How to remove Knox?

Mikrouwel · Sep 29, 2013

Hey guys,

I am feeling like a total noob and am getting rather frustrated so please could somebody help me. I install this Samsung Knox app ting when I first got my Note 3 (N9005 - Non Rooted) and now I want it gone. I Do not know how to get rid of it and would be grateful if somebody showed me how.

I have tried googling and searching xda but found nothing

Many thanks in advance

Han Solo 1 · Sep 29, 2013

Please do us a favor and put a question mark after your thread title. It appears as if you are showing us how to do it.

There is no way to remove Knox.

Mikrouwel · Sep 29, 2013

Han Solo 1 said:
Please do us a favor and put a question mark after your thread title. It appears as if you are showing us how to do it.

There is no way to remove Knox.

Apologies, it was a typo.

Dam okay, thanks

Han Solo 1 · Sep 29, 2013

Mikrouwel said:
Apologies, it was a typo.

Dam okay, thanks

lol

Didn't mean to offend you bro. But there is no way to disable Knox without unlocking the bootloader first, at least that's what I've read online.

Mikrouwel · Sep 29, 2013

Han Solo 1 said:
lol

Didn't mean to offend you bro. But there is no way to disable Knox without unlocking the bootloader first, at least that's what I've read online.

Okay thanks

white-note · Oct 1, 2013

I installed Knox also, and uninstalled it later without any problem.

Just log in in Knox, hit the menu button and hit uninstall.
It will uninstall Knox with every program installed with it.

stesteste · Oct 1, 2013

white-note said:
I installed Knox also, and uninstalled it later without any problem.

Just log in in Knox, hit the menu button and hit uninstall.
It will uninstall Knox with every program installed with it.

n1 didnt see that uninstalled now

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starfighter1106 · Oct 1, 2013

white-note said:
I installed Knox also, and uninstalled it later without any problem.

Just log in in Knox, hit the menu button and hit uninstall.
It will uninstall Knox with every program installed with it.

But will this also prevent knox from stopping applications trying to modify system files?

Mikrouwel · Oct 1, 2013

white-note said:
I installed Knox also, and uninstalled it later without any problem.

Just log in in Knox, hit the menu button and hit uninstall.
It will uninstall Knox with every program installed with it.

The uninstall button on my menu is greyed out

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stesteste · Oct 1, 2013

mine was to but then I pressed the info or about button and its there

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white-note · Oct 1, 2013

I'm installing again, see what happens....

EDIT...

After installing Knox is active.
So, Hit the menu button, Than "Knox settings", and than "About Knox".
There is a Delete button.

I have no problem deleting for the second time.

But will this also prevent knox from stopping applications trying to modify system files?

I don't think so.
I gess it's two different things, the Knox app, and besides that the safety settings in the firmware Samsung made.
Even if you don't install Knox, your Knox counter will raise if you Root your phone or if you Flash it.

skally · Oct 1, 2013

Mikrouwel said:
The uninstall button on my menu is greyed out

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You might need to uncheck Knox under settings>general>security>device administrators before you can uninstall it.

I think this will only remove the interface to Knox though, as I believe the implementation is very low level.

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shynn27 · Oct 2, 2013

So theres no way to reset the count like it has been done on note 2 with using triangle away. But thats a rooted app so are you speaking on US or Int'l note 3. Trying to understand more about knox before I purchase my note 3 instore tomorrow. Searched online and is the knox a security app? Do you have to activate it or is it free will? Please anyone explain thanks.

*Note 3*

PrettyPryncess · Oct 6, 2013

white-note said:
I installed Knox also, and uninstalled it later without any problem.

Just log in in Knox, hit the menu button and hit uninstall.
It will uninstall Knox with every program installed with it.

Thanks!!!!!

d3speradooo · Oct 8, 2013

xx

Mikrouwel said:
Hey guys,

I am feeling like a total noob and am getting rather frustrated so please could somebody help me. I install this Samsung Knox app ting when I first got my Note 3 (N9005 - Non Rooted) and now I want it gone. I Do not know how to get rid of it and would be grateful if somebody showed me how.

I have tried googling and searching xda but found nothing

Many thanks in advance

Solved jus hit 20 time wrong passwordd n knox will delete n unintall itself

mujahidlatif · Oct 29, 2013

Uninstall

Mikrouwel said:
Hey guys,

I am feeling like a total noob and am getting rather frustrated so please could somebody help me. I install this Samsung Knox app ting when I first got my Note 3 (N9005 - Non Rooted) and now I want it gone. I Do not know how to get rid of it and would be grateful if somebody showed me how.

I have tried googling and searching xda but found nothing

Many thanks in advance

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Go to the knox mode, and then go to knox setting by pressing the menu button. There you will find the ABOUT button. Click on that button, there you will find uninstall button.

Thanks

ripnetuk · Oct 29, 2013

skally said:
You might need to uncheck Knox under settings>general>security>device administrators before you can uninstall it.

I think this will only remove the interface to Knox though, as I believe the implementation is very low level.

Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

It wont let me do this. You can "uninstall" Knox and get it back to how it was before setup (knox partition removed, back to having to install it again to re-knox), but you cannot AFAICT uninstall it completely, because its setup as a device administrator. You also cannot stop it being a device admin, even if its unticked, application manager wont uninstall as its device admin.

I wouldnt mind, but the knox process (as shown by CPU timelines pro) uses 10% of CPU power 24/7, which seems a bit naff when im not even using it. Im unsure if thats 10% of the current CPU speed (which might be virtually sleeping), or 10% max...

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raffigrant · Nov 2, 2013

yes, you can uninstall knox

Knox is a security feature which Samsung has created for Android versions 4.3 onwards,

It is a very clever mechanism, by which Samsung are hoping to grab the Mobile Device Management market from blackberry. As businesses are trying to get used to the Bring Your Own Device world we live in, there has increasingly been a call for device management, i.e that a business i.t administrator can control the data-flow and policy of all devices.

Knox, installs as a container, it is basically a second phone, with separate media, homescreens, email, apps etc, so that on your personal phone you can have a secure section for work or private matters.

It is optional to install, and to uninstall you have to go into Knox itself, hit menu, settings, about knox, uninstall.

enjoy.

efjbdejong · Nov 3, 2013

If I don't install knox (dont have my phone yet) then I still get flagged when I root? Or do you only get flagged when knox is installed?

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gnadenlos · Nov 3, 2013

efjbdejong said:
If I don't install knox (dont have my phone yet) then I still get flagged when I root? Or do you only get flagged when knox is installed?

You will get the Knox 0x1 flag if you don't use a save way to root the phone. It doesn't matter if you activate the Knox feature.

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