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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Finally I join the ride and successfully rooted my cute Tab using tutorial from this thread :highfive: GMD Gestures, Exi for SwiftKey, AdAway, Xposed Edge - all are working like a charm :laugh: And yes, I am able too to reboot with Magisk using only power button. Interesting, but I don't mind at all :D

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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] REAL6:
Nice!

Now I noticed a problem with root. It's been working fine with just the power button. I haven't used reboot until yesterday and that seemed to break root. Now I have to use power and vol up to keep root.

Hmmmm,Xposed Edge. Never heard of it. I just looked it up. Did you just load it from the app store?

And what did you do to install Exi for SwiftKey?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
I noticed that when I do a normal reboot (using power button and green "Reboot" button), the tab rebooting without root access imdeed. But when I switch the tablet off first and then activate it with Power button only or when I reboot from Magisk or EdXposed Manager, it reboots with root.

Xposed Edge is a powerful module, with edge gestures control, customization of hardware buttons and many more. You can find its thread here on XDA and tutorial on YouTube. I use Pro version (paid). It can be downloaded from Play Store, then you must activate module in EdXposed Manager and reboot. As for Exi for SwiftKey, I downloaded it from XDA Labs app. It makes keyboard experience much more pleasant :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] REAL6:
That's what I meant. The reboot vs. power button issue like you have.

I think I'll have to download both of these.

Is it the Riru – Core or something like that I download in magisk? I'll look it up.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
To activate Xposed Framework on Pie, you need to install Riru Core first and then Riru Edxposed Module. Both are available on Magisk repository. Probably you can flash two modules one by one and then reboot, but if it gives error, just reboot after flashing Riru Core and flash EdXposed only then. There are two versions of Edxposed modules - SandHook and YAHFA, they aren't different in terms of usage, but YAHFA seems to be more stable to me.

Thanks for motivating me to do rooting! :D:highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] REAL6:
Cool. Thanks for that. I'll check your guide out soon.

Anytime. Root away muhahahaha
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Daxorp:
Hello,

So which one do you prefer now? And which method is easier to follow? (Luis instructions are very short, but this thread is very detailed.)

You have sum up the issues (press 2 buttons to boot with root vs no connect to PC), but Luis Kerrnel have TWRP for LTE version T725, and not this thread if I understand correctly... is there any other differences?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Daxorp:
I root with this thread... BUT I can not uninstall with Titanium Backup...? (it says OK, but in fact not) :confused: I can with ADB. Why?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] tyl:
Many thanks for the excellent guide. Took me 30-40 mins to complete it all.

Now, onto los17.1 !!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] tomdot:
I stopped using Luis Kernel. The reboot to recovery method is more full in functionality
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
How than?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] tomdot:
Follow original post of this thread
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
I did op-page, but recovery too TWRP is a issue...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] synbios16:
PLEASE HELP

I followed the instructions on post 3 until Section 13, the final section, and something has gone terribly wrong.

I had to set up the tablet again, and I only signed into WIFI and nothing else. When the tablet booted up, I linked back up to my PC and moved the Magisk APK over. I installed the apk and then restarted the tablet by using Vol Up+Power until the red text showed up. When it booted again, I swiped up to access my apps and I opened Magisk Manager and my screen instantly went black.

I have not been able to do anything since then. Holding power does nothing, holding power+Vol Up does nothing. I don't know what to do, I don't know why this happened. Everything was going exactly as the guide instructed up until now.

I REALLY need help here. I do not want this expensive tablet to become garbage.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] JCordero31:
installed this and rebooted magisk was fine i used an system app remover to remove one drive {microShaft} uninstalled netflix maps google drive and rebooted and the thing wont go into the rom no more. i tried to wipe no go i tried to install stock rom back thru odin and it wont install gets to partition and then fails. Anybody got this rom so i can install thru twrp pre rooted??? please and thanks

Nandroid backup to restore thru twrp works too!

Nevermind!!1 now i got error during software update please use smartswitch emergency which doesnt work. help please
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] benonxda:
section twelve failed

Dear AHE_XDA,

During section twelve, after click "AP", and select magisk_patched.tar, it seems that you may have forgotten to tell us whether we should click the "Start" button. However, I tried click the "Start" button, but nothing happened, no green bar, no white bar. Would you please help me?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Just tried android 10 kor version for sm t720!!

But howto root this and get Trwp!??
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] tomdot:
How to root Android 10?...

ANSWER: I ODIN installed Android 10 with HOME_CSC then proceeded to follow the instructions on the first page to patch the AP file from Android 10, then followed the rest of the guide.

Result: Android 10 (I had the wipe in the end to get boot), magisk recovery and Widevine L1 (netflix HD). Thank you to this thread!!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Same question?....
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
By waiting for some time to come. There is really no reason, at this time, for a dev to want to bother. Since there are already Android 10 custom ROMs, rooting the the stock Android 10 isn't a big priority.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Where Android 10 custom rom than not based on CM framework?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
Nowhere? If it isn't in this forum, it probably doesn't exist.:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Friend of Bill W.:
[MENTION=9810135]AHE_XDA[/MENTION] : Sir, what a tremendous collection and detailed step-by-step guide. Just wanted to thank you (and all who contributed) for this, worked perfectly :svetius::highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] IngoPan:
This rooting process really sounds like a big deal to mess with. Isn' t there any easier way ? Coming from a Tab S2 here but its EOL unfortunately. Can't i just flash TWRP with the help of vbmeta and then root the device with magisk? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Friend of Bill W.:
Magisk & TWRP and alternative Backup suggestions

I agree, just bears too much potential in an unwanted (factory) reset / wipe.

First time I ran into such a complicated procedure if I want Root AND TWRP. MInd you this tablet is also not the latest release anymore. I´d rather keep root then TWRP recovery and restart (if needed) via Magisk Manager. Pitty though as I liked the TWRP backup / restore function :(

Any suggestions for an alternative FULL backup / restore similar to TWRP in order to easily revert back to a functioning system when trying other ROMS?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Naheen:
Hello Need help. I have done everything correctly. After flashing the Firmware with Odin. Everything went well Odin Pass. Trying to enter recovery. But not working.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
If you actually had "done everything correctly", then it WOULD be working. And you haven't stated which method you used and at what step it failed and what is the current state of your tab. A simple "it doesn't work", tells us nothing.:(
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] JCordero31:
I just wanna flash twrp and then a pre rooted magisk original Samsung rom that's it! I'll debloat myself and add xposed and what not
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] IngoPan:
So whats the easiest method here ? Flash TWRP? Then what? Can some1 provide detailed steps here ? Thx in advance.

Well Tab is 2019 release, its ok for me. So why u cant keep root and TWRP? I don´t get the point here.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
TWRP won't work with a stock ROM. Stock ROMs encrypt the data partition and TWRP can't handle it. You can root a stock ROM and debloat it yourself, but without TWRP's backup. Or, you can format the data partition, removing the encryption, and then install a custom ROM. Both methods have detail instructions in this thread, but the custom ROM version is simpler. Using either method, the instructions have to be followed EXACTLY. Don't assume that your prior experience with other devices will be of any help at all. Everyone is a NOOB when it comes to rooting this tablet.:(
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] IngoPan:
What a monster quote. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] IngoPan:
Hi,

I have a DBT version (germany) of the T720 and i am unable to hold both vol keys as my audio is a toggle switch. You just can press to one side, whether up or down.

How do i unlock my bootloader ? Maybe in DBT version there is no unlocking feature of the BL?

I tried Pwr Button + up, then after having pressed i put in USB cable. doesnt work. Same with Pwr Button. Whats the take here please ?

[MENTION=309187]edit[/MENTION]: Solved everything by myself. Thax for your support. Got root on Android 10 ;)

edit2:is there any chance to reinitilize the "installing old apps from prior installation"-thingy ? I accidently denied it, but would like to get my old apps auto installed by google. Thx in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] famaTV:
Hello friends,

Does this still work with the new update of Android 10? Also, which exactly Magisk version should we use for Android 10? If you can provide link, that would be truly appreciated. Thanks for such a great work!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
I'm very interested too and would like to hear from someone capable how should we proceed with the A10 update if we are already rooted on Pie. Should we go back to stock first, update via OTA and do the rooting procedure again or is there a simpler way? Considering that this tablet is so easy to brick, I'd be really greatful for help... [MENTION=9810135]AHE_XDA[/MENTION] [MENTION=6773321]TiTiB[/MENTION] [MENTION=4034185]lewmur[/MENTION] [MENTION=10580111]ExTall[/MENTION] [MENTION=447967]tomdot[/MENTION]

You guys proved to be great specialists, maybe on of you could help us ? Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Me too!...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] IngoPan:
Use latest one - imho 20.4. And yes, method works on 10.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] xMudkips:
Internal Storage Problem

So I followed this guide to the letter, and on the final reboot I get "Internal Storage Problem" and it just reboots.

Everything went as it should except the boot up at the end. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Not much help in here (thanks to [MENTION=10580111]ExTall[/MENTION] for answering my PM at least), so I decided to go through the dangerous procedure of updating from Pie to Q myself. If somebody is interested....

On first attempt I tried to follow the procedure described in the post no. 280 in attempt to preserve my data, but unfortunately failed (some kind of security fail error in Odin). So next I load the stock Android 10 files in Odin and this time the tablet booted successfully (bootloader still unlocked). I didn't log to any account, just basic setup according to the guide from this thread. Then I patched AP file with Magisk, flashed it through Odin, booted with the proper key combo and voila! Galaxy Tab S5e successfully rooted on Android 10.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Is there Android 10 custom rom for Tab S5E?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
There is: https://xdaforums.com/tab-s5e/development/rom-lineageos-17-0-t3972371

But I never tried to flash custom rom on this tab and probably won't
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Thanks!, but i don't like lineageas rom. I'm meant the stock Android 10 customs Roms with rooting in it.. Don't how they call this kind of Roms.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Hmm I don't think there is any other. If there is no on XDA then nowhere else ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] guhvanoh:
Not even the Russians???
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] shrey shah:
Can't unlock the bootloader

In section 4, long pressing the volume up button takes me to download mod but doesn't ask me to unlock the bootloader. just the download mode. any solutions?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] DHGE:
Probably you did not "allow unlock bootloader" in developer options.

also read TopJohnWu`s instructions (linked in post #1 by OP)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
That is NOT the way to get to unlock bootloader mode. First, enable OEM mode in dev options. Then power off the tablet. Plug the USB cable into a PC only and not the tablet. (Note it must be a PC and not a charger.) Then, while holding both vol up and down, plug the USB cable into the tablet.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] mrbonine:
Thank you, BTW!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] A.Priori:
Just want to say great work on this post!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] 2pHack:
Hello,

First of all, I would like to congratulate you for this wonderful work, for me the root worked without any problem under Android Pie.

However, I have a question. Being on Android Pie, I would like to update Android 10 and remove root at the same time. Can this be done without deleting all my data?

I have also installed some apps as system apps, will they disappear with the update?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
I wouldn't expect the OP's response... However, you can take a look on my posts page ago. I successfully updated the tablet to A10, but I failed with keeping data. Maybe you could do the update in a similar way without patching the firmware with Magisk. I don't know how to relock bootloader though
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] lewmur:
You don't need to relock the bootloader if you use Odin to update to 10. However, if you do want to relock in oder to get OTA updates from Samsung, you use the exact same method you used to unlock it. Because it is unlocked, the screen will now say "Hold the vol up to lock the bootloader".
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Personally I don't want to relock bootloader since I want to have root and this was the main reason I unlocked bootloader ? I just replied to this guy and stressed that I don't know the relocking procedure because he want to get rid of the root and possibly returnt to the original state. Thanks anyway :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] 2pHack:
Thank you for your answer !

So do you think that by using the factory firmware (Android 10) with Odin and HOME_CSC, Magisk and the root will disappear from the tablet (or be uninstalled) but the other applications will be kept?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
I tried to flash HOME_CSC with Odin, but it refused to finish the procedure and gave me the error. So I had no choice but flash stock A10 firmware and begin from the scratch
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Strolls:
So I followed these instructions yesterday, transferred the firmware with Odin and the tablet rebooted lots of times - so many times I was worried about it.

I briefly saw the "Let's Go" setup screen, shown in the last pic of Section Twelve, and then the tablet rebooted again and got stuck in a boot loop, flashing between blank, the white Samsung logo and this turquoise screen:

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I can't get anything else by holding down the power and volume-up and -down buttons - I've tried various combinations. The most stable state I can achieve is for it to stay stuck on that turquoise screen in the photo.

The red text at the top reads: "Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed(vbmeta)"

The white text reads: "Security Error: This phone has been flashed with unauthorised software & is locked. Call your mobile operator for additional support, Please note that repair / return for this issue may have additional cost."

Can anyone help, please? I'm very stressed out because this is a brand new tablet.

EDIT: sod's law says that you find the answer right after posting. These instructions got me to a different screen I've seen before ("if you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key"), so I'm going back to the first post to see if I can resume.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] iLiveOnFear:
[MENTION=9810135]AHE_XDA[/MENTION] Thank you so much. Searched all day, and now I know that why my Magisk always said not installed. Absolute life saver.

But I still need the big help.

Situation: I have managed to do everything right got Magisk and TWRP installed.

Issue: I need to enable Magisk on boot. However, Key Combo is the same as Recovery Mode. Stock Recovery needs like 7-10s of holding down to trigger, so it's easy to enable just Magisk and not Recovery. TWRP, on the other hand, only requires a picosecond of holding down and seems to activate on any button press. So I can either boot to Stock Rom with no root or I can boot to TWRP Recovery Mode.

Extra: Plugging in a charger cable stops TWRP from booting but also doesn't seem to activate Magisk either.

Edit: I ended up getting LuisROM because it's too annoying to deal with. I would still like to hear any solutions to the above problems tho. Anyway, I installed Magisk thru Recovery using TWRP and was able to use it normally without having to trigger it on boot. Could I have done the same with Stock ROM as well since I have a fully working TWRP?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
Latest September 2020 update firmware is based on oneui 2.5!! ??
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
What changes? Now I'm on A10 One UI 2.1
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Handeman707:
See here:

https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-T720/BTU/doc.html

The performance is really better!

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https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-one-ui-2-5-update-out/amp/
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Well, successfull update using the procedure in post no. 280 :victory: Interestingly, it didn't work when updating from A9 to A10, but worked when updating to new One UI version.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Essentrix:
Yes this upgrade process worked very nicely! Thanks for the heads up mate. BTW are you able to use TWRP recovery? Installed it but button combination takes me back into TWRP even with a quick release - reinstalled original recovery and all good again...

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Problem with that idea I'd suspect is the vbmeta.img...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
You're welcome. I've never flashed TWRP, so I can't tell you anything about it... As I read, it is easier to get TWRP working with Luis Kernel (from another thread), but some people reported issues as well, so I decided to give up on it :D
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Essentrix:
Yes I had no problem with TWRP using Luis kernel but he hasn't updated it for use on stock 10.

As you say, no big deal using stock recovery with this ROM.

Cheers mate.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] REAL6:
Has anyone tried Android 11 yet? Is it even available yet?

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Hey. How was updating to A10? I've been out the loop for months ???
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
Hey mate. Well, updating to A10 required clean flash in my case. Means flashing new clean firmware in Odin and then patching boot with Magisk again. But later update to the new One UI version with the method from post no. 280 went well for me. I described my experiences somewhere above :)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] REAL6:
Cool. I'll check it out. 🤘
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Woodski:
I rooted my Tab s5e some months ago and it still works very well.

But I never got TWRP working and rebooting it is a bit difficult.

Now all this was quite easy one my Note 8

Just curious, why root + twrp so difficult on the Tab s5e

And why are there no custom roms available besides LOS (I don't like LOS)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] Lord Sithek:
I don't precisely know why, but Firefds Xposed module makes it very easy to reboot because it allows to set recovery reboot as the main option. Plus some other useful tricks, worth to try
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] ExTall:
Hi Woodski

With the latest magisk you are able to boot directly into recovery by just holding the power button.

I am now running android 10 with the latest twrp which works perfectly.

It is actually very simple to get twrp working now

I installed twrp using the twrp app as detailed in my thread installing twrp without a pc

This still works with Android 10 but may not work with latest update.

Do not install samsung multi dissabler as it will hang on Samsung screen forever.

All the best

Extall

https://xdaforums.com/tab-s5e/how-to/instal-twrp-p-c-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-t4072231
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] AHE_XDA:
It appears, as of my testing last night, you can't root the July update for the Galaxy Tab S5e.

I'm on the go but when I have a moment, I'll try a few versions of firmware and magisk_patched variations (June root vs. July root).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] netjetman:
HI All,

I just rooted the July update and all works like it did before. Do a factory reset, install the new factory image download (like from Samfrew), install magisk, extract ap, run magisk against ap file, (i have to delete modem file out of the patched magisk file) then apply. It works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] AHE_XDA:
Thanks for this. I didn't flash the entire AP; just a paired down version. I'll give it a shot later tonight but, irregardless, this is excellent news.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] netjetman:
Now we just need twrp.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] AHE_XDA:
How marvelous would that be? Anyone interested in starting a bounty thread?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] TiTiB:
Hmm, that makes me think about full system backup. Any way to do it without TWRP? Never had a device that didn't have at least a partially working TWRP.

BTW, I'm good for $20 U.S.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Guides, News, & Discussion] AHE_XDA:
Flashfire use to work on various devices before it was abandoned.