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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freeop:
Thanks. I have (had) Package Disabled Pro installed and the reason I couldn't see that process. I have it now frozen it in TiBU.

Thanks for all your help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Do you have advanced messaging turned on. I've seen it do some strange things.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] HolyGhostBoy1:
I appreciate you responding I couldn't find the right one I will give this a try.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Charlie R.:
Flashing back to the engineering kernel has put me in a boot loop. Back to stock, but I'll the run the ota rootkeeper last, the flash stock again and see if I can get root back.

Flashing back to stock appears to have wiped my dalvik cache. The plot thickens.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] happybullets5:
I think not disabling the pin on the phone...From what I was told. I didn't try a factory reset because I just assumed it erased all the data.. but thanks I will try that. Would I be able to flash everything except CSC to keep data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Valarok:
Tried to root, phone keeps restarting on the "Samsung Galaxy S7. Powered by Android" screen. Can't hold down the power button and volume button or anything of the sort as it keeps attempting to start, then it turns off and repeats. Any help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] barndawg76:
In mine, the securitylogagent wasn't there either, but shows up now and it's already frozen. I did a reboot afterwards, which I tend to do when making any system related changes/freezes, so that may be what will make it show up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] dannyt112:
man, i was about to ebay this 930v because the other ENG ROOT write up was junk and gave me a 3 hour flash to stock. you didnt leave out a single detail and it worked. great work and excellent writeup. Not having the best year and buying an unrootable phone for so much money was just another dump on my situation. Thanks for your help. Know that people really appreciate this. Awesome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] bodyshop:
Its power-volume down-home button.

All three at same time to get into download mode.

sent from my Wicked S4/S6 hybrid
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] AKDMA:
For a Verizon device, is it possible to unroot and retain data, or update to latest (Nougat) release and retain data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] whbisondtr:
"Fix an issue with the Wi-Fi not saving passwords after reboots by editing the build.prop and setting 'ro.securestorage.support' to 'false'. I used JRummy's BuildProp editor" didnt work for me, sm-g930u. I still need to put in the password.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] lostpilot28:
Did that work? I'm having an issue flashing back to stock. Been running the rooted firmware from page 1 since December. I'd like the Nougat update and have been getting multiple failures in Odin when following the instructions to "unroot".

Wondering if the newer firmware did the trick for you...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Callelle:
Can someone please help me? I just used this method to try any root my 930V because I thought it would get past Nougat's change to lock out wifi tethering from foxfi. I followed each step of the guide and it put my phone into a bootloop. This was the first device I've ever tried rooting, and now I'm regretting even trying on a phone I've barely had for 2 months. I'm kinda in panic mode and don't know what to do or where to go. If someone could help me, even just by getting the phone just back to stock, I would be immensely happy and grateful. Please someone don't tell me I just made a $700 mistake.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
Not sure how you ended up in a bootloop if you followed the instructions, but no worries man, take a deep breath, your phone can be fixed.

Download and extract this firmware:

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?record=578E12D6B01511E6B04AFA163EE8F90B

Boot into download mode and add the appropriate files (bl, ap, cp, csc) in odin and click start. That'll take you back to stock. You can then try to root again.

Sent from my SM-G935V
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] happybullets5:
So I Flashed the original firmware AP and BL only. Phone rebooted with no data loss. Thanks again for your help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] landshark68:
Were you in nougat or marshmallow when you tried this method. If you were already in nougat, this root method does not work in nougat. I only ask because you mentioned nougat in your post, and it didn't seem clear if you were already on nougat and trying to get past nougat's lock out of foxfi or if you were on marshmallow and trying to keep your phone from updating to nougat

Sent from the Shark Tank using XDA-Developers mobile app
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Callelle:
I was already on Nougat, I figured that was my issue after the fact. Will the method that Krog said above still work to fix this? Edit: Nevermind, it worked. Thanks so much for the help Krog!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
That explains the bootloop then.

Yes it will and it's probably your only option since Verizon N source isn't available yet, but it will put you back on mm. You can take the ota for n again though if you want.

Sent from my SM-G935V
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Callelle:
It woked! Thanks again so much for the help with that. I'll be staying on mm for now since my phone's wifi hotspot is the only source of internet where I live (thus why I went against my better judgement and tried rooting it). Lesson learned, research a lot more and find out where the stuff for fail safes are XD.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] happybullets5:
Back to square one. I tried root via OP, left pin on and ended up stuck on the AT&T white screen with the phone getting super hot. Flashed stock BL and AP. Phone is back to normal with data in place. Turned off pin. Followed OP correctly. Tried to re root with Prince version. Stuck on ATT white screen. Reflashed BL and AP. Tried to root using Odin 3.12.3 got a connection error. Does anyone have anything at all to help me get this thing rooted? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Krog18:
You may need to try flashing all 4 stock odin files (which will reset phone to factory), setup the phone again and then try to root.

Sent from my SM-G935V
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] wastedf4ther:
Since accomplishing root, my only issue (besides lag) is I cannot successfully uninstall any system app. I have tried several different apps with no success. One app freezes and crashes when I try to uninstall and another app just tells me it was unable to uninstall. I have also tried converting them to user apps first. Same problem. I have not found an app that has allowed me to convert any system app to a user app without giving me the same issues. I haven't read anything else about this particular issue, and I've unrooted and rerooted 3 times. I've never had this issue before. Any tips or feedback would be awesome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Araltd:
I have to ask, and I realize people always want to save their data and whatnot. But if your trying to unroot, wouldn't it be easier to backup your data the best ways possible and simply do a factory reset and full flash to whichever firmware you want?

I realize that's a pain, I used to hate the process too but I have found it's also a good way to clean out junk and crap left behind, and you'll get a better experience overall in the long run?

I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes, just making a suggestion.

How to root Galaxy S7 & S7E running Android 7.0 Nougat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Samsung Galaxy s7 doesn't like it when things go missing. Try titanium backup pro and just freeze what you dont want......much safer method in the long run. That's why the debloat script doesn't work properly and why we tell everyone not to use it. The script was basically written for that one specific instance in time.

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Are you sure your on MM and not Nougat. There is a root method for Nougat now very similar to this method although personally a haven't tested. Reading through the thread there is varying degrees of success.....lag, heat, reboots, etc..... Check here for Nougat root method. https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-s7-ed...ed-nougat-s7-edge-g935t-t3567502/post71287574 Thanks to [MENTION=2326775]Araltd[/MENTION] and I apologize I didn't see your post above.

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Are you using stock odin 3.12 or 3.12.3 to return to stock firmware. Princecomsy odin is for engboot kernel only and stock odin is for returning to stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] lostpilot28:
I was using Princecomsy Odin, but it eventually worked. I couldn't boot past the Download screen, and Recovery was hosed...pretty much would only allow a reboot. I ended up flashing back to the rooted ROM posted on page 1, and that got me back to a working phone. Then, I found the post with the updated Stock ROM and used that...it failed the first time, and the 2nd time I decided to use the BL file as well (so all 4 files) and that worked. Got me back to stock, with a functional phone. Root was lost of course.

The OTA for Nougat was downloaded this morning and is installing as we speak. Hope I can find a way to root it...I haven't looked yet, but I'm hoping someone has it figured out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
The link to root Nougat is in [MENTION=2326775]Araltd[/MENTION] post just above......although results vary.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] happybullets5:
Don't apologize! I appreciate any help or ideas I can get. Sincerely. I am running andoid version 6.0.1. version PK1. My next thought was maybe clearing the cache and retry or updating to N and trying the method you suggested. Im not sure if that would change things because I dont know enough about it to know where the problem is coming from. Now its just become an ambition to get this thing to work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] khaos4ng31:
I have it disabled from the get go after reading other users recommendations to turn it off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
Do you have advanced messaging turned on. I've seen it do some strange things.

Sorry, but I'm out of ideas.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Araltd:
The root for nougat is live (s7 and s7e) and has mixed results. Some experience minimal to no lag, others have experience severe lag. We are working within the thread trying to find the magic mixture to get everyone a minimal lag experience. :)

The process is reversible and if your game to try, we would love your participation and experience in the thread to help benefit everyone.

Sent from my Rooted Galaxy S7 EDGE on Android 7.0 Nougat, here's the instructions how to do it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] makane716:
I may try this, this coming weekend. I have an S7 on nougat that is a "wifi only" device.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] justXaXyoungXhacker:
I Need some help.. please. I'm stuck.

Hey guys, I've hit a brick wall. I have a Galaxy S7 Edge. And I have followed your steps word for word multiple times. Idk wtf I did but I can't anything to boot.

I'm stuck in recovery mode. I have used multiple firmwares and have used both versions of Odin. But nothing works, I keep keeping an error message on my phone in download mode say SW CHECK FAIL : [system] fused 3 binary 1. I don't want to lose my phone.. I don't know here to look or what to do from here.. PLEASE help. :( :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] wastedf4ther:
Thanks! That works well enough for me. I'm on the G930V - the Verizon variant, and I have this issue with SMS messages not coming in or going out unless I make a call first. I will have an SMS stuck in 'sending' until I make a call then it sends. Like the phone can't make contact with the network for SMS until I call out first. If you or anyone else has a similar issue I'd like to read more on how to get this SMS thing straightened out. Thanks again for the help!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] bodyshop:
you would need to provide more detailed info. Model, firmware etc.

How have you followed steps multiple times, if you can't get out of download mode?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] inkdaddy66:
I'm trying to unroot my device and return to stock. Downloaded all of the necessary files. (VZW S7edge). Selected AP,CP,CSC files and have them all inserted in the proper fields. MD5 checks out on each selection. When i start the process, it starts successfully but it fails once it gets to this point... any help is appreciated. I'm hoping its just something minor

i seem to be getting the same "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [system] fused 3 binary 1" in download mode
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] jruka:
Looked at pic and it looks like you are using the modified Odin to unroot. You need the official not the prince Comey
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] iBolski:
From what I understand, once you root the nougat version of the S7, you will never be able to use Samsung pay again, even if you odin back to stock. At least, that's what this article appears to be stating:

http://www.gottabemobile.com/3-reasons-not-to-root-galaxy-s7-nougat-2-reasons-to-do-it/

Also, those who are heavy Snapchat and/or Pokemon Go! users, rooting on nougat has caused some issues for them as well, so RAYOR (Root At Your Own Risk). :D

Me, I haven't had a need to root for over a year. My G3 was the first phone where I didn't root. I did initially, but once Android Pay was working for my bank. I didn't root. Still got great battery life. With the S7, I really love Samsung Pay, so I have no reason to root. And with the latest news, I'll never root it. But, I do understand the need/want of rooting. I was a power user once before, but for me, Android and the phone companies have done a better job where I don't feel I need to root anymore.

My main reason for rooting before was TiBu (Titanium Backup). With the way Google Play saves settings, this is almost no longer needed. Or there is Helium which backs up most apps.

I have found that most bloatware is now removable without rooting. Yes, there are some that aren't, but many I can at least disable and memory on phones is much better than it was when Android first came out (such as my first phone which was an LG Vortex. Talk about lack of memory! :laugh:)

But again, for me, these are fine for what I need. I also no longer install every app known to man just to see how many I can. I did that at first because back then, Android was new and exciting (it's still exciting), but now I just load the apps I need. This keeps my phone running smoothly and battery life is fine for me. As long as it gets me through the day and I need no more than one or two charges a day, I'm good.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] State.of.mind:
This is probably because you flashed Edge software on the flat or vice versa.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] saf4xdadev:
You need to find the same firmware that you had on the phone before rooting. The fail issue is because the bootloader versions in the firmware you're using to revert back to stock needs to match the current bootloader revision you have on the phone. If those don't match or a newer bootloader then it fails. You can go forward but you can't go backwards. The firmware in the OP is old and wont work.

Also use stock odin 3.12 or 3.12.3 to revert to stock. Princecomsy is only for engboot kernel.

Also I read you can revert Nougat to MM as long as the bootloaders match. Some ......maybe all??.....carriers use the same bootloader revision between MM and Nougat. The one I know of is the carrier that uses pk1 MM .....the bootloader is the same as Nougat for that carrier....I just don't know which carrier that is. If you check your carriers bootloaders and they're the same between last version of MM and first Nougat then you're probably ok to revert.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] HolyGhostBoy1:
Yeah!!! thanks!!! Im up and running now!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] protivakid:
Thank you for the reply! Any suggestions to make things faster to correct the slowdown over time? Have the "fix" scripts been updated to correct anything relating to this? If not perhaps I will wipe my phone and freshly install everything again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Araltd:
I personally don't use Samsung pay or Android pay, so I can't offer any comment? Have you asked in the Android 7.0 N root thread in my signature? There have been a few people who've unrooted - maybe they can answer your question?

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Sent from my Rooted Galaxy S7 EDGE on Android 7.0 Nougat, here's the instructions how to do it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] cuebask:
I took the OTA to Nougat then used the root method from the Tmobile thread. Was ok with it until I started running into issues at work. I'm trying to go back to stock with these files but failing every time. You think they have it set up so you cant back track? Cant get anything to work with phone now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] UnixSlayer:
Might have something to do with the newer bootloader for Nougat..... once you install a newer version of the bootloader, you can't go back to an older version.... as far as I know....

Sent from my rooted Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - SM-G935T
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freeop:
Ok, I think I am just about ready to Un-Root/Update to Nougat/and Root. I am just a little confused with which Image I should use to get back to normal Stock MM.

On the first page under the Return to Stock section, it shows ATT_G935AUCSAPF2 to use to get back to stock. But reading through this complete thread someone was saying that it is old and not to use this version.

I have found ATT_G935AUCS4PK1 from digging on the forums and probably posted in this thread. Is this the one I am supposed to use to get back to Stock?

And reading so many comments it talked about using Odin and Odin PrinceComsy to reflash the phone. I did use the PrinceComsy to root my phone and I thought I read to use just the Odin to get it back to stock.

Any help to fix my confusion would be greatly appreciated. And after 325 pages of comments and questions for help, I know I can count on you guys. :) Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] mrpeters:
I'm rooted on PE1. Thought I was more up to date, but I guess not. I know I used this guide back in July 2016 to get permanent root.

I've got FlashFire installed (0.55.1).

Can I simply flash the OTA Nougat zip to upgrade, or do I need to flash stock PE1 and then do an OTA upgrade and re-root?

I think this is the first time an update has been available since having installed Flashfire, but I seem to recall being able to flash an OTA without losing data and root being a big selling point for having the permanent root and flashfire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] cuebask:
I found the tars for Nougat on anothewr thread. Use Normal Odin and restored to stock that way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] lost girl:
Can you send me link to tars for nougat? I am looking but can't find.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] inkdaddy66:
I've used the "official" Odin and it didn't work.

I flashed the PIT file need for my model. Using the prince version of Odin. And it worked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] cuebask:
I downloaded latest Odin (official)

Used all 4 files as it says right front of Odin. Started and boom it worked. Here is link. Just hit download anyway. So far no issues. Stock 7.0 running fine. Minus a year worth of stuff wiped away.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7C7EaSz8kzrdjRfUDlxOFdZSmc/view
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Araltd:
I personally think wiping clean and doing a full fresh install from MM to N is a better solution. Gets rid of all the junk files, apps you've forgotten about and don't use, etc... Yes it's time consuming but it's a better solution in my personal opinion.

Just my 2¢ ;)

Sent from my Rooted Galaxy S7 EDGE on Android 7.0 Nougat, here's the instructions how to do it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Thurein Phyo:
Its sluggish and laggy.

Hi.

Mine is SM-G935U, Unlocked US edition. I upgraded to PL4 via OTA from PI3, the stock version.

Then I felt the battery drains and some lags.

Then as I desperately need to install my native fonts, I successfully rooted mine with your guide.

Then I felt extreme lags, so I also follow the step, flashing the Fix script flashable zip with FlashFire, after rooting. The lags was so much better, but still the lags is present and pretty bad.

So my question is:

1. I was thinking, if I root with my stock version PI3, I think the lags won't be this bad. So can I go back (flash) my phone to PI3 via FlashFire? I've heard that flashing (especially upgrading) via FlashFire can maintain Root? Does that work the same for downgrading via Flashfire? Will I able to maintian my Root after downgrading from FF?

And Will I lose my data? Or do I have to use Odin? If I use Odin to flash, I know I will lose my data.

So if the answer is Yes, I would like to downgrade to PI3 and follow your guide (this rooting guide) again. And I think the lag problems will be so much better.

With regards,

Trp