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Oh hey guys My Father have just bough a Galaxy S7 (SM-G9308) Its a chinese model/firmware!
It has the snapdragon 820 SoC
And the firmware is very very bad!
no play store
no Google accounts no play services!!!!!!
What can I do now?
Can I flash the international SM-G930 firmware from samfirmware and flash with odin?
will it work
TIA

Hello, well first , you need to know that the edition G9308 is region specific , it is not a WCDMA but rather a TD-SDMA edition which can only be used with China Mobile operator (that is for the 4G) , and you cannot flash the international firmware on it , look for the firmware specific to your device model only. my suggestion is that you root the device and flash Gapps and get rid of the chinese bloatware. hope that helps.

urbanmec said:
Hello, well first , you need to know that the edition G9308 is region specific , it is not a WCDMA but rather a TD-SDMA edition which can only be used with China Mobile operator (that is for the 4G) , and you cannot flash the international firmware on it , look for the firmware specific to your device model only. my suggestion is that you root the device and flash Gapps and get rid of the chinese bloatware. hope that helps.
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Thnq mate,but where can I get the gaaps from?
opengapps.org from here?
arm64 ?
and after the flash how can I get rid of the chinese bloatware?

Yasin Abir said:
Thnq mate,but where can I get the gaaps from?
opengapps.org from here?
arm64 ?
and after the flash how can I get rid of the chinese bloatware?
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You can remove it very easily with titanium backup

Yasin Abir said:
Thnq mate,but where can I get the gaaps from?
opengapps.org from here?
arm64 ?
and after the flash how can I get rid of the chinese bloatware?
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Did you root your device?
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urbanmec said:
Did you root your device?
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I stand to correct myself , after doing some research , I think that there is a chance that you could flash the g9300 firmware on your device too, some forums say that it is possible because they have the same hardware. Sorry for my mistake , I answered at first out of safety measures so you don't brick your device. you can try following a guide on how to flash the G9300 firmware on G9308. Cheers.

urbanmec said:
Did you root your device?
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I stand to correct myself , after doing some research , I think that there is a chance that you could flash the g9300 firmware on your device too, some forums say that it is possible because they have the same hardware. Sorry for my mistake , I answered at first out of safety measures so you don't brick your device. you can try following a guide on how to flash the G9300 firmware on G9308. Cheers.
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So you're saying that I can flash the G9300 firmware on my G9308 one! (using odin)
And then It will flash properly!
Then Follow These steps?
1- install CROM _V1.0.4.apk and run for unlock the bootloader.
2-install Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.59.0.
3-install Odin3_v3.10.7
4-flash G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 with odin.
5-wipe data partition in TWRP
6-install open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 in TWRP.
link: yadi.sk/d/tZdGHAf6rKFTm

Yasin Abir said:
So you're saying that I can flash the G9300 firmware on my G9308 one! (using odin)
And then It will flash properly!
Then Follow These steps?
1- install CROM _V1.0.4.apk and run for unlock the bootloader.
2-install Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.59.0.
3-install Odin3_v3.10.7
4-flash G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 with odin.
5-wipe data partition in TWRP
6-install open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 in TWRP.
link: yadi.sk/d/tZdGHAf6rKFTm
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Those steps are for root and install of Gapps , but what I am saying is downloading the Entire firmware of G9300 and flash it via odin and it will transform your phone into G9300 (which has multilanguage and Gapps natively installed). (no root needed in this case , just get the G9300 firmware and follow the correct steps to flash it via Odin)

As for the bootloader, I think the chinese edition is unlocked. Check it first.

How to update s7 to nougat without losing root?

Hi, can galaxy s7 be updated to nougat without losing root. Has anyone tried it with flashfire? I have a rooted s7 marshmallow but wish to update without losing root or wiping.

Nougat is already here.. my 2 gs7 edge were update last week
Sent from my SC-02H using Tapatalk

That is not the question. I want to know if/how i can update my s7 G930F to nougat without losing my root for example trough flashfire
francisamarsingh said:
Nougat is already here.. my 2 gs7 edge were update last week
Sent from my SC-02H using Tapatalk
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lil_y said:
That is not the question. I want to know if/how i can update my s7 G930F to nougat without losing my root for example trough flashfire
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You could have updated and then re-rooted again by now

Think its possible if you download a pre-rooted rom.

Yes i know the other possibilities, but i don't want to lose my data and install everything again, thats why i want to know if it is possible to update without losing root and wiping. With flashfire it was possible to that on marshmallow but i dont know if it wil work if i update to nougat

francisamarsingh said:
Nougat is already here.. my 2 gs7 edge were update last week
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Which carrier and what version? I have THE SM-G930U and have yet to receive nougat.
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lil_y said:
Yes i know the other possibilities, but i don't want to lose my data and install everything again, thats why i want to know if it is possible to update without losing root and wiping. With flashfire it was possible to that on marshmallow but i dont know if it wil work if i update to nougat
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Unfortunately no, you'd have to Odin back to stock in order to take the updates.

I am on Japanese telco docomo, GS7 edge SC-02H
Mike00700 said:
Does somebody know how to remove cache from touchwiz?
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Go to settings, apps, click 3 dots and default apps and choose another launcher app lol
whbisondtr said:
Which carrier and what version? I have THE SM-G930U and have yet to receive nougat.
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Unfortunately no, you'd have to Odin back to stock in order to take the updates.
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Sent from my SC-02H using Tapatalk

I have seen that it is possible with other phones by updating with flashfire but i want to know if it works fine for the s7 too...

Still no solution -_-

I upgrade between nougat firmware using flashfire and just put the SuperSU/Magisk(switched to Magisk recently, both work) zip in the flash chain. So it works. Not sure about marshmallow to nougat though.

Steps to update....?
Would you be so kind as to provide us the steps to updating with stock ROM? I have a rooted S7 with Magisk/TWRP that I would like to update (without losing root) to the latest stock ROM from Samsung.
It would be greatly appreciated!
M.
CurtisMJ said:
I upgrade between nougat firmware using flashfire and just put the SuperSU/Magisk(switched to Magisk recently, both work) zip in the flash chain. So it works. Not sure about marshmallow to nougat though.
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Mike022465 said:
Would you be so kind as to provide us the steps to updating with stock ROM? I have a rooted S7 with Magisk/TWRP that I would like to update (without losing root) to the latest stock ROM from Samsung.
It would be greatly appreciated!
M.
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Note: You still need a PC to flash the bootloader and modem with Odin, but that might not be necessary for smaller updates. This may not work too well coming from MM to Nougat.
In Flashfire, add the AP file only from the ROM. Next, add a HOME_CSC file from your current CSC and make sure it says "Process cache". You can mix HOME_CSC files from any region with newer firmware marked for any other region. Extremely old HOME_CSC files will likely break the newest firmware though. Make sure to turn off EverRoot if you intend to use Magisk, in which case you should add the Magisk zip to the flash chain.(don't use v13 yet). Add any other mods you typically flash here (eg. I have a zip which disables tima in build.prop to keep encryption working) Also make sure "Preserve recovery" is on. Set the device to shutdown when done. (Download mode won't work when booted into by Flashfire. It's a bug) Next boot into download mode and flash the BL and CP files from the firmware package with Odin and reboot. It might boot back into TWRP, in which case just boot into system.

You're awesome, Curtis!
Though I'm still scratching my head: so even though I have Magisk/TWRP already installed on Nougat (to gain root access) and I wish to update with the latest Nougat ROM from Samsung that was just posted on sammobile 2 days ago, am I correct in saying that I would STILL have to install Flashfire and EverRoot for this process to work?
Thank you for your tutelage and patience.
M.
CurtisMJ said:
Note: You still need a PC to flash the bootloader and modem with Odin, but that might not be necessary for smaller updates. This may not work too well coming from MM to Nougat.
In Flashfire, add the AP file only from the ROM. Next, add a HOME_CSC file from your current CSC and make sure it says "Process cache". You can mix HOME_CSC files from any region with newer firmware marked for any other region. Extremely old HOME_CSC files will likely break the newest firmware though. Make sure to turn off EverRoot if you intend to use Magisk, in which case you should add the Magisk zip to the flash chain.(don't use v13 yet). Add any other mods you typically flash here (eg. I have a zip which disables tima in build.prop to keep encryption working) Also make sure "Preserve recovery" is on. Set the device to shutdown when done. (Download mode won't work when booted into by Flashfire. It's a bug) Next boot into download mode and flash the BL and CP files from the firmware package with Odin and reboot. It might boot back into TWRP, in which case just boot into system.
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EverRoot injects SuperSU, basically as if by CF AutoRoot. Magisk has it's own rooting solution, which despite being compatible with SuperSU will likely fail safetynet if Supersu is installed. Also I have no idea which order it will flash them in so I can't predict the outcome here...
Basically. If you want SuperSU use EverRoot. If you want Magisk, disable it and use the Magisk zip. Both will grant root access when done.

// SM-G950F \\ Galaxy S8 OREO (WIPE & No WIPE) *Stock Firmware G950FXXU1CRB7_DBT&ITV

// SM-G950F \\ Galaxy S8 OREO (WIPE & No WIPE) *Stock Firmware G950FXXU1CRB7_DBT&ITV
Stock OREO Original Firmware G950FXXU1CRB7_DBT base
WIPE version https://mega.nz/#!zcURHACT!QvW_T0cFadZ44-5E4ERXukP8WLMaHqrmfkXK8JNPiRM
No WIPE version https://mega.nz/#!CZdSkLrA!_hF6bamESDj-bOl5yla0rOOMNti5ydYJM3e5Bbr_rgo
Inside the archive you will also find Prince Comsy's modified Odin to load them.
P.S. I downloaded the original files via samfirm, inside there were LZ4 files that I worked as explained in the post of @ murtaza02 (which I thank)
Greetings
Ciccio80
Update 28/02/2014:
Stock OREO Original Firmware G950FXXU1CRB7_ITV base
NO WIPE version https://mega.nz/#!rVUTCSbA!QrgMb9-Zct0f_OMWsKbIzcEFDK8-k4faoqDk556EfdI
inside the archive you will find the latest version of odin working with the new compressed LZ4 files.
Greetings
Ciccio80

Updated with mega link of "No Wipe" version

thank you...testing now

Is this S8 or S8+?

Knox316 said:
Is this S8 or S8+?
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S8

I've got a SM-G950F (S8) with LUX CSC, could I flash it without any risk ? And without lose data ?

is possible from latest AQK7 itv or we need AQL5 to flash this?
After flash i will receive the future OTA of my own country?

Instaled it from aqk7 and it worked

imax95 said:
is possible from latest AQK7 itv or we need AQL5 to flash this?
Yes it possible
After flash i will receive the future OTA of my own country?
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Yes for all questions

tagdevil said:
I've got a SM-G950F (S8) with LUX CSC, could I flash it without any risk ? And without lose data ?
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yes you can flash.
if you don't want lose data you must flash NO WIPE version

ciccio80 said:
yes you can flash.
if you don't want lose data you must flash NO WIPE version
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Great, and no risk of brick ? Will I get OTA ?

tagdevil said:
Great, and no risk of brick ? Will I get OTA ?
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No brick and your receive OTA without problem

Nice ! So I just flash with Odin ?
Sorry It's my new mobile, I don't won't to do something wrong

Great, this is what i was waiting.

I done a full wipe was aqk7

Hi,
It will work on FD version?
Thx

dexxa05 said:
Hi,
It will work on FD version?
Thx
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yes on S8 FD version

Hello
works with 950FD it recognizes well the 2 sim

@ciccio80
I am on latest AQK7, should we clear the cache after flash, or flashing with no wipe is enough to avoid any issue.

Compyy23 said:
@ciccio80
I am on latest AQK7, should we clear the cache after flash, or flashing with no wipe is enough to avoid any issue.
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I l, before flash, normally first delete the cache from settings / device maintenance / Storage memory and then flash the "no wipe" version

How to downgrade O-->N

Hi!
I am now on rooted Oreo ROM.
How to downgrade to any Nougat ROM?
I have problem with flashing Stock rom via Odin.
Everytime Fail.
Any solutions please?

hakom said:
Hi!
I am now on rooted Oreo ROM.
How to downgrade to any Nougat ROM?
I have problem with flashing Stock rom via Odin.
Everytime Fail.
Any solutions please?
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Hello
You cannot go from V3 boot loader (Oreo) to V2 boot loader (Nougat). Did you have stock Oreo installed?

cooltt said:
Hello
You cannot go from V3 boot loader (Oreo) to V2 boot loader (Nougat). Did you have stock Oreo installed?
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Hello!
No,im on LightRom by jash92duster.
I have tryied flash stock Oreo via Odin,
but everytime fails...
I want definitely back to Nougat.

hakom said:
Hello!
No,im on LightRom by jash92duster.
I have tryied flash stock Oreo via Odin,
but everytime fails...
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You have to flash the correct firmware for your country. What country are you in?

cooltt said:
You have to flash the correct firmware for your country. What country are you in?
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My country is Slovak Republic.

hakom said:
My country is Slovak Republic.
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Ok, LiteRom is Nougat 7
Option 1
Flash TWRP via Odin then flash LiteRom or any Nougat Rom
Option 2 (Easy)
Place phone in download mode (home+volume down+power) then flash Stock Nougat (via Odin) for your country Slovakia (TMS) from www.sammobile.com

cooltt said:
Ok, LiteRom is Nougat 7
Option 1
Flash TWRP via Odin then flash LiteRom or any Nougat Rom
Option 2 (Easy)
Place phone in download mode (home+volume down+power) then flash Stock Nougat (via Odin) for your country Slovakia (TMS) from www.sammobile.com
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No, i have LiteRom v. Oreo.
I have latest TWRP of course too.

Bootloader apparently prevents downgrade via Odin, but you can still downgrade via TWRP. You need to flash a custom nougat ROM that includes an older bootloader version.

Odin 3.13. and latest Nougat ROM available for your phone.
Did downgrade without any issues.

saszynski said:
Odin 3.13. and latest Nougat ROM available for your phone.
Did downgrade without any issues.
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I tried flash Stock Rom via Odin-->Failed.
I tried flash several Nougat Rom via TWRP, but after Rom boot i got No Service (no signal).
After have i tried flash latest Nougat BL separately but i got error: sv rev. check fail (bootloader) device:3, binary:2 in download mode.
Any ideas please?

You can't downgrade the bootloader.
Stock nougat on an Oreo bootloader will cause problems with wifi, data, and possibly lose the IMEI.

audit13 said:
You can't downgrade the bootloader.
Stock nougat on an Oreo bootloader will cause problems with wifi, data, and possibly lose the IMEI.
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So how to downgrade to Nougat?

hakom said:
So how to downgrade to Nougat?
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Can't be done as far as I know.

audit13 said:
Can't be done as far as I know.
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No Way!

hakom said:
No Way!
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Samsung blocked bootloader downgrades a long time ago. I think it started with the S3.

audit13 said:
Samsung blocked bootloader downgrades a long time ago. I think it started with the S3.
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omg, so it's ****ed up...

You may be able to run a custom nougat rom on the Oreo bootloader but not a completely stock nougat ROM.

SOLVED!
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How did you solved it?

Jesus Krist said:
How did you solved it?
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OneUi Android Pie (9.0) (without Root , With Root, With Root + Xposed ) For A8 plus.

Backup First I am not responsible for anything. Backup your NVRAM NVDATA EFS to restore ur iemi .
I have Made a TWRP backup for Pie so everybody can move from Oreo to pie by Restoring Backup.
first install BL and CP of pie throw odin and then restore backup uncheck efs while restoring.
Pie (9.0) with root:
https://mega.nz/#!8BJ30IBS!Ho6iy07O3NZLyKI-A1-yWWI3qqBLH4Cix92s6fyAw_Y
Pie (9.0) with root+xposed:
https://mega.nz/#!cBYnwYDL!Sc2QuTOLi257erZfKtX3aBZltSAtqfXxxvG06EFlxr8
CP and BL for Pie and Odin:
https://mega.nz/#!FEZhmATR!xb1LLR5npE4EwpZCBZhpP0jrBy0fgctKKIJsgtMHG9k

ajnajao1 said:
Removed
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Why did you remove this?

Where link without root?

freemod said:
Where link without root?
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Use file with Root and use magisk uninstaller to remove root.

ajnajao1 said:
Backup First I am not responsible for anything. Backup your NVRAM NVDATA .
I have Made a TWRP backup for Pie so everybody can move from Oreo to pie by Restoring Backup.
first install BL and CP throw odin and then restore backup
Pie (9.0) with root:
https://mega.nz/#!8BJ30IBS!Ho6iy07O3NZLyKI-A1-yWWI3qqBLH4Cix92s6fyAw_Y
Pie (9.0) with root+xposed:
https://mega.nz/#!cBYnwYDL!Sc2QuTOLi257erZfKtX3aBZltSAtqfXxxvG06EFlxr8
CP and BL for Pie and Odin:
https://mega.nz/#!FEZhmATR!xb1LLR5npE4EwpZCBZhpP0jrBy0fgctKKIJsgtMHG9k
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How did you root pie?

I have decided to share screenshots
I'm a us user as you can see I have volte working and I got Dolby working .
Make sure you have the latest Oreo bootloader installed this so can down grade to Oreo if I want to.
Do not flash pie modems if you do you will have to flash pie bootloader.
If you have a bootloader example
Xxu3 you need flash ap system and bootloader xxs4.
This not for flashing this build but for flashing pie on Odin

Restore.
Restoring with selected EFS damaged original IMEI.... Without is it ok. Thanks!

when I went to install the stock gave error of dm-verify
Help me!!

RuizLenatoh said:
when I went to install the stock gave error of dm-verify
Help me!!
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Specify your question. what are you asking>?

ajnajao1 said:
Specify your question. what are you asking>?
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Do you have a telegram? so I can talk to you better

mchlbenner said:
I have decided to share screenshots
I'm a us user as you can see I have volte working and I got Dolby working .
Make sure you have the latest Oreo bootloader installed this so can down grade to Oreo if I want to.
Do not flash pie modems if you do you will have to flash pie bootloader.
If you have a bootloader example
Xxu3 you need flash ap system and bootloader xxs4.
This not for flashing this build but for flashing pie on Odin
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How do I flash and does this work for my country?

Bad.Server said:
How do I flash and does this work for my country?
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Depends on which country.
I'm using Canada csc it works on USA and Canada.

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mchlbenner said:
Depends on which country.
I'm using Canada csc it works on USA and Canada.
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I'm from the Philippines and I don't know how this would work.... should flash the Philippine csc from the 8.0 update er. Sorry I'm completely clueless on how this works, all I know is flashing them.

Bad.Server said:
I'm from the Philippines and I don't know how this would work.... should flash the Philippine csc from the 8.0 update er. Sorry I'm completely clueless on how this works, all I know is flashing them.
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Depends on what you want to get out of your phone.
I'm rooted so I had to use this canda csc.
For ab+ their no USA build I want have volte.
This csc I flash is done through twrp.
If your stock no root ect and you get what the services you want then go a head and do it.
If you are rooted and want to keep root then I would not.

mchlbenner said:
Depends on what you want to get out of your phone.
I'm rooted so I had to use this canda csc.
For ab+ their no USA build I want have volte.
This csc I flash is done through twrp.
If your stock no root ect and you get what the services you want then go a head and do it.
If you are rooted and want to keep root then I would not.
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How do flash it though? I extracted the .zip file but it doesnt have the files to be flashed through Odin. Also I think I should tell you that my phone or rather knoxs tells's me that my phone is rooted but I've already flashed the non-rooted stock rom years ago because I failed when I tried to root my phone before and I don't know how to fix my mistake and gain root. If its not too much to ask, I would like to ask for your help, I would greatly appreciate it.

Bad.Server said:
How do flash it though? I extracted the .zip file but it doesnt have the files to be flashed through Odin. Also I think I should tell you that my phone or rather knoxs tells's me that my phone is rooted but I've already flashed the non-rooted stock rom years ago because I failed when I tried to root my phone before and I don't know how to fix my mistake and gain root. If its not too much to ask, I would like to ask for your help, I would greatly appreciate it.
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It is a twrp back so it has to be flash with twrp.