I have spent the last two hours doing web searches to get this answer, and I deeply apologize if my search efforts have just been ineffective. That being said, I am looking for a way to root this device, temporarily, in order to execute a system installation of an application. Afterward, I intend to unroot the device. My goal is to keep Knox intact, if possible (in 2016 it was not), but if a Knox trip is unavoidable, I would prefer to have some way to be able to have fully functional S Health and Samsung Pay.
I saw there was some mention of the latter being possible through an upgrade from Marshmellow, but I didn't completely understand it, and the statement was vague.
Where are we on March 26th of 2017 on this issue?
And again, apologies if I missed a thread on this exact issue.
73 views and no one knows?
Don't believe what you're specifically looking for is possible. The only root I'm aware of is to flash via ODIN an engineering kernel. Doing so I guess you can then unroot, but you're stuck with the engineering kernel, which many complain about (lag, etc). This method won't trip knox, from what I read. Pay won't work. Closest match for root, check: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...eres-how-rooted-nougat-s7-edge-g935t-t3567502
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I just had the absolute BEST customer experience at a Costco wireless kiosk. Not only was the clerk very knowledgeable and helpful, but he was also completely sympathetic to the whole rooting situation and willing to help me however he could. On the down side, he was not the one pulling the phone from inventory and had no way to tell what software version I would get, but I asked the girl who did pull the box if she'd be willing to look for a barcode that ended in OC3 or OE1 and she was cool about it. Even though she couldn't figure out how to do it, she ended up pulling an OC3 for me anyway! And when I took it back to the kiosk for activation the dude was like "yeah I'll just skip the setup wizard and let you handle that on your own since you'll be rooting it." On top of that, their deal included a $150 costco gift card, waiving the tax paid for the retail price of the phone, a free 2 amp car charger with an extra usb port, and a windshield mount!
So on to my question, I'm sitting here with a virgin OC3 phone, what should I do first? I've been sifting through the info on here for a few weeks, but much of it is compiled in an "as it was happening" kind of fashion - meaning I'm not sure if all the info provided is relative to "what we know now," if that makes sense. I just want to make sure I get the best rooting experience possible - for instance I'm not sure if I should update to OE1 and then root, or if I can even do that, or if I should just root now and forget about it? If I root OC3 (or OE1) is there a patched 5.1.1 image available out there? Anything else I should know or watch out for?
There is currently no root for 5.1.1 and there is no guarantee that there ever will be. The exploit used by PingPong Root was patched and so another exploit has to be found.
I would say, if you value root more, you're stuck on 5.0.2 and to just root it now. If you want the 5.1.1 update more, update it and use it as if root will not be found, that way you won't be disappointed.
Yup sounds good! Is there anything that OE1 brings to the table that I should consider updating for before or after rooting?
And I guess what I was asking about 5.1.1 - I remember being able to update to a more current version through Odin on my S4 - even though the actual OTA for that version patched the root methods. There was a way to get that update without losing root. So there's nothing like that for the S6 yet?
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Yup sounds good! Is there anything that OE1 brings to the table that I should consider updating for before or after rooting?
And I guess what I was asking about 5.1.1 - I remember being able to update to a more current version through Odin on my S4 - even though the actual OTA for that version patched the root methods. There was a way to get that update without losing root. So there's nothing like that for the S6 yet?
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OE2 is as far as you can go. Go ahead and root OC3 and update to OE2 by flashing a OE2 stock rooted rom if you like.
Here are a couple stock rooted roms. Most of the others you need to be on OE2 already before you can flash them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...pment/rom-stock-rooted-g920v-oc2-ota-t3125762
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3114525
Thanks! That's exactly what I needed to know.
Hey, everyone! I used this method 2 years ago to root my phone so I could use it as a hotspot on my grandfathered unlimited Verizon plan. I disabled any kind of updates and am still rocking Android 6.0.1 on Kernel 3.18.20-eng. I really want to update to something newer/faster, but I read that depending on how I rooted my device, there is a possibility of bricking it if I do something wrong. I'm sure the answers are somewhere in the forum and I apologize for any redundancy in my asking, but it's hard to know what's safe for the method I used. It's been a long time since I did anything with the phone so I'm not familiar with the terminology about which methods lead to bricking during an update.
How do I go about updating my phone now? I used the method exactly as described in the linked post. Keeping root would be preferred if I can still use Xposed, but it's not necessary.
Thanks!
Flashing stock firmware via Odin shouldn't cause any issues (Using AP, BL, CP and Home_CSC), it's basically the same as an OTA, but I don't think you'd be able to keep root. It's dependant on that engineering bootloader, and Nougat or Oreo use different bootloaders which I don't believe ever had engineering bootloader leaks.
It should still technically run if you chose to not flash the bootloader file (BL) but flash everything else, I accidentally used the Marshmallow bootloader with Nougat, but it broke the vibration and the notification LED which I noticed right away. It could have potentially broken more things but since I flashed the new bootloader right after I never had the chance to discover more faults. But that was Exynos, Snapdragon may run worse or better on the wrong bootloader version.
The other risk is Snapdragon devices don't allow downgrades on stock bootloaders, so if you upgrade you may not be able to go back, but the engineering bootloader might be different.
Anyone know of a working method to root this phone?
I have a few on the AT&T network. I couldn't find a sub-forum here for this specific device.
I am also looking for pointers. Trying to edit my build.prop, but if I can get full on root and recovery, I'd be elated.
it's currently not possible to root xcover fieldpro since rom from this model are unvailable on public, even tools like friya can't download it. original rom are needed to make twrp or patch boot.img wirh magisk
josselin2196 said:
it's currently not possible to root xcover fieldpro since rom from this model are unvailable on public, even tools like friya can't download it. original rom are needed to make twrp or patch boot.img wirh magisk
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I have the BL5 stock roms and combination files. Had to pay for them. Would love to share them with developers who can cook something up like the cool people did for my S8 Active with that SamFail V2 ROM or whatever. As it stands, even with flashing the combination file that has a passive state on the kernel, still can't get it running for user ways. It's set up for purely development. If you could get me the build number info, I'll try to track down your ROM for ya, found a bunch of them, but only downloaded my own bootloader version so that way, I didn't update bootloader and screw myself.
Only thing I can think of in my mind, is unzipping the ROM and putting in the SU files in all the proper places, zipping it back up, and then flashing it, but unsure if that would even work.
Has anything changed on root options for this device?
There's an XDA thread out for a paid service that was supposed good for up to certain versions of firmware on several Galaxy devices (up to early 2020 and earlier security patches I think).
The guy had listed an Xcover Pro as one of the successes of his patch, so I had hopes.
Since this FieldPro is not even a Snapdragon chipset, but an Exynos, I figured it was less restricted and someone might have heard of an exploit by now.
Greetings. It seems the AT&T subforum for the Galaxy S4 might be dead. I was trying to look for an up-to-date way to root this phone with Magisk, but it seems that step one isn't possible since apparently the bootloader isn't unlockable, or might not be one of the ones listed as usable. I can't check which one I have because neither adb shell nor terminal emulator recognize getprop, with the latter not allowing the punctuation. I want to see if I can use the sd card as internal storage, since apparently the Google Play app writes a lot of garbage until the available storage is only 1GB. I found that out by uninstalling its updates. What's the current modern way to use the SD card as internal storage for Android versions older than M?
Don't know what happened, but Retrial edited his post on "S4 Unified Collection!" such that the magisk rooting guide redirects to a guide for Xiaomi phones. Will that really work for the S4?
Forgive me for necro-ing but did you ever find a solution to this?
Edit: ok so I looked up (1337UCUEMK2)
which lead me to evilpenquin123's comment here
[ROOT[RECOVERY] Loki + TWRP + Motochopper CASUAL-R527b release:27May13
Update: This will not work on Build Number I337UCUAMF3 Thanks to Dan Rosenberg, aka djrbliss, this device can now be unlocked and CASUAL can make it easy as all get out. Introduction CASUAL will guide you through the process. Put...
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Under that was devildogs link to this thread
Safe (NOT vroot or kingo) root method for MK2
I saw this mentioned in passing on another thread and thought it was worth mentioning in its own thread. (Sorry if this has been posted in this forum already but I tried searching and couldn't find it.) K1mu has developed a safe root method...
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Which lead me here
Safe (NOT vroot or kingo) root method for MK2
I saw this mentioned in passing on another thread and thought it was worth mentioning in its own thread. (Sorry if this has been posted in this forum already but I tried searching and couldn't find it.) K1mu has developed a safe root method...
forum.xda-developers.com
here
[ROOT] Saferoot: Root for VRUEMJ7, MK2, and Android 4.3
Disclaimer: rooting your phone entails risk. You may brick it, cause it to catch fire, cause it to form the first node in the Skynet network, or otherwise render it inoperable. Please read the directions carefully to ensure that nothing...
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[Q] 4.3 AT&T root
Hello all, I have a AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 that just updated to 4.3. Can someone direct me to how I can gain root access? Also, I am assuming that noone has published a way to crack the bootloader as of yet? Thanks in advance for any help...
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I would like to have an unroot guide for this phone to.
Basically, what I've found in this forum is that you have to "DOWNGRADE" to NB1 (from OK3), and then you can use "SAFESTRAP" of somekind(?) to get a rom, but without unlocked bootloader. I believe, this is going back to Android 4.4.2 or something. Basically, it's forcing to downgrade significantly, which beats the purpose.
I wanted an unlocked bootloader, to get newer ROMs, to increase storage. i.e. use external SD as internal. However, it seems apps don't always allow it to be installed this way, and also causes much headaches - speed is one thing, and data corruption is another etc.
In short, there is NO existing way to circumvent unlocking bootloader. Maybe a professional hacker may do it? NSA? By that point, use that cash to get a new phone. LOL.
Disappointed that this phone is still like brand new, and has plenty more life left, like, 10 more years... it keeps working.
Hi guys, I'm lookin to root my A525F with One UI 5.0
Also looking for necessary files to disable encryption.
Also I've received November Update for my country.
I have done root my A52 4G android 13 with magisk method.
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I have done root my A52 4G android 13 with magisk method.
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Nice.
Can you please share the exact method you carried on?
Follow the guide here to install TWRP and disable force encryption: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/recovery-official-twrp-3-7-for-galaxy-a52-4g-and-a72-4g.4405751/
After that just flash Magisk.
Greetings to the XDA Team and all the other good people,
I want to root my Samsung Galaxy A52 4G, and just wanted to ask where should I start so I do it successfully, without upside-down moments. I already updated my phone to the latest, so now the phone is running Android 13.
I am a beginner in this, I educated myself from some videos online and on the XDA forum and saw that I can make my device more secure with root, I can disable system and apps trackers.
So my first question is, do I need to downgrade to Android 12 so the success rate becomes higher or I can stick with Android 13 and still get success for the end goal?
My second question is if what I wrote above this is a truth.
The third question is, how do I get my device running again if rooting fails?
The forth question is, can I unroot my device if I want it at some moment?
My fifth and last question is, is rooting worthy and needed so I can achieve my goals?
I still think I know nothing and want to expand my knowledge, so I ask people who are masters in this field to help me out with this, so I can become happier.
Thanks for considering my request.
- your dear noobie user epeu.
You can do root your phone. But you should not be panic. carefully read instructions and do it with patient without skipping none of the steps.
I'm also not an expert. but i have done rooting of more than 10 phones without failing.
you have to unlock your boot loader before rooting.
I doubt about your statement about device becomes more secure with root. it depends on what you do alter followed by root. yes you can improve privacy.
also your banking apps may stop work after rooting. so you have to apply necessary modules (security fixes) before get them start working again.
if rooting failed provided phone is not hard bricked, you can flash your original firmware to restore the phone. what i always do is keeping all the original firmware ready with me before doing any rooting.
yes. you can unroot by flashing original firmware.
last question is difficult to answer. majority of people use their phones without rooting. if you want to be different, it's up to you.