yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Soufiansky:
I will try to be honest with you guys , i'm not negative at all but let's face the truth.

Do you think samsung will care about rom developpement , root..etc for the S7/S7 edge ? Does your brother know what a bootloader is ? Your friends at work or at school know what is root ? Supersu ? Your wife know how to flash CM13 on her phone ? 75% of people , i will not say they dont care but they dont know what is this , but they never heard about it. There is people that dont know what is NFC , others doesnt care about android updates , they just use their phone as they are. So if Samsung doesnt unlock their BL , how many costumers they gonna lose ? 1500 ? 10k ? 100k ? Even 1 million ? I think they dont care , they will just continue on their new policy , in China they sold 10 millions units in 1 week , so imagine how many phones will be sold all over the world. Us , xda users , represent 1% of the total users , so samsung will just ignore us , and believe me they know that some of us will came back to buy the Note 6 or S8 even if they will 99% be locked too.

That's said , keep trying and never lose hope , but the chances to achieve it are smaller day after day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] UniX1rm:
Yeah I want to disable that because it is sitting in my notification. It would be a miracle if that is unlocking the bootloader, although Samsung is mean and they could be locking that down a little more since they've heard we are on the case
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
I have a spare S7 that's going back. It just needs to get to 30%battery and I'll install it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TEKHD:
[MENTION=2517332]danon.brown[/MENTION]

check PM in 5 min...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] UniX1rm:
Actually disabled it with package disabler com.wssyncmldm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
It's up to 32% so whenever you're ready
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TheKnux:
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I want a PM lol

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Thank you for that. ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Build number is different. Give me a few and I'll try to flash. Kernel is also different. Dated for the day before the phone was officially released.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TheKnux:
Read the top paragraph.

Wonder what's so "urgent" about it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
It fails.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TEKHD:
Back to square 1.... still locked... Thank You [MENTION=2517332]danon.brown[/MENTION]

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[MENTION=2517332]danon.brown[/MENTION] is going to return his phone... for the rest... my recommendation...

DO NOT

update... at least for now. (unless you don't need/want root)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Maybe it fixes the high system usage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] imnotlaughin:
For anyone who purchased in-store and looking to return their phone, I sent to a T-Mobile customer service representative via chat:

"I recently purchased a Galaxy S7 in-store. To my surprise, I came to find out that the new phone has a locked bootloader. This is absolutely unprecedented for a Samsung phone on T-Mobile. In the past, every Galaxy S and Galaxy Note on T-Mobile has had an unlocked bootloader. As I understand it, T-Mobile is blaming Samsung for the locked bootloader, and Samsung has said that it has no intention of unlocking the bootloader in the future. The effect of this is that third-party development for the phone is impossible, meaning root is impossble, uninstallation of certain apps is impossible, and flashing a version of Android that isn't tainted by Samsung's TouchWiz UI is impossible. This is not a state of affairs that I am willing to live with, so I intend on returning the phone.

My question is - Since the newly locked bootloader isn't advertised or mentioned by either Samsung or T-Mobile before purchase, is there any chance of having the restocking fee waived or reduced? I am not overly excited being forced to pay $75 to return a phone that fails to meed my needs, especially when the failure owes to an unprecedented change that I could not have known about. In short, I wasn't warned about the phone's new deficiency, so I would like to return it without facing a penalty for doing so. Is this possible?"

They told me that, typically, fee waivers are only given if the original charge was made in error. The bright side, however, is that they also often do a one-time courtesy waiver for other cases. I'm planning on returning the phone on Monday if there's no news of bootloader unlocking before then. Here's hoping I don't get stuck with the $75 restocking fee. I'll let you all know how it goes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Schiaboner:
Does T-Mobile post change logs for their updates? I'm curious as to what this update actually does.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
They do but the site is not updated yet to reflect the one I just installed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Schiaboner:
Cool, thanks for the reply!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] kartoon33:
My phone updated with no problems
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] mocsab:
Personally, I think the HTC Type Solution makes the most sense - and is more likely than any other. If they ever do make it possible to unlock the bootloader, registering for it helps insure they have a record of every phone that has been unlocked 0- Ever since KNOX was first launched, Samsung has been working on making security tighter and secure - locking bootloaders makes that easier I assume - (though it does puzzle me that they didn't lock down the international versions - maybe that is their next planned move?) I haven't lost hope - and sincerly hope that Samsung will relent and provide a means to unlock the bootloader - our best chance is thru TMOBILE - we can only hope that John L was sincere and that he follows thru on his statement the other day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Soufiansky:
Or Nexus phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
So this update goes from APB6 to APB8. I think. So now we have to wonder which version a root exploit will be found in... And almost always it is the older version. So, for us noobs, the experts here would recommend to NOT update, correct?

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Thank you Danon.Brown. Sorry to bother, but could you clarify: what were you flashing (I assume TWRP), did you have OEM unlock enabled in Dev settings (I assume yes), and what version of Odin? TIA
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] AKW:
That is correct. Stick with the oldest version, and if root is found for that version, great. If it's found for a newer version, you just have to update to that one. It's safest to avoid updates if root is most important to you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
10.7 yes it was on for OEM unlock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jrno1:
Correct! It sucks Need to get Viper volume root mod after it gets rooted! Those guys are the bomb !!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ^I'm_With_Stupid:
Agreed, the audio is terrible, but not because of poor hardware but because their audio configuration is garbage. It's got some weird reverb and everything sounds washed out and slow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jrno1:
We're going to have this bad-boy rooted soon you watch!!! Then this phone will be an absolute Beast
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Raylon00:
TMobile

Sent a Tweet out last night. Had a Response this morning. Looks like they are listening to the customers...

http://postimg.org/image/5q21t1uur/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] mrbigdrawsz:
This would be really cool if this was for us. LOL

https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/710447594732920832
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Android_noob17:
We made more news.

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/141769/20160317/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s7-s7-edge-come-with-locked-bootloader.htm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] king3opobn:
On the phone, could the bootloader be unlocked?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
read the last couple of pages, all the info you need is "above"

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this has been their standard reply

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yeah, unlikely, but hopeful. already spamming this tweet with the appropriate #s.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] mrbigdrawsz:
Yeah, I'm not that naïve to think it's about us. But hey, nothing like starting your day with hope. LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] AKW:
So it looks like John Legere's "HUGE news" is that they're adding more Binge on Partners...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] chiikko561:
Bummer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
uhh, I think we all feel the same way...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] namlas:
I think, sadly, this might be related to Tmobile giving MLB premium access to users.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
..or it is about Binge On, as AKW pointed out...is that the same thing? MLB Binge or something?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ice5192:
Victory for the petition is near we are 800 somthing signatures lets wrap this up and ship it to them vy close of business today!! ^_^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
Big news is YouTube is now a part of Binge On. Just watched John Legere's video.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Xpiatio:
personally I wouldn't think unlocking of a bootloader would be considered "Huge news" for all tmobile customers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Binge is useless for unlimited users like myself. It's probably useless for a lot of folks actually. Tmobile promotes unlimited. I would assume a lot of people are unlimited. However the way society is people are tricked into thinking they need to use something they really don't. Unlimited folks don't forget to turn binge off. No sense downgrade the video quality for no reason.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
What's a bootloader? What's root access? What's Marshmallow?:eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] AKW:
It looks like the fire might be dying, Ice. People seem to be losing hope in light of Samsung's latest update. I'm not surprised Samsung said what they said. What I am surprised about, though, is how easily people seem to be giving up.

Guys, we knew this was a long shot going in. Samsung's response should not surprise or discourage anyone. We should continue the campaign until we hear a solid "no". Samsung saying they have "no plans at this time" very possibly could mean that the decision is still being made by the higher-ups and just hasn't been passed down to the CSRs, or that talks with T-Mobile could still be ongoing and the CSRs still know nothing about it. We should keep going until they confirm, one way or the other, if we will be getting unlocked bootloaders. One CSR saying they don't currently have plans does not mean we're dead in the water.

It's still a long shot, but we won't know for sure unless we keep up the campaign. Actually, that's not necessarily true. If we give up, we definitely know for sure what the outcome will be...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] KING SKILLZ:
Man this gonna be a tough device to part with, wireless charging, water resistant, large battery, and this silver chrome finish is perfect with the slim design, but damn the customizing you can do with root. This is a really tough decision.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ^I'm_With_Stupid:
We just have to keep fighting until we get them to do something. To atleast get them release an official statement. You'd be surprised what a small, but very vocal and determined group can do in today's social media driven world.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] KING SKILLZ:
Yea I think it's the return deadline that got people in a jam, for some root is a must and while people don't mind fighting the good fight, they don't wanna be stuck with a device that may never receive root, so for many it is a race against time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] LuigiBull23:
This phone is too much of a beast to just up and return it. Yes, it's unfortunate but I can live without root on this device..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] damir11:
And this be careful guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ice5192:
i just spammed the **** out of his twitter again everyone re-tweet and share! as well we will reach 1000 before the end of night today!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] h.nocturna:
https://thehackernews.com/2016/03/android-root-hack.html

Maybe there is hope after all??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ahrion:
Shall I be the guinea pig? If I install I can always factory reset and go back,no?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Setting up a bot hopefully when I get home for retweets
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ice5192:
[MENTION=4107827]TEKHD[/MENTION] [MENTION=522448]Fenny[/MENTION]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
Absolutely NOT, no going back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] psych0r3bel:
This makes no mention of the SD820 or what kernel version THAT'S running, however. A good start, at least. Let's let someone who knows what they're talking about give a definitive answer here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] OPGT:
Isn't ours 820***? We aren't on the list.

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If it is not an OTA update, then yes, you can.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] psych0r3bel:
Snapdragon 820, if I'm not mistaken.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
anyhow, someone already installed and tested the bootloader (still locked). What, as a guinea pig, are you hoping to achieve or test?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
I Installed this morning still locked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
please don't give bad advice. And how in the world did you think this device had the 808?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] OPGT:
Did a quick Google search and found my mistake. Sorry about that. And no its not bad advice... if the update is NOT OTA, you can factory reset to go back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
:confused:

I didn't mean to offend, after all, I did say please. But I really don't understand the value of your comment. If the update is not OTA (which it is), why would you think you can go back to an earlier firmware? I thought that any installation of official firmware updates, whether it be by Odin or Smartswitch or through recovery, would negate the ability to downgrade to an earlier version.

Any thoughts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] namlas:
This is probably a stupid question, but please excuse my lack of experience with dmverity:

Can one of you gents who has a spare s7/s7edge try and flash systemless supersu via recovery and see if the phone will still boot? From inside recovery, you have the option of mounting system as read-write. I'm assuming that if that triggers a fail in the verity check, you can do a factory reset via the same recovery menu and go back to a normal state.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Does stock recovery flash zips?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Derzicom:
Latest reply from Samsung;
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] namlas:
There's an option there to 'Apply update from ADB', or 'Apply update from SD card'
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] KOLIOSIS:
The T-Mobile page has been updated & it is as vague as vague can be,not one detail whatsoever:

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-25060#top

Software versions & updates: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (G935T)

Created by tmo_josh_m on Jan 29, 2016 9:07 AM. Last modified by tmo_erica on Mar 17, 2016 8:57 AM.

Beginning March 17, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge received a software update to Android version 6.0.1/Baseband version G935TUVS2APB8.

This update provides features and improvements:

New Features : N/A

Improvements : Security updates
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] the Doctor:
FYI, de-bloating doesn't recover any usable storage space. Bloat is system apps that reside in the /system partition which has a fixed size and is not accessible for user data or user apps. All you do is free up space you can't do anything with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
At the top it says security updates so something was fixed. Possibly the Qualcomm thing a few posts back. The hacker article is dated March 16. The update hits March 17.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] AKW:
If this is the case, or even a possibility, definitely do NOT update if you're hoping for a root exploit in the future.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] MegaNoob:
Guys that exploit is old news

"All of the smart devices using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series, including the 800, 805 and 810 and running a 3.10-version kernel are affected by the vulnerabilities"

We have kernel 3.18 so it's probably not going to help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
yeah, those articles are usually trash...aren't they?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] MegaNoob:
The exploit was real but as far as I know it won't help us because it was for an older kernel
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] noamaniac:
I'm getting close to just saying forget it and getting an international. They have root at least. If the phone doesn't have ROM dev so be it. It's a good phone and i'll deal with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Lmax579:
Some guy came into my tmo store saying he has the original Samsung OS and he can unlock the bootloader
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
You should probably become his friend and ask him for proof. Even if he doesn't help that would give us hope. Seeing is believing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] king3opobn:
True that, he did, but maybe it's secure flash locked bootloader, until, you toggle 'allow oem unlocking' in developer settings!? Perhaps that is what the tmobile engineer ment!?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] BennyBenjaman:
So if I flash twrp on my Canadian exynos is it possible to root yet
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jcadduono:
ok do that and flash https://idlekernel.com/twrp/hero2qlte/3.0.0-0/twrp-3.0.0-0-hero2qltetmo.tar.md5

tell me the result

yes, unlike previous iterations, canadians need to stay out of t-mobile forums this time. go to exynos forum and flash exynos twrp

canadians can flash international exynos roms all they want, they just have to set apns up manually until someone works up a CSC package for canadians to flash on international
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] StrumerJohn:
As much as I don't want to believe it, the fact that the CSR is saying to look for the kernel source under " “Product News” area under “About Samsung” " makes me believe that they have no idea as to what the hell they are talking about.... but let's see if anyone else has further insight. I'd mess around more and help out the community like I used to, but I'm really busy with school and work right now. I'd love to port MIUI though in the summer time if we are unlocked and get a nice AOSP base.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] king3opobn:
Could it be because it's v3.0.0-0?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Root-Maniac:
[MENTION=4107827]TEKHD[/MENTION] [MENTION=522448]Fenny[/MENTION] any input?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jcadduono:
enable developer options in your phone and enable oem custom in there
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] king3opobn:
Yes, i had done that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Root-Maniac:
Same here, I get the same result
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jcadduono:
do you jsut get write failed, or is there a secure flash failed message

(secure flash failed means the device has a very locked down bootloader)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TEKHD:
That's what I was about to say... no secure flag... (just the typical write error)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] jcadduono:
the G935T partition table (PIT) is 8 KB with a signature verification marker.

this is further proof that the device is locked down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TEKHD:
and... there is a flag....

wait a minute... I am in the middle of a heart attack...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Bubba Fett:
Why do this? This is the reason I left ATT.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] chipworkz:
Man this is really sad news. This is the last time I pre-order a device, this sucks. Well at least I am getting the free VR, year of Netflix, free wireless charger, and $30 gift card. The stock version isn't bad but I hope that the Note 6 doesn't get a locked bootloader. This was just an upgrade until it came out anyway. :(

So you guys that tried to flash this, is your KNOX now tripped?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Root-Maniac:
If there is anything I can do to help you let me know
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] TEKHD:
Yeah... KNOX still virgin...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Fenny:
Yep, I have had longer to grieve. Qualcomm secureboot has us shackled with the near-bulletproof chain of trust. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ahrion:
Bummer. Guess I gotta trade this in and get a G5. 14 days right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ^I'm_With_Stupid:
Bribe him if that's what it takes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Dr. Fed:
hmmmm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] Lmax579:
He claimed that the company he works for has a contract with Samsung...I don't think he would have given anything to me

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I should have tried, he's not a developer but he was gonna buy the s7 for the guy which is a developer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] danon.brown:
Did you get his contact info? I'll call him or send an email. See what it's all about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] ^I'm_With_Stupid:
So it's too late, he left? Also, are you saying he sold it to a developer who might be able to leak it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] nickmus:
Hummmm
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] system0verload:
***Grabs popcorn***

Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Di] v8dreaming:
It allows me to remove system apps and install a different version of that app, that I like better. Google Play Music is one such app. I hate the current version that got rid of actual genres. I keep an old version that still has them.