[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series ROMs, Kernels, Recover] jedld:
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 LTE/WIFI 2016 TINKER EDITION ROM (DEOXED/ROOT/XPOSED)

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Update 01/04/2017

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Tinker Edition V5.1 is now out.

* Re-added Samsung stock camera and gallery

* revert back to stock vold to fix issues people are having with micro sdcards

Now available for the SM-T285, SM-T280 to follow

Update 10/29/2016

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TWRP for the SM-T285 here

Early Build of TWRP for the T285 (see post by [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] will update this if an official version is released. The T280 version should be available not far behind I believe :)

Update 09/21/2016

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V5 now out (root, deodexed, xposed) for the SM-T280/T285, still working on the SM-T280

Update 09/20/2016

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Turns out this device is not as locked as we all thought it too be. See thread below for my ordeal and more details:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-a/help/resources-samsung-galaxy-tab-7-0-2016-t3431022

Modifications:

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* Based on LMY47V.T285XXU0APCN

* Stock Boot and Recovery (Not much choice since the bootloader is locked)

* Busybox

* Hijacked Vold (using CM 12.1 sources) to run shell scripts stored in /data/scripts/vold.init

* Removed Touchwiz launcher and redundant samsung apps (Hancom office, Kidzone), replaced with Trebuchet

* Enabled r/w to the external SD Card

* Dolby Atmos mod (09/11/2016) (thanks to [MENTION=4618099]Nando14sunny[/MENTION])

* Deodexed/Xposed (09/13/2016) (thanks to [MENTION=3562083]wanam[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4419114]rovo89[/MENTION])

* soft linked /etc/hosts to /data/scripts/hosts and can be edited using adb shell (09/13/2016) (thanks to [MENTION=3107108]venomrat[/MENTION])

* V5: root chainfire's SuperSu 2.78 (09/21/2016) (thanks to [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION])

* stock boot animation

Special thanks also to [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] for initially taking a look at this device , I haven't given up on rooting this device yet.

Special thanks to [MENTION=2761242]klemen241[/MENTION] for helping me try out the SM-T280 build

Haven't done extensive testing on Xposed modules, but the pokemon go iv mod/hacked worked and that was good enough for me :) (Before pokemon Go was patched). If you use this ROM feedback is highly appreciated

NOTES: To be safe, perform a cache wipe using recovery. I didn't need to do this personally but I haven't tested all use cases

NOTES: Since this rom is deodexed, the first boot will take quite a while, so please be patient :).

NOTES: if you are coming from V2 and are using the mount_ext4 apps2sd scripts please update it for additional support for the V3 ROM HERE:

https://github.com/jedld/smt285_data_scripts

NOTES: (09/13/2016) Unfortunately, the V3 build fails the Google SafetyNet check, will be a problem if you play Pokemon Go

Other Notes: Removed support for zygote.init scripts in V3 as I am now using the app_process32_xposed binary, will work to get this back soon. I haven't had a need for zygote scripts though. The vold.init scripts shoud still work as before if you are using the apps2sd script

Installation Instructions:

Odin or Heimdall Required. I you are coming from the Stock Rom please wipe/factory reset to be sure. If you are upgrading from V1 or V2 you are not required to wipe unless there are problems. If you are upgrading to V3 cache wipe is recommended using recovery.

--FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK--

1. Make sure to backup of your data and have a copy of your stock Rom in case something goes wrong.

2. Make sure your device is OEM unlocked. (Enable Developer settings and Enable the OEM unlock settings)

3. Extract ZIP file below and flash the tar.md5 file using ODIN, for details on this kindly look for instructions in the xda site.

4. For Heimdall you can use 7zip to extract the system.img from the tar.md5 and just flash the system.img itself.

Choose the appropriate download for the model (wifi only T280/ lte T285) that you have:

WIFI ONLY Download (SM-T280)

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Link (V5 Deodexed, Rooted and Xposed):

https://mega.nz/#!0Jdg0a4D!XWLES1BwCPrkBlUzqNhRfRi_91LOdawYHydQ_scV2dI

Link (V3 Deodexed and Xposed - with special thanks to wanam with his custom Xposed build (86.0), and credits also to rovo89):

Download from Mega (v3 09/13/2016)

LTE Version Downloads (SM-T285)

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Link (V5.1 Deodexed, Rooted and Xposed):

https://mega.nz/#!ZFFTFKYZ!NAeajNUjIgYI7zOslpWoJ2AeJ-NCKG0Ut8Buz_6eCgU

Link (V3 Deodexed and Xposed - with special thanks to wanam with his custom Xposed build (86.0), and credits also to rovo89):

Download from Mega (v3 09/13/2016)

Link (Original V2 odexed version):

Download from Mega (V2 09/11/2016)

If you have suggestions, send me a PM.

Other Notes (So people don't have to ask):

* I've tried to run superuser daemonsu, but unfortunately the sepolicy scopes for vold and zygote are too narrow in this device for supersu to use despite being root. In theory a version of daemonsu can be made specifically to run on this device with a somewhat castrated functionality though I don't have access to the source code to figure it out. Navigating the sepolicy landmine is hard.

WIFI ISSUES

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There are reports of wifi problems with the latest build due to wrong permissions with dhcp hooks, if so you can do the following (big thanks to [MENTION=6847876]_mone[/MENTION]):

Using adb shell:

su
mount -o rw,remount,rw /system
chmod 755 /system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks
mount -o ro,remount,ro /system

/system is readonly by default, which is why you need the remount commands. Reboot your device after just to make sure.