Okay so my device is Galaxy S7 and I had it rooted and running LineageOS for a few days. Because of security, I decided to install stock firmware using Odin. This runs well as stock. Play store and phone info sata this is certified and official software. SafetyNet gets everything passed and says no root. But still my Samsung apps cant run, since they think this is rooted... What to do? Can there be some files left?
Henubenu said:
Okay so my device is Galaxy S7 and I had it rooted and running LineageOS for a few days. Because of security, I decided to install stock firmware using Odin. This runs well as stock. Play store and phone info sata this is certified and official software. SafetyNet gets everything passed and says no root. But still my Samsung apps cant run, since they think this is rooted... What to do? Can there be some files left?
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What country / region ?
What firmware? 7.0? 8.0?
Where did you get the firmware?
Did you flash with Odin?
Henubenu said:
Okay so my device is Galaxy S7 and I had it rooted and running LineageOS for a few days. Because of security, I decided to install stock firmware using Odin. This runs well as stock. Play store and phone info sata this is certified and official software. SafetyNet gets everything passed and says no root. But still my Samsung apps cant run, since they think this is rooted... What to do? Can there be some files left?
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After rooting your phone warranty will be set to 1.
You can check by going to download mode and reading the property : Warranty void
If its a 1 you can never use these apps again for security reasons
kpwnApps said:
After rooting your phone warranty will be set to 1.
You can check by going to download mode and reading the property : Warranty void
If its a 1 you can never use these apps again for security reasons
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This isn't correct, once you flash back to stock with Odin the security is restored. The knox counter trip means the warranty is void because the phone had been rooted etc
cooltt said:
This isn't correct, once you flash back to stock with Odin the security is restored. The knox counter trip means the warranty is void because the phone had been rooted etc
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Yes it is. The apps dont check the status of your phone they check ro.boot.warranty_bit
cooltt said:
What country / region ?
What firmware? 7.0? 8.0?
Where did you get the firmware?
Did you flash with Odin?
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I downloaded the nordic country most recent one. So I guess its 8.0... And got recommendations for SamMobile. And yes, I used Odin to flash this firmware.
kpwnApps said:
Yes it is. The apps dont check the status of your phone they check ro.boot.warranty_bit
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Is there a way to modify that?
Henubenu said:
Is there a way to modify that?
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Yes, but ask @kpwnApps because clearly he knows more than anyone else on the forum. We're all too stupid.
Henubenu said:
Is there a way to modify that?
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You cannot modify that anymore you need to replace your mainboard
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I have a galaxy s6 bought from malaysia and it was region locked. I initially thought it will be easy to unlock but I couldnt unlock it so I took it to local mobile service center. There they unlocked the phone. I dont know how they unlocked it but I think he used some box like octoplus. When I recieved the phone from him it was rooted and the knox counter was tripped.
I know I have voided the warranty but thats fine. Now I dont recieve any updates from Samsung. I want to flash the original samsung firmware back and I have the following clarification before doing it by myself.
1. If I flash the original samsung firmware using smart switch or odin will the phone be unrooted and will I start receiving updates
2. Currently in my smart manager-> device security it says security threat found and I get the notification "unauthorized action detected restart your device to undo any unauthorized changes". Will this error message go off and will the device threat go off.
3. Will installing My knox cause any problem or I should avoid installing it ?
4. Currently "In find my mobile" remote controls is not getting enabled. Will the find my mobile feature start working after flashing the official firmware.
Thanks in advance
Rahul
srahulmca said:
I have a galaxy s6 bought from malaysia and it was region locked. I initially thought it will be easy to unlock but I couldnt unlock it so I took it to local mobile service center. There they unlocked the phone. I dont know how they unlocked it but I think he used some box like octoplus. When I recieved the phone from him it was rooted and the knox counter was tripped.
I know I have voided the warranty but thats fine. Now I dont recieve any updates from Samsung. I want to flash the original samsung firmware back and I have the following clarification before doing it by myself.
1. If I flash the original samsung firmware using smart switch or odin will the phone be unrooted and will I start receiving updates
2. Currently in my smart manager-> device security it says security threat found and I get the notification "unauthorized action detected restart your device to undo any unauthorized changes". Will this error message go off and will the device threat go off.
3. Will installing My knox cause any problem or I should avoid installing it ?
4. Currently "In find my mobile" remote controls is not getting enabled. Will the find my mobile feature start working after flashing the official firmware.
Thanks in advance
Rahul
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if you have tripped knox to 1 then the warranty is voided. you can't unvoid it. furthermore, malaysian SGS6 are G920F, which is supposed to be international unlocked versions. where did you buy this in malaysia? i hope it's not low yat or some shady place.
Yes its G920F. All Samsung galaxy phones are region locked irrespective of where its bought. I dint buy in low yat. But I just curious why you are skeptical about low yat ?. Is low yat not a good place to buy ?
I know I have voided the warranty but I want to know the answer to the above questions
srahulmca said:
Yes its G920F. All Samsung galaxy phones are region locked irrespective of where its bought. I dint buy in low yat. But I just curious why you are skeptical about low yat ?. Is low yat not a good place to buy ?
I know I have voided the warranty but I want to know the answer to the above questions
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you should try installing the official firmware through smart switch first. then slowly work on the rest. use emergency firmware initilization.
2. i'm not sure.
low yat can sell you at a cheap price, but i have had friends who had been conned of several things there before.
I am sure many would have tripped Knox and flashed stock firmware and you must be having answers to my clarification. Can anyone help me by answering my questions
srahulmca said:
I am sure many would have tripped Knox and flashed stock firmware and you must be having answers to my clarification. Can anyone help me by answering my questions
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bro, i suggest you try installing Smart Switch on your PC, then click more at the top right hand corner, click emergency firmware initialization > Device initialization > Key in SM-G920F > key in your Serial number > click okay (make sure to back up first) then install the latest firmware. That should unroot your phone. The rest of the questions you asked, may be fixed after you unroot your phone
Ok. Thanks zincsnow. I will try it.
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Ok. Thanks zincsnow. I will try it.
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no problem, let me know if you need any more help. but quote me so i can be notified
Did the guys in the local mobile devices center tell you that their actions will trip knox and void your warranty?
No they didnt tell me.
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No they didnt tell me.
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you should talk to them about this. this is very irresponsible of them
This is India, you cannot do much. Any how I cannot use samsung Malaysia warranty here. I will not be using samsung pay here. My only concerns is getting OTA updates from samsung and find my mobile to work, because I have a previous experience of losing my phone.
zincsnow have you tripped the knox. if yes and if you are on stock firmware back. What does the device security under smart manager say ?
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This is India, you cannot do much. Any how I cannot use samsung Malaysia warranty here. I will not be using samsung pay here. My only concerns is getting OTA updates from samsung and find my mobile to work, because I have a previous experience of losing my phone.
zincsnow have you tripped the knox. if yes and if you are on stock firmware back. What does the device security under smart manager say ?
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alright then. i have tripped knox but i haven't gone back to stock.
Bro, please follow this link to unroot your galaxy S6 and bring it back to stock.
you'll be able to update your device normally after that.
I have updated my device using smart switch now everything works fine. I didn't try installing my Knox because I don't need 2 environments one for work and personal. Thanks all especially zincsnow
I was surprised about one thing. I was expecting that once the installation is completed my phone will be in a new state but it had all my datas and settings intact nothing was changed, not sure if restore had run.
srahulmca said:
I have updated my device using smart switch now everything works fine. I didn't try installing my Knox because I don't need 2 environments one for work and personal. Thanks all especially zincsnow
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srahulmca said:
I was surprised about one thing. I was expecting that once the installation is completed my phone will be in a new state but it had all my datas and settings intact nothing was changed, not sure if restore had run.
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no worries mate. have a great day!
So I just recently got my Samsung Galaxy S6 of eBay and its brand new. I installed Knox yesterday and when I press "Get Started" it says some custom os has been installed previously. I searched up for this and the only problem I can find is that your device status is probably Custom or your phone is rooted.
But I have none of them when I go see my Device status it says Official and I also made sure that my device isn't rooted. I have lollipop and I haven't received any updates on this phone for Marshmallow either.
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So I just recently got my Samsung Galaxy S6 of eBay and its brand new. I installed Knox yesterday and when I press "Get Started" it says some custom os has been installed previously. I searched up for this and the only problem I can find is that your device status is probably Custom or your phone is rooted.
But I have none of them when I go see my Device status it says Official and I also made sure that my device isn't rooted. I have lollipop and I haven't received any updates on this phone for Marshmallow either.
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Probably not brand new then...
Spartan28 said:
So I just recently got my Samsung Galaxy S6 of eBay and its brand new. I installed Knox yesterday and when I press "Get Started" it says some custom os has been installed previously. I searched up for this and the only problem I can find is that your device status is probably Custom or your phone is rooted.
But I have none of them when I go see my Device status it says Official and I also made sure that my device isn't rooted. I have lollipop and I haven't received any updates on this phone for Marshmallow either.
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Try a factory reset.
DarryDoo said:
Try a factory reset.
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I already tried that the second day.
And I think its brand new cuz it came in with the whole box and accessories. Looked unopened.
Spartan28 said:
I already tried that the second day.
And I think its brand new cuz it came in with the whole box and accessories. Looked unopened.
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Have you installed a custom recovery?
Use this to check Knox status: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bryancandi.knoxcheck Once Knox is tripped, it's tripped forever.
If it's not tripped, download the latest ROM for your device using the SamFirm tool, install using Odin, factory reset, and try again.
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I downloaded and opened that app and it said Warranty Valid.
It says my firmware details and stuff.
Knox Warranty Status: 0x0
Spartan28 said:
I downloaded and opened that app and it said Warranty Valid.
It says my firmware details and stuff.
Knox Warranty Status: 0x0
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"If it's not tripped, download the latest ROM for your device using the SamFirm tool, install using Odin, factory reset, and try again."
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DarryDoo said:
"If it's not tripped, download the latest ROM for your device using the SamFirm tool, install using Odin, factory reset, and try again."
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Is it like gonna root my device or something? Can you please explain me?
Spartan28 said:
Is it like gonna root my device or something? Can you please explain me?
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It's advanced stuff, if you're not comfortable with it, perhaps it's not for you. If you want to try, and learn, the answers are elsewhere in this educational forum.
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DarryDoo said:
It's advanced stuff, if you're not comfortable with it, perhaps it's not for you. If you want to try, and learn, the answers are elsewhere in this educational forum.
Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk
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So doing that it will root my device. There is no fix for that?
Or should I just leave it alone?
Spartan28 said:
So doing that it will root my device. There is no fix for that?
Or should I just leave it alone?
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No, the steps I listed will not root your device.
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DarryDoo said:
No, the steps I listed will not root your device.
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Ohhk!
I downloaded the software/latest ROM, where should I put it on my phone?
Thank you very much DarryDoo you saved my life lol. My netflix, screen mirroring were not working before and now its working. Man thank you!
I also recently got my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 of brand new in sealed box. I installed Knox today as I need to run Mobileiron and when I press "Get Started" it says "My Knox cannot be installed because unauthorised software has been installed on your device!
I've done some googleing, checked my - knox warranty is 0x0
I had a look at the phone status in ODIN MODE and it says
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
PRODUCT NAME: SM-N920A
Strange thing is when looking at info in - About Device it says Model number = SM-N920F
Anyhow I need to get the KNOX installed so I can use my BYOD, what's my best approach to make this happen?
Many thanks
Xray
hi before some days i have rooted my phone with odin and twrp and sucessfully rooted my S6. but after rooting i was unable to check for software update from samsung and unbale to use knox and shealth. so i made an emergency recovery using smartswitch and update my device to noughat 7.0 but after updating again unable to use knox and Shealth but i can now check for software update from samsung. is there any way to untrip knox again becoz it is saying your phone is compromised. but i have unrooted the device now please help
Once you trip Knox, you cannot un-trip it. At all.
i need solution sir. i already know cant untrip
yes i know that
Fobos531 said:
Once you trip Knox, you cannot un-trip it. At all.
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i know that . i am in need of solution sor contacted to xda
You can use custome roms to gain access to shealth.
Im using Noble nougat 4.0 s8 port, and works great.
Hi.
You still can use SHealt
This is how (of course you need root access) lint to post
Sorry but you can forget to use Knox after you tripped Knox flag.
Try root with Magisk - this allow you to "hide" root from some apps.
PS
Sometimes root is not a bad thing...
Setting ro.config.tima to 0 fixes SHealth. For the Samsung login you'll need to read this, https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71566173&postcount=6
help
BaTarrY said:
You can use custome roms to gain access to shealth.
Im using Noble nougat 4.0 s8 port, and works great.
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if i install s8 port can i go back to stock rom in future and is there any problem in this rom . provide me link sir
uvi6156 said:
if i install s8 port can i go back to stock rom in future and is there any problem in this rom . provide me link sir
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Ofcourse just link any rom.
The only.problem I know of is with GPS location and there is a flashable fix for it.
Rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72462439&postcount=4361
GPS fix :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72464911&postcount=4378
thanks
BaTarrY said:
Ofcourse just link any rom.
The only.problem I know of is with GPS location and there is a flashable fix for it.
Rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72462439&postcount=4361
GPS fix :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72464911&postcount=4378
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i will try
downloaded
BaTarrY said:
Ofcourse just link any rom.
The only.problem I know of is with GPS location and there is a flashable fix for it.
Rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72462439&postcount=4361
GPS fix :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72464911&postcount=4378
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just now downloaded all files but i have few questions before installing this rom
1. will secure folder work
2. will samsung pass work
3. will i be able ro login to samsung account
please help
uvi6156 said:
just now downloaded all files but i have few questions before installing this rom
1. will secure folder work
2. will samsung pass work
3. will i be able ro login to samsung account
please help
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Secure folder and login Samsung account should work,
I am currently using 4 beta (didn't update to stable) and it works.
*Didn't update coz 5 is almost here.
Sam pass won't work.
ok
BaTarrY said:
Secure folder and login Samsung account should work,
I am currently using 4 beta (didn't update to stable) and it works.
*Didn't update coz 5 is almost here.
Sam pass won't work.
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i have downloaded stable 4.0 lets see i am gonna install it
uvi6156 said:
just now downloaded all files but i have few questions before installing this rom
1. will secure folder work
2. will samsung pass work
3. will i be able ro login to samsung account
please help
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I'm installing it too now
have you installed
niektk said:
I'm installing it too now
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have u installed it ?
uvi6156 said:
hi before some days i have rooted my phone with odin and twrp and sucessfully rooted my S6. but after rooting i was unable to check for software update from samsung and unbale to use knox and shealth. so i made an emergency recovery using smartswitch and update my device to noughat 7.0 but after updating again unable to use knox and Shealth but i can now check for software update from samsung. is there any way to untrip knox again becoz it is saying your phone is compromised. but i have unrooted the device now please help
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Knox should also technically work if you use Magisk Hide as it fakes Knox Tripped to 0x0
how
UltraGamerHD said:
Knox should also technically work if you use Magisk Hide as it fakes Knox Tripped to 0x0
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i am on stock rom now but still unable to use secure folder and samsung pay. can you please explain how magisk work.
and how to use magisk
uvi6156 said:
i have downloaded stable 4.0 lets see i am gonna install it
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And, it worked?
I just installed and there is problem
1. Volte not supporting I am unable to make call
2. Model number changed from g920i to g920f
3. Battery draining quickly
Flash stock recovery after that your device will return to official state then you will be able to check or upgrade via OTA.
Hi, i have ordered a Samsung S8+ that was discounted as it had left the store and been returned and I'm a paranoid guy so.
Is there any way to check if the software on the phone has been tampered with?
I live in Sweden so its a Exynos version.
Would a factory reset restore the device to its original state?
Petoj87 said:
Hi, i have ordered a Samsung S8+ that was discounted as it had left the store and been returned and I'm a paranoid guy so.
Is there any way to check if the software on the phone has been tampered with?
I live in Sweden so its a Exynos version.
Would a factory reset restore the device to its original state?
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Put it in Download Mode, and check the KNOX Flag. If it's 0x0, The phone's cherry is still not popped.
JazonX said:
Put it in Download Mode, and check the KNOX Flag. If it's 0x0, The phone's cherry is still not popped.
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Does Magisk trigger KNOX?
If the KNOX flag is popped so to say , does a factory reset unpop it?
Petoj87 said:
Does Magisk trigger KNOX?
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Yes, As Magisk is installed through TWRP.
Petoj87 said:
If the KNOX flag is popped so to say , does a factory reset unpop it?
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Once the Knox is 0x1, There is no way yet to put it back to 0x0
If you are okay with the phone being rooted or knox being tripped you can installed TWRP on it and wipe the internal storage and then use ODIN to flash stock firmware. Anything that could have been tampered with on the phone should get erased then.
ShrekOpher said:
If you are okay with the phone being rooted or knox being tripped you can installed TWRP on it and wipe the internal storage and then use ODIN to flash stock firmware. Anything that could have been tampered with on the phone should get erased then.
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Lots of software checks for KNOX, and if it's not the factory default value (i.e it isn't 0x0 but 0x1), it won't run. Only solution is a custom firmware that hides this from these software.
Petoj87 said:
Hi, i have ordered a Samsung S8+ that was discounted as it had left the store and been returned and I'm a paranoid guy so.
Is there any way to check if the software on the phone has been tampered with?
I live in Sweden so its a Exynos version.
Would a factory reset restore the device to its original state?
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Install this app and you will find everything.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
Is there a way to fully unroot and return this phone to stock at this time? Im assuming root will also trip the knox counter - can this be undone? I often resell my phones on Craigslist when I upgrade and I wanna make sure I can sell it right.
Just flash the stock firmware, knox can't be undone, and the amount of people that checked if my previous phones were rooted is none.
DinoSoup said:
Is there a way to fully unroot and return this phone to stock at this time? Im assuming root will also trip the knox counter - can this be undone? I often resell my phones on Craigslist when I upgrade and I wanna make sure I can sell it right.
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Depends, root doesn't trip Knox counter for snapdragon devices, so you fully unroot them just like before
peachpuff said:
Just flash the stock firmware, knox can't be undone, and the amount of people that checked if my previous phones were rooted is none.
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Doesn't atripped knox disable Samsung pay though?
DinoSoup said:
Doesn't atripped knox disable Samsung pay though?
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Most likely, you also won't get updates anymore.
You'll have to sell root as a feature, somehow, when getting rid of the phone.
I rooted my S8+ three days ago it was all good except a crazy bixby home app crash. It made me crazy . So i dowloaded stock firm g955u verison.
After flashing it again using odin . I had an error ... I reboot again and did a factory reset ... .and it s all good now . .. unrooted with full functionalities