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TWRP and Root on Note 5 Verizon with 7.0Hi, I wanted to ask but can not install the T

Hi,i wanted to ask but can't install the TWRP and root on Note 5 Verizon with Nougat?I've seen several videos on Youtube and install both the TWRP and do the root,both with recovery and with Magisk,you can explain me how it is possible.
It's real or is fake?
Thanks!

Piombo71 said:
It's real or is fake?
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I'd assume it's fake. As far as I know, there still aren't any custom recoveries or root methods for the 920V. If someone had managed to pull it off, I suspect this forum would be overrun with people discussing it.

ApexPredatorBoids said:
I'd assume it's fake. As far as I know, there still aren't any custom recoveries or root methods for the 920V. If someone had managed to pull it off, I suspect this forum would be overrun with people discussing it.
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Thanks,another question are also fake videos on Youtube,which affect the other variants of Note 5 with 7.0?

(HELP) Noob question

Sorry if this question is quiet irrelevant to the section
But there is a new Galaxy skin in fortnite just for Note 9 and Tab S4 users
is there anyway to fool how they check the device version so I can appear to them as note 9 users instead of s8+ So I can take the skin without having to pay a 1000$ Mobile

iGuard said:
Sorry if this question is quiet irrelevant to the section
But there is a new Galaxy skin in fortnite just for Note 9 and Tab S4 users
is there anyway to fool how they check the device version so I can appear to them as note 9 users instead of s8+ So I can take the skin without having to pay a 1000$ Mobile
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If you have root, you can change /system/build.prop to spoof your S8+ as a Note 9. The problem is, no one knows the codename for the Note 9 (Although it is rumoured to be "crownlte" and "SM-N960F"). Even people who have gotten their hands on Note 9s early can't get the skin on their account until official release. That's probably when it should work.

ashabraja2 said:
If you have root, you can change /system/build.prop to spoof your S8+ as a Note 9. The problem is, no one knows the codename for the Note 9 (Although it is rumoured to be "crownlte"). Even people who have gotten their hands on Note 9s early can't get the skin on their account until official release. That's probably when it should work.
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if you have root you cannot play fortnite, correct me if I'm wrong.....

WalterSilverio said:
if you have root you cannot play fortnite, correct me if I'm wrong.....
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I play Fortnite with my rooted S8. In essence what you need to do is disable USB debugging and use Magisk hide on the Fortnite app and installer, then hide Magisk Manager and use Magisk core. (Delete the MagiskManager folder in internal storage if necessary). And that's how you play Fortnite with root.

bad signal
Hello can anyone help me please with a quick response my data connection (here in Algeria) is always on H+ and never 4G. I've been around other phones that will get 4G everywhere but I won't and the signal bars are to bad and many people's caled me and i dont reserve there calls please any solution !!?
Phone has been flash to the last frameware from sammobile by odin and reset to factory and still doing this. Any ideas?

Did you find any answer?

abdallahalhajeid said:
Did you find any answer?
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Not yet

Hasanberkdar said:
Hello can anyone help me please with a quick response my data connection (here in Algeria) is always on H+ and never 4G. I've been around other phones that will get 4G everywhere but I won't and the signal bars are to bad and many people's caled me and i dont reserve there calls please any solution !!?
Phone has been flash to the last frameware from sammobile by odin and reset to factory and still doing this. Any ideas?
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I have seen say flashing other carriers helped as well as swapping to global mode

TheMadScientist said:
I have seen say flashing other carriers helped as well as swapping to global mode
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how to swapping to global and flashing other carriers like flash g955u to g955t like these ?

Hasanberkdar said:
how to swapping to global and flashing other carriers like flash g955u to g955t like these ?
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No. All our firmware are 4 part files. It contains one file a csc which is all carrier info.

Searching for good smartphone

Hi all,
I'm searching for a good smartphone which uses non-stock ROM and supports VoLTE / VoWiFi and I want to keep privacy, so root is needed
Which experience do you have and which smartphone you can recommend to me?
Thank you!

it seems you are Indian right,
secondly, what is your budget and expectation in terms of specs of smart phones.

please elaborate about your budget and expectations on specs of mobile.

Bhanu8082 said:
it seems you are Indian right,
secondly, what is your budget and expectation in terms of specs of smart phones.
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no I'm not Indian. Budget up to 500€

ok
realme phones have good developer support (if its a famous one)
alternatively you can use samsung phones with sanpdragon remember exynos variants have less support

Bhanu8082 said:
ok
realme phones have good developer support (if its a famous one)
alternatively you can use samsung phones with sanpdragon remember exynos variants have less support
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Well snapdragon Samsungs that America variant （second hand）like XXXXU, XXXXT, XXXXU1, XXXXT1, XXXXP can not unlock bootloader and hence cannot flash roms. Only XXXX0 does the job.
Xiaomis are fine if you have patience to wait 7 days for bootloader unlock.
I have no idea about realme phones as I do not buy them.

Famous exynoses are also supported like the 'unkillable' Galaxy S II I9100.

ya but you know how hard is exynos to develop any ways it depends.................

The commom agreement is Huaweis, especially those released after 2018-06, are out of the selectable list.

jjgvv said:
Xiaomis are fine if you have patience to wait 7 days for bootloader unlock.
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why is there a wait time of 7 days ?

Bhanu8082 said:
ya but you know how hard is exynos to develop any ways it depends.................
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my j730 is Ok dev support if unofficial but if j2 core, no luck

c1xx said:
why is there a wait time of 7 days ?
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To prevent wicked enterprises bloat the device for higher profit.

c1xx said:
why is there a wait time of 7 days ?
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Note EDL（download） mode is blocked for Xiaomi too.

jjgvv said:
The commom agreement is Huaweis, especially those released after 2018-06, are out of the selectable list.
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because unlock bootloader forbidden Offical way and can be only done unofficially with patch below 2018-06

Most important for me is: Root, Privacy, VoLTE and VoWiFi (and I love LineageOS)

c1xx said:
Most important for me is: Root, Privacy, VoLTE and VoWiFi (and I love LineageOS)
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then blacklist GSI roms only devices like J7 Pro(j730) as those broken volte and some even sim
blacklist old phone like S II too as those probably does not even support lte.

c1xx said:
Most important for me is: Root, Privacy, VoLTE and VoWiFi (and I love LineageOS)
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oh and do you need safetynet? if yes it must support magisk

jjgvv said:
oh and do you need safetynet? if yes it must support magisk
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Privacy means for me = AFWall+, AdAway + that I can set permissions for the apps, i.e. the LineageOS is already enough for me, that already brings a lot with it

[URGENT ANSWER NEEDED] Are the methods mentioned here legit or are they scams/malware/virus?

I know that using unofficial ROMs and firmware is always risky, but I'm wondering if this is legit. I want to update my Vivo Y51A (unsupported) to at least Android 8 (Oreo), and this website claims to have all the supplies needed for that, but would they actually work?
How to flash Vivo Y51A. Update to Android 9Pie, 10 Q, 11 | Guideroot
Download firmware for Vivo Y51A. Updating smartphone firmware to Android 10 Q
guideroot.net
Edit: So it seems that the rooting apps suggested could be dubious. What alternatives (noob-friendly and free) can I use instead, if the rest of this is legit?
Thank you in advance!
Note: I am a noob, please make your answer noob-friendly

It's 11 o'clock at night, do you know where your firmware is?
If there was even the slightest doubt I wouldn't touch it... actions have consequences.

blackhawk said:
It's 11 o'clock at night, do you know where your firmware is?
If there was even the slightest doubt I wouldn't touch it... actions have consequences.
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hehe true dont worry im getting help or at least trying to *oof*

Hopefully someone here knows about this variant or has a better plan for you.

My POV: rooting a phone or replacing the stock rom with a custom rom has become a pointless popular sport. At the end of the day, no better device comes out than the one you bought.
To be on the safe side only use rooting tools / custom recoveries / custom ROMs authored by non-chinese people and introduced and provided here on XDA.

blackhawk said:
Hopefully someone here knows about this variant or has a better plan for you.
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Yes I really want a plan apparently LineageOS doesn't have anything for Vivo phones so I need an alternative.

SilverParsnips said:
Yes I really want a plan apparently LineageOS doesn't have anything for Vivo phones so I need an alternative.
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Maybe a better question is why do you want to root it?

Question Why are there no AOSP/Pixel ROMs for the S22U (and Samsung phones in general ig)?

I've searched many places including XDA forums and various Telegram groups but nowhere did I find AOSP or Pixel ROMs. It's not that I *need* it but it did make me curious since it was a similar situation for my previous S8. There were very few considering the popularity of the phone.
So like what's the deal? Are all samsung phones lacking support for AOSP ROMs? Why so?

LanceLot9980 said:
I've searched many places including XDA forums and various Telegram groups but nowhere did I find AOSP or Pixel ROMs. It's not that I *need* it but it did make me curious since it was a similar situation for my previous S8. There were very few considering the popularity of the phone.
So like what's the deal? Are all samsung phones lacking support for AOSP ROMs? Why so?
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The S22 is Treble compliant, so you can run a AOSP GSI. See my guide here.

V0latyle said:
The S22 is Treble compliant, so you can run a AOSP GSI. See my guide here.
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I've a S908E/DS and I really hate how OneUI looks and feels. I want to move to something more AOSP/PixelExperience but I don't see much info for the SD variant of this device. I've a few questions, if you don't mind:
1. When flashing a GSI Rom, I assume this will also trip Knox, if I encounter compatibility issues is there any way to use the exynos fixes for this device (I saw some low volume/auto brightness/fp issues in some comments but these have fixed for the exynos device).
2. Will SELinux change from Enforcing to Permissive (I don't believe it should, but it's better to get confirmation)

ultimateandroid236 said:
I've a S908E/DS and I really hate how OneUI looks and feels. I want to move to something more AOSP/PixelExperience but I don't see much info for the SD variant of this device. I've a few questions, if you don't mind:
1. When flashing a GSI Rom, I assume this will also trip Knox
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Yes. Flashing any custom or modified image will trip Knox.
ultimateandroid236 said:
If I encounter compatibility issues is there any way to use the exynos fixes for this device (I saw some low volume/auto brightness/fp issues in some comments but these have fixed for the exynos device).
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This is out of my wheelhouse, I have no idea
ultimateandroid236 said:
2. Will SELinux change from Enforcing to Permissive (I don't believe it should, but it's better to get confirmation)
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By installing a GSI? No. I believe this is in the kernel, which is separate from the system image.

V0latyle said:
Yes. Flashing any custom or modified image will trip Knox.
This is out of my wheelhouse, I have no idea
By installing a GSI? No. I believe this is in the kernel, which is separate from the system image.
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Thanks for the responses. Still on the fence though, might flash later on.