Samsung Galaxy S8 Active ENG Root - Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pyp5n11ibmtzvr0/G892_ENGROOT.tar?dl=0

Please, don't overshare! Leave some of the magic to be discovered

So how do I turn this into root access on my g892u?

Is this file for flashing in Odin? Please elaborate for those of us who lack expertise.
Thanks a million to anybody who is working on a root for this amazing phone!!

Anyone try this yet? And I assume this is the engineering BL. Based off the title, so wouldn't we still need someone like chainfire to release root for the device? Also I wonder if this is for 892A or 892U.
To many unanswered questions.

I flashed this and it did work for the T-Mobile 892U variant. However all it appears to be is the unlocked/engineering bl and nothing more. It does seem to be a step in the right direction. I was successfully able to flash back to stock afterward so we do at least have that small comfort that the stock images are out. I tested flashing the s8 and s8 plus images and there's no compatibility between this and them. If anyone can find anything more I'll use my phone as the guinea pig for it.

If someone has the 892a like myself and we are on bootloader 2, we don't currently have Odin files to return to stock. The only files available are BL1. I assume the u fw is still on the same BL as the released Odin files.

It is. Have you tried flashing this and then following up with the fw for the u to see if it can put the a on the u fw? And last I looked you do have Odin files for the a. Let me find the link.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g892a-galaxy-s8-active-stock-odin-t3667204

infyrno676767 said:
It is. Have you tried flashing this and then following up with the fw for the u to see if it can put the a on the u fw? And last I looked you do have Odin files for the a. Let me find the link.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/sm-g892a-galaxy-s8-active-stock-odin-t3667204
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Those are ota zips posted, the a Odin files are still BL1, so we can't use them anymore. And I have not tried flashing u for that exact reason. The inability to get back.

And a locked bootloader...

infyrno676767 said:
And a locked bootloader...
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The bootloader doesn't need to be unlocked to reflash fw w Odin. That's the point of having the Odin files.

How does that work, having multiple bootloaders? I've never had to deal with that before.

You don't have multiple bootloaders.s, you would flash the engineering BL in place of our current. But again there is no way to revert right now.

So I have the a active I understand I cannot revert back but will this achieve root?

dscblu said:
So I have the a active I understand I cannot revert back but will this achieve root?
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Theoretically it could but we would need a way to implement SU you can try this and then install SuperSU but I have a feeling that we need a binary built for this phone.
If what you are asking is if only flashing this file and Odin will give you root the answer is no however it is the first step to root assuming that the Eng bootloader allows root. I won't test this or go any further until there are Odin files released for bootloader 2

Had a feeling that would be the case, I didn't want to try anything until I knew for sure. If we're on BL2 wouldn't this never technically work since it's BL1?

dscblu said:
Had a feeling that would be the case, I didn't want to try anything until I knew for sure. If we're on BL2 wouldn't this never technically work since it's BL1?
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I don't know, sometimes the Eng AP is still flash able.
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infyrno676767 said:
I flashed this and it did work for the T-Mobile 892U variant. However all it appears to be is the unlocked/engineering bl and nothing more. It does seem to be a step in the right direction. I was successfully able to flash back to stock afterward so we do at least have that small comfort that the stock images are out. I tested flashing the s8 and s8 plus images and there's no compatibility between this and them. If anyone can find anything more I'll use my phone as the guinea pig for it.
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Infyrno was able to flash it to his 892u per his post, I'm not sure what BL he was on, or what BL the 892u is at perhaps T-Mobile is still on BL1

Help me please?
I'm looking to root my phone, and got here with all my looking. Can someone point me in the right direction from here? It's my understanding that this isn't all I need, or is it?

eleanorriggedme said:
I'm looking to root my phone, and got here with all my looking. Can someone point me in the right direction from here? It's my understanding that this isn't all I need, or is it?
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You are correct this is only the Eng bootloader. We do not have full root confirmed yet.

This isn't even an "engineering" bootloader, it's just the one from the factory firmware called "combination" on the various sites online. It's the active version of the same one used to root the s8 s8+ and n8
The real engineering bootloader and boot won't boot on our phones, as somehow the engineers devices are marked for it

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[Q] OTA on rooted tab -> device status got "modified"

Tt
reset
The only way to reset is "unroot"
Same as me, you must unroot.
moliverac8 said:
Same as me, you must unroot.
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how do i unroot it?
shpeckoff said:
how do i unroot it?
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Try this thread, has stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1744645
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acefsw said:
Try this thread, has stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1744645
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Or go here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3 and use the drop downs menus to select your device, etc, submit, and it will list the firmware for your device. You may have to downgrade and ota again, not sure.
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acefsw said:
Try this thread, has stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1744645
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Or go here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3 and use the drop downs menus to select your device, etc, submit, and it will list the firmware for your device. You may have to downgrade and ota again, not sure.
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Get odin 1.85 here http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32155-guide-tab-2-101-and-70-rootingcwmroms/page__hl__+unroot++gt++p3110 use the sammobile file you dowloaded, not theirs, (wrong file) follow instructions section E
Thank you for these suggestions.
However, they all consist in flashing a stock ROM and bootloader onto the device, overwriting the current setup.
Do I really need to to this, given that the current bootloader is stock (never flashed it, not needed with the method I used) and the ROM is 100% stock also (came from OTA). I am really curious about this thing and would like to understand what went wrong, instead of just overwriting everything and starting over.
Anyways, the suggested method should be fine in case i need to return the tablet for warranty purposes. That was my primary concern. Thanks!
shpeckoff said:
Thank you for these suggestions.
However, they all consist in flashing a stock ROM and bootloader onto the device, overwriting the current setup.
Do I really need to to this, given that the current bootloader is stock (never flashed it, not needed with the method I used) and the ROM is 100% stock also (came from OTA). I am really curious about this thing and would like to understand what went wrong, instead of just overwriting everything and starting over.
Anyways, the suggested method should be fine in case i need to return the tablet for warranty purposes. That was my primary concern. Thanks!
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When you you root you replace stock files and add some new files that are detected by the installation process of the OTA updates. This sets a flag to block further updates from Samsung. You can still update by restoring to stock then getting the updates then rooting again, but OTAs will not be automatically delivered to your device while its rooted.

[Q] Rooting OK3.

Hey all,
New Note 5 owner. My firmware shows OK3, all the instructions I see seem to address firmware before that one, unless my interpretation of firmware versions is incorrect... Anyone know the thread I need to look at for rooting on OK3? I don't mind losing Samsung Pay. Thanks!!
⬆ same here.. I would like to know
Same as a all firmwares
Sent from my SM-N920P using XDA Premium HD app
Its easy
Flash twrp voa odin and then use it to flash a rom or a kernal and supersu. Just read the posts it is as easy as explained. I would provode links but it is wose to search and read until your comfortable with the process. Dont overthink it it really is as easy as the posts describe. Just follow all directions and ot will be smooth sailing.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-note5/general/oi6-ruturn-to-stock-tar-n920pvpu2aoi6-t3219634
I would use the newest supersu.zip though witch can be easily found but thats how it is done
I'm rooted with ok3 now, no issues to report. Wasn't a major update.
I guess let me ask one follow up question. I am doing the root process now, thanks for the info btw! -- Let's say I want to go back to stock. I know knox will still show tripped - but if i flash the stock .tar and all goes well, at that point would i be able to take OTAs? Or is it the fact that knox is tripped that is causing problems for people?
sjr19 said:
I guess let me ask one follow up question. I am doing the root process now, thanks for the info btw! -- Let's say I want to go back to stock. I know knox will still show tripped - but if i flash the stock .tar and all goes well, at that point would i be able to take OTAs? Or is it the fact that knox is tripped that is causing problems for people?
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Yes you can. Factory tars in this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-note5/development/galaxy-note-5-ogd-deodexed-stock-rom-t3191065

Straight Talk S6 (SM-S906L) Great Phone! Need Costom Recovery and Cool Roms!

Im rooted and running on stock firmware for now. Anyone try TWRP 3 yet? Im backed up with Flashfire.
Here's Stock Recovery
SM-S906L Stock Recovery
Also Factory Kernel
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz0FuWF9yY7LRmNMb3BUNlVpYTg/view?usp=sharing
Here's T.W.R.P 3.0.0.0 Recovery!! Yeh Baby!!!
This one wasn't easy! Please let me know if anything that i post here is helpful to anyone. I really hope I'm not wasting my time.
TWRP 3 SM-S906L STRAIGHT TALK S6
brekstar said:
Im rooted and running on stock firmware for now. Anyone try TWRP 3 yet? Im backed up with Flashfire.
Here's Stock Recovery
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz0FuWF9yY7LZFc4aVNyMGhseWs/view?usp=sharing
Also Factory Kernel
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz0FuWF9yY7LRmNMb3BUNlVpYTg/view?usp=sharing
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Ya might have to use a micro usb jumper cable with microSD card for backup space. Please let me know how you do it.
Anybody got any ideas how to unlock this phone Galaxy S6 S906L?
I know its straight talk and I thingk it runs on straight talk towers but not sure
Kingroot
King root worked for me.. Not Kingo!
Then use new Supersume
jqwest said:
Anybody got any ideas how to unlock this phone Galaxy S6 S906L?
I know its straight talk and I thingk it runs on straight talk towers but not sure
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brekstar said:
King root worked for me.. Not Kingo!
Then use new Supersume
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Hey there.
So you were able to unlocked the S906L? Can you use it with another carrier besides Tracfone? I have a s906l I've tried to unlock it everywhere but I have been told that these are specials models that cannot be unlocked.
LandoRod10 said:
Hey there.
So you were able to unlocked the S906L? Can you use it with another carrier besides Tracfone? I have a s906l I've tried to unlock it everywhere but I have been told that these are specials models that cannot be unlocked.
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I have my verizon sim in one and everything works fine except hd calling. I loaded a verizon rom on it
brekstar said:
This one wasn't easy! Please let me know if anything that i post here is helpful to anyone. I really hope I'm not wasting my time.
TWRP 3 SM-S906L STRAIGHT TALK S6
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could you please steer me to where i can find the stock firmware for the same phone (S906L)? am stuck and i've tried couple of rooms with no system, no luck.
jrkruse said:
I have my verizon sim in one and everything works fine except hd calling. I loaded a verizon rom on it
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Please can kindly upload the file here or give us the steps to follow to load a verizon rom on the S6 s906l.
regards.
mediaa said:
Please can kindly upload the file here or give us the steps to follow to load a verizon rom on the S6 s906l.
regards.
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When I get a chance I will make a flashable rom for it
jrkruse said:
When I get a chance I will make a flashable rom for it
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Thanks for your quick reply , i would be most grateful to hear from you soon.
Regards.
Please
friend please put the installation method of TWRP and any rom or some method to release the cell thanks
S6 sm-s906l is bricked!
brekstar said:
This one wasn't easy! Please let me know if anything that i post here is helpful to anyone. I really hope I'm not wasting my time.
TWRP 3 SM-S906L STRAIGHT TALK S6
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I need the PIT file for this model for my s6 because its bricked. anywhere i can get the pit file? Im trying to flash the original recovery back onto the phone so it will reboot.
please help!
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Please i need the PIT file so i can flash the stock recovery so it will unbrick the phone.
P.S. its the sm-s906l
Please someone send me a pit file!
here's the pit file for the s906L
chocolote4444 said:
I need the PIT file for this model for my s6 because its bricked. anywhere i can get the pit file? Im trying to flash the original recovery back onto the phone so it will reboot.
please help!
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Please i need the PIT file so i can flash the stock recovery so it will unbrick the phone.
P.S. its the sm-s906l
Please someone send me a pit file!
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hey brother here's the pit file. I'm trying to find out if anyone was successful in flashing a verizon rom to this phone pm me please. need to get mines done thanks
here's the pit file for the s906L
[here you go
Thanks! It's working again!!
mine wont flash the recovery its stuck at writing nand
Fixed thanks for all the help ????
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jrkruse said:
I have my verizon sim in one and everything works fine except hd calling. I loaded a verizon rom on it
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How did you load it and did you also flash the modem ?
Help Please lol
jrkruse said:
When I get a chance I will make a flashable rom for it
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Can you help me load a VZW rom onto this model
Couldn't you use twrp manager or whatever you prefer to separate your backup into md5 files and then use Odin to flash with the s906l (st) boot loader, and the other 3 files from the g920v (Verizon). Or no?
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JDoggMcSquishy86 said:
Couldn't you use twrp manager or whatever you prefer to separate your backup into md5 files and then use Odin to flash with the s906l (st) boot loader, and the other 3 files from the g920v (Verizon). Or no?
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Because I have done a lot of browsing on my s906l and on my girlfriends g920v and they are identical other then the boot loader, bloatware and hidden settings. B

Proper current method for root/TWRP (and maybe xposed) for Boost Mobile j700p?

Hi all,
Apologies for such a simple question, but there are a bunch of different threads over the last few months that have slightly differing techniques for rooting and adding TWRP to the J7, but there seem to be a ton of different versions compared to the J3 and I need to make sure I'm following the right directions for a Boost Mobile j700p. I don't want to waste time and risk softbricking this brand new device, so does anyone know or can link me to the most up-to-date reliable method? I just upgraded from a j3 and it seems like the method is very similar if not identical (odin twrp on, flash chainfire supersu, flash xposed) but I just to make sure I am following the right directions and using the right files. This is for a brand new Boost Mobile j700p.
I have attached a screenshot of my phone info, in case firmware version or baseband etc info is relevant.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
slvmecha said:
Hi all,
Apologies for such a simple question, but there are a bunch of different threads over the last few months that have slightly differing techniques for rooting and adding TWRP to the J7, but there seem to be a ton of different versions compared to the J3 and I need to make sure I'm following the right directions for a Boost Mobile j700p. I don't want to waste time and risk softbricking this brand new device, so does anyone know or can link me to the most up-to-date reliable method? I just upgraded from a j3 and it seems like the method is very similar if not identical (odin twrp on, flash chainfire supersu, flash xposed) but I just to make sure I am following the right directions and using the right files. This is for a brand new Boost Mobile j700p.
I have attached a screenshot of my phone info, in case firmware version or baseband etc info is relevant.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
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This is the way i was able to root my version of the J700P. MY phone is the same as the screen shot provided. The only issue that i had was once i flashed TWRP and did a backup, the phone would constantly boot into TWRP Recovery. So i had to reflash stock rom and root again oh and i unchecked OEM unlock to off, didnt realize i needed to leave it on so i wouldnt get the FRP Lock lol. Still waiting on someone to let me know how i can install TWRP Recovery and it work and not soft brick.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7/how-to/root-samsung-galaxy-j7-sm-j700p-t3430185
Nas8 said:
This is the way i was able to root my version of the J700P. MY phone is the same as the screen shot provided. The only issue that i had was once i flashed TWRP and did a backup, the phone would constantly boot into TWRP Recovery. So i had to reflash stock rom and root again oh and i unchecked OEM unlock to off, didnt realize i needed to leave it on so i wouldnt get the FRP Lock lol. Still waiting on someone to let me know how i can install TWRP Recovery and it work and not soft brick.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j7/how-to/root-samsung-galaxy-j7-sm-j700p-t3430185
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i have twrp, the most current version on the sm j700p. All you gotta do is use odin to install it. Just make sure u use the most recent odin and twrp file for j700p. Then when u place it in AP with odin make sure auto reboot option is turned off so it fully installs it. If u have auto reboot on it will not complete the process.
Ok I will give that a try, tyvm. I cant uncheck auto reboot. Here is a screenshot.
Sent from my SM-J700P using Tapatalk
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Ok so i re-downloaded Odin again and now its working fine. Just need to reboot and i will let you know.
Awesome! That worked. My Hero!!!! lol
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Ok sooo now i did a backup and now again, it just keeps rebooting back up into twrp. I have no idea whats going on with this. Gonna have to reflash stock rom again and then root again. This is frustrating to say the least.... Keeps saying Recovery is not seandroid enforcing, set warranty bit : recovery...... Thats whats it saying at the top...

Root for J7 Crown (S767VL)? Straight Talk/Tracfone/Total Wireless phone.

I can't find much info about this phone, is it possible to root it in a similar manner to the other J7 variants?
Please someone help!
I know that most of you genius cell phone programming people have the nicest newest phones but some of us need to purchase the lower-end ones because its all we can afford. And because I can only afford this phone with its tiny little 16 gig bull stuff I really really would appreciate it tremendously if you guys could take the time out of your day to find out a way to root my device. Please someone one I'm begging you.
Really interested in rooting J7 Crown
I'm also interested in rooting my J7 crown. I bought 2 more for my kids as well. Going to be using them with google fi so I don't want all the samsung/tracphone/straight talk software, just a clean install of basic android.
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Did some digging around trying to figure out the specs on this phone:
Chipset: Exynos 7884
CPU: 1.5GHz Octa-core
GPU: Mali G71
RAM: 2GB
Internal Storage: 16GB
(source: mobitabspecs.com)
I also found this about the Exynos 7884:
The Exynos 7884, meanwhile, has the same setup as the Exynos 7885. Two Cortex-A72 cores are accompanied by six Cortex-A53 cores, but with a lower clock speed.
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(source: sammobile.com j7 duo review )
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Also I'd be willing to verify images, but I'm not a developer.
If some grabs me a boot img I'll patch it with magisk
I'll try to grab mine.
FenyxFyrez said:
I'll try to grab mine.
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PosT it here
RomLord14495 said:
PosT it here
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Is there any updates on this phone can it be rooted
boot.img
i too have this device and if someone can give me a quick rundown on how to pull the boot.img, I'd be more than happy to share it!
tripdiggler said:
i too have this device and if someone can give me a quick rundown on how to pull the boot.img, I'd be more than happy to share it!
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Look around online I think you can use adb
sm-s767vl
I obtained an inoperable device from a friend. He tried rooting, tried flashing, even tried to flash a factory binary thinking he could circumvent Straight Talk's ridiculous bootloader unlock policy, but in the end, he pretty much bricked it. It wouldn't boot into recovery, it wouldn't boot into download mode, and it was stuck in some sort of device test mode. I was able to find out that in that factory binary mode, Odin was able to recognize the device and connect to it. I flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files in Odin 3.13 I think was the version. Now it's back to stock. On the plus side, doing so removed the Google account associated with the phone. I am trying to pull the 'boot.img' file so you can patch it.
tripdiggler said:
I obtained an inoperable device from a friend. He tried rooting, tried flashing, even tried to flash a factory binary thinking he could circumvent Straight Talk's ridiculous bootloader unlock policy, but in the end, he pretty much bricked it. It wouldn't boot into recovery, it wouldn't boot into download mode, and it was stuck in some sort of device test mode. I was able to find out that in that factory binary mode, Odin was able to recognize the device and connect to it. I flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files in Odin 3.13 I think was the version. Now it's back to stock. On the plus side, doing so removed the Google account associated with the phone. I am trying to pull the 'boot.img' file so you can patch it.
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Link to firmware and factory binary.am gonna need it for development
tripdiggler said:
I obtained an inoperable device from a friend. He tried rooting, tried flashing, even tried to flash a factory binary thinking he could circumvent Straight Talk's ridiculous bootloader unlock policy, but in the end, he pretty much bricked it. It wouldn't boot into recovery, it wouldn't boot into download mode, and it was stuck in some sort of device test mode. I was able to find out that in that factory binary mode, Odin was able to recognize the device and connect to it. I flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files in Odin 3.13 I think was the version. Now it's back to stock. On the plus side, doing so removed the Google account associated with the phone. I am trying to pull the 'boot.img' file so you can patch it.
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So a way to bypass FRP, good to know.
:good:
It is not allowing me to post urls
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is there a way to circumvent this issue?
tripdiggler said:
It is not allowing me to post urls
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is there a way to circumvent this issue?
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Pm me
So did you ever do this I kinda wanna root my phone
RomLord14495 said:
Pm me
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Is there a way to root straight talks galaxy j7 crown? If so please advise
You can't root tracfone devices.
sm-s767vl
mohhaxs said:
You can't root tracfone devices.
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why can't you root trac fone deviecs???
j7 crown
tripdiggler said:
I obtained an inoperable device from a friend. He tried rooting, tried flashing, even tried to flash a factory binary thinking he could circumvent Straight Talk's ridiculous bootloader unlock policy, but in the end, he pretty much bricked it. It wouldn't boot into recovery, it wouldn't boot into download mode, and it was stuck in some sort of device test mode. I was able to find out that in that factory binary mode, Odin was able to recognize the device and connect to it. I flashed the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files in Odin 3.13 I think was the version. Now it's back to stock. On the plus side, doing so removed the Google account associated with the phone. I am trying to pull the 'boot.img' file so you can patch it.
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Hey Trip do you have the firmware you flashed for the j7 crown? I sure could use it? pm me if you can
Not being able to root this thing is terrible. There are firmware files for it out on the Internet now, but I have not been able to make any progress with working on this thing.

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