Question TWRP and root with SM-G996UZKAXAA - Samsung Galaxy S21+

Hi,
After about 8 years I'm thinking about switching back to Samsung brand (I just returned OnePlus 9 Pro). I was going to get SGS21+ from Amazon that sells SM-G996UZKAXAA model. Does TWRP also support this model because I didn't see this model under TWRP and root thread but only G996B/N, G9960, G996U, G996U1 and G996W. Another words... will I be able to flash custom recovery and root it?

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[Completed] OnePlus 3 Root

Hello I want to root my OnePlus 3 that's running the latest version of OxygenOS 4.0.2 and Noagut. I want to be able to keep this latest updates and have root of that's possible. Could you send me the like to the TWRP and the steps on how to root it. My bootloader is unlocked and I couldn't install TWRP from the site when it tells you how to do everything. It kept going black after I tried to install Recovery.img. Please get back to me ASAP. Thanks.
Hello
I see youve already posted in the OP3 section here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70899323&postcount=498
I'll close this thread as you have received help there
You can also check out this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-flashing-oos-v4-0-1-custom-rom-t3537757

About Nokia 7+ Firmware

Well, I got a Nokia 7 Plus prototype (TA-1062), and I'm able to dump emmc from it.
Now I'm working on homebrew firmware - not sure if it can be flashed into retail unit.
I hope @blackpanther0582 could release Retail Android One firmware - even flashing it requires service point authentication.
BTW, I rooted the Nokia 7 Plus prototype easily.
hikari_calyx said:
Well, I got a Nokia 7 Plus prototype (TA-1062), and I'm able to dump emmc from it.
Now I'm working on homebrew firmware - not sure if it can be flashed into retail unit.
I hope @blackpanther0582 could release Retail Android One firmware - even flashing it requires service point authentication.
BTW, I rooted the Nokia 7 Plus prototype easily.
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I was thinking of buying N7P instead of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5,but I read that Nokia doesn't allow users to unlock the bootloader, so no custom ROMs, no TWRP and no root. That is a big no for me personally.
How did you root your phone? Care to share some info?
_Raziel666 said:
I was thinking of buying N7P instead of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5,but I read that Nokia doesn't allow users to unlock the bootloader, so no custom ROMs, no TWRP and no root. That is a big no for me personally.
How did you root your phone? Care to share some info?
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Prototype phones already have bootloader unlocked...
What I did are:
1. Enter Qualcomm EDL Mode with an EDL cable, then use QFIL to dump the whole emmc to get image.
2. Dump boot partition.
3. Use Magisk Manager to patch boot.img separately.
4. Flash this boot.img on either fastboot mode or EDL cable.
That's it.
I wonder if a retail phone can achieve these.
NOTE: Nokia 6 TA-1000 with locked bootloader requires an extra procedure to process boot.img in order to root the phone.
hikari_calyx said:
Prototype phones already have bootloader unlocked...
What I did are:
1. Enter Qualcomm EDL Mode with an EDL cable, then use QFIL to dump the whole emmc to get image.
2. Dump boot partition.
3. Use Magisk Manager to patch boot.img separately.
4. Flash this boot.img on either fastboot mode or EDL cable.
That's it.
I wonder if a retail phone can achieve these.
NOTE: Nokia 6 TA-1000 with locked bootloader requires an extra procedure to process boot.img in order to root the phone.
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I didn't know that prototypes have their bootloader unlocked!
Hopefully, by the time it hits European stores, the Chinese who got it first might have figured something out. Or maybe, as it's part of Android One, it will be obligatory to allow users to unlock the bootloader.
hikari_calyx said:
Well, I got a Nokia 7 Plus prototype (TA-1062), and I'm able to dump emmc from it.
Now I'm working on homebrew firmware - not sure if it can be flashed into retail unit.
I hope @blackpanther0582 could release Retail Android One firmware - even flashing it requires service point authentication.
BTW, I rooted the Nokia 7 Plus prototype easily.
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I have the firmare will upload it tomorrow. Is there a forum created for Nokia 7+ already ??
Thank you, if root will be avaible I'll definitely consider buying the phone.
What do you think of the phone? Quality of screen, performance, battery...
How were you about to get a prototype device? What about the retail chinese phones? I was thinking about importing them from ebay/aliexpress but im not sure if they'll be able to have their bootloader unlocked, no one has tried so far to my knowledge.
reeved said:
How were you about to get a prototype device? What about the retail chinese phones? I was thinking about importing them from ebay/aliexpress but im not sure if they'll be able to have their bootloader unlocked, no one has tried so far to my knowledge.
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I still have no idea of if the bootloader on China Variant is unlockable.
But, if you're going to buy Nokia 7+ from China, here's some warning:
1. Only Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) and English is available on the phone.
2. You can install Play Store manually, but you must told the seller that preserves everything on stock to prevent from tampered system.
3. If the system got damaged, you have to find someone who can provide service support to flash your phone. I don't know if you can flash Android One firmware for global release since I don't have one.
hikari_calyx said:
I still have no idea of if the bootloader on China Variant is unlockable.
But, if you're going to buy Nokia 7+ from China, here's some warning:
1. Only Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) and English is available on the phone.
2. You can install Play Store manually, but you must told the seller that preserves everything on stock to prevent from tampered system.
3. If the system got damaged, you have to find someone who can provide service support to flash your phone. I don't know if you can flash Android One firmware for global release since I don't have one.
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Thanks for that info, on point 2 regarding play store does that extend to Google services also? Wifey is holidaying in China and just bought one and thought to buy another for me but I'm holding her off until I can be sure as I rely on Google services a great deal. Also why must the seller be informed, is that a warranty issue or software update issue?
And on point 3, presuming she brings the phone back to New Zealand is there a way I can help the community to explore flashing Android One global release firmware?
maomaoliu-bright said:
Thanks for that info, on point 2 regarding play store does that extend to Google services also? Wifey is holidaying in China and just bought one and thought to buy another for me but I'm holding her off until I can be sure as I rely on Google services a great deal. Also why must the seller be informed, is that a warranty issue or software update issue?
And on point 3, presuming she brings the phone back to New Zealand is there a way I can help the community to explore flashing Android One global release firmware?
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If you can buy it from China directly, informing seller is not necessary. For example, if you can buy it from Jing Dong or Suning, you needn't to worry about tampered OS, and that means you can receive further updates.
If you buy it from eBay or AliExpress, the system is probably tampered by seller which you can't get further updates.
As for install Play Store, it's really easy - just find Play Store APK from APKPure, APKMirror whatever and install it on the phone, this will allow you to get access to Play Store. Then you can install any other Google Apps on Play Store manually. You needn't to root your phone and install opengapps.
Since Android One firmware hasn't released yet and the bootloader isn't unlockable, you can't flash it right now.
Nokia 7 plus is available on Amazon europe sites like Germany and Italy and others and also ships worldwide and release date showing 12 to 14 or 15 april
hikari_calyx said:
Well, I got a Nokia 7 Plus prototype (TA-1062), and I'm able to dump emmc from it.
Now I'm working on homebrew firmware - not sure if it can be flashed into retail unit.
I hope @blackpanther0582 could release Retail Android One firmware - even flashing it requires service point authentication.
BTW, I rooted the Nokia 7 Plus prototype easily.
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pls pls pls
Post system image of oreo 8.1
thank you!
Big question here! I am going to europe and want to buy this phone there, the problem is that the model they are selling don't have band 4 (1700/2100) and i need it in my country. Is there a way to fix this? Is a model in europe with band 4? Can i flash the modem with band 4? Thanks a lot!
As the phone should be available, are there any news about the firmware of Europe phones? Is the bootloader unlocked / unlockable?
flo.ei said:
As the phone should be available, are there any news about the firmware of Europe phones? Is the bootloader unlocked / unlockable?
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According to this post, the official bootloader unlocking from HMD themselves is imminent.
I heard the Chinese Firmware supports navbar gestures where you can disable navbar and use gestures and this isnt available in Global version
That SUCKS! its such a good feature NOKIA give it to all!
varun.gid said:
I heard the Chinese Firmware supports navbar gestures where you can disable navbar and use gestures and this isnt available in Global version
That SUCKS! its such a good feature NOKIA give it to all!
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Try searching in settings for 'nav'. It will reveal the Navigation key of fingerprint setting.
TA-1046, Android 8.0
hikari_calyx said:
Well, I got a Nokia 7 Plus prototype (TA-1062), and I'm able to dump emmc from it.
Now I'm working on homebrew firmware - not sure if it can be flashed into retail unit.
I hope @blackpanther0582 could release Retail Android One firmware - even flashing it requires service point authentication.
BTW, I rooted the Nokia 7 Plus prototype easily.
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How you dumped emmc of nokia 7 plus oreo 8.1.0 ?
Does anyone have the build.prop from the Nokia 7 Plus they can post?
hikari_calyx said:
Prototype phones already have bootloader unlocked...
What I did are:
1. Enter Qualcomm EDL Mode with an EDL cable, then use QFIL to dump the whole emmc to get image.
2. Dump boot partition.
3. Use Magisk Manager to patch boot.img separately.
4. Flash this boot.img on either fastboot mode or EDL cable.
That's it.
I wonder if a retail phone can achieve these.
NOTE: Nokia 6 TA-1000 with locked bootloader requires an extra procedure to process boot.img in order to root the phone.
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Bro can we dump emmc of ta-1046 by using same method
Having unlocked bootloader???

xiaomi mi max 3: rooting

hi - i am about to considering buying a xiaomi mi max 3 chinese seller via ebay, hope it is ok to ask the following questions:
1) is it possible to root the global version? (i see threads on converting the chinese version to global but i want to avoid this extra work)
2) do i need to get the bootloader code from xiaomi for global phone or can i root without it?
3) if so how long does it take to get it from xiaomi?
4) once rooted, can i return to unrooted afterwards?
5) i have no experience rooting, will rooting be undone if phone is automatically updated via xiaomi?
5) once unrooted, are any changes made to the phone (in my case deleting a specfic option on the SETTINGS menu) changed back with xiaomi auto update?
6) the reason i want to buy from ebay is i can return less hassle if seller gives me chinese version claiming it is global, does anyone gave experience buying global version elsewhere?
excuse the questions i've never rooted before, but now i find the need to do it because i have a huawei mate 20 x which doesnt allow me to root because bootloader is locked
really appreciate any help on this, i am so desperate to find a solution to my original problem i am considering buying apple(!) to avoid all above...i've spent sevral hours trying to find answers to above so any help appreciated!

[Resolved] TMO OP7 Root not on International

Hey everyone, I've been trying to search for a solution to rooting my OP7 from T-Mobile and I think I have hit a dead end so I went ahead and created this post to ask for some advice.
So backstory: I have a business account with T-Mobile and they allow me to unlock my phone with little to no hassle at all, I unlocked my T-Mobile phone, and my OP7 got updated to Android 11 over night that I didn't realize it happened my current build is: Oxygen OS 11.0.1.1.GM31CB and my model is GM1915.
Okay so I am following this guide: https://www.xda-developers.com/unlock-bootloader-root-oneplus-7-pro/
I have followed through with Step 1, unlocking my OEM, and Step 2, unlocking my bootloader. So for step 3, the guide says to flash TWRP and from what I've read there is no TWRP that works for Android 11 right now so I am not sure if I can do that. Then step 4 is to flash Magisk after booting to recovery, but I am not sure if I can actually do that with TWRP?
So the question I got is how do I go about rooting my OP7? Can I root without TWRP? The guides video also said I needed a bin file of the current OS but there seems to be none available for GM31CB. Curious where I go from here. Can I roll back to Android 10? Do I need to switch over to the international version? and if I did would I be able to downgrade back to Android 10?
Thanks in advance.
Edit 1: I just converted to the international version and will be rooting that way.
was just about to answer you...hope u got it working the international way...i have twrp working...u must flash a zip to decrypt your internal...search or hit me later...i can email it to you or something...and if possible...next time you update to A11 Tmobile can you save it?....can't find it anywhere online...
That guide is pretty outdated I feel like. If you have you phone unlocked through T-Mobile you can simply follow this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...unlock-twrp-root-and-update.3940368/#poststop
It's the one I followed to get my phone rooted + twrp installed.
I am in the same boat, T-mobile decided to push android 11 and rebooted. Android 11 is running fine with all my data intact but i have lost root and recovery. Trying to figure out easiest way to regain root, not worried about TWRP at the moment. Seems like patching the boot.img with magisk is the way to go but I cannot find a download from T-mobile for the full update to extract the payload.bin and boot.img. Is the payload.bin accessible using a file manager on the phone to copy to sdcard then transfer to PC? If not looks like waiting for some workaround or formatting data and starting from scratch
OOO just saw OPs edit, looks like i might be switching over to international firmware too and going that route. Did not plan on doing this today.

Ulefone Armor x8 pro

Ulefone Armor x8 pro / Ulefone Armor 8 pro
I hope i'm placing this thread in the right place. I purchased this phone for the decent specs and pricing. However i noticed the firmware on the phone does not really do the phone or its camera justice. I have looked to the edge of the internet and back, yet i can't seem to find proper rooting instructions for this model. I have managed to unlock the bootloader and its current state is unlocked via fastboot and developer options, but the phone does not seem to have a "recovery.img" so none of the guides for the "armor 8" work for the pro version.
during the root process, i read multiple times that maybe a fresh install of the firmware would help. After i bricked it a few times and got numerous boot loops from trying to burn the recovery to boot.img i managed to unbrick the device by using the GQ3090RH5_KSXP60_Ulefone_20210901_V01(Non-EU) from the ulephone website for "Ulefone Armor 8 Pro" 8gb/128 model. I've also tried the other methods as well rather than just the twrp method with magisk, vbmeta, no verify, etc. I also tried ripping apart the fireware img to explore and see if i could actually see a recovery image to no avail.
Anyway, any help getting this device rooted so i can enjoy some custom roms and get rid of this stock would be greatly appreciated.
once again, i hope i posted this in the right place as i did not see a "ulefone" manufacturer category.

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