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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Timatoolz:
So I'm currently running G891AUCS2BQK4 I didn't flash fresh firmware but I did flash the ENG.boot and ran the roor.bat file. I downloaded root checker which says root access not properly installed. It looks like root user account failed, adb shell user failed. I've noticed that when I run the root.bat file when it gets to i think supersu.img push my phone loses its connection each tim e. Have any ideas what may be going on?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
If you didn't quote the whole of the original post, I may of been more inclined to answer you properly, i know that much !!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] hudtwalcker:
Just one question please, how much slower is this than Stock Marshmallow ? Also regarding battery life, I'm getting 15h 18m (9h 13m Active) , will this be the same, better, worse ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] cock0sorus:
I agree! Dont quote full pages! Read them!

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One more thing to ALL newcomers, start reading at post #361. Bootloader V3 is NOT the end of the line, it is the final stop for S7 Active model. I have made few phones using my method and they work very well.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Schnippshly:
This is great, but I'm having a problem. I used to be able to plug my Dualshock 4 controller into my phone. After I install G891A_7.0_ENG_ROOT and then use root.bat to root, my phone now instantly crashes when plugging in my controller! Does anyone know how to fix this? I wanted root specifically so I could remap the buttons of the Dualshock 4 in games like Shadowgun Legends, which requires root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] EXTREMPOWER:
hello. I have s7 active Android version 8.0 oreo. I want to unlock code, I sent unlock request att, But I did not get it It has been 6 days already... Is there another way? How can I do that? I want unlock my phone... please help me...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Theclove:
Is there an alternative?

Hello you root entusiasts!

My last mobile phone was the S5active, so I searched for an replacement.

I have read much of xda forums, also the phone can go slow and the battery drain and so on..

So I buyed my S7 Active an root it with the methode in this forum.

This was in June 2018.

Ok, for 3 Weeks it works ok, but from day to day the phone hangs more and go so slowly like a 386 with programms for an Pentium PC (Sorry for this oldscool comparison)!

Natural I read Post #386 (what for an coincidence ;)) and flashed my phone agin with the BRD1, but doesn´t go on with the UFirm_Hybrid_S7active_Nougat_V3f.zip, so I have an rooted stock rom.

And two, tree weeks later: It is so slow again like with the Ufirm Mods. Sometimes I can´t get the phone call, when ist´s ring! The phone is too busy!!

I have changed the governor, run Kernel Auditor, have installed the cracy kernel tweak, I cleaned the davlink chache, the normal chache, have reboot it.. but there is no chance to run it with normal constant speed.

So I have think about to upgrade it into Oreo without a root.

For the ads I can take "Blockada DNS" to block any advertisments in apps.

And for the ads in Youtube I found "Youtube Vanced".

But the most important thing is for me the camera Mod S7 -> so I can change the exposure time from max 10 sec. up to...for example 25sec.

So I tested the "open Camera", "Camera FV-5" bout without root I can not change the exposure time.

So... I have no alternative to stay with root by my mobile phone.

And to bye an newer phone istn´t an alternative - the money is restricted ;)

The only thing I have found out:

!!!!!!!

I can start the "Ultra Power Saving mode", and disable it again - so I have the normal speed again without hangs and the on.. at least for 1 day..

Since three days I test it to start the "UPSM" with "tasker" automaticly in the night and disable it when I get up, but until yet I only get the normal power save mode automaticly to work.

!!!!!!!

For you I hope I can help you a little more..

If you have some ideas, please answer in this thread.

good regards

PS:

please excuse possible mistakes, normaly I speak German ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
Hey. Yes sadly when you have root. You get lagging.

And like ya say you can reinstall, or tweak stuff but it always returns :(

I have been working, but not very quickly, a way of altering stuff in root, then flashing back the stock kernel... so you get best of both... it's taken from the s7 flat forum ... just working on it slow...

But the fact I still use mine daily, and it gets more annoying daily, I'm finding more an more tine to get it finished !!....

Ps You English is good. Especially as it's not native to you...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] mrGeorge11:
flashing in odin after root

I have tried flashing in odin after rooting. I have tried odin princecomsy and odin 3.11.1. I have g89aucs3brd1.

I failed in flashing

SM-G891A-G891AUCU3CRE7_USA_ATT_v8.0

then tried

G891AUCS3BRD1_CL13107193_QB17619845_REV02_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT

both failed.

i put all the files in the respective places in odin.

I recieved unsupport dev_type on the phone

Was hoping to flash Oreo with bootloader 3. I have tried flashing After reading the threads it seems as Oreo is faster. Is there a step I am missing? I didn't do a wipe and factory reset doesn't work. I ran the unroot.bat. My main goal is to simply use wifi tether. I have a straighttalk sim in my phone but the ATT block stops it. I have tried package disabler pro also in hopes of being able to get the hotspot to work. I was hoping to root and use either xposed or magisk to enable hotspot.

ANy help would be greatly appreciated. This is a lot more challenging then my note 4 was. thanks

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> boot.img.lz4

<ID:0/003> FAIL!

<ID:0/003>

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

odin log
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
Are you already on bootloader v3 ??.

You can use oreo on bootloader v2 btw
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] mrGeorge11:
I am on bootloader v3. I thought that I can't Odin back to v3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] thetojo:
I apologise in advance for a stupid question. I'm lost I'm on CRE7 am I able to use this?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] supertac:
I believe that G891AUCU3CRE7 was the LAST Oreo on v3.... are you saying we can move around on bootloaders and firmwares now?

I wish there was better root/software options for this phone. its my favorite design ever. the active button is amazing and good camera even to 2019
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] nawfta:
S7 active on Oreo root

Hello,

I would like to know if I can root my phone please. I attached a screen shot of its software.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] tokintmash:
Bought an S7 Active from Ebay two months ago. Just installed the ROM.

Looks like the Viper4Android does not do anything. At least for Bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] tokintmash:
Does this work with Lollipop?

I am sending mine back to the seller. The GPS does not work. There are some on Ebay with Lollipop.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] dzvxo:
This is for the S7 active; it never ran Lollipop.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] tokintmash:
They sell them with Lollipop on Ebay. :) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133077637092

These are rooted. I had one with Nougat, but the GPS did not work. I tried the ROM here but this did not help. Sent the phone back to the seller and was wondering if it was worth another shot. :) Really liked the phone though.

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Ahh, the listing is faulty. In the description it says Marshmallow to Nougat... :) My bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] camster9898:
downgrade oreo

Im running build g891aucs4crj1 on the sm-g891a. Is there anyway to downgrade to nougat?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] dzvxo:
Yep, Android phone, 5.1 inch display.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] 535iu:
Hi, sorry newbie questions. What special options should I select in Odin?

1. Auto Reboot

2. Nand Erase All

3. Re-Partition

4. F. Reset Time

5. DeviceInfo

6. Flash Lock

7. T Flash

8. Phone EFS Clear

9. Phone Bootloader Update

What options should I NEVER select?

What is the difference between Odin3 3.12.7 and Odin3 3.12 PrinceComsy?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] tokintmash:
I don't think I changed anything.

For me only PrinceComsy worked. It's been some time since I tried, but if I remember correctly the other one didn't even find the device.

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The Viper4Android seems to be not working though
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] cock0sorus:
Post #368 That is the END. Last bootloader version #3 that takes root and works great as a rooted device without any serious issues. Stop asking about Oreo as nobody will never bother to play with that junk. If you have bootloader ver 4, stop asking about downgrading as IT CANNOT BE DONE. Keep searching on eBay for a true bootloader version 2, 7.0 and you will find them as i did last week, bought 2 S7 Actives that were on virgin nougat BL2. I push 3BRD1 update in 3.12.7 Odin, then push the engineered boot file using Prince Comsy Odin and then i push the 'r00t' and all is back to freedom from there. This gives you stock ROM with no restrictions and functions that you would have running the Stock 'trash' rom.

Ufirm is a CUSTOM ROM, not stock and it gives you more to play with but it has its own flaws. Not all G891A phones are the same, the GOLD versions are clones from someones basement, the Camo are from some part of a sandy place and the black ones are mostly Koreans. You can have a Ufirm ROM on a sandy phone and it will work great, but not for all. So, If you have a build BEFORE BL3 (the 5th digit from right in your Build) then you can play with Ufirm.

Odin 3.12.7 is made to flash STOCK rom files onto G891A. PrinceComsy Modified Odin, hence the word Modified, is to flash anything but STOCK rom onto a G891A device.

This thread has ALL the info you will need to root a G891A on Nougat, NOT OREO, NO BootLoader Version 4. This will be the LAST post i will make about this as clear as it can be. If you cant understand basic instructions then you need to enjoy the bloated phone that you have as it will remind you of how dictatorship works.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] mr64fixit:
please post the engineered boot file for 3BRD1, or where is this to find?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] ryan089:
on nougat there is a ultra power saving ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] zfk110:
Hi, I got bootloader 4 with Oreo can I root this, or it's not compatible?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] lohtse:
can this be flashed with out deleting data?? I know on some devices just flashing a specific part (had home ore something in title or poss the other version of same file) worked that way.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] nic022:
Hi, Can you please say me if it possible to have android pie ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] nic022:
sorry, wrong post.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] lohtse:
Anyone able to answer this???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] that1loserguy:
I'm having trouble downloading the ufirm_hybrid from the Russian cloud website
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
two totally different experiences here !

Mjulian, im thinking maybe a wipe is needed to get new settings to show, get it ro download mode...

kenkini, did you do a wipe ? or just start again from stock ??

and
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] kenkino555:
I did not flash v2.2 over v2.1 .

Instead I redid the whole process all over again.

Flashed QB2 update via odin then updated all the way to QF2.

After my phone rebooted into QF2, i rooted it and then only flashfired v2.2 and everything is working perfectly

I did not wipe anything nor re-root.

No s8 mods selected, only selected manual debloat and noname mods

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Actually last time i also experienced the same problem as the user above.

I tried to reflash the same version over the existing version to add some mods.

But the first time i have already enabled NoName mods so I thought that the second flash I did not have to select NoName mods again cuz it's already installed in my phone via the first flash.

But after the second flash, my system UI keeps crashing. Is it because I did NOT select NoName mods again in the second flash?

I changed some icon colors in the NoName mods after the first flash before the second flash.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Mjulian06:
Thanks, gentlemen. I'll go with what KenKino did. Where I'm at the internet is slower than using a carrier pigeon so it will take all day to install the stock firmware. I'll give an update after all is said and done.

Where did you find all the updates? I could only find the QB2.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] kenkino555:
All the update patches for s7 active can be found here

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/BGy7/gKs4xzhRE/
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] dogg94:
I had the same result as mjulian, when I tried to update to 2.2 I couldn't get into os. I reloaded from scratch with Nougat, then went through. First time running root.bat root didn't stick. I then ran it again after rebooting and it did stick the second time. Then ran the install of 2.2 with flashfire. I only added viper, file manager and s8 launcher. Everything seems to be working great!! Had to reset system but that was expected so no worries. Great Job!

Enjoy some beer money and thanks for your work!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] 3arthur6:
The link for flashable S7 CSC : https://xdaforums.com/s7-edge/development/utility-flashable-csc-selection-30-t3392957

But in my case I extracted the CSC from last XEF S7 firmware, deleted the ATT CSC files and put this new CSC in /system
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Mjulian06:
Success! I flashed down to the factory rom QB2. Once complete I rinsed washed and repeated as per the instructions. Installed v2.2 with the Tmo setting. Everything as of right now, about 30min into the successful install, is running well. Although all other issues have been totally resolved, I still cannot WiFi call. Not sure what's going on there. Thanks for all the help and sticking with me on this one.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] dogg94:
Is it possible to get magisk installed somehow to hide root without a custom recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
Yeah does work best with a nice clean sheet (v2.1 clean sheeted broke stuff, v2.1 no clean sheet was ok, and v2.2 would only fix that with a network debloat + clean wipe again))

i think some S8 mods need configuring (like permissions on calendar) to prevent closes, and poor battery life due to errors..

the NoNaMeMod, i feel is hit and miss, as i 'think' it was actually designed for MM_Android_v6... so may just remove it !

hows viper4android working ?? an which player is best for it ? as may include it in as a additional app, as i dont think it works with/under normal/stock music player does it ?

not had much to do with magisk, is it working on the S7 qualcomm, or on other locked bootloader devices ? will have to look maybe..

but i think i would rather get this working with the stock kernel, like the original ufirm that i modified this from ...

so it IS stock, but with the ability to root and modify stuff again :), then return to stock with stuff still modded :)

MANY thanks for donation, its MOST appreciated ..

have now used the donation, to download the newer QD4 full odin files, so will share them out too :) and will help with dev of the newer builds !

Also seems battery is VERY good here, left phone with this update (as the last picture in OP) and only dropped a couple of percent ALL day ! (althou ive got no SIMcard in, but was on WiFi)

so will be nice to get some feedback of real world use :) but then my Ufirm_ROM_odder can be used very differently, so will leave phone in very different ways ..

asit can be set up either, complete stripped back, or fully jacked up on apps and mods!

but if battery is your goal, use conservative CPU governor, strip back with playstore mode, and keep away from nonamemod ! and will last DAYS im sure ..

im thinking only improvements i can make now, is some kinda uninstaller for playstore, s8 and additional mods.. so you can take out/add as you want later on to try things out, without have to complete wipe and start again ???
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] dogg94:
It seems quite stable honestly and I think I am getting at least as good battery life as I was on stock (early to tell but so far). I don't know much about magisk honestly was searching for a way to cloak root and being as xposed isn't available on nougat yet that was what I found in a fairly brief search.

Awesome man, just glad you're here, thanks again.

On another note everything I've tested so far seems to be working as it should bluetooth, wifi, calls, texts, mms, gps, viper. I'm currently using Jet Audio Plus for my music player, I've historically used Poweramp, Media Monkey and some others. But I'm having no problem with Jet Audio Plus working.

One more note on the Viper Audio stuff, being as I believe it works pretty well across most players these days the main factors are going to be ui and features outside sound or equalizer as it does all that work and the equalizers in the apps should be off. I will however say that in past iterations of viper I occasionally did have some problems with PowerAmp, the easiest way to tell is to open viper and check the driver status is processing while using music is playing.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] bmcgrane8:
Used this mod to successfully flash Verizon APN onto QE2, which changed my build number to QD2 and model number to 935U and installed VZW bloatware. Now I'm getting Verizon 4G LTE/mms/sms/hd calling to work on my S7A, running rooted nougat with excellent battery life after some tweaks to the cpu governor . Now we just need to get magisk or xposed working and I'll be in heaven :angel:

Thanks so much dude!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
its good to get some feedback about the network selection ! especially as it works ! ...As i left that side of things as it was from its roots of ufirm !

an the CSC they use are from the edge, running QD2.. so sadly it does take that on board, but if it works, then maybe its best i dont fix/change it to G891 !! (maybe i could change it to a G930 as it would at least be closer to ours then!)

what additional CPU tweaks did you do ? is it something that could be added to this Rom_Modder ?

An xposed i dont think will happen, well at least not untill it gets on nougat nativly, and from what ive read that has to be properly baked into a rom... but will read up on that if/when xposed is actually released offically..

and magisk, will have to try find an install that works for the s7qualcomm/snapdragon (if you find some links/reference/confirmation) i can then port it over :)

Also .... heres G891AUCS2BQD4_7.0_all

with thanks to donations :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Mjulian06:
So far so good. Still haven't found a solution for the WiFi calling issue on TMO. Runs very smoothly and battery life seems to be fine. Been downloading my playlists from Spotify while reinstalling my apps all morning as I played music on WiFi and I'm at 87% after 2 hours. I'm sure I could get more out of it if I were to drop some features. Viper seems to work on Spotify. I have definitely noticed the volume and sound quality increases. Also notable on the stock video player when I was watching movies last night on it. I'll be traveling all day with out a charger in rural areas so I'll see how going in and out of service will take it's toll.

Thanks again for all your hard work.

[UPDATE:] 12 hours today of heavy use in the morning then what I would call "normal" use for me the latter 10 hours. Sitting at 66% as I type this. Everything is still great. I'll stay diligent trying to find a solution to the TMO WiFi calling issue and update you guys if I find anything. As of now my feeble attempt to sideload a WiFi calling APK did nothing but take up a few megs of space.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Lucifer3x:
Many thanks for your support. Which option of CPU governor choose for battery life: ondemand, conservative of interactive? I choose ondemand, the battery drain quickly after that. Onscreen just about 4h
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
seems virizon iS working for bmcgrane8, so maybe tmo files are outdated?, or they need a little altering now :( think best thing for me to do is get the proper CSC selector working :)

the conservative choice will with out doubt be the best for battery life, but may be laggy ? ive not tried it...

and im not sure the difference between ondemand and interactive..

im thinkinjg ondemand would be less laggy, but worse on battery, and interactive being a bit better on battery ??

trial and error i thinks..

on another note, have found bug in me Mod, if you didnt choose NoNaMeMod, and are on later than qc2, i have found why we getting systemUI falts, and needed to go back to stock !!!

fix later on today :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] 3arthur6:
Just found the latest QF2 firmware : http://gsm-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=10001 or https://firmware.gem-flash.com/index.php?a=browse&b=file-info&id=28702

But a paid version again...

I can make a donation too!

Anyone have tried those tips?

Found on the Root thread.

"performance" is the best setting I have experienced. But personally I didn't change animation speed and have limited the core for less than 1593 without lag.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] bmcgrane8:
I'm still experimenting with settings but I've seen the best results so far from a battery profile w/ an interactive core limited at 1401 with no performance drop.

Running gov tuner through terminal emulator, aggressive doze w/ Greenify, and managed to save tweaks on boot through Kernel Adiutor.

As far as adding gov tuner tweaks to the mod goes I'm not sure, init.d files didn't transfer correctly to /system/etc/init.d so I had to move them manually and switch permissions to 777 in root browser. Might be easier to include L Speed install option or something similar.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Active ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] miniminus:
yeah will add that i thinks, like ya say would be easiest option, plus give better support if you needed to change settings etc...

yeah i found them like moments after getting the qd4 !!!!

(when i was searching for g930a BL for stock mod update on this script)

will wait for next round of updates i think... is cheaper there too i found as well!!! why is it this kinda thing is found afterwards !!