A5 Questions Regarding Root & Restore - Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe

Hey Guys!
I just got an A5 (2017) that I'm trying to set it up with all the same apps as my old phone but I'm running into a couple problems. First of all I'm fairly new to Samsung; mostly used Motorola devices in the past but I did have an old SM-G386W that a relative let me use when my XT1032 was on the fritz. On that phone (which ran only 4.4.2) I was able to root with KingRoot and then use SuperSuMe to overwrite KingRoot. It worked great without tripping the Knox counter but after a lot of reading I see this method may not be possible on the newer A5.
I know I could most likely and very easily install root through Odin but since I just bought the phone (having got it as an upgrade through my carrier) I am reluctant to trip the Knox counter and void my warranty after only having it for 1 day. I believe the phone only has a 12 month warranty so I would at the very least like to keep my Knox at 0x0 until the warranty period expires.
Does anyone know of a way to root without tripping Knox or as an alternative; A way to restore app data without needing root privileges?
Thanks in advance for any help!

Well after posting I found Helium Backup & Restore which I just used and it appears to have restored everything properly. Now I just need a way to adblock.

.:Dark:. said:
Well after posting I found Helium Backup & Restore which I just used and it appears to have restored everything properly. Now I just need a way to adblock.
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If your phone already rooted, you can try to use Moab that can be found in this forum, flash it using custom recovery and you are good to go
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[Q] rooting

does the g3 have any sort of tamper flag like knox on samsung , which voids warranty when rooting?
pre10c said:
does the g3 have any sort of tamper flag like knox on samsung , which voids warranty when rooting?
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Pretty sure any sort of rooting technically voids the warranty. That's what an ODIN reflash is for.
Slash8915 said:
Pretty sure any sort of rooting technically voids the warranty. That's what an ODIN reflash is for.
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Not in Europe (EU).
Don't feel bad read what is coming from Google .....http://m.gsmarena.com/google_announces_andriod_l_developer_preview-news-8864.php
Any device with ics or better can run Knox software and Samsung pushed it back to Google who will put it in Android L
Don't feel like having a device with Knox well the new iPhone may not have Knox
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so the lg G3 has any sort of tamper flag implemented?
Well, I used towelroot to root the G3. It's pretty non-intrusive and very simple to use. No reboots required. Just install the APK and click a button.
Your bootloader stays intact and so does the stock recovery. If a simple root is all you want, try towelroot. You just need a factory reset to remove root.
And yes.. the S5 users are using it to root their devices without tampering the Knox bit. Based on this info, I would say it's pretty safe
No way to unroot towelrooted device without hard reset?
MasK said:
Well, I used towelroot to root the G3. It's pretty non-intrusive and very simple to use. No reboots required. Just install the APK and click a button.
Your bootloader stays intact and so does the stock recovery. If a simple root is all you want, try towelroot. You just need a factory reset to remove root.
And yes.. the S5 users are using it to root their devices without tampering the Knox bit. Based on this info, I would say it's pretty safe
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Is the factory reset enough to make the phone accept OTA's? I can't see why it wouldn't be (unless there is a tampered flag) however some people on here have said refreshing stock rom is the only way to do it.
Sent from my LG G3
MasK said:
Well, I used towelroot to root the G3. It's pretty non-intrusive and very simple to use. No reboots required. Just install the APK and click a button.
Your bootloader stays intact and so does the stock recovery. If a simple root is all you want, try towelroot. You just need a factory reset to remove root.
And yes.. the S5 users are using it to root their devices without tampering the Knox bit. Based on this info, I would say it's pretty safe
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Does it work with a carrier branded G3 in same way?
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Can we have some more information guys? Seems like a simple .apk can root the device and in the EU the warranty isn't void?
Lennyuk said:
Is the factory reset enough to make the phone accept OTA's? I can't see why it wouldn't be (unless there is a tampered flag) however some people on here have said refreshing stock rom is the only way to do it.
Sent from my LG G3
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I used towel root on my LG G Pro 2 to change my build prop so that I could install and run skygo. I performed a full unroot with supersSU Pro and surprisingly found that this did not satisfy skygo and it still flagged up as rooted (superSU Pro has always worked for me previously with other root processes).
I repeated the root process and I found some additional towel root files in system xbin which I removed then ran unroot with supersSU Pro and was then able to run skygo successfully.
I hope this is relevant to the g3 as I intend to buy a 32gb version but would like to have skygo on this. For the first time in my life, I am not charging in head first. I am holding back on my purchase and reading everything about it first.
Not sure I can keep this up for much longer though.
Good to know where to look.
Thanks for the info:good:
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[Q] Rooting Questions

Hi guys,
I am new to the xda forums and I have been researching about rooting my note 10.1 2014 p600 (WIFI). I have three questions about rooting my device.
1. How would I update my tab with root? I heard you can't get OTA updates.
2. What is the best and safest way to root?
3. How do I get TWRP and is it good?
I haven't installed knox on it yet and I am a beginner to linux and have done research so I know what root is.
dudeian said:
Hi guys,
I am new to the xda forums and I have been researching about rooting my note 10.1 2014 p600 (WIFI). I have three questions about rooting my device.
1. How would I update my tab with root? I heard you can't get OTA updates.
2. What is the best and safest way to root?
3. How do I get TWRP and is it good?
I haven't installed knox on it yet and I am a beginner to linux and have done research so I know what root is.
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Ok, First, for the p600 if you root, you will trip Knox which will void your warranty and there is no way around this and this is the only way to root your model (p600), If you don't care about warranty then continue...
1) Download this file https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11938873/CF-Auto-Root-lt03wifi-lt03wifixx-smp600.zip then unzip, you will see this file CF-Auto-Root-lt03wifi-lt03wifixx-smp600.tar.md5.
2) Turn Off Tablet, Hold Volume Down + Power. Follow the instructions on the screen to get to download mode (Odin mode).
Rooting Instructions
1.Flash the CF-Auto-Root-lt03wifi-lt03wifixx-smp600.tar.md5 file with Odin v3.09 (put in AP slot, don't change any other settings, click start)
2.Let it do its trick! boot up then go to play store download and install supersu in order to update supersu to the latest binary.
3. Boot back into Odin mode and flash TWRP version 2.6.3.3 found here https://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/lt03wifiue/
That's all!
buhohitr said:
Ok, First, for the p600 if you root, you will trip Knox which will void your warranty and there is no way around this and this is the only way to root your model (p600), If you don't care about warranty then continue...
1) Download this file then unzip, you will see this file CF-Auto-Root-lt03wifi-lt03wifixx-smp600.tar.md5.
2) Turn Off Tablet, Hold Volume Down + Power. Follow the instructions on the screen to get to download mode (Odin mode).
Rooting Instructions
1.Flash the CF-Auto-Root-lt03wifi-lt03wifixx-smp600.tar.md5 file with Odin v3.09 (put in AP slot, don't change any other settings, click start)
2.Let it do its trick! boot up then go to play store download and install supersu in order to update supersu to the latest binary.
3. Boot back into Odin mode and flash TWRP version 2.6.3.3 found here
That's all!
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Thanks! This is great help.
buhohitr said:
Ok, First, for the p600 if you root, you will trip Knox which will void your warranty and there is no way around this and this is the only way to root your model (p600), If you don't care about warranty then continue...
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Knox is just a shortcut to the install link, Does this mean it's not installed or is the shortcut just extras (I don't know how to post screenshots).
dudeian said:
Knox is just a shortcut to the install link, Does this mean it's not installed or is the shortcut just extras (I don't know how to post screenshots).
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I don't understand what you are saying???
When I said tripped Knox void warranty is that your device detected that you installed unauthorized software which tripped the knox counter. You can see this by boot into download mode (Odin mode) and you should see a line like this:
Warranty bit: 1 (factory is 0x0)
I hope that what you're asking!
buhohitr said:
I don't understand what you are saying???
When I said tripped Knox void warranty is that your device detected that you installed unauthorized software which tripped the knox counter. You can see this by boot into download mode (Odin mode) and you should see a line like this:
Warranty bit: 1 (factory is 0x0)
I hope that what you're asking!
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Yup.
ok, now i'm getting confused.
my p600 is still on 4.3 jellybean. but from what i read, as long as did not update to kitkat firmware, i can still unroot and reverse the warranty bit bcoz they don't have knox yet. but it'll be too late if i updated to kikat right? btw, i used cf-auto-root.
just weeks ago i rooted my p600 and flashed stock recovery, so now my p600 thinks its stock official firmware, even say so in about device.
i haven't tried unrooting it yet to confirm that i can get warrenty back by flashing back whole stock firmware bcoz i don't want to redo all settings again. but thats the impression i'm geting.
anyhow if i can't really reverse that warranty thing i don't really care anyways. i warranty my stuff better than they do it, and since i think i can still get updates, it bothers me even less if its unreversible. but in the case if i'm right, and i can reverse that warranty bit. maybe one day i'd like to update to kitkat. then what? i'll have to have knox in my system and i can't reverse warranty counter anymore?
is there a way i can update to a custom kikat firmware (one day) and not have knox so i'll still be able to get warranty back?
i kind of realized the dilemma i have here since if i own the device for more than a yr, my warranty wouldn't matter anymore. am i just thinking too much and worrying myself?
kazukiflame said:
ok, now i'm getting confused.
my p600 is still on 4.3 jellybean. but from what i read, as long as did not update to kitkat firmware, i can still unroot and reverse the warranty bit bcoz they don't have knox yet. but it'll be too late if i updated to kikat right? btw, i used cf-auto-root.
just weeks ago i rooted my p600 and flashed stock recovery, so now my p600 thinks its stock official firmware, even say so in about device.
i haven't tried unrooting it yet to confirm that i can get warrenty back by flashing back whole stock firmware bcoz i don't want to redo all settings again. but thats the impression i'm geting.
anyhow if i can't really reverse that warranty thing i don't really care anyways. i warranty my stuff better than they do it, and since i think i can still get updates, it bothers me even less if its unreversible. but in the case if i'm right, and i can reverse that warranty bit. maybe one day i'd like to update to kitkat. then what? i'll have to have knox in my system and i can't reverse warranty counter anymore?
is there a way i can update to a custom kikat firmware (one day) and not have knox so i'll still be able to get warranty back?
i kind of realized the dilemma i have here since if i own the device for more than a yr, my warranty wouldn't matter anymore. am i just thinking too much and worrying myself?
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Yes you're confused!!. Knox has nothing to do with warranty bit, once this tripped, you can't undo doesn't matter you on 4.3 or 4.4.
I'm a little confused on a few other issues. I have read over 40 pages on another thread here about rooting etc and I couldn't find the answer to a few questions. I've just successfully rooted using the most recent instructions (P600 - CF Auto root) but in earlier instructions (about a year ago) you had to also install the stock recovery file using Odin. Is that a necessary step? Is it needed for OTA updates? Since I've read that OTA updates will unroot and possibly prevent you from rooting at all, is it best to just forget about OTAs and flash up to date files from this site? Is it also prudent to turn off auto updating in the settings.
If I'm not installing custom roms and backed up using Titanium Pro do I really need to install TWRP? Any other benefits other than nandroid? Thanks
jbarr3 said:
I'm a little confused on a few other issues. I have read over 40 pages on another thread here about rooting etc and I couldn't find the answer to a few questions. I've just successfully rooted using the most recent instructions (P600 - CF Auto root) but in earlier instructions (about a year ago) you had to also install the stock recovery file using Odin. Is that a necessary step? Is it needed for OTA updates? Since I've read that OTA updates will unroot and possibly prevent you from rooting at all, is it best to just forget about OTAs and flash up to date files from this site? Is it also prudent to turn off auto updating in the settings.
If I'm not installing custom roms and backed up using Titanium Pro do I really need to install TWRP? Any other benefits other than nandroid? Thanks
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Once you rooted you can't use OTA update any more. So the easiest going forward is to flash TWRP and use it to flash pre-rooted rom from this site.
Thanks buhohitr
I guess I'm installing TWRP tonight. There are many versions up to 2.8 I think. Which one do you recommend for P600? I've tried searching for "installing TWRP" but there were no obvious hits like there were for rooting. Which is the key thread?
To my first question, I'm assuming that the later root methods automatically installs or leaves the stock recovery as earlier methods needed to load it. Am I right?
jbarr3 said:
I've tried searching for "installing TWRP" but there were no obvious hits like there were for rooting.
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OK found the thread and I just read the last 55 pages (that took a while) and boy is it scary. So many problems. Touch not accurate, inverted screens, certain versions failing eg 2.7, can't access external SD card, continual looping, booting into the old recovery , OTG cables not working, time zones can't be set properly, some say turn off autoboot in odin and some say don't change default settings etc etc. the list goes on and on. I likened it to a bushfire or tornado. Some houses still stand and some don't and you want to know the silly thing here, I am an experienced computer teacher with a degree in computer science and I've upgraded firmware on over a hundred devices over the years and yet all this rooting and recovery stuff is another world. The rooting process, admittedly, was a piece of cake and the instructions for flashing TWRP seems easy too but after that there seems to be so many problems. So hit and miss.
All i want to do is load TWRP on a P600. I will only load custom ROMs when a new firmware version comes out. Can someone alleviate my fears who has successfully loaded TWRP recently on a P600 using ODIN without massive tweaking to get it going. What version TWRP did you use and did you turn off autoboot or not?
PS Have I posted this in the correct section?
Took the plunge and loaded the latest TWRP 2.8.1 and it worked perfectly except I could only back to the main SD storage and not my extSD. I ended up, as a work around, moving the backup files to the extSD drive and PC.
I think I was worried unnecessarily.

[Q&A] [Root][Port] Cf-Autoroot T700 [Tab S 8.4]

Q&A for [Root][Port] Cf-Autoroot T700 [Tab S 8.4]
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galaxy tab s stuck on battery screen after using the cf-Autoroot
I tried rooting my galaxy tab s 8.4 using the cf-Autoroot method however at the end it said failed. I attempted to restart tablet but it was stuck on download mode, finally after searching forums I found one that explained how to power it off, and it said if I did it I would be golden. Now I have 2 choices battery screen or off. Please help I have the stock firmware but no way to reinstall
Does this root method reset or wipe the device?
@lbert said:
Does this root method reset or wipe the device?
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Nope just installs supersu and root. You will still have your apps.
cf autorootf
I was just going to say - towelroot won't trip KNOX - at least as it applies to the 705, AND, the tab pro version as well. So I curious why folks would still use CF, if they're concerned about the 0x1 flag.
hillg001 said:
I was just going to say - towelroot won't trip KNOX - at least as it applies to the 705, AND, the tab pro version as well. So I curious why folks would still use CF, if they're concerned about the 0x1 flag.
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Well no one has tried downgrading to a kernel that towelroot could of worked with. Thought those builds were also old we do not know it if works. But people have claimed they got their tablet replaced(hardware deffect) even if they tripped knox so thats probaly why they use CF
CF Autoroot for Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
Used this method;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-t700-t2805366
Worked amazing, so easy to do and pleased that I'm rooted now! Now able to use Sixaxis and PS3 controller with all my specific profiles for various games as needed.
Build KOT49H.T700XXU1ANL2 (SM-T700 WiFi only)
WAY TO GO Beantown!!! Many thanks!!!
can not use screen mirroring after root ....
can not use screen mirroring after root .... can you fix this ?
Tripped Knox...?
I used this method and Knox Warranty went from Knox Warranty Void: 0 to Knox Warranty Void: 1. I have never had to deal with this, but is the warranty voided now? Does it mean anything that it is in gray and not red or something?
Maybe I miss read all the posts saying this will not trip Knox, but..... Why did this happen? I guess it isn't that big of a deal, as I just bought this last night, I can easily just exchange it for a new one, but if it will keep happening, there isn't much of a point.
Thanks.
Alyusha said:
I used this method and Knox Warranty went from Knox Warranty Void: 0 to Knox Warranty Void: 1. I have never had to deal with this, but is the warranty voided now? Does it mean anything that it is in gray and not red or something?
Maybe I miss read all the posts saying this will not trip Knox, but..... Why did this happen? I guess it isn't that big of a deal, as I just bought this last night, I can easily just exchange it for a new one, but if it will keep happening, there isn't much of a point.
Thanks.
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Seriously? Directly from the post that you downloaded the root package from --
"Warning: I cannot be held responsible for anything you do to your phone, rooting is optional! This Does Trip The Knox Warranty Bit Built into the Bootloader of the Tab S 10.5"
In Big BOLD letters.
hawkxcore said:
Seriously? Directly from the post that you downloaded the root package from --
"Warning: I cannot be held responsible for anything you do to your phone, rooting is optional! This Does Trip The Knox Warranty Bit Built into the Bootloader of the Tab S 10.5"
In Big BOLD letters.
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Seriously? Directly from the post that I download the root package from --
TITLE
"[Root][Port] Cf-Autoroot T700 [Tab S 8.4]"
I rooted the 8.4, not 10.5. Not sure what difference this would have since the hardware for the two are identical. In retrospect maybe I should have triple checked, but that exact warning you quoted would lead one to believe it would would trip Knox on the 10.5 and not 8.4.
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CF-Autoroot T700 [Tab S 8.4] lost after OTA
Hello, I had previously rooted my Tab S 8.4 with CF-Autoroot from Beanstown with no problem. However I received some OTA update from Samsung and now I have lost root access. I tried to root again as I previously had...and even though Odin says it was a success, I still don't have root. Has anyone else ran into this?
dhughes20 said:
Hello, I had previously rooted my Tab S 8.4 with CF-Autoroot from Beanstown with no problem. However I received some OTA update from Samsung and now I have lost root access. I tried to root again as I previously had...and even though Odin says it was a success, I still don't have root. Has anyone else ran into this?
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Cfautoroot needs to be updated. Just install twrp recovery and flash supersu.zip (google it) with twrp and you should get root
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Cfautoroot needs to be updated. Just install twrp recovery and flash supersu.zip (google it) with twrp and you should get root
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That did it! Thanks so much for the help! Very appreciated!
linux
I want to flash twrp in sm-t700 using heimdall and linux does it work there?
PreachyPreachyMachine said:
Used this method;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-t700-t2805366
Worked amazing, so easy to do and pleased that I'm rooted now! Now able to use Sixaxis and PS3 controller with all my specific profiles for various games as needed.
Build KOT49H.T700XXU1ANL2 (SM-T700 WiFi only)
WAY TO GO Beantown!!! Many thanks!!!
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I have same build (KOT49H.T700XXU1ANL2) but could not find chainfire autoroot to root my device (only chainfire build version available is KOT49H.T700XXU1ANF9). Did not want to first downgrade to that version for fear of bricking. Seems like this Beantown rooting worked for you....just wanted to reconfirm same build number before trying.
Thanks
Doesn't matter what build your running. Just flash the one for your model.
ashyx
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Doesn't matter what build your running. Just flash the one for your model.
According to the "autoroot.chainfire.eu" website, it is build specific:
"[*] Warning: The above tutorial is only for Android 4.4.2 with the built id KOT49H.T700XXU1ANF9.
[*] If your device isnt running on the same built id KOT49H.T700XXU1ANF9, then you need to download and flash the firmware based on the same build id then after try to root your device from the above method."
This is what is scaring me from trying.
tomkasan said:
ashyx
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Doesn't matter what build your running. Just flash the one for your model.
According to the "autoroot.chainfire.eu" website, it is build specific:
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[*] Warning: The above tutorial is only for Android 4.4.2 with the built id KOT49H.T700XXU1ANF9.
[*] If your device isnt running on the same built id KOT49H.T700XXU1ANF9, then you need to download and flash the firmware based on the same build id then after try to root your device from the above method."
This is what is scaring me from trying.
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Ok have it your way, cuz I don't know what I'm talking about. :banghead:
Better tell the rooted lollipop users they shouldn't have used it.
Maybe you should look at my Sig.

S6 Edge Root

Hi guys i havent been in the forums in a while and i thoght about rooting my device cause i formatted my phone and lost a bunch of pics that i want to recover. long story short i have tryied many apps and none seem to be able to recover the deleted pics. the only one so far that people claim that can do it is DiskDigger or something like it, but for it to fully work it needs ROOT. so my problem is that unless there is a 100% way of getting my deleted pics which at this point i doubt, then lets please proceed.
Since i need to ROOT im gonna give you guys my phone specs so you guys can get a picture and advice me better cause i dont want to mess up this phone cause is my daily driver.
SPECS:
T-Mobile
S6 Edge 128GB (SM-G925T)
Android: 5.1.1
Baseband: G925TUVS3DOJC
Kernel: 3.10.61-5756057
Build: LMY47X.G927TUVS3DOJC
Knox: 2.4.1
Device Status: Official
and the Download Screen Displays This:
ODIN MODE
Product name: SM-G925T
Curent Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
FAP Lock: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled (blue letters)
Knox Warranty VOID: 0 (0x0000)
AP SWAREV: B:3 K:2 S:2
is everything here ok? does anything seem ok in my phone? is it rootable?
ok first of all let me say that i do not care about the pay methods but i do care about losing other functionality like fingerprint scanner of LTE and less battery life and stuff like that. mine last me about a whole day with moderate use and some gaming in between.
i want basically to ROOT my phone and if possible and available without tripping the cursed knox so i can if available intall a custom recovery so i can backup and restore my phone from (on that actually works) cause i coulnt for the life of my phone NEVER restore from an image done by my S4 with TWRP or i never knew how to do it cause when i tryied it to fully wipe ended up having to reinstall the full firmware and rooting from scratch.
Also if available which apps and in which directories can be frozen and which ones can be unistalled cause im tired of facebook and instagram and Tmo useless crapware.
Sorry for the long and winded speech but this phone is almost a $1000 and i dont have insurance anymore and if knox tripped samsung wont fix or exchange.
thanks in advanced
have a nice day
sorry for the length again
Apparently you have done some reading (and if not, start reading) because you are mentioning all or most of the issues that some folks are experiencing with this phone when attempting to root with latest firmware updates. ( Not to mention the bricks. )
At first release it was possible with little consequences but that changed in a hurry with updates and with every update it becomes harder and more dangerous to root safely.
There is very little going on in development, just some rehashed versions of the old firmware and in the international forum there are some roms that lose a lot of features you want.
If you really need and rely on your expensive phone and need all features working, leave it stock.
As for your lost images, well your going to have to use your imagination and try to remember what they were.
I was a diehard rooter with all my devices until I met up with this Samsung 6Edge, I love the phone and am a big fan of Samsung so I'm sticking with stock debloated for now, I'm learning to live "stock" and enjoying my phone with all features working properly.
Pp.
PanchoPlanet said:
Apparently you have done some reading (and if not, start reading) because you are mentioning all or most of the issues that some folks are experiencing with this phone when attempting to root with latest firmware updates. ( Not to mention the bricks. )
At first release it was possible with little consequences but that changed in a hurry with updates and with every update it becomes harder and more dangerous to root safely.
There is very little going on in development, just some rehashed versions of the old firmware and in the international forum there are some roms that lose a lot of features you want.
If you really need and rely on your expensive phone and need all features working, leave it stock.
As for your lost images, well your going to have to use your imagination and try to remember what they were.
I was a diehard rooter with all my devices until I met up with this Samsung 6Edge, I love the phone and am a big fan of Samsung so I'm sticking with stock debloated for now, I'm learning to live "stock" and enjoying my phone with all features working properly.
Pp.
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How do you debloat if you don't have root? are you just disabling the bloatware apps?
3RAN7ON said:
How do you debloat if you don't have root? are you just disabling the bloatware apps?
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Yes, disabling all and any bloatware that gives you the option to disable.
When my phone is sitting idle it goes into 99% deep sleep.
With light use I'll get 30 + hours from a charge.
I don't subscribe to Facebook or any of those social media apps and for games I have a Tab2 running CM. I basically use my phone for calls, messages and photos and a couple of forums.
Pp.
Sample of disabled apps.
dr69 said:
Hi guys i havent been in the forums in a while and i thoght about rooting my device cause i formatted my phone and lost a bunch of pics that i want to recover. long story short i have tryied many apps and none seem to be able to recover the deleted pics. the only one so far that people claim that can do it is DiskDigger or something like it, but for it to fully work it needs ROOT. so my problem is that unless there is a 100% way of getting my deleted pics which at this point i doubt, then lets please proceed.
Since i need to ROOT im gonna give you guys my phone specs so you guys can get a picture and advice me better cause i dont want to mess up this phone cause is my daily driver.
SPECS:
T-Mobile
S6 Edge 128GB (SM-G925T)
Android: 5.1.1
Baseband: G925TUVS3DOJC
Kernel: 3.10.61-5756057
Build: LMY47X.G927TUVS3DOJC
Knox: 2.4.1
Device Status: Official
and the Download Screen Displays This:
ODIN MODE
Product name: SM-G925T
Curent Binary: Samsung Official
System Status: Official
FAP Lock: OFF
Secure Download: Enabled (blue letters)
Knox Warranty VOID: 0 (0x0000)
AP SWAREV: B:3 K:2 S:2
is everything here ok? does anything seem ok in my phone? is it rootable?
ok first of all let me say that i do not care about the pay methods but i do care about losing other functionality like fingerprint scanner of LTE and less battery life and stuff like that. mine last me about a whole day with moderate use and some gaming in between.
i want basically to ROOT my phone and if possible and available without tripping the cursed knox so i can if available intall a custom recovery so i can backup and restore my phone from (on that actually works) cause i coulnt for the life of my phone NEVER restore from an image done by my S4 with TWRP or i never knew how to do it cause when i tryied it to fully wipe ended up having to reinstall the full firmware and rooting from scratch.
Also if available which apps and in which directories can be frozen and which ones can be unistalled cause im tired of facebook and instagram and Tmo useless crapware.
Sorry for the long and winded speech but this phone is almost a $1000 and i dont have insurance anymore and if knox tripped samsung wont fix or exchange.
thanks in advanced
have a nice day
sorry for the length again
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I agree with @PanchoPlanet to an extent. There are 2 ways to root the S6 Edge right now. One works just fine with no issues. I have been rooted since I bought the device before Samsung Pay came out. The other way that people have been using to avoid tripping knox will screw up your phone.If you don't care about Samsung Pay then you can simply use CF-Auto root like always. then flash TWRP after you root. The only thing that has made rooting unsafe is the people trying to avoid knox. I keep posting everywhere that people need to stop worrying about knox. Unless you are in a security job or a government job or you want to use Samsung Pay then knox is absolutely of no concern. People worried about getting their device fixed or returning it because of the knox trip, I have read many people were able to without problems.
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This root method works just fine --> Here
Except I use the newest Unikernel --> Here
jmc302005 said:
I agree with @PanchoPlanet to an extent. There are 2 ways to root the S6 Edge right now. One works just fine with no issues. I have been rooted since I bought the device before Samsung Pay came out. The other way that people have been using to avoid tripping knox will screw up your phone.If you don't care about Samsung Pay then you can simply use CF-Auto root like always. then flash TWRP after you root. The only thing that has made rooting unsafe is the people trying to avoid knox. I keep posting everywhere that people need to stop worrying about knox. Unless you are in a security job or a government job or you want to use Samsung Pay then knox is absolutely of no concern. People worried about getting their device fixed or returning it because of the knox trip, I have read many people were able to without problems.
*Edit*
This root method works just fine --> Here
Except I use the newest Unikernel --> Here
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Sorry to ask but did you noticed that my baseband is different from the one in the tutorial? Sorry to ask but are you sure this tuto will work for my current baseband and/or keenel?
Thanks in advanced
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dr69 said:
Sorry to ask but did you noticed that my baseband is different from the one in the tutorial? Sorry to ask but are you sure this tuto will work for my current baseband and/or keenel?
Thanks in advanced
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The baseband doesn't matter the build does. It does work with the build you are on.
Ok so, so far what i have done is just odin the UNIKERNEL which also rooted my phone. Everything is working nice exept for titanium which i already asked in another thread. So my next question is: is it safe to factory restore my phone from the phones menu -->backup and reset-->factory data reset <--
Is this safe and will it still remain rooted so i can install titanium and a custom recovery so i can do a full image?
Can someone plz answer today to see if im able to get my phone up and running by tonite?
Thanks again and in advanced.
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dr6901 said:
Ok so, so far what i have done is just odin the UNIKERNEL which also rooted my phone. Everything is working nice exept for titanium which i already asked in another thread. So my next question is: is it safe to factory restore my phone from the phones menu -->backup and reset-->factory data reset <--
Is this safe and will it still remain rooted so i can install titanium and a custom recovery so i can do a full image?
Can someone plz answer today to see if im able to get my phone up and running by tonite?
Thanks again and in advanced.
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I answered your other thread...go into SuperSU settings, scroll down and untick "mount namespace separation" and you will be good to go...it worked for me...
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Yes and thanks i jist read it. It did work. You are the man
Thanks so much, now how about giving me a hand with this matter
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Plz, any takers? I just need a yes or a no. I dont wanna fo it and then my phone messed up
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G920P Rooting

Can build G920PVPU3CPD3 be rooted?
Which root method should I use?
Maverick923 said:
Can build G920PVPU3CPD3 be rooted?
Which root method should I use?
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Just install TWRP and flash SuperSU.
So there is noway to do this without tripping knox?
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No.
Let me add on a bit to my initial response. Rooting the phone will trip Knox. Has been this way for quite some time. Discussed across many thread here and elsewhere.
Now the question comes up as to what do you lose by tripping Knox? Samsung Pay will never work for you. Android Pay may or may not work. Many people have been able to get it working at least in part, but disable Root (via SuperSu) when using Android Pay. I don't use either of those, so I don't care.
Then the question comes up if this voids warranty. The answer is only if you say "Hey, I rooted my phone and then broke something!" If you need warranty for a physical defect, go back to stock via Odin and you shouldn't have a problem. If you root your phone and then install a ROM not meant for your phone or local (like a Note ROM or an international ROM) you are probably going to mess something up that will be immediately obvious. The solution is not to do that.
Realistically, there aren't a ton of great ROMs available for this phone and most are based on stock anyway. No CM13 as yet. If you can live with your phone un-Rooted, that might be the wisest choice.
That said, I rooted my phone as soon as I got it. I went the full route, didn't care about tripping Knox and still don't. I have run both Renegade and TeamSPR ROMs and have been happy with them.
Now you can decide what to do.
Or u could root ur phone n install xposed on it ... Rooted S6 stock rom is now compatible with xposed its better than any custom roms out there
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In my case, I only need temporary root. After that it maybe removed. So it would be nice to be able keep knox from being tripped if possible. Installing twrp is an additional step too that I would like to avoid again because it would serve no purpose since root would only be temporary. I also wanted to be sure that build G920PVPU3CPD3 could be rooted. Thanks for your input guys.

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