I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 ( SM-T505), it worked fine for me a couple of months.
But after a short while ( I would say that Samsung forced me to update to the latest drivers/ firmware ink. Ul. I have 2.5 ), but as I know many updates make more harm than it's worth.
I even have a similar problem with my previous device.
Because however after Samsung forced me to update to the latest Ul ( OS)- from 9 to 10, the unit completly crashed ( stopped working for me).
So what my point is that if it's possibel to manualy download updates (to disable autoupdates permanently= never check and download any updates aut)?
But however as the newbe I'm in this world ( and try to contact Samsung Support seems usless, since they even won't take me seriously and just say that they either have no idea,or that I should do a factory reset).
Due to my own personal experiences is that an update wont change anything. It just replaces ( overlap an existing file,but won't eraise it)
But mostly that after every update it seems that every dev is trying to rewind the wheel every time,and that the unit works even worse after an update.
At the same time It also seems that Odinforum is down.
I myself have tryed to register but didn't get any confirnation mail.
But what's most positive is that I saw some articles about this,but since I'm a complete newbie I don't know where and how to start
So.... What exactly is your issue?
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Hello all,
I'm sorry, but I couldn't find any device-related subforum for the Samsung Galaxy Rugby (GT-S5690M). If my questions are in the wrong section, please move it to the right place (mods)?
So here's the story: I just got my first smartphone. Since it's locked to Bell, it has some bloatware and need for sim-unlocking. I did a lot of reading and through some tutorials I managed to root Android and got rid of some bloatware (just four Bell apps). So far so good! Then I tried to unlock the phone. There are some apps in the Google Play that state that they can unlock the phone for free ("works on various Galaxy models").
I tried them out, but none of them could provide a solution. The last app I tried (Galaxy_S Unlock) requested that BusyBox were to be installed, so I did. During the installation the app remarked that already some BusyBox version was installed, but not the version that it was trying to install. I was suppose to try another type of installing (I used the normal/safe mode). But it said it was already installed, so good enough. Right? I tried the unlocking app again, but it still said it had errors getting to communicate with BusyBox. None of the unlocking apps gave me the impression that they changed anything in the system.
I figured that maybe a reboot of the phone would fix this. However, now the phone got several issues:
- booting takes forever (18 minutes) It does the animated Samsung logo (though, not with sound any more) and then keeps on slowing the glowing Samsung name.
- the speaker doesn't seem to be working at all
- it can no longer check for updates. After agreeing with the disclaimer, it says it can't connect.
- KIES doesn't see the phone any more.
- the phone is generally very slow now. Even when typing a password the phone sometimes hangs for about 5-10 seconds. Loading the disclaimer for the Software Updater takes 10-15 seconds.
I tried to reset to factory defaults and reload the rooting zip file again, but to no avail.
I've been trying to read up on the isolated symptoms, but I'm simply starting to feel overloaded with all the info, especially since I'm a Android newbie.
Does anybody recognize these symptoms and, more important, has any tips on what to try to restore whatever has gone wrong?
Additionally, I would really be interested in knowing if there's a way to force-upgrade to Jelly Bean. It appears that this firmware hasn't been made available to Rugby users yet through the regular update channels. But are there alternatives?
Thanks in advance!
Basically I bought Samsung Galaxy A5 2017, which was branded. Whilst I was using it the phone had all the operators’ apps and themes which I didn’t want. Also the whole phone was even crashing sometimes and was slow. I found a YouTube video showing how to de-brand my phone, and I’ve managed to de-brand it following some steps, after I have successfully de-branded my phone it automatically installed 7.0 Nougat and it got rid of all the crap inside, and then the phone was faster and smoother. Keep in mind I only de-brand it I did NOT root my phone, I also checked whether it is rooted or not from the root checker.
However as I was playing around with it and I found that I can’t access two apps ‘S Health’ and ‘Secure Folder’, for both of these there is some error message coming up, it says this:
S Health: Your device has been compromised. Because of a new security policy introduced in version 5.0, Knox is not available on compromised devices (0x100030522830)
Secure Folder: Secure Folder cannot be set up because unauthorised software was installed on the device.
I know this is the result of my phone being de-branded and maybe the current software is not compatible, I don’t really know, I have check all around the internet to find if someone has this problem and a lot of people have this issue but the way how to fix it is not clear, I couldn’t find a video which would explain clearly how to fix it and there isn’t much on forums either.
Please if anyone could help me solve this problem, my phone is new and I haven’t got much stuff there so if this problem would be fixed by erasing data like a factory reset then I don’t’ have problem with it, I also don’t mind rooting my phone, but I would prefer to have it unroot at least for now but if there is no other way then I’m fine to root it, it’s just that I need to know how to root it and I have to be sure it’s going to work, because I’ve seen that there are several roots and ways you can do it. Therefore I need to know which one is the most appropriate for this matter. And can I go back to the unroot state after I've rooted my phone?
And also can someone tell me. What if I wait for software update for example new Nougat 7.2 maybe it will fix this problem, or is it better just to fix it now whether or not it has to be rooted and don’t bother waiting. If the new software update can get it fixed and it’s guaranteed that it will. I can wait a bit, it’s not a big deal, but I would like to really use those two apps really soon.
If you have any questions or something wasn’t mentioned please ask.
Thank you for your time
I have been using galaxy devices after my iPhone got hacked and it was a relief since then but till now only. The threat i am going to put forth is very complicated yet true and it exists in both of my galaxy devices i.e Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Snapdragon) as well as Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Snapdragon).
THE PROBLEM:
My both Samsung phones are remotely accessed by someone. Everything i do on screen is being monitored by someone as well as the camera and microphone are being controlled. I know this because my earlier phones(Apple iPhone 6 and VivoY91c) used to be hacked and the hacker would tell me everything i do on screen, every person i chat with, every site i visit, everything that i do on my phone was being monitored. And now same is the case with Samsung. Nothing is private. I even tried to install an app called "screensings" but it was also bypassed very soon.
THE SYMPTOMS:
Strangely, I do not have any symptoms like battery drain, ads, unknown apps or anything of that nature. My phone location changes to "Redkino, Russia" it seems to me by all aspects that I am in Russia. my weather, the ads on Youtube, the people nearby me in apps, friend suggestions on facebook and snapchat. It feels like this phone is physically in Russia. From weather to apps to everything. Even if i see things for sale of OLX it shows Russian items.
THE PROCESS:
As far as I noticed this happens through any app that runs on one device at a time i.e KIK , What's app, Snapchat, Say HI, etc NOT through apps like facebook or twitter or instagram that can run at more than a device at a time. The experts can relate later what it means may be at the end of reading this narrative. Every phone i change , my whats app number remains the same and as soon as i install whats app in new phone or SayHi or Snapchat ID. As soon as i activate my account within an hour or two my phone gets to Russia. As i searched the hacker attaches some trojan through these apps that can be used in device at a time and that trojan drops payloads. The payload gets root access and after that my phone is being monitored and controlled.
MY EFFORTS:
I started with a normal restart. Did not work. I factory reset my phone. It did not work. I flashed the firmware with new custom rom. Didn't work for me. I finally managed to extract the PIT file of my stock firmware and RE-PARTIONED and NAND ERASED my phone and then installed new firmware. IT WORKED. Which indicated that the malware had reached to system partition. (WHCIH IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT) my phone was back to normal i used it for long like months and then one day again i had the same issue. So i did the same i re-partioned and NAND earsed my phone. But now it will NOT work any longer. I do not know where is the malware hiding itself now. ? Do i have to change the board of my phone to get rid of it or do i have to change my device? i even flashed verizon firmware on my sprint phone so that may be it will kill the malware but it also did not work. Soon after new firmware my phone is ok as long as it is not connceted to internet / WIFI as soon as its connected it gets to Russian like within 5-8 hrs (after firmware flashing). 5-10 mins after(After factory reset) . I have to change both of my devices for now. But i Hope and pray that Samsung fixes it soon. Something is getting into the read only system and then after its gotten there Samsung's owns security system is protecting it from deletion.
ATTACHMENTS:
My attachments show clearly that i am at KDA KOHAT PK and REDKINO RUSSIA at the same time which is not possible. I even get the location of Russia house where my samsung devices are being monitored or cloned. This is the only sign or symptom but the problem is there for sure as i the whoever the hacker is selling my info is after me and everything i do on my phone is reaching him as it is as if she is watching me right from behind my shoulder. Please look into the matter and find out where lies the vulnerability from where a malware can access phone through an app over wifi and hides in system partition that is immue to factroy reset and afterwards some place where its immue to even flasing firmware NAND erase and re-parition.
I think it would have occurred to you after having both an Apple and an Android hacked that the problem is most likely you.
Or perhaps you have Dr No's grandson for a mortal enemy.
A social butterfly with all kinds of messaging apps running (none that I leave run on my phone), what could go wrong?
More than likely it's something you downloaded or loaded...
If the OS you flashed is earlier then Pie it's vulnerable to that type of attack.
A custom rom... built by who?
Here's the kicker; did the malware(s) slip by you onto all your data backups?
blackhawk said:
I think it would have occurred to you after having both an Apple and an Android hacked that the problem is most likely you.
Or perhaps you have Dr No's grandson for a mortal enemy.
A social butterfly with all kinds of messaging apps running (none that I leave run on my phone), what could go wrong?
More than likely it's something you downloaded or loaded...
If the OS you flashed is earlier then Pie it's vulnerable to that type of attack.
A custom rom... built by who?
Here's the kicker; did the malware(s) slip by you onto all your data backups?
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Yes , my ex she is after me no matter how many phones i change as soon as i log in to my snap chat or whats app my phone gets hacked. the malware then makes it way to the bootloader earlier a firmware with re partition would do the job but now that is not working . soon after that like an hour or so my phone goes to russia. i am thinking to switch back to new iphone may be it will solve the hacking issue for me or andriod new device like samsung galaxy a32. what do u suggest. i am all fed up and exhausted.
waqassikander said:
Yes , my ex she is after me no matter how many phones i change as soon as i log in to my snap chat or whats app my phone gets hacked. the malware then makes it way to the bootloader earlier a firmware with re partition would do the job but now that is not working . soon after that like an hour or so my phone goes to russia. i am thinking to switch back to new iphone may be it will solve the hacking issue for me or andriod new device like samsung galaxy a32. what do u suggest. i am all fed up and exhausted.
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Ditch the social apps... for starters.
People use to meet in the streets; the streets are fields that never die.
Hi All,
The phone was problematic even after Reset(s) to factory condition. It used to reboot randomly launching apps, etc. I made all the Google Play updates successfully but the Samsung updates ( phone settings ) always failed.
Then I decided to use 'Samsung Smart Switch' ( Windows + Android Utility ) ( Official Downloads ). When I used the utility, it found some 2GB firmware update for the phone which was never listed from within the phone settings. I was quite hopeful but while making updates, it got hung at 'Preparing software environment for updates' for 2:30 hours. My computer's fans were running like anything so i got afraid & disconnected the phone. Probably, I halted the firmware updation in the middle & now I understand that. Since then the phone is almost unusable, rebooting every few seconds.
Undoubtedly, I am ready for the hard work & want to get my phone back to the usable state but am totally unaware as what are my options.
I also want to know the possibilities of getting it back to the usable state anyway.
Thanks for all the help & information!
A Firmware flash from Download Mode & ODIN did the trick. Thanks to the forum!
Hi,
I got "new" phone, model as per title. It appeared it's been previously rooted and has Magisk installed. Poor creature selling this to me has no idea about those things and he got it like that from his friend in different country.
As this is replacement of my personal phone, after I sunk S9+ and decided to break up with "S", I have not much eagerness to experiment.
Current firmware (as what phone shows) is V30c-KOR-XX seems based on Android 11.
I'd leave as it is but... Google Pay doesn't like the fact phone is rooted. I have no issue with that phone is rooted but with that I can't use Google Pay.
Additionally, despite setting EN-US as language I see lots of Chinese or Korean or Japanese "letters" here and there - not causing any more issues than esthetic. I'd prefer to not have it so probably to load phone with some different firmware. Would be lovely if that could actually have "Polish" (as I am).
Also, I tried to get to "recovery" and phone does not react to Power+Vol Up - please correct me if that's not the right combination. When I used Magisk to reboot into Recovery then I see "No command" message...
Magisk is current - 24.1 and same "app".
So my options would be:
- fixing what is currently (ignore not having Polish on it) and making GPay works
- loading some factory firmware and unrooting it
- loading something different which would also allow to make GPay to work
I'm not complete noob, and got years of Linux exp as this is my only OS I work on. Also I was playing with rooting, firmwares and kernels but that was age of Samsung S2 and S4 when I did it last time, therefore I know many things changed and some might be easier some harder to do. Additionally, this is my first LG as somehow I always had "S's".
What I'd like to ask community here is to help me determine exact (versions, links) software I possibly could use and provide some guidance on how to do this "these days".
So to make things easier, I will ask questions:
1. What firmware should I load and how (preferably using Linux)?
2. How to fix (if necessary) "missing" recovery ?
3. How to make GPay running if suggested firmware is not factory one?
To be clear, I don't mind using current firmware loaded on phone if I can make things work. Less work is better for me as I can't be left without phone for longer than a day.