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Android Pay doesn't work on my device

Hi there,
It's exciting that Android pay supports Australian bank. However, when I downloaded it and was adding card, it shows "Google is unable to verify the device..." I rooted my p9, but I unchecked superuser before adding credit card. It still doesn't work on my phone. Does anyone know about this?
Cheers.

You have to reflash a stock ROM.

nuttzo33 said:
You have to reflash a stock ROM.
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Thanks mate. I'll have a try today.

If you have an eva-l09 model then flash paulobriens stock rom here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/stock-rom-dload-file-p9-eva-l09-b136-t3382818
Then unlock bootloader and flash twrp.
Then flash this zip file in twrp
http://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/development/c432-oeminfo-flash-twrp-t3384903
Then reflash the stock rom again and you will have Android pay back and bootloader will be relocked.

Actually if you already have twrp installed you could probably just flash the custom OEM and then flash the stock rom.
Do a twrp backup first though

I decided that Android Pay isn't worth it for me. I use Xposed way more than I would use Android Pay. Plus Commonwealth Banks tap to pay works with root blocker in Xposed. So my main bank works for NFC payments. Although Westpac, my other bank is pretty much the worst with tech support. They did some deal with Samsung where only Samsung devices are supported for NFC payments - it's the freaking worst. They insist that it's to do with security, but it's a load of crap.

nuttzo33 said:
Actually if you already have twrp installed you could probably just flash the custom OEM and then flash the stock rom.
Do a twrp backup first though
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Thanks a lot! Appreciate it.

bunnybash said:
I decided that Android Pay isn't worth it for me. I use Xposed way more than I would use Android Pay. Plus Commonwealth Banks tap to pay works with root blocker in Xposed. So my main bank works for NFC payments. Although Westpac, my other bank is pretty much the worst with tech support. They did some deal with Samsung where only Samsung devices are supported for NFC payments - it's the freaking worst. They insist that it's to do with security, but it's a load of crap.
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All right. But unfortunately my bank is ANZ. I was really surprised cuz it support Android pay now. I really like using the app from Google, that's why I want to have a try. Anyway, I'll restore my phone and have a try again.

Hi Guys, I've managed to get through every stage of this until it gets to reflashing the stock rom at the end. For some reason it just goes back into TWRP when rebooting. Is that supposed to happen and if so what next?
I'm guessing I may have gone wrong somewhere along the lines?!

!HELP! cannot unroot Note 8 via flash with odin and reinstall stock android firmware

Greetings from germany,
a buddy of mine got a Note 8 from a shady seller and it turned out that it had a custom rom:
Basisbandversion: N950FXXU1AQHB
Kernel-Version: 4.4.13-theGreatDream-v1.0.0
[email protected] #1
But he couldn't do any updates with it and quite a few apps didn't work because they said: "device is rooted and because of security policy etc..." (crudely translated from german)
such as the samsung and banking apps.
So we tried to go with the guide on how to flash and restore the device to stock firmware with odin.
For that i downloaded the N950FXXU1AQH9 version which is for the region germany and that seemed to be the most reasonable choice in the vast variety of approx. 200 available versions.
We did everything exactly as described in the guide and everything seemed to work perfectly. Updates were working again and also the banking app worked.
But the day after he wanted to try the Samsung Health app and it reported to not work because "security policy, can't open on a rooted device" (crudely translated from german again)
and others like the banking app also stopped working and reported the same.
Although we installed the N950FXXU1AQH9 version it now says in the softwareinformation that N950FXXU2BQKG is installed Oo
Strangely he also tried some apps to root/unroot like superSU etc. and they all told him "your device isn't rooted"
So regular apps tell "can't work because device is rooted" and root apps tell "can't unroot because device isn't rooted"
So i ask humbly: where is the error in this mess? What shall we do to make this device into a perfectly funtioning unrooted freshly fabricated note 8 again?
Thanks in advance

puzzlednerd said:
Greetings from germany,
a buddy of mine got a Note 8 from a shady seller and it turned out that it had a custom rom:
Basisbandversion: N950FXXU1AQHB
Kernel-Version: 4.4.13-theGreatDream-v1.0.0
[email protected] #1
But he couldn't do any updates with it and quite a few apps didn't work because they said: "device is rooted and because of security policy etc..." (crudely translated from german)
such as the samsung and banking apps.
So we tried to go with the guide on how to flash and restore the device to stock firmware with odin.
For that i downloaded the N950FXXU1AQH9 version which is for the region germany and that seemed to be the most reasonable choice in the vast variety of approx. 200 available versions.
We did everything exactly as described in the guide and everything seemed to work perfectly. Updates were working again and also the banking app worked.
But the day after he wanted to try the Samsung Health app and it reported to not work because "security policy, can't open on a rooted device" (crudely translated from german again)
and others like the banking app also stopped working and reported the same.
Although we installed the N950FXXU1AQH9 version it now says in the softwareinformation that N950FXXU2BQKG is installed Oo
Strangely he also tried some apps to root/unroot like superSU etc. and they all told him "your device isn't rooted"
So regular apps tell "can't work because device is rooted" and root apps tell "can't unroot because device isn't rooted"
So i ask humbly: where is the error in this mess? What shall we do to make this device into a perfectly funtioning unrooted freshly fabricated note 8 again?
Thanks in advance
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I think that once rooted and Knox has been triggered the banking apps and certainly Samsung Pay will never work! I'm not thinking of rooting my SM-N9500 (I don't think I can anyway as it's Snapdragon), I used to root to get rid of adverts but Samsung have an app for that!
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Once KNOX hasa been tripped its a can't be restored... You might b able to trick some of the apps into working by using a custom kernel but secure folder and KNOX are gone like the dinosaurs...
You should be able to find out about the custom kernels & how to flash by doing some reading.

robmeik said:
I think that once rooted and Knox has been triggered the banking apps and certainly Samsung Pay will never work! I'm not thinking of rooting my SM-N9500 (I don't think I can anyway as it's Snapdragon), I used to root to get rid of adverts but Samsung have an app for that!
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I agree with this, I know that once rooted, some apps will not work anymore on that particular device, regardless of what you will plan on doing with that device.

knox is tripped.
the phone has most likely been successfully unrooted, but rooting it permanently makes alterations to a chip on the motherboard.
some apps will never trust this phone again, unless you can hide the knox fuse status.
so to get full use of the phone again you'll have to root it again and look into some root hiding apps/mods.
unfortunately I can't help you any further with that, I haven't rooted a knox-enabled device since the note 2.

Firstly thanks for all the enlightening answers. Now we are getting a bit closer.
I have just started with those topics on modding (rooting) of smartphones a few days ago and none of the guides i read mentioned anything about knox.
But yeah everything is gonna be more complex than anticipated. I will have to start digging deeper into this matter and try out a lot more of modded kernels and root hiding tools etc. to restore funtionality.
I will keep you updated on my progress... or lack of it :]

puzzlednerd said:
On another matter: The guy that "sold" my buddy this Note 8 seemed to be very eager to give it to him. At first he made an offer on local ebay and said that he didn't want his note 8 because it is rooted and modded etc.
My buddy made an agreement with him to exchange his older less worth samsung, which was all original and unrooted, for the sellers note 8. The seller complied although the difference in worth was approx. 250 Euro.
My buddy was happy that he made great deal... at first...
Later we found out that the same seller is selling my buddies old phone on local ebay again and surprise surprise it's rooted and modded again and offered for a much smaller price than what it's worth.
Now... is it possible to root and hack those phones with lets say... keyloggers and give them to unsuspected customers that enter all their account data and banking information?
Otherwise i have no idea why this seller is practically almost giving them away for nothing and is rooting formerly unrooted devices and sells them with the point that he doesn't want rooted devices and losing money with every trade.
Scam detected? What do you think?
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we think it does not belong here. create your own thread on another forum and the topic of speculation-conspiracy

Then please pardon me dear sir. above part moved to offtopic:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/off-topic/scam-detected-topic-speculation-t3740922

What will I lose if I decide to root and install xposed?

I have the 12gb/512gb variant with WW rom from ebay. I am very happy with the phone and I love it a bunch. I've always been an avid android power user and with several of my previous phones I have always ran a custom rooted rom.
Now, my question is, recently I understand that Magisk and edxposed don't hide themselves all that well from banking apps. My primary concerns are google pay and the banking apps I have, is anyone right now running root with magisk and presumably edxposed with the safetynet passed? What other things may I potentially lose if I go down that road?
Additionally, does edxposed offer all the benefits xposed did when I ran it on kitkat and nougat? Thank you for your wisdom, I truly appreciate it!

I would like to know, too.
I remember I did root my phone's when Android KitKat was the latest Android version.
Xposed was very useful in customising the phone. Nowadays, companies like Samsung offer alot of customizing options from their own software.
How about with the Asus Rog Phone 2?
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MrKioFLow said:
I have the 12gb/512gb variant with WW rom from ebay. I am very happy with the phone and I love it a bunch. I've always been an avid android power user and with several of my previous phones I have always ran a custom rooted rom.
Now, my question is, recently I understand that Magisk and edxposed don't hide themselves all that well from banking apps. My primary concerns are google pay and the banking apps I have, is anyone right now running root with magisk and presumably edxposed with the safetynet passed? What other things may I potentially lose if I go down that road?
Additionally, does edxposed offer all the benefits xposed did when I ran it on kitkat and nougat? Thank you for your wisdom, I truly appreciate it!
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but my guess is that your phone has been flashed with the WW rom. Meaning it's not the genuine software that came with the device which should be a CN rom instead since the international version isn't out yet. Unless the device is imported from one of the countries with the WW rom onboard.
How to know?, Simple have you gotten an OTA update since you got it, when you try to update manually what message you get?.
If my hypothesis is correct, then it means you will not get future updates unless you are back to the rom that came with the device. Anyway what does all of this mean, it means you have to 2 options to consider. Either go to ASUS service center near you tell them about your device and I think they will be able to flash back the CN rom that came with the device for a small fee or maybe for free depending on your luck. The other option is to simply root, might as well do it since you have lost OTA updates anyway until a solution is figured out by the community.
Coming back to your question, what are the drawbacks of rooting. Well only 2; the loss of warranty and future OTA updates pretty much that's it.

Rashad83 said:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but my guess is that your phone has been flashed with the WW rom. Meaning it's not the genuine software that came with the device which should be a CN rom instead since the international version isn't out yet. Unless the device is imported from one of the countries with the WW rom onboard.
How to know?, Simple have you gotten an OTA update since you got it, when you try to update manually what message you get?.
If my hypothesis is correct, then it means you will not get future updates unless you are back to the rom that came with the device. Anyway what does all of this mean, it means you have to 2 options to consider. Either go to ASUS service center near you tell them about your device and I think they will be able to flash back the CN rom that came with the device for a small fee or maybe for free depending on your luck. The other option is to simply root, might as well do it since you have lost OTA updates anyway until a solution is figured out by the community.
Coming back to your question, what are the drawbacks of rooting. Well only 2; the loss of warranty and future OTA updates pretty much that's it.
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Loss of warranty for a $850 phone is a big deal and on top of that no OTA is a big bummer if we can't get updates to improve performance.
I just hope I don't need to root just to get Nova Launcher working with the global model.
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Rashad83 said:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but my guess is that your phone has been flashed with the WW rom. Meaning it's not the genuine software that came with the device which should be a CN rom instead since the international version isn't out yet. Unless the device is imported from one of the countries with the WW rom onboard.
How to know?, Simple have you gotten an OTA update since you got it, when you try to update manually what message you get?.
If my hypothesis is correct, then it means you will not get future updates unless you are back to the rom that came with the device. Anyway what does all of this mean, it means you have to 2 options to consider. Either go to ASUS service center near you tell them about your device and I think they will be able to flash back the CN rom that came with the device for a small fee or maybe for free depending on your luck. The other option is to simply root, might as well do it since you have lost OTA updates anyway until a solution is figured out by the community.
Coming back to your question, what are the drawbacks of rooting. Well only 2; the loss of warranty and future OTA updates pretty much that's it.
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By the looks of it I think you are right. I am still on the older variant of the WW rom and all my paperwork and supporting documents are in Chinese. In any case, that doesn't bother me all that much as I have 30 days to return it and hopefully the global variant is announced by then, so I can fully compare the two.
With WW already being flashed over CN then I am not worried about warranty as it is already void with them flashing WW over, and if I go the root path I can flash whatever variants I choose, presuming I know what I am doing. So to follow up, what do you think about safetynet passing? OTA and warranty are not my primary concerns, my day to day use of the phone is. If I cannot use my finance apps along with google pay, that is a bigger hit than warranty ever will be. Thank you for your response.

MrKioFLow said:
By the looks of it I think you are right. I am still on the older variant of the WW rom and all my paperwork and supporting documents are in Chinese. In any case, that doesn't bother me all that much as I have 30 days to return it and hopefully the global variant is announced by then, so I can fully compare the two.
With WW already being flashed over CN then I am not worried about warranty as it is already void with them flashing WW over, and if I go the root path I can flash whatever variants I choose, presuming I know what I am doing. So to follow up, what do you think about safetynet passing? OTA and warranty are not my primary concerns, my day to day use of the phone is. If I cannot use my finance apps along with google pay, that is a bigger hit than warranty ever will be. Thank you for your response.
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Regarding SafetyNet I heard from others who flashed the latest WW rom, SafteyNet passes but not the case on the previous rom. Anyway regarding my device I have no issues with SafteyNet or banking apps. If you want my opinion i would advise to return the device if possible and to get the international version instead if not you can also get SafteyNet to pass either by updating to the latest WW rom or by rooting and altering some code lines to making it pass.

Which ROM to use?

I purchased a Note 8 quite some time ago from Amazon.de. I not so long ago updated the ROM to the latest android version 9 for my mobile provider EE. I downloaded from sammobile but recently I've noticed slow performance and also not being able to see Netflix on the store, even when I install the apk it says my device is not compatible.
My question is which is the best ROM to use for my phone? My phone was unlocked when I purchased it and am hoping there is a rom for this.
Thanks

p4rma said:
I purchased a Note 8 quite some time ago from Amazon.de. I not so long ago updated the ROM to the latest android version 9 for my mobile provider EE. I downloaded from sammobile but recently I've noticed slow performance and also not being able to see Netflix on the store, even when I install the apk it says my device is not compatible.
My question is which is the best ROM to use for my phone? My phone was unlocked when I purchased it and am hoping there is a rom for this.
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When you say "unlocked" do you mean to any network, or that it was previously rooted?
A factory reset should sort the performance out, been perfect for me (make sure you backup all important data as a factory reset will delete everything)
If your phone was previously rooted, Netflix will not work without a fix (unsure what that is) A few roms have this fix for Netflix already though.
I just don't want to encourage you to root if your phone has not already, as there may be solutions for the Netflix app.

stonedpsycho said:
When you say "unlocked" do you mean to any network, or that it was previously rooted?
A factory reset should sort the performance out, been perfect for me (make sure you backup all important data as a factory reset will delete everything)
If your phone was previously rooted, Netflix will not work without a fix (unsure what that is) A few roms have this fix for Netflix already though.
I just don't want to encourage you to root if your phone has not already, as there may be solutions for the Netflix app.
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Never been routed but I wanted the android update quicker than my provider EE released it so I found one from Sam mobile. Yes you are correct though the phone was bought unlocked and open to any network.
I have factory reset, after doing so I can't install netflix which tells me something is not right.

p4rma said:
Never been routed but I wanted the android update quicker than my provider EE released it so I found one from Sam mobile. Yes you are correct though the phone was bought unlocked and open to any network.
I have factory reset, after doing so I can't install netflix which tells me something is not right.
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Had a quick look on Google, only people who are rooted/previously rooted can't download Netflix from Google Play. The fact your phone has never been rooted, flashing a custom rom may not fix this issue for you...
If you want to try though, I know for certain Dr Ketan's and Hades rom both have the Netflix patch fix, I am sure other roms have it too though.

stonedpsycho said:
Had a quick look on Google, only people who are rooted/previously rooted can't download Netflix from Google Play. The fact your phone has never been rooted, flashing a custom rom may not fix this issue for you...
If you want to try though, I know for certain Dr Ketan's and Hades rom both have the Netflix patch fix, I am sure other roms have it too though.
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Thanks

Question S21 rooted and SHealth doesn't work anymore

I'm trying any fix without solution.
If i install an older version 6.18 etc... it's works partially but it works.
Newest version start, i put my account, and after it showing an error.
I'm using Zygisk and selected shealth.
In older phone i set "tima" on 0 inside build.prop but now i can't see this option.
How can resolve?

Ivymike52 said:
I'm trying any fix without solution.
If i install an older version 6.18 etc... it's works partially but it works.
Newest version start, i put my account, and after it showing an error.
I'm using Zygisk and selected shealth.
In older phone i set "tima" on 0 inside build.prop but now i can't see this option.
How can resolve?
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No other solution except staying on older version. Samsung is making rooted phones more and more unusable. I had to sell my rooted S21 and buy an unrooted S21+ to have a "fully" usable phone and gw4 ...

DaReDeViL said:
No other solution except staying on older version. Samsung is making rooted phones more and more unusable. I had to sell my rooted S21 and buy an unrooted S21+ to have a "fully" usable phone and gw4 ...
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so what's the point of rooting then ?

alleshi said:
so what's the point of rooting then ?
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That's what I said, there's no point of rooting samsung phones anymore, now that they block services due to root, while it was supposed to enhance the experience

what else does rooting screw up on samsung phones? does fingerprint unlock still work? samsung pass?