TWRP and Hidden Root Android Pie last Update - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

Hi ,
I have Galaxy Note 8 ( exynos) EU Version wit newest Android 9 Firmware and Security Update.
Is there a way to Install TWRP and Hidden Root Magisk on this device without format all my data?
I have Stock rom and would like to stay with tis room but I need root.
Regards

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Short answer, No...
When you root phone the security is compromised and all data is deleted so no nefarious people can get your data...

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I Deleted the OS of my Note 9 using TWRP and now it is in a constent bootloop, Help!

So I wanted to "ROOT" my Note 9 "N960F" Model just to overclock the "CPU" and do some fun stuff, for about a month I was studing the ways of opening the Bootloader and Rooting but then I finally did it! Hurray!
One Month later I felt like it was making my Note 9 slower, probably placiboo but I wanted to go back to making it normal again
So I logged in to the Recovery Mode on the "TWRP" Software and by mistake deleted the OS from the phone, it is now impossible to enter the phone, I've tried the most tips and tricks form the web and nothing seems to work. Any solutions?
Always make sure to post asking questions, help and support in device specific Q&A Forum ( when exists) and otherwise General Q&A Forum.
Thanks.
All you have to do is flash the current version again. For example, I did the same thing on my Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. All I had to do was flash the correct .zip for the latest version (doesn't have to be latest, could be older).

No solution to installing Magisk on official firmware of SM-A9080?

Last week I bought the Galaxy A90 5G (SM-A9080, China version), and immediately searched for ways of Magisk installation.
Indeed there are multiple articles from Google showning the methods. I tried most of them and regretfully all failed.
Even I followed the instruction from this forum, however, I still failed.
This is because of my current model? Because the current version of Magisk is not updated enough? Because of the mechanism of Samsung's Android 9 OS?
I also got the Galaxy Note8 running Android 9, and the way of Magisk installation on Android 8 and previous ones does not work on Android 9.
I do need Root/Magisk due to my requirement, but there is likely a huge barrier preventing me from the Root.
Thus, there is no possible solution?
jasonc417 said:
Last week I bought the Galaxy A90 5G (SM-A9080, China version), and immediately searched for ways of Magisk installation.
Indeed there are multiple articles from Google showning the methods. I tried most of them and regretfully all failed.
Even I followed the instruction from this forum, however, I still failed.
This is because of my current model? Because the current version of Magisk is not updated enough? Because of the mechanism of Samsung's Android 9 OS?
I also got the Galaxy Note8 running Android 9, and the way of Magisk installation on Android 8 and previous ones does not work on Android 9.
I do need Root/Magisk due to my requirement, but there is likely a huge barrier preventing me from the Root.
Thus, there is no possible solution?
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I own a A908B (German Version) and I'm on Android 10 running Magisk on Stock OS. This is the tutorial i followed and it works. Since there is no Custom Recovery yet the only thing we can do right now is patch the AP-Image of every single update we get... And be prepared to backup everything you have because it's going tor require a full data wipe
Thanks for your advice.
Last night I upgraded my SM-A9080 to Android 10 and managed to get the phone rooted via Odin3.
yomama163 said:
I own a A908B (German Version) and I'm on Android 10 running Magisk on Stock OS. This is the tutorial i followed and it works. Since there is no Custom Recovery yet the only thing we can do right now is patch the AP-Image of every single update we get... And be prepared to backup everything you have because it's going tor require a full data wipe
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Downgrading from Bootloader 5 to Bootloader 4 in Note 9 Exynos

Hi everyone,
I had updated my Galaxy Note 9 with March 2020 update and I am one among many poor souls who are suffering from display discoloration, horizontal lines during low brightness and over heating.
- I have tried all possible methods as suggested by Samsung team in their US community page, tried factory reset multiple times, nothing worked. Took screenshots of the screen and shared it to other to check if the problem is with display, but the screenshots were just fine, no colour distortion or verticle lines. So i am of the opinion that, its basically software glitch in March update.
So, I have some following specific queries. I tried looking for these queries in the forum but did not find any, so, have collated all my queries below:
- My current Bootloader version is 5. Is there any process by which i can downgrade my Bootloader from 5 to 4? I would like to go back to January update.
- If I root my phone and install custom rom (latest version of Linage OS. You guys can suggest a good OS, if you have tried one), will the display problem be solved?
- After installing custom rom as mentioned above, can I go back and install stock firmware with Bootloader version 4?
As you can see, I am just trying to find a solution to come out of display problem. Any other suggestions or any tried and tested solutions are welcome.
Thanks everyone in advance
#note9displayproblems, #note9marchupdate
Nagharjun said:
Hi everyone,
I had updated my Galaxy Note 9 with March 2020 update and I am one among many poor souls who are suffering from display discoloration, horizontal lines during low brightness and over heating.
- I have tried all possible methods as suggested by Samsung team in their US community page, tried factory reset multiple times, nothing worked. Took screenshots of the screen and shared it to other to check if the problem is with display, but the screenshots were just fine, no colour distortion or verticle lines. So i am of the opinion that, its basically software glitch in March update.
So, I have some following specific queries. I tried looking for these queries in the forum but did not find any, so, have collated all my queries below:
- My current Bootloader version is 5. Is there any process by which i can downgrade my Bootloader from 5 to 4? I would like to go back to January update.
- If I root my phone and install custom rom (latest version of Linage OS. You guys can suggest a good OS, if you have tried one), will the display problem be solved?
- After installing custom rom as mentioned above, can I go back and install stock firmware with Bootloader version 4?
As you can see, I am just trying to find a solution to come out of display problem. Any other suggestions or any tried and tested solutions are welcome.
Thanks everyone in advance
#note9displayproblems, #note9marchupdate
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From what i've read, 5 to 4 is impossible.
Rosli59564 said:
From what i've read, 5 to 4 is impossible.
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There should be some or the other way around for this. May be some developer should help us out here.
Nagharjun said:
Hi everyone,
I had updated my Galaxy Note 9 with March 2020 update and I am one among many poor souls who are suffering from display discoloration, horizontal lines during low brightness and over heating.
- I have tried all possible methods as suggested by Samsung team in their US community page, tried factory reset multiple times, nothing worked. Took screenshots of the screen and shared it to other to check if the problem is with display, but the screenshots were just fine, no colour distortion or verticle lines. So i am of the opinion that, its basically software glitch in March update.
So, I have some following specific queries. I tried looking for these queries in the forum but did not find any, so, have collated all my queries below:
- My current Bootloader version is 5. Is there any process by which i can downgrade my Bootloader from 5 to 4? I would like to go back to January update.
- If I root my phone and install custom rom (latest version of Linage OS. You guys can suggest a good OS, if you have tried one), will the display problem be solved?
- After installing custom rom as mentioned above, can I go back and install stock firmware with Bootloader version 4?
As you can see, I am just trying to find a solution to come out of display problem. Any other suggestions or any tried and tested solutions are welcome.
Thanks everyone in advance
#note9displayproblems, #note9marchupdate
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I am facing same issue ...display distortion from 20% to 80% ..after that display looks fine.
I tried to downgrade to pie ..still no success...it has same issue...
I also believe that its software issue or some connection issue
Sue samsung for trying to force user to change screen. Samsung's screen is so expensive. Apple was fined for throttling the iphones.
I have same issue on my N9600... :'(
What is causing the distortion? Sofware bug? Can shot a picture showing the issue?
Jlozde said:
What is causing the distortion? Sofware bug? Can shot a picture showing the issue?
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Ita all over the internet. Just Google Samsung galaxy note 9 display discoloration.
I don't know if this will solve your problem but you would be able to flash a Android 9 ROM on a Android 10 bootloader. If you're like me you hate Android 10. What you do is you flash Android 9 bootloader made for twrp flash the Android 9 rom of your choice. Than flash the Android 10 bootloader that you want via Odin, than fastly reflash twrp for Android 10
For me it works but I kind of jerry-rigged it to work. I regret every day updating to Android 10 but since I'm able to still run Android 9 on an Android 10 bootloader, I'm okay with that.
Hope this kind of help you.
Nagharjun said:
Hi everyone,
I had updated my Galaxy Note 9 with March 2020 update and I am one among many poor souls who are suffering from display discoloration, horizontal lines during low brightness and over heating.
- I have tried all possible methods as suggested by Samsung team in their US community page, tried factory reset multiple times, nothing worked. Took screenshots of the screen and shared it to other to check if the problem is with display, but the screenshots were just fine, no colour distortion or verticle lines. So i am of the opinion that, its basically software glitch in March update.
So, I have some following specific queries. I tried looking for these queries in the forum but did not find any, so, have collated all my queries below:
- My current Bootloader version is 5. Is there any process by which i can downgrade my Bootloader from 5 to 4? I would like to go back to January update.
- If I root my phone and install custom rom (latest version of Linage OS. You guys can suggest a good OS, if you have tried one), will the display problem be solved?
- After installing custom rom as mentioned above, can I go back and install stock firmware with Bootloader version 4?
As you can see, I am just trying to find a solution to come out of display problem. Any other suggestions or any tried and tested solutions are welcome.
Thanks everyone in advance
#note9displayproblems, #note9marchupdate
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Hi Bro, the same problem here. We have created a group to discuss about the issue. Plz join there and will discuss about this.
https://t.me/samsungDisplayProblem
We have a temporary fix for this but also trying for permanent fix which can solve our issue.
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sagarabhiwant said:
I am facing same issue ...display distortion from 20% to 80% ..after that display looks fine.
I tried to downgrade to pie ..still no success...it has same issue...
I also believe that its software issue or some connection issue
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Hi Bro, we are also facing the same issue so we have created a Telegram group to discuss about this and gathering all with this problem. Plz join there.
https://t.me/samsungDisplayProblem
We have two to three temporary fixes but we also trying for permanent fix.
this.guy.lol said:
I don't know if this will solve your problem but you would be able to flash a Android 9 ROM on a Android 10 bootloader. If you're like me you hate Android 10. What you do is you flash Android 9 bootloader made for twrp flash the Android 9 rom of your choice. Than flash the Android 10 bootloader that you want via Odin, than fastly reflash twrp for Android 10
For me it works but I kind of jerry-rigged it to work. I regret every day updating to Android 10 but since I'm able to still run Android 9 on an Android 10 bootloader, I'm okay with that.
Hope this kind of help you.
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hi i have the same problem and i want downgrade to andoid 9 from 10
can you explain how to do it
thanks
majedabbas said:
hi i have the same problem and i want downgrade to andoid 9 from 10
can you explain how to do it
thanks
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only way is to trip knox by rooting and then flashing an android 9 rom. as you know once it has been tripped you will instantly lose access to samsung pay, secure folders etc. however on the plus side you have the choice of root or non root.
Hi guys,
Me and my mum are experiencing a similar situation.... I'm trying to downgrade my galaxy Note8 boot-loader, everything was working till I press the button to upgrade. Now I cant use any memory card all i see is 'the Sandisk card is not supported' and for my mum's Note 9 when she activates the biometric sensor the phone restarts each 15 - 30 mins. I always bought Samsung but now I'm considering to don't do it anymore...
How do you install android pie over android 10 BL
this.guy.lol said:
I don't know if this will solve your problem but you would be able to flash a Android 9 ROM on a Android 10 bootloader. If you're like me you hate Android 10. What you do is you flash Android 9 bootloader made for twrp flash the Android 9 rom of your choice. Than flash the Android 10 bootloader that you want via Odin, than fastly reflash twrp for Android 10
For me it works but I kind of jerry-rigged it to work. I regret every day updating to Android 10 but since I'm able to still run Android 9 on an Android 10 bootloader, I'm okay with that.
Hope this kind of help you.
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can you please tell how to install android pie over android 10 BL?
only way is to trip knox root and then flash/ if you dont want to trip knox its not possible
A|ex said:
only way is to trip knox root and then flash/ if you dont want to trip knox its not possible
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Hi, ok so assuming we don't care about tripping knox, rooting and flash.. still, how would this be done?
I'm on a SM-N9600 atm, with latest Android 10, rooted and TWRP installed. Where do I find a custom Android 9 Rom (compatible with my model) that I can flash via TWRP?
Thanks in advance
Stefo2332 said:
Hi, ok so assuming we don't care about tripping knox, rooting and flash.. still, how would this be done?
I'm on a SM-N9600 atm, with latest Android 10, rooted and TWRP installed. Where do I find a custom Android 9 Rom (compatible with my model) that I can flash via TWRP?
Thanks in advance
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All you do is just flash the android 9 rom. Downgrading the bootloader makes no difference if you have already unlocked it. The whole point of it is for people who are on later bootloaders and still have knox and want to go to android 9 which is not possible without the trip.
A|ex said:
All you do is just flash the android 9 rom. Downgrading the bootloader makes no difference if you have already unlocked it. The whole point of it is for people who are on later bootloaders and still have knox and want to go to android 9 which is not possible without the trip.
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Hi @A|ex , thanks for your answer. I still don't know where I can find a custom Android 9 rom, compatible with Note 9 snapdragon (SM-N9600) that I could flash via TWRP... (Assuming it's impossible to flash stock Android 9 via Odin even if my phone is currently already rooted on latest Android 10 (bootloader == 5).
Here on XDA there are some ROMs for the Exynos model but nothing except the 'WETA' rom for Snapdragon model, which is not a full rom anyway from what I understand.
If you could shed some light on this it would be much appreciated: where can I find a custom Android 9 rom, flashable via TWRP, compatible with a rooted SM-N9600 (currently on latest Android 10, with a BL==5, unlocked)?
Thanks again for any help!!

Few questions about Magisk, KNOX stuff (S-Health, Secure Folder) and Android 10

Hi folks,
I'm currently on Android 9 Stock on my Note 9 Exynos.
My phone is ready to update to Android 10. However, I wanted to take the chance and finally root my Note using TWRP and Magisk.
But since I'm using a Galaxy Watch to count my steps and Secure Folder is important to me too, I have a few questions.
Please reply even if you can answer only one question. Thanks.
If opening my bootloader and flashing TWRP, KNOX will be tripped. Can this be bypassed by a specific Samsung ROM, Kernel oder Magisk module in general?
Can my Samsung Galaxy Watch still be paired with my phone after flashing TWRP and Magisk? (this question excludes S-Health related things but includes the pairing in general + notifications on the watch)
If the answer to 1. is no, how can I still use S-Health? Is this still working and is it the only way?
If the answer to 1. is no, how can I still use Secure folder? Smali Patcher seems to list Secure Folder usage as one of their features so I guess this is my (only) way to go?
Is it better to proceed with the official update to Android 10 and do all the flashing/rooting afterwards or to flash TWRP now and directly flash a good Samsung Android 10 rom from this forum?
Even if the answer to 1. is no, are there still any Samsung roms (I want/need most Samsung features including S-Pen so I won't flash LineAge) and/or Kernels that you can highly recommend?
TarikVaineTree said:
Hi folks,
I'm currently on Android 9 Stock on my Note 9 Exynos.
My phone is ready to update to Android 10. However, I wanted to take the chance and finally root my Note using TWRP and Magisk.
But since I'm using a Galaxy Watch to count my steps and Secure Folder is important to me too, I have a few questions.
Please reply even if you can answer only one question. Thanks.
If opening my bootloader and flashing TWRP, KNOX will be tripped. Can this be bypassed by a specific Samsung ROM, Kernel oder Magisk module in general?
Can my Samsung Galaxy Watch still be paired with my phone after flashing TWRP and Magisk? (this question excludes S-Health related things but includes the pairing in general + notifications on the watch)
If the answer to 1. is no, how can I still use S-Health? Is this still working and is it the only way?
If the answer to 1. is no, how can I still use Secure folder? Smali Patcher seems to list Secure Folder usage as one of their features so I guess this is my (only) way to go?
Is it better to proceed with the official update to Android 10 and do all the flashing/rooting afterwards or to flash TWRP now and directly flash a good Samsung Android 10 rom from this forum?
Even if the answer to 1. is no, are there still any Samsung roms (I want/need most Samsung features including S-Pen so I won't flash LineAge) and/or Kernels that you can highly recommend?
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1. No
2. Yes. Even samsungpay works but from the watch only in android 9. Not sure 10.
3. Samsung health work. Not sure what was the workaround but it is ready baked in the rom
4. Secure folder work. Not sure what was the workaround but it is ready baked in the rom
5. No difference in rooting between 9 & 10. But you need android10 bootloader to boot up android 10 rom. So if you root at Pie, need to flash bootloader seperately.
6. All oneui custom roms have working spen. Not knox related. I don't know about kernel. I'm just using the one with the rom. You will have to search which is the best for your phone and usage.

Other way to flashed

Hello, is there a way to flash TRWP without odin with powershell or command prompt.
My reason following the instalation of Android 12 even before on Android 11 with the update of December 1, 21, I a little more rooted my Samsung s10 exynos G973F than I always rooted with magisk and TRWP then flashing with odin the I stay blocked on System which remains frozen.
So I do not know if google and samsung strengthened the security against the root, I saw a post on this forum which speak precisely of a strengthening of samsung and google.
To know if members in the same concern as me, by following the tutorial these steps the first time that I do it.
Thank

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