enabling developer options on a locked knox profile - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Questions & Answers

Hello! my company locked the phone with a restricted profile in Knox, so i cannot enable dev option, so no flashing custom recovery, so no root.
Is there a way to bypass-remove everything and have a clean A7?
thanks!!

Hello, i have same problem there can any1 help?

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how to completely secure android device ?

hi first of all i'm not a dev and i don't know much about deep functions, so i write this question as a regular user and to find answers that can be advanced in nature but should be easy to understand.
there are flashable zips available to break the lock screen security and to gain access to android device and access all apps with accounts logged in and everything else!
first of all i want to secure my device from any weak points like this, i don't want anyone to bypass my lock screen, but as i talked to a person about it, it looks like i can't survive this "Lock Screen Security Bypass" hack which removes some keys to break the lockscreen security.
then there was a suggestion to not root / unlock bootloader, not to flash custom recovery and not to turn on usb debugging. well even if i do that, there is still a possibility to unlock bootloader from odin mode and or may be flash something from there to break lock screen security, and gain root access and then flash this security bypass zip.
so what i can think is the only way to survive is to encrypt whole device? am i right?
and if i have to encrypt my whole device including ext-sdcard then will all the tweaks work? like xposed framework and it's apps etc? will my phone eat more battery? if i encrypt my device will i survive this lock screen bypass hack ?
please give your opinions by looking at all the possibilites. thanks in advance.
or may be if there is a way to put a password on custom recovery as well as all other modes from where someone can flash things into my phone?
i never heard of anything like that, but why no one is thinking about it?
no one?
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Reactivation lock ?

Can I activate "reactivation lock" after I flash the stock ROM? I have a Custom ROM now so I disabled it. Soo,is it ok if I activate it after I flash stock?
can somebody explain, if I root phone and install custom rom, then reactivation lock do not work and if I lose or will stolen phone, I can't remotely delete all info and other user can re-flash new rom and use a phone, correct?
paulyz said:
can somebody explain, if I root phone and install custom rom, then reactivation lock do not work and if I lose or will stolen phone, I can't remotely delete all info and other user can re-flash new rom and use a phone, correct?
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Reactivation lock only prohibiting others from wiping, resetting, flashing the phone. You can still wipe the phone remotely if you have samsung account registered in the phone. And if the phone is connected to internet. Not sure if google account could do so as well.
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so, with rooted phone samsung account work and you can wipe remotely all your information? In custom lock you can't tur on reactivation lock? But if you phone encrypted, nobody can get data, correct? they just can flash new rom, but I could block phone by IMEI.
paulyz said:
so, with rooted phone samsung account work and you can wipe remotely all your information? In custom lock you can't tur on reactivation lock? But if you phone encrypted, nobody can get data, correct? they just can flash new rom, but I could block phone by IMEI.
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Not really sure. Never use it. Phone can still be flashed but the information of your accounts are still there so no use, except there is workaround to bypass the lockscreen to disable reactivation lock.
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Rosli59564 said:
Not really sure. Never use it. Phone can still be flashed but the information of your accounts are still there so no use, except there is workaround to bypass the lockscreen to disable reactivation lock.
Sent from my SM-G925F
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if i googled good, this only in LP, in MM I don't found info about it, maybe, samsung fixed this in MM

[Exynos] How to Unlock the Bootloader

Hi Guys!
The S7 ( Exynos 8890 variant ) is my first Samsung Device and while it works really well I'm just not sure on how to Unlock the Bootloader. With my previous Sony Devices you can just visit Sony's website and get done with it but after asking some friends they told me to just enable the OEM Unlock button. Is enabling gonna let me flash custom ROMs / recoveries and custom kernels? They also told me to be careful about flashing custom bootloaders (?)
If someone can just kindly explain on what this is or how will I unlock the bootloader it would be really appreciated
Thanks alot!!
Revontheus said:
Hi Guys!
The S7 ( Exynos 8890 variant ) is my first Samsung Device and while it works really well I'm just not sure on how to Unlock the Bootloader. With my previous Sony Devices you can just visit Sony's website and get done with it but after asking some friends they told me to just enable the OEM Unlock button. Is enabling gonna let me flash custom ROMs / recoveries and custom kernels? They also told me to be careful about flashing custom bootloaders (?)
If someone can just kindly explain on what this is or how will I unlock the bootloader it would be really appreciated
Thanks alot!!
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Hi Mate
To OEM unlock is very easy on the exynos models . only the Qualcomm ( US variant) is kind of tricky in our model is allow to do it with the click of a button , you have to:
Go to Settings / About device / Software info / Tap 7 times on Build number to enable Developer
Once developer options are enable ( you will see it under Settings) enter there you will see the option OEM Enable, if you are planing to root or flash any custom rom or recovery you need to enable it , flashing with out enabling this option is risky
Flashing is always risky but if you follow the instructions should no be a problem
MAX 404 said:
Hi Mate
To OEM unlock is very easy on the exynos models . only the Qualcomm ( US variant) is kind of tricky in our model is allow to do it with the click of a button , you have to:
Go to Settings / About device / Software info / Tap 7 times on Build number to enable Developer
Once developer options are enable ( you will see it under Settings) enter there you will see the option OEM Enable, if you are planing to root or flash any custom rom or recovery you need to enable it , flashing with out enabling this option is risky
Flashing is always risky but if you follow the instructions should no be a problem
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That's it? No more bootloader to unlock? Or is it because the exynos variants come with unlocked bootloaders thanks
Revontheus said:
That's it? No more bootloader to unlock? Or is it because the exynos variants come with unlocked bootloaders thanks
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That is it mate..........exynos variants they have the unlock option
Isnt there the knox varranty flag, too? As it was there on earlier devices, it should be present on s7.
Root with 0x0 would be nice, but impossible, or? My s5 is not root friendly and I dont wanna lose my 0x0 state... So our S7 has also this behaviour of triggering the knox flag, I guess.
Bad times for having root on sammies phones...
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Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I'm having a weird issue. So, I got my S7 a few days ago used, and discovered that the previous owner had already tripped Knox so I figured I might as well root to have all the various benefits. Well, I got a bit too impatient and rushed through the procedure I was reading, so I ended up rooting without changing the OEM Unlock option in Developer Options. Root was still successful and I have SuperSU installed and a few other root apps installed, all working fine. But once I realized I hadn't enabled OEM Unlock, I figured I would just go back into settings and change it.....except it's not there. The option is simply gone from Developer Options, even though I KNOW I saw it in there sometime before rooting.
Can anyone help me? I want to flash TWRP but I'm afraid to do so without having checked that option, and I don't understand why it disappeared from the menu!
Guys,
A quick question. Did anyone try flashing AOSP based roms on this device? I do a research before purchasing it. I love Lineage OS and wondering if this Exynos model works well with it.
dego_ said:
Guys,
A quick question. Did anyone try flashing AOSP based roms on this device? I do a research before purchasing it. I love Lineage OS and wondering if this Exynos model works well with it.
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Quick answer:
Imho it does NOT work well.
Severe BT bugs.
OEM Unlock Greyed out
My OEM unlock setting under developers options is greyed out. I think it might be because of the motherboard replacement i got. Anyway to fix it?
ay0503 said:
My OEM unlock setting under developers options is greyed out. I think it might be because of the motherboard replacement i got. Anyway to fix it?
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My dad's S7 edge had this issue when I was trying to flash lineage OS on it for him. I re-flashed the original firmware (Had a HK version but phone was repaired once in the US) and using odin and that fixed it for him at least. Not sure if it was a different firmware issue or just some bug.

[G955FD Exynos] Need Help with Re-locking Bootloader :foldedhands:

So I sold my s8+ g955fd seexynos to this guy for a really good price.
My s8+ was rooted with magisk and bootloader was unlocked.
But this guys wants it unrooted and wants the bootloader to be locked so that he can have the ota updates working. And if I fail to do so (which I am at the moment), I would have to return the money (which I dont want to).
I tried flashing stock rom (latest from Sammobile) from the scratch with Odin but still when I check with Intercept X app, it says bootloader unlocked. and I checked in developer options too, the oem unlock is greyed out and set to off and says "bootloader is already unlocked".
Could someone please guide me with working steps please? I am good with flashing and stuff.
I tried searching the s8+ forum but couldn't find anything helpful.
Need urgent help. :foldedhands:
Edit 1: now the OEM unlock is gone from developers options after flashing magisk again :scared:
Edit 2: After uninstalling magisk from magisk manager app
, phone went to bootloop. So I flashed stock rom "bl,ap,cp,csc" with odin again and the greyed out oem unlock is back with status "bootloader is already unlocked"
Any hint guys?
Just a hint would be enough!
Its a one way process from what I understand.
Anybody will want it locked because without it locked you cant use Knox or any of the payment apps that depend on Knox.
I could be wrong but this is what I feel.
RonChinoy said:
Its a one way process from what I understand.
Anybody will want it locked because without it locked you cant use Knox or any of the payment apps that depend on Knox.
I could be wrong but this is what I feel.
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Already figured it out. I am sure that guy doesn't care about knox, but does care about ota updates

SM-J737T Root Available?

Hello, I was wondering if there's any root available for the T-mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy J7.
I've searched online and CF auto root may work but it requires OEM unlock to be enabled in developer settings. This option is missing on my phone and I tried the date trick already.
I'm assuming this phone bootloader is permanently locked if that's the case.
dan1337x said:
Hello, I was wondering if there's any root available for the T-mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy J7.
I've searched online and CF auto root may work but it requires OEM unlock to be enabled in developer settings. This option is missing on my phone and I tried the date trick already.
I'm assuming this phone bootloader is permanently locked if that's the case.
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the problem not is the bootloader, because these can be unlocked easy, the poblem is when i root the phone, this stay in logo and restart in a infinity bucle, i tried with magisk patched boot and EFTSU and ever boot loop is the result

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