I have bought recently a Galaxy Alpha
Android : 4.4.4
Product code : SM-G850FHSEXEF
Version : G850FXXU2BNK3
I have rooted it with KingRoot
Why ? Because, I am living in France.
And in France, when you buy a product by web, you have 2 weeks during you can return the product if you are not satisfied with it.
And I doesn't want to use Odin due to the eFuse Knox
Nevertheless, I tried to connect by mirrorlink to my new car but it doesn't work.
I have installed Drivelink but no success
The galaxy alpha seems to be mirrorlink certified (soory, I can not post the link)
Due to the date of certification (April 2015) and these information in the following link (sorry I cannot put the link doclot.io/2015/04/29/6-mois-avec-le-samsung-galaxy-alpha/)
It seems that Mirrorlink work only with Lollipop
Do you know if , on Galaxy Alpha, mirrorlink works with KitKat or only lollipop ?
If it works only with Lollipop, I will have to update the android OS.
I have tried by OTA, but it doesn't work because It says that modification have been done
With Kies, It seems possible (I have not tried, I have just seen that a Lollipop update is proposed)
My question is root and lollipop.
How to keep root or to root after upgrade . Do I have to unroot before upgrade ?
Is Kingroot still working ? Or by Odin ?
I want to be root in order to delete somme applications I don't use
Thanks in advance for all your help.
The firmware Lollipop is G850FXXU2COD4 (thanks to Phone Info)
I can't answer your question concerning mirrorlink on lollipop (or even kitkat). I don't know if it works...never used it.
But to upgrade your device to Lollipop you can flash the 5.0.2 XEF factory image (original firmware) with Odin WITHOUT triggering KNOX. Only putting custom recovery to your phone triggers KNOX (that's what happens when you root your Lollipop firmware with Odin by flashing Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root). Kingroot does't work for our device on 5.0.2 Lollipop until now, I don't know if it ever will...
If you unroot your device you also should be able to receive OTA Lollipop update, KIES then also works.
So in the end, what do you recommend ?
* To keep root with kingroot, so updgrade with kies to lollipop and wait for two weeks and root with CF-Autoroot ?
* To use Super- Pro Sume, so upgrade with kies to lollipop and wait for two weeks and root with CF-Autoroot ?
* to unroot, so upgrade with OTA or Kies ?
* other ?
oursgentil said:
So in the end, what do you recommend ?
* To keep root with kingroot, so updgrade with kies to lollipop and wait for two weeks and root with CF-Autoroot ?
* To use Super- Pro Sume, so upgrade with kies to lollipop and wait for two weeks and root with CF-Autoroot ?
* to unroot, so upgrade with OTA or Kies ?
* other ?
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Upgrading to Lollipop will unroot your phone and you cannot gain root unless flashing CF-Auto-Root. If you want to stay rooted you have to stay on KitKat otherwise I would flash 5.0.2 XEF firmware with Odin and CF-Autoroot in two weeks.
oursgentil said:
I have bought recently a Galaxy Alpha
Android : 4.4.4
Product code : SM-G850FHSEXEF
Version : G850FXXU2BNK3
I have rooted it with KingRoot
Why ? Because, I am living in France.
And in France, when you buy a product by web, you have 2 weeks during you can return the product if you are not satisfied with it.
And I doesn't want to use Odin due to the eFuse Knox
Nevertheless, I tried to connect by mirrorlink to my new car but it doesn't work.
I have installed Drivelink but no success
The galaxy alpha seems to be mirrorlink certified (soory, I can not post the link)
Due to the date of certification (April 2015) and these information in the following link (sorry I cannot put the link doclot.io/2015/04/29/6-mois-avec-le-samsung-galaxy-alpha/)
It seems that Mirrorlink work only with Lollipop
Do you know if , on Galaxy Alpha, mirrorlink works with KitKat or only lollipop ?
If it works only with Lollipop, I will have to update the android OS.
I have tried by OTA, but it doesn't work because It says that modification have been done
With Kies, It seems possible (I have not tried, I have just seen that a Lollipop update is proposed)
My question is root and lollipop.
How to keep root or to root after upgrade . Do I have to unroot before upgrade ?
Is Kingroot still working ? Or by Odin ?
I want to be root in order to delete somme applications I don't use
Thanks in advance for all your help.
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It is possible for ODIN. Use CF-Auto-Root.tar
I have switched to Lollipop with Kies.
So with Lollipop you have acces to mirrorlink (and also android auto)
But I have losed my root....
When I check to CF_Autoroot, it shows
samsung SM-G850F sltexx slte universal5430 exynos5 KTU84P.G850FXXU2ANI2 4.4.4
So no mention of lollipop.
Is any way to root a galaxy alpha with Lollipop ?
Thanks
oursgentil said:
I have switched to Lollipop with Kies.
So with Lollipop you have acces to mirrorlink (and also android auto)
But I have losed my root....
When I check to CF_Autoroot, it shows
samsung SM-G850F sltexx slte universal5430 exynos5 KTU84P.G850FXXU2ANI2 4.4.4
So no mention of lollipop.
Is any way to root a galaxy alpha with Lollipop ?
Thanks
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CF_Autoroot also works for Lollipop, here's the link to chainfire's page with the download: https://download.chainfire.eu/529/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-slte-sltexx-smg850f.zip
Hi there folks. I got my Huawei Honor 7 phone for two months ago and I'm loving it, currently rooted it and everything except being unable to install Xposed on it, which I'll get to soon.
Now, the main problem is that I'm unable to update my phone in any way, not via the Updater app nor Local update, so I'm kinda stuck. (Wanting to download the YODA ROM 6.0 B250 to install Xposed with)
Is there some problem with it being the Chinese model? I currently have B173 installed and I assume I can't download an European update.app and upgrade it or? Do I need to debrand it? How?
Need some serious help, everything is confusing at the moment.
EDIT: Fixed with downgrading, suddenly got to upgrade via the OTA then!
Hi, i wanted a little help from the pro guys out there.
I recently bought a Galaxy s6 (sm g920f). It was on Android 6.0.1 and i should be able to upgrade to Android 7.0. However, the software update button doesn't respond i.e it doesn't even open at all like no response at all. Then i used Smart Switch. No help there too. Then i decided to update it manually(my first try). Downloaded the firmware from Sammmobile for g920f and when everything was ready then i discovered in the download mode that the device is G920P, not G920F. I almost flashed it. Then i went to check if there were updates for the firmware of G920P. I found them and i discovered that most of the G920P were the American models of Sprint and Virgin etc but i couldn't find any sign of the Sprint/Virgin apps or logo etc. Then it occurred to me that the phone might be rooted but my brother also has an s6 which is rooted and samsung health doesn't work on it because of it being rooted. But my Samsung health app works just fine. I downloaded Root checker and it says "root hasn't been installed properly". So now i'm confused as to which firmware should i download from SammMobile and will it affect my root? If the phone is of Sprint(which i think it is) will i be unable to use my local SIM.?
Thanks in advance.
Hi, I have the version 7.1.2 of android on my phoenix 4 and I want to update it to 8.1 but although the official update exists, my cell phone simply does not receive it because it is from at & t and I currently do not use at & t. Can anybody help me?
Josner said:
Hi, I have the version 7.1.2 of android on my phoenix 4 and I want to update it to 8.1 but although the official update exists, my cell phone simply does not receive it because it is from at & t and I currently do not use at & t. Can anybody help me?
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I too am trying to update and no longer in AT&T range. Even using LG Bridge, it comes back saying it can't determine version and won't update. I found some discussions that "Tec's Aristo 2 Tutorial's" should work for Phoenix 4, but those that have successfully rooted and/or installed new ROM seem to lose touchscreen functionality and even flashing stock back does not restore the touchscreen.
So seems it is close, but not close enough to risk turning it into a brick. Anyone out there have luck with updating this phone without connection to AT&T towers?
Last time I tried rooting was in 2016/2017 using Super SU but now many years later I want to try to root my phone again. I have Galaxy S21 ( Exynos ) and I was wondering what would be the easiest way that won't cause too much trouble.
What are the pros and cons of rooting a phone in 2021 and are there any dealbreakers like not being able to recieve system updates or banking apps not working at all.
I would also like to know if there are any android 10 based custom ROM's for Galaxy S21 currently?
Seeni276 said:
Last time I tried rooting was in 2016/2017 using Super SU but now many years later I want to try to root my phone again. I have Galaxy S21 ( Exynos ) and I was wondering what would be the easiest way that won't cause too much trouble.
What are the pros and cons of rooting a phone in 2021 and are there any dealbreakers like not being able to recieve system updates or banking apps not working at all.
I would also like to know if there are any android 10 based custom ROM's for Galaxy S21 currently?
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In order to root you need to unlock your bootloader, which means no system updates. Most apps will still work if you install Magisk (SuperSU equivalent). There are not really any roms yet, but you can see that easily from the rom section of this forum:
Samsung Galaxy S21 ROMs, Kernel
Improve your Samsung Galaxy S21's battery life, performance, and look by rooting it and installing a custom ROM, kernel, and more.
forum.xda-developers.com
Hi,
Since there's no custom ROM for this model, I wanted to try the GSI way.
I've installed TWRP on my S21 (o1s) following this procedure : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-for-galaxy-s21-exynos.4241869/#post-84592059
Then, I flashed /e/ OS from here : https://images.ecloud.global/dev/treble_arm64_bvN/
However, the phone keeps bootlooping after displaying "This phone is not running Samsung's official software. You may have problems with features or security, and you won't be able to install software updates."
I believe I'm missing a step in my installation (something about vbmeta maybe ?). Can anyone help me ? It's my first time dealing with recent Samsung phones (= post-Galaxy S9).
(I've also posted this question here : https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/issues/2006)