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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] MArtyChubbs:
I know this is not recommended, but I use xTW over the old LP one from Wanam (he even says use xTW) also I enable the CPU tweaks in L Speed and my phone no longer gets hot. I love this phone now, super fast and killer standby time. Battery drain with the screen on is bad, but I have lowered my brightness to 40% and that helps...a little...

If anyone cares, I use:

AdAway

Amplify

Crystal (Adblocker for Samsung browser)

ForceDoze

Greenify

Kernel Toolkit

L Speed

ViPER - Atmos 5.5

Xposed (by dvdandroid)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] byte9:
Adaway works system wide, including the browser. No need for Crystal.

via 935a, Tapatalk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] GartimusPrime:
I am on my third day (I think) with root. My only issue seems to be the battery like everyone else. Last night when I went to bed, my phone was fully charged. I decided to leave it off my wireless charger. When I woke up my phone was at 96, not bad. It drains a bit worse than stock while in use but I like the trade off.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] CrossBones3129:
Apparently my /data partitition is corrupted? Can anyone that has rooted, please give me the latest PIT file for a G930v Verizon S7? I read that I need that to re partition the phone. I've tried restoring through Smartswitch but the issue still happens. I've never rooted or tried and don't get why I have this issue. I used a package disabler a few months back and maybe that screwed something up...

So if you have rooted and have the latest version, that came out a few days ago, please extract the PIT file so I can try to fix my phone! Or someone help me try to fix it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ickedmel:
I'm curious of your settings on L speed if you could share please.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] brycegreen:
Your post is completely valid, and I concur. I understand this is not a thread to discuss the pros and cons of rooting but this is such a new process and since I'm inquiring specifically about the method presented here I thought it'd be acceptable to ask. I'm completely interested in this root/guide, which is why I want to be swayed by other's opinions to change my mind, if there's a better place for that I will find it elsewhere.

More relevant though, I looked through the fix changelog but didn't see it there. Does it help with fixing the adoptable storage problem for SD cards? And has anyone tested using the Gear VR while rooted?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Skizzy034:
You're using kernel toolkit along with the fixes?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] SanguiniusWept:
I was referring to posters who keep saying things like, "This is a bad root method, it doesn't give you good performance, and I've gone back to stock because I think stock is better." And I don't mind reading this once or twice, but when the same poster keeps saying the same thing over and over again, it gets a little annoying. This thread started as a guide on how to root an S7 or S7 Edge, install Xposed, and unroot. It shows people how to do this. If you follow the directions, you will root your phone. You will be able to install Xposed. And you will be able to unroot and go back to a stock configuration. The thread accomplishes its goal and doesn't mislead people.

If a person doesn't like this root method, or doesn't like how the methods in this thread affect the performance of their own personal device, then I don't see what they're accomplishing by sticking around this thread and continually interjecting negative comments. We have root. We have Xposed. Many of us, myself included, have better performance and battery life than we did on stock. We have what many didn't think we'd ever have, considering there are older devices with no hope in sight for any sort of root method. But that's apparently not enough for some people. There will always be something to complain about. I understand that. But I think the complaining should be made into its own thread and leave this one alone for the people that want to know about this method and maximize the utility of it on their devices.

But what do I know? I'm just a guy who uses a single phone on a daily basis and is happy with everything that this thread has allowed him to do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] MArtyChubbs:
[IMG="Settings"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6355628/LSpeed.jpg[/IMG]

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Just for I/O and TCP CA:

[IMG="Settings"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6355628/KT.jpg[/IMG]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] FilthyFord:
Which Atmos 5.5? I haven't been able to get viper to work.

Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RemixDeluxe:
I followed the guide and after this step "Still in Odin, click 'Start' to flash the engineer-rooted boot image and reboot the phone."

My phone just hangs on a white screen with the AT&T logo in the middle. Its been like this for over 5 mins and I'm not sure if this is normal or I should wait longer. I did a restart by holding power and volume down and it still gets stuck on that screen. What can I do from here?

Using an S7 Edge from AT&T

I also did not make a backup beforehand. Am I screwed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] makane716:
Boot to recovery. Factory reset. Reboot system. Follow along in the op. Pretty good step by step instructions there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] torr310:
Hi OP,

I have the newer xposed installed and it works perfectly. Maybe this information could be included in the post.

xposed-v86.0-sdk23-arm64-custom-build-by-wanam-201
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Skizzy034:
You sure it won't override the kernel tweaks from the fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] MArtyChubbs:
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Thank you for testing. Have you tried systemless by topjohnwu? I was wondering if that works, too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Skizzy034:
Btw, the photo you posted of your LSpeed tweaks is to small to see anything, even when opened. Not sure if it's the same for everyone, but it can't be zoomed in for me at all.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] torr310:
I am sorry I have never used it and do not know anything about it.

Attahched picture shows all modules I am using. Not many though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ickedmel:
I did the option open in Web browser and I was able to see everything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] djh816:
Skizzy, download the new xda app, not the tapatalk crap ;) Sooooo much better than the tapatalk based app that xda paid for back in the day

edit:jk the current xda app still fails at image posts.. but yeah on desktop it's full resolution and clear
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] djh816:
he's asking about xposed framework itself, not the modules. sounds like you're using the system variant from wanam though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Skizzy034:
Yea, I tried both apps. Haven't tried on PC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] googster:
Looks good, sounds good... Im going to try....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] CVertigo1:
I haven't tried systemless xposed, but this is taken directly from [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION]'s launch_daemonsu.sh for the QC S7. "NOTE: use system modifying xposed, not systemless!"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] pjsockett:
For anyone that lost the ability to purchase apps or make in-app purchases, I was able to find a solution that worked in my case.

I was having issues trying to purchase the Pro apps for Greenify and Amplify. The play store purchases weren't a huge deal, I just installed from the play store on a desktop, but there was nothing that I could do for in-app purchases. I tried making the purchase on another device but it would still fail on my S7. Finally, I thought about where it was failing, when it would normally ask for a password. Before root I was using fingerprint authentication because my gmail password is really long, as soon as I turned that option off in play store settings it allowed me to complete the in-app purchase.

Not sure if that is the same problem for everyone but it worked for me. It may explain why it's a hit or miss problem, because not everyone used that option.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] dabar7:
The Odin3_v3.12 crashes with a problem in Chinese about the ".ini" when I open it, anyone else experience this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Ridl3y:
My network has been stable, but I've been having another weird issue. Every so often, at random, my phone will freeze up for about 5 seconds. It will then do all the actions I pressed on screen all at once and then go back to normal. This happens about once every 5 to 10 minutes. Any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] airmaxx23:
I'm unable to get the USB debugging prompt "allow this device...blah, blah, blah" to pop up when I plug in a USB cable. Debugging is checked and so is MTP. If I go into ADB my device shows up though. I can't run the root.bat file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freak69ize:
Is the ini file is missing.. Download Odin again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] dabar7:
Nope, it's there, and I downloaded it again, but then I found 3.12.3.zip elsewhere. This one runs, but I have yet to test it, hopefully it has good success. I had the G930A get stuck on the logo, did factory reset, and I believe it did the same but the guy got disconnected, I have yet to see how it went for him after flashing the kernel. I used the other one (Prince) for this so hopefully 3.12.3.zip runs smoothly
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] neonlazer:
I had the same issue. I used the other version also linked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] dabar7:
search for odin3.12.3 and you'll find it on another thread on here, let me know how that one goes, anxious to see if that fixes the issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Ridl3y:
Please post the file
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] 5GSignalPro:
Anyone have this zip file that is mentioned? "I saw a thread where someone had made a flashable .zip file for fixing almost all of the problems at once. I can't seem to find the thread now, but I did backup the file. If anyone needs it let me know."

Also other threads are talking about a new root method? Of course they mention unlocking doesn't work, but they do mention root. Anyone have any thoughts?

I came acrossed the root via Octoplusbox on XDA Thread I've included a link below.

"- For S7 Qualcomm based phones Unlock is not supported at the moment

- Root method for mentioned S7 / S7 Edge phones is KNOX safe!"

XDA Octoplusbox Thread

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/root-knox-free-released-t3409542

Otoplusbox link

http://octoplusbox.com/en/news/octoplus-octopus-box-samsung-software-v-2-3-0-is-out/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Ridl3y:
Your links are broken.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] 5GSignalPro:
Thanks for the heads up the links have been fixed in my previous post,

XDA Octoplusbox Thread

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/root-knox-free-released-t3409542

Otoplusbox link

http://octoplusbox.com/en/news/octoplus-octopus-box-samsung-software-v-2-3-0-is-out/[/QUOTE]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] srish2:
Thank you [MENTION=1599591]psouza4[/MENTION] for putting this guide together. Everything worked well!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] JAYNO20:
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Does anyone know if this uses the same method as this guide shows?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] airos4:
No, for two reasons - #1 because the logs all say NOT to update the SuperSU binaries if you want it to work. And #2, once I got frustrated enough, because it failed when I tried. :D

This is definitely running the -eng version. Logged in to a shell, su command remains with # prompt.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TCPDump:
No problem. I can't find the OP thread either. Flashing the .zip file fixed all of the known issues as of last night. I didn't make this tool, but I did back it up and I'll post it on our servers so everyone else can enjoy it's simplicity:

Download: http://downloads.codefi.re/networkingpro/S7Edge_PE1_Knox_Remove_Debloat_HotSpotFix.zip

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http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=67647207&postcount=88
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Ridl3y:
I get a 403 forbidden page when I try to click the download link.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TCPDump:
Sorry bout' that. CHMOD FTW. Give it a try now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] CVertigo1:
Here is the link to the fix zip. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24572369242688106

This is for the S7 Edge, everything works on it when I used it, but it changes the build.prop in the process to G935V. I didn't notice any issues with it running the modified Edge framework, but I quickly changed back to the S7 framework and modified build.prop.

If I can find the time later, I'll modify the zip to be specifically for the non-Edge Verizon S7.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] airos4:
Got Root!

So here was the issue - someone mentioned it in one of the other threads. In the "Lock Screen and Security" the option for "Secure Startup" cannot be turned on. If you have it set on the SU doesn't mount and root doesn't happen. Turning it off and repeating the process exactly as before led to root. So if you are one of the people who "did it right" and didn't get root, try this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] CVertigo1:
I initially had to update the binaries when first rooted. I also verified the latest SuperSU from the Play Store works on our phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freak69ize:
I reflashed the system img yesterday but when i booted up everything was still there.. it didnt wipe my phone like i had expected. I wasnt sure what all the other files were so i left them alone. Im assuming the one labeled

BL is bootloader so i figured i didnt need that one since i was already on PE1. I Just flased both tar files with CSC in them and now everything is fine so i thank you for your reply and fix my good man and have a good day.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Rhubarbb:
I got root and I set the governor to ondemand, but phone is still overheating excessively and battery life is draining quickly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TCPDump:
Flash this: http://downloads.codefi.re/networkingpro/S7Edge_PE1_Knox_Remove_Debloat_HotSpotFix.zip It seemed to resolve all of that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Rhubarbb:
I notice that the file says S7 Edge. Is this flashable for S7's?

Edit: Can I just flash this via FlashFire?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] TCPDump:
Yes, absolutely. It will change your build.prop to identify the model number as an S7 edge, but you can change it right back. Otherwise everything works great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Rhubarbb:
Thank you!

Edit: Figured it out
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] freak69ize:
That would be awesome.. thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] mugsy77:
Change it from MTP to Charge and re-run root.bat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] xTGoldenHero:
hey bro I went through your unroot process, everything worked but that custom logo on boot is still there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] cuezaireekaa:
Yeah this will happen. There is overheating and it will cause the kernel to lock up, and then resume all action, which is what you're seeing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] wilson289:
Looking pretty solid so far after a lot of tinkering. Total uptime now since unplugged is just about 16 hours, with 1.5 hours SOT. Usage drain has come down a bit from the first few days of root and idle drain has been pretty awesome. If I continue at this rate until the end of this battery cycle, I will probably have over 24 hours of uptime on a single charge, with just about 3-4 hours SOT.

Using: Greenify (boost), L Speed, TB (froze a bunch of items I personally don't use), ForceDoze and have GSAM for battery monitoring. Android OS is still a big offender, but at this point I'm not sure how accurate GSAM is in listing it at the top. Been just texting (Textra + FB Msger) and reading on Chrome/Facebook App.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] ykjae:
Camera stock not working?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RowdyVFFL:
Crap! My daughter just updated me to G930VVRS2APF2!

Has anyone tried rooting on the latest OTA?

I'm willing to try it, but what about going back to stock? Can I flash G930VVRU2APE1 now?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Rev_zero:
I had that problem when I didn't have the executable in the same file as the config file. What I did was I had moved the executable to my desktop but the config was in a folder on the desktop.

I moved the executable back into the folder and worked fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] djh816:
Try it and report back? :P In the past they havent blocked downgrades via odin but IIRC someone thought the new update included a new bootloader (but I never saw confirmation) that might block downgrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] SirTurdle:
Does new update prevent this method

Sorry im new to this forum, but i followed another guide to root my verizon s7, but as of today (July 20th) a security update rolled out (which i blocked), can i flash to stock rom, then repeat the process using this method to solve issues with my previous root, or does the new update block this method, thanks to anyone who can help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RowdyVFFL:
I may try it this weekend. I use my phone for work, so I am a little concerned with not being able to unroot back to stock in the event something goes wrong.

How soon before we have the OTA ROM available to use to unroot back to stock do you think, just in case? :confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] met152:
I used the method in the OP on my wife's VZW S7 which had received the PF2 update earlier in the week. I didn't realize until after because the flashable fixes + debloat didn't bypass the hotspot provisioning check (on unlimited data plan).

There are likely other things in the PE1 flashable zip that didn't take, but the rooting process worked flawlessly on PF2.

I'm happy to provide any files from her rooted Verizon S7 with PF2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Seanbo124:
Newly back on the rooting scene. Haven't done it sense s3 days. My daughter also accepted my Ota update and my phone is on pf2. S7 edge with verizon, SM-G935V. Where do I start? Do i need to downgrade first? Everything seems simple enough other than I got the update a few days ago when my daughter was playing Pokémon Go. Any and all help is welcome. Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Archangel:
Is there an xposed module or something that can put the weather back in the lockscreen?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LeftyGR:
Welcome back to root, sir! I haven't seen it yet. But there's got to be something that could add widget to lock screen. But I'm unsure.

YMMV, but I'm not using xposed due to conflicts with tbo themed apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Soooperstar:
What's going on with your apps? I'm using TBO apps and xposed and everything works fine for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Skizzy034:
You can use Good Lock from Samsung.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] forcedfx:
Got my S7 yesterday. Came with PD2 firmware so I upgraded to version PE1. Rooting went flawlessly. People are complaining about excessive heat but after I let it sit overnight to re-download all my apps it has been cool as a cucumber. AnTuTu gave me a score of 135430.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RowdyVFFL:
So you did try the unrooting back to PE1 stock?

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That is the question. Can we go back to PE1? The root process from the OP appears to work with the pf2, so rooting using the engboot seems OK, but can we unroot back to stock if something goes awry using the PE1 rom provided in this thread.

I will probably try it this weekend.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Soooperstar:
Not sure about Verizon but you can on Sprint
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] LeftyGR:
Everything f/c that installs to system. Store, Music, YouTube, Drive, Hangouts... Just tried again yesterday cuz i noticed wanam put out v86 recently. But i really needed my phone back so i restored a backup. When i get more free time, I'll retry, get some logs, and post to wanam's thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Soooperstar:
I used themed Tapatalk, Playstore, hangouts, YouTube, Dropbox, Google app, and a few others, and they all work fine for me. These are the modules that I use with xposed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] R-1 Rider:
It has been confirmed in the S7 Edge forums that PF2 can be downgraded and is rootable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RowdyVFFL:
Should we downgrade before using the root method in this thread?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] R-1 Rider:
That is more a question for the OP, but people are rooting directly from PF2 without issue. I am not sure what effect this will have on implementing the fixes listed in the OP though. It would probably be better to root after a clean flash either way, so my recommendation would be to Odin back to PE1, then root, then apply the fixes/tweaks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Wildcat2083:
Bootloop On Verizon

Has anybody put the phone on charge at night and wake up to it bootlooping?

I have V15 of the script the eng-kernel and xposed, my phone has been fine for days but I woke up to my phone locked up, tried wiping a the cache and then a factory reset, it mentioned something about an eronious reset, so ended up having to unroot right back to stock PE1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] RowdyVFFL:
I was wondering about the fixes too. It sounds like it will apply them but they may not all work anymore under PF2. Met152 noticed that the PE1 fix/debloat didn't appear to bypass the hotspot provisioning check when on PF2.

I am guessing the downgrading method would be the same as the Unroot method in the OP?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Soooperstar:
Mine reboots when I remove the charger
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] R-1 Rider:
Exactly. You will be basically putting the phone back to PE1 stock.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Wildcat2083:
well this wasent just a reboot my apps crashed and quit and ended up having to do the flash back to PE1 from ODIN
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] CVertigo1:
The PE1 fix installs a framework-res.apk that was modified for enabling hotspot. This means you have a PE1 framework-res.apk on PF2, which is likely causing your issues. If the PF2 framework is modified to enable hotspot, a new fix could be made for PF2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussi] Ridl3y:
Disregard post