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I just purchased this from Verizon, and after searching the interwebs for a few hours, I havnt found that anyone has a root for this particular model. Anyone have any luck or info on this model yet??
I spent several hours tonight trying to find an answer to this question myself. It does not look like anyone has rooted the LTE Tab 2 yet, but I hope it happens soon. I've read that the 7" and 10" models have essentially the same hardware so I would think rooting the 10" should be possible since they have already rooted the 7" version. I've been using rooted phones for so long I think it's going to be frustrating not having a CM based ROM on the tablet. I definitely hope someone is working on this.
bobobaronus said:
I just purchased this from Verizon, and after searching the interwebs for a few hours, I havnt found that anyone has a root for this particular model. Anyone have any luck or info on this model yet??
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I wouldnt expect something until after the new year as these just came out
Sprint gave me the SPH-500 which is the same as the verizon unit. Trust me im dying here, honestly could care less about a custom rom but root is almost a necessity these days
The method that originally got the 7" vzw tab 2 was the debugfs exploit. This exploit no longer works on the newer base. Try searching and investigating other root methods for other devices, one of them may work. Good luck.
Hi everyone,
I plan to buy a G Flex 2 now that my G2 was not repaired by the official service.
I came here to take a look at the development and support for this phone, and I see that there isn't much, as there is for the G2 and other popular phones. Why is that? Will there be a progress regarding the development?
Actually I don't need much, just a rooted, clean and fast ROM. But I hesitate now, that the G Flex 2's forum isn't that much alive as the G2 is/was.
thanks
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Hi everyone,
I plan to buy a G Flex 2 now that my G2 was not repaired by the official service.
I came here to take a look at the development and support for this phone, and I see that there isn't much, as there is for the G2 and other popular phones. Why is that? Will there be a progress regarding the development?
Actually I don't need much, just a rooted, clean and fast ROM. But I hesitate now, that the G Flex 2's forum isn't that much alive as the G2 is/was.
thanks
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That's because the bootloader is still locked, developer's can't do anything about it unless LG will give us option for an unlocked bootloader..
oh. and what's the current opinion? do you think it will change positively in the future? Does LG need to open it, or the developers can? I don't know now if it's a problem like KNOX in samsung devices.
Will root be available anyway? I can see that something is happening in another thread regarding the root.
Hate to say it, but you might want to look into a G4 instead then.
Don't get me wrong, the G Flex 2 is a wonderful device in my opinion. But the bootloader can be unlocked for the G4 and i guess thats where all the development will be at.
okay, but I'd really like to have a g flex 2. i really like it and it's a lot cheaper than the g4, I could buy it for about 340 euros, while the g4 would cost about 600 euros.
Will it be possible to open the bootloader for the g flex 2? is somebody working on it? what does it depend on, If something will happen to the flex 2?
Will there be root even if the bootloader stays as it is now?
thanks for the answers.
The Flex 2 is cheaper because it have the infamous Snapdragon 810. So it sells badly and now it's discounted.
Still we are only few to have that phone so imho it will take a long time before something happen.
There is root, if you don't upgrade your phone.
If the G4 is too expensive, you could try the G3, better support on XDA and the difference in performance is not so big. You understand that with a snapdragon 810, the CPU is underclocked and when it get warm it even shut down some core.
If you still interrested in S810, maybe you can wait for the Oneplus Two, not that I believe it can be colder but it's around 340$.
I can't even easily purchase it.. Out of stock everywhere.. thing is, if I get assured that the SD810 2.1 or 1.2 (which was it?) solves the overheat AND I would be assured that I get the new version, maybe I'd buy it. Not willing to risk all that money on a phone I might hate, so going for the G4 this week..
If anyone wants to convince me towards tbe Flex 2 rather than tbe G4, you have 1-2 days
If the bootloader on International is unlocked and there is a custom recovery, I'd definately make my usual kernel and try my luck on CM12.1. We are porting the latter to Exynos 7420, so how hard can the 810 possibly be? No promises for anything of course, but I'd definately try to get rid of LG UI.
Anyways, as a developer I'm more interested in unsupported phones and I had my eyes on the G Flex series for a while now. How is the performance and heat?
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The Flex 2 is cheaper because it have the infamous Snapdragon 810. So it sells badly and now it's discounted.
Still we are only few to have that phone so imho it will take a long time before something happen.
There is root, if you don't upgrade your phone.
If the G4 is too expensive, you could try the G3, better support on XDA and the difference in performance is not so big. You understand that with a snapdragon 810, the CPU is underclocked and when it get warm it even shut down some core.
If you still interrested in S810, maybe you can wait for the Oneplus Two, not that I believe it can be colder but it's around 340$.
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thanks for your answer.
I think I then might stick to the G4 with black leather instead. I'm buying a phone for long term, and in this case I'd rather leave the flex 2. I don't need the snapdragon810, I only really liked the flex 2's design and price tag.
And what's about the G4 then? The G4 doesn't have this issue, does it?
The G4 use Snapdragon 808 that have 6 cores (the 810 have 8 cores). Different benchmark show it have similar score than the flex 2 (around 50 000 in antutu)
But the european G4 have his bootloader officialy unlockable (it's not a hack but you still lose the warranty).
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The G4 use Snapdragon 808 that have 6 cores (the 810 have 8 cores). Different benchmark show it have similar score than the flex 2 (around 50 000 in antutu)
But the european G4 have his bootloader officialy unlockable (it's not a hack but you still lose the warranty).
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What? The G4's bootloader is unlockable but then you lose your warranty???? WTF? Will this change in the future? Can you root the G4's newest ROM without losing the warranty? Why have LG done this? Did LG really need this?! It's then almost the same as Samsung's KNOX, isn't it?
Are you young or new to smartphone?
For example, on samsung, when you unlocked the bootloader there was a yellow triangle with exclamation mark at boot, on a Nexus device, there is an opened locker. It's to show clearly that the bootloader is unlocked and it's not destined to you but for repair shop.
On samsung device it's not unlocked officialy but for nexus it's intended to be unlocked. And you loose your warranty, unless you flash a stock image and relock the bootloader.
Come on, you can't think that you can mess up with the files (root or bootloader) and still claim for a warranty if you brick your device.
I let you read by yourself why LG unlocked the bootloader officialy for the G4 and it's clearly stated that it's not covered by LG warranty and they also explain why.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
I don't know why you talk about samsung knox. Knox is like Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES). Or maybe you don't get the purpose of a locked bootloader.
Le_Zouave said:
Are you young or new to smartphone?
For example, on samsung, when you unlocked the bootloader there was a yellow triangle with exclamation mark at boot, on a Nexus device, there is an opened locker. It's to show clearly that the bootloader is unlocked and it's not destined to you but for repair shop.
On samsung device it's not unlocked officialy but for nexus it's intended to be unlocked. And you loose your warranty, unless you flash a stock image and relock the bootloader.
Come on, you can't think that you can mess up with the files (root or bootloader) and still claim for a warranty if you brick your device.
I let you read by yourself why LG unlocked the bootloader officialy for the G4 and it's clearly stated that it's not covered by LG warranty and they also explain why.
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
I don't know why you talk about samsung knox. Knox is like Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES). Or maybe you don't get the purpose of a locked bootloader.
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No, I'm not new, I just didn't really hear of the bootloader before, or at least I didn't hear that it can cause such a big problem.
Until a few days ago I had a G2 and before that an Optimus Black, which I happily used with Huexx's great ROMs. I haven't really met this bootloader issue before, I just flashed the ROMs I wanted to, or simply just rooted them, and before taking my phone to service I just simply flashed an official ROM without root. So I don't really get the purpose of it...
....and this is what I also don't get
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You say: "And you loose your warranty, unless you flash a stock image and relock the bootloader."
LG says (on the page you showed) on the other hand:
"4. Once unlocked, it cannot be undone. There is no turning back once you have unlocked the bootloader.
You will not be able to revert your phone to locked status."
I mention KNOX, because for a short time after the Optimus Black, but before the G2, I had a Galaxy S4, which had KNOX. I didn't know of that, just after a few days, when I wanted to root it... I sold it, because there would have been no more warranty after root, and it couldn't be removed, or re-done, and for me it looks like that with LG.
So as I understand now: maybe then this issue was already there before, but the developers found out how to open it without being opened... ? .. and I had no "problems" therefore..
And the issue now with the G4 is, that the devs don't know yet how to make it reveresed.
And as for the G Flex 2: the devs don't even know how to open it, and LG doesn't tell either. But once they crack it, maybe they can also relock it, so LG won't notice anything., and the new custom ROMs would start to come.
Do I get it right? I really didn't have issues regarding the bootloader, so I'm totally lost now, and now I'm starting to feel, that I might don't dare to buy a new LG phone... or what now??!
For the G4,, yes it's not relockable because LG didn't want to. On Nexus it's relockable.
Knox is a way to manage a phone fleet, mainly for enterprise usage.
Anyway you can think about it, once rooted and/or the bootloader is unlocked, you void your warranty. If you return to stock and relock bootloader, there is way for repair service to see if you did some modification as in many samsung device, there is a counter when you flash another rom, but on other is cannot be seen.
Some phone have their bootloader officialy unlockable (step are given by manufacturer) some aren't. For exemple, the lock on Motorola Droid (Milestone is some country) was very strong and it was cracked only 3 years later but it was done.
Also, understand that root don't need unlocked bootloader.
But le Flex 2 face 2 problem, it's new and poor sale. So don't hope for something that will profit a handfull of people.
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For the G4,, yes it's not relockable because LG didn't want to. On Nexus it's relockable.
Knox is a way to manage a phone fleet, mainly for enterprise usage.
Anyway you can think about it, once rooted and/or the bootloader is unlocked, you void your warranty. If you return to stock and relock bootloader, there is way for repair service to see if you did some modification as in many samsung device, there is a counter when you flash another rom, but on other is cannot be seen.
Some phone have their bootloader officialy unlockable (step are given by manufacturer) some aren't. For exemple, the lock on Motorola Droid (Milestone is some country) was very strong and it was cracked only 3 years later but it was done.
Also, understand that root don't need unlocked bootloader.
But le Flex 2 face 2 problem, it's new and poor sale. So don't hope for something that will profit a handfull of people.
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Thank you. I'm gonna buy a G4 then in the upcoming few days
you don't need to quote me for one line...
just to make it clear, you'll lose the warranty of the G4 once you unlock the bootloader even if the unlock method was provided by LG.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62058766&postcount=17
Like i already stated in that thread, my g flex 2 is pretty cool, doesn't get hot with trivial stuff at all ... it actually did on 5.0.1 without forcing gpu rendering in the dev options. But its the fastest phone i've owned since my previous g2 and nexus 5.
Only thing that is bugging the **** out of me is not having root.
Pass on this if you can the phone proccessor is it's undoing. Knowing what we know about this phone no one in there right mind would buy this over some of the older phones like the g3, one plus one or two,nexus 6, moto x . This phone with the 808 i wouldn't be typing this now on my note 4 . Loved the phone but i had 3 replacements under a month. Screen didn't wanna cut on just the the system ui which was a rainbow color on 2 different flex2 then the last one i had damn near caught fire in my pocket burnt my leg it got so hot returned that and got a note 4. Can't believe i sold the nexus 6 for this phone smdh lesson learned you get what you pay for.
Given the fact that Samsung rolled out all the Snapdragon s7 and s7e with locked bootloaders, I have little to no hope for the note 7. What do you guys think about its chances of coming with an unlocked bootloader?
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Given the fact that Samsung rolled out all the Snapdragon s7 and s7e with locked bootloaders, I have little to no hope for the note 7. What do you guys think about its chances of coming with an unlocked bootloader?
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All the future samsung usa phones which are branded tmobile, at&t, sprint and verizon will have locked bootloaders
If you want a rooted samsung phone in the future you will all need to buy the international models.
Thats why I purchased the S7 EDGE G935F international model a few weeks ago. All the international samsung phones are very easily rooted and none of them have locked bootloaders.
And to top it off all the samsung international phone models come sim unlocked .
Good luck.
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I wonder how pricy will the Note 7 be.
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Critical Detox said:
Given the fact that Samsung rolled out all the Snapdragon s7 and s7e with locked bootloaders, I have little to no hope for the note 7. What do you guys think about its chances of coming with an unlocked bootloader?
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I think chances are zero
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My main concern for it is im a huge Viper supporter, and If can't root and get Viper on that device....That device is dead to me. I'm hoping some miracle comes through and we get the Samsung device we all want AND an unlocked bootloader.
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Misterjunky said:
All the future samsung usa phones which are branded tmobile, at&t, sprint and verizon will have locked bootloaders
If you want a rooted samsung phone in the future you will all need to buy the international models.
Thats why I purchased the S7 EDGE G935F international model a few weeks ago. All the international samsung phones are very easily rooted and none of them have locked bootloaders.
And to top it off all the samsung international phone models come sim unlocked .
Good luck.
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Root has been achieved for the s7 and edge on ATT and Tmobile. May want to word your answers in such a way that they dont seem like absolutes.
Also every international model of every phone comes sim unlocked. Thats why there is a category for unlocked phones.
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I saw that a few days ago, maybe In due time they'll get the bootloader unlocked too.
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Root has been achieved for the s7 and edge on ATT and Tmobile. May want to word your answers in such a way that they dont seem like absolutes.
Also every international model of every phone comes sim unlocked. Thats why there is a category for unlocked phones.
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That's awesome news! Do you know if they posted the root procedures for Tmobile S7 on XDA? I haven't seen them yet.
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That's awesome news! Do you know if they posted the root procedures for Tmobile S7 on XDA? I haven't seen them yet.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/snapdragons7variantsrooted-blog-19194.php
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http://www.gsmarena.com/snapdragons7variantsrooted-blog-19194.php
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Oh ok...seems like a few people are having issues with that method (as most new root methods), but it's definitely a start in the right direction.
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Oh ok...seems like a few people are having issues with that method (as most new root methods), but it's definitely a start in the right direction.
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I've seen both sides on it, some got issues and some are reporting that everything is okay. Another interesting aspect is people reporting this doesnt trip knox, while being rooted samsung pay doesnt work but when they revert knox still shows 0x0.
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I've seen both sides on it, some got issues and some are reporting that everything is okay. Another interesting aspect is people reporting this doesnt trip knox, while being rooted samsung pay doesnt work but when they revert knox still shows 0x0.
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They my understanding is knox remains 0x0 because it uses a repair kernel
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Crazy how there is not much talk about the Note 7 with it only about 2 weeks away. I am really mixed about getting it still since I know it is going to be locked. The only thing that is really holding me back at this point is not being able to use Viper. There are a couple of other things that would be nice to still be able to do but those aren't major. Android has come a long way and the need for a custom rom just isn't what it used to be. I really like the Note line and prefer to stay with it so I may just bit the bullet and go without root. Whether I get it at launch will also depend on the special offers they are giving out. I got the Year of Netflix and free VR with the S7 Edge before I returned it so if they have a simular offer, I will probably jump on it.
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Crazy how there is not much talk about the Note 7 with it only about 2 weeks away. I am really mixed about getting it still since I know it is going to be locked. The only thing that is really holding me back at this point is not being able to use Viper. There are a couple of other things that would be nice to still be able to do but those aren't major. Android has come a long way and the need for a custom rom just isn't what it used to be. I really like the Note line and prefer to stay with it so I may just bit the bullet and go without root. Whether I get it at launch will also depend on the special offers they are giving out. I got the Year of Netflix and free VR with the S7 Edge before I returned it so if they have a simular offer, I will probably jump on it.
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I was just thinking this same thing...i own my note 5 outright so i may just trade it in if there's a good deal...progress has been made with root on the s7's so I'm hopeful similar leaps are made...nonetheless, i have to say, my girls note 5 is bone stock unrooted and with few exceptions there's little that can't be done...for her nothing, and for me, well, I'm just finally learning to develop on Linux so i definitely want to keep SOME rootable device in my stable as well, but that's might end up meaning a second device (next nexus?) and swapping my sim around smh...it's just that usb3.0, ip68, 256gb storage and 6gb ram PLUS a true edge screen is almost too much to resist, root or not, plus there's always samsung pay while it's still 0x0...i see myself getting it, only question is when and will i also spent flagship money on a second device (OP3? nexus? Htc?- pretty much all are sd820...) until a good root method or unlocked bootloader becomes a reality....
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Rx8Driver said:
I was just thinking this same thing...i own my note 5 outright so i may just trade it in if there's a good deal...
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This is what will break me, some awesome deal with two phones, VR, and what not.
Probably gonna go with that blue if i do buy.
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I'm always with 2 phones, 1 is usually a nexus device, the note series have been my go to though. I'll likely get the N7 and do what I can do to it with in the confines of no super user. Nexus devices are so cheap, you can always pick up one for around $200, excluding the 6p. The devs here on XDA are top notch, so I'm always confident they'll come up with something.
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I'm always with 2 phones, 1 is usually a nexus device, the note series have been my go to though. I'll likely get the N7 and do what I can do to it with in the confines of no super user. Nexus devices are so cheap, you can always pick up one for around $200, excluding the 6p. The devs here on XDA are top notch, so I'm always confident they'll come up with something.
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Well a locked bootloader is a locked bootloader in most cases. The s7 exploit is really just a Samsung repair kernel that was leaked that's really not fit for prime time, unfortunately...
And even that is still limited in no custom recovery or roms, just stock debloat, xposed, viper/etc...
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it's even worse now lol
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...oid-7-0-wont-let-phone-boot-software-corrupt/
i will no longer buying any samsung phones. my note 5 has been on the top for 2 months now
no good roms to try
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Misterjunky said:
All the future samsung usa phones which are branded tmobile, at&t, sprint and verizon will have locked bootloaders
If you want a rooted samsung phone in the future you will all need to buy the international models.
Thats why I purchased the S7 EDGE G935F international model a few weeks ago. All the international samsung phones are very easily rooted and none of them have locked bootloaders.
And to top it off all the samsung international phone models come sim unlocked .
Good luck.
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sadly, you can't have aosp because of xynos therefore useless to me
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it's even worse now lol
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...oid-7-0-wont-let-phone-boot-software-corrupt/
i will no longer buying any samsung phones. my note 5 has been on the top for 2 months now
no good roms to try
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sadly, you can't have aosp because of xynos therefore useless to me
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I wouldn't say can't, it can in fact happen and has. It just isn't easy. There are snapdragon devices that never got stable CM builds. Just in the case with the exynos, the odds aren't in their favor.
If I do get the Note 7, which I probably will, it will be with the knowledge that if most likely will never be unlocked. I have been running pure stock and not even rooted for a couple weeks now to see how unrooted life is. I have been rooted and running a custom rom for several years now. Like I said before, there are some cool features in custom roms but the need for them just isn't what it used to be. The only thing I am truly missing is Viper. So for me it comes down to the simple question of which is more important. What is more important, all of the new features of the new phone or the ability to use Viper.
I swore I wouldn't buy a locked phone and would move to the Nexus line but based on the rumors of the next Nexus phones, I am not thrilled with them. I just don't see anything that I would rather move to over the Note 7 based on what we know so far. That along with the fact that I am on the original Jump program so without needing to buy the phone outright, I need to pick from T-Mobiles selections.
A lot of the reasons to have root can be accomplished with apps so life without root isn't a huge deal for me anymore. I just wish there was a Viper alternative that can be used without root. Anyone know of one?
I bought a new S8+ from samsung for a good price. i know the phone is unlocked but i can't find info about root, roms and other robot stuff. here is the sku id SM-G955UZKAXAA from samsung. i will have more info once i get the phone sometime on wednesday. if anyone has any info that would be great.
If you have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 variant you won't be able to root at the moment. Only Exynos variants has root. We don't know how or when root will be possible on the Snapdragon units - if it's ever possible.
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If you have the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 variant you won't be able to root at the moment. Only Exynos variants has root. We don't know how or when root will be possible on the Snapdragon units - if it's ever possible.
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goddamn it i am stuck with a second phone with no root or roms again. i think i am going to return the s8+ when it comes in the post and find a phone that i can root.
razielleonhart said:
goddamn it i am stuck with a second phone with no root or roms again. i think i am going to return the s8+ when it comes in the post and find a phone that i can root.
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Yeah it sucks! I live in the US using AT&T and I purchased an international unlocked Exynos version. Works great here without any issues! If you're interested it's a S8+ SM-G955F.
razielleonhart said:
goddamn it i am stuck with a second phone with no root or roms again. i think i am going to return the s8+ when it comes in the post and find a phone that i can root.
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May i ask for what reason you want to root it? Almost all functions of previous root reasons are today integrated. And you will lose the precious warranty. I don't want to say rooting is useless. But there are from day to day less reasons to root.
I have unlocked S8+ coming from samsung.com and should be tomorrow, I would like root too, but with the price i paid for it, I can live with out root, Samsung had 100.00 so it 724.99, then I have my old Note 5 as trade-in so that`s another 300.00..... so heck 400.00 total off and I paid only 450.49 shipped so I can`t beat that price.
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i have always rooted my devices..
love the feeling of having control..
something about using titanium to uninstall bloatware feels sssoooooo good....:good:
From0toHero said:
May i ask for what reason you want to root it? Almost all functions of previous root reasons are today integrated. And you will lose the precious warranty. I don't want to say rooting is useless. But there are from day to day less reasons to root.
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adblock, rom hacks, TWRP, backup programs, tweet settings in the OS, full access to the file manger and other robot i forgot to say
mikey"s s8+ said:
i have always rooted my devices..
love the feeling of having control..
something about using titanium to uninstall bloatware feels sssoooooo good....:good:
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i bought the S8 plus from samsung and its unlocked and has no bloat. i was thinking about sending it back but after seeing it and playing with it i am going to keep with hopes of root or even a unlocked bootloader
razielleonhart said:
i bought the S8 plus from samsung and its unlocked and has no bloat. i was thinking about sending it back but after seeing it and playing with it i am going to keep with hopes of root or even a unlocked bootloader
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damn it @razielleonhart I was looking for a reason to get rid of my Samsung S8+, I guess if there is no bloat I can ride with no root too, sell it later when Note 8, V30, and Pixel 2 released.
ossito2012 said:
damn it @razielleonhart I was looking for a reason to get rid of my Samsung S8+, I guess if there is no bloat I can ride with no root too, sell it later when Note 8, V30, and Pixel 2 released.
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i ended up keeping the S8 Plus because i got it for $564 and change from samsung and it's sim unlocked. it has no bloat but a xda user is working on root for the S8 devices here is the link https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/current-root-progress-g950u-g955u-t3623444
All discussion and info pertaining to root goes here.
Will update this OP as needed.
4/26/2018- There are TWO people working on root. Don't expect it ANYTIME soon. ?. Zero progress has been made since release.
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This is the single most 'thing' I'm waiting for...is a root method for the S9+ ... I wouldn't mind something like samfail for the Note 8, which I'm running and is absolutely perfect in doing everything it needs to...
I used to be all about ROM ROM ROM ... but honestly the stock firmware has been great with it debloated and cleaned up.
Hoping for the best... If we get Root for the S9+ (SD variant) I'm in for another S9+ lol...
Note: As some of you know like with the Note 8, there exists the v1, v2, v2.5, v3 root methods for the different firmware. What I'm curious about is at what point will we be completely locked out of our S9+'s due to those virus updates/patches?
Tip: DO NO BLINDLY JUMP TO UPDATES FOLKS... NEIN NEIN NEIN.... If you roll up too far and that virus update/patch so happens to be the one to lock the device out from ever being able to obtain some kind of root, you'll be totally SOL.
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This is the single most 'thing' I'm waiting for...is a root for the S9+ ... I wouldn't mind something like samfail for the Note 8, which I'm running and is absolutely perfect in doing everything it needs to...
I used to be all about ROM ROM ROM ... but honestly the stock firmware has been great with it debloated and cleaned up.
Hoping for the best... If we get Root for the S9+ (SD variant) I'm in for another S9+ lol...
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Stock has come a long way.
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sicfast said:
Stock has come a long way.
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Yes indeed it has. MM 6.0 was great...Nougat 7.0 has been awesome....Oreo 8.0 has been a complete disaster like LP 5.0 was.
I still favor the simplicity of the good ol' JB 4.3 days lol....
At the end of the day, I'll take root over a custom ROM any day and I'm sure a lot of folks are in that same boat as well...
Not being able to use Titanium Back Up has been painful. :fingers-crossed: for root for the S9+
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Yes indeed it has. MM 6.0 was great...Nougat 7.0 has been awesome....Oreo 8.0 has been a complete disaster like LP 5.0 was.
I still favor the simplicity of the good ol' JB 4.3 days lol....
At the end of the day, I'll take root over a custom ROM any day and I'm sure a lot of folks are in that same boat as well...
Not being able to use Titanium Back Up has been painful. :fingers-crossed: for root for the S9+
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What's the problem with 8.0? It hasn't even been fully released on all devices yet.
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sicfast said:
What's the problem with 8.0? It hasn't even been fully released on all devices yet.
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For the apps that I use, it's mainly compatibility issues...also as time goes on things are getting more and more locked down. Heck Android P might as well rename it to Android iOS. It's absolutely daunting on where Android is headed now.... it is drunk on the Apple kool aid.
What happened to asop and the freedom right?
I'm very happy with 8.0
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For the apps that I use, it's mainly compatibility issues...also as time goes on things are getting more and more locked down. Heck Android P might as well rename it to Android iOS. It's absolutely daunting on where Android is headed now.... it is drunk on the Apple kool aid.
What happened to asop and the freedom right?
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The reason why it's become so bad, my opinion anyway, is people who have no business rooting their phones are doing it and wrecking their phones, then wanting someone else to foot the bill for it.
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sicfast said:
The reason why it's become so bad, my opinion anyway, is people who have no business rooting their phones are doing it and wrecking their phones, then wanting someone else to foot the bill for it.
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That could very well add to the sky falling.
However, a lot of this proprietary security stuff is causing the lock down too with Knox etc...
They should just offer the ability to unlock bl/BB and have a button that needs be to tapped 10x to confirm the void in warranty by proceeding... That way it's idiot proof and fair game.
If people are too lazy to read, then they deserve to pay the tuition of reality check 101 lol..
I know I'm blunt... But it's the truth and most would agree.
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iunlock said:
That could very well add to the sky falling.
However, a lot of this proprietary security stuff is causing the lock down too with Knox etc...
They should just offer the ability to unlock bl/BB and have a button that needs be to tapped 10x to confirm the void in warranty by proceeding... That way it's idiot proof and fair game.
If people are too lazy to read, then they deserve to pay the tuition of reality check 101 lol..
I know I'm blunt... But it's the truth and most would agree.
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Pretty much the way it is in the automotive world. You blow it up, you fix it.
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why someone even bother to buy trash broken snapdragon version, just why ?
we have a normal unlocked working version with exynos chipset.
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why someone even bother to buy trash broken snapdragon version, just why ?
we have a normal unlocked working version with exynos chipset.
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Because that is the default device for the North American market.
I'm perfectly happy with my SD version. Good battery life and performance seems to be spectacular.
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why someone even bother to buy trash broken snapdragon version, just why ?
we have a normal unlocked working version with exynos chipset.
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...AND because those with T-Mobile can get land a killer deal on the top Samsung flagships.
Ex. T-Mobile had a BOGO Deal on the Note 8, which makes both of my Note 8's come out to ~$410. If I sell my 2nd one, I would be making +$300 to own my current Note 8 LOL ... just saying... (Pic attached of the $820 pre paid Mastercard for proof that I got back for the 2nd Note 8... not that it's needed, but it doesn't hurt to back it up.) Even if I keep my 2nd Note 8 as a back up, I'm still in the win for obtaining a flagship for less than the wannabe chinese knock off's out there that are no longer really cheap at $450-$500+ now *cough* OP5 ...
The S9/S9+ has a trade in deal right now as well for either $200 or $360, depending on what phone you trade in. So why would I pass up getting $200 for my old S4's and S5's? ...there's no way to get even close to that in today's market.... it's a no brainer.
I do agree that the Exynos variants are much better in terms of CPU and Dev support. A non rooted phone is useless to me, so that is one of the reasons why I even opted for the SD Note 8, ONLY because it has root. As for the S9+ there is a working Titanium Back Up alternative that allows me to freeze the virus software updates so that's the only reason why the S9+ is not going back. We're all hoping for a root for the SD S9+'s.... fingers crossed.
Of course I'd love to get my hands on the 256GB Exynos S9+, however, it is still unsure if it will suffer from the carrier aggregation the Exynos Note 8 had on our US networks. I know that there are a few folks that have ordered the Korean 256GB Exynos variant, so once we get confirmation that those work 100% with TM, I'm all in for another S9+.
So I keep pushing the first update back. Should I go ahead and take it? I'm on Verizon and I know sometimes firmware from release date is easier to root.
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Hopefully the S9 line gets root. The S8 having no proper form of root at the time and the Note 8 being such a good deal while having root made it hard not to get. Hopefully they Note 9 has a form of Samfail again.
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So I keep pushing the first update back. Should I go ahead and take it? I'm on Verizon and I know sometimes firmware from release date is easier to root.
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I'm wondering the same thing. Please.
Dude, after the s5, all of my knowledge on rooting etc has gone in the crapper.
I have the unlocked us variant but am on Verizon's network.
As ll the talk regarding the s8+ was even so hard for me to understand and all this used to be so easy. Where did I take a wrong turn? Lol
Doesn't look good guys. Seems like zero development is going on for us Snapdragon users. I've asked and looked in every message board. Seems it's only me and 2 other people working on root.
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Doesn't look good guys. Seems like zero development is going on for us Snapdragon users. I've asked and looked in every message board. Seems it's only me and 2 other people working on root.
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Noooooooo! I don't even know where to begin to help.
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