[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Donphillipe:
Model: AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G930A Android 6.0.1

Well I had to re run the Xposed zip file install with FlashFire because I was getting error messages. This time I ran it as a two step process with the cache wipe in the queue.

I also had to run the FlashFIre routine again to get the wifi password to save. However after running the Xposed apk it shows that Xposed is installed but the option to Install/Update on the Framework button is grayed out.

Exposed framework version 85.1 (custom build by wanam / 20160530) is active. But I can't install anything, no other programs in the framework to choose from.

****** Update: Once I clicked the Download option in XPosed, everything grayed out and about 30 minutes later, then all the available modules were listed there. I clicked on the XPrivacy install, an everything appeared normal. Then I opened Xprivacy and I got a list of the applications installed with the All and the "Check to restrict option". However, the XPrivacy never seems to show the familiar popup as in past installations where one selects the access to be given. For example, after installing Firefox after the Root, Xposed, Patch and Xprivacy install, Firefox was provided Internet access without Xprivacy even asking. I also checked under the Androild 6.0.1 Settings, Device, Applications, Application Manager, I see that both Xposed installer and Xprivacy has access to both Contacts and Storage.

I see there is an updated version of the wanam Xposed that you used here:

https://xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960/page571

I wonder if that could have anything to do with Xprivacy not working? I followed your instructions explicitly, other than the mistake of forgetting to clear the cache. When I got errors I re-ran the FlashFire Xposed zip install, this time with the cache wipe and then followed it up with the referenced Xposed apk install. I also had to run the FlashFire of the zip file with the fix packs in them and after the second run the phone stopped overheating and forgetting the wifi password. So what I am saying is that everything with not a lot of testing seems to work except the Xprivacy pop-ups.

I did tick the check-box on the Xposed list of installed modules which I believe is all that is required to make Xprivacy work, or at least that is the way it worked with a non-Samsung device in Lolipop.

Thanks so much for making this available and I hope you are able to help me with my Xprivacy failure to pop-up requests for permissions.

********** answering my own question: After extensive research I found everything was working as designed after all; I just didn't know it. XPrivacy has made extensive changes to their menu system with many changes since the old version for Lolipop that I was familiar with. The fix was as simple as searching online for a "real" how-to description of XPrivacy's new menu system (in a sea of other click-bait garbage descriptions that say nothing). The most recent "default" iteration of the XPrivacy distribution has the pop-up menu system turned off, which means most users must have lobbyed for utilizing xprivacy to go back after something is installed and optionally restrict it, rather than doing it up-front through the previous default pop-up system. To me this makes little sense because once the typical rogue app is installed and gets full access, that would seem to be the moment the evil deed (of swiping all your contacts and personal info) has already been committed.

But now I am happy. Now that my menu has been restored to default pop-ups for all newly installed and updated apps, all is well.

In closing I would like to thank the author of putting together the most comprehensive instructions on how to root the AT&T version of this S7 that I have found after much research online. The instructions in the header worked without a flaw, other than a couple of routines I had to run a second time. And I am not sure this was a fault of the code but perhaps from my bag of flakey USB data cables that seems to be the norm these days.

Thank you psouza4 for your effort!