New to the Samsung community. Just upgraded to a S6 Edge from an M7. I'm used to the S-OFF or the normal Nexus unlock.
So exactly, what happens when you trip the Knox counter? What will you be able to do after?
lose warranty and unable to use samsung pay.
cfcryme said:
lose warranty and unable to use samsung pay.
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That part is understood. But I keep hearing "the bootloader is locked" but does tripping it unlock it?
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TheForceUnleashed said:
That part is understood. But I keep hearing "the bootloader is locked" but does tripping it unlock it?
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Of you trip Knox you will gain nothing. Their is no way to unlock the boot loader. Heck I don't even know how to trip Knox on the Verizon variant
Snowby123 said:
Of you trip Knox you will gain nothing. Their is no way to unlock the boot loader. Heck I don't even know how to trip Knox on the Verizon variant
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Ok, I thought it was similar to the s4 where you could trip Knox and then flash anything after.
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Is the galaxy s5 going to get root? If so how long? Can't wait to root this device!!
nbrent1007 said:
Is the galaxy s5 going to get root? If so how long? Can't wait to root this device!!
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Odin root may or may not be possible on the ATT variant, only time will tell.
It time to return s5
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I saw a post from Chainfire indicating he was releasing auto-roots for a bunch of variants today(he didn't mention which ones but I've got my fingers crossed). Apparently the current bottleneck is Sammy's crappy d/l servers.
Looks like no dice with Chainfire, at least for now. https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/JVxv5298wdU
Apparently he needs the recovery extracted from the firmware. I checked sammobile.com for our firmware and they haven't put it out yet. I sure hope they do.
johnnyutah22 said:
Looks like no dice with Chainfire, at least for now. https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/JVxv5298wdU
Apparently he needs the recovery extracted from the firmware. I checked sammobile.com for our firmware and they haven't put it out yet. I sure hope they do.
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Yeah thats the part I'm not following. Can't I pull this from the Phone with Odin and send it to him or does the dump function not work on the S5?
cciechad said:
Yeah thats the part I'm not following. Can't I pull this from the Phone with Odin and send it to him or does the dump function not work on the S5?
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You can't usually dump the recovery partition without having root...usually a custom recovery is needed...hence he needs the firmware which contains the recovery partition.
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cciechad said:
Yeah thats the part I'm not following. Can't I pull this from the Phone with Odin and send it to him or does the dump function not work on the S5?
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Chainfire has already said more than once that it can't be dumped.
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Just curious if we will be able to root without a unlocked bootloader. With other devices I don't recall that being an issue. But then again this is the first one I've had that's been this locked down.
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jayv81 said:
Just curious if we will be able to root without a unlocked bootloader. With other devices I don't recall that being an issue. But then again this is the first one I've had that's been this locked down.
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CF root likely won't work if the ATT BL is locked, but the only definitive way to check is to get the firmware and extract the recovery, send it to CF and have him package something up and then have someone flash with Odin, if the BL is locked, then it will either fail to flash, fail to boot, or worse, also once you flash anything not deemed official you trip the knox warranty flag and your without a warranty..
djkinetic said:
CF root likely won't work if the ATT BL is locked, but the only definitive way to check is to get the firmware and extract the recovery, send it to CF and have him package something up and then have someone flash with Odin, if the BL is locked, then it will either fail to flash, fail to boot, or worse, also once you flash anything not deemed official you trip the knox warranty flag and your without a warranty..
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The only thing that worries me is the worse part. Really don't care about warranty. Just don't want a brick
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I'm pretty sure root will break some things. I was able to sign up for Isis and get the $50 credit, but my wife wasn't able since her Note 3 is rooted. Google Wallet might still work though. Ready to root though.
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cerobles1 said:
I'm pretty sure root will break some things. I was able to sign up for Isis and get the $50 credit, but my wife wasn't able since her Note 3 is rooted. Google Wallet might still work though. Ready to root though.
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Do you have xposed framework installed on her note 3? If so use rootcloak and your problem is solved.
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nbrent1007 said:
Is the galaxy s5 going to get root? If so how long? Can't wait to root this device!!
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Hi. I need to know how to unroot my Galaxy S5 (AT&T) without tripping knox. This is an emergency because my phone has now been sold from ebay. Thank you in advance.
glossgloss said:
Hi. I need to know how to unroot my Galaxy S5 (AT&T) without tripping knox. This is an emergency because my phone has now been sold from ebay. Thank you in advance.
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Unroot from within the superSU app (if installed) or from the Towelroot app, flash a stock firmware rom and data factory reset.
Okay I can't flash stock. It always fails and my phon says binary >2 something 1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53454972&postcount=1
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53454972&postcount=1
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omg thank you so much
No problem.
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Anyone know of a good website where i can pay to unlock my phone? Tried searching on XDA but results came up mostly for the root unlock method which i cannot do..Thanks
Just get root without tripping knox 0x1 and purchase chainfire region unlock.
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gunde2014 said:
Just get root without tripping knox 0x1 and purchase chainfire region unlock.
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Does that work on the latest firmware?
Thanks
djteotancolis said:
Anyone know of a good website where i can pay to unlock my phone? Tried searching on XDA but results came up mostly for the root unlock method which i cannot do..Thanks
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Checkout cellunlocker.net. I used them to unlock my Note 4 and it works just fine. It was $30 and I got my unlock code in about 3 hours. No root required.
djteotancolis said:
Anyone know of a good website where i can pay to unlock my phone? Tried searching on XDA but results came up mostly for the root unlock method which i cannot do..Thanks
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I recommend you gsmliberty.net. Great company and fast service.
I made a simple tutorial video to root the Galaxy S6 using PingPong Root. This will NOT trip knox.
Hope it helps:
https://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
Note: Flashing a custom rom will trip knox
How to flash stock firmware on S6 (if you want to unroot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0BnfpNxEs
qbking77 said:
I made a simple tutorial video to root the Galaxy S6 using CF Auto root.
Hope it helps:
https://youtu.be/2rF2o9T6mmo
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Thanks for the video. Do you know of a method where I can do this on a Mac? Sold my windows machine and haven't gotten around to getting another. Again thank you for the video.
datdirtyscrew said:
Thanks for the video. Do you know of a method where I can do this on a Mac? Sold my windows machine and haven't gotten around to getting another. Again thank you for the video.
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There is JOdin for Mac
By chance there isn't a method to obtain root without a computer? Thanks
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Nope
Need a computer and it will trip Knox
TheArtiszan said:
Nope
Need a computer and it will trip Knox
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What exactly does it mean to trip Knox? Does it cause any problems in the future with updating the firmware, etc...?
SammyTRK said:
What exactly does it mean to trip Knox? Does it cause any problems in the future with updating the firmware, etc...?
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No. Just means you void your warranty with Samsung.
SammyTRK said:
What exactly does it mean to trip Knox? Does it cause any problems in the future with updating the firmware, etc...?
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datdirtyscrew said:
No. Just means you void your warranty with Samsung.
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Also there was talk that Samsung Pay might not work in the future. No way to tell until it comes out
That is the only reason I'm not rooting yet.
I really want to use Samsung pay
xda23 said:
By chance there isn't a method to obtain root without a computer? Thanks
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I have used iroot on other phones. Never tried it on s6 but im pretty sure it would work. Just install the app. You might have to go to a chinese sight with no english but just dowload it. The app has english so your good. It install its own su app which works well. Open the app and follow the instruction they are easy the app does qll the work.
xda23 said:
By chance there isn't a method to obtain root without a computer? Thanks
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Please do not try anything else besides Odin lol
Is this all i need to achieve unlimited hotspot?
Anyone else see this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/general/root-root-s6-coming-soon-t3098476 hopefully it will still work after 5.1.1
Updated the OP with my guide for pingpong root that doesn't trip knox!
https://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
qbking77 said:
Updated the OP with my guide for pingpong root that doesn't trip knox!
https://youtu.be/eAQ4WBg9xj0
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You might want to tell everybody in the op that as of right now flashing a custom recovery will trip knox.
So quick question guys:
If I root the S6 with the new tool, it won't trip Knox?
Once its rooted, would I be able to replace the lock screen with the one from stock android and replace the dialer with the google dialer? I love stock experience but I wanted a premium device so I went with the S6.
Thanks.
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Unrooting.
Is it possible to unroot at some point after using this method? Lets say I need to use my warranty for the phone. Is unrooting possible?
hutch2509 said:
Is it possible to unroot at some point after using this method? Lets say I need to use my warranty for the phone. Is unrooting possible?
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No.. Your warranty is gone forever.
Why do people keep asking this silly question, you root your phone you kiss your warranty goodbye.
hutch2509 said:
Is it possible to unroot at some point after using this method? Lets say I need to use my warranty for the phone. Is unrooting possible?
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Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv0BnfpNxEs
shook187 said:
No.. Your warranty is gone forever.
Why do people keep asking this silly question, you root your phone you kiss your warranty goodbye.
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You shouldn't answer unless you're sure. This root method can be reversed by used ODIN to completely go back to stock.
Cheers guys for looking.
Can I root my Note 5, flash a kernel etc and return to stock with no problems I.e tripping Knox, not being able to use Samsung Pay?
I've looked around and not got a definitive answer.
TIA,
Chris.
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Christopher.J.M said:
Cheers guys for looking.
Can I root my Note 5, flash a kernel etc and return to stock with no problems I.e tripping Knox, not being able to use Samsung Pay?
I've looked around and not got a definitive answer.
TIA,
Chris.
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Huh? What's your question?
No. You will trip Knox.
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JasonJoel said:
No. You will trip Knox.
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And what does tripping Knox do?
Making your warranty void.
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Making your warranty void.
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So if I flash back to stock I'll be able to update and use Samsung Pay etc.
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No. Once Knox is tripped you can't use samsung pay. Ever. Even if you flash back to stock.
Tripping Knox really only impacts use of samsung pay and shows a notification that the system is modified during boot. How big an issue those are you you, you need to decide.
Typically samsung will still repair phones with tripped Knox, but there are no guarantees. And whether you would be able to return a phone with tripped Knox is up to your retailer. No one here can answer that.
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