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New root method to be released at Def Con 22 in August

GTVHacker has announced on their blog (http://blog.gtvhacker.com/2014/google-nest-exploiting-dfu-for-root/) that their upcoming talk at Def Con 22 will feature unreleased exploits for 20 devices, including the Chromecast, being released in a 45-minute period. Hopefully their unreleased exploit won't be patched between now and then.

Lets hope this is true and Google doesn't figure out how it is done and patch it before we get it!
That have had this root method for awhile according to the link you posted...

It's there any benefit to having your chromecast rooted, anyways?

tooandrew said:
It's there any benefit to having your chromecast rooted, anyways?
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Yes, depending on your wants/needs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621784

tooandrew said:
It's there any benefit to having your chromecast rooted, anyways?
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I was one who argued earlier that there was no real need for it....
But at that time Developer support was limited and scarce!
Now I would have to argue that Rooting (and flashing Eureka) is a desirable thing to have as the Whitelist is becoming more of a hinderance than it once was.
Where there was once maybe 20 developers working on support and Goggle was quick to update the whitelist to get as much support to the public as possible....NOW there are probably 100's (maybe even 1000's) working on Apps that support CCast and waiting for Google to whitelist their projects and as we have seen recently, Things like Mirroring have been around and working for close to two months yet many are denied from using it due to the Whitelisting restrictions.
As time goes on...Having Root will be much more worth having than it was back in December and January.
So this is good news if you ask me! and YES rooting is becoming much more worth having than it used to be!

Asphyx said:
I was one who argued earlier that there was no real need for it....
But at that time Developer support was limited and scarce!
Now I would have to argue that Rooting (and flashing Eureka) is a desirable thing to have as the Whitelist is becoming more of a hinderance than it once was.
Where there was once maybe 20 developers working on support and Goggle was quick to update the whitelist to get as much support to the public as possible....NOW there are probably 100's (maybe even 1000's) working on Apps that support CCast and waiting for Google to whitelist their projects and as we have seen recently, Things like Mirroring have been around and working for close to two months yet many are denied from using it due to the Whitelisting restrictions.
As time goes on...Having Root will be much more worth having than it was back in December and January.
So this is good news if you ask me! and YES rooting is becoming much more worth having than it used to be!
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Is there a list of apps that Google won't support yet and are added to custom whitelist? I do have Eureka ROM but chose to run official whitelist because the updates to popular or prominent apps gets there faster. I wouldn't mind having a look at some of the smaller developers and what features they offer, you can always find a gem or two there.

jasenko said:
Is there a list of apps that Google won't support yet and are added to custom whitelist? I do have Eureka ROM but chose to run official whitelist because the updates to popular or prominent apps gets there faster. I wouldn't mind having a look at some of the smaller developers and what features they offer, you can always find a gem or two there.
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I could be wrong but I thought the "lag" was addressed a couple of builds back and there should be near-zero "lag" between a Google whitelist and Team Eureka whitelist now.

bhiga said:
I could be wrong but I thought the "lag" was addressed a couple of builds back and there should be near-zero "lag" between a Google whitelist and Team Eureka whitelist now.
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I think you are right, I went to the project's file repository and noticed a whitelist-sync script. I guess it is safe to go back to Eureka provided whitelist.

jasenko said:
Is there a list of apps that Google won't support yet and are added to custom whitelist? I do have Eureka ROM but chose to run official whitelist because the updates to popular or prominent apps gets there faster. I wouldn't mind having a look at some of the smaller developers and what features they offer, you can always find a gem or two there.
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Well Google's Mirroring app is the first one I'm sure about....
Not sure what else Team Eureka has included that is not on the official Google list....
The benefit isn't so much the MORE you can do it is the fact that when a MORE is found that Google is dragging it's feet on Eureka can add it to the list provided someone else has access to that feature.
And any developer who wanted to, could ask Eureka to whitelist their app should Google decline to do so...
Not many of those have popped up yet that I know of but in the future it will happen at some point.

ahecht said:
GTVHacker has announced on their blog (http://blog.gtvhacker.com/2014/google-nest-exploiting-dfu-for-root/) that their upcoming talk at Def Con 22 will feature unreleased exploits for 20 devices, including the Chromecast, being released in a 45-minute period. Hopefully their unreleased exploit won't be patched between now and then.
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Any news, new insights regarding the Def Con exploits? Chromecast still on the list?

Bazzz66 said:
Any news, new insights regarding the Def Con exploits? Chromecast still on the list?
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No and the LESS NEWS the BETTER if you ask me....
I don't want Google getting even the slightest hint at what it may be for fear of them Patching it before we get our hands on it!

Bazzz66 said:
Any news, new insights regarding the Def Con exploits? Chromecast still on the list?
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The talk is Saturday at 10am. We'll find out then.

Everyone is anxious
I'm a Brazilian without English Course, sorry and be comprehensive

Everyone worried about Google patching your unit before the exploit comes out... Do what I did.
UNPLUG IT!
Your unit can't update if it has no power.

Well, it's Saturday and it's past 10AM in Las Vegas. Is there any news about the root exploit? I haven't seen anything on XDA or /r/chromecast about it.

obsama1 said:
Well, it's Saturday and it's past 10AM in Las Vegas. Is there any news about the root exploit? I haven't seen anything on XDA or /r/chromecast about it.
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Well unless they are posting from the venue you are not likely to get any reports until about 8 or 9 PM Eastern.

Saw a recap on another website of the talk, but they didn't mention the Chromecast at all on the post. I hope it's real. I guess we'll have to keep waiting.

Information from defcon is up on http://dc22.gtvhacker.com, but there is no mention of any new root exploits, same old info from what i can see?

fldc said:
Information from defcon is up on http://dc22.gtvhacker.com, but there is no mention of any new root exploits, same old info from what i can see?
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They're still in the process of updating the content on the site it looks like. Other devices haven't had their root methods released yet either.

Someone asked them on Twitter if new info on the Chromecast was out and they replied with "not yet " which leads me to believe they may not be releasing it just yet? Or perhaps like you said r3pwn, they haven't added it to their page yet.

P7 Lollipop

Can this be true?
http://www.lollipop-rom.org/mp3-0/huawei-ascend-p7-6124.html

This is scam. Just don't try to download it.
"Rom size: 128MB"
I loled...

kriticar said:
Can this be true?
http://www.lollipop-rom.org/mp3-0/huawei-ascend-p7-6124.html
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I think its a fake...
Nobody uses cwm in p7.
On xda i cant find anything.

It's fake on obviously add new says xda tutorial and that's nothing in this section on it or the other areas for our p7.
As above no cwm on p7 twm is what is used it seems, also he doesn't state model number remember there all imcompatible the roms as all the l10 people are unhappy that's no Dev emui 3 ROM or that device.
The kernel has only been recently released publicly for our devices and you will see any custom rom on this forum is a early test version.
The screenshot is edited KOT49H is the 4.4.2 build number lollipop uses something else and is a white background I'm running it on my nexus 10 right now.
Also emui 3.0 on 4.4 isn't out till next week.
I do hope huawei release a v5 lolipop rom but when or if they will announce it I don't know.
Allot of companies like to sell new devices than update them to the new versions.
These scams have been going round for years for many things not just android Roms where they take something and sightly edit it and put links behind a survey host.

If you need anymore proof it's a scam it has URL stuff to rewrite the article as you can see here on my attempt at a funny test.
http://www.lollipop-rom.org/mp3-/this-site-is-a-scam-dont-use-this-guide-to-update-6124.html
Also since yesterday when I sent a message inquiring about things the person quietly changed the screenshots and stuff from a black to white background based on my inquiry to fool people even more.
Just found out the comments are in an iframe from a totally different site as well as other things by looking at the site code.
Here is the WHOIS details of the site with contact details of the owner if anyone is wondering.
Going a google I found other sites linked to the email related to android etc and a forex scam thing.
Also a registered street address in indonesia connected to the accounts.
I have compiled some info and submitted it to google the best I can as there's no official way to submit this stuff.
So for now this thread can die until Huawei announces a proper lollipop version.

Android 5 and down want to downgrade what can i do ?

Mate 10 firmwares

I received official update for ALP-L29 C185 to version 119.
now everything is smooth and stable, no crash or hang anymore.
Thanks huawei for the update

any other improvements you noticed regarding battery and camera etc? btw i have the exact same region fone with alp-l29 8.0.0.115(185) in Pakistan but no update notification for me

k4fari said:
any other improvements you noticed regarding battery and camera etc? btw i have the exact same region fone with alp-l29 8.0.0.115(185) in Pakistan but no update notification for me
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Maybe he downloaded it manually through Firmware Finder:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...did=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder

k4fari said:
any other improvements you noticed regarding battery and camera etc? btw i have the exact same region fone with alp-l29 8.0.0.115(185) in Pakistan but no update notification for me
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I am trying to get it through apps Firmware Finder and DNS changer. See screenshots.
Steps how to do it:
1. Install Firmware Finder;
2. Install DNS Changer
3. Open Firmware Finder;
4. Find your firmware (matching model No and C###) and click on it;
5. Click "Get update through DNS (beta)";
6. In DNS Changer change DNS to 81.177.139.39
7. Go to System update and check for updates.
8. After all of this you will get the ability to download the latest update, but server connection fails when I click install (with set DNS address you get the message "Server temporarily unavailable) or authorization fails if disable DNS changer..
spring80 said:
I received official update for ALP-L29 C185 to version 119.
now everything is smooth and stable, no crash or hang anymore.
Thanks huawei for the update
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What's your location ? I wonder if I can force that update through VPN/IP change.

The question is, have you been able to install this update?

You can only install with FF if the update is approved by Huawei for your device (in which case you should be getting an OTA update anyway).
If it's not approved by Huawei for install, you can use FunkyHuawei.

duraaraa said:
You can only install with FF if the update is approved by Huawei for your device (in which case you should be getting an OTA update anyway).
If it's not approved by Huawei for install, you can use FunkyHuawei.
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So does anyone else here have a problem seeing this spam for expensive paid services on XDA?
Remember when this site used to be about sharing the love with fellow members, rather than making cash by simply redistributing firmware.
I don't imagine Huawei would like this guy selling their software, even if XDA is taking a cut of his profits.

snachez said:
So does anyone else here have a problem seeing this spam for expensive paid services on XDA?
Remember when this site used to be about sharing the love with fellow members, rather than making cash by simply redistributing firmware.
I don't imagine Huawei would like this guy selling their software, even if XDA is taking a cut of his profits.
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I respect and appreciate the work of duraaraa, but every time he ask for his paid services, its make me crazy, this forum is made for solutions of the problems and now we have been asked to pay for an update.

snachez said:
So does anyone else here have a problem seeing this spam for expensive paid services on XDA?
Remember when this site used to be about sharing the love with fellow members, rather than making cash by simply redistributing firmware.
I don't imagine Huawei would like this guy selling their software, even if XDA is taking a cut of his profits.
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this..
just got my mate 10 pro, first time huawei user and did not expect to pay for a firmwareupgrade.
i get that he discovered a method to authenticate the firmware so the device recognize it and thats a nice accomplishment but why charge other users for that?? he just injects some code through his dns server.. in my opinion every thread should be deleted that covers funkyhuawei and the user should be permabanned..

t3ramos said:
this..
just got my mate 10 pro, first time huawei user and did not expect to pay for a firmwareupgrade.
i get that he discovered a method to authenticate the firmware so the device recognize it and thats a nice accomplishment but why charge other users for that?? he just injects some code through his dns server.. in my opinion every thread should be deleted that covers funkyhuawei and the user should be permabanned..
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Sometimes i get in doubt about him that he is from huawei and earning money by providing services as funkyHuawei. Who knows?

t3ramos said:
this..
just got my mate 10 pro, first time huawei user and did not expect to pay for a firmwareupgrade.
i get that he discovered a method to authenticate the firmware so the device recognize it and thats a nice accomplishment but why charge other users for that?? he just injects some code through his dns server.. in my opinion every thread should be deleted that covers funkyhuawei and the user should be permabanned..
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If the infrastructure to install firmwares were as simple as you describe, it would be available for free. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as simple as you describe.
FH incurs costs to provide things that are charged for, including the authentication of installations, the unbricking, the rebranding, and so on. On top of that, maintenance, R&D, support, and so on is a full-time job. That's why users need to be charged. Things like rooting the Mate 10 which don't cost FH are provided for free, even though R&D was necessary to accomplish it. Same goes for the TWRP versions we've released. It's nowhere near as profitable or as evil as you presume it is. The service could not possibly run if the users were not charged.
Regardless, there's absolutely no reason you'd need to use the service to install updates. You can wait for them to be released by Huawei and get them for free. It's simply an alternative for people who want to do things they otherwise can't, and it's not FH's fault that Huawei created this problem in the first place.
Maybe it's time to get this post back on topic, no?

hello you can maybe offer a 1 credit to xda people for one free flash that will be christmas gift

duraaraa said:
If the infrastructure to install firmwares were as simple as you describe, it would be available for free. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as simple as you describe.
FH incurs costs to provide things that are charged for, including the authentication of installations, the unbricking, the rebranding, and so on. On top of that, maintenance, R&D, support, and so on is a full-time job. That's why users need to be charged. Things like rooting the Mate 10 which don't cost FH are provided for free, even though R&D was necessary to accomplish it. Same goes for the TWRP versions we've released. It's nowhere near as profitable or as evil as you presume it is. The service could not possibly run if the users were not charged.
Regardless, there's absolutely no reason you'd need to use the service to install updates. You can wait for them to be released by Huawei and get them for free. It's simply an alternative for people who want to do things they otherwise can't, and it's not FH's fault that Huawei created this problem in the first place.
Maybe it's time to get this post back on topic, no?
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Xda developers are getting their $$$ through donations and it’s understandable that most users will not like what you do
I am all up for donating my heard earned money to devs @XDA. I ain't no Warran Buffet (net worth 77.7 billion USD), but I donate about 25-50 EUR to each and every xda developer whose services/ROM I use and since I am switching between phones like every 5/6 months I donate quite a lot of money, but as soon as I saw your FunkyHuawei support thread/ https://funkyhuawei.club/ I was like naaaaaah I ain’t using it, especially because the way the credit system is built – before I bought ALP-L29 which I don’t need to rebrand to, I was thinking of buying ALP-L00 instead and rebrand it through https://funkyhuawei.club/ which would cost me 2 credits, but in that case I would have 3 credits left, since the minimum you can buy is 5 credits for 31 USD. That already looks like a rip-off.
I wonder whether if you would get more $$$ through donations than you do through your FunkyHuawei credit system..
Don’t get me wrong. It’s cool that such service exist (I’ve had one xiaomi phone for quite some time without the option to rebrand it/re-flash it and remove all Chinses stuff out of it, so I have been "there"), but you should either limit mentioning your paid service in every other topic and stick to one thread (FunkyHuawei support thread) or change your pricing policy enabling the option to buy a single 1 credit/single service (rebranding, for example), otherwise hate-posts will go on
Take care

jemeljsh said:
Maybe he downloaded it manually through Firmware Finder:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...did=com.teammt.gmanrainy.huaweifirmwarefinder
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i receive official update through ota. i am located in KSA

duraaraa said:
If the infrastructure to install firmwares were as simple as you describe, it would be available for free. Unfortunately, it's not nearly as simple as you describe.
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Maybe it's time to get this post back on topic, no?
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I think it's just disappointing that you've seen XDA as a way to make more money by simply charging high rates for redistributing Huaweis proprietary firmware, rather than embrace the spirit of all the other Devs who put in a lot of hard work and time to share their creations freely with other passionate members here.
It's like the exact opposite ethos of ROM development and the intention of these forums.
Sorry you view this as off topic.

spring80 said:
I received official update for ALP-L29 C185 to version 119.
now everything is smooth and stable, no crash or hang anymore.
Thanks huawei for the update
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ALP-L29 8.0.0.119(C185), November Security Patch
i got this version too, official OTA 2 days ago without using Firmware Finder, it was about 3.1 GB

jemeljsh said:
Xda developers are getting their $$$ through donations and it’s understandable that most users will not like what you do
I am all up for donating my heard earned money to devs @XDA. I ain't no Warran Buffet (net worth 77.7 billion USD), but I donate about 25-50 EUR to each and every xda developer whose services/ROM I use and since I am switching between phones like every 5/6 months I donate quite a lot of money, but as soon as I saw your FunkyHuawei support thread/ https://funkyhuawei.club/ I was like naaaaaah I ain’t using it, especially because the way the credit system is built – before I bought ALP-L29 which I don’t need to rebrand to, I was thinking of buying ALP-L00 instead and rebrand it through https://funkyhuawei.club/ which would cost me 2 credits, but in that case I would have 3 credits left, since the minimum you can buy is 5 credits for 31 USD. That already looks like a rip-off.
I wonder whether if you would get more $$$ through donations than you do through your FunkyHuawei credit system..
Don’t get me wrong. It’s cool that such service exist (I’ve had one xiaomi phone for quite some time without the option to rebrand it/re-flash it and remove all Chinses stuff out of it, so I have been "there"), but you should either limit mentioning your paid service in every other topic and stick to one thread (FunkyHuawei support thread) or change your pricing policy enabling the option to buy a single 1 credit/single service (rebranding, for example), otherwise hate-posts will go on
Take care
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totally agree

MooDeeY said:
ALP-L29 8.0.0.119(C185), November Security Patch
i got this version too, official OTA 2 days ago without using Firmware Finder, it was about 3.1 GB
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Whats your country / region?

anyone? can i have my hands on ALP-AL00 chinese verison mate 10 STOCK FIRMWARE? anyway of getting it?? my phone is bricked need to do the dload method. regards

nomipakistanli said:
anyone? can i have my hands on ALP-AL00 chinese verison mate 10 STOCK FIRMWARE? anyway of getting it?? my phone is bricked need to do the dload method. regards
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http://mobiletech360.co/huawei-mate-10-alp-al00-stock-firmware-android-8-oreo/ ?

Petition to support Project Treble

Hi Guys,
I created a petition to ask Oneplus support Project Treble.
It would be great for the community.
So please sign it and let's see if Oneplus will bring it to us.
http://chn.ge/2iNavqC

They don't want to support it, this means they can sell the oneplus 6 with the latest software

Pro4TLZZ said:
They don't want to support it, this means they can sell the oneplus 6 with the latest software
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Never give up the hope.

tibcsi0407 said:
Never give up the hope.
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They did this for the 3t. They shipped the 5t with nougat so they can add Oreo and pretend Oreo released after the 5t shipped. This means you only actually get one software update since they skipped one out

Pro4TLZZ said:
They did this for the 3t. They shipped the 5t with nougat so they can add Oreo and pretend Oreo released after the 5t shipped. This means you only actually get one software update since they skipped one out
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Or they can maintain the two device parallel.

tibcsi0407 said:
Or they can maintain the two device parallel.
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Read the post you replied to .he means the 3t they did the same thing as for the 5t unifying doesn't make any difference.

I have signed it. I can't afford to see my phone's software outdated.
Let's put some pressure on them by inviting as many people as possible to sign up this petition.

Done. Let's make some pressure

Done. This is great!
I seriously think you should also post this on the OnePlus Forums though, it'll gain more traction that way imo.

I've signed up also. However unlikely it is to happen we should put on pressure. During the OP5T launch they went on about how they listen to their users feedback... Let's see if that's just hollow words...
Is anyone here a closed group beta tester? Maybe able to use that avenue to highlight this is a highly sought after feature???
Sent from my OnePlus 5 using XDA Labs

I have sign it. They say the same things with Face Unlock and now in the second Oreo beta leaked it is.

snippem said:
Read the post you replied to .he means the 3t they did the same thing as for the 5t unifying doesn't make any difference.
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I see, but that's why. They need less resources to maintain the two device.

Thanks for this!
Please upvote this reddit post to help the petition gain more traction!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7fejv0/petition_project_treble_on_the_oneplus_5_5t_sign/

I signed it ^^

I signed it !

Thank you guys! Almost 1800 signs within one day!

Signed it. Not only custom ROM quality would skyrocket, but Oneplus themselves would have easier time updating in the future.

Signed!

This is completely pointless. Project Treble is only for devices launching with Oreo, OnePlus's next phones will launch with Oreo and will be required by Google to support Treble.
See this Android Police article.
Note the word "current".
See this also, it seems Google are assisting some manufacturers to convert current devices to Project Treble. I doubt OnePlus will be among them, more likely Samsung, HTC, etc. If there was a way to convince OnePlus to convert their current devices this would be how to do it.

djsubterrain said:
This is completely pointless. Project Treble is only for devices launching with Oreo, OnePlus's next phones will launch with Oreo and will be required by Google to support Treble.
See this Android Police article.
Note the word "current".
See this also, it seems Google are assisting some manufacturers to convert current devices to Project Treble. I doubt OnePlus will be among them, more likely Samsung, HTC, etc. If there was a way to convince OnePlus to convert their current devices this would be how to do it.
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Make no mistake that just because they are required to include it doesnt mean they will make use of it. Which most OEMs wont even bother dealing with.
The problem is Google wants one thing and the OEM want something completely different. Google can try to force device updates but in the end nothing will change in the update game because of treble.

root guide for sm-n960u

what guide should i follow for this phone to root it? android v10

You must be new here. I believe you have to be on Android 8 to be rooted and plus, it's pointless from what I read, anyways. For one, your phone will never fully charge and 2, I'd already inquired about it, the rooting process ends up not being dependable and your phone will no longer be a daily driver. So, the thought of it is a no for me.
I doubt there's even a way to go back to Android 8 and any necessary security patch levels.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...r-development/root-extreme-syndicate-t4043723

You don't have to be on oreo right now for it to work, you just need a combo firmware that uses the same bootloader revision as what you're currently on. You can currently get an oreo combo firmware up to revision 4. Basically it's a "modded" oreo firmware that uses the same bootloader version as newer firmwares.

Please change title or close this thread. Got me excited for nothing

Why close ? Its informative.
Now i know i need to sell my phone caz it cannot be rooted.
How ever, S8+ on 9.0 had root but some devices such as mine were turning into brick attempting to root them due to bootloader version conflict which was not identified by root method or person who wrote the method.
Bricked several S8+ phones attempting to root. Was too afraid to try my last one.
Hell, am not made of money buying phones every time root turns it into a brick where even EDL'ing wont fix it.

What about this ?
How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool - Gogorapid
(Last Updated On: October 29, 2019)How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool
www.gogorapid.com
I dont like to just follow steps on some dodgy website, i'd rather follow steps here on forum since people can validate it.
Too scared to try, too little information about side effects.

tonycstech said:
What about this ?
How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool - Gogorapid
(Last Updated On: October 29, 2019)How to root Samsung Galaxy Note 9 SM-N960U With Odin Tool
www.gogorapid.com
I dont like to just follow steps on some dodgy website, i'd rather follow steps here on forum since people can validate it.
Too scared to try, too little information about side effects.
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Yeah, don't trust random websites. They mostly contain generic procedures that are either vastly outdated or downright wrong.
I have a rooted N960U, and this is what it takes to get there:
To actually be able to root an N960U, you have to be on a software version with an Android security patch level of February 1, 2021 or older (if you look at the baseband version under software information in the About phone section under Settings, the 5th digit from the right should be a 7 or lower number). Anything newer than that is unrootable as far as I know. And for the rooting procedure, you have to unlock the bootloader first which currently requires a paid service as mentioned in the following post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...iers_fix_safetynet_aio.4217753/#post-85381639

Finlay someone giving useful info.
I looked at the sampwn website for unlocking service and i didnt like it.
It threw some kind of subscribe message at me covering entire page so i couldn't even see what the website is all about.
Then it constantly showing "someone purchased this or that" and opens a chat i dont want to see.
Those are 3 red flags for a fishy website so i have to pass.
I did how ever manage to look at the purchase process page and it was also full of red flags.
It was asking too much personal information.
It did not say what you are buying, how much you going to pay for it or what payment method is accepted.
Entire website has a theme of a scammer website, or at the very least it was built using those themes and thus it acts just like it.
Telegram, discord username required ? What if i dont have one ?
Do you want my password to my bank as well ?
Card number with expiration date and full name address and 3 security digits to pay ?
Are you F'ing serious ?
I dont know a single website that sell you stolen serial keys or cracked software that ask you this much information and claim "its required"
Besides, if there is a paid way, there must be a free way.
Who is this guy, owner of some sort of unlocking device ?
Whats the point of locking it if some lone wolf can unlock it anyway ?
Very sketchy.

tonycstech said:
Finlay someone giving useful info.
I looked at the sampwn website for unlocking service and i didnt like it.
It threw some kind of subscribe message at me covering entire page so i couldn't even see what the website is all about.
Then it constantly showing "someone purchased this or that" and opens a chat i dont want to see.
Those are 3 red flags for a fishy website so i have to pass.
I did how ever manage to look at the purchase process page and it was also full of red flags.
It was asking too much personal information.
It did not say what you are buying, how much you going to pay for it or what payment method is accepted.
Entire website has a theme of a scammer website, or at the very least it was built using those themes and thus it acts just like it.
Telegram, discord username required ? What if i dont have one ?
Do you want my password to my bank as well ?
Card number with expiration date and full name address and 3 security digits to pay ?
Are you F'ing serious ?
I dont know a single website that sell you stolen serial keys or cracked software that ask you this much information and claim "its required"
Besides, if there is a paid way, there must be a free way.
Who is this guy, owner of some sort of unlocking device ?
Whats the point of locking it if some lone wolf can unlock it anyway ?
Very sketchy.
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Whatever method is being used to unlock the bootloader on these models has not been made public, so that's why there are only paid ways.
I can't speak for SamPWND as I used the first link with UNSAMLOCK, and the guy running it was quite helpful and did things quickly. But you do need to contact him through Telegram.
This is certainly not for everyone, so you really have to be sure you want it as it's a one-time, one device only thing. Otherwise, you'll have to look at the Exynos models or the international Snapdragon N9600 model for freely available bootloader unlocking and rooting methods.

SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
In any case, the owner of that channel is some guy named Mohammad Afaneh
Are you F'ing kidding me ?
I am not sending my phone to some guy named Mohammad. Hell no !
He either hack it or put ship me a bomb back that will explode when i open it.

tonycstech said:
SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
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That's pretty strange for a Telegram group. Check the UNSAMLOCK one then as that's the one I used and had no problems with.
But remember that only older software versions are eligible. If yours is later than February 2021, then you won't be able to do anything.

tonycstech said:
SamPWND is a group on telegram i joined.
But i cant contact anyone there. All i get is what the owner posts.
How am i suppose to contact the owner if i want to unlock my bootloader ?
Jeezes ! Why they make things more complicated then they need to ?
In any case, the owner of that channel is some guy named Mohammad Afaneh
Are you F'ing kidding me ?
I am not sending my phone to some guy named Mohammad. Hell no !
He either hack it or put ship me a bomb back that will explode when i open it.
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Afaneh has a good rep on XDA, for all I've seen. But I read you about Telegram, kinda irritrates me how it's taken away from the much more available xda forums. I could join, but like I was saying elsewhere just last night, I'm already way too "joined" as it is.