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[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashyx:
It wont reset anything. If it flashes, you'll get an FRP Lock. If it doesn't you'll get secure check fail and likely a firmware fail message.

Either way just flash the stock boot.img.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
so after countless (3) attempts and 2 fails a thought hit me. if its using secureboot why not disable autoboot in odin and i got a success i am about to boot up the phone.....frp is off....factory reset without setting up any account...boot animation no longer says prime just samsung waiting on metropcs animation....still waiting but it took longer when i reset the phone...i flashed the other one not stock so i will update when i find out what i just did to my phone.....what would frp look like stuck on metropcs screen? or like traditional log into first google acount type thing?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashyx:
Well first you should be using at least ODIN 3.12 to flash. 3.12.5 preferably.

FRP Lock wouldn't even let your phone boot. It would immediately stop and inform you before even getting to the boot animation.

You won't get FRP lock with the stock boot. I only provided it to replace the repacked boot if/when it fails. It also takes a good ten minutes to boot after a factory reset.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] roberto53431:
I Just Tried On My J327T1 odin wont let it pass says secure check fail boot i tried everything so i guess locked bootloader ?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashyx:
You're more than likely correct unfortunately.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] roberto53431:
Well if you go any more ideas later on i will be more than willing to test
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
Its odin 3.1 that I got to work, all other odin hung and eventually crashed.....I have every version of Odin. It boots with repack but hangs at metro pcs screen. Stayed there for 6 hours. Thought i broke phone. Replaced repack with stock, 2 hours to boot. Fine since

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Uncheck autoboot on odin.

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One second and l post a pic of the configuration in Odin I used
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
Here is what I got to flash. I tried every thing that's literally all that works so far
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashyx:
Why are you using T-flash? That's intended FOR bootloader recovery from an SDCARD.

Also you are not showing the log output from ODIN after flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
I did, the one picture I posted before, the one with the green success, unless that is a different one. And that's the only way I got the green. Any other way Odin just sits there then becomes unresponsive. I just can't check efs because its greyed out without device connected
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
magisk may be a good idea. theres a new beta for it that can be flashed without a custom recovery or even root.

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https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
That's what the updated one does, why not patch the bl file of the combo firmware??

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That's the one I just read well update trying now
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
How do we pull boot image? Actually you probably already have it. Huh?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
i have the boot.img i will upload in a few.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Sweet, I cant wait to see what happens. Since bobby is already going im not gonna flash yet.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
This is odin flashable. This is the patched boot.img: https://www.mediafire.com/download/7chvjhsveb0igpm
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
i am having troubles copying the combo bl.img to my sd, which is this stock or combo?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
Boot.img is different from the bootloader. This is the stock boot.img. It fails to flash with a secure check error. The bootloader will not let it flash.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
what i wanna try is patch th boot.img of the combo repack and try it that way
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
https://www.mediafire.com/download/1a6828c5ac12q5f
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
just repacked i am backing everything up then i will flash, i am going to be using an engineering odin, so lets hope all goes well
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Any luck?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Samsung will reward those who hack their products : http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-launches-security-bounty-program-smartphones-798999/
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
#Boycott samsung:D
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] kinehumane:
I tried flashing the patched combination boot loader img. It doesn't error but it does not flash either.

EDIT: I would like to note that I do have permissive file access.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Kaiwaters:
how long does it usually take for a frp bypass method to be discovered?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] djmcho:
What does this mean for us ? Access to /system ?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
Se for android is basically a security mechanism that makes each app and running process has its own namespace. An app is not allowed to access any namespace other than its own. Permissive status puts se for android in log only mode and doesn't enforce se policies. Enforcing is well self explaining. Setting it to permissive makes accessing /system easier but typically you cannot change the se status without root permissions. The combination rom is permissive by default for testing purposes.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] kinehumane:
Hit the nail on the head. Even though I have permissive. I can not set chmod to the desired level I need to place su into the /system/xbin folder.

I can go back and forth between permissive and enforcing. If I flash the combination bootloader or stock bootloader. Permissive access and sm-j327T combination bootloader cause kernel panics for me at least. But, was necessary to achieve FRP bypass (needed gcprokey also).
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Why dont you just delete your Samsung and Google accounts to shut off FRP?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] kinehumane:
I did do this. Only after getting the bypass to work. The bypass was me trying to see if the actual bypass worked in the first place. Ya know for the fun of it type of thing. I'm interested in root now.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
O ok i got ya
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] DarksithlordLev:
I just bypassed im service mode by this code *#2263#, It might be because ive not installed sec patch ota, on mar 1.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
Only way for nougat is downgrade, try that adb enabled file. If that gives you debugging lmk
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] kinehumane:
Here is the steps I took to achieve FRP BYPASS. Mind you I used gcprokey. Which stated it was simply a bypass not a removal. Keep this in mind if you ask questions about gcprokey. I purchased the software about a year ago. I don't know how the software did it. I just know it worked.

USE INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

1: Flash this file COMBINATION_TMB_FA70_J327TUVU1AQC3_TMBFAC_CL10863699_QB12893781_REV00_user_mid_noship.tar. (It is for the SM-J327T. It flashed OK for me.)

2: Flash the sm-j327T1 stock rom (J327T1UVU1AQF7 ) with out sboot.img and with out boot.img. (This enabled adb. )

3: This step is where I used the FRP bypass in gcprokey. (It may or may not have used a zip file that gcprokey comes with called frp_exynos.zip. Which contained userdata.img.)

4: FRP was then successfully bypassed. Side effect -(kernel panics)-. So the last step is needed.

5: Flash only sboot.img and boot.img from the sm-j327T1 stock rom (J327T1UVU1AQF7 ).

Everything works fine now. Looking forward to root.

note: If you flash sboot.img and boot.img from the combination firmware in step 1 you get permissive file access. But, as said kernel panics too. Flash sboot.img and boot.img from step 5 again to remedy the kernel panics and you lose permissive file access also.

I like to learn as well as help. So if this information needs correcting let me know and I will be happy to correct it.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] seaf0ur:
With what flashing software are you able to select not to flash sboot and boot? I looked into this, but couldnt modify the rom in a way that odin would flash. Is there a modified odin I'm unaware of?

or, could someone repack the rom without those 2 items in a way that odin will successfully flash?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] kinehumane:
I simply copied all the files from the stock rom into a folder. Removed the sboot and boot. And used 7zip to make a new archive/tar. I used Odin PrinceComsy.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
If anyone manages to obtains root post here. Also frp bypass should have it's own thread because this thread has focused on root from the beginning.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
Service mode?

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Once bypassed there are adb commands to remove so safe to flash just remember say no to Google, Samsung and screen locks
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] DarksithlordLev:
I don't have a computer so I'm not I'm not able to go any further.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Any news?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
No news must be bad news :(
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Wouldn't doubt it. I'd be happy to hear that someone got root, or maybe Oreo was out. Anyway, can anyone assist me in speeding up my device. I'm considering reflashing. Would there be issues with updating if I flashed the combo firmware, then flashed back stock. It adds new settings, and I'd like to get Oreo when it comes out. If not, I wonder how it would help for rooting? Or testing?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Oreo is gonna be a while out. just got LOS 15 (oreo) on my G4 plus. You know im always down to test
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Yeah me too. Or at least I was. I'm gonna try and be though, and I get Oreo is gonna be a while out.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
Guys you wont believe this. update: sadly we gotta pay for it. i swear samsung is starting to make me really angry. if they keep up with this crap rooting will no longer be a free thing for any device.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Where is this?

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Okay so it is $29. That isn't to terrible. However, how do we know if it works?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
OneClickRoot.com
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Yeah I did install that app. And im a little skeptical. I looked up reviews, and people say it is fake. I don't know. However, this was from 2013 that I found. And hey, I'm permanent unlocked now!
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
And its $39.99

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Welcome to Carrier Unlock, now lets find root
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
If you untick the setting below for the warranty they try and sell you. Mine said $29.99. forty is pushing it.

Yes, let's do it
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Why dont you do it first and ill send you one of these J3s
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
I currently can't, I don't have the money at the moment. I would, however I'd need proof it would work.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
I think i can do it

*edit*

I cant till next week
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Okay, well I hope it works out for you. Unless someone else does it first

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I found something that worked for a lenovo tablet

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=69448868&postcount=4

I doubt it works for our samsung, yet this is how they unlocked the bootloader for that. Anyone want to try?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Just paid $40
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Rooting now? Scam Maybe?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
let you know
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Alright, I'll be waiting

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So i tried a new root app, It isnt really new. However something weird happens. When i run it, my data and wifi cycle. And then it says fail. I also have a log im gonna upload. To me it looks like it just cant move a file, i hope it will help. Im not sure.

Here is the log, it says it was made for eclair https://pastebin.com/X6hvaJJ7
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Asking for OEM UNLOCK
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Wait is that what my log is probably doing. Or the root you paid for?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
Waiting for tech to help out
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Okay, I was worried
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
They most likely use the same known root methods available for free in public domain... They will likely get no further with root and hopefully return your dough *or not... So it likely worked for some.. But the guys who paid could have got the a root solution for free....

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Or it is still in the making....
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
No go and got my $$$ back. "Due to my locked bootloader"
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
That bites
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
Ok guys so just found out that once we flashed the combo firmware, our phone is carrier unlocked for Tmobile lol.. just got a new J3 so old one is all fo testing i am having troube with metro switching phones, dummies wont let us just swap sim cards..then i am cloning the files and swaping and i am going to go ham on this older j3 and find oot have a few pograms claiming to unlock bootloaders of samsung devices for a fee, i also want to try chimera which i ill pay for today and idc if i blow the phone up i have 6 other metro phones from a deal yesterday.....sorry guys ork has really started to take off and i have been swamped but i am still trying
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
This only works if a device shipped with oem unlock in settings and an OTA update disabled it... If you roll back the option reappears in menu but your device never had that old version to roll back to....
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Well that is upsetting. I thought maybe

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So combo is worth it after all. Also, you got 6 metro phones now. Lol, the sim switching is a pain with metro. you need to call in to switch everytime.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
i wanted to put my original number on new phone and old phone new number, how hard is that?

thats how i learned our phones are carrier unlocked and maybe putting in a sim that the phone would have came bootloader unlocked or oem unlock option and flashing phone to that firmware, like i did with the J320A, it was at&t flashed it to Cricket firmware, besides tmo what other carrier is like that with metro?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
I'm not sure, I only know of TMO and metro being like that
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] bobbyp1086:
ok sidesync is slo lol once done i have a 45 minute bus ride and nothing but flashing to test i have every variation of nougat j3 firmwares and like i said lol lets crack this thing, also yall know how to enable all settings in odin right?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
All settings? In which odin version 3.10 or 3.12
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
An exploit has been found that affects bluetooth devices. Our device hasn't been patched. Hopefully samsung patches it with google's september patch (we are stuck on july's patch)
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
This is the app used to test my device.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
Well we could possibly root a device with this exploit. It gains full control of a device when exploited.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Well even if we don't, possibly some hacker could develop something and we could use it to root. Or I actually thought of something, when you permanent unlock your phone. It uninstalls the unlock app. Is there a way to ad an exploit in to it, so when you uninstall that app. This exploit wiggles its way in to the system?
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
The unlock app just disables itself. It does this on all android phones from metropcs. And maybe

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The only way this could work to root a phone is to have linux with bluetooth capability. My laptop doesnt have bluetooth and its windows.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
I have a laptop with Bluetooth. And Linux can easily be installed. However, I don't want to brick my phone. It is all I have atm. I'd try something though
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] :
awesome and also it may be possible to use an android phone that is already rooted like my lg k7. but you would require certain tools from linux. it may be in kali linux but idk.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] KevMetal:
Kali linux is for penetration testing related to networking. Hacking wifi and other wireless networks and is not really anymore capable than any other linux distro to use for android... In fact some other more complete distros would be a better choice...

Uninstalling one app doesn't grant any special access to install another.

You guys are getting really confused with unlocking the carrier lock (if the phone can be used with one or multiple networks)

Rooting (obtaining root permissions)

Bootloader umlocking (unlocking the bootloader)

A bootloader is the thing that runs on your phone and serves to load your rom or os.... Carrier umlocks and root have nothing to do with this....

In some circumstances you can obtain root access through a software flaw in the os or rom but this is independent from the bootloader. So there are a few phones which are rooted but have locked bootloaders....

The reason you need your bootloader unlocked is cos you are running a very modern up to date rom all the known or available software flaws have been patched... If you unlock the bootloader you can flash any os or rom or recovery you like... And these the custom recovery or flawed rom will be able you to let you root.

That or wait for a new software exploit....

Your bootloader will always give you problems since it will be hard to get a custom recovery to boot...

Some device manufacturers give out the code to unlock bootloaders later on after the device has been arpund... Others never give it out... Others lock it but leave users the option of unlocking it through fastboot or other methods

Either way bootloader unlocking by unofficial means is very hard and monumental. Not something that happens by using paid programs running old exploits or official unlocks.....

Have any of you contacted Samsung directly asking for a bootloader unlock...

I wouldn't waste my time on running multiple stuff from the web cos if a new exploit works and uts unlocking stuff it doesnt take long to buzz all over the place.... Paid services and programs are for phone shop owners who deal with 20-30phones a day and are dealing with mostly old stuff....

Loads of people would be burning up xda /4pda /facebook & Twitter and so on if a Samsung bootloader level exploit surfaced....

Similar to how the Bluetooth bug is such big news (if you switch off your Bluetooth nothings gonna happen) so anyway. Im certain Samsung will patch the Bluetooth flaw way before anyone makes it into a root exploit for the masses but here's to hope............
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
I'm not confused about the difference between carrier unlock. And bootloader unlock. I understand the difference. Before though, I was merely wondering if when you carrier unlocked. If you would get the software that the factory unlocked version comes with. Meaning oem unlock option under developer settings.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] djmcho:
Explain why the CF AUTO ROOT works on all the variants of this phone with unlocked bootloaders and not locked bootloaders then?

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To me, I want to say t-mobile did this... Either because they don't want people getting around the Hotspot restrictions (which was an issue for them in the past with the unlimited data) or to crack down on stolen phones??
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Well T-Mobile should rethink what they are doing. And Samsung also. What doesn't make sense to me is they lock the most expensive phones, and the least now. Why, it seems like they should lock the most expensive phones for security. And leave the other ones exposed.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] djmcho:
Wait maybe I'm wrong... I'm googling oem unlock and some say it was taken out of android 7, maybe it's not t-mobile.

So let's review.. What happened when we cf auto rooted with Odin?

Now I think about it.. I think my galaxy s3 or s4 or RAZR had lock bootloader and I had ROOT. I will contact Samsung for a code
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
Android 7.0 does include oem unlock. The emerge version of this phone I think has this setting. Correct me if I'm wrong about that.

I also think there should be a way around the locked bootloader. The s8 has a locked bootloader, and they cf auto rooted that thing
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] ashyx:
No they didn't.

They used a very expensive one off engineering firmware that already had su binaries installed to system.
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
The verizon version has OEM UNLOCK too

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secure check fail (recovery)

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Just getting an update on my J7 Prime. maybe they added OEM UNLOCKING. yea right
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] djmcho:
Maybe it's Oreo, maybe it's maybeline
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
It was nothin
[Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) Questions & Answers] Relyt2012:
We will most likely be getting Oreo in January, or February.