yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] GalaxyS6Ethusiast:
I can confirm encryption does not work. It tells you it's been interrupted and it cannot go further. Not a bad trade off, considering that we get root!

Haha.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] jrtran:
What model you are talking about S6 or Note 5?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] artemen:
Hi, would it be possible to root, debloat, install google dialer and than remove root, while retaining all the previous actions?

I'm asking because I really miss my google dialer which I used for 2 years on my GPE M7 which died last november (well, someone helped it to die).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] shichemt:
Yes you can, just follow the steps in OP.

Otherwise if you want to get rid of bloatware (and keep them in space) you can use Package Disabler Pro.

Second option does not require root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] artemen:
thank, do you happen to know that google dialer will work without root after root removal?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Optimus:
thank you metalcated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] robikonobi:
[MENTION=2835049]metalcated[/MENTION] - i tried removing supersu (within the supersu app there is an option to uninstall the supersu binary) after debloating my g925a but my phone becomes unbootable afterwards. Is there a step that i am missing to unroot my phone so i can boot without tethering to the computer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Can you still connect to adb? If so try and restore app_process64 from app_process64_original via adb.

adb shell mv -f /system/xbin/app_process64_original /system/xbin/app_process64
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] zutart:
Howdy all,

This is my first time diving into the root pool with Android (previously had all iOS devices and jailbroke them), but I've run into a bit of a snag in getting the debloated image loaded properly.

I've been able to successfully get root access to the phone following the above instructions, but every time I try to flash the .zip file through Flashify I end up at the android recovery screen and cannot do anything other than reboot the phone back into the non-debloated software. Could anyone please direct me to a set of instructions on how to properly flash a custom rom or just point me in the right direction on what I may be doing wrong?

I truly appreciate the help, and I'm really excited to start seeing what this phone can do without the AT&T bloat on top!

EDIT: Forgot to mention, when I get to the recovery screen, I have a line that says

"dm-verity verification failed..."

At the bottom. Hope that helps!

EDIT2: Ok, so I finally realized just installing TWRP wasn't enough - I actually have to get it loaded into the phone for this whole process to work. Fantastic, except I also learned the dangers of making that change without first removing the reactivation lock. Whoops! Just got back to stock and about to start over from scratch, hopefully successfully this time. Apologies for cluttering up this thread with nonsense, but I'll leave this up just in case someone else comes along and wants to avoid this pitfall.

Also, big thank you to [MENTION=2835049]metalcated[/MENTION] for putting in the work necessary for us to enjoy this aspect of the phone finally. Truly appreciate it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] 1spookydad:
I have a friend working on trying to make this unthethered.. will keep you guys updated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Awesome, do you know the route he is taking? Can you have him PM me? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
how exactly does this root work? are the tars special as in ENG or what? how do you get a modified tar to flash in odin on a locked BL?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
It's signed with Samsung's key so it flashes. I didn't personally sign them I acquired the tar files for the kernel from other sources and built the process around it to gain root with SuperSU.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
pm sent so i dont clutter the thread lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] jrtran:
This also work good for N920A. Thanks OP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] GayCasper:
Any new updates to where u don't need a computer to reboot your phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] abduct0r:
Hello,

First thank you! I was able to use this to root my 0J9 phone! I am having a little bit of trouble though, after installing your debloated ROM my outgoing txts stopped working. I can still recieve txts and I can send and recieve mms but I am not sure why outgoing plain txts do not work. I have reset the phone APN to the one that previously worked and checked my message center. The texts just immediately say "Message Not Sent" in the status bar. Any suggestions?? I was thinking of using ODIN to flash the OJ7 modem as my next attempt to fix?

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I flashed my baseband to OJ7 it said successfull, but I still cant send texts.

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Okay. I finally solved the issue. My message center had been set to my 10 digit phone # with a "+1" in front. I had to change it to "+13123149810".

still running the OJ7 modem.

thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] abduct0r:
Xposed framework confirmed working as outlined in OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] tibere86:
How's battery on the debloated ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] mrblatz:
Hey, I am a total noob when it comes to this. What is the directory I extract the debloated rom files into? I know it is the Flash Fire directory under sdcard but I cannot seem to find it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
If you've never done a backup/restore the directory won't exist more than likely. Do a backup of data or even something smaller and the directory structure will then show up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] mrblatz:
I'm sorry, I still cannot find it. I have done multiple backups and I have looked through so many directories. I am super stoked to have my phone rooted, I just cannot find the directory haha. Can someone give me the exact directory so I can finally find it?

Edit: Finally figured it out! For some reason it wouldn't make the directory so instead of backing up boot I backed up system and it worked!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] whatmework:
So ... I did the steps noted and upon reboot (after running root-Install.sh), screen is stuck in ATT Logo.

With root-boot.sh running in the background - It boots up with Green txt on 1st samsung screen, clears 2nd samsung animated logo , when ATT logo screen comes up next, it stays stuck there.

Tried Cache wipe / Factory reset / Step 1 again with Odin and SAMFirm tar file... No go .. any help is appreciated... Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] whatmework:
So the following link made my phone functional again, just in case anyone else is in my situation:

theandroidsoul.com/download-android-5-1-1-update-for-att-galaxy-s6-g920aucu3boi2-and-s6-edge-g925aucu3boi2-odin-tar-84516/

** Makes sure to use the Odin specified in the URL **

It cleared everything I did, reloaded the FW specified in the URL, upon logging back into my phone - ATT sent the latest OTA updates. So, back to having a clean stock phone - G920AUCU3BOJ9. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] zutart:
So I've been able to get as far as rooting the phone, but as soon as I attempt to flash the debloated image through Flashify, I end up rebooting to the recovery screen with a

dm-verity verification failed

message at the bottom. I'm on the G920A S6 variant, if that helps.

Anyone have any advice on what I should adjust when it comes to finally getting this thing debloated?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FearlessAZ:
Anyone try if this works on the 890A?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Are you trying to flash the zip file?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] GayCasper:
Do you still have to have a pc to boot up the phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Yes, trust me you would know if you didn't.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] zutart:
[MENTION=2835049]metalcated[/MENTION] I was. I placed the full zip in a new folder I created (I guess considered the SD Card section of the phone system by Flashify's browser), select it, choose to flash to it, and when I reboot I get that message.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
OK explained in the OP you have to extract the zip to your sdcard. Take a look again and the OP. [emoji6]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] zutart:
Ah goodness, that's foolish of me. Thanks for pointing that out!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
If someone could please help the noob, that'd be great. I'm very new to Android, so bear with me. So I've flashed the ENG kernel, and installed ADB. I can't really figure out how to work ADB... I'm farmiliar with the "adb devices" command, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to run the "root-Install.cmd" If somebody could copy the exact commands/order of commands, that'd help me a ton
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] buradd:
Double click.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
Double click what? I'm so lost
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] marcbsmoove:
What is tethered root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
Tethered Root

(Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure I'm right) That means in order for the device to boot, you need to connect it to a computer and run a boot command. Very similar to a tethered jailbreak on iOS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
This is correct

What OS are you running?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
OS

Windows 10 (Problematic, I know :/) I really appreciate your reply! Just having trouble trying to figure out how to run the "root-install.cmd"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] custommx3:
Try right-clicking on the CMD and running as administrator.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
Progress

On adb.exe? Doing so results in the command prompt opening then closing. Here are some screenshots of what I have so far. I am attempting to follow Michael3214's Note 5 guide here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-note5/general/root-files-t3328432

I flashed the file found here: http://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-note5/general/bum-root-samsung-n920a-5-1-1-free-t3329020

then combined the adb files I downloaded here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118I with these files I was instructed to download here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24438995911977129

I am, however, able to get adb working manually through the command prompt... It seems adb recognizes my device
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] marcbsmoove:
Thanks for the reply....also, does this have wifi mobile tether?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] yoyororocky:
No, you need to flash this file first via Odin A_Kernel_Root_5.1.1_SamFirm.NET.tar.md5

Then install ADB which you already did. install the samsung drivers as well

Unzip metalcated 5.1.1 file to your desktop, open the folder, then double click on root.install.cmd and follow the prompt.

you should have root access after
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] marcbsmoove:
Please let me know if you can use tether hot spot on this Rom..need it for school. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
Probably

I'm 99% sure this is doable. Don't take my word though because I'm still extremely new to Android and rooting. A Google search for Android root tethering apps should get you somewhere

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Thanks so much for this information, this helped me out a lot! However, Odin refuses to let me flash "A_Kernel_Root_5.1.1_SamFirm.NET.tar.md5" most likely because I am using a Note 5 rather than an S6. Attempting to figure out the root right now. Still using the ENG kernel I found for the Note. Already had to wipe my phone once :( but if you have any additional information to help me out, please let me know!

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UPDATE: Got SuperSu working properly! Thanks so much for your help! Guess I'm good now :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] coachjenorris:
Debloated ROM

Can you use the debloated rom with the tethered root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
That's the idea ;) once you root you can flash the debloated rom and it's the same process.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] coachjenorris:
Debloated ROM

I installed FlashFire and there is no /sdcard/ directory on the phone. FlashFire shows one at the top, but it does not show on the pc to copy the zip file to. My questions are as follows: Do I unzip the debloated zip file and flash the system.0002.md5 or system.md5 file or the zip itself? How do I copy it to the phone? Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Make a system backup using FlashFire, then once it's done look on your sdcard and you'll see a directory /sdcard/flashfire, extract the zip there and use FlashFire to perform a restore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] GayCasper:
I wish there was a way to delete all the software on this phone so I could install the tmobile software so I can root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] elliwigy:
lol and we all wish it were that easy my friend
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Apexseal:
Yup BUT if that could be done there would be no need for this AT&T root...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Prfndhatrdofman:
Question - I'm getting to the part where the device sometimes hangs at the AT&T logo. The root-boot.cmd doesn't seem to pick up the device, and uninstalling and reinstalling the device in device manager doesn't seem to work..any other ideas? haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] randomphace:
I go to command prompt, device manager, disable samsung adb driver, unplug phone, and re enable, works everytime.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] supreme83:
He is saying that you need to double click on the actual "root-Install.cmd" file. Windows cmd prompt will open and run the script automatically
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Can a couple more people confirm this? This seems to be a simpler solution than removing and re-adding the device. Once confirmed I'll update the OP. Thanks random.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Kyeld:
If I use this method on a S6 that's OJ7 I won't be able to revert it back to the stock configuration without root? But with a OJ9 S6, it's possible to unroot? Thanks metalcated!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] randomphace:
I can record it working and the exact steps I use. Your method of actually reinstalling the samsung drivers took way too long for me.

I can guarantee you this is the best method for me atleast. My phone dies every single day so I am getting pretty used to it, it takes me maybe 2 minutes now to get it back on via the coding in your auto script.....

And on top of that, my phone never automatically recognizes adb. Every single time I definetly have to go disable the samsung adb driver. Unplug phone, then reenable. Its actually become a habit for me, I dont even have to check adb devices in cmd, because of how succesful the method is.

Although...

I'm still at a stand still on the root-boot.cmd script. To this day for some reason it has never worked for me even if I run as administrator. It just wont run automatically.

Every single time I must edit and copy the coding, open an elevated command prompt, paste and bam, works. Is it my pc maybe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Yeah sounds PC specific. But I will test this out when I get a chance as well. Right now my S6 is not bootable due to troubleshooting a workaround for not tethering. So far it's not worked. I'm at a point where I need to flash system again and re-root. So I'll test this out. Thanks for your update!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] RoryB:
Sometimes when I have stubborn cmd code I will add pauses to allow me to see if the code steps are working and perhaps which is failing. At least a pause at the end so I can see response lines from the code.

@echo off

@adb kill-server
pause
cls
echo.
echo. *metalcated*
echo. xda sr member
echo.
echo . Waiting for adb to connect...
echo.
@adb wait-for-device
pause
echo.
adb shell su 0 setenforce 0
pause
echo . Booting!!!
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 3000 >NUL

Simple, but sometimes it helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Yeah, I like total automation though. And with Linux it simply just works better lol. Windows is a pain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] snobb:
Great work on this and thank you! I'm going to give it a go over the weekend. It's a shame it's not untethered, but it seems to be just around the corner! Is there any way I can help out?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] RoryB:
I just meant for him to try to debug what is going on for his specific PC. I agree with you that if I do not need user input, just let it run and be done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Yeah right on. [emoji6]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Sure if you can unlock the BL that would be great! [emoji12]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] bryantx24:
Does anyone else's S6 lag severely after rooting the phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] iory31:
Hello Metal Cated i have question i ready flash my s6 but my imei is gone what i can do to recovery again ? i have the same problem of the friend before when i flash i stock on the logo AT&T i decided restore back to the original FW

but now the imei is gone only i have (350000000000000006) please help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] padd3r:
Was there any progress on trying to get the selinux permissive command run locally? I saw talks about hooking into different places in the boot process and I assume nothing came of it, but what exactly have we tried? I'm gonna take a stab at it but don't want to try stuff we know won't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Optimus:
I was just wondering will be any root for our 5.1.1 stuck devices
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
What have you tried up to this point?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Everything under the sun it feels like. If you want more specific details and are interested in trying some stuff feel free to shoot me a PM.

We have root just with a hitch [emoji6]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] oneszero:
Lost root upon reboot...

Help..I tried to soft reboot, and it got hung up. So i ended up rebooting witb the boot file and now supersu says there is no binary installed. What should I do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Androidps3:
Sm-g920a

Kernel 3.10.61-5527015

dpi@SWHD2407#1

sat sep 19 11:08:32 KST 2015
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] Cpc93:
I used your method to root my phone (g925a, OJ7) and just thought I'd share my experience with everyone.

The root went smoothly and as planned. The only problem I experienced was the SuperSU binary not initially installing. I had to do it manually using a command you shared earlier. Right now I have a laptop running Windows 10, and the Samsung adb drivers are just a constant issue. I know this has been mentioned countless times in this thread already, but after reading every post about it and following all the different suggestions I still am unable to ever boot this phone smoothly. No matter what I do, the OS, adb tool and Samsung driver just cannot interact smoothly. Often times I have to resort to spending a half hour uninstalling the driver, reinstalling it and restarting my PC until it decides to recognize my phone and boot it up. Sometimes I have to do every method at once numerous times to get the thing to work. My computer has no other problems with any other driver.

Fortunately, I think I've been able to pinpoint the problem. After reinstalling the adb driver, before my phone can be interacted with Windows displays that popup window saying "installing device" followed by a progress bar. For some reason this NEVER completes. It gets about 30% of the way and sits there. Maybe it's moving and is just unbearably slow, but I just don't think that's the case because I've waited 30 minutes before with the bar in the same spot. Is there a way to bypass this? I can only reboot the phone once that installation completes and disappears.

The last thing I wanted to point out is that occasionally when none of this is working, after my phone hangs for about 20 min in a black screen, eventually it boots up despite the fact I wasn't able to get "root-boot.bat" to communicate that to me. This has happened twice. I'll run the batch file and watch it sit there after saying "successfully connected..." and it appears to be making 0 progress. Both times this happened I had already closed the batch file (and also tried doing it manually through adb shell in cmd), and was in the process of disabling or uninstalling the drivers. This indicates to me that although the batch file and/or manual commands may not appear to be working, they actually are and the process is just extremely slow or lagging.

Sorry for such a lengthy post, I just wanted to be as specific as possible to avoid having to clarify. If Someone could clear this up for me I'd be very appreciative.

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Connect your phone, open adb shell and paste this command " /system/xbin/daemonsu --auto-daemon "

adb may not open if you double click it, so open up a command prompt and drag and drop adb.exe into the window and hit enter.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
I have actually been trying to make this process work where su is not initiated on boot but rather after boot and then disable it at shutdown. Haven't has success yet or time to spend getting it working. Besides that or something similar, this is where we are.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] bryantx24:
Does anyone experience severe lag and/or random reboots?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] notobsessivejustcurious:
Uh-huh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] JfkJavi:
All the time here. The lagg is unbearable sometimes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] CodeJingle:
I just finished reading through 36 pages of posts. For this one thread. Slightly unbearable. I'll tack on another response to the thread in hopes of making it harder for the next person to finish reading the thread (that is what this reply is). I'll update again once I complete rooting or give up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] shichemt:
Here's what I did to fix the lag/random reboots/overheating: I installed CleanMaster app and used their Autostart Manager (It's the only one I found that is compatible with Lollipop and does not require Xposed). Disabled most of the apps (including the pre-installed) and now the phone works smoothly.

Phone Boost > Autostart Manager.

+

If you're using Package Disabler Pro to disable bloatware. Make sure you delete it and use another alternative that requires root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] bryantx24:
Do you mean their App manager because I can't find Autostart Manager.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] seancojr:
I haven't yet used it but here are the steps (courtesy of this article): Tap Phone Boost > Autostart manager. The only conditional is root permissions are required... Which is what this thread is all about.

Oh, just to clarify the Autostart Manager feature is not available in Clean Master Lite.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] FitTerminator:
Do you guys think it would be possible to use this method on the T-Mobile Galaxy S7 since they seem to be having a similar issue with the bootloader being locked?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] CodeJingle:
It isn't a big deal, logcat works fine even though the UI is frozen. Permissive seems to run ok "I/su.d ( 3854): Running /system/su.d/permissive.sh ", but then I am getting stuck with the fingerprint "I/ServiceManager( 3156): Waiting to check permission com.samsung.android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT_SAMSUNG_DAEMON from uid=2000 pid=6215".

After that I keep getting "D/AT_Distributor( 3153): Send Msg [UART > ATD] 1 bytes <>".

I can post the whole log if you want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] metalcated:
Is this without running the boot cmd script? Or are you not able to run it? I've been through just about every possible scenario with this and I've seen this happen before when installing busybox into system. Please explain what you did prior to getting this error and please post the log to a gist or pastbin. Thanks.