Rooting Samsung S8 Plus - XDA-University

I need to root my Samsung S8 Plus to retrieve some photos and videos I deleted and need to get them back. The phone is still under contract (VZW) and I know that rooting it will void the warranty. I ran a program called diskdigger and recovered a lot of them already. The app is telling me in order to get videos I need to root the phone. The diskdigger app is wanting me to go to one click root to do this. After I get the needed files I want to unroot it.
If I sue the one click root method does the phone stay the same only it's now rooted?
Can someone hold me with this? Comments ideas or suggestions....

1fb17 said:
I need to root my Samsung S8 Plus to retrieve some photos and videos I deleted and need to get them back. The phone is still under contract (VZW) and I know that rooting it will void the warranty. I ran a program called diskdigger and recovered a lot of them already. The app is telling me in order to get videos I need to root the phone. The diskdigger app is wanting me to go to one click root to do this. After I get the needed files I want to unroot it.
If I sue the one click root method does the phone stay the same only it's now rooted?
Can someone hold me with this? Comments ideas or suggestions....
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Of you have used kingroot then uninstall the app to unroot your phone
This helps by not giving root permission to any app
And I also insist that you never root your device as I have also experienced when I have lost my official rom while rooting

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Temporary Root for Xoom?

Is there any work being done for a temporary Root option? I ask because it seems that I only need Root for certain issues!
Scenario: Access my hosts file, Tor...etc!
TIA
What is the benefit to only being rooted temporarily? Honestly there isn't a huge security benefit to it, and usability suffers because you have to root it when you want to do anything in your scenarios.
Why not just use SuperUser.apk and not have it remember any associations? That way you only authorize root privileges when you need them, but can stay rooted.
Temp rooting shouldn't even be released for this since we have a permroot so either root your xoom and leave it that way or stay stock
I wouldn't mind a temp root because I haven't rooted from the start, waiting for the 4G upgrade, and because fastboot oem unlock requires a wipe, I don't want to do it, then restore, then do it again. A temp root would be perfect.
I actually have to second Archon810's post. I also would like a temp-root solution so that I could backup my Xoom BEFORE fastboot oem unlock, due to the wipe. I moved all my games off my G2, and started playing further on the tablet screen. However, now I'm gonna lose all those save games. Kinda sucks...
flamingblue8z said:
I actually have to second Archon810's post. I also would like a temp-root solution so that I could backup my Xoom BEFORE fastboot oem unlock, due to the wipe. I moved all my games off my G2, and started playing further on the tablet screen. However, now I'm gonna lose all those save games. Kinda sucks...
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Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
Not getting what the issue is here either. With superuser you have full control over what app has root access and which not. Root access can be granted and revoked at any time. So certain "things" can have root access, certain not...
cwizardtx said:
Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
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I believe people want something like the "temp" root achieved for Sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15260896&postcount=1; it works quite well for me (no unlock required, one can disable unwanted apps, Titanium works).
"Temporary", since after rebooting updated parts of a locked NAND are overwritten and the changes lost.
This would be useful if you wanted to watch movies from the Market but still wanted to use other things that required root access. Reboot clean, watch movies, run root app, make backups.
My wife's MyTouch 3G Slide had a temporary root app that she only needed when she needed to use the phone as a WiFi Hotspot.
JohannFaust said:
I believe people want something like the "temp" root achieved for Sensation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15260896&postcount=1; it works quite well for me (no unlock required, one can disable unwanted apps, Titanium works).
"Temporary", since after rebooting updated parts of a locked NAND are overwritten and the changes lost.
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The only reason this is out, is because they don't have real root. And yes you can disable apps...but they are still there.
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I still think a temp root solution would have been nice. Because I just rooted (which is less root, more NAND unlock) so I could upgrade to 3.2 and have full root functionality from MyBackup Pro. Some stability issues, but I will try reflashing in a bit. Would have really been nice to back everything up first, though.
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
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playya said:
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
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This is also why the first thing you should do is fastboot oem unlock. You haven't rooted and all apps will still work. But if you decide to root later, you will not loose anything.
playya said:
Guys it seems like everyone is concerned about saving apps prior to rooting. Fyi- you can use Androidcommander and back up all your apps and install apps prior to rooting or after rooting. So if thats your concern problem solved...Don't root if your scared but when you follow directions its really a simple root and you learn a little as well.
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No no, I have my apps already backed up by MyBackup Pro. Its my APP DATA, the save games n'at, that I was trying to back up. Its a moot point now, for me, since I already bit the bullet and rooted, but it would have been valuable to others.
bwcorvus said:
The only reason this is out, is because they don't have real root. And yes you can disable apps...but they are still there.
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Not true at all. The Droid X could get permanent OR Temp Root from Z4root, as could MANY phones on froyo. It could Temp root 99% of phones on froyo or earlier according to the developer and the numerous people chiming in that it worked for htem. Some things i just want temp root, so i can backup or access some file. Otherwise, i don't need root full time on this tablet, didn't need it full time either on my Galaxy tab, which i also could Temp root with Z4Root. And did numerous times with ease and no problems
Some of us don't need permanent root. Why is that so hard to understand. I have full root on my X, don't need that on my tablet. Biggest reason is for what was listed, don't want ot have to wipe the whole device. That is just overkill and silly to me. If you want root with a Xoom you realy need to do it from day 1 so you lose nothing.
cwizardtx said:
Either I have completely forgotten how linux works, or you guys just don't get it. AFAIK there's no "temp root". You root, you're rooted.
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No offense but by saying that you don't know how linux works... If you are on the command line in Linux and type SU or SUDO plus a command after it you gain TEMPORARY ROOT for that command once you put in the password. It is TEMP, after that command passes you are normal user again. Yes you can root yourself full time, but that is a silly thing to do on a linux system and removes a lot of security. Not hard to plug in a password the few times you need to access stuff or edit things
Legato Bluesummers; said:
don't want ot have to wipe the whole device. That is just overkill and silly to me.
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that's my point, if I can root my HTC EVO without wiping why should I have to do that with my xoom?
Guys
Mybackup Root Androidcommander Titanium Backup can all put your rom back to where it was in minutes. It takes longer to.read why you don't want to root than it would take to restore IMO. Don't root of you don't want to but really do t use the my programs line..
No disrespect though just think with what we have today restoring is not that not big of a deal and after you root clockwork and nandroids are your best friends
Sent from my EVO rocking Evervolv Gingerbread
IceCreaMan said:
that's my point, if I can root my HTC EVO without wiping why should I have to do that with my xoom?
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Yup thats holding me back, too. Unlike my phones (Hero and Desire) I have not rooted my Xoom on the first day just because I was unsure if I would keep it. Now I am stuck in this mess while one side of me wants to root and install 3.2 and the other side doesn't want to lose all the progress made in the apps/games/whatever...

[Q] Rooting Note 3 AT&T Help !

I was waiting for a perfect method to root my NOTE 3 from at&t N900A .. So far i am confused now please i need guidence how to root my note 3 which method is perfect and the best now without causing any issues..
I have no idea what is MJ5 i have no idea about kingo aur safe trap,, So which one to follow now to root my at&t note 3. I dont want to loose my data while doing this , or if there is a perfect method which is not causing any issues i will perfrom it .. So basically need guidence and please also post a link if you can of the thread which you want me to follow that will be of great help.
salman1444 said:
I was waiting for a perfect method to root my NOTE 3 from at&t N900A .. So far i am confused now please i need guidence how to root my note 3 which method is perfect and the best now without causing any issues..
I have no idea what is MJ5 i have no idea about kingo aur safe trap,, So which one to follow now to root my at&t note 3. I dont want to loose my data while doing this , or if there is a perfect method which is not causing any issues i will perfrom it .. So basically need guidence and please also post a link if you can of the thread which you want me to follow that will be of great help.
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Man oh man! Use Kingo Root. It won't wipe anything nor will it trip any flags. Google Kingo root. And you will find it.
So kingo root is the best method ? It will not cause any issues ? What is safe trap ? i just watched video of kingo root its very easy , i just dont wana run in any problem thats why confirming if there will be any issue of rooting note 3 at&t such as battery issue or some other related to knox
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Walter.White said:
Man oh man! Use Kingo Root. It won't wipe anything nor will it trip any flags. Google Kingo root. And you will find it.
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So kingo root is the best method ? It will not cause any issues ? What is safe trap ? i just watched video of kingo root its very easy , i just dont wana run in any problem thats why confirming if there will be any issue of rooting note 3 at&t such as battery issue or some other related to knox
And sir what is safe trap ? i watched a video on youtube the person was rooting note 3 from verizon mine is N900A from at&t with MI9 , so i should do it with kingo root ? NO issues what so ever and no loss of data ? And also using that software you can also unroot right ??
salman1444 said:
So kingo root is the best method ? It will not cause any issues ? What is safe trap ? i just watched video of kingo root its very easy , i just dont wana run in any problem thats why confirming if there will be any issue of rooting note 3 at&t such as battery issue or some other related to knox
And sir what is safe trap ? i watched a video on youtube the person was rooting note 3 from verizon mine is N900A from at&t with MI9 , so i should do it with kingo root ? NO issues what so ever and no loss of data ? And also using that software you can also unroot right ??
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Kingo Root is like one click and you are done. It's that easy.
Once you root your phone using Kingoroot...You can install Safestrap recovery. Which will allow to flash custom rom located in here. But you can't flash kernels using Safetrap since our Bootloader is locked.
Google "TWRP recovery FAQ" (Safestrap is based off TWRP) or something along those lines and it will give you an idea of what you can do with custom recovery.
P.S. You got lot to learn young grasshopper. Start Googling. Trust me, I didn't knew jack about Android until I got my N3, about 2 months back.
Hey guys
I have been trying to root my AT&T note 3 mj5 with kingo but have had no luck. Every time I connect my phone, it says it's an s2 instead of a note 3. I have tried with kies 3 installed and uninstalled, I have deleted every samsung driver from my PC and reinstalled the note 3 drivers. I have installed and uninstalled the drivers from kingos website and from Kies. I am having no luck at all. I have restarted my phone and PC probably 25 times in the process. Every time I try, I also get the pop up on my phone saying something is trying to access my device. It's the little shield icon...not sure if it's Knox or not.
Can anyone help me out?
Edit: after looking here more, I realized I still had lookout running...so that's part of it. So now I have to figure out why it still says s2 in kingo.
If kingo don't work go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48243768 and download rldv.zip
Extract rldv.zip to the root of your internal sdcard Reboot, then once SuperSu installs, Reboot again.

Nonroot vs Root

Hey guys, im stuck on deciding whether i should root my note 4 or not. What's really bugging me is that i will trip knox and will it devalue the phone?
Any benefits of rooting it right now? vs nonroot
i've seen some threads of rooting problems with some apps and such and im not sure if i should wait or not. Im coming from a rooted s4 and i kinda miss being rooted. Come on guys post what you think here!
Belongs in the Q&A section
bipoler said:
Belongs in the Q&A section
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You're right im sorry guys
Any possbility of a mod moving it?
marcustdu said:
Hey guys, im stuck on deciding whether i should root my note 4 or not. What's really bugging me is that i will trip knox and will it devalue the phone?
Any benefits of rooting it right now? vs nonroot
i've seen some threads of rooting problems with some apps and such and im not sure if i should wait or not. Im coming from a rooted s4 and i kinda miss being rooted. Come on guys post what you think here!
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Root if something you want needs it, otherwise there's not any need. Do you need tomatoes? I dunno.
marcustdu said:
Hey guys, im stuck on deciding whether i should root my note 4 or not. What's really bugging me is that i will trip knox and will it devalue the phone?
Any benefits of rooting it right now? vs nonroot
i've seen some threads of rooting problems with some apps and such and im not sure if i should wait or not. Im coming from a rooted s4 and i kinda miss being rooted. Come on guys post what you think here!
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As stated above, root if you have the NEED to root. For me, I got plenty. Smoothness, debloating, batterylife, awesome rooted apps out there (I know..only three reasons.) For others, they need a specific app they need to run on their phones and it will need root.
If non of these are an issue to you, do not root. If you cannot think of a reason to root without having the benefit of root vs non root listed out to you, I will advice you do not root because that tells me you actually do not have the need to root. Make sense?
As far as knox is concern...I will say only trip if if you have no need to send it straight to Samsung while your phone is still functioning. I say this because they will send it right back to you. Now if your phone is fried, how will they check exactly if knox is tripped? The carriers do not care, tmobile do not care. Most of the workers think nova is a rooted app. Thats how much they know about root.
You go to a carrier, simply do not give them a reason to think you are rooted. People like to take a phone with custom roms and custom kernels on there...thats not smart. They boot your phone, a message at the top most left of the phone will tell them you are rooted. Always go to the store with stock ^.^
Hope that helps!
I have the Note 4. I root it about 2 weeks later after I got it. My reason: get ride of all the bloat junk that I dont need; now I can write to my SD card; unlimited hotspot; lean machine and good battery life. Its good to have su access.
mgbotoe said:
As stated above, root if you have the NEED to root. For me, I got plenty. Smoothness, debloating, batterylife, awesome rooted apps out there (I know..only three reasons.) For others, they need a specific app they need to run on their phones and it will need root.
If non of these are an issue to you, do not root. If you cannot think of a reason to root without having the benefit of root vs non root listed out to you, I will advice you do not root because that tells me you actually do not have the need to root. Make sense?
As far as knox is concern...I will say only trip if if you have no need to send it straight to Samsung while your phone is still functioning. I say this because they will send it right back to you. Now if your phone is fried, how will they check exactly if knox is tripped? The carriers do not care, tmobile do not care. Most of the workers think nova is a rooted app. Thats how much they know about root.
You go to a carrier, simply do not give them a reason to think you are rooted. People like to take a phone with custom roms and custom kernels on there...thats not smart. They boot your phone, a message at the top most left of the phone will tell them you are rooted. Always go to the store with stock ^.^
Hope that helps!
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Thank you for your input, yes I do have things such as you listed for rooting! Merry Christmas!
chong67 said:
I have the Note 4. I root it about 2 weeks later after I got it. My reason: get ride of all the bloat junk that I dont need; now I can write to my SD card; unlimited hotspot; lean machine and good battery life. Its good to have su access.
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Thanks for the response! I think I know what I'm doing now [emoji14]
Merry Christmas!
Im in the same boat, sorta. Ive always rooted. Everything i had, even the old windows phones. This is the longest ive lasted non rooted. Im getting the itch. My question, if i root, flash twrp, does it erase my data? Not a big deal really, but im on level 110 on ea sports king of the course. Would suck to start over.
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donnyp1 said:
Im in the same boat, sorta. Ive always rooted. Everything i had, even the old windows phones. This is the longest ive lasted non rooted. Im getting the itch. My question, if i root, flash twrp, does it erase my data? Not a big deal really, but im on level 110 on ea sports king of the course. Would suck to start over.
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Neither rooting nor flashing a recovery will wipe your data. Some phones ship with the unlockable bootloaders and the unlocking process wipes the data (for example, on Google Nexus devices). But the bootloaders on T-Mobile Samsung phones are unlocked by default, so flash away
chenxiaolong said:
Neither rooting nor flashing a recovery will wipe your data. Some phones ship with the unlockable bootloaders and the unlocking process wipes the data (for example, on Google Nexus devices). But the bootloaders on T-Mobile Samsung phones are unlocked by default, so flash away
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Thanks dude, im on tmobile. Root then backup!
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Its done. I voided it!
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Rooted is the way to go! Only reason I haven't rooted yet is because I'm waiting for Android 5.0 to drop next month hopefully ! Then I will gladly root. Phone is much better when it is under your control.
ROLL THAT SHT, LIGHT THAT SHT. SMOKKKKE THAT SHT
Those of you who rooted the Note 4, can you confirm if root disables:
Private mode - Possible fix (old fix)
S-Health (maybe only if using Xposed) - Possible fix?
Screen Mirroring (wireless) - Possible fix?
Recording calls (?)
I would want to root mainly to gain access to the external SD card, possibility to enable/disable flight mode using profiles and wouldn't mind about OTA ora Knox 0x01.
But it's annoying to lose those functions for me.
Updated previous post with some links to possible fixes.
virtualdj said:
Those of you who rooted the Note 4, can you confirm if root disables:
Private mode - Possible fix?
S-Health (maybe only if using Xposed) - Possible fix?
Screen Mirroring (wireless) - Possible fix?
Recording calls (?)
I would want to root mainly to gain access to the external SD card, possibility to enable/disable flight mode using profiles and wouldn't mind about OTA ora Knox 0x01.
But it's annoying to lose those functions for me.
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I rooted but on a custom ROM and I have zero issues with private mode or S-health. I guess the issue is when you're only rooted on stock ROM. But apparently there's walkarounds for those issues.
shook187 said:
I rooted but on a custom ROM and I have zero issues with private mode or S-health.
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Thanks, but actually I was interested on (possible) issues on stock ROM and, most importantly, if the walkarounds really work.

Root on AUS Telstra service to use DiskDigger to recover pictures?

Hi all just wanted to find out how to do this
Thanks
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I want to root just so I can recover files as most apps must have root.
Then I will unroot to get samsung pay and reset the knox counter.
abuch47 said:
Then I will unroot to get samsung pay and reset the knox counter.
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Tripping Knox is permanent. You cannot reset Knox, even by unrooting your phone. Only Samsung can do it, and even so, it's very rare.
CafeKampuchia said:
Tripping Knox is permanent. You cannot reset Knox, even by unrooting your phone. Only Samsung can do it, and even so, it's very rare.
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Thanks so I have done a bit more research and like you said permanent and then therefore Samsung Pay will never work. It will be a while yet before its available in AUS anyway so I'm not bothered.
So rooting is back on the cards to recover my camera album I accidentally deleted. It seems so daunting and over my head though. I don't want to brick my phone.
Do you have a easy and effective recommendation for backing up the note 5 before I head down the path of rooting?
Even then it's not very likely you can get the pictures back. Every time you touch your phone to do anything you are likely to overwrite those old memory locations - even by booting the phone.
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^Someone else said that and its already been a week. I may try anyway to test out the functionality of a rooted phone. What are the benefits of rooting for a non-power user?
Anyone have a recommended backup service?

LG G Flex LS995 Rooted with Kingroot.

I recently (without knowing what I was doing or getting in to) rooted my LS995 G Flex running 4.4.2 with the Kingroot one-click root program. THen discovered that Pokemon Go has security preventing rooted phones from accessing the servers... I need to UNroot my phone and restore it to a pre-root state without doing a factory reset. I'd prefer not to lose any data if possible. I need to get Pokemon Go to see my phone as NOT rooted so I can get back to playing the game. If someone could help me out with a detailed, step-by-step process for undoing the Root, I'd REALLY appreciate it. I know nothing about rooting, programming, flashing a phone, other than I downloaded an app that rooted my phone for me... Thanks everyone!
Word of advice. You don't have to unroot your phone. They are applications that can hide the root from your game. Dig around on the Forum and you will find it. I don't remember off hand the name of that but if you Google it you will find it. Good luck
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