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[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
Its more than Adaway / Titanium backup, its removing Facebook, Instagram and Skype, which i don't use and or want, being able to run Xposed and root explorer so that i can use MY phone the way I want it without permanently affecting the resale value even if its returned to stock.

Look at it this way, I have a lovely PC for you - top of the line, fast as hell, lots of memory, premium price, but im going to install Windows 8 on there and a bunch of FREE apps :cowboy:, only im going prevent you from removing them, make sure you cant put Linux or Windows 7 or Windows 10 on there until i say so, prevent you from making any change to the Windows directory otherwise we'll stop you from buying things PERMANENTLY and void your warranty on the

hardware

so that you'll not be able to sell it on. EVEN IF you factory reset it with my software....

Its a shame as i REALLY wanted this phone, but it looks like it may not be for me unless something crops up with regard to KNOX and root. :(
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eSportler:
I'm absolutly with you.

For me it's not a problem because I'm using Facebook, Instagram and Skype. Didn't recognized that they're preinstalled... sry^^

Of course I prefer using the phone the way I want, but it's not as important to me as loosing the warranty. Sure this is quite stupid that Samsung wants to tell us how to use their phone.

If mobile payment will still works with triggered Knox, I'll definetivly root my S6 Edge and maybe try to slim down the stock Rom like I did with my Eragon Rom for the HTC One M7 ;)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
Yeah - its a shame - hopefully you can still use it, time will tell.

If root comes out without KNOX trigger i'll be all over this - might be too late for day 1 though - i suppose i'll just have to be patient and keep an eye on it.

In the mean time, i'll keep my preorder until the 5th or so then cancel unless something comes up - damn shame though - still i've got my HTC One m8 keeping me happy for now.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuniorGG:
There hasn't been solution for KNOX for so long, that it's very hard to imagine that there will ever be one.

I hate KNOX so much, I don't think I will ever purchase another Samsung phone. This is not an absolute statement of course, however it is rather so.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cciechad:
If you have root couldn't xposed just hook that call and return KNOX=True whenever queried? I've seen something similar in the past to make Google wallet work with root and without the secure element it required.

Chad
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
The thing is, Knox isn't just going to be a Samsung thing, after all its a Samsung and Google collaboration and i believe and it will end up spreading. To be honest, i've no objection and it think its a good idea - HOWEVER :)

I do think the real problem here is that IF the phone is returned to stock it should reset the KNOX flag back to being unset. Simple, everyone is happy.

If i choose to root then fair enough, trip knox as the phone isn't as secure as it should be - i don't expect to have root access or Admin privileges on my work PC normally and if i try to work round it there are logs to indicate that.

However, i DO expect to have it on my OWN computer and without the threat of the hardware being handicapped should i wish to sell it on, that's just wrong.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garwynn:
The problem, from a security perspective, is that there is currently no way to ensure that a phone returned to stock is secure.

Samsung decided from that point to just say once the phone is compromised... that's it. Certain features of Knox disable and, if it's your carrier's policy, the warranty may be void.

But let's be honest from that point as well. Rooting, in most contracts and terms of use, voids the warranty anyhow.

I think many have taken that for granted and don't realize that it can't be in a secure environment.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
Why? I don't see how a phone flashed with Odin using a ROM with a verified cryptographic signature cant be deemed secure? Check this - unset KNOX...

This is like saying that once i've installed Ubuntu on a "Windows" laptop it can no longer be deemed secure and while we are at it, lets fry a hardware fuse?

We are SOFTWARE rooting the phone here, not hardware hacking.

I'm actually curious as to the legality of it as well as they are disabling a part of your phone permanently and on purpose because i choose to run a different OS than the one supplied, but i'm no lawyer and there's probably a loophole or a law allowing it somewhere.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garwynn:
What you may be doing is granting software access to root and you may only use root to modify things at a software level.

But you have to keep in mind that's not the only thing root access can do.

It's perfectly legal and I'll even wager they're part of the DoD specification that both they and Apple want to sell to the government.

You have to consider it from a worst case scenario. If a device has been modified in any way, how can they assure it's been reset 100% completely back to stock... both at a hardware, firmware and software level?

Without physically inspecting the phone, they can't - which is why I think this is the way it is.

The Knox team put out a blog entry a while ago about this topic, noting it's a good balance between ensuring security and allowing non-business users to root the device if they want to.

One other note: I don't know enough about the Exynos devices past N2 to say if they've fixed it... but the Note 2's Knox flag was not an e-fuse and could be reset.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
Hmm..

Keep in mind here i'm not suggesting apps requiring KNOX are made available whilst rooted like Samsung pay etc, only that the KNOX bit is reset if the phone is flashed back to factory defaults using Samsungs own Odin program and a cryptographically signed firmware. If at that point the phone is rooted again, it would expect it to re-trip KNOX just like it did the first time.

But, lets play a game, lets say i gain root, KNOX bit set and i cant use KNOX apps. I then use that root to make modifications to firmware on the device somehow, which is what i think your insinuating above, not necessarily the Android System partition, maybe the modem firmware (even though its closed source) or something else, for whatever purpose.

IF you have that level of knowledge of the phones hardware then i don't think it would be too much of a stretch to suggest masking the KNOX bit as set would be too hard either, maybe by intercepting the system call to check its status etc but even then when you say:-

"If a device has been modified in any way, how can they assure it's been reset 100% completely back to stock, both at a hardware, firmware and software level"

The firmware and software is taken care of by Odin, that does both, say we did modify the modem firmware above, Odin would write right over it with a VERIFIED image wouldn't it?

Whether you have root or not, you cant do anything about somebody hardware hacking, that's a whole different ball game, if you hacked the hardware you could just change to always respond as the KNOX bit not being set but that would be low level stuff way beyond what pretty much anyone here could do.

Would be interested in that blog post if you have a link - I just don't see this as anything more than a way to discourage more people from rooting.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garwynn:
Blog entries:

https://www.samsungknox.com/en/blog/about-cf-auto-root

https://www.samsungknox.com/en/blog/samsung’s-official-response-“towelroot”

https://www.samsungknox.com/en/blog...ox-enabled-devices-and-knox-warranty-void-bit

There are many, many more on the site, just use the search keyword root.

But that's the gist of it - they understand that some may want root for simpler reasons.

Others may want it for more nefarious ways, like trying to access the keys within the TPM.

The end result sucks for consumers; but as a IT admin I can tell you I wouldn't trust a device with sensitive corporate data if it has been rooted... ever.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
Thanks very much, I'll take a look when I get a chance later.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjrmd:
Anyone have an idea which carriers enforce the Knox tripping for repair?

Although this looks like a great device, if the Knox trip invalidates warranty, you may be very angry if lets say the usb port or power button malfunctions and repair is not covered.

Might as well buy a Note 4 exynos since apparently warranty is not valid in usa.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewNY:
Technically the US has a law, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which should limit manufacturers voiding of warranties to that damage which can reasonably be blamed on the consumer. (for example, rooting your device shouldn't void the warranty for a defective power button) However, manufacturers usually claim the opposite here and I'm not aware of successful legal challenges.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjrmd:
Looks like sprint at least is ok with it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2674884
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXclusive814:
I agree. My last Samsung was a note 2 which knox wasn't a factor and not a big push then. I didn't got to any Samsung's after that due to knox.

I just want root for the reason's you do and edit the phone's density.

Its a shame that we cannot just flash back to stock and "close things up" per say if we want to sell it or have a non root related warranty issue.

Knox is mainly geared toward the business side , so why not make Knox activated by a Admin when the phone is to be used for business where the security is needed. And leave it un-activated for the rest of us.

And i would think the ratio of people rooting vs people not rooting (nor even knowing what it is) is so slim that allowing it wouldn't cause a pandemic in warranty claims.

I know before i root anything i make sure all my points are covered and there are processes in place to un-brick a device. Which i haven't had to unbrick a device since my Moto X or OG Droid.

---------- Post added at 11:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:28 AM ----------

I agree +1
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBlueRaja:
I decided not to buy the S6 and cancelled my pre-order in the end. Its not a protest against Samsung as much as its too much to risk laying out on a phone i WILL root when if I get one.

My take on it is to hold off a few months, let it depreciate a couple of hundred quid and maybe buy it then to offset the cost of KNOX trip but its a bitter taste that i have and may change my mind.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXclusive814:
My wife's s3 is dying and she doesn't care about having the latest and greatest phone so I'm using her upgrade and she is taking my g3 that I got last July. I don't have time to wait... G4 doesn't seem to be too much of a change to go to that. I really like the s6 edge but damned afraid to drop it and break that thing easier than the regular s6.. Wish we knew about a new Nexus coming soon, but then Verizon will drag their feet and take months to get it

I love rooting and custom roms. But looks like I may need to give all of that up if I get the s6 or s6 edge. At least until the one year warranty is up lol
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eliasba:
Hey guys :) i just find 5.0 TW rom for S4 mini full Samsung lollipopUI style

Who can port it for galaxy S3 neo dual sim :D its relly awesome Rom :/
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laurisss:
grand 2 lp tw port will probably be here soon. :)
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZooPo:
is it possible to work on single sim ??
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eliasba:
But grand2 will never get 5.0 you will port a custom Rom :)
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laurisss:
and you think we will have a lollipop touchwiz rom? Nope. S3 neo wont have official Lollipop.
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eliasba:
no :(

Off course not :( i am looking too costum Roms but i reely went 5.0 TE rom and full Samsung 50UI and i relly hate GT-I9300I Cm12 ( no themes :( )

So i am looking for RKC new ports but i don't think he can port 5.0 TW rom and Samsung new UI :/
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laurisss:
Well grand 2 devs can port the new ui to kitkat and we port kitkat to our device. I dont think its possible to port a Lollipop rom when we dont have lollipop for our device. Maybe cm12? Lol
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eliasba:
I think we can make kikat rom with Samsung 5.0 style :) ( UI-statusbar-TouchWiz-etc)

But will be hard project :( and i think he will faild :crying:
[XPERIA X8 Android Development] Ariefuno Recca:
ASSALAMUALAIKUM​

XPERIA ALTIS

Inspired by the Official ROM Xperia , ALTIS name = system alternatives ,

Are intended as an alternative firmware for Xperia X8 / W8 .

because X8 / W8 official updates only until Eclair ( 2.1 ) .

for me.

ALTIS name itself , has its own meaning , namely

ALTIS = Amazing Light of Islam​

Regarding this ROM ,

This ROM offers Performance and stability to the device X8 / W8 course .

and with a similar interface to the official live with walkman , quite interesting to try .

:)​

Screenshoot:

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Bug :

Report...:)

Installing :

- Root HH

- Baseband xxx15

- Backup Your Data (Contact, sms etc)

- Install nAa 14 or Alfs Kernel

- Run to Recovery

- Wipe data/factory Reset

- Advance -> Dalvik cache & battery stat

- install from SD card

- choose Xperia-Altis_XXX.zip

- install & waiting

- Reboot

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Frist I'm praises to ALLAH S.W.T

and Great thanks to My family

SPECIAL THANK FOR MY PARTNER =

-Rawe Etc (Tweak and Any Helpful)

-Akhira Sip (Ramdisk and Solution Of bug fix)

-Satrio Dwi Prabowo (MMS, setting and Tutorial)

Big thanks to =

- Achotjan SDE

- Fatra Megantara

- Kuyagaol Re Compile

- Snip3rboys

- XDA developers

- Xperia ALTIS, R-Droid, Kiva Project

- and for ALL USER SONY ERICSSON X8 INDONESIA

:)

NB :

- Frist installing, is take while so don't panic

- For alternatif tethering, u can use easy tether, barnacle wifi tether. etc

- So many apps include, You can Remove unused app, with Root Explorer.

- sorry my bad english,

HAVE FUN... :)​

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XDA:DevDB Information

Live With Altis For Xperia X8, ROM for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8

Contributors

Ariefuno Recca

Source Code: http://ariefuno-kaizen.blogspot.com/2014/06/rom-live-with-altis-for-xperia-x8-naa.html

ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread

ROM Kernel: Linux 2.3.x

ROM Firmware Required: 2.1.1.A.0.6

Based On: CM7.2

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: v1.0

Stable Release Date: 2014-06-21

Created 2015-03-23

Last Updated 2015-03-22​
[Nook HD, HD+ Accessories] growlley:
Has any one had any luck getting this to work on the nook? When I press the microphone icon on the app to pout into translate mode nothing happens.

Also any one know a way of feeding the sound out of my pc into the nook as the input Mic stream? Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ Accessories] leapinlar:
What ROM are you running? I just tried the app on CM10.1.3 on my HD+ and the mic worked fine.
[Nook HD, HD+ Accessories] growlley:
Thanks for the reply Im using rooted stock . It seems sometimes it will go red briefly but then it greys out again
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D200P13:
im using Ultimate Dynamic Navbar because when i replaced the screen on my note 4 i accidentally got too close to the buttons and cut the recent and back buttons. so they no longer work. i completely removed the buttons since i cut them. everything else works fine but for some reason when im charging the phone something is causing the back or recents button to be pressed. this only happens when im charging the phone and have the screen on. how can i disable the buttons? i already tried to do the Generic.kl commenting out (putting a # infront of each line) but that did not help (unless im not entering the the # on the correct line) and it didnt help. i still get the recent apps while charging the phone and the screen is on. anyone know of a way to disable it with another method?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiNJiN76:
Well I know that an xposed module called Xposed Additions can do it. Hopefully that will work in your case.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D200P13:
i tried gravity box for Lollipop on the PACMAN rom which kinda helps. the thing is that the buttons seem to have swapped so im guessing its because of the rom. before it kept pressing the recents button now its pressing the back button. i also was able to see what was going on action wise as in long presses or double taps with gravity box. it seems that long presses is the most frequent cause of this issue but i also get a few double taps and single taps randomly. i tried to select no action for these events on the back button with half luck. gravity box does not have a do nothing action so the only thing i could do was do a custom action without selecting an app. but when it gets triggered i get a toast saying no such app, due to no app selected in gravity box. this is something ill bring up to the devs of gravity box. ill check out your suggestions and will reply back with the results, THANKS FOR THE REPLY!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiNJiN76:
Yeah. Seems Xposed Additions will work then. It has actions for both Click and Long Press for all the hardware buttons with the Screen On/Off. It's basically a mod to do just that...remap the buttons or disable.

I use it to disable the Home button while the screen is off. Also to use the volume buttons for skipping songs while screen is off.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D200P13:
the only issue with it was that it would not save the settings when i restarted. but i did use it to see what key value back was and put a # in it and restarted. seems to have worked so far. i wonder why the additions wont stick after a reboot. hopefully if this works ill be able to choose which on screen buttons to select from the pacmans/gravity box or ultimate dynamics. each has its pros and cons.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] rat170:
Hi!

I am trying to flash 5.0.2 on my nexus 7, but there are a few problem in between. I had TWRP installed so OTA update was not possible, also my USB port is broken, it just charges, no ADB or fastboot. I tried to flash stock recovery using flashify but I do not know what happened and now it seems that I do not have any recovery, neither stock nor TWRP. Whenever I try to enter into recovery I see a dead android with a red exclamation mark and "no command" written under it.

So now I have a nexus 7 with 5.0, broken USB port and no recovery. Help me to revert it to pure stock so that I could at least get OTA updates.

Best regards.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] graphdarnell:
Look around a bit. Don't you see how many bricked their devices by going with stock OTA? You can get the same functionalities with custom roms. They abound (CM12; 5.0.2-based AOSPs). I'm not sure why you insist on getting stock. If you want 502, try flashifying TWRP again, transfer a rom over Wi-fi, and flash it. Since you say you're on 5.0, I assume you don't have a problem with the bootloader. However, make sure you're on 4.0.4. It's indicated on the bootloader page. Have fun.:D:D:D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mike102871:
Get the USB fixed before your screwed. I went this route. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321486121068&alt=web
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mms_2015:
Hello,

Did someone can help me with this strange issue. Sometimes (randomly) when I record video with my Note 4 - there is no sound recorded.

I made some test and I'm 99% sure that this is related with Gear 2 which I'm using with Note 4 - and its connected via bluetooth.

Also I use my car which always connect to my phone in mic mode (I can call and answer from phone without touching it).

So when I noticed audio did not record, I record another one - of course no sound too - disconnected gear 2 (turn off bluetooth), record another video and this time sound was there!

How can I force video recorder to always use note 4 mic and not gear 2 or car (I dont know if this is an issue for sure) .. I guess thats why I cannot record video with audio from time to time.

It happend to me 2 times already and it was some important movies with my small kid ... :/

Its so frustrating - I give a shot to Android and Note 4 , came from Iphone 6 (which wait for me in shelf in case of emernecy) and all was perfect until this video audio problems. Its both samsung products and for me it looks like even they cannot sort it out properly.

I'm on stock lollipop 5.0.1, no root, no custom launchers. Hope guys you can help me find answer to this I really wanted stay on Android.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mms_2015:
bump
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iman87:
Hi guys

As i figure out about decreasing my screen brightness even when autobrightness, screen mode and screen tone was off that if i turn of hardware overlays In developers option maybe can help(maybe Force GPU rendering)

So my problem is that when i check them and restart my s4 they automaticaly turned unchecked!!!

HOW can i do this to run on boot permanently????

Or if you have any solution to decreasing screen brightness i will be appriciate...

Tnx for ur help

i deadly waiting for ur help...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ezmike:
Does wm6 support javascript? If so, how to turn javascript on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Dieselrellim:
Everyone should file a complaint with the FCC #fccstopatt for discrimination. Apple gets updates right away but Samsung doesn't!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Nucleartx:
Updates aren't guaranteed for our devices, it is a courtesy of Samsung and At$t.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cooza:
First off Samsung is Android and Apple is iOS. Apple push updates to their phones right away cos they do their own firmware since they are iOS. Samsung and ATT are completely different. All android devices are allowed updates after it has been run through the Nexus series since they are Google devices. After that other companies are allowed access to it like Samsung and carriers like ATT. Samsung phones get these updates earlier but carriers dont put them out straight away since they have to incorporate such updates into their own carrier firmware and make them compatible with carrier apps and bloatware. So thats the problem with carriers like ATT that have variant (non international) devices made just for them. If its to hard to do or has bugs then it takes a while to fix them or sometimes not even worth it.

If you want quick updates then spend the extra money and get an international device or a Nexus. Carrier and variant devices are the worst. Over bloated and locked bootloaders.

Also no one is obligated by law to update their device. Company or carrier its up to them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Dieselrellim:
How should we make our displeasure known?