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Just a question, is root still possible after the OTA?
blud7 said:
Just a question, is root still possible after the OTA?
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Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.
HG! said:
Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.
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Thanks, i have triangle away so I can live with that!
HG! said:
Yup. use the CWM method.
it'll up your flash count.
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What does upping the flash count do?
smaw51 said:
What does upping the flash count do?
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As I understand it, it is just a counter. But anyone with a bit of a brain could /
would know that you had flashed / rooted your tablet. The main concern most
people have is in returning the tablet, where the manufacturer or dealer would
know that you flashed software and this MAY void your warranty.
blud7 said:
As I understand it, it is just a counter. But anyone with a bit of a brain could /
would know that you had flashed / rooted your tablet. The main concern most
people have is in returning the tablet, where the manufacturer or dealer would
know that you flashed software and this MAY void your warranty.
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you understand correctly, and yes, Triangle Away resets that counter. However it's also worth mentioning that with recent Samsung devices, even if you reset the counter the device will still be marked as MODIFIED. Which makes it pretty much silly to use anyways. You basically need to be unrooted for that to go away in the case you need to claim warranty... But then there's probably something wrong with the tablet that would prevent one from resetting that if you're looking at the warranty. Have a 0 counter all you want, if they find superuser/SuperSU and some root apps... then you're caught
I think it might be a good idea to have a thread for any questions as the its gonna get quite cluttered. Some questions might not need a thread. Anyway I have a question
Does the S6 have a rgb light for notifications?
ermacwins said:
I think it might be a good idea to have a thread for any questions as the its gonna get quite cluttered. Some questions might not need a thread. Anyway I have a question
Does the S6 have a rgb light for notifications?
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Yes it does.
Is the home button made of glass and aluminium like the rest of the device?
Does Viral (see my sig) work without any problems? And what resolution can you select?
Would an S6 bought from Saudi Arabia work in the UK incl 4G?
Does light flow work with the S6?
Hey, has anyone here an issue where the video quality gets really poor when in low light?
My videos all tent to look "milky" when the lights are off and the resolutions are higher than 720p.
Anyone here had a similar problem?
jpbl1976 said:
Is the home button made of glass and aluminium like the rest of the device?
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Yes.
ermacwins said:
Would an S6 bought from Saudi Arabia work in the UK incl 4G?
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As long as it's unlocked, it should. And by 4G, do you mean LTE?
ermacwins said:
Does light flow work with the S6?
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Doesn't seem to function properly on my end. Light Manager works though.
I have an s6 with carrier bloat, can I flash a unbranded firmware over it? Does it have a counter when flashing roms?
ermacwins said:
I have an s6 with carrier bloat, can I flash a unbranded firmware over it? Does it have a counter when flashing roms?
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The only counter the S6 has right now is the Knox warranty counter. As long as you flash stock roms -not modified in any way- Knox shouldn't be tripped and you wouldn't loose the warranty and access to Samsung pay. If you modify the device with, for instance, PingPong Root, the status will be shown as 'Modified' and you will lose Samsung Pay and OTA updates untill you flash a stock rom again.
You can flash unbranded firmware without issues as long as its compatible. That was literally the first thing I did to my phone.
Cloxed said:
The only counter the S6 has right now is the Knox warranty counter. As long as you flash stock roms -not modified in any way- Knox shouldn't be tripped and you wouldn't loose the warranty and access to Samsung pay. If you modify the device with, for instance, PingPong Root, the status will be shown as 'Modified' and you will lose Samsung Pay and OTA updates untill you flash a stock rom again.
You can flash unbranded firmware without issues as long as its compatible. That was literally the first thing I did to my phone.
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So I can't flash a debloated rom?
ermacwins said:
So I can't flash a debloated rom?
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You can. You'd just lose your warranty and access to samsung pay. If you're interested in removing the carrier's bloatware, you can use the Debloater tool. Pretty straightforward, effective and safe. It can even 'disable' system apps so you should be careful with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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You can. You'd just lose your warranty and access to samsung pay. If you're interested in removing the carrier's bloatware, you can use the Debloater tool. Pretty straightforward, effective and safe. It can even 'disable' system apps so you should be careful with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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And if I were to flash a stock rom again? Would it return it to pure factory settings?
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And if I were to flash a stock rom again? Would it return it to pure factory settings?
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If you flash a stock ROM over an already debloated one, the disabled apps won't become enabled. You'd need to perform a factory reset for them to become available again. This means you can flash newer versions of stock ROMs as they become available without fear of having to debloat again. This is nice if you want to try newer kernel versions included in the latest ROMs, or to try different basebands.
-As a sidenote, when I say flash the stock ROMs I refer to flashing with Odin, rather than custom recoveries (because installing custom recoveries voids the knox counter)
Cloxed said:
-As a sidenote, when I say flash the stock ROMs I refer to flashing with Odin, rather than custom recoveries (because installing custom recoveries voids the knox counter)
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My bro just told me you can flash zips with flashfire without tripping Knox, so this can be used to install twrp? And how do you know if you tripped Knox?
ermacwins said:
My bro just told me you can flash zips with flashfire without tripping Knox, so this can be used to install twrp? And how do you know if you tripped Knox?
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Knox will be tripped if you install a custom recovery or kernel - that's for sure, whether you use flashfire or odin or anything else.
Post 784 and 785 of this thread kinda reassure it, among others.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60861926&postcount=784
Check if knox is tripped by going into download mode (hold power button + home button + volumen down untill a cyan screen shows up, then volume up).
Is there any way to get nexus like navigation buttons on the s6? Also is there an app that can add long press function to the recent button?
Why does my Knox flag say 0x0304 and not 0x1 like everything else I've seen? I flashed TWRP for root/debloat and flashed back stock recovery for deep sleep. I don't care about warranty, I'm just curious if there's a difference. Model 920F.
Sensors not working
I installed Noble Nougat Experience 4.5 S8 port on my SM-G920F. Battery life was bad so I decided to go back to stock ROM.
I did something dumb. I deleted all partitions and Windows could not recognise my device.
I solved the problem with Smart Switch.
I installed stock ROM and everything was fine until I started Asphalt 8 game. I tilted my phone to control the car but car just went foward.
I thought it was the game issue but when I opened YouTube I couldn't go in landscape mode.
I tried to calibrate gyroscope sensor but it still didn't work.
I entered *#0*# in phone app and went to sensors and none of the worked and SensorHub Test failed.
If someone knows is it software or hardware problem.
Please help!!!
I have a S7 still with stock ROM. I want to root it to get rid of some bloatware completely. I know I will lose Samsung Pay after root. But my concern is, will I get Samsung Pay back if I do an ODIN stock ROM restore? I read some post that I will get it back. But others say if I root and violate KNOX inside the phone, I will never get Samsung pay back.
Can people here confirm please?
Nope, KNOX is permanently tripped if you root, which disabled Samsung Pay and other things
ctzw said:
I have a S7 still with stock ROM. I want to root it to get rid of some bloatware completely. I know I will lose Samsung Pay after root. But my concern is, will I get Samsung Pay back if I do an ODIN stock ROM restore? I read some post that I will get it back. But others say if I root and violate KNOX inside the phone, I will never get Samsung pay back.
Can people here confirm please?
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*Detection* said:
Nope, KNOX is permanently tripped if you root, which disabled Samsung Pay and other things
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+1 with quote above , once you trip knox , no more samsung pay, android pay is possible if you flash again a stock firmware
*Detection* said:
Nope, KNOX is permanently tripped if you root, which disabled Samsung Pay and other things
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That socks. I wonder why this stupidity.
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Thanks for above replies. One more question: what is the best way of restoring my phone back to stock? My phone is still not rooted. Does flashing with ODIN to stock break KNOX? I want to restore to stock because I want to give my phone to a friend. I don't want any personal information remaining in the phone.
ctzw said:
Thanks for above replies. One more question: what is the best way of restoring my phone back to stock? My phone is still not rooted. Does flashing with ODIN to stock break KNOX? I want to restore to stock because I want to give my phone to a friend. I don't want any personal information remaining in the phone.
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If you are rooted then knox is already tripped.
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ctzw said:
Thanks for above replies. One more question: what is the best way of restoring my phone back to stock? My phone is still not rooted. Does flashing with ODIN to stock break KNOX? I want to restore to stock because I want to give my phone to a friend. I don't want any personal information remaining in the phone.
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takerhbk said:
If you are rooted then knox is already tripped.
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Just factory reset from settings
Can ANYONE ... SOMEONE assist me ... I had rooted my S8+, i need to be unrooted for work now ... i have flashed the Oreo CRB3 and the device still shows root when the app does its checks ... do i need to stay on BQL1??? i flashed and even used the PIT file a few times ... im confused as to what i can do now or should do to remove root 100%. would it make sense go back to the rooted ROM i was using .. UNROOT the device then flash back to BQL1?
if anyone can help
Impossible that the phone is rooted after you flash new firmware, everything gets wiped when you do that. Which message does it actually show?
peachpuff said:
Impossible that the phone is rooted after you flash new firmware, everything gets wiped when you do that. Which message does it actually show?
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its an app blackberry connect ... it is detecting root ... it actually says phone was jailbroken which is not android.
matthewd769 said:
its an app blackberry connect ... it is detecting root ... it actually says phone was jailbroken which is not android.
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Which phone do you have, us or international? Its probably saying that knox is tripped. Post a screen shot of the message.
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Which phone do you have, us or international? Its probably saying that knox is tripped. Post a screen shot of the message.
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Us ... verizon .. thanks for the help and hopefully we can fix this
What does it say in download mode for current binary/system status and warranty void? Take a pic of that as well. The current root method for the snapdragon phones doesn't trip knox so its hard to say what that app is picking up.
peachpuff said:
Impossible that the phone is rooted after you flash new firmware, everything gets wiped when you do that. Which message does it actually show?
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peachpuff said:
What does it say in download mode for current binary/system status and warranty void? Take a pic of that as well. The current root method for the snapdragon phones doesn't trip knox so its hard to say what that app is picking up.
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give me a few and ill take a pic
I've done some Googling. It looks like this is a secure "military grade" encrypted app. The app is detecting that Knox has been tripped, which is why you're seeing the error.
There's no way you'll be able to install the app on your phone. Nothing you do will get around it. It seems Blackberry do a lot of integration with Samsung Knox products, as it's also military grade security.
EDIT: Sorry - just noticed you have a Snapdragon - in which case, you'd have been using the SamPWND root method? if so, this doesn't trip Knox, so you should be able to run this app no problem.
I your Knox is tripped, you've done something wrong, or something else to trip it.
As per what @peachpuff said, we need to know what the download mode screen shows.
It's a slightly used ex-Trump phone for talking to the Russians, of coarse Knox has been tripped . . .
and then run over a number of times.
JeffDC said:
It's a slightly used ex-Trump phone for talking to the Russians, of coarse Knox has been tripped . . .
and then run over a number of times.
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the_scotsman said:
I've done some Googling. It looks like this is a secure "military grade" encrypted app. The app is detecting that Knox has been tripped, which is why you're seeing the error.
There's no way you'll be able to install the app on your phone. Nothing you do will get around it. It seems Blackberry do a lot of integration with Samsung Knox products, as it's also military grade security.
EDIT: Sorry - just noticed you have a Snapdragon - in which case, you'd have been using the SamPWND root method? if so, this doesn't trip Knox, so you should be able to run this app no problem.
I your Knox is tripped, you've done something wrong, or something else to trip it.
As per what @peachpuff said, we need to know what the download mode screen shows.
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LMAO Russian phone ... yes it was the SamPWND ... then I flashed the BQL1 ... with the PIT file and using the reg odin to Oreo CRB3 .... I cant figure out why it detects root ...
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peachpuff said:
Impossible that the phone is rooted after you flash new firmware, everything gets wiped when you do that. Which message does it actually show?
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Peach, if re-installing the OS would wipe the Persistence directory, that would make removing FRP's too easy. Is it really 'that' easy to undo an FRP?
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Yes, blown fuse.
US based phone. If you'er working govt or have to have Blackberry association, this phone likely will not be able to perform that function.
Someone shared last week that using a combo file can remove FRP, i.e. the Persistence directory where the locked Google account is stored, and return a phone to normal use, however it seems your fuse/Knox is shot.
I have not heard of anything that can undo a blown fuse. Have you?
Are you able to boot into system/run the phone other than this issue? If not, remove the FRP and see what condition the warnings are in at that time.
Rempving FRP .... dont know how or the process you mentioned ... ill google it and see.
Thank you for helping i appreciate it and hopefully get this to work. Everything else works w the phone.
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JeffDC said:
Peach, if re-installing the OS would wipe the Persistence directory, that would make removing FRP's too easy. Is it really 'that' easy to undo an FRP?
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Yes, blown fuse.
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No, RPMB fuse blown isn't the Knox fuse - it's completely different. Every S8 shows this after updating the bootloader.
the_scotsman said:
No, RPMB fuse blown isn't the Knox fuse - it's completely different. Every S8 shows this after updating the bootloader.
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So if the OP goes back to the original boot loader . . . ? But the fuse is an electronic/hardware fuse, yes? So it can not be reset?
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Just found this from an initial cursory search . . . still searching.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S8 stuck on boot (logo)
I did a bit of reading, and from what I saw, the RPMB Fuse is supposedly always displayed as being blown. There was a lot of speculation surrounding this, but they believe it's tripped in order to prevent using the board itself in another device, or to prevent downgrading of any kind."
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...laxy-S8-stuck-on-boot-logo/td-p/107395/page/3
I have not found any consensus on this.
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So if the OP goes back to the original boot loader . . . ? But the fuse is an electronic/hardware fuse, yes? So it can not be reset?
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No, that RPMB fuse is irrelevant to this whole discussion. it has nothing to do with the OPs issue.
I still don't know why the app isn't installing. it's still seeing either root, or Knox tripped.
OP - install this app and we'll know for sure if Knox is tripped: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bryancandi.knoxcheck&hl=en
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No, that RPMB fuse is irrelevant to this whole discussion. it has nothing to do with the OPs issue.
I still don't know why the app isn't installing. it's still seeing either root, or Knox tripped.
OP - install this app and we'll know for sure if Knox is tripped: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bryancandi.knoxcheck&hl=en
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So if the OP goes back to the original boot loader . . . ? But the fuse is an electronic/hardware fuse, yes? So it can not be reset?
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Just found this from an initial cursory search . . . still searching.
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Re: Samsung Galaxy S8 stuck on boot (logo)
I did a bit of reading, and from what I saw, the RPMB Fuse is supposedly always displayed as being blown. There was a lot of speculation surrounding this, but they believe it's tripped in order to prevent using the board itself in another device, or to prevent downgrading of any kind."
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...laxy-S8-stuck-on-boot-logo/td-p/107395/page/3
I have not found any consensus on this.
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shows Status 0x0 and im even back on the ROOTED rom
matthewd769 said:
shows Status 0x0 and im even back on the ROOTED rom
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The app I linked to sows 0x0?
Ok good, so Knox isn't tripped.
Which means you likely didn't flash the stock ROM properly then to remove root?
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The app I linked to sows 0x0?
Ok good, so Knox isn't tripped.
Which means you likely didn't flash the stock ROM properly then to remove root?
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I flashed the BQL1 firmware to go to oreo ... not sure what else I can flash then??
Hi Guys,
Yesterday I updated my phone via Odin to Oreo, but unfortunately samsung health says that my phone is rooted and it is not working anymore. ( Of course my phone is not rooted, I used stock firmware)
I think the problem is I used different region code firmware. Am I right? How can I use the app again? Wait for my original country's firmware and update via Odin would be a solution?
baalint said:
Hi Guys,
Yesterday I updated my phone via Odin to Oreo, but unfortunately samsung health says that my phone is rooted and it is not working anymore. ( Of course my phone is not rooted, I used stock firmware)
I think the problem is I used different region code firmware. Am I right? How can I use the app again? Wait for my original country's firmware and update via Odin would be a solution?
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It detects Knox is 0x1. To fix this you must root your phone, go with root browser to the root of the device (/) then /efs. There you'll find a file "factory.prop". Open it and add there "ro.config.tima=0". Then you can unroot/reflash stock ROM and s health works
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It detects Knox is 0x1. To fix this you must root your phone, go with root browser to the root of the device (/) then /efs. There you'll find a file "factory.prop". Open it and add there "ro.config.tima=0". Then you can unroot/reflash stock ROM and s health works
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thanks for your quick reply, Is this a permanent change or can I fix this by flashing my phone's original country firmware?
Actually I don't want to root my phone as it has warranty till the end of this year..
baalint said:
thanks for your quick reply, Is this a permanent change or can I fix this by flashing my phone's original country firmware?
Actually I don't want to root my phone as it has warranty till the end of this year..
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Check in Download Mode, if it says Warranty Void 0x1 then it has at one time either been rooted or had custom flashed to it, in which case Warranty is void anyway and you might as well root
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Check in Download Mode, if it says Warranty Void 0x1 then it has at one time either been rooted or had custom flashed to it, in which case Warranty is void anyway and you might as well root
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It is still 0 (0x0000)
What about to downgrade back to Nougat? Will it work again?
baalint said:
It is still 0 (0x0000)
What about to downgrade back to Nougat? Will it work again?
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I thought your knox was 0x1, but in this case try just to wipe data of S health
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andrei1412 said:
I thought your knox was 0x1, but in this case try just to wipe data of S health
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not working... I did full wipe
Googled it and everybody recommends to root the phone in case of above S health bug... but I am looking for another solution ... Surprisingly this is the only app which thinks I am rooted...
Found it. I need to flash all components not Just AP in odin
And it works?
Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.
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As I see a lot of people facing this issue,and all "expert " recommends root. But there are other options too.
Anyway, thank you for all help
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Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.
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As I see a lot of people facing this issue,and all "expert " recommends root. But there are other options too.
Anyway, thank you for all help
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Experts recommend root if your KNOX is 0x1 because that is the only solution, if you fail to read up on how to flash firmware and end up with a problem because of your own fault, and fail to mention in your main post that you didn't flash the firmware correctly, we are not psychic, we can only go on the info you give us
Next time, learn how to flash firmware the correct way first
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Experts recommend root if your KNOX is 0x1 because that is the only solution, if you fail to read up on how to flash firmware and end up with a problem because of your own fault, and fail to mention in your main post that you didn't flash the firmware correctly, we are not psychic, we can only go on the info you give us
Next time, learn how to flash firmware the correct way first
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That's true, that was my mistake... in good old Times as I remember only AP was included in the ZIP,and that was enough.
baalint said:
That's true, that was my mistake... in good old Times as I remember only AP was included in the ZIP,and that was enough.
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Yep, with my S5 that was the method, but instructions for S7 are under the download on sammobile's site and all over this forum
As a rule when I get a new phone I spend a good few weeks reading threads before I attempt anything, even a simple stock flash, saves possible bricks and other problems like this one
Anyway good it's working again
I have the exactly same issue knox is 0x0 but Samsung health isn't working, can you please explain the exact steps about the following message how can i run Samsung health in g955u secure folder is also not working
Yes! It is working now. You need to flash every stuff from the downloaded zip. Thankfully SamMobile attached everything you need.