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[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Nickdroid86:
I hear there is a couple variants. Unlocked, Verizon etc. How can I tell which one I have?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] v12xke:
Go to this link http://www.imeipro.info/check_lg.html and plug in your IMEI number. It will be obvious if you have a Verizon or Google "open" version. The others I don't know about, such as UK. I do know some others are bootloader locked other than Verizon. (eg. UK's EE). Read more on this XDA thread.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
I just did a clean install of Android Pie earlier today on my 2XL, on Project Fi.

I've only setup the basics so far, using stock launcher and a few apps.

The location symbol will not go away. Is there a way to check and see what is using it?

I've disabled location all together and it goes away. Looked at the apps that have location permission, and toggled it off, but the icon stays.

Any ideas?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
Now,even with location services off, the icon stays there. Idk what is going on.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] michaelbsheldon:
Go to Settings,

Apps & Notifications

Advanced

App Permissions

Location

Make sure none are checked. Then make sure Location is Off plus Wi-Fi scanning also Off
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
Thanks! Is that to totally disable it? I'd like to keep the basics on for fitness, weather and normal items.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
Also, did what you had asked, but it is still showing that it is on. The icon to the left of the wifi, that is the location icon, right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
Screenshot attached. Even in airplane mode, it is on.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] michaelbsheldon:
If the Location symbol is showing all the time and you can't find what is triggering it, you might have to save your pics and music, etc.,

then do a factory reset. I have installed Pie on several P2XL devices, and none have the Location symbol showing all the time. Must be

a battery hog if it's on all the time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
Yeah, it's eating my battery pretty bad. I just did a factory reset earlier today and set it up from scratch.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] michaelbsheldon:
If you've done that already, would recommend unlock and critical unlock followed by Deuce's script with wipe Yes.

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/development/tool-deuces-bootloop-recovery-flashing-t3704761

Something's not right and that script usually nails it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AwkwardUberHero:
So, I rebooted it, and it's not showing now. Toggled airplane a few times before reboot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] ram4ufriends:
You can go to Settings - Security & location - Location... Recent location requests will show the apps using location or used recently...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] murphyjasonc:
It looks like the Project Fi icon is still up in your notifications. Have you finished setting it up to completion? I can't remember for sure but I think my location icon was up until I finished setting up Fi and the Fi icon was off the screen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] yuanqixun1:
I am facing the same issue with project fi installed on my 2xl.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] Toni Moon:
I unlock the bootloader to install twrp and magisk, it's possible to lock the bootloader again without problems or the phone don't boot?
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] tabletalker7:
Locking you bootloader while TWRP and Magisk are installed will give you a guaranteed brick. Use a Fastboot Rom to return to stock, then you can lock it
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] rickysidhu_:
If you want to keep TWRP and root, do not lock the bootloader. As the user mentioned above, you'll brick your device.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] majidshahab091:
if i flash stock rom, than is that ok to lock the bootloader ? and how to lock it ?
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] tabletalker7:
If you flash a full stock rom then yes. All you do is use the fastboot rom we talked about earlier, let the phone boot up (don't bother completing the setup process, just let the phone boot up), restart to bootloader, and use the following command from the command prompt on your pc:

Fastboot oem lock

It will give you a menu on your pone asking if you want to lock the bootloader. Tell it yes. It will then lock the bootloader, factory reset the phone, and then boot up normally with the bootloader locked. It's that easy.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] majidshahab091:
ok thanks.one question. is that important to flash the stock rom using fastboot only ? or can i flash it using twrp ?
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] TheMightyTurtle:
I did it through twrp, worked just fine. Make sure to wipe beforehand though, don't want to risk bricking your phone
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] tabletalker7:
Doing it with a Fastboot Rom will guarantee that things needing wiped will get wiped. When returning to full stock I will always recommend the Fastboot Rom just because of how it completely handles everything it does flawlessly. I imagine flashing a full rom in TWRP will work but I have never tried to return to stock this way
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] majidshahab091:
i did try stock using twrp and it was perfect
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] TaranQ:
I have unlocked bootloader but in the end NOT installed TWRP or root (just wanted to test if i can live without it and still be able to install without wiping everything)

Now I just want to lock bootloader again for selling device.

Can I do so with simple fastboot command "fastboot oem lock" without bricking phone?
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] whizeguy:
Use msm download tool to be sure. It will however wipe all.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] tabletalker7:
You can, but if you are selling the phone I would still use a fastboot rom just to be sure everything is wiped and no data sensitive to you is being sold along with the phone.
[OnePlus 6 Questions & Answers] jamorOO7:
Thanks a lot for the shared info here. This is just what I need and had been asking myself for quite some time now.??

So never lock bootloader with twrp and magisk installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rs600942:
Please Help!!! CSC ISSUES

- I have spent 3 days and about to walk into the apple store which I don't want to do.

-I tried to flash my phone to O2 firmware csc (o2u) which went well until the phone went GERMAN!!! now I can't access uk voicemail, have German icons and still no wifi calling

-rooted device successful

-downloaded phone info following details: Original CSC Code - o2u, Firmware CSC VIA, Available CSC O2U/VIA/XEC

How to I change my active CSC

Please somebody help
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
UPDATE: BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED AND TABLET CAN BE ROOTED USING MAGISK v16.7!

Haven't seen any discussion on root yet for this tablet. I'm interested in picking one up, but would like to know if the bootloader is unlockable so that the tablet could have TWRP/custom ROMs installed on it at some point. Especially interested because of Treble.

Anybody have any ideas yet or is it still too early?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] hurray:
That is also interesting for me. I will never by a phone or tablet without the possibility of rooting. I currently owning the Tab S2 under Lineage OS 14.1 and I am pretty happy with the degree of freedom I have.

I hope the development with the Tab S4 will be more than with the Tab S3 (this was the reason why I never buyed one)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Deathman20:
Sadly don't get your hopes up... SD's are notorious for being locked.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
The S3 was Snapdragon and was unlocked as far as I'm aware. Either way, I have sent Samsung an e-mail requesting kernel source code for the Tab S4 since it apparently hasn't been done yet. Just waiting for a response.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
With the Samsung devices I've had, no issue unlocking the bootloader. You have to use Odin or Heimdall to load a rom, and your warranty is voided (they've all had a 'knox bit' that gets burnt and is irreversible once burnt).

SD's notorious for being locked? Not in my experience. They are the most common chips to have aftermarket roms, thus the devices have to be unlockable. I'd put my money on a rom being developed for a device with an SD before any other chip available.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
In terms of phones, all Samsung Snapdragon phones sold anywhere except China/HK are bootloader locked. That's why I ended up importing an Exynos variant S9, so that I could benefit from the unlocked bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] suzook:
Bl is NOT locked. I contacted [MENTION=4899305]ashyx[/MENTION] a few days hoping he could make us a twrp, but he hasn't got back to me.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] rickyray9:
Phones are not tablets. Phones are generally branded to a carrier that likes to fiddle with the UI, add unremovable bloatware, determine tethering rules, and other things that can be circumvented with root. My money is that the generic tab s4 gets an unlocked bootloader eventually and the Verizon branded one does not
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
The generic tab S4 is the one that I plan to pick up. I'm just worried because even the official carrier unlocked Galaxy S9 sold in the US and Canada has a locked bootloader, so it just seems like a very Samsung thing right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] hurray:
We will see. If the bootloader is really locked I will not become a customer of the Tab S4. Simple as that, as then there is no benefit for me anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Received an e-mail this morning from Samsung in regards to the Tab S4 kernel source:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] TechNyne66:
I have the Verizon T837V if any info is needed. There's already an update, but I haven't taken it yet.

Edit: looks like it might just be a security update, data usage is claiming only about 10mb for system update.

Edit 2: it's a small build update, new kernel, baseband.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Unfortunately I'm expecting the Verizon variant to be locked. I'm moreso just curious about the generic Wi-Fi variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] suzook:
Vz will absolutely be locked. WiFi is not.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Do you have a source on this?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] suzook:
I have it. I'm the source.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Without anything custom to flash yet, how do you know that the bootloader is unlocked? As far as I'm aware, just having "OEM Unlock" available in developer settings doesn't necessarily mean that custom binaries (TWRP, for example) can be flashed without throwing an error.

I'm just trying to be extremely careful before I get a Tab S4, because I don't want to buy it only to end up returning it just because it ends up being locked after all.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Sure enough, the source code is also available on the Samsung OSRC website.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Deathman20:
Well thats cool.

When I was thinking SD not being unlocked I'm thinking of the phone versions are not unlock able, or rarity that they can be.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
u saying u purchased the verizon tab s4 from verizon and unlocked the bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
the tab s3 for verizon was absolutely locked lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] suzook:
No, WiFi model. Vz model will be locked.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
correct lol.. got confused since some talkin bout unlockable and others talkin bout carrier variants lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
I probably should've worded that post better...my fault.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] naruto.ninjakid:
Lost Features

I have a Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and really liked it due to the large screen size. I purchased the Tab S3 as well but due to the aspect ration it felt a lot smaller than the note pro 12.2. Then the S4 comes out and Samsung removes the Finger Print scanner. There really is no perfect device. Anyway I would keep in mind with these newer Samsung devices you lose some features after you unlock the bootlaoder and root. The most important is most likely knox. After you loose knox you can not use Secure folder anymore for the lifetime of the device, second any methods for device wide ad block via knox like SABS or Adhell 3 is no longer possible. My Tab S3 is rooted but secure folder would have been handy.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
I pretty much have absolutely no use for KNOX, all it is to me is a counter that gets tripped. There are ways to re-enable Secure Folder on rooted devices should you stick with a stock Samsung ROM, and device-wide adblocking can be enabled by using AdAway.

Mostly the reason why I'm asking whether or not the Tab S4 has an unlocked bootloader is because that would mean you could (in theory, assuming there's no device specific bugs that would need to be fixed first) use the multiple Treble GSIs that currently exist on this tablet, and porting ROMs like LineageOS would be easier.

I can really see potential for the Tab S4 having really good dev support, but right now we need devs.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Reuben_skelz92:
And there's always plenty of bloat to get rid of or freeze on a Samsung device
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Indeed... Looking at a stock Tab S4, you have:

- Microsoft apps which I will never use

- Kids Mode (wtf, if I'm going to let a kid use a tablet it's certainly not gonna be a $650 Tab S4)

- Bixby stuff

- Facebook

- Some Google apps that I'll never use as well (Play Games, Play Movies, etc)

I know you can disable quite a bit of that bloat, but there's some stuff that you can't easily disable. Right now I'm really tempted to buy a Tab S4, create a rooted stock kernel using Magisk Manager, and flash it through ODIN to see if that even works. Alternatively, if anyone's feeling brave and isn't scared to trip KNOX and wants to try that out for me...let me know.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Reuben_skelz92:
I might be able to try. You can make a Samsung device run 100x better with root. Think when I had the s7 edge I disabled or deleted over 100 things with titanium back up lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
I am confirming that the Galaxy Tab S4, model SM-T830 is bootloader unlocked and can be rooted using Magisk v16.7. Exciting!

There is also no RMM lock, aka 7-day "jail" like what the Galaxy S9 has. You can root right away.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] rickyray9:
Did you get a twrp?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Reuben_skelz92:
How did you unlock bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
No, there is no TWRP yet available for the Tab S4. Root was done by creating a rooted stock kernel with Magisk Manager and flashing that through ODIN. After that, the device will boot but force you to factory reset. Run through setup, then immediately enable adb and run this command in an adb shell:

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.securitylogagent

After that, you may have to re-flash the stock rooted kernel again in ODIN if Magisk shows that the device is not rooted. I installed the Debloater Magisk module and systemlessly debloated the system a fair amount.

Enable developer options, and enable OEM Unlock. It will wipe your device when you do this.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] rickyray9:
Thank you for posting those instructions. Unfortunately, I tried that but I got a soft brick. I ran patched_boot.img.tar in AP on Odin 3.13.1. It didn't do the verity factory reset, but rather kept me in a download mode that looked like the splash screen until I flashed a stock firmware.

What did I mess up?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
Try this patched_boot.img.tar:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-nuKGTr0CJdTnG5qM_o2mxAEaV0hBEd/view?usp=sharing

My guess is that maybe you may have been using the Stable branch on Magisk (v16.0) instead of Beta (v16.7). I almost ended up doing the same thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] rickyray9:
worked like a charm, thanks! I was on v16.0
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
i assume the actual boot is boot.img and not patched_boot.img lol
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] tomiga:
patched_boot.img.tar is just the name of the archive, the actual image inside is boot.img
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
yea i kno lol.. the way u named it i just had to be sure lol u never know..

im sure theres many that try to flash a boot named patched_boot.img instead of boot.img lol

did u end up figuring it out?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
actually nvm lol, wasnt u that was havin the issue
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] elliwigy:
his naming convention suggests he did have it named patched_boot.img then just tar it which is when the tar extension was simply added to end of the name lol

easy mistake if so :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] rickyray9:
technically the working file I flashed was called patched_boot (1).img.tar since I did a double download, but it is not how the AP file is named, but rather what is inside that counts.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Battleguy68:
Root samsung galaxy tab s4

Can you or some one else make a video on how to root it. If you do makesure and please send me the link
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] EnvyTab:
Thanks for the help. Ive got it install but having issues geting xposed installed. Anyone able to get xposed working?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
Hey did you mange to install xposed ??
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] crissx:
Can anyone who rooted the T835 device post step by step what we have to do to root this tablet ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] mistermojorizin:
Getting my s4 tomorrow and came here to ask the same thing. Every phone I've had (mostly nexus/pixel phones) there's been a step by step to follow. Shoot, even in the fire hd 10 forum, there was a thread of people trying to root it, though admittedly, I somehow ended up the first one to successfully root that particular tablet on the then new firmware.

Which brings me to another question, I hear there's an update for this thing already? Should I take that first before rooting it?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Stupifier:
So....once a compatible TWRP comes out for this and there are some good Root/Flash guides......I guess this Tablet will be off to the races for Custom ROM Development?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Reuben_skelz92:
I don't think there will be loads of rom development. Maybe a couple stock ROMs, kernels and Los or something. Just be good to have root and tweak and debloat it
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] ScottBroker:
So I just checked the OEM unlock and my tab erased everything and set up again. now I try to install Magisk v16.7. ?

I dont want a 650 paperweight so a step by step would be greatly appreciated :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] mistermojorizin:
I spent a few hours reading today. My first proper Samsung device. so I put together a little rough guide, mostly for my own reference because I have no memory.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s4/how-to/guide-rooting-wifi-version-galaxy-tab-t3841763
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] N1NJATH3ORY:
Nice, did you install xpose ? Mine's LTE SM-T835 version. Will try your guide, I think it should be the same!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] mistermojorizin:
I probably won't. But guessing its via magisk module.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] Yemble:
Not necessarily.

The NotePro 12.2 has been well supported with custom ROMs, both official and unofficial. The WiFi variant is on LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2), soon to be LineageOS 15.1 (Android 8.1).

I think that it is highly likely that the Tab S4 will be similarly adopted by the LineageOS developers at some point in the future.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] mistermojorizin:
Is there any way to make a full backup without TWRP? I was hoping maybe with ODIN?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] scorpionx1:
i have rooted the device by following the method here. however OTA updates won't install as it says the device has been modified in some way. is there something in Magisk that i need to do in order to make OTA updates be able to be installed now? TIA
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] ashyx:
You can't update via OTA on a rooted Samsung device.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] scorpionx1:
Please let me know what i am doing wrong then. i am getting this error when i go to Settings -> Software UpdateWE:

The operating system on your device has been modified in an unauthorized way. Try downloading software updates using Smart Switch on your computer or visit a customer service center."

:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] ashyx:
Reread my edit. It should have read can't not can. Bloomin auto correct. :silly:

You need to use odin to update or smartswitch.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] scorpionx1:
Ah okay. Smart Switch doesn't seem to work. Not finding any updates.

Where can I find the OTA files in order to use Odin to apply the update?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] ashyx:
Updato.com
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] scorpionx1:
ahhh pooh. well i got smart switch to work but it wiped my device. so i am back to a non-rooted device but now i am updated. now have to go through the motions of getting my stuff back on there and re-rooting.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] dovedescent7:
most confusing thread ever. Can a t837v or t837T be rooted or not?

If no then say it! If yes, tell us how!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Questions & Answers] dave678:
US Samsung phones since the S7 have had locked bootloaders. Prior to the S7 only Verizon and ATT locked the bootloaders on Samsung phones.
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] akagi82:
Android pie is a major update in terms of the AI assistant but will not be coming to the Nokia 7. The Nokia 7 is less than a year old and its support has been dropped by HMD Global. This is outrageous, we just bought these...

Lets change their mind!

Show your support / comment here:

https://twitter.com/lettersfromthe5/status/1029815225401323520
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kaisoulpro:
I'm tired with 4G issue on Andoird 8.1. So disappointed when have no Andoird Pie to fix this. :(
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PaideLis:
Maybe it will be updated, but on China so [MENTION=298772]nokiam[/MENTION]obile doesn't mention it.

I will pray for this 'cause I just bought my Nokia 7 this month.
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] singhnsk:
Don't worry you will get Android Pie. It is only that Nokia 7 does not come under the global support of Nokia. If you have followed the news, they have beta tested Android P for Nokia 7 as well among other devices. So, they are cooking it. Just give them some time and it will be updated. Do keep your hopes for Android O as well!
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] akagi82:
Its confusing as hell as the consumer. I really dont care to understand the relationship behind Nokia, Nokia China, HMD Global. They need to get their act together and tell me what phone gets what update (and where).
[Nokia 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] PaideLis:
I agree but it's not as easy...