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Qualcomm variant root without unlocking bootloader?

So got a Rogers Note 7, and it seems from some threads on here that ALL Qualcomm variants are locked. I know there is already a TWRP for the Exynos variant since they have an unlocked bootloader.
My question is: I'm looking purely for Xposed, for some UI tweaks that drive my crazy...anyone know the chances of root without bootloader unlock and using FlashFire to install Xposed?
Thanks all

ghammer80 said:
So got a Rogers Note 7, and it seems from some threads on here that ALL Qualcomm variants are locked. I know there is already a TWRP for the Exynos variant since they have an unlocked bootloader.
My question is: I'm looking purely for Xposed, for some UI tweaks that drive my crazy...anyone know the chances of root without bootloader unlock and using FlashFire to install Xposed?
Thanks all
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Rogers Canada has unlocked bootloader
I am also with Rogers Canada and just got the Note 7 with the QCOM Snapdragon. Unless I am mistaken the OEM unlock switch (see photo) unlocks the bootloader to allow modifications. I cannot wait for a root method that works, unfortunately, from what I know QCOM's are notoriously hard to root regardless of the bootlader being locked or unlocked.

No it doesn't. That is actually present on pretty much any Android device now.
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Devhux said:
No it doesn't. That is actually present on pretty much any Android device now.
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Lol....i dont know why people still get all excited about the unlock button still.....its kinda funny
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TheJeremyWhite said:
I am also with Rogers Canada and just got the Note 7 with the QCOM Snapdragon. Unless I am mistaken the OEM unlock switch (see photo) unlocks the bootloader to allow modifications. I cannot wait for a root method that works, unfortunately, from what I know QCOM's are notoriously hard to root regardless of the bootlader being locked or unlocked.
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Qcom with an unlocked bootloader is super simple to root.
Flash twrp, flash superSU and done or if you dont want twrp flash cfauto root and done.
somebody has some reading to do to get his information a little more updated
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force70 said:
Lol....i dont know why people still get all excited about the unlock button still.....its kinda funny
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Qcom with an unlocked bootloader is super simple to root.
Flash twrp, flash superSU and done or if you dont want twrp flash cfauto root and done.
somebody has some reading to do to get his information a little more updated
Sent from my SM-N930W8 using Tapatalk 2
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How about instead of being a **** and saying how funny this is you explain to us what the unlock button does. There is nothing funny to me about an unrooted phone. And I did say in my reply "unless I am mistaken".
And for your information I did do a bunch of reading, and the first step to rooting is to check the OEM unlock toggle which unlocks the bootloader to allow modification. So maybe I'm just hopeful because our Canadian variants usually aren't as restricted as US devices. I have not I have not had to root a Qualcomm device since 2012 so excuse me for being a little rusty on this subject

TheJeremyWhite said:
How about instead of being a **** and saying how funny this is you explain to us what the unlock button does. There is nothing funny to me about an unrooted phone. And I did say in my reply "unless I am mistaken".
And for your information I did do a bunch of reading, and the first step to rooting is to check the OEM unlock toggle which unlocks the bootloader to allow modification. So maybe I'm just hopeful because our Canadian variants usually aren't as restricted as US devices. I have not I have not had to root a Qualcomm device since 2012 so excuse me for being a little rusty on this subject
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Yeah we got lumped into the locked group this time around...we escaped it on the S7s but once we knew the CAN device was getting the 820 like the US models we were all worried.
Sure enough from what we have seen thus far shes locked...no root in the forseeable future. Not impossible but not going to be easy.
And yes not being able to root is def not funny and I am also hoping it happens but if not we can buy the exynos version.
As for the unlock button as far as i have seen on sammy phones it does nothing. On nexus and some LG devices you need to use it to allow BL unlock...guess it just comes as part of android but thus far not functional on our devices.
And rusty isnt a problem but after that unlock button has been discussed 1000 times and the subject beaten to death across numerous forums and devices..yeah it makes me chuckle when i see people post it unlocks the device....oh god how I wish it was true though!
And dude FYI name calling is not allowed here nor appreciated by moderators....just a little friendly information
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Just Rooted Rogers Note 7 (Qualcomm)
Followed these instructions and it works perfectly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-note-7/how-to/root-wifi-calling-volte-basic-mods-t3455088

Note 7 Wind Mobile rooting
Will this method work with Note 7 from Wind Mobile?

TheJeremyWhite said:
Followed these instructions and it works perfectly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-note-7/how-to/root-wifi-calling-volte-basic-mods-t3455088
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lol can we have a chat please... I just saved mine from brick mode by following the sprint debug process. This link is for the n930T... you say it works on our versions?
I'm from Surrey too... I am almost in disbelief right now... Tell me you have a solution to keep it alive after the blacklist...

I have found a working temp root method for 5.1.1

I found a bootloader unlock method for the Verizon variant of this phone, however after trying it on my phone I was able to get temp root on my AT&T Note 4. I have not tried to unlock the bootloader yet, but I will keep you guys posted.
Here is the link: galaxynote4root/galaxy-note-4-root/how-to-root-unlock-bootloader-on-galaxy-note-4/2/ (add .com infront of the first root , I can't post links yet)
(Make sure that on step 9 and up to change the file name in the command to n4-2 instead of n4-fix)
(Download everything except the Verizon stuff)
Final edit: This method only works for root, the bootloader can't be unlocked for AT&T because there was never a developer edition released for it.
Note: The root is extremely buggy and unstable, so it is not that usable. Hopefully someone else can make a root better for this device.

How did the temp root go? Doesn't it reboot after a while and then lose the root?

boofman said:
How did the temp root go? Doesn't it reboot after a while and then lose the root?
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It is very unstable and slow but it works, I'm probably going to install a different rom if I can unlock the bootloader.

bobshmo said:
It is very unstable and slow but it works, I'm probably going to install a different rom if I can unlock the bootloader.
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Great going buddy!
How long has it been running with root? Does it survive a reboot?
I do hope you can unlock the bootloader, so we csn install custom ROMs and Kernels!

boofman said:
Great going buddy!
How long has it been running with root? Does it survive a reboot?
I do hope you can unlock the bootloader, so we csn install custom ROMs and Kernels!
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It does not survive a reboot, however root although it slows the phone down seems to be working fine. I'm still trying to unlock the bootloader.

Nice to see someone take the bold risk. I hope you find success. I think everyone blew this off because this method was for Verizon and it tricks the phone to make it recognized as a Devloper model who come bootloader unlocked. AT&T does not have developer model devices so chances are this method will not unlock 910A bootloaders.

Wish you luck! There's a bounty thread here somewhere..
I saw on the other thread you temp bricked your phone attempting a bootloader unlock..hope you do unlock it without bricking your phone..

Problem with my note 4 please helppp !!
Can I update to an higher version than this ?
Android version 5.0.1
Build number : DONGCHAO.A916
Baseband version : N910FXXU1BOC4
Model SM-N910F

eypohraj said:
Can I update to an higher version than this ?
Android version 5.0.1
Build number : DONGCHAO.A916
Baseband version : N910FXXU1BOC4
Model SM-N910F
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you are in the wrong thread
Your variant for the Note 4 is the international variant
This thread is for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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This temp-root doesn't let us access the system partition
This type of root has been recognized by this community for several months and we dismissed as worthless because DM-Verity removes the root after every reboot and I am surprised you guys haven't gotten a brick yet because, on Android 5.1.1, Samsung added a security method where if anyone roots with Kingroot/KingORoot and reboot, you get a message saying that the kernel isn't from AT&T before fully booting up

boofman said:
Wish you luck! There's a bounty thread here somewhere..
I saw on the other thread you temp bricked your phone attempting a bootloader unlock..hope you do unlock it without bricking your phone..
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I unbricked it, bootloader can't be unlocked though, also I realized that kingoroot works on 5.1.1. It might be due to the file that I pushed for temp root, so now I have temp root on my phone that isn't that unstable.

Thanks for attempting to root though. We might have to look into other exploits to get a stable one. Or maybe there isnt one and its the end of the road on our journey to find it.

Update on how kingroot workin now?

AlexanderDAB said:
you are in the wrong thread
Your variant for the Note 4 is the international variant
This thread is for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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This temp-root doesn't let us access the system partition
This type of root has been recognized by this community for several months and we dismissed as worthless because DM-Verity removes the root after every reboot and I am surprised you guys haven't gotten a brick yet because, on Android 5.1.1, Samsung added a security method where if anyone roots with Kingroot/KingORoot and reboot, you get a message saying that the kernel isn't from AT&T before fully booting up
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But the thing is that when i check through the phone info app it shows that i own a n910a variant. So confused

eypohraj said:
But the thing is that when i check through the phone info app it shows that i own a n910a variant. So confused
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ok, so first of all
Go into Download mode. How to get there?
Turn off your phone entirely, and then when it has been fully turned off, hold down the power button, home button, and volume down button all at once until you get a warning screen. Press the volume down button and it should give you all the information about the phone without the system being all jacked up
Its should say if you have SM-N910F (International Variant) or SM-N910A (AT&T Variant)

[SM-T837V][Combo Firmware and Stock Firmware Files]

Hello Folks!
As soon as I got the tablet I spent a good few hours looking around for the combo firmware to start looking for exploits so figured I would provide you guys with a link to the firmware for free
It was quite funny actually, after I soft bricked and got stuck in a boot loop I realized I couldn't find any stock firmware anywhere either haha, so I spent a few hours looking for that as well.
I have the Verizon variant, I am not sure if it will work on other USA variants or not as I have no way of trying. With that being said, below will be the links. I will provide a rev1 combination firmware and a rev1 stock firmware as well as a link to a modified ODIN for easy flashing!
And with all that being said, the combo firm is good to bypass FRP. You can enable the oem unlock switch but other than removing FRP it is useless as of right now. You can however, mix and match the firmware unlike my S9+. I am currently on stock firmware with a permissive boot.img for example.
If you got questions or need help, well, you probably shouldn't be downloading anything or flashing haha. But I will try to help when I have time. I do not have any current plans to keep this thread going with updated filese as I had to pay for these. If I can find em free moving forward I will re-upload if I can but I typically stay on the lowest rev/firmware I can until I find a root method
T837VVRU1ARG4 COMBINATION FIRMWARE/FACTORY BINARY
T837VVRU1ARGG STOCK FIRMWARE
MODDED ODIN v3.13.1
If you feel like buying me a beer...​

What is the main benefit of this?

In the q&a section someone wrote it is readily rootable with Magisk. Is that not the case?

@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.

apascual89 said:
@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.
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to my knowledge no.. different models.. not sure if there is a U version or if the sammy one is lte capable

apascual89 said:
@elliwigy
Is there any firmware for the unlocked LTE snapdragon. I got the Verizon version but it's not playing nice with AT&T. Any ideas? Maybe flashing the unlocked firmware would help.
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I think it's just the tablet, my Verizon one isn't playing nice with my Verizon service. Constantly not switch towers and losing service when full service is available. Or it's a tower problem but my note8 doesn't do it when my tablet does

Thanks for this, have been looking for a couple days for the build.prop file.

If you get permissive boot, try adb verity disable and mod through push pull adb style like we did on Att note 5

Will this work on sm-t817v?

pujuois said:
Will this work on sm-t817v?
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lol no.. its for t837v.. the 817 is a completely different tablet.. i dont even think there is an 817v.. u sure its not a 818v?
either way, search the internet and you will b rewarded i am sure

TechNyne66 said:
If you get permissive boot, try adb verity disable and mod through push pull adb style like we did on Att note 5
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its adb disable-verity but no, doesnt work as its not userdebug..
combo firmware are always permissive boots..
i am going to mess with it some more tonight

elliwigy said:
lol no.. its for t837v.. the 817 is a completely different tablet.. i dont even think there is an 817v.. u sure its not a 818v?
either way, search the internet and you will b rewarded i am sure
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I actually had a 817v. They called it the pro version. It was just an updated version at the time.

OEM Unlock
I have the T837V and would like to ODIN flash your files, but as you know there is no OEM unlock in the Developer Options on this tablet. Are you saying that you can flash these files without enabling the OEM unlocking?
I would like to install TWRP, but I believe this is not possible without enabling the OEM unlock. Do you know if this is true?
Thanks

gene5522 said:
I have the T837V and would like to ODIN flash your files, but as you know there is no OEM unlock in the Developer Options on this tablet. Are you saying that you can flash these files without enabling the OEM unlocking?
I would like to install TWRP, but I believe this is not possible without enabling the OEM unlock. Do you know if this is true?
Thanks
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there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin

elliwigy said:
there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin
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@elliwigy any idea what I could flash on a T835C without breaking Knox? Do you think I could flash a T835N or T835 no suffix ROM with modified Odin?

philow said:
@elliwigy any idea what I could flash on a T835C without breaking Knox? Do you think I could flash a T835N or T835 no suffix ROM with modified Odin?
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not sure.. i dont really look at other region devices
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elliwigy said:
there is no unlocking the bl so no twrp is possible..
you can however flash T837V/A/P/T/T1/R4/R7/W firmwares using modified odin
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Forgive my apparent noobishness but what exactly will that do? Looking for a way to root and wanna know if u have found something I haven't.
Flash firm then what? Does it make OEM show or what? I just happen ta have the most difficult version of the tab S4 which is SM-T837V

Tybirdy9 said:
Forgive my apparent noobishness but what exactly will that do? Looking for a way to root and wanna know if u have found something I haven't.
Flash firm then what? Does it make OEM show or what? I just happen ta have the most difficult version of the tab S4 which is SM-T837V
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I am currently working on a root method with the N9 but it should also work on Tab S4 once all is said and done. I actually found the exploit I use on the Tab S4 originally before I started workin the N9. Nothing is released yet as so far have only gained root on S9 Exynos and I am currently super bricked and waiting for a device replacement lol
Flashing other carrier firmware won't help you unlock any bootloaders or anything nor will it necessarily help you root. Only benefit I can see really in flashing other carrier firmware is say if you have an sim unlocked tablet (we'll say it's a Verizon tablet) and you want to use it on say Sprint. You can flash the Sprint software in ODIN and everything should work. It would be like you purchased the tablet from Sprint essentially.

elliwigy said:
I am currently working on a root method with the N9 but it should also work on Tab S4 once all is said and done. I actually found the exploit I use on the Tab S4 originally before I started workin the N9. Nothing is released yet as so far have only gained root on S9 Exynos and I am currently super bricked and waiting for a device replacement lol
Flashing other carrier firmware won't help you unlock any bootloaders or anything nor will it necessarily help you root. Only benefit I can see really in flashing other carrier firmware is say if you have an sim unlocked tablet (we'll say it's a Verizon tablet) and you want to use it on say Sprint. You can flash the Sprint software in ODIN and everything should work. It would be like you purchased the tablet from Sprint essentially.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I really wanna rid myself of bloatware and unwanted ram usage. I mean really 4gigs for a so called productivity device. I'm sure u understand
Welp here's to a hopeful outcome

837T firmware
elliwigy said:
Hello Folks!
As soon as I got the tablet I spent a good few hours looking around for the combo firmware to start looking for exploits so figured I would provide you guys with a link to the firmware for free
It was quite funny actually, after I soft bricked and got stuck in a boot loop I realized I couldn't find any stock firmware anywhere either haha, so I spent a few hours looking for that as well.
I have the Verizon variant, I am not sure if it will work on other USA variants or not as I have no way of trying. With that being said, below will be the links. I will provide a rev1 combination firmware and a rev1 stock firmware as well as a link to a modified ODIN for easy flashing!
And with all that being said, the combo firm is good to bypass FRP. You can enable the oem unlock switch but other than removing FRP it is useless as of right now. You can however, mix and match the firmware unlike my S9+. I am currently on stock firmware with a permissive boot.img for example.
If you got questions or need help, well, you probably shouldn't be downloading anything or flashing haha. But I will try to help when I have time. I do not have any current plans to keep this thread going with updated filese as I had to pay for these. If I can find em free moving forward I will re-upload if I can but I typically stay on the lowest rev/firmware I can until I find a root method
I was wondering if i could flash firmware for my 837T for tobile to work on AT&T? I understand how to work odin etc, i just was not clear on the software variants and their capabilities.......
thanks
chris​
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How do I root my device? (Galaxy J2 SM-J260T1)

I can't seem to find a consistent guide on this. Any help to to get me rooted and using an unlocked bootloader is greatly appreciated. If anyone knows a great, recent guide or knows how to do this, please link it.

Blaze Uchiha said:
I can't seem to find a consistent guide on this. Any help to to get me rooted and using an unlocked bootloader is greatly appreciated. If anyone knows a great, recent guide or knows how to do this, please link it.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j2/help/j2-core-sm-j260g-help-t3921806
2nd comment which is my comment. It should work.
Unlocking bootloader for Samsung device seems to be only turn on OEM unlocking

Prove N. said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j2/help/j2-core-sm-j260g-help-t3921806
2nd comment which is my comment. It should work.
Unlocking bootloader for Samsung device seems to be only turn on OEM unlocking
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There's no OEM unlocking option in my developer's options. I thought it was weird but this phone is brand new as I just got it today

Blaze Uchiha said:
There's no OEM unlocking option in my developer's options. I thought it was weird but this phone is brand new as I just got it today
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So its your carrier's problem then. TMobile to be exact. Are you on a contract or anything? Can you issue an unlock request if no contract?
(I dont know much how US-locked phone works~)

So I've got mine unlocked, almost absolutely 0 information on the product. Researched about 3 hrs now and still only got the info obtained from devcheck. Will provide anything required. Looking to root magisk, wanna try out lineage. I'll be a tester, i am a noob.
Model- sm-j260t1
Device- j2corepltemtr
2019
Build-M1ajq.j260t1uvu1asa3
Made 1-10-2019
8.1.0 os
build-13.18.14-15262773
If instructed how to back up I'd be happy to share kernel/firmware.
Tia
Snip

Snippititgood said:
So I've got mine unlocked, almost absolutely 0 information on the product. Researched about 3 hrs now and still only got the info obtained from devcheck. Will provide anything required. Looking to root magisk, wanna try out lineage. I'll be a tester, i am a noob.
Model- sm-j260t1
Device- j2corepltemtr
2019
Build-M1ajq.j260t1uvu1asa3
Made 1-10-2019
8.1.0 os
build-13.18.14-15262773
If instructed how to back up I'd be happy to share kernel/firmware.
Tia
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Help me man lol
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Snippititgood said:
So I've got mine unlocked, almost absolutely 0 information on the product. Researched about 3 hrs now and still only got the info obtained from devcheck. Will provide anything required. Looking to root magisk, wanna try out lineage. I'll be a tester, i am a noob.
Model- sm-j260t1
Device- j2corepltemtr
2019
Build-M1ajq.j260t1uvu1asa3
Made 1-10-2019
8.1.0 os
build-13.18.14-15262773
If instructed how to back up I'd be happy to share kernel/firmware.
Tia
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Yes did anything ever come of this? Also when you unlock it, does it you to root it?

So is there a way to get the OEM option to appear in the dev options or a way to install a bootloader without OEM?

I'm having the same exact problem with my phone. Same model and everything and I also do not have the unlocking option In my dev options. I've tried every exploit known to me and have no luck. I tried flashing TWRP theough Odin without the OEM unlocking and I get a fail because of a secure check fail which I'm not sure is related to the bootloader not being unlocked or something else. I'd love to get an answer to this so I can get lineageos on here

Has anyone found anything yet on how to unlock or enable OEM unlocking

As I understand it the OEM unlock setting is only available after owning the device for 160 days.

Samsung Galaxy J2 (Metro PCS) [SM-J260T1]
Sircrysalotz said:
Has anyone found anything yet on how to unlock or enable OEM unlocking
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Firmware info of Samsung Galaxy J2 (Metro PCS) [SM-J260T1]
Android version - 8.1.0 (Oreo)
Build # M1AJQ.J260T1UVS6ATG2
There is no OEM unlock option in the dev options for this phone.
The most I could do is to get in to go into download mode, no bootloader came up.
I Used ADB Command: adb reboot bootloader
Another PC app I seen on xda forums is called "ADBAppControl".
There is an option reboot your phone with adb built in to do it too.
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Blaze Uchiha said:
So is there a way to get the OEM option to appear in the dev options or a way to install a bootloader without OEM?
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My J2 is new and No at this Point, One Reply in here said after 160 days of owning it the option opens up, so I will have wait for the 160 days are up to check again.
Update, it been Over 160 Days and still do not see anything in the dev options. I bought the phone 4-12-2020. So i guess it lockout code that releases the option i suppose. or it just not available with this phone.
Was thinking of flashing my old stock 4.1 on it. cause 4.1 i had no trouble rooting it.

Yes,I'm new to the forum. I also have the same model phone unlocked from the carrier(Metro PCS). I've tried several ways to root this device but I don't have access to a PC I also get the security error code to pop up when I tried to install custom OS. I can't seem to get the recovery backup or to actually Flash the proper image to the bootloader I've also tried kingroot, kingoroot, l root, and some other one click root options. My understanding of using team Win Recovery Project without PC is limited I'm also trying to use magisk with it.In A novice in understanding...Does anyone have any advice..

Better find a friend with a computer to help you . Apps are crappier than Microsoft.

How to root Samsung Galaxy a50 us model

I want to root my a50 soon. Is anyone have us model can root?

From what I understand this phone is very new. Not to mention that it's if you are on a U variant like I am sad there is no root because the bootloader is locked I believe. I was trying to confirm with an expert or someone who knows more than me. My variant is "SM-A505U1"

I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.

donharter said:
I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.
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My phone was bought unlocked. The device is not a/b and it is system-as-root
Found this bit of information on the forums here:
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jzy88 Cmon Meow • a year ago
Lol or simply download CSC file from a region different from your country e.g if in US download and flash an european CSC file via odin."
The snapdragon chip is locked only in the US per that post. I seem to remember something about a major security issue found in those chips.
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donharter said:
My phone was bought unlocked. The device is not a/b and it is system-as-root
Found this bit of information on the forums here:
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jzy88 Cmon Meow • a year ago
Lol or simply download CSC file from a region different from your country e.g if in US download and flash an european CSC file via odin."
The snapdragon chip is locked only in the US per that post. I seem to remember something about a major security issue found in those chips.
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I found this url on changing the csc,but it erases the config.
Maybe there is another method that does not do that such as the one mentioned above.
https://www.**********.com/how-to-change-csc-in-samsung-galaxy-phones/

Has anyone successfully flashed any combination firmware? I found this at halabtech, haven't tried to flash it. I thought I seen a bootloader unlock & root for ASH6 firmware I don't think it lets you downgrade though once you have the latest ASK1 firmware. I tried installing this one as well "https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=206734" the only part it failed on was on the boot.img.lz4 everything else flashed successfully. I hope this helps get a start to troubleshooting.
(ASH6 FIRMWARE) haven't tested yet. for A505U1 variant only!
https://support.halabtech.com/index.php?a=downloads&b=file&id=165842

Correction it seems that this is not a snapdragon chip.
I was able to look at the CSC by booting into safe mode and dialing the special number which includes the IMEI #.
They seemed to be all cscs in the US which is why they called it a "US version"
There are files that could be changed with the csc in them , but I don't know what the effect that would have. (maybe bad)
It seems that in the US version there is no OEM unlock option to change in the developer settings.
Also I have not found source code yet for this particular model. (SM-A505U1)

I tried all the root apk out there like kingo-root etc. None of them would root it.

It seems that to change the CSC, you need root access or an unlocked bootloader.
So that method will not work. It seems that unless samsung releases an upgrade that allows you to unlock the bootloader then we will have to wait. That is until
a new exploit is found, and released say via kingo-root etc.

I'm really dying waiting for opportunity to root this phone and make this phone runs so smooth

Here is one URl that provides a schematic for a related phone.
https://www.mobilerdx.com/2020/01/d...0-a505f-service-manual-schematic-diagram.html
Is the boot loader stored inside the processor chip or on another one?

donharter said:
I just bought this model of phone.
I found this url.
http://androidbiits.com/root-samsung-galaxy-a50-sm-a505u1-easily/
All the steps are not clear to me though yet.
My phone has no oem or boot loader unlock options in the settings.
It also has knox which may complicate things.
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It's just a click bait article.
If you read it carefully, they're assuming there is already a BL unlock for the A505U variants, which doesn't exist at the moment.

I just got notification of an upgrade. I was hoping that the new version would have the oem unlock feature.
I had automatic upgrade turned off nad automatic download on. I was looking at the message, and it automatically scheduled the upgrade without my permission. So I ran the upgrade. It did not add the oem_unlock feature. Maybe next time. Hint! Hint!

donharter said:
I just got notification of an upgrade. I was hoping that the new version would have the oem unlock feature.
I had automatic upgrade turned off nad automatic download on. I was looking at the message, and it automatically scheduled the upgrade without my permission. So I ran the upgrade. It did not add the oem_unlock feature. Maybe next time. Hint! Hint!
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I got notice of an upgrade today. I had it set to autodownload. It said that after the upgrade was applied that I could not downgrade. Also it said the I had only 3 chances. Last time it upgraded without my permission. So I turned of the autodownload in the settings.
If I knew the new version would enable an unlocking feature, then I, of course, would upgrade.

I found a trick to the no Unlock OEM option that worked so well I didnt believe it the first time. But my bootloader is unlocked and remains unlocked.

It seems that if you specify automatic download it will upgrade it even if you turn that off.
This latest upgrade still does not have the oem unlock feature. I made sure that my automatic download is turned off.
Automatic download also means automatic install. It seems to download the upgrade into a region of the file system which only root can read.
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juniorD said:
I found a trick to the no Unlock OEM option that worked so well I didnt believe it the first time. But my bootloader is unlocked and remains unlocked.
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That method did not work for me. I tried it again and it did not work.
"Samsung allows unlocking the bootloader on the international versions of their phones. But on the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the ‘OEM unlocking’ option only becomes available after 7 days of activating the device and adding a Samsung or Google account to the device. If you would rather not wait 7 days or if even after 7 days the button is still missing, XDA Senior Member altai1963 has posted instructions about how to fix the missing ‘OEM unlock’ button on "
Perhaps it requires a samsung account. I do not have one on my phone. Incidentally I noticed that all my contacts had been uploaded to google. I would never have knowingly done that. I had to export my contacts to a file, delete all my contacts making sure then that google was not being used, and then import my contacts from the file that I had saved them to. I was worried that I would lose all my contacts, but fortunately that did not happen. It would probably be good to verify that the file exists and notate it location using a file system browser.

donharter said:
It seems that if you specify automatic download it will upgrade it even if you turn that off.
This latest upgrade still does not have the oem unlock feature. I made sure that my automatic download is turned off.
Automatic download also means automatic install. It seems to download the upgrade into a region of the file system which only root can read.
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That method did not work for me. I tried it again and it did not work.
"Samsung allows unlocking the bootloader on the international versions of their phones. But on the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the ‘OEM unlocking’ option only becomes available after 7 days of activating the device and adding a Samsung or Google account to the device. If you would rather not wait 7 days or if even after 7 days the button is still missing, XDA Senior Member altai1963 has posted instructions about how to fix the missing ‘OEM unlock’ button on "
Perhaps it requires a samsung account. I do not have one on my phone. Incidentally I noticed that all my contacts had been uploaded to google. I would never have knowingly done that. I had to export my contacts to a file, delete all my contacts making sure then that google was not being used, and then import my contacts from the file that I had saved them to. I was worried that I would lose all my contacts, but fortunately that did not happen. It would probably be good to verify that the file exists and notate it location using a file system browser.
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USA variants are not unlockable... Simple

elliwigy said:
USA variants are not unlockable... Simple
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juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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donharter said:
juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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I added my samsung account, and tried it. It did not work. I had google and samsung logins provisioned in the phone.
So I guess that I am back waiting for the next exploit which might be a while if bonuses are paid for finding them.

donharter said:
juniord says that he unlocked his.
Unless I am misunderstanding what you wrote.
If you are saying that it can be unlocked, how do you recommend that it be done?
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I added my samsung account, and tried it. It did not work. I had google and samsung logins provisioned in the phone.
So I guess that I am back waiting for the next exploit which might be a while if bonuses are paid for finding them.
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He's either bsing you or trolling or has a different variant.. the "trick" they use has been around a while now but only works on models that are actually unlockable.. the USA variants are NOT unlockable from the start so any tricks will not work.. simple as that.. this has been discussed for years and everywhere on xda as well as many discussions about this specific model.. if u want bl unlock purchase an unlockable variant..
Ppl seem to get confused cuz some devices in USA are exynos models so they think they can bl unlock them but this is not the case.. just bcuz a device is exynos doesn't make it unlockable.
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elliwigy said:
He's either bsing you or trolling or has a different variant.. the "trick" they use has been around a while now but only works on models that are actually unlockable.. the USA variants are NOT unlockable from the start so any tricks will not work.. simple as that.. this has been discussed for years and everywhere on xda as well as many discussions about this specific model.. if u want bl unlock purchase an unlockable variant..
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I did some research before I bought it. I also bought it because I could use it on multiple carriers.
The rooted ones that I saw must have been nonUS versions. What a waste of money. I only bought it because I wanted to root it and put a custom rom on it. I did not want to wait for a linux phone and truly 5g phones are coming out now.

samsung A50 security issue
https://www.inputmag.com/tech/googl...anges-to-the-android-kernel-on-the-galaxy-a50