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Dual boot or multi rom?

Hello, I was searching the forum and Google and didn't really find much.
I was wondering if the S7E had the ability to dual boot Roms? The goal for me is to have a N7 port on another slot than my standard rom that I'm running. I have a 935F.
Any help on this would be appreciated.

+1....but i don't think will have such thing thanks to exynos chip
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I recall being able to do it on my Nexus. I also believe my s5 had the option. It's been awhile though.

me too i had this on my nexus 5.zperia z2 and even xiaomi redmi note 3 Pro but they all have in common a Qualcomm snapdragon chips
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Yeah, too bad you can't do anything with the snapdragon on the S7E. I started out with a snapdragon, got so angry with it and traded it out for the 935F.

Hokage984 said:
Yeah, too bad you can't do anything with the snapdragon on the S7E. I started out with a snapdragon, got so angry with it and traded it out for the 935F.
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i have the exynos chip but what's wrong with SD chip
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I also have exynos now. Nothing was "wrong" with it. I had a locked bootloader which limited the things I wanted to do. Trying to make Roms work the way I wanted was a PITA. Hence why I switched.

Dual boot is possible with Dual Boot Patcher on note 5 which I had before S7E , so that means it is possible for exynos chips but I don't know if our S7E is compatible with this app, as I decided not to root this time .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/themes-apps/guide-multi-boot-note-5-t3259526

sa3d12 said:
Dual boot is possible with Dual Boot Patcher on note 5 which I had before S7E , so that means it is possible for exynos chips but I don't know if our S7E is compatible with this app, as I decided not to root this time .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/themes-apps/guide-multi-boot-note-5-t3259526
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I'll test it out now and report back.
Thanks for the find!
Update: As of right now I cannot get it working. I get it to say "Switching rom" and then the rom stays the same. I will continue testing.

So, I tested it out and I was not able to get it to work. My initial problem was that aroma installers were not supported. I tried both TWRP and in app flashing. The error logs stated it failed to update the binary. I'm not a dev, nor do I pretend to be one so I have no idea how to fix that.

Hokage984 said:
So, I tested it out and I was not able to get it to work. My initial problem was that aroma installers were not supported. I tried both TWRP and in app flashing. The error logs stated it failed to update the binary. I'm not a dev, nor do I pretend to be one so I have no idea how to fix that.
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To get it working our device model must be supported and on the list of supported devices included in the app which I guess is not but is possible with some dev help.

sa3d12 said:
To get it working our device model must be supported and on the list of supported devices included in the app which I guess is not but is possible with some dev help.
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It is on the list of supported devices actually. That's why I was hopeful. Everything goes like it should, but when you switch to the rom nothing happens. Or you get it to say "Switched roms" and you are on the same rom. The dir isn't populated with the boot.img either so you can't manually flash it.

sa3d12 said:
To get it working our device model must be supported and on the list of supported devices included in the app which I guess is not but is possible with some dev help.
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i think it need a kernel that support dual boot
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Perfectdevil said:
i think it need a kernel that support dual boot
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Could be. I just updated my BL and CP, so I'm going to test again and see how it goes. I'm not aware of any 935F kernels that support dual boot though.

Hokage984 said:
It is on the list of supported devices actually. That's why I was hopeful. Everything goes like it should, but when you switch to the rom nothing happens. Or you get it to say "Switched roms" and you are on the same rom. The dir isn't populated with the boot.img either so you can't manually flash it.
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Perfectdevil said:
i think it need a kernel that support dual boot
- tapatalked - from my VANTABLACK S7 EDGE
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When I had the note 5 N920c some roms were successfully booting as a secondary rom and some perhaps most didn't because of twrp recovery, but there were moded twrps which solved these problems.
As I decided not to root then I don't know if there's a work around for S7E or not.

sa3d12 said:
When I had the note 5 N920c some roms were successfully booting as a secondary rom and some perhaps most didn't because of twrp recovery, but there were moded twrps which solved these problems.
As I decided not to root then I don't know if there's a work around for S7E or not.
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Thanks for the info. I'll probably keep testing and see what I get.

Just a update guys that chenxiaolong updated the Repo and built a recent build.
I have Dual boot working on my S7 Edge. booting two different Roms.

dave7802 said:
Just a update guys that chenxiaolong updated the Repo and built a recent build.
I have Dual boot working on my S7 Edge. booting two different Roms.
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dave7802, Sorry from being new... but can you explain your statement? I'm an iphone user that is looking to switch to android, and I'm thinking of buying an S7 Edge. I want to be able to dual boot it. Sounds like you were able to get it working, but would you be able to help me understand how? Sorry totally new to this whole idea of ROMs and dual booting. I just want to make sure the phone I'm about to buy is going to be able to be dual-booted. I'm in North America, and I read on a different thread that the NA phones are not BL unlocked.. is that going to be a problem?
Sorry to ask so many wide open questions, but you are the first person that I have seen to confirm dual booting of an S7 Edge.

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dave7802, Sorry from being new... but can you explain your statement? I'm an iphone user that is looking to switch to android, and I'm thinking of buying an S7 Edge. I want to be able to dual boot it. Sounds like you were able to get it working, but would you be able to help me understand how? Sorry totally new to this whole idea of ROMs and dual booting. I just want to make sure the phone I'm about to buy is going to be able to be dual-booted. I'm in North America, and I read on a different thread that the NA phones are not BL unlocked.. is that going to be a problem?
Sorry to ask so many wide open questions, but you are the first person that I have seen to confirm dual booting of an S7 Edge.
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It will depend if its EXYNOS
If so you should be okay, If its Snapdragon then its locked and there is limited support.
The dual booter Patcher app, Bascailly allows you to installed selected ROM's in the Internal or External Memory.
And from within the App you select your Current ROM, Upon restarting the device will boot into the addtional ROM.
Now chenxiaolong is updating to Support android 7.0 And the dual booting is newly supported for the S7 Edge so it may be some time before its perfect
But keep in mind that the Root method Magisk is also bringing a Universal Dual boot so this may be another option.
CM builds are not yet created for this device, So it is only Stock ROMS you can dial boot

dave7802 said:
It will depend if its EXYNOS
If so you should be okay, If its Snapdragon then its locked and there is limited support.
The dual booter Patcher app, Bascailly allows you to installed selected ROM's in the Internal or External Memory.
And from within the App you select your Current ROM, Upon restarting the device will boot into the addtional ROM.
Now chenxiaolong is updating to Support android 7.0 And the dual booting is newly supported for the S7 Edge so it may be some time before its perfect
But keep in mind that the Root method Magisk is also bringing a Universal Dual boot so this may be another option.
CM builds are not yet created for this device, So it is only Stock ROMS you can dial boot
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Thanks this is really helpful. Based on what I found online about the Snapdragon distribution, the US 100% snapdragon, so I think I'm going to pass on this brand/model. Any other recommendations for devices? I'm thinking the Google Pixel, or the 1plus3T. They are both really new phones, so I'm guessing they wouldn't be supported. So new to all this, my head is spinning.

Nougat released for N920G Indian Note 5 variant

just checked my note 5 n920g and got an update worth 1030.22 MB which mentions OS upgrade- Android 7.0 Nougat [Firmware N920G]
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/126744/N920GDDU3CQC7_N920GODD3CQC7_INS/
thanks to sammobile

Yup even I got it

Hello, good evening, does anyone have a link for download or just an ota?
sorry my bad english

The envy is real! Verizon user here!
Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

superchizo said:
Hello, good evening, does anyone have a link for download or just an ota?
sorry my bad english
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this one https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/126744/N920GDDU3CQC7_N920GODD3CQC7_INS/

superchizo said:
Hello, good evening, does anyone have a link for download or just an ota?
sorry my bad english
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You can find and download odin flashable tar.md5 7.0 For Sm-N920G INS on sammobile.com/firmware
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/126744/N920GDDU3CQC7_N920GODD3CQC7_INS/

Would this work on the N920I? Willing to give it a go... or bad idea? I know India and Australia (I'm Australia - XSA) shared the N910G with the Note 4 so I'm not sure if the N920I and N920G are different? Would flashing (even if it worked) the N920G on an N920I trip Knox?

N920G is the single sim variant right? I'm on N9208 duos...no update yet in India

vaib said:
N920G is the single sim variant right? I'm on N9208 duos...no update yet in India
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yes n920g is the single sim variant for which nougat rolled out

Sad Still waiting for duos update.

aaroncmx said:
Would this work on the N920I? Willing to give it a go... or bad idea? I know India and Australia (I'm Australia - XSA) shared the N910G with the Note 4 so I'm not sure if the N920I and N920G are different? Would flashing (even if it worked) the N920G on an N920I trip Knox?
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They were doing this with marshmallow previously and there's no problem with knox. You end up with the G modem.
Have a read of the posts about it. I assume you would need to flash mm 920g first then update to nougat.

Samsung pay stopped working after factory reset on nougat.

1)So far good battery life with almost constant use on stock nougat 7.0 on SM-N920G india..
2)Maximum 5hrs of SOT with quiet heavy usage like lte data as well as wifi enabled most of the times as per availability ,Music ,Social networking like Facebook,whatsapp,hike,instagram,twitter,pinterest,tumbler and many more i use daily with WQHD display mode instead o FHD which is default as i wanted it to compare with MM
3)Power saver mode is also disabled so just tested it as daily personal usage with Lte Data and Wi-Fi enabled as per availability, Power saver disabled, WQHD display mode with Auto brightness on, Most of the preloaded bloatware disabled as i always prefer clean touchwiz without unnecessary apps
4)Didn't tested heavy graphics game through game mode(As i am not games-lover but a social-freak),performance mode on ,maximum brightness like 70-80%
5)Deep sleep is not tested as i didn't keep it aside to acquire proper deep-sleep but as per moderate battery drain i can say it might been solved as it is for Turkey users

Shriac said:
Samsung pay stopped working after factory reset on nougat.
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yes same here. it says "samsung pay coming to more devices, stay tuned". not disappointed though coz never planned on using it that much. paytm, credit card and BHIM is good enough for me.

I have this N920G variant but im on the USA, can i flash this firmware without a risk?

please I need BL and Modem for nougat 920G

tucking fypo said:
yes same here. it says "samsung pay coming to more devices, stay tuned". not disappointed though coz never planned on using it that much. paytm, credit card and BHIM is good enough for me.
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Just received an 81MB update to samsung pay and its back to normal.

Shriac said:
Just received an 81MB update to samsung pay and its back to normal.
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same here. working fine now.

It's failing when i try to flash my N920G..
I enable USB Debbuging.. opening Odin in administrator.. right things checked in it
Am I forgetting something?
Mine is ZTO (Brazil). And something behind my ear tells me i need some file (PIT?). Can anyone help me?

brunofleitao said:
It's failing when i try to flash my N920G..
I enable USB Debbuging.. opening Odin in administrator.. right things checked in it
Am I forgetting something?
Mine is ZTO (Brazil). And something behind my ear tells me i need some file (PIT?). Can anyone help me?
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Same here. I from argentina. Any ideas?
Thxz
Enviado desde mi SM-N920G mediante Tapatalk

S7 edge (SM-G935P) rootable?

Update: There's still no clear answer on this. What's the difference in what Chainfire says is impossible, vs, what people are doing in colormedroid's SM-G935P Root thread?
I've been reading all day and I've still no confirmation on this: Is the S7 Edge (SM-G935P) still unrootable as of Sept. 2017?
Thank you

Following up for the long-weekend.

Searching and searching and finding:
This post from May of 2017 says the device is not rootable without disabling encryption:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72204306&postcount=978
This post from July of 2016 has very clear steps for rooting the SM-935P (snapdragon, even):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/root-t3410424
What is the difference? Is it just that this process involves the disabling of encryption as Chainfire mentioned in his later post? Is root possible on the snapdragon variant of the s7 edge? I see dozens of posts from people who claim to have successfully rooted, and then entire articles at a later date by renowned developers who say "nope".
This might be a pain for people to continually answer these basic questions, but I've been reading for hours and have no better confirmation one way or the other.
Thanks for your time.

Bonus question-
Many posts report no custom recovery because of the locked bootloader on the s7 edge devices, however the LineageOS installation instructs the user to use Heimdall to install TWRP-
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hero2lte/install
How the what now?

artician said:
Bonus question-
Many posts report no custom recovery because of the locked bootloader on the s7 edge devices, however the LineageOS installation instructs the user to use Heimdall to install TWRP-
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hero2lte/install
How the what now?
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I have same phone as you. So you can install TWRP then?

girn26 said:
I have same phone as you. So you can install TWRP then?
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I have not yet tried. I picked up an S7 friday, having seen posts about successful root/twrp/lineageOS. I followed the Lineage steps as far as setting up Heimdall, installing libusb drivers, and connecting the device, but found the conflicting information about the process before I attempted to flash TWRP.
I stopped everything after that point, because if I can't get root/twrp/etc, it's going back to the store.
It's the second (and last) Samsung I'll be returning. I already returned a J7 because it wasn't supported either. I don't have time to follow the scene as closely as I did before, and wasn't aware how bad the situation was for device ownership these days.

It is bad but I'm fine with how it is to be honest

All I want to do is be able to install zero camera mod. Pissing me off that I can't

I believe the difference that I've been failing to get an answer for regarding the rooting of some snapdragon-model S7 Edges, is that the device compatible with TWRP and Lineage OS are the chinese-only variants, known as hero2ltechn (which I'm probably misspelling, but I can't even find it via a google search now to check).
I'm still not even sure if that's accurate. This is after hours of reading and having to draw my own conclusions. Tons of wasted time, and wasted money (returned the S7 to the store this morning, albeit for a restock fee and nonrefundable connection charge). Very frustrating and sad!

Convert Sprint Galaxy S8 Active to T-Mobile - need instructions and some files

Hi guys! I have Sprint version of Galaxy S8 Active and I would like to switch the firmware to T-Mobile. I did do standard flashing, but feels as if I haven't done anything. FYI - I didn't use "user data" file, I don't think I had to.
I have read some posts for S8 and many of them mention "factory binary" and so on. I didn't find any of that. Could anyone gather needed files? (I did download normal firmware) A guide would also be helpful!
Thanks!

Root for the Samung Galaxy S10 5G

Hey all, I have successfully achieved root on the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G SM-G977B. The process was simple due to it being the same process as topjohnwu already published. This is the official page for the instructions by topjohnwu which do work: topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root. If you struggle at any point feel free to reply and I will help where I can.
Currently TWRP doesn't work but I am spending time attempting to port it over. I am in no way an advanced developer but technology is my passion. So if I am successful and another developer hasn't already ported one over I'll be happy to post, but expect bugs. Due to this my device is currently unrooted but I can quickly root it and add pictures to prove .
Happy Rooting!.

Verizon Locked?
Are you in the US? The only way to currently buy it is through Samsung/Verizon and I am worried it may be locked to Verizon. Will that cause any issues in terms of rooting?

shivang94 said:
Are you in the US? The only way to currently buy it is through Samsung/Verizon and I am worried it may be locked to Verizon. Will that cause any issues in terms of rooting?
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The US version of the Galaxy S10 5G Model is snapdragon 855 SM G977U and from a bit of search you won't be able to root
If you want to root your phone your going to need an Exynos version SM G977N Unlocked & SM G977B of the Galaxy S10 5G which he has above
Your going to have to wait until someone sells a unlocked version of the snapdragon even then don't know if you can still root

LFC 197 said:
The US version of the Galaxy S10 5G Model is snapdragon 855 SM G977U and from a bit of search you won't be able to root
If you want to root your phone your going to need an Exynos version SM G977N Unlocked & SM G977B of the Galaxy S10 5G which he has above
Your going to have to wait until someone sells a unlocked version of the snapdragon even then don't know if you can still root
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I'm new to this but does rooting depend on the phone being carrier unlocked? Or by "unlocked" you mean bootloader unlocked?

shivang94 said:
I'm new to this but does rooting depend on the phone being carrier unlocked? Or by "unlocked" you mean bootloader unlocked?
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Exynos bootloader unlocked

Hey all, a proper guide with all the information will be posted soon in the meantime I am working on TWRP and will post updates on how I'm doing. If any developers want to potentially lend a hand then feel free to PM me or email me.
Email: [email protected]
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Currently I can successfully boot into TWRP by flashing a custom modified built using the s10+ device tree as a base with modifications to fit the s10 5g.
TWRP seems to work perfectly, and it seems that the current issue is all the security measures Samsung put in place. I have attempted modifying the multidisabler just by adding my version to the support list but while I do get further then without it. I still get stuck on Samsung logo before a reboot. And based in my limited knowledge on the script and also looking through the files as root previously it seems Samsung has changed a few files around. So that is were I am at.

Latest update: I am now working with ianmacd (the current maintainer of Unnofficial TWRP for the s10/+/e) to bring youse and myself a working twrp for our devices!, according to my observations and Ian's observations when building a custom kernel that the s10 5g is more different than the s10/+/e range so please be patient while me an Ian work on this. Based on everything he will now be the lead developer and I'll be the tester gathering all required files. I doubt my work will be used but it was fun experimenting with it and who knows maybe it could help. I'll continue to post updates

MarshiMello said:
Latest update: I am now working with ianmacd (the current maintainer of Unnofficial TWRP for the s10/+/e) to bring youse and myself a working twrp for our devices!, according to my observations and Ian's observations when building a custom kernel that the s10 5g is more different than the s10/+/e range so please be patient while me an Ian work on this. Based on everything he will now be the lead developer and I'll be the tester gathering all required files. I doubt my work will be used but it was fun experimenting with it and who knows maybe it could help. I'll continue to post updates
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May i change csc after root ?

MarshiMello said:
Latest update: I am now working with ianmacd (the current maintainer of Unnofficial TWRP for the s10/+/e) to bring youse and myself a working twrp for our devices!, according to my observations and Ian's observations when building a custom kernel that the s10 5g is more different than the s10/+/e range so please be patient while me an Ian work on this. Based on everything he will now be the lead developer and I'll be the tester gathering all required files. I doubt my work will be used but it was fun experimenting with it and who knows maybe it could help. I'll continue to post updates
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Hey there! Do you have any updates on this? I just received my new S10 5G today (coming from G975).
I saw @ianmacd mention this variant on his G97x TWRP thread... is it already working? Safe to patch AP with Magisk? What about the multidisabler?
Thanks mate!

I just seen that Sprint's US 5g ver has a boot loader that can be unlocked. I just checked on my fully updated Sprint 5g the setting is there. One step closer to root?

guys
do you know if exynos 5G will give 5G signal on tmobile ?
i want the 5G model

Any progress?
There seems to be a lack of progress in the recent days.
How are we going with it?
I am trying to make a rooting solution as I type this.

Leigh Kennedy said:
There seems to be a lack of progress in the recent days.
How are we going with it?
I am trying to make a rooting solution as I type this.
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I'm actually considering purchasing this phone since I find out it's bootloader can be unlocked and there's root possibility.. I really hope it can be done.

no progress right ?
most people dont have the phone
and the root right now is for the B model which is going for 1500 on ebay
while the N model can be found for 700
N model needs root so badly
i want the 5G but due to lack of support i can't buy it
keeping the s10+ for now

TheUndertaker21 said:
no progress right ?
most people dont have the phone
and the root right now is for the B model which is going for 1500 on ebay
while the N model can be found for 700
N model needs root so badly
i want the 5G but due to lack of support i can't buy it
keeping the s10+ for now
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I will not charge anything for the rooting to occur.
I wish to keep it free.

Leigh Kennedy said:
I will not charge anything for the rooting to occur.
I wish to keep it free.
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What you mean. Lol

TheUndertaker21 said:
What you mean. Lol
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Exactly that.
I will charge $0.00 for the ability to root a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.

Hey all, sorry for my lack in response. I'll post a post up shortly describing the current situation. Wish you all well.

God damn it, he managed to escape us for 3 months this time with out answering to our hails!
MarshiMello you fluffy white sugary softy! My husband has a very "similar" perhaps exactly the same perception of the word "SHORTLY" us Samsungites are onto you!.

Hello everybody,
I have an SM-G977B and I followed the root guide in the top of this thread.
Arrived at "Unlocking Bootloader" => "Long press volume up to unlock the bootloader." in download mode that option is not in the list and pressing volume up nothing happens.
By skipping that step with Odin I can only load original roms without the root.
How do I get the option to unlock the bootloader in the download mode menu?
Excuse me for the bad English,
best regards.