Any confirmation on whether the boot loader will be locked down like US s7 edge?
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Depends but i'm not sure if they will lock it as international models i.e. SM-N930F are unlocked but the Knox Counter will be tripped in exchange for root
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Just a question im hoping someone can help me with
I have an S4 mini, I-9197 with std firmware, 4.2.2
build is I9197XXUBML3 which has knox and locked bootloader
I would like to get root on this device to run a particular app, but according to CF website
"UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS If you have locked bootloaders, flashing one of these will probably brick your device"
So has anyone sucessfully got root on this model phone and software or is it not possible due to locked bootloader and potentially bricking it,
Im not concerned with KNOX warranty status as i dont use any apps that need it, just need root access.
jamies22 said:
Just a question im hoping someone can help me with
I have an S4 mini, I-9197 with std firmware, 4.2.2
build is I9197XXUBML3 which has knox and locked bootloader
I would like to get root on this device to run a particular app, but according to CF website
"UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS If you have locked bootloaders, flashing one of these will probably brick your device"
So has anyone sucessfully got root on this model phone and software or is it not possible due to locked bootloader and potentially bricking it,
Im not concerned with KNOX warranty status as i dont use any apps that need it, just need root access.
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Try Towelroot
https://towelroot.com/
download, install and that should do the magic.
have tried towelroot but phone just reboots therefore is unsucessful
I guess that that phone is completely locked from modification.
Keep in mind that I'm not an expert on the custom side of android. I've only so far managed to flash cyanogen and root my device
Here are my questions:
Is every samsung phone's bootloader unlockable? I was locked into the stock rom on my xperia because - "Bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Is there any sort of mechanism preventing me from unlocking the bootloader on the s4 mini, like on my xperia M?
Will "knox/eFuse" (what's the difference?) brick my phone if i try to flash something?
I've already went into download mode and knox wasn't tripped, says 0x0.
Thanks for reading
kviki said:
Keep in mind that I'm not an expert on the custom side of android. I've only so far managed to flash cyanogen and root my device
Here are my questions:
Is every samsung phone's bootloader unlockable? I was locked into the stock rom on my xperia because - "Bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Is there any sort of mechanism preventing me from unlocking the bootloader on the s4 mini, like on my xperia M?
Will "knox/eFuse" (what's the difference?) brick my phone if i try to flash something?
I've already went into download mode and knox wasn't tripped, says 0x0.
Thanks for reading
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Most samsung devices don't require unlocked bootloaders , you can directly flash roms after you root the device and put a custom recovery ( TWRP/CWM )
Tripping knox/efuse it only voids warranty
I've rooted a few devices in the past, but I've never unlocked any phones with this T-Mobile Device Unlock app.
Could anyone tell me if rooting and tripping the Knox counter affects unlocking using the T-Mobile app? I don't think it would but I'd like to be sure I can still unlock my device in the future after rooting my device.
Has anyone rooted first and then unlocked their T-Mobile S6 Edge?
Thanks in advance
sho51 said:
I've rooted a few devices in the past, but I've never unlocked any phones with this T-Mobile Device Unlock app.
Could anyone tell me if rooting and tripping the Knox counter affects unlocking using the T-Mobile app? I don't think it would but I'd like to be sure I can still unlock my device in the future after rooting my device.
Has anyone rooted first and then unlocked their T-Mobile S6 Edge?
Thanks in advance
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nah dude. I rooted the TMob S6 Edge I have here and even froze the unlock app via Titanium Backup. it does nothing. I purchased this phone for our store with the intention of unlocking it because it was financed only to find out its damn near impossible. Waiting on a software fix. Maybe a custom ROM or flashing AT&T's software if its released..
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I did the Unlocked OEM succes, but not root process, and right now i cant use the whole app of knox samsung as samsung pass, samsung pay, netflix.
I didn´t know, doing the Unlocked OEM the phone wouldn´t work as if it were root.
Somebody would help me to get back the Unlocked OEM for can use the mentioned APPs.? please.....
tradermax said:
Hi
I did the Unlocked OEM succes, but not root process, and right now i cant use the whole app of knox samsung as samsung pass, samsung pay, netflix.
I didn´t know, doing the Unlocked OEM the phone wouldn´t work as if it were root.
Somebody would help me to get back the Unlocked OEM for can use the mentioned APPs.? please.....
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The same way you got rid of it. Same process.
Brava27 said:
The same way you got rid of it. Same process.
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Hi
Thank you so much but you cannot explain me step by step because I'm not sure the right way.
Pretty sure with Samsungs once you trip Knox there's no way back. Made that mistake with Tab S4
tradermax said:
Hi
I did the Unlocked OEM succes, but not root process, and right now i cant use the whole app of knox samsung as samsung pass, samsung pay, netflix.
I didn´t know, doing the Unlocked OEM the phone wouldn´t work as if it were root.
Somebody would help me to get back the Unlocked OEM for can use the mentioned APPs.? please.....
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Not sure what exactly you did.
Do you mean you just toggled "allow OEM unlock" in Developer Settings? If so, just go back to Developer Setting and toggle it back off.
Do you mean you booted into Download mode and confirmed you wanted to unlock the bootloader? If that's the case, I'm not sure. Maybe boot into Download mode again and see if there's an option to relock it?
Either way, unlocking the bootloader should not have tripped Knox or prevented you from using Knox services.
Now. If you unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP or any custom firmware, then Knox is tripped and that is irreversible. If that's the case you'll never be able to use Knox services on that device again.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Not sure what exactly you did.
Do you mean you just toggled "allow OEM unlock" in Developer Settings? If so, just go back to Developer Setting and toggle it back off.
Do you mean you booted into Download mode and confirmed you wanted to unlock the bootloader? If that's the case, I'm not sure. Maybe boot into Download mode again and see if there's an option to relock it?
Either way, unlocking the bootloader should not have tripped Knox or prevented you from using Knox services.
Now. If you unlocked the bootloader and flashed TWRP or any custom firmware, then Knox is tripped and that is irreversible. If that's the case you'll never be able to use Knox services on that device again.
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I think once you unlock it trips Knox as it considers itself "vulnerable" then.
jjayzx said:
I think once you unlock it trips Knox as it considers itself "vulnerable" then.
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I used to think that as well; however, I've been told by a few Exynos users that unlocking bootloader itself will not trip Knox. I did some research last night and the site's I found agreed. Knox is not tripped until a custom recovery or firmware is flashed.
I'm NOT saying I'm 100% right about that. I have a US Snapdragon and haven't unlocked a bootloader since the S7Edge (I bought a Exynos model of that phone from eBay). I'm just researching and trying to help the OP best I can. It sounds like he tripped Knox and that can't be reversed, but won't know until we find out exactly what he did.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
I used to think that as well; however, I've been told by a few Exynos users that unlocking bootloader itself will not trip Knox. I did some research last night and the site's I found agreed. Knox is not tripped until a custom recovery or firmware is flashed.
I'm NOT saying I'm 100% right about that. I have a US Snapdragon and haven't unlocked a bootloader since the S7Edge (I bought a Exynos model of that phone from eBay). I'm just researching and trying to help the OP best I can. It sounds like he tripped Knox and that can't be reversed, but won't know until we find out exactly what he did.
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Yea SD here, he might have done something more than, instead of just toggling.
Hey there, I'm a newbie to rooting and stuff similar, my question is can you use the download mode to install a custom OS on to a US Snapdragon? I want to try to root my phone mainly to remove bloatware and tinker around a bit.
No you can't (US models are bootloader locked) UNLESS you go the route found in the "Bounty for U.S model" route in one of the threads here. It is a pay for BL unlock method, so just know that. Afaik it is the only way to get your model unlocked to be able to run custom OS/root.
[Bounty] SM-N975U1 Note 10+ (USA unlocked version) bootloader unlock and root method
I wanted to start a Bounty for a root method in the SM-N975U1 unlocked US model of the Now 10+. Bounty will be awarded to the first CONFIRMED successful method to unlock the bootloader and root SM-N975U1 unlocked US model of the Now 10+. Xda...
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There you go, check last 10 or so pages, you should see the website/group that does the mod