PLEASE TEST IF YOU HAVE THE multitouch issue BEFORE ROOTING, AS ROOTING WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY Read this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46293575&postcount=279. I have not had time to look into this myself unfortunately, as I'm travelling. Better safe than sorry.
Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number. See the third post for exact supported model numbers. If your device is a totally different model, it will not work (may even brick) !
CF-Root is the root for "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root is meant to be used in combination with stock Samsung firmwares, and be the quickest and easiest way for your first root.
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CF-Root has been available for many devices (Galaxy S1, Galaxy Tab 7", Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S3, and many more) and has clocked over 16 million downloads. This is not even counting custom ROMs that already include it. Don't be a leech, buy me a beer (and use the "Thanks" button!). Imagine if every CF-Root user has donated me $1...
What's installed
- SuperSU binary and APK
- Stock recovery
Installation and usage
Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN (details on how to do that are in next post), and your device should reboot into a modified recovery (signified by a large red Android logo) and it will install SuperSU for you and restore the stock recovery, and reboot back into Android.
If you don't get to the red Android logo, boot into recovery manually ("adb reboot recovery", or boot while holding Power+VolUp+Home).
Did you see the red Android logo during rooting, but SuperSU does not appear? This may sometimes occur due to left-over files and settings, however, you can usually install SuperSU from Google Play at this stage and it'll just work.
Flash counters and KNOX warranty
Using this root method sets current binary and system status to custom. Additionally, it will also trigger the KNOX warranty void status.
This device store the traditional flash counter. Nor is is possible with Triangle Away to reset the current binary status. You will need to flash a stock kernel and stock recovery to reset the binary status.
The KNOX warranty status change is permanent, and a service center may deny warranty based on this flag - even if the other flags are reset correctly. The KNOX flag being tripped may also prevent certain Samsung KNOX features from working (enterprise security features). If this is something you care about, use a root method not based on custom kernels or recoveries, like a modified system partition. These are possible, but I don't personally make them, so look around!
Why isn't this just called CF-Root
The traditional CF-Root's included a custom recovery (CWM, TWRP, etc) and were meant for devices that had a single kernel/recovery combination. CF-Auto-Root doesn't include a custom recovery and is meant for devices that have kernel and recovery separate (so you can manually install any custom recovery you wish). The Auto part comes from the fact that a large part of the process is automated (though it constantly needs adjusting)
Not included - Triangle Away
Unfortunately, Triangle Away cannot currently be used on this device to reset the binary status or KNOX warranty void. It can still usually reset the system status, but that is of limited use.
Not included - adbd Insecure TODO: STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. Hopefully I'll get this to work soon.
As this CF-Root does not include a custom kernel, adb shell does not have root access by default (you can still get it by typing su inside the shell), nor is adb remount supported, nor will adb push and adb pull work on system files. adbd Insecure can be used to remedy this situation. (No idea what this is about ? Don't worry about it !)
CF-Auto-Root homepage
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
CF-Auto-Root main thread
[CENTRAL] CF-Auto-Root
For requests for new roots and generic discussion - please keep device specific discussion in the thread you are viewing now.
Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!
- Download and unzip the CF-Auto-Root-....zip file (see posts below this one)
- If you end up with a recovery.img and cache.img file, you've extracted twice. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file - don't extract that one
- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Start Odin3-vX.X.exe
- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Auto-Root-....tar.md5
- Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot - if it asks you to press a button to continue, press the listed button, or run adb reboot download command)
- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer
- Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
- Click the Start button
- Wait for Android to boot
- Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practise!)
NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
New to Samsung? Unfamiliar with Odin? Think all the above is a hassle? Get used to it. It's very simple, and us Samsung folk use Odin (or Mobile ODIN ) for everything! It's so very very convenient once you get used to it. Notice the 30 second comment above? For experienced users, the entire process indeed takes only 30 seconds!
You may now optionally want to install and run Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
Download
SM-N900 (International Exynos): CF-Auto-Root-ha3g-ha3gxx-smn900.zip
SM-N9005 (International Qualcomm): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip
(only works on 4.4 bootloaders, if you're still on 4.3 use the old version which you can find here: http://d-h.st/J32)
SM-N900T (T-Mobile US): CF-Auto-Root-hltetmo-hltetmo-smn900t.zip
SM-N900P (Sprint): CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.zip
SM-N900R4 (US Cellular): CF-Auto-Root-hlteusc-hlteusc-smn900r4.zip
SM-N900W8 (Canadia): CF-Auto-Root-hltecan-hlteub-smn900w8.zip
SM-N900S (Korea): CF-Auto-Root-hlteskt-hlteskt-smn900s.zip
SM-N9002 (China): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-h3gduoszn-smn9002.zip
SM-N9006 (China): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-h3gzc-smn9006.zip
SM-N9008 (China): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-h3gzm-smn9008.zip
SM-N9009 (China, untested): CF-Auto-Root-hlte-h3gduosctc-smn9009.zip
Untested versions: please let me know if they work!
Other models
T-Mobile US thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2467369
Sprint thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469904
CF-Auto-Root is not yet available for all carrier-specific Note3's. Link me to stock firmwares for these devices as they appear, and I might be able to make a device-specific CF-Auto-Root.
What is happening Chainfire? The dev are working on some solution for the knox efuse? I am thinking about a software which can restore that flag or a software which skips triggering while rooting.. for this you guys need to sign the modified stuff which is hard. How you see the things at the moment? This is the only thing what is holding me back to buy the note 3 at the moment...
wooohooo... finally.. waiting for SM-n900 version
Waiting your great work for the Exynos model as well...
You asked for a stock firmware link here is one for N900 model: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/247435453/e638485/N900XXUBMI5_N900OJVBMI1_XFU.zip.html
Actually I need for N9000Q model but on Sammobile there were just N900 model, i hope those are same since both of them are for the same device (Exynos).
waiting sm-n9000Q root
Here is some mirrors for N900 stock firmware:
https://disk.yandex.ru/public/?hash=6S6f3t8/YXndZY264OWRBWExcagIsZ3qpLlgSQchtXE=
http://uploaded.net/file/heepon2s
http://hotfile.com/dl/248328141/19b7fd7/SER-N900XXUBMI5-20131001102120.zip.html
Many thanks man ????
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Thanks Chainfire, just in time for my N9005 arriving from Vodafone tomorrow
I hope someone could find a solution to reset Knox counter. I need root but also my warranty
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mouse100 said:
I hope someone could find a solution to reset Knox counter. I need root but also my warranty
Inviato dal mio SM-N9005 con Tapatalk 4
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I was gonna hold off from rooting, but then just thought to myself, any time my previous Samsung phones have had a fault, like with the charging port, or head phone socket, I've just bought the part from eBay and fixed it myself. The only time it's gone back to Samsung was when my Note 2 had the sleep of death.
In which case, they would not be able to tell anything from it as the emmc screwed itself over. In light of this I probably will root it now the big guy @Chainfire has done his magic.
I'm currently still waiting for a response from Samsung about whether warranty on the hardware would still be void if the Knox counter read anything other than 0x0.
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RavenY2K3 said:
I was gonna hold off from rooting, but then just thought to myself, any time my previous Samsung phones have had a fault, like with the charging port, or head phone socket, I've just bought the part from eBay and fixed it myself. The only time it's gone back to Samsung was when my Note 2 had the sleep of death.
In which case, they would not be able to tell anything from it as the emmc screwed itself over. In light of this I probably will root it now the big guy @Chainfire has done his magic.
I'm currently still waiting for a response from Samsung about whether warranty on the hardware would still be void if the Knox counter read anything other than 0x0.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 4
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No everyone is able to repair their own smartphone with hw parts, like you however please post samsung answer about warranty if Knox counter is voided. I think it's important for everyone to understand their policy about this.
Galaxy Note 3 | SM-9005 | Tapatalk
mouse100 said:
No everyone is able to repair their own smartphone with hw parts, like you however please post samsung answer about warranty if Knox counter is voided. I think it's important for everyone to understand their policy about this.
Galaxy Note 3 | SM-9005 | Tapatalk
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Lol, it honestly isn't difficult in the slightest. Think of it as a jigsaw puzzle. Samsung's are one of the easiest manufacturer of devices to repair. "If" Sammy are so kind to respond to me, I'll be posting the reply as soon as it comes through.
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RavenY2K3 said:
I was gonna hold off from rooting, but then just thought to myself, any time my previous Samsung phones have had a fault, like with the charging port, or head phone socket, I've just bought the part from eBay and fixed it myself. The only time it's gone back to Samsung was when my Note 2 had the sleep of death.
In which case, they would not be able to tell anything from it as the emmc screwed itself over. In light of this I probably will root it now the big guy @Chainfire has done his magic.
I'm currently still waiting for a response from Samsung about whether warranty on the hardware would still be void if the Knox counter read anything other than 0x0.
Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 4
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For me warranty still important. Because last time i use galaxy note 1, while change rom from cm10 to miui my note bricked. Then samsung replace my board to new one without pay anything
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monyozt said:
For me warranty still important. Because last time i use galaxy note 1, while change rom from cm10 to miui my note bricked. Then samsung replace my board to new one without pay anything
Sent from my SM-N900 using xda premium
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That's what my point is about, sort of, if you brick your phone to the point where you get absolutely no output whatsoever, they wouldn't be able to tell what had happened anyway, and would have to change it.
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Will this method work with my phone
Model SM -N9005
Baseband - N9005XXUBMI6
Build - JSS15J.N9005XXUBMI7
I got the phone through Vodafone and i believe it has thier own firmware on there as it had Vodafone bundled apps on it.
And can i just check all this about KNOX warranty... It doesnt stop the phone working in anyway at all..... all it does it void the warranty? can i still use KNOX?
Thanks Guys
Amazing thank u so much waitin for n900 version
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DTMHibbert10 said:
Will this method work with my phone
Model SM -N9005
Baseband - N9005XXUBMI6
Build - JSS15J.N9005XXUBMI7
I got the phone through Vodafone and i believe it has thier own firmware on there as it had Vodafone bundled apps on it.
And can i just check all this about KNOX warranty... It doesnt stop the phone working in anyway at all..... all it does it void the warranty? can i still use KNOX?
Thanks Guys
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No, if you root you can also not use Knox anymore. May be never!
Thanks Dude! waiting for SM-n900 version
Envoyé avec Gnote 3 SM-N 900
Hi Guys
I have read on the internet that Samsung Galaxy S3 can be rooted without wiping the data i.e. without tripping the knox. This thread gave me a heads up on the basics
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
I still have few other questions, I am sorry if these are some silly questions but I don't have much knowledge about the rooting process. I have finally decided to root as I am fed up of Google's crap updates like Play magazine, hangouts etc etc and the fact that Samsung has forgotten its old customers is an icing on the cake. Anyways the questions are-
1. The main question can you please tell me the step by step procedure to root without loosing the data, i.e. without tripping Knox? And what does it mean actually?
2. In the thread mentioned above, it is written that there will be no more over the air(OTA) official updates. So, lets say Samsung releases a Kitkat update for S3(which isn't happening) then the one which I will get will be from the developers and not from Samsung right?
3. What exactly are toolkits?
4. How much time will rooting take?
Thanks
billubakra said:
Hi Guys
I have read on the internet that Samsung Galaxy S3 can be rooted without wiping the data i.e. without tripping the knox. This thread gave me a heads up on the basics
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367406
I still have few other questions, I am sorry if these are some silly questions but I don't have much knowledge about the rooting process. I have finally decided to root as I am fed up of Google's crap updates like Play magazine, hangouts etc etc and the fact that Samsung has forgotten its old customers is an icing on the cake. Anyways the questions are-
1. The main question can you please tell me the step by step procedure to root without loosing the data, i.e. without tripping Knox? And what does it mean actually?
2. In the thread mentioned above, it is written that there will be no more over the air(OTA) official updates. So, lets say Samsung releases a Kitkat update for S3(which isn't happening) then the one which I will get will be from the developers and not from Samsung right?
3. What exactly are toolkits?
4. How much time will rooting take?
Thanks
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Hey there firstly knox is security software built by samsung for some random reason http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/28/samsung-introduces-samsung-knox/ , knox has a counter which shows if you have flashed your device and therefore void your warranty .... rooting your device will set this counter to custom (but trust me its worth it) here is the link to chainfire autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/229/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip plug your phone into pc (download mode .... first power off then simultameously press volume dowm and home button and power button) open odin then click pda and choose the zip file CF- auto root that you downloaded. Ensure auto root and f reset time boxes are checked unselect anything else... rooting will probably take about a minute and half and boom you are there. Enjoy your amazing S3!! As for OTA you wont recieve samsung OTA as your devce will now say custom under status but some developers have OTA function but you have to flash their Rom in order to get it, I recommend SPR Rom, has great feautues and no bugs at all. Remember to flash philz recovery after rooting incase anything goes wrong. Good luck!!
johnjohnson250 said:
Hey there firstly knox is security software built by samsung for some random reason http://www.sammobile.com/2013/02/28/samsung-introduces-samsung-knox/ , knox has a counter which shows if you have flashed your device and therefore void your warranty .... rooting your device will set this counter to custom (but trust me its worth it) here is the link to chainfire autoroot http://download.chainfire.eu/229/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip plug your phone into pc (download mode .... first power off then simultameously press volume dowm and home button and power button) open odin then click pda and choose the zip file CF- auto root that you downloaded. Ensure auto root and f reset time boxes are checked unselect anything else... rooting will probably take about a minute and half and boom you are there. Enjoy your amazing S3!! As for OTA you wont recieve samsung OTA as your devce will now say custom under status but some developers have OTA function but you have to flash their Rom in order to get it, I recommend SPR Rom, has great feautues and no bugs at all. Remember to flash philz recovery after rooting incase anything goes wrong. Good luck!!
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Thank you for replying. There is no sign of Knox in my phone. How to check/open it in the phone itself? Is ODIN better than Kies? Will chainfire autoroot wipe off the phone's data? Is there any tutorial video for the same? How should I take backup of the whole data before following the rooting procedure?
billubakra said:
Thank you for replying. There is no sign of Knox in my phone. How to check/open it in the phone itself? Is ODIN better than Kies? Will chainfire autoroot wipe off the phone's data? Is there any tutorial video for the same? How should I take backup of the whole data before following the rooting procedure?
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There is no Knox in Galaxy S III roms...
You can't flash CF-Root and root your phone with Kies...
CF-ROOT doesn't wipe your data and everything still on their places
You cant backup whole rom without root and Clockwork Recovery mode....
Hi all, sorry for asking what has no doubt been asked before but I've been trawling through the forum and I'm struggling to find out what I want I know. I have an S6 Edge which I got from Carphonewarehouse on Vodafone (wish I'd stuck with Three) and I wanted to get the WIFI calling working because I'm often in areas where there is no signal (again, wish I'd stuck with Three!).
The phone doesn't have the WIFI calling option on it so from what I can gather, to get this working, I'll need to flash it with the Vodafone rom. I think I can just about bumble through this process with Odin but I can't work out if I'm going to lose functionality by doing it (specifically losing access to banking apps, losing fingerprint scanner, tripping Knox counter). I don't think I fully understand rooting and flashing and if they are one and the same thing or two separate things (I'm not interested in unlocking anything and tweaking registry type things, I literally just want the phone as it is now but with WIFI calling).
I'm a bit out of my depth on this tbh and from what I can see, if I trip Knox it can't be untripped. Can someone help point me in the right direction pretty please.
Thanks for any help.
Ok tripping knox will void samsung warrenty and samsung pay wont work, some banking apps may not work depends might have to google around and see if your will. Finger print scanner and everything else will work fine.
To flash and root are two different things. Rooting is to gain admin access on the software.
Flashing is done threw odin on a pc to change software, bootloaders, modems, recoverys things like that.
If u decide to flash a custom recovey like TWRP this can also do some of the things odin can the files are just in zip instead of tar for odin.
If ur looking to go to a new stock firmware then no need to root.
First ull have to make sure ur bootloader isnt locked cuz if it is i dont think you can flash other stock roms. I cant be totaly sure as mine is unlocked maybe someone else can chip in here.
If ur looking for wifi calling are there 3rd party apps in the play store that can do this for u?
Your also right about tripping knox once thats done no going back.
If all you want to do is flash the Vodafone firmware with odin, you will be fine and it will not trip knox, there are guides on here on how to do it. The phone was purchased from Carphonewarehouse like my own so the bootloader should be unlocked. Just make sure you read the guides fully and you should be good x
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Just to add my first s6 edge was purchased from Ebay and was 02 branded and i flashed it to generic using Odin knox was not tripped, because its a stock firmware it will not trip knox
Thanks xstokerx and jadaress1, I really appreciate you both responding. Jadaress1, you are spot on in so much as I just want to put the standard Vodafone firmware on which, as I understand it, incorporates an extra question in the Phone Settings to be able to switch WIFI calling on/off. I will have a good read of the guides on how to do it tonight and take the plunge, wish me luck !! Thanks again.
Well .... last night was interesting ... EPIC FAIL!
I downloaded the most recent UK Vodafone Rom for my model from Sammobile then set about putting the phone in download mode. All seemed fine, Odin 3 loaded up the Rom fine and picked up the Com for the phone so I hit "Start" then, just as it was about complete everything (literally about 1/2 mm away from complete on the Odin and Phone status bars) it came up "FAIL".
I waited, waited some more, nothing! I tried to flash it again, another FAIL. I downloaded the 2nd latest Vodafone Rom (I resorted to paying for the fast download option on Sammobile because I was in a state of panic ) and tried flashing that, still a FAIL. I then took the executive decision to disconnect the phone and try to reboot it (I knew this was probably stupid but had run out of options) and then got an error message saying I needed to do an emergency recovery. I tried to load up Smart Switch and was told the device was not supported.
At this point I'd lost the will and resigned myself to the fact I was going to have to buy a new phone!! ... finally, after several hours of trying various things, I found a solution which was to extract the hidden.img file from the Rom and flash that individual file to the phone and much to my relief, the phone started working again but ... still on the old software (and *#1234# no longer works, I get an error message if I try to do that now).
All in all, this was not the smoothest software flash So ... does anyone know what was likely to have caused the flash to fail both times? I'm contemplating trying it again if I can find out why if failed and fix the problem (I must be a glutton for punishment!!)
Thanks in advance for any help, all gratefully received
I'm guessing as there has been no replies that there is no obvious reason why flashing the Vodafone rom failed. I'm a bit reluctant to give it another go given that I very nearly didn't get the phone working again after my previous attempt so I guess I will have to live without wifi calling for now
Hello everyone!
i have samsung galaxy s3 (i9300).
and i have updated it with last LOS build "lineage-14.1-20170621-nightly-i9300-signed.zip", but nfc pay still doesn't work.
Android Pay says "nfc is needed in stores. This device does not support NFC payments, so you won't be able to use Android Pay in stores."
Does anyone have SGS3 and could anyone check this?
P.S.: I have original samsung nfs battery. And in the another apps nfc worked correct. I can write and read information by nfc in underground card.
It is very possible that android pay won't work because your device is rooted. I cannot test this because my device is rooted too and I don't use android pay.
There is a logical reason for my thinking. With root you have access to things you shouldn't and it is easy to compromise the android pay app should you have root access. This can only be tested by trying the app on a stock device that has never seen root or has been unrooted properly to show no evidence.
To do that, you must have a non-knox device. If knox is triggered you cannot reset it as that is a permanent change. Triggering knox shouldn't interfere but I imagine the security of android pay may look for this too. Knox is for businesses to know if the device has been tampered with. It is not for making the device any more data secure than a device without knox. It is purely a 'byte flag'.
AFAIK, the device must show 0 custom flashes, "original" custom binary and "official" status. This can be achieved via triangle away and flashing the stock rom, eventually ending up at a completely "out of the box" state device. Then android pay 'should' work as intended.
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shivadow said:
It is very possible that android pay won't work because your device is rooted. I cannot test this because my device is rooted too and I don't use android pay.
There is a logical reason for my thinking. With root you have access to things you shouldn't and it is easy to compromise the android pay app should you have root access. This can only be tested by trying the app on a stock device that has never seen root or has been unrooted properly to show no evidence.
To do that, you must have a non-knox device. If knox is triggered you cannot reset it as that is a permanent change. Triggering knox shouldn't interfere but I imagine the security of android pay may look for this too. Knox is for businesses to know if the device has been tampered with. It is not for making the device any more data secure than a device without knox. It is purely a 'byte flag'.
AFAIK, the device must show 0 custom flashes, "original" custom binary and "official" status. This can be achieved via triangle away and flashing the stock rom, eventually ending up at a completely "out of the box" state device. Then android pay 'should' work as intended.
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This issue is not exactly in "root" device, because "root"-device show another message, and also i have no root.
I read about this problem deeper - Samsung Galaxy S3 from CM11 to CM14.1 not support Host card Emulation (HCE).
I am trying to understanding, is it possible HCE enable in SGS3 and why it was not done?!
PS: There is issue CYAN-2935 about this problem on the old jira...
After doing some research it appears that most devices that accept hce have an official kitkat firmware. Some s3's didn't get a kitkat update at all. I doubt hce can be activated on a device that doesn't support that feature so you need to confirm which device you have. Only the s3's that have 1.5gb RAM got the kitkat update but that doesn't necessarily mean it is capable, it's just a step in the right direction. Have you checked to see if there's an app which could tell you if your device is capable?.
If you have only 1gb RAM then forget hce on that device.
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And some verions of galaxy s3 with 1.5gb ram - has no nfc )
Hello, seems things have become quite complicated and I really need some clarifications, here are my questions.
1 When knox was tripped a yellow triangle used to appear on boot, has this finally stopped? Has something else taken it's place (either visual or sound)?
2 Is a custom kernel still necessary because of Real-time Kernel Protection or does TWRP and no-verity patch take care of this too (I am using August 1 stock kernel)?
^ link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...cross-device-development/twrp-exynos-t3763464
Does this patch also include OEM unlock fix from dr.ketan? https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9-plus/how-to/guide-root-s9-oem-fix-t3763974
3 Google started banning non certified devices from using gapps (including google play) unless they are registered here: https://www.google.com/android/uncertified/
Will flashing TWRP, the above patches and Magisk cause this or will the device appear as certified? If it doesn't will a custom kernel avoid this? I'd like to be able to
integrate updated versions of system apps into the system partition so there will only be one copy of the app on device (the updated), plus add remove system apps,
will this cause problems with device certification and or Safety Net even if I use the patches? Will this also happen if I use a custom kernel? I want to keep my device as
stock as possible btw.
4 How should I update to newest firmware when it comes out? Flash the new firmware using Odin with home csc then flash all over again TWRP, the patches and Magisk? [and custom kernel if inevitable]
If so how can I tell whether the patches will work or not on the new firmware? Can an updated bootloader or a new update in general make TWRP fail to flash in Odin?
If frp comes back due to the new firmware, in conjuction with the gapps certification issue and because the phone may not work with the new update I will format or restore, will I be locked out of the
device unless I get to pc and register it to google (using adb to get the info) to pass the setup or flash stock again?
Thanks a lot in advance for any help.
I bump!
Surely there are people here who can answer at least some of the questions. Anyone who is rooted could at least answer question 1...
Edit: I decided since I am going to root in the end anyway might as well just do it, so I'll answer most of my own questions now in case someone else wants to know before root.
1 there are no more warnings (Samsung stopped putting the yellow triangle on boot screen to indicate tripped knox and nothing else took it's place). The only indicator is waranty void in download mode.
2,3,4 I decided to use SoLdieR9312s rom(which is complete stock rom incl stock kernel(or another) with extras like magisk included). The stock kernel from this rom is definitely cracked properly(for RKP protection), the device is certified in google play and I can change system apps as well without breaking it along with safety net.
It is still unknown to me whether or not the patches take care of this, I just assumed that they do not just to be safe.
Updates can be obtained from custom rom page :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...g96xf-fd-n-stock-rom-soldier9312-1-0-t3771346
and flashed with TWRP. This guarantees for uodates that frp will remain dead and kernel will remain patched I believe.