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Root Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930W8 Exynos)

Hello everyone,
I just got my new S7 from Telus and my goal now is:
Root the phone
Install a clean stock ROM (bloatware-free)
Now I've been reading a bit but I'm a little unsure whether I'm looking at the best solution out there, or even if I'm on the right track.
These are the 2 options that I'm leaning towards following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/development/recovery-official-twrp-herolte-t3333770
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/development/sm-g930-exynos-cf-auto-root-t3337353
Can you tell me if the TWRP route is the best to follow?
Also, I can't seem to find a Stock ROM, can you point me to the right one for my phone? (Sorry, my searching and Googling skills needs an upgrade.)

Installing twrp wipes the phone, so you lose everything. If you install cfroot first on the other hand, you can backup your stuff with titanium backup and other apps and then install twrp and restore your apps at the end.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G930W8

peachpuff said:
Installing twrp wipes the phone, so you lose everything. If you install cfroot first on the other hand, you can backup your stuff with titanium backup and other apps and then install twrp and restore your apps at the end.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G930W8
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I'm ok with the wipe as I just got the phone today so I have nothing important there.
So would you suggest that I use TWRP over cfroot?
--Also, do you know where the right stock ROM is? I still can't find one.-- Oops, sorry I thought the link you have was part of your signature. I got my ROM now, taking a long time to download though. Haha.

Is there another download location I can use? I messed up the slow download and now I have to wait a long time just to start over with the slow download.

TWRP install does not wipe the phone. If you want to use TWRP to backup/restore data you have to format data (which does wipe the phone), because TWRP does not support the samsung encryption yet (no timeframe for this).
You could still use TWRP to install stuff on /system.
I would go cfroot and flashfire.

quick question here: I've got 930w8 from Bell (Canadian version). on https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ I Cannot see CF-auto-root root for W8 version.
Is it safe to guess that auto-root for 930f (exynos) will do the trick?

starche_old said:
quick question here: I've got 930w8 from Bell (Canadian version). on https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ I Cannot see CF-auto-root root for W8 version.
Is it safe to guess that auto-root for 930f (exynos) will do the trick?
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yes

Opticuhl said:
yes
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thank you bro

Looking to root my Galaxy S7 locked to Rogers, build SM-G930W8. Any suggestions?

JohnnyB79 said:
Looking to root my Galaxy S7 locked to Rogers, build SM-G930W8. Any suggestions?
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You can use Cf Auto root for G930F, is working

Hello!
Just wondering if this CF Root will work to root my device still?
It's April 4, 2017, so this thread is really old.
I've gathered that I can use CF-Auto Root G930F and have that downloaded..
I got my phone from Virgin and live in Canada
It's a Samsung Galaxy S7
Model Number : SM-G930W8 (LU2BQB6)
Android Version : 7.0
I'm trying to spoof Pokemon GO haha, and apparently I need to move some apps to a system folder or something.
First thing first though, figure out how to root.
Quite frankly, I'd be willing to send someone a couple bucks via paypal for any assistance at all.

I can tell you that cf autoroot for international model works on android 6.0.1, not sure if will do the job on android 7

S7 android 7.0 root
Is there a root for android 7.0 for an S7?

tidrew21 said:
Is there a root for android 7.0 for an S7?
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https://autoroot.chainfire.eu/ look in there.
samsung SM-G930W8 heroltebmc heroltebmc universal8890 exynos5 NRD90M.G930W8VLU2BQG4 7.0 44 811 638 Download 28303a60ba77363c26dab7695905de65 27 550
Theres a download link for your phone on android 7. I didn't try it tho so I cant tell if it works or not. Hope this helps.

hey guys ... i have the sm 930w8 .. im on the latest nougat RC2 can i root my phone with cfroot ? with this method or im doomed

Hello fellow g930w8
Before you root your phones look through threads here do some research all your answers are here follow instruction exactly then you will be A OKAY S5 USER ROOTED S7 SOON TO BE ROOTED

Had no problem rooting my phone with cf auto root. Had to make an app a system file then tried to unroot using the super su. Allways fails to unroot. Need safety net to pass

[Completed] Failed Root [S7 Edge, US T-Mobile]

I attempted to root my S7 Edge from a Youtube video and I partially was successful. My phone had the custom OS lock logo when I booted it. However, when I used a root confirmation app it said I was not rooted. I believe I downloaded the incorrect firmware, it was SM-G935T but the rest of the code was different from my model. When I used command prompt there was an issue with having multiple emulators running and I tried everything. I decided to download the appropriate firmware and run it in ODIN. I had a AUTH FAIL. In addition, my device says that there was an error in updating the device's software. I tried both KIES and smart switch but both said that SM-G935T does not support initialization. Currently, my S7 Edge can only go into download mode and the "An has occurred while updating the device" screen. Please help! Thank you very much!

swiftninja_ said:
I attempted to root my S7 Edge from a Youtube video and I partially was successful. My phone had the custom OS lock logo when I booted it. However, when I used a root confirmation app it said I was not rooted. I believe I downloaded the incorrect firmware, it was SM-G935T but the rest of the code was different from my model. When I used command prompt there was an issue with having multiple emulators running and I tried everything. I decided to download the appropriate firmware and run it in ODIN. I had a AUTH FAIL. In addition, my device says that there was an error in updating the device's software. I tried both KIES and smart switch but both said that SM-G935T does not support initialization. Currently, my S7 Edge can only go into download mode and the "An has occurred while updating the device" screen. Please help! Thank you very much!
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Y'all useless lmao

swiftninja_ said:
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Hi and welcome to Assist,
Sorry for this late response. Here is all you need for rooting your device:
[SM-G935/Exynos] CF-Auto-Root
For any other questions related to your device please use this forum:
> Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers
Good luck

[Completed] Failed trying to root S7 and i cant flash my stock rom/ find my stock rom?

Alright so i tried to root my S7 cause i thought it would be as straight forward as putting CFW on my DS. I was wrong lmao. so i followed this guide and i did everything in order and how it was supposed to be done. SU did not install and when i did rootchecker it said it did not install root correctly. now i have a phone that forgets the wifi password everytime i turn it ON from being OFF and buggy things like a messed up playstore that does not install apps correctly.
SM-G930P is my model number
G930PVPU2APC5 is my baseband version
running android 6.01
Please help me out!
Cant post the guide but its by TheUnlockr and the title is
How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge (Snapdragon)

Hi !
As long as you have found the thread on xda about how to root your phone and you followed the instructions , please post your issue there
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...-to-notes-root-install-xposed-unroot-t3411039
Good luck !

Root my Samsung Galaxy S7 Sm-G930W8 7.0

Hi there, I am wondering if anyone knows if I can root my Samsung Galaxy S7 7.0, model number SM-G930W8.
Carrier is Rogers, purchased from T-booth.
I am looking to retrieve data I have lost. I tried Dr. Fone but they cannot root an android of 7.0 and said if I can get my phone rooted by another way I can still use their recovery tool.
It seems like I have to download Odin. Just want to make sure I do this correctly.
Thank-you in advance!

Have you successfully rooted your device? I have the same device and problem.

There is another user who rooted an s7 (different model from the Rogers/Telus/Bell version) and used Dr Fone which resulted in a fingerprint sensor error: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/help/finger-print-sensor-responding-using-dr-t3735296

How can I root my samsung s7 flat????

I'm using a samsung s7 sm-G930f running on android oreo 8.0. I tried kingroot it failed both on mobile and PC, so I try flashing twrp through Odin and it still fail .the thing is I bought this device used when I tried Samsung pass it told me your device has been rooted , yet rootchecker tell me it's not rooted I'm confuse , meanwhile when I got into download mode on my samsung s7 I found G930V and not G930f so I'm even much confuse now. Don't knw where to start from.

Netcrying said:
I'm using a samsung s7 sm-G930f running on android oreo 8.0. I tried kingroot it failed both on mobile and PC, so I try flashing twrp through Odin and it still fail .the thing is I bought this device used when I tried Samsung pass it told me your device has been rooted , yet rootchecker tell me it's not rooted I'm confuse , meanwhile when I got into download mode on my samsung s7 I found G930V and not G930f so I'm even much confuse now. Don't knw where to start from.
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The device is a G930V. It's common to fake a G930F to sell it second hand.
You need to follow root guide for G930V

Netcrying said:
I'm using a samsung s7 sm-G930f running on android oreo 8.0. I tried kingroot it failed both on mobile and PC, so I try flashing twrp through Odin and it still fail .the thing is I bought this device used when I tried Samsung pass it told me your device has been rooted , yet rootchecker tell me it's not rooted I'm confuse , meanwhile when I got into download mode on my samsung s7 I found G930V and not G930f so I'm even much confuse now. Don't knw where to start from.
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Ehhhhh...I think...sorry to say but you...just got an American Verizon model with a Snapdragon 820 SoC with a permanently locked bootloader. I think you can root it in a different way tho, but unless a miracle happens you will be stuck on the stock ROM forever, but it can be rooted. There is a method to root the SM-G930A but IDK if it works with the 930V model. Never knew people rebranded Snapdragon models as Exynos models, scary. Try asking for a refund or a real G930F with Exynos 8890 SoC, you got misled by the seller. If you already had it or got it from a close person then try to get an Exynos one. That rooting method kinda looks dangerous and involves flashing a bootloader. To clarify which model do you REALLY have, install Device Info HW from Play Store

cooltt said:
The device is a G930V. It's common to fake a G930F to sell it second hand.
You need to follow root guide for G930V
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Wattsensi said:
Ehhhhh...I think...sorry to say but you...just got an American Verizon model with a Snapdragon 820 SoC with a permanently locked bootloader. I think you can root it in a different way tho, but unless a miracle happens you will be stuck on the stock ROM forever, but it can be rooted. There is a method to root the SM-G930A but IDK if it works with the 930V model. Never knew people rebranded Snapdragon models as Exynos models, scary. Try asking for a refund or a real G930F with Exynos 8890 SoC, you got misled by the seller. If you already had it or got it from a close person then try to get an Exynos one. That rooting method kinda looks dangerous and involves flashing a bootloader. To clarify which model do you REALLY have, install Device Info HW from Play Store
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have installed both CPU z and cpu info they all told me I'm using 930f but when I go into download mode I see a different number g930v
When I try to use samsung pass it says my device is rooted yet supersu app can't detect root and also my root checker says I'm not root . Please if there's a way to root this device show me please

Netcrying said:
have installed both CPU z and cpu info they all told me I'm using 930f but when I go into download mode I see a different number g930v
When I try to use samsung pass it says my device is rooted yet supersu app can't detect root and also my root checker says I'm not root . Please if there's a way to root this device show me please
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Listen, NO ROOT will work for G930F because the phone is not G930F, someone has just flashed G930F firmware on the phone but the HARDWARE is G930V. Understand? You have been ripped off.
You first need to put G930V firmware back on the phone with Odin, the oldest version of G930V firmware you can find, not the lastest one.
Then go here >>>>>>>https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...ot-guide-verizon-s7-s7-edge-sm-g930v-t3411015

cooltt said:
Listen, NO ROOT will work for G930F because the phone is not G930F, someone has just flashed G930F firmware on the phone but the HARDWARE is G930V. Understand? You have been ripped off.
You first need to put G930V firmware back on the phone with Odin, the oldest version of G930V firmware you can find, not the lastest one.
Then go here >>>>>>>https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...ot-guide-verizon-s7-s7-edge-sm-g930v-t3411015
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please how can I go about this process but the bootloader is locked how can I flash the firmware back please you can email with [email protected] I really need to do this. Aslo in the flashing process is the build number important because I'm not seeing my build number in the site.

Netcrying said:
please how can I go about this process but the bootloader is locked how can I flash the firmware back please you can email with [email protected] I really need to do this. Aslo in the flashing process is the build number important because I'm not seeing my build number in the site.
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There are lots of guides how to flash firmware please download the firmware and follow the guides.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s7/firmware/SM-G930V/VZW/download/G930VVRS8CRK2/249089/
It does not matter that the bootloader is locked when flashing the firmware to the phone, Odin will flash your phone with the correct firmware.

cooltt said:
Listen, NO ROOT will work for G930F because the phone is not G930F, someone has just flashed G930F firmware on the phone but the HARDWARE is G930V. Understand? You have been ripped off.
You first need to put G930V firmware back on the phone with Odin, the oldest version of G930V firmware you can find, not the lastest one.
Then go here >>>>>>>https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...ot-guide-verizon-s7-s7-edge-sm-g930v-t3411015
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cooltt said:
There are lots of guides how to flash firmware please download the firmware and follow the guides.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s7/firmware/SM-G930V/VZW/download/G930VVRS8CRK2/249089/
It does not matter that the bootloader is locked when flashing the firmware to the phone, Odin will flash your phone with the correct firmware.
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Okay I followed the link it directed to a firmware with version 8.0 but you said I should flash old version, or can I install any version or it?

Netcrying said:
Okay I followed the link it directed to a firmware with version 8.0 but you said I should flash old version, or can I install any version or it?
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8.0 from 2018 is old!

cooltt said:
Listen, NO ROOT will work for G930F because the phone is not G930F, someone has just flashed G930F firmware on the phone but the HARDWARE is G930V. Understand? You have been ripped off.
You first need to put G930V firmware back on the phone with Odin, the oldest version of G930V firmware you can find, not the lastest one.
Then go here >>>>>>>https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...ot-guide-verizon-s7-s7-edge-sm-g930v-t3411015
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That is not possible, you just can't flash an Exynos firmware on a Snapdragon model. Someone must've faked the info strings or something else. @Netcrying, can you tell me what the following fields say in Device Info HW?
SOC/Family
SOC/Instructions
SOC/GPU
SOC/Cores
SOC/Clusters
System/Platform
System/Fingerprint
System/Device
The SoC details can't be faked in software, so this may give us a clue of what it really is. I suspect it's a Snapdragon one though, but please post these.
My phone says in download mode:
Code:
ODIN MODE
DOWNLOAD SPEED: FAST
PRODUCT NAME: SM-G930F
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
FRP LOCK: OFF
Secure Download : Enabled
WARRANTY VOID: 1 (0X030c)
RP SWREV: B:7 K:5 S:6

cooltt said:
8.0 from 2018 is old!
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have downloaded and extracted it so how do I flash it now .

Netcrying said:
have downloaded and extracted it so how do I flash it now .
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See my previous post before flashing anything and post the information, a mistake with Odin can be costly here in Samsung land. This will let you know exactly what you have

cooltt said:
There are lots of guides how to flash firmware please download the firmware and follow the guides.
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s7/firmware/SM-G930V/VZW/download/G930VVRS8CRK2/249089/
It does not matter that the bootloader is locked when flashing the firmware to the phone, Odin will flash your phone with the correct firmware.
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I have successfully flash the firmware but now I still can't root it or install twrp???

Netcrying said:
I have successfully flash the firmware but now I still can't root it or install twrp
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nevermind, you have a Verizon S7. Root here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81410291&postcount=1850
You must flash an engineering bootloader. Good luck, you're on your own now.