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[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Its funny, active had such a bad reputation that my neighbors just looked at mine and are upset that their battery isn't as big and that they don't have a waterproof design. One of them said it best, I gladly give up fingerprint reader and heart rate sensor to have a bigger battery and a waterproof case. This is especially true living in Florida where it seems there is pool everywhere you look and almost every day has rain!
[Galaxy S6 Active] imdaShiy:
There is a heart rate sensor that seems to work; it's on the back next to the camera.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Lol even more reason to go with the active version!
[Galaxy S6 Active] jazida:
Is there a bounty thread yet for S6 Active?
[Galaxy S6 Active] dscblu:
I would give $100 to the first dev that roots the active
[Galaxy S6 Active] Ascertion:
I'd really like root, but it may not be available until a new exploit comes out. Likely a bit after the next OTA for the standard S6 branch.

Sent from my M8
[Galaxy S6 Active] forbinator2:
S6 Active Bloatware Background Running Apps

Looking to gain control of the AT&T/Samsung crapware and unwanted behind your background apps killing my battery.

AND ... does anyone other than me HATE the Contact Favorites random circle entries, rather than sorted list format ? ... AND NO swipe to txt functionality !? wtf !?

Does anyone know of an apk (where link?) to the old contacts application ? and would be workable upon root ?
[Galaxy S6 Active] radoo7701:
Swipe left to text and right to call works under logs and contact list.
[Galaxy S6 Active] crispy1805:
Not yet.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
I am all for making it in the developers interests with bounty, although how does that work? How does one ensure the developer gets his just reward?
[Galaxy S6 Active] jackal2001:
Is it true if the device is rooted you can't install any updates to the OS that ATT pushes out as it checks for root right away and will fail? If so how would you go and unroot to update, if even possible, then you would lose root again. Seems like a PITA unless they keep finding ways to root on the new pushed OS.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Ascertion:
We need the odin tar for S6 Active. Then we could go back to stock to take OTA. I tell you, coming from Sprint, AT&T really makes androids feel like Iphones in the sense of how locked they are. Android is an Open Source platform! It should not experience the same locked down and "unopen" atmosphere that the iPhone does!

Sent from my M8
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
I agree, but at&t makes money with boat ware, and newbs might brick their phones playing with things that don't understand and then try to file warranty claims. I think the better way would be like unlock rules. If your phone is paid for and you chose to sign away warranty you can fully unlock the phone by registering the unlock. Personally I have never had a phone fail due to hardware. I either dropped it, sold it, or soaked it lol. I would do that right now top gain access to root.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Dranakin:
Looking forward to a root method with the Active, as I'm on an unlimited data plan and cannot activate mobile hotspot without tweaking the files.
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
I just picked my s6 active up, and could really use root.
[Galaxy S6 Active] dscblu:
We all could use root, patience is a virtue young grasshopper lol
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Someone should start a bounty
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
Oh I know, just wanted the devs to know we exist :)
[Galaxy S6 Active] sceptor:
I couldn't have said it better myself. I got this phone but it is absolutely incredible the amount of bloat they installed on it. It's astounding that I can pay $700 for a phone and not have the 'privilege?!' to uninstall what I don't want.

If anything I was hoping it would be easier to ROM since we don't have the fingerprint scanner so I was thinking they could easily enough just do a pure google rom on it. I'll take starting with root though!:good:
[Galaxy S6 Active] Accalia:
I exist! :D I am here. Will be on the lookout.
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
1,000,000 lbs of golden leprechaun pubes and baby spines to dev who roots. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S6 Active] mj0528:
Just a little root, I promise o won't all again in a year so how bout a tiny root
[Galaxy S6 Active] Bhale38:
I would do 50 bucks for s6 active root bounty
[Galaxy S6 Active] mj0528:
I'd do 20
[Galaxy S6 Active] mj0528:
What are the odds we'll get root? I saw there is a supposed method on the www but I'm guessing it's bogus since it's not here. No root is going to be tough but perhaps after I get the gear s, I'll have enough to keep me occupied
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
100% odds
[Galaxy S6 Active] mj0528:
so what you are saying is there is no hope

boo

just can't make myself go back to the joke of a battery that is contained within the phone that the edge and s6 has. I'd rather go back to IOS than deal with battery issues all of the time. I don't know how you guys put up with it honestly. I know i won't
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
O'doyle rules. Apple sucks. Stick with android. You know you want to.
[Galaxy S6 Active] mj0528:
I so do but nothing compares to the battery of the 6+. I'll give the active a little longer
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
My active has pretty good battery life about 20%-30% at the end of the day with more than moderate use
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Honestly not right now. Because the masses have it with the regular and edge s6. If an update to those versions come out breaking ping pong root then the developers will have an audience of thousands. Then we would get the roll down version since we share alot of the source with our more common and fragile brothers.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jazida:
Does Kingroot work with S6 Active?
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
No
[Galaxy S6 Active] dscblu:
If you would have read a little bit you would have found out that kingroot is for 32 bit android and we have 64 bit so kingroot will never work for us unless they do a major update to 64 bit
[Galaxy S6 Active] jazida:
The bit of reading I did was on Google. If you search for "S6 Active" Root or S6 890A Root, the first two pages of results reference PingPong, Odin, and Kingroot. As this thread has already mentioned that PingPong and Odin will not work, I thought I'd ask about the remainder. Thanks for clarifying.
[Galaxy S6 Active] flawedkaos:
Tried Kingroot and it was a no go. Says there are 15k requests so far but no dice. Even tried the newest version released on the 5th of July. Guess we will have to keep waiting.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Tarantulafudge:
I can't wait to root my device. I have been ignoring the latest update from AT&T to increase my chances of successful root. Last night I was browsing the web and suddenly the phone started updating. I was so mad I contemplated returning the phone. It's going to be really hard to root my device if AT&T keeps forcing updates.
[Galaxy S6 Active] DroidS6A:
I can echo SpiderFudges comments. I definitely would love to root my S6 Active, but AT&T seems to be JA's about the update process.

Both of us have responded on the AT&T forums under the thread about the new update. They seem so proud to forcefully update everyone's phones without providing an option to opt out of it.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Craleb:
Just got the phone today. Just got the first update notification. Maybe someone will get root before the 3rd time lol.
[Galaxy S6 Active] dscblu:
https://www.blackhat.com/us-15/briefings.html#ah-universal-android-rooting-is-back
[Galaxy S6 Active] Tarantulafudge:
I found some more detailed information on this exploit.

Unfortunately this is the same ping exploit used by current root tools. This has been patched already on current OTA builds. I have a couple links but I can't post them yet.

See CVE-2015-3636 for more details.
[Galaxy S6 Active] lebertian:
Joined the club today :) Any advice for a new owner? I come from an AT&T Note 4, loved the camera but didn't use much the pen and its size was bothering me a bit, so I decided to jump ship to the S6, BUT then I saw this beauty and fell for it :)

I know root is a no-no for now, but I have no idea of how are likely it is for it to be achieved. It looks like the S6 / S6 Edge got root already, hopefully that means the Active will too? Or will it be another Note 4 scenario? I've been fine without root on the Note 4, I could survive too without root on the Avtive, it love its features as it is, but of course having root would be the icing on the cake :)

Mine seems to be on Android 5.0.2, any advice on how to prevent the update happening? I already got one update notification, which I hit delay, but I've read that at some point it just forces it? I'm trying to not update just for the sake of increasing root chances, but well if it happens, it happens...
[Galaxy S6 Active] chadderbox:
Use package disabler from the play store. No root required and you can freeze the AT&T software update.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Doesn't work for me. Will not activate.
[Galaxy S6 Active] anneoneamouse:
You need to accept the Knox message that comes up when it attempts to authenticate. Then try again. AoN
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
I deactivated knox. Can I disable any package with this app? Because to remove a few apps and be stuck with Knox is the wrong direction lol.

What I really want is to change the memory kill settings. I use lots of apps aggressively and memory swapping is harsh. And lags the phone. It's crazy that my LG g4 has only 800mb system and 800 apps and leaves enough memory to easily load apps without triggering moving apps to cache.
[Galaxy S6 Active] anneoneamouse:
Knox was enabled when I installed package disabler.

You can probably disable Knox again after you install package disabler? But this is not something I've tried.

AoN
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
Ok might try it tonight.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Bones2374:
*#8736364#

Tap on "Field Test" at the bottom.

Change the top field "date" to your liking, and the rest of the fields can say "None"
[Galaxy S6 Active] lebertian:
Hey thanks, I'm actually using Package Disabler as suggested by other people here and it worked great, I haven't been prompted again to update my device. BTW, what's the version it's trying to get us to update to? 5.1.1?
[Galaxy S6 Active] jimmietilt:
I dont understand why everyone is panicking about not doing software update? Who says that the new build won't be just as easy to root when available
[Galaxy S6 Active] Bones2374:
My Active purchased two weeks ago came with OE2. The OTA update is for OF3 or G890AUCU2AOF3 on Android 5.0.2
[Galaxy S6 Active] MarineSSGT0629:
Those turds! I came from the Note 3 and Mobile Hotspot was something I was always able to do. I didn't realize that they eliminated the ability to host a mobile hotspot!

When I was in college, I used that all the time. Luckily, it isn't something I really need anymore. It still sucks to learn they did away with it.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Craleb:
I tried using my G4 as my DD today and even with root I find myself coming back to the unrooted s6 active... I can't wait for root on this device.
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
Root galaxy s6 active at&t FINALLY TODAY

Is the headline that I can't wait to see! Lol
[Galaxy S6 Active] MarineSSGT0629:
I have always been a fan of Android because of the open platform but as manufacturers and carriers push for locked bootloaders (At&t) that haven't been able to be unlocked and obtrusive bloatware, I am starting to believe they are moving more in the direction of a locked down system such as Apple. Apple already has a stable ecosystem with continuity. If I am going to be forced into using a device in a specific way, why not go with one that already executes continuity of systems/services better?

Objectively, Samsung et al Android based devices have their issues. I have overlooked shortcomings here and there over the years because I was able to have an open system and many options/methods to accomplish the same task.

While Apple DOES have their own, the draw to Samsung or Android is diminishing as they continue to lock the platforms down. Just my 2 cents.
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
I was so happy... for about 3 seconds there.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
You suck lol. Anyone thinking of getting he moto prime. Water proof, Google style lack of bloat, full voice control?
[Galaxy S6 Active] elizondo8806:
That was more like 10 cents lol. I'm just an android fan mainly bc of the open platform and mod options but also I favor the u.i. above iphone's. I just felt like my intentions were unfulfilled and options were limited when I used an iphone but atmittedly it has been since the iPhone 4s that I've attempted to navigate my way through its features.
[Galaxy S6 Active] MarineSSGT0629:
I like Android for the same reasons. My last device was the At&t Note 3, with the locked bootloader. I have doubts that the my s6 Active will ever have an unlocked bootloader. As this platform becomes more and more locked down, the more it deminishes that specific differentiation from Apple.
[Galaxy S6 Active] dj6900:
just bought one of these s6 actives from the store. Loving it. Sleek and rugged. Excellent battery life. Hoping for root soon. Someone start a bounty thread already. Also, running 5.0.2, baseband oe9 if any devs want the image or whatever, anything i can do to progress this. is there enough support for a dedicated forum yet?:D
[Galaxy S6 Active] JubilantJerry:
Hello, this is my first post on XDA. I'm really considering getting the S6 Active but am holding back because of the lack of root (meaning bloatware and painfully slow OS updates, which sucks considering how amazing the hardware is). I've been lurking around XDA looking for signs of development but I didn't find anything really.

If this phone is an AT&T exclusive, does it mean it will stay an exclusive forever or do international versions released a while later?

Also, if I understand the situation correctly, the only issue preventing a root are the patches contained in OE2 and OF3. Don't the AT&T S6 and S6E users also get this update forced upon them? I've seen them confirm that Ping Pong breaks after the update. Doesn't that mean if anyone develops a root for OF3 S6 / S6E, it'll work for the S6A too? Strangely, I didn't find any signs of development for a new root for people who have upgraded before rooting with Ping Pong.
[Galaxy S6 Active] jar299:
It's unfortunate, but there is very little development for the active. If history repeats itself the active will never be released outside of ATT. This is one of the flaws of Android. So many options for phones that the development community gets fragmented.

The Samsung s6+ is coming out soon and if they can get this quality of a screen with this battery life and a larger community with root I would drop the active quickly. Truth is screen and battery life keep me on the active! Again sad as it's the best hardware balance to date (I own the G3, G4, S5, One Plus, Note 3).
[Galaxy S6 Active] blessedsword:
******I have an inportant information.******

I have a friend in Vietnam, I and him got an S6A.

I bought an S6A in Bestbuy, paid off.

He bought and S6A in ATT shop, paid off too.

But

I can get the unlock code after 2 days request in ATT webs => The staff in bestbuy told me, I can get the code if I buy ATT device in best buy for Free.

He tried like me, but the system said no => I asked 3 customers service in ATT website before, all of them said I have to contract an ATT SIM for 2 months (minimum $45/month for SIM card) and I could get unlock code after that for "free" after paid at least $90 for them.

the Important thing is :

My S6A (bestbuy) Cannot get OTA update (unlock or non-unlock) if I dont have ATT SIM.

His S6A (ATT shop) Can get OTA update (unlock or non-unclock) without ATT SIM card and another carrier in used. (he can get OTA for OF3 and the newest OF4).

*Yesterday,he bought an unlock code in a Vietnam mobile phone shop (~ $27) and It was unlocked, now he can use the vietnam's carrier.

I will show you the screenshot of his phone after I go home.

Sorry about my English
[Galaxy S6 Active] Dbeayon:
TOTALLY OFF TOPIC. Why did you post in this thread?

Your S6A should have come with an ATT Sim card when you bought the phone from Best Buy. Mine did. If so, then just pop that SIM in your Active. Connect to wifi and check for an update. This should give you the OTA.
[Galaxy S6 Active] fakeasdf:
I dunno, it feels like we should be able to take advantage of stage fright in order to root the device.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Craleb:
Call me crazy but I took the new update, yes I want root... but (maybe I'm just getting old) I also want a secure device. It's honestly not that bad without root. Again, call me crazy. Lol
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
That's how I felt. I was glad to see the update. One of the great things about root access means you can always have the most up-to-date system running. With Samsungs commitment to monthly security updates, that strikes off one of the reasons I wanted to have root. I still have several other reasons, but that's definitely a big one.
[Galaxy S6 Active] blessedsword:
That SIM is an empty SIM card of ATT. I have to active it.
[Galaxy S6 Active] wardawgmalvicious:
So can I get the update without the AT&T sim? I have it but it's not active. I am also overseas just in Kuwait using the S6 Active and love it. Miss the root (came from a Nexus 5) but am hopeful something will come out soon.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Caleb666:
Has anyone tried updating using their PCs with Smart Switch: http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/ ?
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
Man, that would have been really nice to know about. It took me a couple of days to get everything transferred over and installed. Then I had to do it again when I returned a defective s6 active
[Galaxy S6 Active] hulksmash4tech:
got it

just got the s6 active today and man its awesome.

unlocked it myself overseas with a code requested from at&t

disabled at&t apps immediately.

using smart switch now (thanks to [MENTION=4747464]Caleb666[/MENTION] for posting) to transfer files from my old n7102

if anyone wants to root, i'd gladly pledge/pay for bounty.
[Galaxy S6 Active] dwanhala:
I used this on two phones and it worked fairly well. It didn't do the best with reloading apps, but then again, I don't know if it's supposed to do apps or not? Contacts, messages etc all transferred just fine.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Caleb666:
No problem. I was actually asking whether anyone was able to get any updates for the unlocked S6 Active (without AT&T) using this Smart Switch app.
[Galaxy S6 Active] itsniiika:
I have s6 active and was wondering if there is the root out for it yet, really looking forward to rooting the **** out of this phone
[Galaxy S6 Active] chadderbox:
Unfortunately nothing is available right now. Never has been for the Active. All of us with it keep hoping....
[Galaxy S6 Active] jimmietilt:
I don't understand why the s4 active got its own forum and the s5 and s6 active gets no love, especially when it's better than the regular s6... Also is part of the reason for no root, that the firmware hasn't been released yet? This phone needs root bad, I wish I was smart enough to do it.....
[Galaxy S6 Active] wardawgmalvicious:
I agree, I definitely miss root. Came from a Nexus 5.

---------- Post added at 01:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:56 PM ----------

So I tried to get the update through Smart Switch on PC and was unsuccessful. It did not show up with an option for me to update.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Avail211:
It doesn't work. I've tried it several times, even changed the date to a future one and it still won't force the OTA update. The SIM gives an error message that states 'SIM not provisioned' once it's put in the phone. Setting it to airplane mode doesn't make any difference either.

Using the Samsung Smart Switch software doesn't pop an update either, unfortunately. I tried it with the ATT SIM and the TMO SIM I have, neither would bring up the update.

I'm not that worried about having root at the moment (otherwise I wouldn't have bought the S6A) I'm more concerned that I won't get 5.1.1 or 6 once they're released simply because I don't have ATT.

I do love this phone though, MUCH more than the S4, S4A and S5s that I've had the past few years! :laugh:
[Galaxy S6 Active] thecuban12:
Im pretty sure you wont recieve OTAs after using a different company. your best bet is waiting for an odin file and just flashing it. All the data will be lost though.
[Galaxy S6 Active] wardawgmalvicious:
No update ever would be very upsetting.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Euroter:
Why has no one confirmed nor denied that the regular s6 rooted firmware will flash correctly on our S6 Active? That would deliver all of us to the promised land. :) Will we ever get root? The world is a scary place in our tiny community... and why does the S6 active not have its own forum? *sadface*
[Galaxy S6 Active] anneoneamouse:
Euroter, you could give it a go, and report the results.
[Galaxy S6 Active] Euroter:
I think I might. Is the stock firmware available online?
[Galaxy S6 Active] timt:
I believe someone looked into it earlier in this thread and said that the S6A was 64bit and ping pong root only worked on 32bit kernels. It never made sense to me. Why release the S6 with 1 kernel and the S6A with another so soon after?
[Galaxy S6 Active] anneoneamouse:
I was joking.
[Galaxy S6 Active] quadzilla500:
Still patiently waiting for our Galaxy S 6 Active to get some XDA ROOT Love.
[Galaxy S6 Active] brobinson2102:
Whoa, that sounds naughty.
[Galaxy S6 Active] hodensaft:
I've had my Active since July. Love the hardware, hate the Samsung bloat. Can't wait for this to happen.
[Galaxy S6 Active] fakeasdf:
Just a fyi package disable helps with most bloqt, it still sucks cause you can't tether with unlimited plan, and no custom rom, but it at least cleans up the bloat
[Galaxy S6 Active] jimmietilt:
Samsung announces Android 5.1.1 update for Galaxy S6 Active on AT&T

http://phandroid.com/2015/11/19/samsung-galaxy-s6-active-android-5-1-1-lollipop-update/

Hope this helps us get root.....
[Galaxy S6 Active] olbez:
I think, if anything, the update will make it more difficult....
[Galaxy S6 Active] brobinson2102:
So, maybe I'm dense on this: Is there a root method that trips Knox (I don't care about the warranty) or does locked bootloader mean locked bootloader?
[Galaxy S6 Active] olbez:
Good question! I'm in the same boat but have not found a published solution yet... Would you be willing to try one of the methods designed for standard S6?
[Galaxy S6 Active] brobinson2102:
Like the Unikernel? But that doesn't work on AT&T. Is there something else?
[Galaxy S6 Active] olbez:
Hum, what does at&t have to do with it?
[Galaxy S6 Active] ernestico911:
i already bought this pretty g890a device with already 5.1.1 andoid, i'm working on something, just stay tune, by the way here're the 5.1.1 android ROM and 5.0.2 ROM , just register and request a download ticket, you will get de direct download link on a minute
[Galaxy S6 Active] kontour:
Look foward to the root
[Galaxy S6 Active] BlueCider:
I take it this phone uses DM-Verity

I take it, that's one of the obstacles of getting a root for it.

Though, I'd suspect the regular S6 line of phones also uses DM-Verity, and if there's already a root for those phones, then it should be possible for the S6 Active, as it's virtually the same hardware.

I too look forward to seeing an option for a root.
[Galaxy S6 Active] SuzukiGS750EZ:
I'd like a root as well... wish I was smart enough
[Galaxy S6 Active] billa:
AT&T and Verizon devices have locked bootloaders, plus DM-verify kernel protection so until the BL is cracked, so the only two possible options are engineering bootloaders or userland exploits which are hard to come by lately (ex. after may 15th 2015), therefore root looks bleak at this time.
[Galaxy S6 Active] ernestico911:
i dont think so
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Easytime79:
Need to root my HP SLATE PRO 10ee, some ideas? I have nothing found and have try it with different apps (kingo etc) but no chance.

:(