 on my shop edge. Thanks.
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ma678 said:
It works for me to install the latest Touchwiz home. I also installed Camera 6.5.98 on my shop edge. Thanks.
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Edit: 6.5.95.
Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk

Thank you, it actually worked!

Not working for my

AllSmokeEm said:
Hello.
Im not sure if someone else also found the fix for app conflicts and errors when u mannualy update system apps. But I found a working fix.
When I was testing something to fix my led cover but find out this will resolve the annoying conflicts when manually updating system apps.
So this will work for as I tested so far for 10 minuts or when u reboot. After that u need to do this again.
1. Go to device security.
2. Go to safe or secure start up. Im not English so.
3. If secure start up is disabled turn it on and reboot.
3. If secure start up is enabled turn it off and reboot.
I was able to update all apps I had conflicts before. But when I reboot again u will need to redo step 3. Only this time it will be turning on or off instead of off or on. So bassicly when it was turned off then u will turn it on instead.
Hope this will help for u guys aswell.
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So basically u CANT just turn it off and reboot but
1. turn off&reboot
2. turn on reboot
3. turn off again and reboot one last time??
Because I still get the error when I just turn it off and reboot
Im trying to install 3 apks to get Note 8 Live messages. Im still not sure it works but cant confirm because I can't install it.

shorty76 said:
Not working for my
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KLit75 said:
So basically u CANT just turn it off and reboot but
1. turn off&reboot
2. turn on reboot
3. turn off again and reboot one last time??
Because I still get the error when I just turn it off and reboot
Im trying to install 3 apks to get Note 8 Live messages. Im still not sure it works but cant confirm because I can't install it.
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Hello.
Sorry for late reaction. Real busy at work. Friday im a day off and come with a proper response. Also I have to chec if they hotfixed it. I also can confirm the new galaxy 8 and note this method wont work. Since i dont own them i cant help with that part.

Does fingerprint security have to be disabled first?

I don't have it either. Latest Batman rom

New root method? SM-G935P G935PVPU5BQL1

Is anyone interested or have the time to get a root method working on SM-G935P on G935PVPU5BQL1 firmware? I would be happy to be the device guinea pig and round up beer money ??? Please let me know if we can get some heads together. Would be greatly appreciated!

Im on QL1, rooted!
Brianmagoon said:
Is anyone interested or have the time to get a root method working on SM-G935P on G935PVPU5BQL1 firmware? I would be happy to be the device guinea pig and round up beer money Please let me know if we can get some heads together. Would be greatly appreciated!
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tamayo said:
Im on QL1, rooted!
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Every one I have tried is extremely laggy and I lose hotspot.

the lag is because of the engboot. there are fixes to get it close to working.
there are fixes for the hotspot as well.
i hope to see more action here as well. its an old phone and the domestic bootloader is locked. i think these are the main reasons for the dead forum

Yeah the boot is locked and can't install any custom roms, but I did it and it took me a little bit to find out but no lags or anything like that. ... I actually mixed to ways to do it from two forums. I'm posting the steps...
Do it at your own risk.
Disable Packages: (BK disable pro) Worth the money.
samsung dm phone interface = com.samsung.syncmlphoneif
samsung dm service = com.samsung.syncservice
securityLogAgent = com.samsung.android.securitylogagent
com.sec.android.soagent = software update
com.wssyncmldm = software update
open Odin and flash Eng.Boot then it will get into boot loop(if not skip to the next step) flash this after boot loop Samsung_G935x_QC_Rooted_BOOT
run root.bat floder "D:\S7\SM root\Nougat_S7_Root_2_82_All_Carriers_V2\root.bat"
no fixing option not installing tweeks for root
Open Build.Prop with BuildProp Editor and change the following settings:
ro.cdma.default_numeric=310000 to 310120
ro.cdma.default_alpha=Chameleon to sprint
ro.build.characteristics=Chameleon to sprint
Make sure you grant root permissions when it asks. You may have to try this twice. Reboot and LTE should stick
Download S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_V15.zip to your internal or external
storage and install install FlashFire from the playstore.
Open FlashFire and let it acquire root access.
Click the + button at the bottom right corner then click on Flash ZIP or OTA.
Navigate and select the S7_or_S7Edge_Fixes_V15.zip. file.
Leave the options alone and click the check in the top right. Scroll down to the bottom and click flash.
Your phone will reboot and flash the zip. This can take a while.
Go to Settings>Lock screen and security>Other security settings>Security policy updates and turn off "Automatic updates" and "Wi-Fi only". Reboot.
This seems to be the culprit of the 7 day soft brick.
Regards
Brianmagoon said:
Every one I have tried is extremely laggy and I lose hotspot.
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frosticus74 said:
the lag is because of the engboot. there are fixes to get it close to working.
there are fixes for the hotspot as well.
i hope to see more action here as well. its an old phone and the domestic bootloader is locked. i think these are the main reasons for the dead forum
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So are you disabling those before you flash the boot tar?

Brianmagoon said:
So are you disabling those before you flash the boot tar?
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Yes, you have to disable those before flashing the eng boot file. It has been a while, but I think if you leave them enabled, your phone will boot and then reboot after a few seconds. Any reason why you want to root? There are a lot of non-root workarounds and your phone will be more stable.

lvpre said:
Yes, you have to disable those before flashing the eng boot file. It has been a while, but I think if you leave them enabled, your phone will boot and then reboot after a few seconds. Any reason why you want to root? There are a lot of non-root workarounds and your phone will be more stable.
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I'm just one of the weird ones that likes to completely customize their phone lol. Boot animations, exposed, stuff like that. I am thinking about ordering a SM-G935U board for my phone because it looks like they actually got somewhere with that build. I'm a firm believer that if you own something, you should be able to do what you want with it. Samsung is becoming the Window's of the phone development world.

Did you find a way to root it

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Brianmagoon said:
Is anyone interested or have the time to get a root method working on SM-G935P on G935PVPU5BQL1 firmware? I would be happy to be the device guinea pig and round up beer money ??? Please let me know if we can get some heads together. Would be greatly appreciated!
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