[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Guides, News, & Dis] billa:
Apparently some folks still don't know the one and only JRKruse. ;)

First, there is NO BOOTLOADER UNLOCK nor CUSTOM RECOVERY available for the US Qualcomm S7/edge models, and probably never will be based on the track record of unbreakable Qualcomm bootloaders. But at least there are rooting methods available using eng-boot on compatible firmware versions.

Anyway, just to clear things up for others... there are three different boot.img (kernel) versions.

Stock - comes with the regular stock firmware

Combi - a special combination firmware for testing purposes, especially for older apps, ADB enabled by default, NOT for rooting

Eng-Boot - a special kernel with SElinux permissions for testing and rooting purposes, ADB enabled by default, but will NOT unlock the bootloader

Now, the latest so called G93x "Eng-boot" Rev.B/11 found on various sites, is unfortunately just a mislabeled combi boot, NOT for rooting.

I have emailed all those sites which host this wrong file, but apparently they're not interested in correcting it, so don't get too happy.

Whenever the real Eng-Boot Rev. B/11 comes out, rest assured I will post it, but not before unpacking and checking its version string, which should look like this for a real Eng-Boot:

"ro.bootimage.build.fingerprint=samsung/heroqlteuc/heroqlteatt:8.0.0/R16NW/G930VVRSBCTA1:eng/test-keys"

This is just a Combi-Boot (notice the difference at the end of the lines between "eng/test-keys" vs "user/test-keys"):

"ro.bootimage.build.fingerprint=Verizon/heroqltevzw/heroqltevzw:8.0.0/R16NW/G930VVRSBCTA1:user/test-keys"

Also, any Eng-Boot made for G93x A/P/T/V/U should work on any G93x A/P/T/V/U model as long as it has the same Rev.#

In other words, an Eng-Boot file released for the G930A should be flashable onto any G930x A/P/T/V/U carrier model with the same Rev.#

Hope that helps. ;)

Please read the guide below carefully on which models/revisions can be rooted.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81410291&postcount=1850

*** This root should work on ANY model G930/G935 A/P/T/V/U with bootloader version Rev.A/10 or lower. ***

*** DO NOT update to the latest firmware with bootloader Rev.B/11 or higher, it's not rootable at this time, and cannot be downgraded! ***

If your current firmware has a bootloader Rev.B/11 or higher (ex. G930UUESxCSI1 "x" is the 5th digit from right to left is "B-Z"), then there's no way to root it or downgrade it, don't waste your time you'll just have to wait till a solution comes out. If your current firmware has a bootloader Rev.A/10 or lower (ex. G930UUESxCSI1 "x" is the 5th digit from right to left is an "A" or lower "0-9"), then it's rootable.

Recently I have run across something that caught my eyes, SUPPOSEDLY there's a G930R4 root solution available at https://eftsu.com/ which should run on any US G930x model A/P/T/V/U Rev.B, since they are all Qualcomm based. From the "Model:" menu select SM-G930R4 and download the file SM-G930R4_G930R4TYSBCTA2_8.0_a3cf7.8EFT, then flash it with their encrypted flashing tool https://eftsu.com/EFTSU_Flash.exe

You will also have to install EFTSU Manager https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easy.eftsumanager for SuperUser/permissions management.

Please note that I have NOT tested it since currently I don't have a G930x available, so if anyone wants to try, please report back.

If it doesn't work or boot-loops, simply re-flash it with the latest stock firmware Rev.B or higher, and do a factory reset from the recovery menu.

Currently looks like it's only available for the G930x models and not yet for the G935x, but that may change at any time.