Hello everyone,
im fairly new to samsungs but familiar with other devices. Recently I picked up an S6, SM-G920W8 with 7.0 pre-installed.. (DQG1).. I have been trying to downgrade the firmware but it seems that it cant be done due to restrictions put in place. I already carrier unlocked the phone but that is about it.
My question would be, has anyone successfully rooted one of these without tripping the knox sensor? could someone point me in the right direction?
Thank you so much for your time
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Just read some posts in the towelroot forum, and I had some questions - but first, a little about me:
I'm coming from an HTC Evo 4g LTE (Sprint) and I just switched to Ting (uses all Sprint towers & devices, just an a-la-carte payment plan as opposed to monthly)
Anywho, all this Knox business (and acquiring root for the S5) is new to me (but I am no newbie when it comes to root, just my first time owning a Samsung device.) I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet.
Just wanted to know what build/kernel/Android version you were on when you attempted towelroot?
I am on Android 4.4.2 - Build: KOT49H.G900PVPU1AND2
I did not install the System OR Software Update that is in my notification list after activation. (Pretty much same rules were for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, it would update the bootloader to a version that was considered "unmoddable" at the time) and for that phone it was also called "S-OFF" (S stood for Security) - Im guessing Knox is somewhat similar...?
Also, what is the preferred root method for the G900P? I only know of towelroot and CF-Auto-Root (sp?) - I know Chainfire makes apps specifically for Samsung devices, but read an old post on another site that CF's method will "trip" Knox... is that still accurate?
Just wanted to be 100% confident in what I'm doing, before I attempt anything. (Again, I have a lot of experience in HTC devices; not so much with Samsung) :/
Any help regarding my device and acquiring root without "tripping" Knox is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance! - zmag
zmag said:
Just read some posts in the towelroot forum, and I had some questions - but first, a little about me:
I'm coming from an HTC Evo 4g LTE (Sprint) and I just switched to Ting (uses all Sprint towers & devices, just an a-la-carte payment plan as opposed to monthly)
Anywho, all this Knox business (and acquiring root for the S5) is new to me (but I am no newbie when it comes to root, just my first time owning a Samsung device.) I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet.
Just wanted to know what build/kernel/Android version you were on when you attempted towelroot?
I am on Android 4.4.2 - Build: KOT49H.G900PVPU1AND2
I did not install the System OR Software Update that is in my notification list after activation. (Pretty much same rules were for the HTC Evo 4G LTE, it would update the bootloader to a version that was considered "unmoddable" at the time) and for that phone it was also called "S-OFF" (S stood for Security) - Im guessing Knox is somewhat similar...?
Also, what is the preferred root method for the G900P? I only know of towelroot and CF-Auto-Root (sp?) - I know Chainfire makes apps specifically for Samsung devices, but read an old post on another site that CF's method will "trip" Knox... is that still accurate?
Just wanted to be 100% confident in what I'm doing, before I attempt anything. (Again, I have a lot of experience in HTC devices; not so much with Samsung) :/
Any help regarding my device and acquiring root without "tripping" Knox is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance! - zmag
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Check out the root thread sticky in general section.
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CCallahan said:
Check out the root thread sticky in general section.
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To add to this I just purchased a S5 coming after an S1 and S3.
I am wondering if I have to worry about any updates on sprint locking me out. My S3 is on Verizon and luckily I rooted it before they came out with the update that locked it out. Can I go to the newest version that my phone wants to update me to without any fears of being locked out in the future?
JurKZ said:
To add to this I just purchased a S5 coming after an S1 and S3.
I am wondering if I have to worry about any updates on sprint locking me out. My S3 is on Verizon and luckily I rooted it before they came out with the update that locked it out. Can I go to the newest version that my phone wants to update me to without any fears of being locked out in the future?
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Currently for the Sprint 900P (not the 860 Sport) NE5 is the latest build and I have not heard of anything being patched to not allow root.
However, it is best practice to always wait on taking any new Sprint updates until the devs have time to look into it and make sure root is still possible. There is no way for anyone to know what Sprint/Samsung/Google will patch in future updates. It usually only takes the dev community about a day or so to confirm whether existing root methods will still work.
Hi guys! I just got the samsung s4 i9506 yesterday. As much as i like the phone and everything it came with, i rooted it using towelroot. Everything was fine and dandy, until i decided to update it using kies. It now runs 4.4.2 kitkat. This is really bad as towelroot won't work. Only way i figured to root it is by tripping KNOX. Someone please help me with a few questions please
What might happen if i trip KNOX?
What are the consequences?
What effects might it have on my phone?
Will I be able to update my phone to later firmware?
Will I be able to install custom roms?
What are the differences of having tripped KNOX?
FYI, I don't think i'll be using KNOX...EVER
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!thank you
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someone?
Hello there!
I've heard the really wide spreading fact that Verizon and AT&T lock their S6 bootloaders. My question is, does this apply to unbranded EU phones too or can I upgrade to 5.1.1 without any fear?
Thanks already!
You can upgrade to 5.1.1 without fear as long as the ROM is official and specific to your S6 model number.
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...
Its still not possible to root 5.1.1 without tripping knox.
So i've been TRYING to search in the internet for a root method over Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 for 9 months and no rooting method has been released. I was wondering HOW did verizon locked out rooting all together.
That i can answer, but not completely, but I will try my best on why its not rootable
The answer is the bootloader. The bootloader is what makes rooting impossible for verizon samsung galaxy s6. How did I know this? I know some guy that checks xda forums everyday and asked him if he can make a rooted rom off of it that i got from the internet and thats when i got the information from.
He said samsung, or verizon, implemented something in the bootloader that prevent rooting the phone. And the only way to allow rooting to the phone is if some higher level android developer from the xda community rewrites the bootloader of the verizon samsung galaxy s6 which can allow rooting, and (i dont think) it has something to do with ro.secure or ro.adb.secure being switched from 1 to 0. He did say that it is a lot harder now cause the limitations of rooting is now bootloader based now and someone needs to be a higher level android developer to edit or rewrite from scratch, the bootloader. This also prevents downgrading if youre s3 (4.3) or higher.
Overall, I just want to say, to android devs, if you got this information down, I am glad I got you a little help on why its harder to root on the verizon samsung galaxy s6 on marshmallow
Also i post it here cause i needed more post counts on the development forums, and i didn't have enough
So i will never be able to root my g920vvru3bog5 verizon s6? correct?
I pretty much cry every night wishing that there will be root method on Android Marshmallow Samsung-SM-G920V.
BUT ALAS **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON **** VERIZON...
Also I created a profile on xdadevelopers just to find a root method for this phone.
People should start filling FCC complains. If you are out of your warranty, you should have control of your device.
Jalh said:
People should start filling FCC complains. If you are out of your warranty, you should have control of your device.
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OR if you purchase device out right with an unlockable bootloader that has a warning tag about voiding warranty.
So there is no root method for the S6 yet? Or only the S6 on the latest android version? If I were to buy a new S6 now does it come with 6.0.1? Or an older version?
There isn't a root method for 6.0.1. The last rootable build for the Verizon s6 is OE2 I believe. More than likely if you buy a s6 now it will already be updated to 6.0.1.
Hello friends from XDA. I used to be an avid android user for many years starting with the release of the G1 and have had many devices and have a lot of experience as a flash whore over the years. Got in the hot tub a couple years ago and fried one of my phones and have been using an iphone ever since. I got my hands on a gs6 and would like to switch over but it needs to be unlocked.
Model: SM-G920A
Badeband G920AUCS5DPI1
Build: MMB29K G920AUCS5DPI1
So i need to know the best/easiest way to root AND unlock this fella. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Hello friends from XDA. I used to be an avid android user for many years starting with the release of the G1 and have had many devices and have a lot of experience as a flash whore over the years. Got in the hot tub a couple years ago and fried one of my phones and have been using an iphone ever since. I got my hands on a gs6 and would like to switch over but it needs to be unlocked.
Model: SM-G920A
Badeband G920AUCS5DPI1
Build: MMB29K G920AUCS5DPI1
So i need to know the best/easiest way to root AND unlock this fella. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Rooting can be done by using cf-autoroot, there's an official thread in the original development forum which contains instructions. Now about unlock, whereas previous s series phones could be network unlocked via root methods, the s6 cannot, you will need to use a paid method for this.
Well I cant find that model on the cf-autoroot forum. From what I can tell the ATT version (SM-g920A) has a locked bootloader? Anyone know how to unlock bootloader or if there is another way that works? I posted on the cf-autoroot forum and am still awaiting a response. Thanks for the help in advance!
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Well I cant find that model on the cf-autoroot forum. From what I can tell the ATT version (SM-g920A) has a locked bootloader? Anyone know how to unlock bootloader or if there is another way that works? I posted on the cf-autoroot forum and am still awaiting a response. Thanks for the help in advance!
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Ah gosh that's right, I did a little research before in this as there was another user with this query, I'm sorry to say that 6.0.1 on your variant can't be rooted, the only root methods ever available was for the lollipop software version, there's no way to downgrade either as far as I know.