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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
From my own personal experience root is blocked in the USA for 2 main reasons.

1.) Corporate contracts - most companies will not allow root access on company phone. In order to steal contracts away from Apple corporations asked to have the phones be locked down tighter. This why even Tmobile locks their bootloaders now. A big part of this is government contracts as well. The USA government is extremely strick on which phone hardware anyone who contracts for them can use.

2.) Samsung Pay - (or tap and pay in general) It will never be allowed to work on a rooted of bootloader unlocked device. And in the USA they are pushing it hard because it is more secure than a physical credit card. Credit card companies lose Billions each year to stolen/lost cards and fraudulent charges. If they force everyone over to a tap and pay solution on your phone they will limit much of that liability.

Honestly I don't think it's a bad thing. The key really is that Google (Android) and OEMs (Samsung) need to continue to roll out the features users want. There should be no need for root anymore. The phone should have all of the features built in, or non root solutions should be found.

To be honest the only thing I miss from root is Viper4Android and even that there are comparable features built in now. I do think Support for older devices should be required as well, but I think Android is addressing that in 8.0 by segmenting out the system from the OEM over lays and drivers, basically allowing Google to push system updates straight to devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] rmm1110:
thank you for enlightening me. interesting stuff. i have an app that has some control....here it is package disabler pro... ...and you made me feel better about having this phone..thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] cnote74:
Honestly only thing I miss about root is flashing custom roms like miui. I wish the phone had root but I won't complain as the phone is smooth overall.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] jcrompton:
From the worst president in the history of our country to an "idiot" ....... Dramatic step up imo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
When you have an election between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich one of them ends up being your president for at least 4 years. ????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] rmm1110:
i am not going to get into a political discussion here...but i will tell you, you are also an idiot if you believe your own BS. says a lot about you to support a racist man making fun of the handicapped and attacking gold star families....biggest mistake the USA ever made and if you are too stupid to realize that..well..i do not need to be a member here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] rmm1110:
i have requested my removal from this site..it stinks with trump supporters here..i do not associate with idiots or trash..please remove my profile asap
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tdevaughn:
Lol, butt hurt is strong with this one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
#triggered

Please everyone realize the facade of freedom and voting is just part of the system of control. Cracks me up that people from the USA call out corruption and fixed election from countries all around the world, but somehow fail to see the same corruption and fixed election in their own country. So naive.

Relax dude less than %20 of the population of the country voted in the election. What that should tell you is %80 of the people are smart enough to know the election are rigged and %20 of people are still believing in a pipe dream.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Raz12:
LOl we went from Can we root this phone to XDA = Trump lol . I love this game
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Aridon:
How about save the political BS for some other crap site and not fill up XDA with garbage. No one cares who or why you voted the way you do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ProStreetCamaro:
It is probably best if I keep my not liberal mouth shut ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Symphony0fLife:
I don't know, it's kind of fun watching them spout of nonsense and cry. All you have to do is be different than them politically and the nice, warm, loving liberals turn into fascist anti-freedom thugs that burn campuses to the ground. Entertaining and it helps keep them out of power in the future.

I'm just wondering how this moron went from "Can I root my phone" to "**** you racists even though I have no idea who you are, where you're from or what your views are" ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
Something said triggered that 180 mad rant. Crazy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] nugzo:
Awwww poor snowflake need a safe room?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] kcodya:
"Oh nice, maybe some useful information about rooting my phone.............yikes..."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] darthmalus:
I just happened to wander in this thread and see this. I'm a liberal and I like guns, bacon, beer, titties and America ! , I served in the army from 2001 until 2006. Please don't judge the majority of us because of the few ultra left wing authoritarian nut jobs out there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] steves850:
So.... probably not gonna get root are we?

Someone posted on ATT S8 that 'root coming soon' not sure how reliable it is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Elastep:
Why do you even need root? The main thing I used it for is to kill system apps - which is totally possible to do for samsung without root...

And also with rooting you'll wont EVER be able to use samsung pay again if I'm understanding correctly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] arrogant437:
In depth customization, Flash Roms/Kernels, overclocking, scripts, native call recording.....lots of reasons to root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Elastep:
I thought to flash you'll need unlocked bootloader?

For other stuff... Dunno, it's already not the era of phones when android lagged
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] norbarb:
You can create your own themes or download from theme store for customatization, you can flash other international roms if you want to maake your phone faster and last battery longer( mine on at&t stock all on battery last around 20-24 hours with 7-8 hours of screen time). What scripts you need to push to phone, what you want to gain i may help you with this. There is lot of aspps for recording calls, but according to law you can't use this no where unless third party agreed to it. What more you need root for, or this is just your thing, " My phone needs to be rooted".

On Edge of Galaxy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] lukearthursykes:
Yup

I definitely agree with you with the following addendum: I think Samsung should allow for more tweaking/disabling of features in their overlay that users do not want. IMO many of their features are very well designed, but there are drawbacks to having the phone stacked with enabled features that you will never utilize. It is a shame that their UI is so much slower than stock Android. opening and switching apps should not have a 1-1.5 second delay. (Time to restart the device again!)

That being said, I thing Samsung is ahead of other OEMs in features vs UI lag. I tried the LG V10 and the V20 back to back, and couldn't handle the bugs in their overlay. Motorola and Sony are closer to stock from what I can tell, but they lack the features that Samsung offers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] sholsten:
Bye Buh!!! I love my wonderful President!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ProStreetCamaro:
As do I!

And now to get back on topic.........................We have root! It will be available very shortly once the devs get done with the final touches!

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73336318&postcount=1235
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] meathammer386:
Not yet
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
Yeah it's Eng boot root though. Just like the S7 edge had. IMO basically worthless since it nerfs the phone so bad. It'll be rooted but it will be laggy, slow, and like have the battery life.

On the S7e most people have up on it in a matter of days and went back to unrooted because it was so unstable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Drdra3:
Incorrect. Full root has been achieved

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/current-root-progress-g950u-g955u-t3623444/page143
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
Yeah you have to flash a custom build in ODIN to achieve root and it uses the ENG BOOT kernel. The main guy developing the exploit clearly states for now it requires "eng".

Read read read
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Drdra3:
You should read the thread, namely the new one, where they discuss your concerns about lag, battery life, etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] lectron8:
I agree B. O. was the worst, I don't know what you dislike so much about? Is it because he's self made without any government assistance? Or is it because he doesn't drink or take any drugs? Or is it because he's not a politician and he's not full of s*** like the rest of them. I think we're very fortunate to have him in charge right now if only they would let him do what he wants to do to fix this country and get out of his way. The swamp just keeps rising up against him.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
The firmware uses Engineering firm ware. Says so clearly in the new thread OP.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/progress-root-progress-thread-g950u-t3655239

Also they specifically call out that some device only charge to 80%. See screen shot below.

This root is very similar to the S7e root. It's not a true root method if you are using an engineering firmware that basically comes with root permissions. Also they aren't releasing it yet because of the performance issues.

This is exactly how the S7e went they basically just buy the ENG firmware to collect the bounty donations. And the person who sold it to them just held out due the highest bidder. That why the OP from the original root progress thread back out. Because it's not real root. Won't even work with all root apps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] muppetmaster916:
They very clearly state that unlike s7E eng root, it suffers none of the same performance issues or lag. So I'm not sure where you're getting the info that this eng firmware is the same as S7E.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] muppetmaster916:
Js. And as for 80% battery..... for ad blocking, potential flash fire for modified tw roms, titanium backup, and system app removal. I'll sacrifice the 20% that I'd be left with at the end of the day anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] samiamanaddict:
Everyone who is telling you root will never happen is likely jumping the gun on that answer. When I got the galaxy s6 edge plus (928A), those were the same answers I got when asking about the likelihood of rooting my device. Today, that device is rootable. Just give it time. Nothing is uncrackable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Drdra3:
Root is already released. Check the s8+/s8 development threads
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
Oh yeah sorry suffers a WHOLE new set of performance issues...

It's not REAL root if you just buy a Engineering Firmware and run a script on it like it was meant to be used. At best it's like halfway usable.

The problem is that now there is no more focus on getting Real root because the bounty is collected. Chances of getting anything more than broken access to "a few" root features is slim to none. This is exactly how the S7e was after about 2 months the development was dead and everyone went back to non-rooted setups because the root firmware/kernel was so limited.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] muppetmaster916:
I'm experiencing zero issues. Aside from you complaining about something you're under no obligation to use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Xak:
Root is available now it is on regular S8+ thread however. and yes it roots ATAT varient however your device will only charge to 80% not just visual number changes but will loose 20% battery

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8+/development/root-g955u-g955u1-snapdragon-sampwnd-t3658911
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
It's not about that it's about protecting the root community. Using the "built in loop holes" to get privileged access on a limited basis while handicapping the performance of the device, just to collect a bounty, is destroying what xda is all about.

And halts the efforts of people trying to find real vulnerabilities.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] muppetmaster916:
I agree, however, this is a much more useable loophole than on previous devices. I'm running perfectly fine with root, only issue is 80% battery. And we don't see development like we used to on locked phones, sadly this is what it's come to, which I'll take over nothing. So it's not really worth complaining about/ putting down the devs who are at least doing something for those who need root. Personally I'm going back to stock for samsung pay/pass. But some people "need" root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ShrekOpher:
I'm so sick of hearing "I'll take over nothing"... LAME!

That is not the spirit of xda. At least it used to be "f*ck you OEM, you can't stop me from doing what I want with my phone"

Now only a small percentage actually build anything most of this forum is full of nothing but mooch Ed's looking for a free root right.

If "I'll take it over nothing" is already acceptable then XDA is just dying a slow death.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] muppetmaster916:
For locked phones.... yeah... it's dead. If you want development, buy unlocked. It's as simple as that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] mosirezaei:
Yes You Can

Give information Name full your device ill tell you how to do it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
I need to root my S5 to enable a 3rd party SystemUI tuner. I've tried several one-click rooting methods, but none of them seem to work. My device runs Android 6.0.1. I can provide any additional screenshots or specs if needed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] DickyG:
Try reading: https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s5/general/root-how-to-root-sm-g900t-firmware-t3358190
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
Will this cause me to loose my data?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RomBetaTester:
of course I can help. the best way to do it is to install a custom recovery, my favorite one is TWRP. Then you grab your favorite custom rom and flash it from there. I also recommend picking something new but if you enjoy touchwiz there are plenty of nice touchwiz roms out there. Such as smallwiz version 1. do not install version 8 its very laggy and has a ton of bugs. But the best rom out there is resurrection remix rom for the s5. hope I helped !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
Ok this did help, however i know extremely little about installing custom recoveries. So I need to know:

1. What will I need to do it

2. What are the steps to do it, and...

3. Will installing a custom recovery wipe my storage?

I'm sorry if I'm being irritating, but I'm only just about to start computer science as a freshman. :confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RomBetaTester:
I am sorry for the late reply my power was out due to a storm, Firs you need to install Odin, then you need to download TWRP, I recommend TWRP version 2.8.7.0 its faster even though the graphics look pretty bad. Next flash TWRP using AP on Odin, (Phone needs to be in download mode). On the Samsung devices TWRP wont install unless you do it twice so flash TWRP twice but the second time you flash unlick reboot on the options in odin. Once flashed a second time reboot into recovery, congratulations you have a custom firmware, now download your custom rom of choice I recommend small wiz its a debloated version of touchwiz, download it on your computer and then transfer it over to your phone on the download section after that you're going to want to wipe your wipe your phone. Wipe everthing except internal storage and sd card. next go to install on TWRP then navigate to the download folder click on Small wiz or whatever custom rom you have and then flash it. then once its done reboot and you're done. this will take a while to boot on the first time. its compressing a ram disk and installing a new kernel. dont be scared.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] DeePeezy2:
I am having issues rooting my device. I am running 6.0.1 marshmallow and with the march 1st, 2017 security patch. I am using a mac and am able to get odin v 1.85 running on my computer using wine bottler but for some reason when I connect it odin doesn't pick it up. I have reinstalled the drivers and it's still doesn't work. It works fine using Kies. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated or point me to the right thread thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
I cannot install Odin on my computer, because my only computer is a Mac. My only method of installing TWRP without a computer was on my Galaxy Tab, which was already rooted, and I used Flashify to flash it. Since my S5 has no root, I can't flash TWRP with Flashify.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RomBetaTester:
Does your S5 run a stock room?

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If you have a computer watch this video. It allows you to root your S5 through Odin.

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https://youtu.be/uPcEeMhlR_8
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
Yes. My S5 is running the factory ROM I bought it with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] legomg:
I resolved the issue. I flashed TWRP using my school laptop and installed Lineage 14.1. I got root by flashing a file to enable it in settings.

I have to say, Lineage is a LOT faster than the stock ROM, and it looks a lot cleaner too. Thanks for the help guys
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Kingaries79:
Changing to device storage. This is the problem I'm currently having.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] thomasxie:
I tried to open youtube video, it showed error messege "youtube swf args not found".

PLZ help.

Tmobile wing, Opentouch 2.6 biggy
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] don ramz:
same prob here

im not tryna spam or anything, but does anyone kno wat that means??

does anyone have a solution??
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] SlimJ87D:
same problem, I think youtube updated to put dutty's core player down...
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] ttran001:
This has been resolved on version 2.7, please download and reflash your device.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] don ramz:
2.7 version of wat??? can we have links plz. it would b much abliged
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] taspankya:
seriously? u are on 2.6 version of open touch, if someone says its been fixed in the 2.7 version. obviously its the 2.7 version of open touch

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=360221
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] don ramz:
well guy.....

well I went to the page that u posted, and I must say thati have never 'flashed' my phone, so how do u kno if I have open touch 2.6??? only thing I've done to my phone since I got it out the box is download the tcpmp and flash bundle that falconeyes had posted........

I don't think im ready to make big steps like that yet. I've only had this phone for like 3 months, I don't wanna 'brick/papperwieght' it u kno......
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] JLine05:
I think that he thought you were the person who started the thread.

Anyways, I flashed my phone within a week :p

Theres almost no way you can brick your device as long as you have the tmobile ruu. You can always revert back.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] s14tam:
fix for youtube

download the updated flash plugin for tcpmp and make sure your file association settings are correct (mms and flash are checked in the settings).

http://rapidshare.com/files/86626393/FlashVideoBundle.CAB.html
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] ttran001:
This issue has been resolved by Open Touch v2.7 or downloading the new flashbundle cab file link provide above.

Please change the name of this thead to resolve to help reduce any more confusion to new uers.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] don ramz:
werd......

werd..... there should b a whole section for that, lol, smartass
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] ttran001:
WTF,

Are you trying to be funny or just a pain in the ass?

Yes, I'm a smart ass, as you are a dumb ass..lol
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] simplicity05:
Dude, what's the point of your posts? You haven't asked or answered anything even remotely useful. Even if you were brand newb the posts would make a tiny bit of sense... If you have an honest question that needs answering regarding the topic, ask it here; if you have a question on any other topic in the forum, ask there. People here are helpful, even in answering the same questions that have been asked 100 million times.
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] Technology:
New {"Flashvideobundle.Cab File Version 1.4.4"} NEW, YouTube Plus!

Get the new flashvideobundle.cab file version 1.4.4 here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=362685. This version is the latest newly update version, with this version you will not get a error message. YouTube Plus is back.........!
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] thomasxie:
Open touch 2.7 solved the problem.

Hi, I flashed my phone with 2.7 and the youtube problem is gone. Thanks!

By the way, I flashed my phone within one week after I got it too.

How to change the name of this thread?
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] don ramz:
????

well in my first 2 posts I was askin question becuz I needed help (big thanks to s14tam, taspankya and jline05 for being so kind)

but the last one, I wasn't even tryna be an ass, it was a friendly 'smartass' , even tho I felt like the dude was tryna put me down.....

anywayz back to the topic......thanx for the help, this new .cab file is awesome. now I can finally download the 'this is sparta remix' lol :)
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] JLine05:
Go to your first post, click on edit, then advanced and you can change the title for the thread. Please change it to: Resolved
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] ChumleyEX:
Good job guys. Works like a charm.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Francesco_tacc:
Sometimes it appear a message and it says the game optimizing service has been stopped

How can i fix it?
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Frostbite:
Screenshots

Screenshots
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] mozhu2019:
good job thanks！

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Does this rom support oms？ and Ive just donated to you . thanks for your contributions.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] BlackJetCat:
Maybe AOSPA will be the next unofficial? What do you think about it, [MENTION=6917298]Cenkay[/MENTION] ?

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It have OMS support.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] ermacwins:
I hope so
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Cenkay:
We are AOSPA, but there are no features in OP3. Those features are off source unfortunately.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] mozhu2019:
the scrolling speed is so fast，Can you make it a little more slowly like rr or your losoms？