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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] androidbadboy:
I called the official Samsung "hotline" and they told me that tripping Knox is irreversible and among these features that you have mention Samsung Health wont work and If I remember correctly some sensors related to it, blood pressure or that other thing measured with blood (I forgot the name). Maybe there are more things that wont work. Go to Samsung.com and first got o chat at the bottom of the page to find out if they dont know type in the phone number to Samsung Support (its on their www) and ask that question. THEY MUST GIVE YOU A TRUE AND HONEST ANSWER and name ALL thing that won't work after tripping KNOX/Secure Folder.

ASK what you loose by rooting the phone, then ask whsat you loose be tripping KNOX/SecFol, ask what you loos by flashing a custom rom.

I talked with Samsung Support troiugh the phone about 10 times, 90 minutes avarage so I know what I'm saying. Ttrust me. Dont be afraid to ask even the stupiest questions. THEY MUST answer You.

Good Luck buddy!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] GESTROW:
Hello, noob here, I was not able to find any threads on an updated root method for the galaxy s8 sm-g950u1 build cre2. If anyone can link me to the appropriate thread or provide some helpful info that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Samsung health works with root. But not on stock after tripped knox

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Samsung health works with root. But not on stock after tripped knox
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] abrajput143:
Why S secure app not work in s8
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] StonebridgeGr:
whats your rom? custom ? stock? is it rooted? which version do you have?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] abrajput143:
Stock Rom not rooted and oreo version
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Smartphones13:
Can someone help me? I have G950FD which Firmware should I flash for my phone? I am using this model in the US
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] StonebridgeGr:
Νο need to write multiple posts .. I apply to yours. Go check it

John
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] dman861:
Is there a way to get Dolby Atmos on my G950FD? I'm on Oreo, rooted with latest Magisk, and have latest TWRP installed.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] KHainstock88:
S8- Notification Bar Not Working

Super noob here, so I'm not even sure if this is the right thread to ask in, but I'll give it a go.

Picked up an S8 on the weekend and it turns out I have no quick menu. Pull down from the top and I can see my notifications/brightness options, but a secondary pull down doesn't bring anything up; no WiFi, bluetooth, screen rotation etc etc.

The phone was factory reset but still nothing. Tried it in safe mode, nothing; dev mode turned on, nothing. Quick-open notification panel is on. No software updates available. Doesn't work if the phone is rotated, doesn't work if I use two fingers.

Samsung says I need a warranty replacement but I'd rather not got through the hassle when I have access to most of the features through the settings menu (although not being able to turn off screen rotation is a piss off, if anyone knows how to do that it and could tell me it would be great).

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Cyrix1260:
I have a s8 it was a verizon phone originaly its been flashed more times then i can count it was rooted with sam pwr when it was first teleased then samfail later then i updated to oreo with odin and phobe has been woirking great until about a week ago it took a ota updated cre9 and wouldnt but back up said unauthorised software so o tried to odin back to stock but couldnt bwcause the update had the v4 bootloader ive maneged to get it to boot but i have no csc and when i try flashing pber it wont boot says dm varity fail can someone please help me fix thus
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
Can you post a screenshot when you pulled down the notifications with two fingers?

There should be three dots at the top right with "Button order" and "Button grid" options.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] KHainstock88:
Ahh I'd love to but I'm too new to post any images yet :( Sorry!

When I pull down there's no three dots. I get the brightness slider with a drop down arrow for more brightness options and the settings cog; I've got a double line underneath the brightness slider that does nothing.

Hopefully that helps?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
First check in Settings - Display that Simple mode is deactivated.

Then you can try to change the theme in Settings - Wallpapers and themes. Open the Themes tab at the bottom and select a nice theme, download and install it on your phone. A theme usually contains icons for the quick menu toggles.

Hopefully it works for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Wolfnado:
Okay, I have a newbie question for you. Has anyone figured out how I can root my galaxy s8 with a level three bootloader? I swear, me and my roommate have the two phones that cant be rooted!!! They are the same phone, s8. Getting so old, thinking about buying a nexus 6 or a moto 5, just to have a rooted phone around. I'll pay someone to figure out the bootloader problem!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] umar.shaikh:
Dex Pad with S8

Hi guys,

Any idea if the Dex Pad works with the S8? The company website mentions that 'S8 support will be added post an OS upgrade'. Is this 8.0 upgrade? Or 8.1?

The S8 is running 8.0 and wanted to check if the Dex Pad works the same as a Dex Station at least.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] kevinCA:
When I try to change the edge color adjustment the phone boots into twrp and when I reboot from twrp the edge screen color adjustment stays the same without any changes any fix for this guys please help
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bloodhunter112:
Hi guys

I have the S8 SM-G905F

baseband: 2CRE3

android 8.0

Am I able to root my phone (or temproot)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Sn0wie:
Hey guys, I recently got into all that rooting and modding stuff and installed lightROM oreo ROM.

I debloated pretty much everything but it appeared that some library or service that let other apps use fingerprint data was also deleted - f.e. I cannot confirm my google play purchase with fingerprint

Is there a way to get this lib/service back specifically, anyone knows its name if so?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
Do you have a custom kernel? If yes, try flashing a stock kernel. Maybe this will do the trick already. Just a guess ... good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Lookasso:
Oh thank you so much for this thread!

I have just one question.

I've been using sx active devices for a while. I hate at&t for how invasive its apps are, and because I don't live in the USA, and rooting with at&t has always been a problem and I'm new to rooting, and last but not least because the geniuses made it impossible to update Android version if not connected to an at&t network.

I've still the same Android on my s7active as when I've imported it from the USA.

So, I'd like to upgrade to the s8 active because I see it's also Sprint and T-Mobile, but I wonder, is any of those two better than at&t in those regards (invasive apps which sometimes i can disable bit they still take Space, sometimes i cannot even disable. Rooting easiness. And updating stock Android without using the original provider)?

Thank you so much!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] OgreTactic:
2 questions:

1. is there not a single thread of XDA with large sample poll on battery performance for Oreo...?

I've been searching for a clear cut answer for 3 months it's getting tiring to get either people lying or nothing concise which prevents me from either updating or not.

2. Do ROMs enable battery savings and how?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
No direct answer for your questions, but if you want to know more about battery life and how to analyze and optimize it, check Better Battery Stats (BBS) thread here:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1179809&page=3447
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] raulmello:
S8 Versions [NOOB]

Hi!

I'm from Brazil and I bought a Samsung Galaxy S8 in China. So in the settings my "Model Number" is SM-G9500 (China, Hong Kong, Snapdragon Version) and at the backside of the phone is SM-G950U (USA, Snapdragon Version). So, the pre-installed apps are in chinese version (like: Samsung Pay, Bixby, Chinese Holidays on Calendar, Weather) and I'd like to change to Portuguese or English. How can I solve this? Can I root, unistall and after this re-install apps with APK's or can I use an USA Android ROM?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xsperten:
Active all sound audio outputs simultaneously on S8 ?

Hi guys,

Sorry if this is not a noob question but I think it is. Is there a way where i can activate all my audio outputs simultaneously on my S8?

The scencario is, I am connected to a bleutooth speaker and also connected via a jack to my phone, i would like for both of them to play the sounds at the same time.

Currently i need to select one or the other but I don't see why i can't select both, I have been looking around for a solution but couldn't find anything.

Please help :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
AFAIK the sound system of our mobile phone does only support one output.

If you want to use multiple speakers, you have to "split" the sound signal externally. E.g. using an adapter for the headphone jack with multiple connections. Or using a sound system/sound receiver which can address several speakers. Or using connectable Bluetooth speakers, which kind of "repeat" the sound.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Bad2hold:
Hello! Thanks for that Thread!

Short Question: How can i unroot my g950F on foobar's GoogleWiz Oreo?

Gonna have to use some Banking apps but i hate that bloated as f*** Samsung Firmware. ^^

Magisk Hide isnt working for that app.

(DKBtan2go)

Thanks in Advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] fcoaaron89:
Hi! If I root the phone, can still use the loyalty cards feature? it's very useful to me because it beams the barcode with the IR emitter. I don't care for the payment feature as I already pay with the bank own app. Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] davidcarella:
Bad IMEI

Just purchased a used Samsung S8 and it has a bad IMEI on the Sprint network. Looking for help in clearing the IMEI. It is a model G950U. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] hbk.777:
hello

I bought a used a Galaxy s8 (g950fd) exynos from someone on Facebook. After one week of using the phone I got the rent a center lock, I contacted the seller and he said that he can not help me and then blocked me. I called RAC and they did not help me.

I found someone who removes RAC locks on YouTube and he removed it for me. Right now the phone is working fine but Samsung Pay is not working when I open it it says "can not use Samsung Pay try again later"

Does anyone know who to fix it?

I tried Magisk Hide but still not working
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Blisteryship006:
Can I make the status bar, always transparent? In all apps? And not just on the home screen? (I'm not rooted, but I can use adb)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AhmadGr:
OTA updates after flash

hey guys

i have 2 questions :

1 - i installed a ROM file with ODIN about 5 months ago ... after that i'm not getting any OTA update

what is the problem ?

2 - someone told me if knox number is not 0 ( settings > about phone > software information )

then it means you can't use your warranty services anymore . is that true ? so what is knox for ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] wizop06:
Is there any way to improve the sound qaulity, and for lack of a better term loundness on a Samsung S8+.I am not rooted and just find the sound on my phone lacking.Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
1. Maybe there is no OTA update for your device/region/carrier, or there is something wrong with the software/device combination (e.g. not the official firmware for your device, or a part of the firmware is not offical/corresponding to the rest of the firmware).

2. It's in Settings > About phone > Status > Device status which should be "Official" ... but this displayed setting can be manipulated on rooted devices/custom firmware.

Better to check in Download mode (turn off the phone, hold power + volume DOWN + bixby buttons, confirm with volume UP) for "SYSTEM STATUS: Official".

You can read here or here about KNOX.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] :
Is there a way to stretch YouTube videos into full screen? Not crop to fit but stretch to fit. Cropping gets rid of a bit on the top and the bottom on the video and this is almost always a problem because of the videos I watch display information that gets cropped out.

I tried the YouTube mobile site as it allows the phone's video player to be used instead of YouTube's but this doesn't allow me to use quality settings.

I am fresh out of ideas at this point, Google only seems to bring up results for crop to fit rather than stretch to fit. Please help.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alameenk:
Where to extract downloaded video lock screen wall paper from Samsung theme.. i want to use the same video wall paper for home screen.. help plz
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Kriranda:
Just got myself a Samsung Galaxy S8 and applied max power save mode once or twice and ever since, the setting to apply is always faded out and I can’t apply it. What are the causes for this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Afreny:
Hello, I was stupid enough to try to root my S8, and i was able to actually get TWRP to work and I rooted, so my phone restarted and It was rooted. But when I restarted one more time it went into bootloadIng and I wasn`t able to start TWRP again to install a custom rom so I had to format the official rom and now my Knox is tripped but I amd DUMB because I hadn't studied about what I would lose when rooting my device.

My issue here is I had some pictures and files of my bank accounts that I need to have but now I can`t get the SECURE FOLDER to work and I`m stuck without them. Is there a way to make the secure folder or is there a way to access these files and pictures on my computer???

PLEASE HELP ME
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Diddiriddi:
Hi guys, I wanted to test Renovate Ice Rom 11.1 but maybe I've made some mistakes...

I came from Alexis ROM 5.4 and BEFORE installing the Renovate Ice Rom 11.1 I've flashed in TWRP 3.2.2.0 the latest firmware as suggested by this site (Flashable_G95xF_FD_Firmware_TWRP_CRG1_r7.zip) .

Now I don't have signal on my phone, wifi works but the phone doesn't recognize the sim and the IMEI.

If I open the Droid Info app I see this:

http://it.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ejsivl&s=9

I have an italian SM-G950 Samsung S8

I've bricked my phone?

Any help is appreciated...thanks!

I've tried to restore the latest italian firmware G950FXXU2CRF7 - GALAXY S8 SM-G950F ITV ITALY from sammobile with the latest Odin (v 3.13.1) but I've faced this error : "odin sw rev check fail device 3 binary 2" maybe because Odin "knows" that is a downgrade I think...

Do I must waiting for a G950FXXS3CRG1 italian release before using Odin again?

Does the new wersion turn on my phone signal again?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] haroon.y:
P

It will most likely not work, since once KNOX is tripped on it, with RAC, the motherboards e-fuse is cut, there are workaround if you would like to use samsung health, since it looks at the build.prop, but samsung pay and secure folder are gone.:crying:

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Do you still have TWRP installed?

If so: first visit this link and download any good firmware https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?q=S8&exact=1&r=ITV&v=Oreo(Android+8.0.0)&rpp=15

Then open TWRP and format the phone, and the reboot to download (MAKE SURE OEM UNLOCK IS ON BEFORE), then flash whatever firmware you downloaded.

(You should not get the odin problem, if so, try a more stable version of odin and re-flash)

Reboot your phone and set it up, and check if the signal and stuff works. (If not, check your sim and blacklist status)

Your BL will change, so re-flash TWRP using Odin.

Then, and only then, try to flash a fresh copy of Renovate Ice, reboot and should work. Make sure the version is stable, and that you have not uninstalled any part of phone in a root uninstaller (like I did, had to re-flash RI :cyclops:)

Hopefully shoul work :good:

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First:

What banking app is it? You can try uninstalling it, staying in magisk while it re-installs, go to magisk hide and then select it, and then disable Superuser access for both apps and adb, worked for my santander app.

If you want to unroot, go to magisk and unroot, by clicking the uninstall option and then clicking complete uninstall, and (NB The rom may not boot without root) and then flash stock or alternative (as your choice.)

Hope it helps! :)

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1. Godknows, Oreo is barely optimised, and most people don't care

2. Most (all) custom ROMs heavily debloat the original firmware, removing system apps and services that use small amounts of battery but are useless, like nearby device scanning. This, combined with a custom kernel can heavily optimise the battery compared to stock, plus some have apps like greenify integrated and original firmware battery managers, which all help.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] haroon.y:
Yeah, unlock bootloader, - developer options, OEM unlock and then enable USB Debugging.

Then reboot to download mode, bixby + power + volume down, then click volume up when asked

plug phone into computer and download odin (link removed)

and then TWRP (link removed)

and choose the .tar file under the AP tab in odin, and flash. Immediately after flashing, go into recovery to overwrit the systems attempt to revert to stock (power+ bixby + volume up) and flash a new kernel.

Then download Magisk 16.0 and flash that in TWRP.

And Voila, rooted :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] haroon.y:
Of course just google dolby atmos s8 and flash it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] phunni:
I tried installing TWRP and Magisk on my Galaxy S8 (G950F) and I kept having problems where things in TWRP wouldn't run because it couldn't (for some reason) mount /data. I googled this and the solution, apparently was to reformat /data to some other filesystem type and then back to ext4. I did this and TWRP was once again able to run and mount /data.

When I tried to boot, however, I got an error that verification had failed and I need to reset my phone. I had expected something like this, so I simply pressed the "reset" button. This then rebooted into TWRP and tried to run some sort of recovery script - which failed with errors about not being able to mount /data!

I'm now not sure how to move past this... Please help!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] diyotama:
Hi, guys.

There something strange going on here on my S8 settings layout.

1. There are some settings that I've never seen before rooting my S8 (T roaming and Service provider.)

2. They're not in order as usual and repetitive. (E.i. "Edge screen" is shown on the main settings menu. But the one in the "Display" menu is still there and both works)

3. There are 2 battery settings on the main menu. (The second one always shows MAX power saving mode. And you can't press anything. If you press off or mid, it will just take you back to the main settings menu.)

4. And some other menu that supposed to be inside another.

I hope you guys understand what I was explaining. See pictures below for what I meant.

Spoiler content hidden.

Before this happened, I rooted my device like "HighOnAndroid" did on YouTube. Rooted just fine. Unfortunately, I can't hide my root on my bank app. So I can't access it. Therefore, I decided to unroot it. Again, I followed "HighOnAndroid" tutorial on YouTube which is download Odin 3.x.x and the stock firmware from SamMobile website which took 3 hours for me to download it (non-premium user). Though, I didn't flash CSC like HighOnAndroid said because most of the time, it's not changed (I wonder if that is the cause of the problem). Nevertheless, bank app works again. But, somehow Samsung Pass still detects root on my S8 and I can't use it. I don't really care about Samsung Pass tho. And yea what bugs me off right now is the settings menu.

So, I'm looking forward for answers and help from you, guys. Because I had no luck finding it on Google nor here. It will be much appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] cwhiatt:
I've got the same model running Android 7.0 and Samsung 8.1.

Rooted with Magisk and running TWRP without issue.

I heard nothing positive about the Oreo upgrade (hence why I am not running it). Not sure if that is an issue for you or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Factory reset and the settings will go to normal. How did you root? Which method? I recommend flashing magisk and twrp. Samsung pass won't work that's normal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] diyotama:
Hi, thanks for responding to my question. Right after unroot, my storage became 16GB and the settings menu problem too. I found a solution tho with wiping my phone from the recovery mode. After that, 16GB problem solved but no difference on the settings. Still messed up. Will factory reset from the phone settings instead of wipe data via recovery be any different?

Yes, I rooted it flashing twrp and magisk through Odin. Just like, HighOnAndroid did on YouTube. But my magisk can't hide root on my bank app. Therefore, I unroot my phone again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] diyotama:
Callumbr1,

I fixed the problem. I did what you told me to factory reset. Unfortunately it doesn't change anything.

But I reflashing the stock firmware again but with the "HOME_CSC" included (didn't include it on the first run). And now it all back to normal.

Thank you for helping me. Have a great day!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] callumbr1:
Good stuff. My next thing was to say flash stock firmware again. But looks like you fixed already.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alameenk:
In my s8, suddenly many files and folders are renamed with .digits like DCIM.3 or filename.mp4.5 like. If I again do the rename and delete the. Digits those files and folders are working good. Actually what's that... Is there any problem with my handset... Please suggest.. can't able attach the as..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] speedbirdengineer:
In all these security updates after coming out of Ultra Power Saving Mode the battery usage shows correctly from the time charger was disconnected. But as soon as u reboot the phone it resets to 0. Is that normal?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Bma-Xda:
Hi folks,

I used to run custom roms on my s8 FD. I would like to come back to stock Roms as I feel custom roms are to much modifications...I know I can run a stock Rom rooted but is there also the option to have flashed a different kernel. My dream setup would be stock Rom CRGB with nxx 13 kernel . Anyone got a clue if it works ....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mazz1982:
good evening

I wanted to buy the original protective film for the galaxy s8 .. do you recommend? Does it ruin the oleophobicity of the device when I willremove it eventually? is it actually valid and useful? thank you