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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] khaliullov:
in recovery mode using adb sideload or may be from SD card. I never done this by myself

Also, I missed 1 update. Update post
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/galaxy-s6-active/downloading-flashing-att-galaxy-s6-t3260744/page72

I suggest you take a look at this, if you follow the instructions with the S7 Active's files, it should work.

Go back to the first page for the instructions.

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Hey guys, I think I just found the Nougat update for the S7 Active!

If you download Free Download Manager and insert this URL (https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2APL1-to-U2BPL4-UP), you'll get an update file with a size of 1,40GB. It's an update from S2APL1 to U2BPL4, A was the first firmware released and B means the second firmware, so I'm 99% sure this is Android Nougat. Follow the instructions of option 3 on this page (https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/galaxy-s6-active/downloading-flashing-att-galaxy-s6-t3260744), but with the S7 Active's files instead, and let me know if it works! If the flashing somehow fails, the bootloader version will stay on version 2, so you can restore it back to stock with Odin. You have to be on PL1, otherwise it will not work. I'll go looking for more and newer updates right now. Also, just like it was with MM in the S6 Active's case, it's probably not a stable release, so it's possible to have a few bugs in it. Sorry if I made a couple of mistakes, it's because English isn't my native language;).

Edit:

It is also possible to update straight from PI2 and PK2.

PI2: https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2API2-to-U2BPL4-UP

PK2: https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCU2APK2-to-U2BPL4-UP
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
This is awesome! Thank you. I think we should start a new post sharing this separately with rooting thread :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Sounds like a good idea. I think there will be a lot of people with questions and problems with their updates, which shouldn't be asked in a forum for root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
All I get is this.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
That is because you have to use a download manager, like Free Download Manager, AT&T protected their files to be downloaded from a web browser.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
That was with download manger.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
It has to be done from a PC, not a mobile phone. But I'll upload the files to Google Drive.

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Here is the Google Drive link for PL1:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8qJOpRRuEvKYnkyODdxOG1kUGs
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
Thanks. But one I'm looking for is pl4

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Oops my mistake, the Google Drive link is the PL1 to PL4 one, forget to mention that. So that's the file you need.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
This will be update by "Sideload via ADB" right?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Yes!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
Would you please help to mirror the PI2 -> PK2 and PK2 -> PL1 to Google drive as well.

I'm only able to flash PI2 through odin and stuck there. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
You can also update straight from PI2. Just download Free Download Manager (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/) and insert the following URL: (https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2API2-to-U2BPL4-UP)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] roman99ng:
IF i flash the update from recovery, all my data will lost?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Yes. If you sideload an update from adb, everything will be reset. Most of your questions are answered in the S6 Active forum, so I suggest you take a look in the forum I mentioned earlier.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
as this is the root thread..

i would imagine the PL4 update, which we are thinking is Nuguat will have a different bootloader, and i imagine may not work with out root file ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
The bootloader is still version 2, so I wouldn't be surprised if the root still works. Most of the times, the bootloader will be updated when it's a stable release, and not while it's in development.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] mjbeuke:
GOT IT!!! I was being a dummy - and didn't realize that my System Partition folder already had the correct permissions since I was using a root explorer app - and when I tried changing it that was soft bricking the phone. I skipped the first 2 steps and had no issues...

Finally a perfectly rooted S7 Active without the annoying icons. YOU ROCK FtaWolf - THANKS!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] roman99ng:
anyone installed PL4 update? this is 7.0?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
It be tomorrow for I can try pl4. Still got 300 more miles to get to house. Plus I'll have odin back to pi2.

Got pl1 to pl4. Guess it be better get pi2 to pl4. Less steps to update.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] roman99ng:
This is link to update from PI2 to PL4
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
Yes, PL4 is android 7. I have just finished updating :D :D:D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Awesome! Can you post pictures of the "About device" section? And do you have the new UI?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Awesome, let us know how root went.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
A few touches in UI here and there. But I feel the UI is smoother than PI2.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] mjbeuke:
Have you successfully rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
This is exciting stuff!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Yep, and the suspense is almost unbearable. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
very much so, the S7 ACTIVE, gone from hardly any news, to root, then all the updates found/released, to a Nougat update !!!! ..

PLUS from that picture, theres a Mobile Hotspot quicklaunch toggle button ! ... is there a data one too ?? (as i see the dots i presume theres a second page of them ??)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rlav93:
1st Post but not my 1st root.

I was rooted and was working on getting rid of the volt/ hurricane sign and messed up by trying to enable reading and writing when it was already enabled and soft bricked my phone like an earlier poster. I have the pl2 firmware downloaded but I can't get my computer to register my phone connection. Any ideas on how I can fix this please? I've tried installing the samsung drivers and that didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
Did you install the drivers from the rooting post?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rlav93:
I just tried to reinstall those drivers and it says its been blocked by the publisher. I'll look to try and find a way around that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
I got the same result (on Windows 10) but luckily mine had what I needed in the os
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
Wow, I wish I checked this thread earlier this morning!! So exciting. Well done to all involved! Can't believe how far things have moved in a couple of weeks; with all this commotion we might even get a recovery working!

Would be lovely if some people who've already had the chance to flash the 7.0 update could confirm if the root exploit is still viable... If I had to choose between rooted 6.0 and unrooted 7.0 I'm not sure what I'd do...probably stick with 6.0.1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rlav93:
Any ideas where to start from? I haven't found anything just yet but I'm also at work on my laptop.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
Are you on win 10?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
Go to the shutdown/ restard portion of your start menu in windows 10, hold shift, click restart. It will give you some options about what you want to do, choose diagnostics/ change startup settings.

When your computer restarts you will get an options dialog, choose number 7 (disable driver signature verification). Let it boot, now install your ADB drivers and continue as normal.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rlav93:
I'm on windows 10, I tried the restart with 7 option and it still comes across as blocked by the publisher.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] grandkodiak:
Not sure what good it will do... "The script is not a permanent root solution, but shows how easy it’s to root Android devices with Dirty Cow exploit."

Anyone give it a shot yet? Just got an S7 Active unexpectedly when my Turbo finally died, didn't research rootability now I'm regretting the purchase.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] NotSoMiniGun:
It is my understanding (I am, by no means, an expert here) that an exploit, like "Dirty Cow" may give temporary access required to retrieve the firmware and boot-loader files that could aid in a permanent root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ipclark1:
Feel the same way except stupid as well for not checking and just assuming root would be available. First unrooted device I've had in many years although I couldnt be more satisfied as far as battery life is concerned...miss my pryfi/CM.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] NotSoMiniGun:
The moderately frustrating part is that the hardware is seemingly identical to the Qualcomm S7/Edge variant(which is already rooted). So, given the right person and skill set, this should be do-able. The only massive roadblock, that I know of, is the lack of original firmware. I was hoping "Dirty Cow" could get a foot in the door.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
that means you can find a way that the active s7 have root?

in any case not find it, it's worth the information you put above (# 18) on "Qualcomm Quadrooter Exploit"?

I care this part "If you want to check and see if your device can possible be vulnerable to this threat Then you can download and run QuadRooter Scanner by check point. Personally I am hoping That a developer can figure out this exploit and use it to get many android users root access. I am sure someone can create a app gets root then a INJECTS That SuperSU and their binary into the device. "

open a way to use

in our Favour, or send you this information to someone who can help us?

P.S; sorry for my English, I'm using google translator
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rahuldixit2010:
I think we are nearing to rooting the device. Most of us are "not developer" and doesn't have expertise in Linux, but we hope that some one among us will provide us solution of rooting this device.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] NotSoMiniGun:
Quadrooter

Based of off several "Quadrooter Exploit Testing" apps, it would appear the S7 Active is not vulnerable to that exploit.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
It would be a shame not to take advantage of the "Quadrooter Exploit Testing";

you tried it?

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Anyone know if these published in these pages methods work?:

http://www.sadroid.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s7-active-5-minutes/

http://rootoreviews.com/root-Samsung-Galaxy-S7-Active-install-twrp-custom-recovery

I also found this information, apparently the firmware, I hope you serve something:

http://forum.a2phone.ir/archive/index.php/t-2110.html

http://forum.a2phone.ir/download-ce...pg7_usa-att-android-6-0-1_4file-firmware.html
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
I found new information within xda.

someone (member Zlatomip) who is trying to rooting our cell, and apparently is a developer, but need help, I think we are not developers most, but maybe we can offer our help with the information that we were finding, as I said earlier, my English it is very bad if someone could communicate with, and talk, would be helpful.

this is the thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1980683&page=169

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68852895&postcount=1681

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=68852895&postcount=1682

if you can make contact, keep us aware, I for one keep looking information.

This could be our chance to achieve the s7 root active, please provide your help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
Any news or this thread already died?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] NotSoMiniGun:
Not Dead

Thread is not dead. I'll keep updating it. Unfortunately, I've had limited success contacting anyone with the skills to begin this project or point me in the right direction.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ipclark1:
would love to help if there is anything my meager mind can do- I'm good at following directions to a T....that's about it but I'll do anything I can to help get us rooted!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] freddierice:
I've been sinking some time into this. I pulled aboot from a device with the september security patch. I just unzipped the recent OTA, and its aboot is different.

If anyone has tips for analyzing the diffs, I'll take all the help I can get. My hope is that they patched a security vulnerability in aboot that we can exploit.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
im still currently on july patch, as im outside of us ...

maybe i can see if mines the same as Septembers ?

did you manage to get the full recover.img ?

also may seem silly but has anyone followed the new tips in the s7 qualcomm twrp/root tutorial,

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/sams...gon/recovery-official-twrp-galaxy-s7-t3458579

as normal users of the s7 qualcomm type devices where having boot loops too ...

the twrp, may work even if root doesnt ... ????
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] freddierice:
I used dirty cow to gain temp root/manipulate the sepolicies, so I can pull any september images. It is heavily dependant on the init binary, so it may/may not work on other patches.

I'd like to look at your aboot img -- want to trade? :) I can hand them over tomorrow
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
yeah gimme some steps to follow to get dirtycow going and will send um over ! ..

does it trip KNOX ? ..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] freddierice:
Im afk today, but I'll write something up tomorrow.

Its a temp root (resets after reboot). It doesn't trip knox.

Obviously don't modify any of the ro partitions with it or else you will lose the ability to boot (samsung is signed from the pbl down to /system).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
Good work guys, keep it up! My ACTIVE is in the mail from the USA(Sold my CAT S60) and I am really really really hoping we can gain root on this thing, as well as maybe unlock the bootloader. An S7 active with custom roms would be a thing of absolute beauty.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] freddierice:
I wrote up what I have so far here: https://www.redtile.io/security/galaxy/

The source code with instructions is here: https://github.com/freddierice/trident

Let me know how it works out
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
I'm out of the at & t update zone, I still have the security patch on May 1st. is that good or bad?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
I tried to use the USB drivers from the post. They wouldn't load so I grabbed the ones from Samsung support website, they installed with no problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rlav93:
thanks for the input everyone, I tried everything but I checked my cord connection as a last ditch effort just to make sure and my last cord mustn't have had a good connection because my phone is now discoverable with a new cord. Just a heads up for anyone else with this problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
What about Bootloader is it still v2 ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
[MENTION=3592403]bandario[/MENTION] Thanks for heads up on booting.img of mm on Nougat 7.0.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] BiteApple:
It is AT&T branded . And the APN setting are correct.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Derek0228:
Just wanted to say that the Nougat update rocks imo. Even Hotspot works without any fiddling. I think I'm happy with 7.0 unrooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
It is pretty pants. Super fast, super smooth and stable. Battery life seems excellent and they have finally done away with the samsung customization on the settings menu. Some all-round visual improvements as well.

Unfortunately, they STILL have not fixed the issue with having thousands of wakelocks from bluetooth_timer if you have a BLE device connected. For me that means my battery life is crippled unless I have root. I'll see how it goes in practical use but I left it alone for about an hour today and already had about 300 wakelocks from this function. Just ridiculous. It is very easy to fix with root as well as the other needless wakelocks.

There's also a fair handful of functionality in xposed modules that I could do without but would rather not! So I am extremely keen to see root find its way to 7.0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
And screen resolution slider is great, I think the UI is quicker with Full HD resolution
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
Does everyething work properly on it? Bluetooth, GPS, WIFI, Data? I'm close to jumping to it out of curiosity but I need those items.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
anyone got the stock firmware for the 7.0 update I can get another file that way we can root again
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
You mean you can help rooting android 7? And the condition is?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
Well I can get another eng boot img which will allow us to root but i need the stock one
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
Is there any way to get that? Any way to extract from the phone :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
working on that right now mines almost done updating
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
Where do you get this eng boot img from?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
dang it didn't work latest my phone would download was the pl1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Jimmyvb98:
You have to flash PL4 by yourself, using adb sideload.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
Here link for pi2 to pl4. U have and sideload it. Get free download manager. As browser gives 403 are 404 error.

https://xdmd.sl.attcompute.com/agents/48838/1488/SS-G891AUCS2API2-to-U2BPL4-UP

Looking forward to seeing a Noguat engine boot img.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
yea I went back and read it sideloading it now I should have the the boot ready by this weekend hopefully if all goes well
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
Great. Can't wait..

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
Absolutely agree, and seems to be having a positive effect on battery life running at 1920x1080, plus with the DPI adjusted the screen looks just right at this resolution.

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Have donated some coffee money to get you through ;p
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
http://imgur.com/8klsnBh

Just to be clear, I am flashing all five files here in their respective buttons right? (so I'm pushing five buttons and selecting 5 files). Thanks in advance.--This was the case.

I am running into a problem though, whenever I attempt to sideload it states

* cannot read 'SS-G891AUCS2API2-to-U2BPL4-UP' *

I tried to redownload it without issue but got the same result. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
Ok,

I was unable to get ADB sideload to work (couldn't see the file I believe for some reason). Instead I added .zip to the filename and put it on my sd card, then in recovery I selected update from sd card and navigated to my zip file.

This flashed correctly without errors, I am at setup screen right now, will report back if run into any errors.

All good!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] BiteApple:
so can i get the 7.0 update? even tough its rooted? I know i will loose root
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] ted presley:
I used to able to sideload these file on my windows 10 for S6 Active, but for S7 Active it didn't work. I tried with windows 7, it works, weird.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqzsl66si4hfjgj/boot.tar.md5?dl=0 here is the stock boot.img for the 7.0 update incase any of you try to flash the older engboot and don't wanna flash back stock this will bring you back
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
Confirm everything works perfectly well. Rom is stable, not sure why it hasn't been pushed out yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] snugroho3:
I was going to ask about this because I'm not sure regarding the .pit file.

So did you also flash the . PIT file or not? As I understand the .pit file is for changing the partition table. Do we really need to also flash the .pit file?

Anyone can answer/confirm? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
I did, I flashed all five.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] snugroho3:
Thanks for the quick tutorial. It's really helpfull.

Just one question : Do we really need to flash the .pit file?

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Good for you. Because now after flashing all of the 5 files my phone won't boot. It's been almost an two hours stuck in samsung logo. How long your phone boot time? I knew it will be long first boot but two hour is just too much.. otherwise I'll try to flash it again.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
If u on At&t then just four files worked here with modified odin. If u using jodin3 u might need flash pit file not sure.

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Try wiping data & cache in phone.

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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
It took about 15 minutes I would say. I did the whole process in an airport while waiting for connections so I wasn't really tracking the time too much.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] snugroho3:
Which ODIN that you used? The modified ODIN from the 1st page link?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] dogg94:
That must be my culprit, I'm on 10. I did notice its the same message if you put an incorrect file name in (or one that doesn't exist) so I'm assuming it can't see the file due to something with Windows explorer.

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Yes, the modified odin. I put the files in their respective places (like the picture). Those were the files extracted from the PI2 archive on the first page that needs the password entered.