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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] kevinspacey738:
Any updates on custom recovery?? It doesn't look like TWRP supports S7 Active yet...

I would also like to know if anyone managed to get Magisk on their S7 Active.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Abood123321:
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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] mcskipp:
First Timer

Hi, I recently purchased a used S7 Active off Swappa. The seller had already had the phone unlocked and had success using it on T-Mobile. I was hoping to try rooting for the first time. I had some questions - would be so grateful for any tips or words of wisdom.

1. Is there a way to install the T-Mobile firmware onto this phone? My main reason for exploring the rooting process is that T-Mobile's Wifi Calling/Texting only works on a few unlocked phones (this not being one of them). Also because the 3G/HSPA+ is spotty with this phone on Tmobile in my area, I really would love to have VoLTE (which apparently would need the tmo firmware too?). I guess my first question: is there a way to use these tmobile features on this unlocked AT&T phone?

2. Package Disabler Pro is currently not working. The developer has said they are frantically trying to find a workaround, but Samsung is making it very difficult. I had it running a few weeks ago and was able to disable all the garbage on the phone (AT&T bloatware is no joke - wow). Had to factory reset my phone and now PDP is not working (see current Playstore reviews). Given the answer to my first question, do you think rooting is right for my situation? Also if they don't come up with a fix for the PDP, we will be stuck with all that bloat crap on the phone. Which sounds like another reason to attempt rooting?

I've been doing my best to read all through this site and the web in regards to rooting. I'm not a techy person, but I know how to read and follow instructions lol. The verbage on here is a bit confusing and pretty overwhelming. Plus, the anxiety of potentially bricking a phone - yikes.

Would love to hear from any/all. Thanks so much!

Edit: forgot to mention that when I factory reset the phone, it automatically loads Nougat. Not sure how that is even possible, doesn't the phone come loaded with Marshmallow?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jembot:
Congrats on your purchase.

What you have now is a unique device (it's AT&T exclusive) with some minor inconveniences for most.

See some of my insights on your queries below:

1. This phone (particularly hardware) was designed specifically/exclusively for AT&T--Only AT&T (and Samsung) can produce the correct device firmware (radio, bootloader, kernel, etc) for this device because they are the only ones with access to these "driver" source codes. Therefore, any attempt to root this device, or even just to adapt/reuse for another Provider's features (i.e. T-Mobile VoLTE) is a hit-and-miss attempt. If it worked--good for those who were already successful. But i am not aware of anyone who has managed to do so.

You can look further into VoLTE, by asking around or researching.

Root on this device is one thing i would not recommend as it degrades the device's performance and battery life due to the makeshift "engineering kernel" that was used as a replacement in order to make rotting possible--But if you really need root for some essential reason, then go for it. As a daily driver, stock Nougat is enough for me. I just use "NetGuard" (check PlayStore) and other safe ways in order to keep my device in check.

2. You don't need a 3rd party package disabler. You can do it yourself within the stock ROM. I managed to disable ~80% of AT&T bloatware by doing so: SETTINGS >> APPLICATIONS >> {select system app} then you can DISABLE it from there. You can also select specific Permissions from there that you want to allow. Once you are on that screen, there are other things you can do. Just explore, the settings are mostly self-explanatory anyway.

From the "Applications" list as well, tap on the vertical ellipsis (3 dots) on the upper right corner of the screen. A menu will be presented having the following items:

Sort by size

Default permissions

App permissions

Show system apps <-----make sure this is enabled

Special access <-----You can set additional per-app security/privacy config using this. This is one of the most important hidden settings in Android

Reset app preferences

If you already have Nougat, it is possible that either the previous owner has upgraded your firmware, or you have a device from the recent manufacture batch. The new ones (2017 manufacture date) come off-the-shelf with Nougat. You can check this by entering this code on your Phone Dialer:

*#12580*369#

Then look for the the "RF Cal" value--this is the Manufacture Date of your device. The most recent ones from 2017 have Nougat pre-installed.

As my daily driver, I don't need root on this device. The tricks I mentioned above are enough (for me) to keep my device performance and security in check.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Edubaires:
I need help I downgraded 7 to 6.0, and I get this error:

Any help would be really appreciated :

No support SINGLE-/SKU

Supported Api:3

Dm-verity verification failed.......

Need to check drk first....

Cell phone works but I can not update from the recovery

"how to update su in recovery mode if Adb and external storage disabled"

try flash with odin the firmware G891AUCS2API2, bl, ap, cp, csc, but the problem persists. Could someone give me a solution?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
firstly why do you want to downgrade !?

follow the tutorial here, started at going from the upgrading from 6 to 7 ..

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/development/rom-mod-release-t3635879

but sounds like your not doing the Odin reflash properly, maybe your download is not right ??

or your not loading ALL the files into ODIN ?? or not loading them correctly ..
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] spidboy1:
step.7

md5 error! binary is invalid

help

android version 6.0.1
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jembot:
Narrate/enumerate the steps and the files you are loading in modified ODIN so that people could help you. Don't just post error messages. We don't see your screen so provide the details.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] LiLPurP:
Trying to downgrade my AT&T GS7A from QH1 to QD4. I have all the files needed, but ive had an issue with the Prince Odin. Everything goes fine until i press start, i get the file anaylsis log and then nothing. Trying to downgrade so i can root. Any advice?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
no need to downgrade, just root ... (QH1)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] LiLPurP:
Thank you, i will try this later on today. Curious how is the preformance after root? Seeing alot of people unrooting after they see the results. But after using cpu mods and bloatware removal ect. Is the preformance reasonable? Ill be going back and rereading the thread today btw to brush up on my info.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] peteg891a:
I rooted and removed all bloat and got everything setup but was just way to laggy still so I just unrooted but hoping to be able to keep everything the way it was so my question is by unrooting did it put me back on stock qh1 kernel or am I still on the engineered kernel just without root any help will be greatly appreciated I have an att g891a and I'm using att on it so what is the best way to get rid of bloat and all bs but get back on stock kernel
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] zmon123:
launch_daemonsu.sh doesn't run?

I have done the steps using the 2.82 nougat root but i kept getting "su binary is occupied" ... so after scratching my head for a while and poking around, i started the /system/etc/launch_daemonsu.sh from adb shell and suddenly su worked. Another problem i had was that flashfire kept dying on scanning properties or something but that's because the flashfire package included didn't support 2.82, but update through store solve the crash, now i'm scanning archive and will try to flash once it finishes but i think i got past the worst. Remember to start the shell after every reboot or you don't have su... not sure why it didn't work, it is almost as if init.sec.boot.sh didn't run at least not in the form it appears on the storage. Or perhaps the problem is with order, although the script appended launch, it was not the last thing, in fact the file basically launched first the launch_daemonsu.sh and then it launched /data/s7startup/master.sh, those were the only two uncommented lines in the init.sec.boot.sh

*** edit: so, the flashfire crashed upon scanning the archive, because i opened it as "flash firmware" so second time around i flashed it correctly as system from zip

.*** edit2: after flashing debloated version, su was saying not rooted, had to run the launch_daemonsu.sh again and then it detected root
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] tennis4fitness:
my 7 Active does not restart after blue recovery. It shows android logo "NO COMAND" then it jumps to Android recovery. I tried reboot system now, and reboot to bootloader and they both end up in loop. Can someone help? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] zmon123:
Didn't have that problem but ran into something else - i left lock on reboot but removed everything and i think it got spooked and didn't boot right, took about 1/2 hour before i would get to connect as device all the while showing boot animation... so what i ended up doing is starting kind of over flashing fresh AT&T nougat as in https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/development/rom-mod-release-t3635879 this link first step... and then was more careful next time
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] THankYOuGUys:
The op reads;

"Make sure you meet these requirements:

•	Firmware PG7, PH2, PI2, PK2, PL1(6.x.x only)

•	NO NOUGAT SUPPORT YET (1/30/2017)"

Is that no longer true? Is there now support SM-G1891A running Android 7.0?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] superbass311:
Does anyone know if thoes xposed files (the 2 in the fist thread work with the nougat update? I'm trying to get hotspot to work
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Lynngineer:
Is there now support for SM-G891A running Android 7.0?

Does anyone know authoritatively the answer to THANKYOUGUYS' question?

"

The op reads;

"Make sure you meet these requirements:

•	Firmware PG7, PH2, PI2, PK2, PL1(6.x.x only)

•	NO NOUGAT SUPPORT YET (1/30/2017)"

Is that no longer true? Is there now support SM-G1891A running Android 7.0?

"

Correction: G891A
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] FtaWolf:
Here u go. This get u going with Noguat on S7 Active..

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/development/rom-mod-release-t3635879
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] hun_gery:
Guys...

I have a huge update.zip file which is created by Titanium Backup , but I am on stock unrooted 7.0, (baseband bqh1, security patch level: 01 August).

I would like to rooting temporarily my phone to install and restore my TiBa-created update.zip, and that's all.

How could I do this? I am lost in the ocean of towelroot, dirty cow, etc...

May I ask some guide, help, or any idea please?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Ralyks:
Odin keeps returning a FAIL! message. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] gsxrfan5:
I had the same problem plus it somehow messed up my Samsung S2 watch. When i unrooted, it put me back on stock kernel so what I did was unroot back to stock QH1. Then I re-rooted but didn't flash the any rom. I also installed ES File Explorer and Titanium backup (Pro with Key apk file). Went into titanium backup and uninstalled all the extra crap that I didn't want and after doing that, rebooted into recovery to clear the cache and rebooted the system and it works just fine. I also installed xposed framework and xtether so I can get Wi-Fi tethering on my phone using the stock AT&T system. I hope this helps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Senor Spamdump:
Trapped in Bootloop - or Why Not to Root your S7 Active...

TL:DR - you could very easily fukt it up. Read this entire thread before starting, it may not even be possible, or worth it.

Takeaways: If your phone has an OS of 7.0 or higher, it cannot be rooted.

If it is an AT&T, it probably can not be rooted.

With the understanding that I am rather late to this party, having recently acquired a nice S7 active, my first order of business was to delete all the bloatware crap that will never be used. Root the phone, follow the instructions, run a script & voilà! No more extraneous crap crapping up my lovely phone! What seemed like a simple process has turned into a 5+ hour ordeal, and a bootlooped phone which may very well wind up on the heap, as I can't seem to restore it.

Following the instructions on the first page of this thread, after step 7, my device bootlooped, as predicted. Unfortunately, the suggested factory reset failed to remedy the situation. It would seem the only thing to do was re-flash a stock firmware, however the OP link having went dead, I scoured the tubes for an alternative. Despite attempts using three different versions of Odin, link blocked the files at this link would not flash.

I am now attempting to flash the original firmware so graciously provided by miniminus (link below), following the standard procedure. I hope it will be a success, but also wish I'd read the below post by Jembot (pg. 80) first.

As things stand, I have an AT&T phone, which I believe had # 7 firmware. I attempted to root it, and it is now Bootlooped. My first attempt to re-flash original # 6 firmware was unsuccessful (possibly the incorrect file), and I am now attempting to re-flash a different # 6 firmware. I can access download, but recovery mode seems to be no longer accessible. It just flashed in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

Followup: Initial results following re-flash with original # 6 firmware provided via link by Miniminus (post #782, pg. 79) prove to be successful. Phone starts from initial blank activation walkthrough.

Eternally grateful to Miniminus for saving my bacon.

Miniminus - he'll never let anything happen to your bacon.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] jembot:
Glad to hear to managed to save your device from eternal damnation.

Btw, S7 active requires a modded ODIN when flashing. Search fro my post from way back to see the proper steps. I'll try to update this with the link when i'm no longer feeling lazy. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
This isn't true. What is true, is that if you are going to do it, you will need to read the last 50 pages of this thread instead of just the first post and the last and then come in here and spread a bunch of hysteria.

There is a separate rooting procedure and files for Android 7.0 - it is found around about page 71-73 as posted by activefan.

What you did was succeed in flashing a bootloader from android 6.0 onto Android 7.0 which obviously wouldn't boot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] BiteApple:
-Would the 7.0 root work on my phone?

-And if I get it rooted is it possible to get a new rom?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
Where is the thread for the S8 active need to upload a file?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Droid_Razr:
Did you get an answer. I have the same thing. Was yours unlocked?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] BiteApple:
No answer yet, if you mean carrier unlocked yes it was unlocked by AT&T
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miniminus:
this sounds good :) ! ..

anything that may help s7 users ? ..

or maybe a s8 active engineering boot.img file !?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] activefan01:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pyp5n11ibmtzvr0/G892_ENGROOT.tar?dl=0
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] BalisongAssassin:
I tried to use this guide to root my s7 active and i cant get out of the bootloop even after following the directions listed please help
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
ADB hangs

I flashed the first part just fine, but when I click on the new 7.0 root.bat, ADB just hangs. Not sure what I did wrong.

Now I get error message that says "unauthorized actions have been detected." Phone still works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] khaliullov:
"SecurityLogAgent" must be disabled and possilbe some other services. SecurityLogAgent is unrooting your device.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Im going to restore and reroot my old phone this weekend. I followed the instructions in the first post, and rooted it quite a few times in a month and never had an issue.

Restored and rooted on qd4. 15 minutes no issues. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] mdv517:
Us att active root

I rooted my U.S att active on 7.0. Why is there still a bounty?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
It's not a very effective root whilst we're still using that blasted ENG kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] king2289:
s7 active

So, i would like to make a gps spoofing app a system app since i keep rubberbanding no matter what i do. however we have no way of unlocking the bootloader so i cant install magisk. is there something i can do?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Droid_Razr:
Disable Lookout.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Player1105:
Could you define the unrooting process in depth please?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Droid_Razr:
https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/help/samsung-galaxy-s7-active-root-t3473649/page57
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
I'm on QF2. When my phone reboots, it says "custom". Not rooted. will that method restore me back to normal before I proceed further? I tripped knox and would like to get back to square 1 before I take any more risks.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Yes it will put you back to square 1.

Custom is what pops up because you put the engineering bootloader in. It will say Custom even if you're not rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
I seem unable to locate the p12 firmware.

Galaxy S7 Active (SM-G891A) G891AUCS2API2/ATT - Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
It's link is in the original post.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] PickleRickster69:
Im totally stuck on step 7. The file is unlockg891aboot.tar.md5. I took off the .md5 at the end but the blue box in Odin never changes green. Either says FAIL or wont do anything. PLEASE help me with this, ive come so far with this phone. I have build number MMB29M.G891AUCS2APL1. Any help is appreciated ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Ensure the phone is connected, and that the drivers are installed first. You are using modded Odin right.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] Core's Room:
Honest question, need help

So if I'm on 7.0 is there no way to roll back to 6.01 to meet the firmware requirements?

I've included my device info, if it can't be done (again) just let me down easy right here so I can kill all hope immediately. :crying:

Imgur@com/a/Jjer7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] bandario:
RTFT.

All of your answers are in this thread and only a few pages back. You can root 7.0. There is not much point unless you absolutely NEED it for some reason as it makes your device run like poop.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] novasage:
Can't root or Undo

I tried following the instructions in the original post. I successfully used Odin to and it passed and reset, but then it went into the boot loop. I wiped the data/factory reset, but it still is stuck in a boot loop.

Edit: I see now on page 39 that this process doesn't work anymore. Would be REAL nice if OP could update the post.

I also can't seem to undo this process because the API2 firmware in the original post is a dead link. Wants me to request access, but when I requested access, I got an email back saying it didn't exist anymore.

So now I'm sick to my stomach because my only phone is non-operational right now. :(

Can anyone point me which direction to go now?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Try this thread

https://xdaforums.com/s7-active/development/rom-mod-release-t3635879/post73007671
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] novasage:
Thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] zhangxiaowei2080:
very good
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
If I flash Full QB2, will it reset my tripped Knox? Mine says custom when it boots.

I'm trying to go back to stock before I try to root again.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
I don't know if it will reset knox. But custom will go away.... Until you replace the bootloader again. Using the bootloader provided by activefan01 causes it to say custom, but it doesn't trip knox.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
Wow flashing QB2 worked. I'm back to normal. No more custom at boot. Now I just need to figure out the root part.

Does this sound about right? or am I skipping a step?

I. Before You Begin

This will erase your phone so be sure to backup anything you need.

You need a Windows computer to do this.

This will give you root access but will not allow you to flash custom ROMs or a recovery. Do not attempt to flash a custom recovery or you could hurt the phone.

You can however use some cool tweaks and Xposed to customize the phone instead.

Make sure that secure boot in Settings > Lock Screen is disabled.

II. Setup ADB and the USB Drivers

III. Download and install the Samsung drivers here. http://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows

IV. If you're NOT on v6, download the Full QB2 here. Flash with Odin.. https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/firmwares/Nougat/

1. Head to Settings > About Phone and tap on build number until it tells you you are a developer.

2. Tap Back and tap on Developer Options and enable USB Debugging.

3. Download https://www.dropbox.com/s/ta7zzk0dcjt44xk/G891A_7.0_ENG_ROOT.tar?dl=0 and save it to your desktop (it is a .tar file, do not extract it, keep it as a .tar)

4. Extract and open Odin.

5. Turn off the phone and turn it back on by holding down Volume Down, Home and Power at the same time until we get to Download mode.

6. Click on AP and select the .tar file for your phone you just downloaded.

7. Click Start and wait for the device to flash and reboot.

8. Download the SuperSU installer and save it to your desktop. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ghn1kofbf92st6/S7Root_Unroot_SU_2_79.zip?dl=0

9. Extract it after it downloads.

10. With the phone still plugged in, double-click the root.bat file and wait for it to flash the phone.

11. When that’s done, open SuperSU on the phone and make sure to IGNORE it asking you to update the binaries. The developer of SuperSU has said this might hurt the phone so just don’t update it. Ever.

---------- Post added at 08:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:25 PM ----------

I understand how to flash the first file. How do I run the batch file afterwards?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
Sounds about right.

Once you extract it to a folder on your desktop, or where ever you put it, push Win + r. Type cmd then enter. Navigate to the folder and then type root then enter.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
It seemed to work, but something went wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] miznic:
That'll be a "nope" for rooting.

Well, if nothing else on this forum convinced me, this did. :eek: Thanks for the advice!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] swpointer:
And on another note: Mine's on 7, AT&T, and rooted.

Takeaways: Keep reading. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Questions & Answers] rabbiporkchop:
How?