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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] FerretallicA:
After 5 minutes with this thing I'm already annoyed by being unable to remove forced garbage like Netflix or how Samsung have found even sneakier ways of putting the Bixby button in your way. I'm sure there's plenty more Samsung crapware to get rid of too but those two things are already enough that if I can't get this thing rooted in a stable fashion it's going to end up returned. And since Samsung consider rooting to be breach of warranty the whole thing will be 'accidentally' broken and replaced under their extended insurance first, *then* returned.

In general, Titanium Backup, AFWall+ and Lucky Patcher are the main reasons I only use rootable Android devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
I just bought the Tab S7+ (512GB wifi version) from Samsung, but havent received it yet.

I'm hoping it comes with Android 10, because i dont want to deal with 11's Scoped Storage BS.

I just have a few questions:

1. If it comes with 11, can i downgrade to 10?

2. If it comes with 10, how can i disable the autoupdater to prevent it from going to 11? Staying off wifi isnt an option for me

3. Can Android 11 for this device be fully rooted? i have read reports elsewhere that it isnt rootable yet. But i absolutely must have Magisk root. And TWRP too, in case i want to flash custom ROMs or whatever.

I bought it with 24 months Samsung Financing. However, my plan is to fully pay it off within a few months. And i wont try to root/unlock until it's paid in full. I also want to use it unmodified for awhile, so i can decide whether to keep or return for refund. Messing with it early on could affect my ability to get a refund, due to the warranty being voided.

Thanks!

If it comes down to it coming with 11 out of the box, no ability to downgrade to 10, and no ability to root it or install TWRP, then i'll ask for a refund.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
1) Yes just flash it

2) Once rooted you will need to flash to update

3)Yes this is a root method so yes.. I believe the T970 (S7+ WiFi) has TWRP but unfortunately us with the T870 (S7 WiFi) still have no custom recovery options.. at least that I've seen
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] jhill110:
It's being worked on as we speak. There's a guy in the s7+ twrp thread with some new happenings on the subject.

https://xdaforums.com/t/twrp-for-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-s7-5g-t976b.4163853//unread
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
I can't believe I didn't see that. Thanks for linking me this!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Has anyone found a way to get Secure Folder back? I just want it for the sandbox as neither Shelter or Island works for me. It should work or there should be a way to make it work as it's baked in the ROM. It gets so close then says contact support.. I'm sure there's a way.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
How long does it usually take to get the tablet to your doorstep, if ordered directly from Samsung? I placed my order for the Tab S7+ on July 28th. The email i received said it would be delivered by August 4th. But today, i got another email saying that delivery has been pushed back until the 10th. When i placed the order, the 512GB wifi variant was listed as being in stock, so it makes sense to me that it should have shipped within 2 days at the most.

I guess i'm just impatient, i'm used to Amazon and their speedy 1-2 day deliveries. Noone else can match them in terms of pure speed. Since I havent received the tab or made any payments yet, i'm very tempted to cancel the order and buy on Amazon instead. Now i wish I'd done that from the start.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] SlightlyWind:
Hey, anyone know if this works on the latest update? or is it irrelevant which update has been applied?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] SlightlyWind:
hey, I just want to know if the root method op posted from last year worked for you?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Yes. Since all that's needed is a Magisk patched boot image it can be used with any firmware version.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] SlightlyWind:
Hi, after I posted that thread I decided what the hell just gonna do it. It went fine, but an app that's needed for my workflow when requesting root crashed the whole tablet and made it reboot, though it's not the end of the world.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Make sure you fix any attestation errors in SafetyNet.. it may be the culprit
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] SlightlyWind:
The app doesn't seem to care about SafetyNet as it works on the same scenario on my s6, but then I tried a SafetyNet fix anyway. Bypassed but had no luck, the thing just continues to shut my tablet off. Guess I'll try to log it after, but secure folder seems to be not working, so that's a miss:/

if you can, could you try it on yours?

the app: User Agent for Google Chrome (root required) (com.linuxjet.apps.ChromeUA)

google play: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hU2Id8zqmTsJ:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linuxjet.apps.ChromeUA&hl=en_CA&gl=US+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=vn

it had been recently taken down on google play, not sure why. Works on my tab s6, but not my s7. Right after I approve the root access, it just crash.

alternative (I cant actually find any other trusted source, but I've been using this for the s6): https://www.apk4fun.com/go.php?id=com.linuxjet.apps.ChromeUA&p=65568&s=1&l=https://f.apk4fun.com/get.php?p=65568&i=com.linuxjet.apps.ChromeUA&v=2.6.7
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
I just tried it and it also just crashes and reboots the tablet after granting root access. As for Secure Folder I'm sure there's a workaround just not anything we know of at the moment and probably won't be aware of for a decent bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
I just got my Tab S7+ SM-T970 package today. I booted it up without connecting to wifi.

In the settings it says:

OneUI version 3.1

Android 11

Build #: T970XXU2BUF5

Android security patch level: June 1st 2021

It came out of the box this way, i havent installed any updates. Does this mean i cant downgrade to Android 10? I asked this before in this topic, a user replied saying it's possible to downgrade from 11 to 10 with Odin. But i see others saying that you cant. So who's right? I just figure that there's no point in downloading an Android 10 stock firmware, if it wont be possible to flash it.

i plan to unlock bootloader soon, after i've paid off the device. But i have 15 days to decide whether i want to return it. I havent yet made any payments, so no loss. If root and TWRP wont be possible due to Android 11, then it's going back.

I just need to get these questions answered within the next 2 weeks, so i can decide whether to keep it or not.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Well like I said root is possible on Android 11. Once the TWRP is working there should be no issue in flashing an older firmware or custom roms.. and even without TWRP you shouldn't have any issues flashing 10 with Odin as long as it has the same bootloader which is version 2 in your case (4th digit from the end). Honestly I'd stick with 11 since root is achievable on it unless you need something specifically for Android 10.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
Well, my ultimate plan is to (eventually) unlock the bootloader, flash TWRP, then try out booting a GSI. Now i see that the version 2 bootloader will prevent me from going back to stock Android 10, thanks for clarifying that. But an Android 10 GSI (in other words, not stock), should work, right?

I just dont feel like dealing with the Scoped Storage thing. Dont know why Samsung had to pull an asshole move by preventing downgrades.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Yes the GSI should work. You will be able to downgrade so as long as the Android 10 firmware has a bootloader version of 2 or higher.. since your on the bootloader version 2 you cannot downgrade to a firmware with a bootloader lower than 2. Yea I too have to agree this scoped storage is pretty horrible but there's a few workarounds I've learned for things I need to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Jerry12798: Can you point out the latest Android 10 for Tab S7+ that also has a version 2 bootloader (if there is one)? I'd downgrade in a jiffy to get rid of this Scoped Storage. I hear that 10 also works better with game controller, i use a PlayStation DualShock 4, even though i dont own a console.

I've beem trying out the tab for the last 6 hrs. Pretty good battery life, runs liquid smoothly and lag free. I havent yet connected it to wifi, i dont want it auto updating. The plan is basically, decide whether i want to keep it, pay it off in no more than 3 months, then i'll root. I've always rooted my Android devices on the 1st day i've bought them, and have been doing so since 2010-ish. This is the 1st device i'll own in which i'm intentionally putting it off until I'm committed.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
I just looked and it seems all the Android 10 firmwares for the T870 are on bootloader version 1 unfortunately. I too have heard 10 generally works better for an array of different things.

Yea I remember when I got mine it was pretty awesome coming from a iPhone X.. this is actually my first tablet and it did take the daily driver seat. I believe your on the latest firmware so there shouldn't be any auto updating for a little bit. I had actually kept mine stock for 6-9 months before I finally rooted it. Really the only thing I miss is private mode in Samsung Internet and Secure Folder's sandbox aspect.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Michael Carleone:
Hi. I just bought the S7+ too and I haven't received it yet.

I'm confused. I thought I read the bootloader was already unlocked? All I want is root, nothing more unless it's really necessary to install a custom ROM.

I also have the iPhone X and successfully rooted my first tablet many years ago, the Nexus 7 2013. Instructions online (not here ) were extremely thorough. But instructions here were quite convoluted and required the user to have a lot of knowledge and skill on the lingo and prerequisites. I quickly gave up.

Anyway, I'm hesitant here. I see the initial post it says download the firmware (but no link is provided) and to patch. There are no instructions on what is the process to patch (again a common issue I have with XDA posts). Maybe I need to start a new thread but I risk the mods moving it back here and burying it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Michael Carleone:
Hi. What have you decided? Did you root? Did you return the Tablet?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Michael Carleone: No, I haven't rooted yet, but I have decided to keep it. I want to pay it off in full before rooting, which should be in about 2 more months, since I'm making payments that are much more than the $40 per month minimum.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] DHGE:
Just a bit more reading should be enough.

Read post #84 in this thread for instructions and the following posts up to #92 for some more background.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Michael Carleone:
Thanks for getting back to me. I had the S6 Lite . With Samsung, I found they have horrible customer support. The last thing you want to do is void your warranty by rooting. Apparently some Samsung apps get removed when rooting and you can't get them back when you're unrooting. I wouldn't be suprised if Samsung verifies this as part of their RMA process.

My S6 Lite wasn't bad in terms of bloatware and other issues like ads et al when I used Adguard. However, I like certain capabilities of rooting like syncing device times with an NTP server, and force shutting down open or auto running apps, and more. Unfortunately, many sites or apps don't like rooted [Android] devices. Most bank apps and Snapchat are this way, YMMV.

Additionally, Android inherently leaks your physical location even with a VPN. When I was abroad a few years ago, I wanted to watch my local tv shows from my Cable provider's app. I wasn't able to do so. Even with a VPN, it knew I was outside of my country. So, rooting has its advantages. I wish it wasn't so complicated.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Michael Carleone: This would be the 1st Android device I haven't rooted immediately after buying it. And I've been using Android and rooting for at least 10 years.

I don't really care about losing things like Android Pay, Samsung Pay, banking apps, Pokemon Go, Netflix, etc. Losing Secure Folder would be a bigger deal, but I've heard that there are ways to get it working while rooted. The warranty is another matter, but it's the risk you take with this kind of thing, we all know what's at stake.

In regards to the Samsung RMA process for a warranty voided device, what I've read is that they will still fix IF the damage is hardware only and not caused by rooting. In addition, they would probably ask you to pay out of pocket for the repairs. But as far as rejecting your warranty claim outright, I doubt it. In places like the European Union, the laws are vastly in favor of the consumer when it comes to warranties, less so in the US.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Michael Carleone:
@AnonVendetta I noticed something the other night which might be of signifcance. I don't know if it's because my ZTE Tablet running Android 10 which is unrooted (no info here at all on that) had issues with Adguard Premium where it would disconnect every few minutes. I have an older version of Adguard on my rooted Nexus 7 tablet and I never had this issue before.

For me, the S7+ tablet would be a portable replacement for my Windows laptop. While I have an Android emulator (running Android 7) it's not the same as a tablet and I would need access to banking apps. Given how I'm in North America, I'm now apprehensive to root the S7+.

It took me 3 years after I got my Nexus 2013 before I rooted it. I had additional extra purchase protection thru my credit card. Back then, I was warned that even the extended warranty could be void by rooting. So I waited more than two years. I ran ADB, unlocked the bootloader, and installed TWRP. Superuser I think was optional, but I installed it anyway. I believe the method was a destructive root, if I recall though.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Michael Carleone: Why do you need a banking *APP*, specifically? Just open up a Web browser and log into the bank's webpage. From there you should be able to manage nearly everything, if not everything, that you would be able to do via their app. And with a banking app, it will typically check SafetyNet/root status, webpage login won't. I have a credit union instead of a bank, and while their app does work on rooted devices (a rare thing for this kind of app), I still prefer webpage login.

Even when it comes to thing like FB, I still prefer webpage access vs using their official apps. Call me old school, I don't care.

I have no experience with AdBlock, so far I've always just rooted my devices and modified the hosts file in system partition. That works to block most ads. I hear NetGuard is good for this purpose on unrooted devices, but I haven't used it extensively.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] DHGE:
Its is getting offtopic here...

I know at least one commercial provider that sells (as a subscription) the IP numbers of the servers that VPN providers (have to) use. There is even a github page if you do not want to shell out money.

I set up proxies with several hosting providers in Europe to circumvent geoblocking.

They all did not achieve what I wanted - I found the (my proxies) IP addresses as ranges on the github list.

Rooting has nothing to do with "leaking physical location" or not.

VPN works well without rooting.

Most servers are known by their IP numbers (luck if you find an unknown) or will be on lists soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] DHGE:
The "modern" banks use these apps for mandatory OTPs and/or verifying your login on the web page. No app -> no more browser based banking.

You could set your DNS server to that of Adguard. But then they know (as everyone who runs a DNS server) when and where your interests on the internet are.

Your way with root and curated hosts file gives you better privacy.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@DHGE: I haven't yet been a customer of any bank that only allowed account access via an app. In all cases where they had an app, webpage login was also available as a alternative. At my credit union, which only exists in several states on the US West Coast, I can do everything via webpage login that I can do through their app. Checking balances, transferring $, managing my CU-issued credit card, etc. Admittedly, they're not a national bank like Wells Fargo, Chase, etc.

I can't see big bank's entirely doing away with Web-based login anytime soon. Quite a few people still prefer to access their accounts via PC. Apps work great for Android and iOS, but they're not really an alternative for people that use PCs a majority of the time (for work, school, whatever). An exception would be if they were to release an app on, say, the Windows Store.

And there's nothing inherently more secure in regards to an app vs Web access. The latter can and typically is encrypted with various technologies (SSL, signed certificates, etc). You'll be extremely hard pressed these days to find a bank that doesn't use the latest high tech military/govt-grade encryption for Web-based access. It's pretty much a universal standard among financial institutions.

All this has gotten off-topic anyway. Maybe someone should open a new thread if they want to discuss adblocking or whatever. I'm still looking for a good way to block ads on my tab, I may keep it unrooted for a few months. It runs really well without it, so there's not an immediate need to root, but it's something I'd like to do sooner or later. No rush here.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Lif3mau5:
Anyone here with latest September Patch and Magisk 23? I get a failed in Odin ... mhh
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Lif3mau5: That's weird, I don't see a September patch for the XAR US region. I'm still on the July patch.

As for the error, this is just a wild guess, but maybe you need a patched/unofficial Odin that skips the checksum verification of the file to be flashed. Magisk isn't exactly authorized by Samsung. Or maybe the September update contains something that blocks Magisk. If that's the case, I don't want it.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Lif3mau5:
Only for Europe: https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-T870/EUX/T870XXU2BUI1

Latest patched Odin is 3.14.1_3B?

Patched Odin 3.13.1

For those looking for a modified, modded, or patched odin that is a newer build than all the fake and renamed prince comsy 3.12.3 versions floating around. I patch recent Odin versions to offer similar functionality to the princecomsy; in that...

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Update with latest patched Odin:

<ID:0/003> Total Binary size: 9435 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> abl.elf

<ID:0/003> xbl.elf

<ID:0/003> xbl_config.elf

<ID:0/003> tz.mbn

<ID:0/003> hyp.mbn

<ID:0/003> devcfg.mbn

<ID:0/003> aop.mbn

<ID:0/003> cmnlib.mbn

<ID:0/003> cmnlib64.mbn

<ID:0/003> qupv3fw.elf

<ID:0/003> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/003> dspso.bin

<ID:0/003> km4.mbn

<ID:0/003> storsec.mbn

<ID:0/003> sec.elf

<ID:0/003> bksecapp.mbn

<ID:0/003> tz_iccc.mbn

<ID:0/003> tz_hdm.mbn

<ID:0/003> apdp.mbn

<ID:0/003> msadp.mbn

<ID:0/003> uefi_sec.mbn

<ID:0/003> multi_image.mbn

<ID:0/003> vbmeta.img

<ID:0/003> vaultkeeper.mbn

<ID:0/003> recovery.img

<ID:0/003> super.img

<ID:0/003> dtbo.img

<ID:0/003> vbmeta.img

<ID:0/003> vbmeta_samsung.img

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

<ID:0/003>

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

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

And on the screen of the SM-T870 there's a message says: Only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (vbmeta)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Lif3mau5:
I've got it now! Before, I always patched the AP file to my phone with Magisk and now I've downloaded and installed the latest Magisk Beta Manager. Then I patched the AP (with an error message because of busybox) but with Odin and the CSC_OMC (not with the Home_CSC) it worked. I don't know why exactly, but in any case Magisk can also run with the latest September patch ...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Lif3mau5: Odin 3.14.1 is latest official. There is also 3.14.4, but it's just a hacked 3.14.1 with a shady networking file added in. All the other unofficial/patched versions are older.

Nice to know you got it rooted though, this thread is training wheels for me, so I'll have a better idea of what to do when I decide to make the leap of faith. Let other people make the mistakes and learn from their experiences, LOL. I've already read most of the posts in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Lif3mau5:
I would like to know how to do it when a security patch appears again, so that after flashing with Odin the device does not end up in the boot loop and I do not have to reset everything to the factory settings. Before flashing the September patch, I uninstalled Magisk and then installed the firmware via Odin and the Home_CSC.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] Jerry12798:
Was you able to get your tablet rooted? If not I may make a more detailed post for ease of access as well as to explain some steps better.

Bootloaders that are able to be unlocked very rarely come pre unlocked.. you still have to go into settings to enable OEM Unlocking then connect to a PC to actually unlock the bootloader.

There's not too much lingo but I agree it's harder these days to jump into the rooting community as people don't seem to go into as much detail anymore. I believe a lot of this is to avoid detection from the devices respected companies but then again it could just be people being short.

We don't provide links for firmware as if you download it from basically anywhere besides Frijia you run the risk of having malware in it and/or having slow download speeds. Magisk patching instructions wasn't included for some reason but it's the same way you would patch Magisk for any other device which consists of downloading the app, moving the boot file to your device, patching it on device with Magisk Manager, transferring the patched boot file back to your PC, and then flashing it to your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 / S7 Plus Guides, News, & Di] AnonVendetta:
@Jerry12798: Frija requires a PC. Sometimes I like to download firmware on my phone then later transfer it to PC for flashing. I find that galaxyfirmware.com is a good alternative. The download is fast if you save it to your Google Drive first. And I'm pretty sure there's no malware injected. My bootloader is still locked and my device status reads as official after Odin flashing the July firmware. If the firmware were modded, my locked bootloader wouldn't have allowed the tab to start up. Proof that my download is clean.