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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Space_noob:
Hi!

I have a small problem with my S5 it's a SM-G900M, it has been rooted before but right now I’m on stock Samsung firmware, and stock recovery.

No matter how much time I leave it outside I can’t get a lock from the GPS. Google maps shows approximate location but that is all, I used GPS status and Toolbox and GPS test to have a more detailed check on the GPS but both apps show it can’t get a fix. I did a full reset (factory reset and cache partition wipe) from recovery to no avail, I even went to a Samsung service center but they say there’s nothing wrong with the GPS sensors, they tried replacing my SIM card but it made no difference.

I also tried replacing my gps.conf with my country specific one without any results.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
You took it to the Samsung Service Centre, they told you the sensors were fine, and you didn't question them as to why you were leaving with a still broken GPS?

Try flashing a stock ROM with ODIN
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Space_noob:
I Tried reflashing, still no luck…

It was my carrier’s Samsung service center, their excuse was it wouldn’t get a proper fix because we were indoors. I’m going to try again today hope they want to admit the problem.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Your reply to that should be "Well let's go outdoors then, considering I'm here because it won't get a GPS lock"
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nazaryo:
i have the same problem , i got a g900A model and the GPS don't working , then i'll try to Root but i read that model can not be rooted , so i buy a used Logical Board for g900M and still now not working i made root perfectly change many originaly and custom Rom and its not working then someone told me the GPS its on the USB port the Recharge Board so i replace it for other compatible with g900m because there two cable wires one for GPS and other for the GSM so i already have this two cables conected and still not working.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] omegacell:
Does anyone have one or would anyone be kind enough to extract it?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sofel:
hello..i'm kind of new here so,i need some help..i've tried to add band 38 tdd on my s4 gt-i 9505,(trying to get 4g-lte on digi mobile,Romania) with qpst and qxdm by editing nv values on 6828 and 6829,taken from nv calculator..didn't make it,so i have restored my original qcn file ,backuped with qpst before..all good ,the problem that i have now is that network signal dissapears sometimes,and especially when i lock my phone..didn't expect that..what should i do??i have changed several modems for 4.4.2 ,i have goldeneye,and no result..i have tried many qcn files,no succes..my efs partition is ok,also my imei..is it possible that efs partition not to be the original one?or maybe she is not mounted??with root browser i can see the files inside and seems to be ok..i also made two different backups,just in case..i'm surprized....if the phone screen stays on,everything is ok..when i lock him,no network..lol..any ideas,pls??i apreciate..thank you in advance!:)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sofel:
tadam!

Thank you all for your suport,problem solved with I9505XXUFNA1-MODEM flashed wit odin307,phone mode(not pda)..don't ask me why..still don't know..:)))

Anyone knows how can i activate 38 tdd on international s4 gt-i9505?excepting methods on the net..not working till now..
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] nrp31:
Hello Everyone! I recently bought the 3GB variant of the Moto G4 Plus for reviewing purposes on my channel. I recently did a Speedtest of the fingerprint reader on the new G4 plus as Motorola claims that it can unlock the phone within 0.7 seconds. I pit it against the Galaxy S6 and the Le1S to find out which one wins. I have my primary SIM Card in the Moto G4 Plus now and I will be doing a full review soon. So do let me know what you guys would like to see in the final review!.:) In the meantime, do watch this video

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Animonger:
I have a problem trying to root the Samsung Galaxy Express 3, model samsung-SAMSUNG-SM-j120a

I have tried KingoRoot, One-Click-Root, and SRS Root. does anyone know of maybe a batch or quick root for this model?

Any advice in any direction is appreciated.

SRS Root log says rooted, but it is not rooting. strange.

---= SRS One-Click-Root v5.1 =---

1:18:28 PM - Starting ADB Server..

1:18:34 PM - Manufacturer: samsung

1:18:34 PM - Model: SAMSUNG-SM-J120A

1:18:34 PM - Android Version: 6.0.1

1:18:34 PM - Build ID: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC8

1:18:35 PM - Board ID: universal3475

1:18:35 PM - Chipset Platform: exynos3

1:18:35 PM - Getting OffSets.. : error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported. (False)

1:18:35 PM - Query Server for Best Method.. Found Rootkit: 8

----= Start Rooting Process.. Please Wait =----

1:18:36 PM [+] Testing exploit: root8 (please wait..)

1:18:37 PM [+] Remounting /system Filesystem as R/W..

1:18:37 PM [+] Installing SU Binary...

1:18:38 PM [+] Installing SuperUser APK...

1:18:38 PM [+] Remounting /system Filesystem as R/O..

1:18:44 PM [+] Rooting Complete !

Sincerely, The-mechanic-who-covered-his-s6-edge-in-metal-dust-in-his-pocket-and-ruined-the-thing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MR_Sysexpert_AND:
Just searched and saw this - SRSroot update from 6/6 on twitter :

#SRSRoot: samsung SAMSUNG-SM-J120A (Build: MMB29K.J120AUCU1APC4) #Android 6.0.1 Now Supported for #Root at

google search for

root Samsung J120A
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Animonger:
Thank you

Thank you sir, ill be back to let you know if it worked. For those who dont know, the galaxy express 3 is a decent cheap phone. 75 bucks at Walmart. Mine is a go phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
It showed that in mid may also... I'll retry too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdmaher:
If your problem is not solved try the latest version of kingroot. It should root almost all samsung devices.

Link are just below. Its one tap root app. No PC needed.

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/kingro...-release/kingroot-4-9-3-android-apk-download/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Nope, still dont work. lame.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cms851038@gmail.com:
Samsung Galaxy Express 3 J120A

I can't find any no pc required rootkit software for this lame ads phone I should just throw it against the wall
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Delete plz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Tried it, no go.

I've rooted the s4, the original Kindle fire, some weird Motorola photon, both Nexus 7s, htc 8 & 9. All required unlocking the bootloader. Not sure how to do that with this phone. I turned on adb debugging, oem boot unlock.. I remember with the s4 I had to load a crap ton of stuff in kies... then something else to reset the knox flag.

The phone only has 8 gigs of internal storage, 5 of which is used up by the os. Not all games/apps want to move to the SD card and because Sammy decided that no one would like the option to have s spanned file system between internal and external storage, it has become somewhat useless. Xposed with obb on SD is the cure, but I need twrp and su.

I can't get this thing to even go to fast boot.. that just reboots the phone. Download I'd nominally more useful, but it wants files. Recovery allows adb side load.. that's about it.

It's a nice cheap phone, but I have just been avoiding manufacturers who lock the thing down, so I'm way out of the loop. Any pointers are welcome.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Animonger:
Still no luck

I've tried everything I know of. Thanks for keeping up with this page. Lets keep it alive, this is the only thread in existence that i've seen so far.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inub:
Isn't a rebrand of the Samsung j1? Maybe the instructions for rooting that would work for you guys I could be wrong but it was a thought when I seen this thread
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Does the j1 run marshmallow?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inub:
I'm sure it does if the express 3 does all the hardware is the same
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bundy714:
I just had to give it a try myself, even though two other people claimed it didn't work. And they are right, it claims your phone is rooted, but it's not. Very aggravating. If it can't be rooted, it just can't be rooted....but why the heck does SRSroot claim their software will do it when in fact it will NOT?

I'm just disappointed if it can't be rooted, but it makes me angry to be lied to. And SRSroot lied. Makes me wonder exactly what their software actually put on my PC....since they can't be trusted. Now I have to waste even more time scanning and scrubbing my PC for whatever malware they wanted to install with their bogus software that does not work. And if it doesn't do what it claims to do, exactly what is it doing? No telling what their bogus software put on my phone, because it sure didn't root it. Despite claiming it did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Dunno... I've seen references to j100a-h, j120a/sm-j120a seems different (not dual-sim, exynos processor).. dunno if the others are gsm-based.

Haven't seen any firmware replacements in case loading the partitions (or whatever Kies does) above through Kies is flat out wrong and messes with the radio.

My knowledge with Sammy's internals is rather lacking, and until that specific at&t model has a stable root (and twrp would be nice) I'm going to be a chicken about this.

I saw king root had a new release. May try that again. Will message if it's working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superinventions:
you can try to root it from computer.. i ever heard about geniusroot.. but i never try it, hope this will work for you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inub:
i asked my best friend who knows alot more then i ever thought of and he said the best bet with the new samsungs is king root like yall have been trying or a program called iroot he talked about developer settings on the phone called oem unlock and usb debugging and download mode being volume down + home + power in his text message I think if you could get into download mode you should be able to use tools like odin or adb to push a recovery or get root access but that might take a developer or someone with more knowledge to use ota tools and dump a boot image and build a custom recovery or some advanced **** like that if someone hasnt already I'm sure xda university could turn up detailed steps to porting clockworkmod for now I guess its a waiting game for yall till more ppl end up with these devices in hand and some free time i included some files you may need with a grain of salt to get anyone started that turned up from a quick search for your device

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6wa4Qj-h93HbkdRVGN5QjRqbGM/view?usp=sharing
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Yes, if I could fastboot flash recovery twrp.img/cwm.img that would make life easier. However, the bootloader is locked, and generally one must unlock it... I cant even figure out how to get the phone to respond in fastboot mode.

I turned on adb debugging, and I can adb shell, adb push, adb reboot bootloader (which just reboots the phone), adb reboot recovery (which allows sideloading.. I think), and adb reboot download, which seemed the most useful.

I can't set adb to root, I can't mount system r/w so I can place/flash su/supersu.

Latest KingRoot did not work, havent seen iRoot before, looks like you have an md5 of the boot image in there, instead of the actual image...

Yeah. I'm clueless about this one. I'm sure its something stupidly easy.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inub:
i dont have the device so I cant hand it off to my friend or i would also i was wrong about the j1 as someone said but i do belive the amp 2 but searching specs the amp 2 looks to be a sister phone you might wanna keep up with the root options that may pop up for that only thing i was told was enabling usb debugging and the oem unlock option first in the developer settings like in the screenshot from that phone id look into maybe frama or towel that might work from the phone side idk just trying to help

[IMG="OEM Unlock"]http://img.wonderhowto.com/img/33/62/63588473847559/0/psa-enable-hidden-setting-before-modding-anything-android.w1456.jpg[/IMG]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Animonger:
Hey bro we appreciate the insight, we've tried this as a collective but to no avail yet. Our best bet is to keep trying different things until we come up with a working batch file unless kingo comes up with something. Thank you all for keeping the thread alive
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Try using the command line version not the GUI.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gwisenick:
I am trying to root my j120a but am running into issues.

I get the success message from odin with the eng boot you have linked to.

But I cant get kingroot v4.5 or the most recent kingo root to work... They both hang up at 90 and 45 percent respectively.

On the same note I am getting the security message and my wifi password are not being saved any more.

The steps seems pretty simply so I am confused as to where I could be messing this up.

Any thoughts?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Refer to this post below. The issues you mention have been dealt with. You should also be using the latest King root not 4.5 or KingOroot.

https://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-samsung-sm-j120a-galaxy-express-3-t3573646/page3

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piebalding:
Can you explain what this means and how to execute this? Total noob here :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
does this phone have any custom roms or mods or tweaks or custom anything yet? i've acheived root but don't know which direction to go now
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Root has only just been achieved. Give it some time. There's plenty you can do yourself. Xposed is a start.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
Thanks man.

I'm new to rooting actually. This is my first rooted device.

Is there any specific way I need to install xposed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Use Flashfire to install the Wanam version of xposed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
i tried to flash the arm64 build of the wanam xposed thats linked in this thread and i got a boot loop i believe it rebooted and my screen is black and vibrating once then again 3 more times and the screen stays black and never boots up.

could you give me a detailed "how-to" on how to install this exposed please ? it would be much appreciated
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Use the 32bit version.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
okay i'll give it a shot and get back to you.

again man, thanks a bunch for the thread.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
okay i've used the 32 bit version and followed the instructions in the link to the xposed thread posted here. and im not sure what happend. i think my phone might be boot loooped

EDIT: it booted out of the bootloop itself somehow . i now have exposed installed. thank you man. time to do some more research
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
You definitely used the wanam version of xposed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
just as i posted that it booted out of the boot loop itself. i have xposed now.

---------- Post added at 08:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM ----------

so is there ever going to be any custom recoveries or roms?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luis4995:
I just want to thank you ashyx and all those involved for making the bootloader available. I managed to get my j120a rooted and running super su... now next phase is twrp.. thanks again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegaflare:
Does anyone have instructions to unlock bootloader for J120A?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Did you actually read any of this thread? :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightofakasha:
how about a custom rom for the device with less system data to free up the internal storage a bit
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unif:
How do I unroot this phone for free?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
You realise that doesn't happen don't you?

---------- Post added at 05:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 PM ----------

Unroot? :silly:

Just flash the stock firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unif:
How do I do that? Where do I get the stock firmware?

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:30 PM ----------

Can I do it using supersu?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
This thread? >> https://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-samsung-sm-j120a-galaxy-express-3-t3573646
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unif:
Where do I go? Which comment? I typed "unroot" in the search field but I got nothing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
What do you mean which comment? Just go to the link above.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unif:
Ah yes, I see. Oops! Thanks very much!

---------- Post added at 06:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

What is the difference between the two firmwares?

https://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-j120a

I checked my phone and I have J120AUCU1APC4
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
APJ2 is newer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @ßh!:
Check this guide https://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-samsung-sm-j120a-galaxy-express-3-t3573646
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schlick2552:
Just curious

Was wondering if this is the 32 bit version?

xposed-v86.0-sdk23-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-20160709.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
You don't need to repost this procedure, it already exists on XDA and where it originates from. Most of these external sites repost information from XDA, which can lead to issues with lack of updates.

Please search in future before posting.

Original thread here.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j3-2016/how-to/root-samsung-sm-j120a-galaxy-express-3-t3573646
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathgaze2497:
i "reposted" my own post because people dont seem to be finding my information im the one who figured most of this stuff out and it wasent easy so when someone askes for help with this phone i wanna help as many people as i can and duh i searched for this stuff before but the information that is here isent very solid and hasent worked for most people so maybe my mad method will help someone my method is no where else online and its not on other sites its very obvious what parts of my method were from another site but with what help ive given and the work i put into this dont tell me to "search before posting" because i did search and if i hadent i wouldent be posting new info on this phone here. maybe you should do ur reaserch and then u would see that a lot of my info is not on other sites or xda before assuming its just available because its not thats why im posting it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
The files and info contained in your post belong to me and therefore have the right to request as I see fit.

I also do not support third party linking. There's no point in arguing. Just take it as friendly advice or I'll have it removed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ViralThread:
Picked up another one of these little guys on the cheap, but it has updated firmware

Baseband J120AUCU2AQC1

Build MMB29KJ120AUCU2AQC1

Any idea if this will work on this handset?

Thx in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDeschaine1985:
Hey guys,

I'm just wondering if there was any type of update on this phone. I'm thinking about making a purchase tomorrow and I'm trying to weigh out the pros and cons. This phone is on my maybe list and was wondering if this phone was able to be rooted or not because I'm definitely hitting AT&T tomorrow. I'd rather not spend the money if it can't be rooted and not work well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruyffboy:
Bypass?

The phone is from my grandmother and I had to give it a hard reset because it froze a lot. She forgot the email with which she made the account the first time and I can not do anything with it. :crying:

[IMG="Welcome"]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c8sTEq-zZ60/maxresdefault.jpg[/IMG]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mechanicguy30:
Root successful...........but at&t?

I was able to root with firmware version J120AUCS3AQE1 but because mine is an AT&T phone the bootloader is "locked and signed" meaning it's never going to unlock........? I have the latest version of firmware that came out in may 2017 and it will be available to you as soon as I can post an outside web address............ Every Recovery image that I flashed caused everything to fail and a big triangle that said AT&T detected software on your device that is not allowed on our device so I guess this one is never really your own........ but you can Root with Kingroot and supersume pro to get rid of bloatware and such but other than that no custom stuff on this one.

If Kingroot keeps freezing just restart phone and keep trying it took me a long while to obtain root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkey1000:
Safe Strap Recovery

Ok so as everyone has learned the bootloader is locked up tight on most AT&T devices, the Express 3 included, but out of sheer boredom i tried a Safe Strap apk I have that was developed for the AT&T Galaxy S4 running KitKat and to my astonishment it installed. Even more to my delight upon trying to "install Recovery" in the apk that to installed. Unfortunately upon using the "Reboot to Recovery" option, though it dose reboot the phone to the main safe strap screen, the screen dpi is not correct and all I can do is boot into the system by pressing the home button or waiting the instructed 10 seconds. I am not a Dev but think with some tweaking this safe strap could definitely work on this device. Looking for some imput on this from some of the PRO's if at all possible. Here are some screen shots and the apk file for the safe strap.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
The thing is, is there really any point in developing this any further? Considering there is now Flashfire which is more advanced and up to date it sort of renders safestrap moot now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chander2005@gmail.com:
did anyone had success rooting this mobile?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Yep quite a few.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j3-2016/how-to/root-samsung-sm-j120a-galaxy-express-3-t3573646
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reginas.atrix:
Successfully Root New Build?

Has anyone managed to successfully root new build J120AUCS3AQE1? I've read all the postings about this phone, rooting it, and the utube videos as well. I tried downgrading to the old build, but it failed on Odin.

Many thanks if you could pass this info along,

Regina in Knoxville
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EAR74:
This phone is not something I am this interested in.I got a cheap borescope that said for android devices,thought it should be no problem.Had qrcode,got into all this and unlocking phn,code,and have had no luck.I am nobody to know if these samsung are normally this difficult,but come on..I see the switch for settings on USB,tried every way that these folks have said root any samsung.This is some service that companies give when equipment bought is made to do more than allowed by who sells it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Animonger:
:( wish I had a thanks for getting the thread started lol, still feel like a worm
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandpajiver:
Will do.. Thanks for the hints tho, not trying to be a jerk ;). I just know if I could figure out how to get to the equivalent of fastboot on the thing it may be easier. Must search interwebs. :silly:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inub:
Best of luck guys