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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
A few caveats with XAA:

For 'OEM Unlock' to show, you must be connected to WiFi to unlock the Bootloader.

And if you 'Factory Reset' after unlocking it, it disappears completely.

If you change the date, time or year, it doesn't return until you reconnect to WiFi.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] A.Priori:
Interesting, just got mine today tempted to try this.

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Please let us know how it went!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
I've managed to unlock the bootloader.

I'll post a few pictures in a moment.

Note: This is for the SM-T720.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
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I've patched the AP file but keeps failing when Odin attempts to write 'Modem':

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 5505 M

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

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

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

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> dtbo.img

<ID:0/003> vendor.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> userdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> vbmeta.img

<ID:0/003> modem.bin

<ID:0/003> FAIL! (Auth)

For those curious; I'm on the latest version of Odin and running stock XAC firmware.

That said, I'm finished trying for now. Perhaps when there are more active participants, we can collaborate.

But I have the 6GB/128GB combination and, for what I use it for, root isn't that essential (just merely a curiosity). The device, with its eMMC storage and mid-range CPU, does really impress me. I've been able to use it as a very competent laptop replacement with DEX and One UI, once you use the Android Studio to uninstall some unnecessary bloat, is night and day from what Samsung use to offer just a couple years back.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] nsx2brz:
Try removing every file from the tar except for boot.img, recovery.img, and vbmeta. That is what worked for PewPewK when he rooted his in another thread. I built my magisk_patched.tar with these 3 files, haven't tried flashing them yet...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
Do you happen to have the URL for the thread?

I'm apt to try this again in a week or two.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] DerZero:
best would be a root of CF-AUTOROOT or a TWR and a ROOT.ZIP -.-
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] nsx2brz:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s10/how-to/snapdragon-root-waiting-discussion-t3919024/page24

Post #235 is where is says what worked. Good luck! I probably won't have time to try mine until next month.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] PewPewK:
I have Magisk working on my Tab S5e (have had it working since the day after it launched). I was going to post instructions, but we still don't have a Tab S5e forum to post em in.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] btonetbone:
Any chance you can post it here? Or share via pm? I'd be really interested in root so I can do some debloat.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] PewPewK:
Yeah, sure. I wrote this in an e-mail to someone who messaged me regarding rooting the Tab S5e, but it's a tad bit old. Regardless, I'll paste it verbatim here:

I updated a few steps that have changed since writing that up originally. Since the Tab S5e hasn't seen a software update yet, I'll also upload my (hopefully) working copy of the flashable patched_magisk_boot.tar that you can flash in the AP slot in Odin. No guarantees it works, but I can't imagine why it wouldn't. In theory, you should be able to skip several steps above and simply OEM (bootloader) unlock the device, then flash this in Odin.

Also important! Fundmentally, this version of root works very differently from what you may be used to. See here for detailed information. Normally root is installed onto the boot partition, but Samsung did some ****y stuff this generation to be "compliant" with Google's new rules, but still do things in their own special way, so now to achieve root Magisk has to live on the recovery partition.

Magisk living on the recovery partition means that in order to boot with Magisk enabled, you have to boot into recovery. So to boot with root, hold power and vol up until you see the "bootloader is unlocked" warning screen, then release. If you hold Vol Up, you will be taken to recovery, which will boot the system partition with root enabled. Otherwise, your tablet will boot the system partition without root. So if you do not do this step, root will not work (i.e. you'll boot into system without Magisk).

Hope this helps you achieve root.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] netjetman:
Great Instructions.

The only other trick to keep in mind, is you have to hold up and power EVERY TIME you boot. If you don't, it'll come up in not root mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] PewPewK:
Yep, good point. I forgot to include that because in the original e-mail thread, it was already known and implied. But I'll add it to the post here so folks will catch that. Annoying for sure, but at least it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
Just picked up a new T720 model this evening (6GB/128GB); my existing unit had an issue with WiFi.

Here's where I'm at:

Used Magisk Manager v7.2.0 to create my .TAR. Used Odin 3.13.3B to flash.

Had to remove the 'meta-data'' folder for the flash to successfully take:

<ID:0/006> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> Total Binary size: 5465 M

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/006> dtbo.img

<ID:0/006> modem.bin

<ID:0/006> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> userdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> vbmeta.img

<ID:0/006> vendor.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/006> RES OK !!

<ID:0/006> Remain Port .... 0

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

Just recovered from the following error:

“Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed” upon start-up irregardless of key combo.

On my second attempt. So hopefully everything goes well.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
UPDATE

So I was able to gain root using the latest build of Pie for the SM-T720. When I built my TAR and flashed it, I only had to remove 'modem.bin' for it to fully flash:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1301)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 5455 M

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

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

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

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/003> boot.img

<ID:0/003> dtbo.img

<ID:0/003> persist.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> userdata.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> vbmeta.img

<ID:0/003> vendor.img.ext4

<ID:0/003> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/003> RES OK !!

<ID:0/003> Remain Port .... 0

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

I used the latest Korean build of the T720 as my base.

Interestingly, Korea (KOO) has been updating their combination files on a monthly basis. They are currently @ May 16, 2019. You can alternate between a variety of languages AND, if you prefer, flash a CSC native to your country (XAR) however you won't get any OS or security updates.

If you are going to debloat, do NOT remove any part of the Samsung Payment Services OR Knox.

Disable them instead.

This may be native to the Korean build of firmware but if you remove them and restart into Android, you will will receive a security notice referencing unauthorized changes by a non-Administrator on the home screen. Your only options from here are 'Restart' or 'Power-Off'.

I assume there's a dependency here but haven't figured out where.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
An update to my above post:

''Knoxguard.apk" is responsible for the "Your phone is locked because the payment service was uninstalled." lock screen.

You can remove and freeze everything Knox-related but don't touch this.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Okay I just got my Tab S5e today, and I'm trying again and again to get the tablet into download mode so I can unlock the bootloader, and I am NEVER able to get it to boot into Download Mode.

I can get into Recovery Mode and then go into download mode from there, but then I hold down the volume up button for so long and nothing ever happens. There's no reset, nothing.

Can somebody please, please, please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I am so confused about this now...

Oh, and if it helps, my S5e is the T720, and it has a Qualcomm.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
[MENTION=7431814]ElsaReyes[/MENTION]

Here's what I had to do:

Power-off the Tablet completely.

Plug a USB-C cable into the USB port of your PC/Laptop.

This next part is a bit tricky because of a lack of Bixby button but can be done with practice:

Locate the POWER, VOLUME UP and DOWN buttons

Connect the USB-C cable to your Tablet

Wait until you see the charging icon on the Tablet screen

HOLD down POWER, VOLUME UP and DOWN buttons

If done correctly, you'll be presented with a teal colored screen

*I'm a bit foggy on the next EXACT steps because I don't have my Tablet on me currently*

You should have the option to boot into 'Download Mode', 'Restart' and 'Bootloader'.

You have to hold the UP button for several seconds before you are presented with an option to unlock your bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Thank you. :) I managed to get it unlocked. :)

As for the rest of this stuff to get the tablet rooted though, I've done a lot of similar stuff before on older tablets, but honestly the instructions for this are just confusing the heck out of me and I don't know why. So I guess I just gotta leave it unrooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] TiTiB:
I haven't unlocked yet. I've been waiting for more 'success stories'—I'm chicken ? even though I've rooted three tablets in the past.

I can hardly stand having a non-rooted tablet, so will probably take the plunge in the next week, or so.

On a related note: An OTA 'security' update is available that I've put off because I don't know how it will effect my ability to root.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AndiValon:
any updates? mine keep failing on odin :crying::crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
Where exactly are you stuck?

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For those on the fence, I'll say this; I have root and while it was nice to add some Magisk modules, remove bloat and change CPU/GPU governors, I'd easily STILL run stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Okay so I finally got my tablet successfully rooted using the method described on the 2nd page of this thread.

But now it doesn't let me update and so now I'm one update behind being up to date. It says March, before doing all this it said April.

So how exactly do I go about updating my rooted tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] TiTiB:
I don't know, but I'm delaying a pending update because I'm not sure how it will affect my ability to root.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
[MENTION=7431814]ElsaReyes[/MENTION]

You are not going to see security updates when a foreign element has been introduced to a Samsung device.

Explanation:

Samsung's KNOX will restrict what the device can and cannot do once the boot loader has been altered.

We did exactly that when we introduced an altered boot.img to the system.

Thus no Samsung Pay, no Samsung Health, no Secure Folder, no Warranty (for select countries/regions) and, in your case, no updates; firmware or security policy.

If you return to stock, you will receive firmware and security policy updates again but anything reliant on Knox (Samsung Pay, Samsung Health, Secure Folder et cetera) is gone for good.

More specifically, the device explicitly references the dangers of an unlocked boot loader BEFORE and AFTER you unlock it and, when root is introduced, informs you that unauthorized changes have been made.

This is intended behavior VERIFIED for any device running in a Enterprise environment:

https://www.samsungknox.com/en/solutions/it-solutions/samsung_e-fota

TLDR:

ROOT + KNOX = No Updates.

POTENTIAL WORKAROUNDS:

A.) If you want updates, you will have to manually update your firmware with Odin whenever an update is available and re-introduce root afterwards (alongside configuring/re-installing applications).

B.) Introduce root and not update whatsoever until you deem necessary.

C.) Revert back to stock and use something like a package disabler app or ADB commands to disable whatever you consider bloat.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] flobengogen:
so im trying to flash the tar file through odin but it failed on modem.bin

and on my tablet screen it shows "Secure check fail: Modem"

edit: How do i make the tar file only containing boot.img, recovery.img, and vbmeta.img?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ivanox1972:
(14) If you're lucky, you should eventually see a red warning message about not having Samsung software installed. That's a good sign. My tablet fumbled around these steps and looked like it was gonna bootloop for a while? But eventually, it ran its course and booted.

I come to that point. bootloop twice. and afraid and flash odin stock...

so i can easily reach this point again. but what do in bootloop case? wait?rty few times?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] A.Priori:
checking back in with this thread, I plan on unlocking and rooting soon. Hoped there would be a smoother way :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ivanox1972:
I not see newer method, read all 4 pages. where?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AndiValon:
ok i managed to get magisik install, i was wondering what i do wrong cause i was following all the steps correctly and then i saw this "Magisk living on the recovery partition means that in order to boot with Magisk enabled, you have to boot into recovery. So to boot with root, hold power and vol up until you see the bootloader is unlocked warning screen, then release. If you hold Vol Up, you will be taken to stock root. Otherwise, your tablet will boot the system partition with root. If you do not do this, root will not work (you'll boot into system without Magisk)" lol

thanks alot [MENTION=5624202]PewPewK[/MENTION] [MENTION=9810135]AHE_XDA[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
[MENTION=4273448]ivanox1972[/MENTION]

Nothing new as of yet. We could stand to better finalize the necessary steps however.

[MENTION=5882017]AndiValon[/MENTION]

I'll do my best to keep this simple; with Android 9 (Pie), Samsung took a different approach compared to other OEMs. They changed how the OS works on the back end and added several fail-safes to maintain system integrity (security).

To workaround this, TopJohnWu implemented several exploits; one of them were physical KEY COMMANDS to allow us to boot into Android with Magisk enabled.

Thus if you DON'T implement the KEY COMMANDS, you won't have root access.

Therefore:

(Powering up normally) > (System with no Magisk)

(Power + Volume Up) > (Bootloader Warning) > (Release all buttons) > (System with Magisk)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
[MENTION=9810135]AHE_XDA[/MENTION]

I can't believe I'm actually able to say this for once, but you are incorrect.

I just updated my tablet using odin, and kept root, and didn't have to reinstall anything, all my apps, all my setting all still there.

See, what you do, you follow the steps from [MENTION=5624202]PewPewK[/MENTION] post back on page two, using magisk manager to patch the ap file.

But and this is pretty much the only difference, when you flash everything with Odin, you use the HOME_CSC file instead of the CSC file.

Only thing is all system apps are back, so if you uninstalled or disabled any of them you'll have to do so again, but hey, that's a lot easier then reinstalling everything each month. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
Excellent work. I wasn't provided the option to update my security options so it looks like I missed something on my end :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
I'm not sure if you mean what I think you mean, but if so, I wasn't either, I just happened to check the samfrew page for my region of the tablet, and saw there was a June update added, so I just downloaded it and like I said, patched the new ap in Magisk Manager, and flashed it, the bl file, and the home_csc file with odin. Really the only new thing I discovered of note was that by using the home_csc file you don't have to wipe the tablet. It's basically dirty flashing really. But I'm glad I could help all the same. :)

Oh, here's the samfrew page in case anyone doesn't know of it, they're a lot cheaper then sammobile.

https://samfrew.com/model/SM-T720/

If you have the SM-T725, or one of the other S5e models, just click the model number and you'll get a little drop down menu to choose the right one. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
Just read this thread entirely, my PHN region (Netherlands) only has the HOME_CSC file not the CSC file.

Lol have 1.5 days at stock and already sick of the ads everywhere, so was willing to try that, patched the AP file... (June update)

Tomorrow the fun will start.

Really like the effort you'll already putted into this,

If I read correctly to do:

Boot stock and setup and OEM unlock enabled /done

OEM unluck as described

Boot and setup again and enable OEM unlock again

Flash patched stuff with Odin, boot directly to recovery, factory reset/format data (? Which of the 2 to be sure) ( format via fastboot would be the easiest for user data, but pmost probably not available) and setup again and install MM to see if root is there or not.

Am I missing something, rather be safe then sorry....

I'm formulier with Samsung phone devices from of the S1 to S4, but the Galaxy Tab S1 and 2 where my last tablets last so I need to get in order with the latest changes.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Um, not really sure actually, I think format data though, factory reset I think would reset the system as well undoing the root.

See when I did it the first time I had a normal CSC file and that reformated the data, erasing everything for me.

And just in case, maybe you know this but to get the patched ap file, you need to use magisk manager, click install, and choose to patch a file. I just did a poor job of explaining that, but it should all be on the post on page 2.

Unless you know how to patch it, in which case ignore my telling you how, just you didn't list it in your post so I just wanted to make sure. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
I patched the ap with mm, as I said I'm not a beginner, I already was on xda in the wm days being hot, that's prior to Galaxy S1 Days.

I installed MM, patched the ap file.

I'm familure that a wipe is needed, since I don't know this recovery yet, I was looking for answers for the fail/safe.

But I'll start with the format data, will see what the output is in recovery, damn I'd love to have twrp for the tab 5se..

Guess it's party-time as always, wherever you jump in its whatever the fool is willing to try, roflmao (phun intended)

Note, don't think fac reset should disable root, root is on recovery not system, so only mm should be removed not magisk root.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
[MENTION=4427484]RagingHarry[/MENTION]

"Note, don't think fac reset should disable root, root is on recovery not system, so only mm should be removed not magisk root."

We replaced the vbmeta, boot and recovery. Only thing a reset will do is put the device back to stock settings (remove installed applications/customization/etc). It won't overwrite the changes we've introduced. So root should remain (and in my case, does and did).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
Took a little puzzling but managed to get it working, thnx for the guide lads
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
Nearly finished setting up everything and run into my first problem not able to run or update Netflix so can't use it, never had that problem before while having a certified play store while being rooted.

Anyone else here with the same problem or not and is able to use Netflix while rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
Well for now to trying to get back to stock and have netflix I'm using this guid, seems to make a lot of sence, procedures work if you keep in mind that bixby vol down is actually power vol up and down.

keep you posted if I can get netflix to work again and locked bootloader.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79698366&postcount=44

And ended in a non warning boot and netflix updating and woking again.

****note if you end up in a seem to boot loop of of power on and other messagesm, leave the tablet on a black screen for 5 or 10 minutes, form there the key combos work again as they beforre seem to only get you into the same screens again and again....
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this issue, but sometimes at random my tablet will just shut off and I have to hold down the power button for awhile to get it to turn on again, and when it turns on it turns on to the lockscreen, so it's not like the tablet even shut off. So I'm just kinda confused.

Anyone else experience this or is it just me?

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Oh boy, really wish you'd have said something about this Netflix problem before undoing the rooting.

All you need to do is download APKPure, and you can update Netflix through it instead and it runs just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ivanox1972:
I suppose you can in any moment escape from rooted system by odin stock flash?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Okay small bit of forewarning to everyone in here, skip the June update. I think something about it may be the cause of the crashes I mentioned in my last post.

I thought at first it might have been because I dirty flashed it on, but then I redid the tablet completely and the same thing happened.

So I switched back to the May update. If the same thing happens again I'll let you know cause then it must be something up with my tablet, and the rest of you would probably be able to update to the June update.

But if it doesn't happen again then we know it's something wrong with the June update itself that's causing the issue. I'll get back to you all later today as to the cause.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] AHE_XDA:
Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ElsaReyes:
Nope. Still happening even in May's update. This is SO weird... It's only been happening the past few days...

Did I like maybe break my tablet somehow? Or could this be from Magisk? I did hear that the latest versions were having some issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] ivanox1972:
Which building is problem se8?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
Guess I'll be going to try that tomorrow then?

Thnx for the tip m8
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Questions & Answers] RagingHarry:
[MENTION=7431814]ElsaReyes[/MENTION] Thnx for the tip for Netflix how to get it running.

It works now

Lolz0rz, guess my ORD is minor or equals to Netflix watching