Sorry, but there are so much misunderstandings about knox counter tripping. Some sources say, that downgrading via Odin using stock firmware will trip KNOX counter, some - that it won't. As understand, it depends on the mobile phone model.
So the same old question:
I have G850F stock Android Lollipop 5.0.2 (upgraded officially via Android itself) not rooted. And i want to downgrade to 4.4.4 via Odin using the stock firmware at sammobile. Will this method trip my KNOX counter ?
No, it doesn't affect KNOX (i've SM-G850F too)
If knox is already tripped then it will remain the same way but if its not tripped yet then odin will not trip it
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Hello , My I9300 is running MK7 Bootloader (part of 4.3 firmware) , and NO matter what i tried TriangleAway wouldn't reset the flash counter, so from what i understand I have to flash older Bootloader to get T/A working again , i have the XXELLA file , a 4.1.2 bootloader that from what i read supposed to still work with T/A , but as my phone is running on 4.3 bootloader i am afraid flashing a 4.1.2 bootloader will brick it , tried to do a search but couldn't really find much data on flashing 4.1.2 bootloader when a 4.3 one is installed.
Why start a new thread? Read the other one you already posted in.
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a while ago i updated my galaxy s4 to kitkat and rooted it , at which time i didn't know about Knox warranty void. recently i was trying to flash my i9505 with the official lollipop firmware but to no success and in Odin mode the Knox counter is at 1. and after much googling i found that once the Knox warranty is ticked there i no way of going back and i cant install any higher official firmware because they are Knox enabled. so my question is is there anyway to flash my s4 with official lollipop firmware from sammobile or if its not possible what about custom roms can i flash my phone with them if so please do tell custom roms which are very similar with the official Samsung ROM.
additional my mobiles is originally a sprint variant of s4 which is now unlocked so must i use the firmware for l720(snapdragon) or any firmware for i9505 works. also i was able to flash CWM recovery on it with odin with out any problem but i always get error when i try to flash it with official firmware as soon as it starts and in odin mode it says write protection is enabled..............any help will be appreciated.
Sometime today i get a new s9+ it will come with the vodafone uk bloatware on, if i was to flash the btu firmware would that count as unofficial firmware and trip knox?
No, so long as you don't root your phone, you should be fine.
Thats good to know
I dont suppose anyone has yet made an app that allows you to remove system apps without root?
Package disabler pro. You'll have to search for it.
Hi Melliwuk - did you end up flashing your phone to BTU? What was your experience? I have S9+ (SM-G965F) and am on an O2/O2/O2 CSC and want to switch to BTU, but like you don't want to trip Knox! TIA
clipper2007 said:
Hi Melliwuk - did you end up flashing your phone to BTU? What was your experience? I have S9+ (SM-G965F) and am on an O2/O2/O2 CSC and want to switch to BTU, but like you don't want to trip Knox! TIA
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Flashing official Samsung firmware with Odin will never trip KNOX, only flashing custom software like roms, kernels and recovery will trip KNOX.
clipper2007 said:
Hi Melliwuk - did you end up flashing your phone to BTU? What was your experience? I have S9+ (SM-G965F) and am on an O2/O2/O2 CSC and want to switch to BTU, but like you don't want to trip Knox! TIA
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As @gee2012 said above, flashing official firmware won't trip Knox.
You just flash the firmware files in Odin. It's quite straight forward. Follow this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ficial-stock-firmware-thread-samsung-t3764479
You can download the latest BTU firmware here: https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=C397FC9F516E11E89F15FA163EE8F90B
Many thanks for the confirmation and the links @gee2012 and @the_scotsman!
hey but do we have the same problem like the s8? I mean with the CSC code, that if i flash the BTU I will have the default CSC and for have problems with samsung pay?
Hello everyone…
I have a Galaxy S9 plus SM-G965F that came with a branded firmware with Security patch of agoust. I flashed a stock firmware without brand ITV with security patch of October.
Since I've flashed it I noticed that the signal is a little lower than before.
My question is this, can I flash the modem (CP) of the previous firmware even if it is from an older security patch firmware?
Will this flash trigger the Knox counter?
Thanks a lot and forgive me for my bad English...
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Hello everyone…
I have a Galaxy S9 plus SM-G965F that came with a branded firmware with Security patch of agoust. I flashed a stock firmware without brand ITV with security patch of October.
Since I've flashed it I noticed that the signal is a little lower than before.
My question is this, can I flash the modem (CP) of the previous firmware even if it is from an older security patch firmware?
Will this flash trigger the Knox counter?
Thanks a lot and forgive me for my bad English...
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Today I flashed CP from PSN rom (it´s my network operator) in a CHO ROM without problems and not tripping knox...
Flashing firmware shouldn't trip Knox, only unlocking/rooting it.
Hi,
Really noob question here.
If I change the XSG ROM that comes with my phone by flashing the BTU ROM on it, does it trips knox?
XSG takes too long to get updates and I would like to switch to BTU, but keep everything legal and working.
I make use of knox so I don't want to loose any secure feature, plus I want to keep it same as I bought it.
Thanks!
PS: If I flash BTU ROM, do I have to reset before or after flashing o I can continue using it like I was with XSG?
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Flashing official roms doesn't void warranty, nor does it trip knox. If you flash HOME_CSC, your device won't be wiped, if you flash the other CSC, your phone will be wiped.