[Samsung Galaxy A32 5G] GalaxyA325G:
I really would like to try to root my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SM-A326U.

Unfortunately, my baseband is A326USQS8BVJ1 where the 5th character from the right is {8} (which is a lot bigger than 3). :(

In Android 12 Settings > About phone > Software information >

Service provider software version =

Current CSC = SAOMC_SM-A326U_OYN_TMB_12_0008TMB

Best CSC for SIM card 1 = TMB

Best CSC for SIM card 2 (if dual SIM is possible) = TMB

Factory CSC that cannot be changed = TMB

The CheckFirm Android app by Bluesion reports

SM-A326U (TMB)

Latest official firmware = A326USQS8BVJ1/A326UOYN8BVJ1/A326USQS8BVJ1

Likewise Windows Frija & BitFrost tools report similar information:

Model = SM A326U

CSC = TMB

Version = A326USQS8BVJ1/A326UOYN8BVJ1/A326USQS8BVJ1

Size = 5970 MB

OS = S(Android 12)

Filename = SM-A326U_2_20221020211950_3bw6oqi4sf_fac.zip.enc4

Windows Frija downloaded that firmware for me which resulted in:

Name: SM-A326U_2_20221020211950_3bw6oqi4sf_fac.zip

Size: 6260154041 bytes (5970 MiB)

SHA256: 04B3FE98BD303DA3F56DB166838E846C82BEC4D2659569C0BE9025764511464D

Unpacked, that resulted in the following set of SM A326U firmware.

Application Processor (or PDA)

Name: AP_A326USQS8BVJ1_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT_meta_OS12.tar.md5

Size: 6331637961 bytes (6038 MiB)

SHA256: DD2A0B508160644462C7717B8FBBB6AC0288CA64B71E524214855395E6AA9CBD

Bootloader

Name: BL_A326USQS8BVJ1_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Size: 2959548 bytes (2890 KiB)

SHA256: D21FEFE7A3C5F5883F0F74A9FCF05709A97CAFAAC129A255480A2BE4195A1C29

Core Processor

Name: CP_A326USQS8BVJ1_CP23036338_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Size: 41666760 bytes (39 MiB)

SHA256: D56AD0641F4CAE6E3488CD7842DCEAE91E941091A0E392397A83B8F9ABC92632

Consumer Software Customization (with PIT)

Name: CSC_OYN_A326UOYN8BVJ1_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Size: 86405314 bytes (82 MiB)

SHA256: 59EE866BC393D0B3E017712229BDA2F07EA17FB165609D53BE0724EB419291A7

Consumer Software Customization (w/o PIT)

Name: HOME_CSC_OYN_A326UOYN8BVJ1_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Size: 86384839 bytes (82 MiB)

SHA256: 865A0563845EA2AB9575C5BDD350A6F07B9B145004B8385DA922CDABAD86E001

User Data (supposedly not used on newer devices)

Name: USERDATA_TMB_A326USQS8BVJ1_CL24355525_QB57258298_REV00_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

Size: 861655240 bytes (821 MiB)

SHA256: 7C03E8DA8784F14B6EEC924BF052E6EC30701B3F8FB539F344CD6106E4494FBC

I picked up Windows Frija here.

https://github.com/SlackingVeteran/frija/releases

https://github.com/SlackingVeteran/frija/releases/download/v1.4.4/Frija-v1.4.4.zip

Name: Frija-v1.4.4.zip

Size: 6533283 bytes (6380 KiB)

SHA256: 1067F48DE201E26596F473613CB2CEAC31F1A10550CE6AE352827CCE9FA23161

Unpacked:

Name: Frija.exe

Size: 3445248 bytes (3364 KiB)

SHA256: 76C6E277C9E2D167FCFCF4077D13481111C1750909CDAEFB195480609BC16516

I picked up the BitFrost from here, which does what Frija does.

https://www.ytechb.com/samsung-firmware-downloader/

https://github.com/zacharee/SamloaderKotlin/releases

https://github.com/zacharee/SamloaderKotlin/releases/download/1.0.11/Bifrost_Windows.zip

Name: Bifrost_Windows.zip

Size: 73379150 bytes (69 MiB)

SHA256: 6E8335FD91B0135F92421C54C55D1363D5B246720F492D4B120DB962E8113A40

Unpacked

Name: Bifrost.exe

Size: 462848 bytes (452 KiB)

SHA256: 9A71CF4A6F2C74F15C5C00D9BBB7BE2D68AF3E9A22111D0BAE35BD23713B66AC

Still, I'd love to be able to root this phone (if possible).

I tried the methods to root described here, the first test is

Go to OneClickRoot on any web browser

a. I clicked on "Samsung",

b. and typed the model "SM-A326U",

c. and selected "Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326U)"

d. Then I selected "Android 12" as the Android version

e. And then pressed on "Verify Device Rootable"

f. It reported "We're Sorry"

"Your Samsung Galaxy A32 5G (SM-A326U) is not rootable."

Then I installed SuperSU on the SM-A326U but it failed.

https://download.chainfire.eu/696/supersu/

https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Name: UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Size: 4017098 bytes (3922 KiB)

SHA256: D44CDD09E99561132B2A4CD19D707F7126722A9C051DC23F065A948C7248DC4E

Name: Superuser.apk

Size: 5904943 bytes (5766 KiB)

SHA256: 624B7205B818F1A36877DA0E3575B5B671F4933DFD0FDDF31EE168583C6B2090

Then I installed KingoRoot on both the PC & the SM-A326U, but it too failed to root.

https://www.kingoapp.com/

https://d.kingoapp.com/android_root.exe

https://d.kingoapp.com/default/KingoRoot.apk

Name: android_root.exe

Size: 19128680 bytes (18 MiB)

SHA256: 2F400F0B2FE121B8E5B1415A99DFDA2F5502B7AA2E7002EF6E464F0D587DBA0F

Name: KingoRoot.apk

Size: 6615009 bytes (6459 KiB)

SHA256: E6B2EC7E8663229A0F8DD903D7704CCFDE81F7AE0B1881407E068E63A7F125B8

I've installed Magisk but I'm not sure what the next steps are.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.topjohnwu.magisk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magisk_(software)

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

Name: Magisk-v25.2.apk

Size: 11278270 bytes (10 MiB)

SHA256: 0BDC32918B6EA502DCA769B1C7089200DA51EA1DEF170824C2812925B426D509

Yet the referenced thread (TWRP for Galaxy A32 5G) implies that we CAN root the SM-A326U where the thread clearly says the SM-A326U US model is supported and the thread even points to a bootloader unlock thread for this USA model over here (Bootloader Unlock for Samsung US/Canada Devices) so this is extremely confusing conflicting information.

This is all very very very confusing.

Either we can root this Galaxy A32-5G SMA326U or we can not root it.

Which is it?

Has anyone been successful with that TWRP/Bootloader unlock process with a bootloader fifth-from-right digit of 8?