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[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Thats what I was thinking, but I don't know which J series came out before the J3 this year or I'd try that one. And yep, luckily able to unbrick it thanks to Odin. Actually unbricked it from even worse than a boot loop, I accidentally destroyed my recovery somehow so I couldn't even boot into that and do a factory reset, but thankfully Odin's separate from the recovery so it still worked. End of the day if you can at least get your phone recognized by your computer and can flash something onto it, flashing stock = unbrick (usually).
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
I own the J3 also. Have gained temp root via king root so I could debloat the system. We need a cf auto root option. Our device is 5.1.1 and I think the kernel has to be modified for true root. Then development can start. As for xposed,you need full root for that to work properly. I suggest to you all to get a copy of the device firmware,install odin on pc so you can reinstall firmware if you decide to use temp root and end up boot looped after debloating to much or making other potentially harmful changes.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
I have the same thing, temp root that's lost when I reboot. I've already had to go the Odin route with the original firmware so I've got my backup covered. I'm also working with the dev behind Super Sume and he thinks he has the issue resolved, if not he's going to teamview with me to try and get past this. If we manage to solve the problem I'll post the results and subsequent steps here. Hopefully this will lead to root sticking through reboot. If so then at minimum may be able to solve -some- of the problems. Though I don't know if this will fix Xposed not working, as it always caused me to boot-loop in the past (only solved by going into TWRP and rebooting from there) and even if root sticks the only way to flash Xposed according to current theories is to do so from custom recovery, which I haven't found one for this device yet.

Have you been able to get a custom recovery on your J3? If so that would be the other key part to solving a lot of these problems. If I get the Super Sume to work and someone else can manage to get a custom recovery working, maybe that'll be the start of this device's support here =D.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
No but I believe by repacking an edited firnware you can add xposed that way.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Unfortunately I wouldn't know the first thing about editing a firmware, much less be able to add Xposed lol. Could that be a way to manually add custom recovery? Or are we still dependent on someone making a version compatible with this phone?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
will need a custom recovery built for the device. with proper root you could then use flashify to install it to the device. root opens the door for everything. temp root will never get much except ability to debloat the device.

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i reached out to chainfire in hopes of cf auto root for the j3. but have not heard back. but does not mean i wont. will see. otherwise i will keep on trying what i can.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Quick question. Has anyone updated their J3 yet? I keep getting a notification for a Software update, is it safe?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Ive been seeing that too and ignoring/swiping it away. Not sure what it is though.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
my system is edited so im not getting update pushes. probably nothing significant.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Your J3 is modified? Temp root, or something else?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I clicked on it at one point a few weeks ago and it said it was only a security thing. I haven't had any problems security wise so I doubt it's anything important. I don't want to risk anything
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
temp root,decompiled and modded systemui and franeworks.

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security issue is probably something to defeat temp root methods
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
How did you modify your systemui? I have temp root but haven't gotten any further than that. My roomie is supposed to be trying something with the source code but that hasnt started yet. Have you had any success getting further along with this device? So far I'm only able to ever root it with kingroot. Is that the case with yours?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
I decompiled the system ui apk and both frameworks to edit changes i wanted then recompiled and copied them back to system. Apktools works for editing. As for progress,none. Need something similar to cf auto root for the j3 in order to get proper root.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
What were you able to edit? Like what changes did you make when you edited it
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
I made lockscreen landscape,was going to mod status bar with a center clock mod,data in/out notification and a few other things but decided it was not worth going forward with. Was hoping to edit in theme changes but samsung changed everything from png to qmg. So that's out. I wouldn't own another Samsung heap if they gave it to me. They have added so many roadblocks to indy development its ludicrous. Looking to switch to htc. Better phones and in general development friendly.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Do you know if the center clock is actually possible without bricking? I was actually looking to do that
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Possible. Just a matter of realigning the clock in xml. I will post it for you if I can get a solid systemui with it in it.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
If you can do that, that'd be great. I was just messing with it a little and couldn't find any way to realign it
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Is there any way or place to request cf-auto-root to be made or see if one's in the works for this phone?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Yes. Here on xda. The author of cf auto root has a dedicated thread. But looks to be abandoned. The author does not reply to requests that I can tell : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1980683
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Modded system ui with center clock.

First backup your original SystemUI.apk to external sd

Doesn't hurt to have odin for pc and the firnware available when doing mods. Will restore your system if you screw anything up...

Be sure you have temp root enabled.

Use a file manager like root explorer to copy this SystemUI.apk over to system/priv-app/SystemUI folder.

SystemUI may force stop,dont worry just long press power and reboot to ger the center clock.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] mallamike:
Very nice much appreciated my man
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
You're a life saver, thank you man
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Quick question, You have tried this on the J3 right? I always get a little worried about doing stuff like this.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Yes. Im using it now. Samsung Galaxy J3 SM-J320P
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
So just copy and overwrite?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Yep. Then reboot

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It won't bork your device. Our J3 is the exact same firmware for the three carriers its on. Boost,Virhin Mobile and Sprint. Only edit in the system ui is clock realignment.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I rebooted now there is no status bar at all
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I put the stock systemui back and it still won't work
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Can somebody send me the files for Odin so I can unbrick my phone
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Enter stock recovery and wipe cache then reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
As you can see its working for me and I am on a definite Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016). I just wiped cache and rebooted mine with no issues. Will also wipe data and cache via factory reset in stock recovery. But I am positive there are no issues with the SystemUI apk.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Your device is not bricked. Here is a link to the stock firmware. http://androidforums.com/threads/temp-root-and-device-firmware.1006860/

Google Odin download and flash the firmware to restore the device.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
The SystemUI isn't what messed up my phone. I accidentally changed something I wasn't supposed to. But thank you! I will try to flash this via odin
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
I have a backup on my external sd of all stock files in system/app and system/priv-app in case i run in to issues. Also as an extra tip,you can do a factory data/cache wipe even after rooting and debloating the device without soft bricking. To prevent favorite downloaded apps from being wiped during this process just move them to system/app so they'll survive the factory wipe. I do not suggest moving app updates like google related or app updates for any other apps. Just the original base app. System will wipe their updates but the original base will stay installed. Let me know how it turns out. Odin is very easy to use and will get you up and running again quickly.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Thank you for the file! I flashed it and it's working again. I don't think I'll be messing with the SystemUI again any time soon lol
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
yeah have to watch what you edit in the system ui and framework apks.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
Anyone using the J3 can keep up with and download mods here :http://androidforums.com/forums/root-samsung-galaxy-j3.3028/
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] vedwed:
Going to guess 6.0.1, as the AT&T SM-J320A comes stock with it (which kingroot does nothing for...)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
So now that we have TWRP are you making any progress with CF auto root Curtis1973?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] Curtis1973:
cf auto root isnt looking likely from my end. my dev environment isnt up to snuff for compiling anything at the moment. i can handle basic stuff but more intense operations bogs my system to a crawl.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Once we get a custom kernel (hopefully very soon, if things work out the way they are currently) we shouldnt have to use cf-auto root, because we can then just let TWRP flash SuperSU safely to obtain perminant root. Keep up with the progress on the TWRP thread (check my profile for threads Ive started).
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
Hey what's up can we now flash xposed?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
I am currently looking into applying this tool to my device to see if I can flash xposed afterwards. Apparently you have to have a deodexed rom to run xposed (which is obviously beyond my very very limited technical skills in regards to coding and such) so if i figure out how to run that tool AND it works, and deodex's my stock rom (as I just barely understand the concept behind what deodexing means, I'm not quite sure how I'll test to see if it worked) maybe xposed will flash correctly and not cause a boot loop, maybe even work properly. Will get back once I'm done testing things out. Also will be posting my findings in a few hours as to the stability of various things I've tried, problems I've run into and how I fixed them (nothing terrible so far, 99% user error/risk taking so far), as well as what all "features" i've tested, such as apps2sd linking to sd card, running various kernel tweaks that require the persistent root access at time of boot, etc. I should have at least a bare bones list in a few hours of things I can verify work at least on my device, so anyone else with access to them can also give them a try and let me know specifics (mainly on what fails, though what works is nice to know too).

TL;DR

Not just yet as far as I know, will be testing soon and let you know if xposed works.

Apologies for the long posts, I'm waiting on a few things to finish so I have a lot on my mind planned xD!
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
It'd be pretty cool if you could get it working. I'm tired of going on Google Now and seeing all these cool new modules but not being able to use it ? let us know how that goes
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
:D
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
You've tried this for the J3? Every time I've flashed it it caused a boot loop
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
Yeah, I have it on my J3 right now. Did you download all the files from the link?

XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk and xposed-v81.0-sdk22-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160411.zip is what I used and I didn't have any problems.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Any way you could send a video proving it? I'm a bit skeptical about what I do. Maybe we can get one of the other members to test this first. If it works then damn thank you. What carrier do you have?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
If you give me a little while to record a video, then yes, I will record one. I'm on Boost Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
That might be why it works for you. Are you running Android 6.0? The Sprint models of the J3 have problems with a boot loop when flashing it. Take your time man
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
The J3 has 6.0? I'm on 5.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I think certain versions come pre-installed with it. At least that's what I heard
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
Sorry it took so long. I don't have a youtube, so I had to upload it onto some other site. Also, sorry if it's not that great. I recorded it on my LG Volt.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
I'll try it right now. If I can figure it out, last time I got confused on what to download.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
Xposed - http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3383776&d=1435601440

Flash this - http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3715845&d=1460447633

Uninstaller (in case it doesn't work for you) - http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3715847&d=1460447786
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Now how would we go about flashing this?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
Do you have twrp recovery installed? You have to flash it through there.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
No I don't
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Could you link me to that?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
Thank you lol I needed that sir :D

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Let me get this right. I install the app, then flash, then what do I do?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
You can read the directions here - http://xdaforums.com/android/development/recovery-teamwin-recovery-project-3-0-2-t3356616

Or I could help you. What I did was I first enabled developer options (settings / about device / build number - click it like 6 or 7 times)

Then in developer options, enable OEM unblocking. Then I downloaded and installed Flashify. Flash the twrp file with flashify and then you'll reboot into recovery mode. Then that's it, you have TWRP recovery.

TWRP link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz2SPa2sJ-9TSWs3Mm4wV1UyVG8/view?usp=sharing

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Yes, install xposed installer. Then boot into recovery and flash the zip file. Reboot your phone and wait a minute or two. A screen should pop up and say that android is upgrading. Let it upgrade and then your phone will start like normal and xposed should work. Make sure you also have the uninstaller zip, just in case it doesn't work. If you get stuck, reboot back into recovery and flash the uninstaller zip.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I really want to try this but I'm worried as I've already got this thing to boot loop 3 times ? even after following instructions exactly
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
You have supersu installed, right? Or do you still have temp root with kingroot?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Temp root with kingroot
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
Worked like a charm. Thank you so much. I'm very impressed by all the effort everyone put in to this phone and it's definitely a keeper. If I do replace it I'm going to do so with another J3. So happy with all of the support its gotten in the last couple months. When I first started signed up for xda there wasnt a single thing around about this phone except for a few people asking about it. I saw some posts by darknaio and we started talking and now there's a ton of stuff for it. From nothing to being fully rooted, having twrp, and now being able to flash xposed. Thank you Androidlover5842!! , darknaio, and triiuzii for all the awesomeness.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] triiuzii:
Oh, that's probably why you're having problems then. You have to download supersu and install it. The link and the directions are in that topic I posted in the post above.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Do you have the Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile version?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
How do I install TWRP
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
Sprint, VM, and Boost all have identical rom. But I have boost. It shouldn't matter who your carrier is though. Just make sure that you follow the steps to get custom recovery (twrp), and supersu flashed on to your phone okay? And be careful. Flash twrp before you do anything. Also make sure that you completely uninstall kingroot. Open kingroot app and the button to uninstall should be in the top right corner.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
"Clicky!"

Follow the above to get to the TWRP/Perm root thread with a variety of links and instructions and also cookies. One of those was a lie.....

Also, I'm currently attempting to Deodex the stock rom so that xposed will work properly, so if anyone is having trouble with xposed let me know, or (especially) if you got xposed to work without deodexing.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
So terrified to do this ? with my luck something will go wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
As long as you very carefully follow the instructions, and above all else make ABSOLUTELY sure you have a copy of your devices stock firmware (likely gotten from sammobile.com) that you can flash through Odin JUST IN CASE something goes wrong, and you'll be just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Now will flashing the stock firmware through Odin wipe my data on the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Should I allow modifications?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
My experience with flashing the stock firmware is that since it flashes the boot recovery system Etc, but doesn't mess with your data folder it shouldn't wipe your phone. I flashed the full stock firmware on mind several times when I was experimenting and never lost my apps unless I did a full factory reset as well.

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Gave up on trying to deodex for the time being since when we get a custom rom it will probably be deodexed anyway. Playing with xposed now will let people know if I run into any problems. Planning on jumping in the deep end and trying as many modules as possible to stress test the stability.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I got TWRP! Worked like a charm. Now for perm-root. So uninstall Kingroot and delete ALL files associated with it?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Yes, just to be thorough. Make sure you uninstall anything else it installed too like the purify app, as well. Reboot at least once afterward just to make sure its gone, then flash the supersu.zip in twrp. Again, ill stress this, do NOT let twrp flash supersu again (it may ask if you want to when you're done even though you just flashed it with the zip) when you go to reboot after flashing our zip, because itll overwrite the working supersu and likely cause boot loop.

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Id make a full backup first with twrp though just in case. Easier and more thorough than flashing stock firmware through Odin
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Okay! Thank you so much for the help so far and I'll update with what goes on. Hopefully all goes well
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
There is no option to uninstall Kingroot in the settings tab
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] gsprague15:
Should be fine just uninstall the app and then make sure there's no folders left behind
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
It's a system app, how would I uninstall it?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
When I wiped the cache before flashing the Supersu zip i think it cleared my SD card
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Okay sorry for all the worrying and stuff ? I got SuperSU installed and I still have my data. Thank you to everyone that helped. Will try and test xposed later
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Glad to hear it! Still plenty of testing left to do but we've made lots of progress so far. I just wish somebody would catch wind of it over at the new device forum request thread. It would help people with this device find us easier.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
How about the method that other guy posted?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Method to do what?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Xposed
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Worked for me and seemingly others as well so id give it a shot since u have twrp to restore a backup if anything fails.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
I didn't have the space to back up the entire system and data so I'm not sure how willing I am to try that
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] darknaio:
Definitely worth it (almost necessary) to get a good sd card to fully take advantage of your phone. Class 10 if possible, I prefer at least 32 gigs, pretty inexpensive and class 10 cards are faster than what you probably got with the phone. That way you can make backups, link apps to the sd card, and generally play with more apps since youll worry less about space.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Questions & Answers] EqiiKxDude:
Will definitely look into that soon. I've been pretty much using the same one for years and it only has 4GB sadly.