[PATCH]**Adoptable storage enabler** MARSHMALLOW

[FirzaVista]

I have Galaxy tab a 10.1 s pen P585Y using android 7.0 unlocked root with TWRP. I tried install this zip, but no result. There is no format as internal option at storage setting. How i can fix this problem?

Sorry bad english.

Fixed. it causes my sd card was formatted as ex-fat. so, when I format my sd card to fat32, it works. sorry about that.

 

[Liviu89]

Hi. I installed this patch on a Samsung A5(6) and it works but when I enter in "application" to "storage" to move an app I receive message " settings has stopped". What can I do or how can i uninstall this patch?

 

[ssmaxwell220]

Nougat 7.0

As you may all know Samsung disabled the Adoptable storage function. Even the well known S7 hack doesn't work on some Samsung devices.
Well now it's back...

Thanks to some legwork (no pun intended) by @longshanks197 we now have a workable solution.

I have created this patch to fix the issue by patching the boot image and replacing sm.jar in system.
This will enable the adoptable storage feature in Settings>Storage

This should work for pretty much any Samsung device running Marshmallow



I advise making a backup with TWRP before proceeding.

NOTE: Due to Samsung's modifications the combined storage capacity may show as incorrect, ignore this and pay attention to the separate internal and external capacity which is correct.

INSTALL:

Copy the zip below to your device then install with TWRP.

adoptable_storage_enabler_ashyx

For information how to enable adoptable storage see the guide below:

how-to-use-adoptable-storage-on-android-6-0-marshmallow

This may also be worth a read for more info:

guidelines_for_marshmallow_users_formatting/



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Will this work on Nougat 7.0?

 

[Jarvster3000]

You Install twrp recovery and flash it with that not the TWRP app or use Flashfire.

This is the bit that is still flummuxing me. I have been trying to enable this patch for months on my galaxy tab s 10.5 but I just can't figure this TWRP recovery thing out. I have rooted my device, downloaded the TWRP app which I now understand is not the right TWRP thing. Is TWRP recovery an app? A program?

Update: So i tried Flash fire but when I flashed the ZIP patch it said the following on the reboot;

Unpacking the installer...
Running the boot image patcher...
- error : unable to find boot block location!
- Aborting...
Failed to patch boot image!

Update 2: I tried TWRP Manager. This appeared to allow me to install the ZIP patch but I can't see an option on storage screen allowing me to enable adoptable storage

 

[JezReHoly]

As you may all know Samsung disabled the Adoptable storage function. Even the well known S7 hack doesn't work on some Samsung devices.
Well now it's back...

Thanks to some legwork (no pun intended) by @longshanks197 we now have a workable solution.

I have created this patch to fix the issue by patching the boot image and replacing sm.jar in system.
This will enable the adoptable storage feature in Settings>Storage

This should work for pretty much any Samsung device running Marshmallow



I advise making a backup with TWRP before proceeding.

NOTE: Due to Samsung's modifications the combined storage capacity may show as incorrect, ignore this and pay attention to the separate internal and external capacity which is correct.

INSTALL:

Copy the zip below to your device then install with TWRP.

adoptable_storage_enabler_ashyx

For information how to enable adoptable storage see the guide below:

how-to-use-adoptable-storage-on-android-6-0-marshmallow

This may also be worth a read for more info:

guidelines_for_marshmallow_users_formatting/



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.

sir good day, i have a question. . is this safe for our device.? because last week i did flash this with my samsung j2 prime and it works. but yesterday my device got system error and can't continue to the system. i can't open the twrp too. is this the reason why i got the error? or maybe im wrong.?

 

[Flapjack]

This worked perfectly on my mother-in-laws On5. Thank you so much!

My only concern now is what happens if she takes an OTA? Not only could it undo the patch, but wouldn't everything on it be orphaned? I could try and disable the updater, but while I have TWRP installed, I do not have SuperSU installed. I'd prefer to leave it way, since she's not tech-savvy and could potentially install/grant su to something malicious. Is there any way to disable OTAs from within TWRP, ie, by renaming an apk/file responsible for the update prompt?

Also, one thing I've noticed since the last time she updated, is the Play Store is gone. Is this a Samsung-trying-to-force-you-to-use-their-crap thing, or is it a glitch? Maybe the best solution here is to install a minimal gapps package from within TWRP?

 

[ashyx]

This worked perfectly on my mother-in-laws On5. Thank you so much!

My only concern now is what happens if she takes an OTA? Not only could it undo the patch, but wouldn't everything on it be orphaned? I could try and disable the updater, but while I have TWRP installed, I do not have SuperSU installed. I'd prefer to leave it way, since she's not tech-savvy and could potentially install/grant su to something malicious. Is there any way to disable OTAs from within TWRP, ie, by renaming an apk/file responsible for the update prompt?

Also, one thing I've noticed since the last time she updated, is the Play Store is gone. Is this a Samsung-trying-to-force-you-to-use-their-crap thing, or is it a glitch? Maybe the best solution here is to install a minimal gapps package from within TWRP?

You won't be able to OTA as the device is modified.
Play store should still be there, it's unlikely it was removed. I doubt you will be able to install a GAPPS package without issues.
For what region is this device?

 

[Flapjack]

You won't be able to OTA as the device is modified.
Play store should still be there, it's unlikely it was removed. I doubt you will be able to install a GAPPS package without issues.
For what region is this device?

We're in the US, with the US T-Mobile phone. I'm still trying to wrap my head around what a POS this phone is... at least in stock forum. She barely has anything installed, with a few pictures from the camera, and she's always struggling with free space.

Play Store is nowhere to be found. Only thing there is the Samsung Store. I guess it's not an issue, as she really doesn't plan on installing anything else.

 

[ashyx]

We're in the US, with the US T-Mobile phone. I'm still trying to wrap my head around what a POS this phone is... at least in stock forum. She barely has anything installed, with a few pictures from the camera, and she's always struggling with free space.

Play Store is nowhere to be found. Only thing there is the Samsung Store. I guess it's not an issue, as she really doesn't plan on installing anything else.

Make sure there is a Google account on the device or some of the Gapps apps won't show.

 

[Flapjack]

Make sure there is a Google account on the device or some of the Gapps apps won't show.

Thanks. I'll definitely check that when I see her this weekend.

 

[jnsnfl]

Samsung Tab A 8" 2015 T350

Okay... I'm a noob at rooting a flashing an android device. Also, I realize this is an older post / thread and am hoping someone still monitors it.
I am a MacBookPro user (have been for +20 yrs) and am not uninitiated when it comes to doing core systems work. The point is most of the instructs are for Windows folk and I'm not in that group so I need a little help from some friends...

Previously my Tab A under Marshmallow had the Adoptable storage formatting capability but now that I have Nougat (7.1.1) I no long have that option and for some reason I can no longer execute the ADB commands through the developer options. Dilemma... I decided to clean up my device and reload doing a factory reset then updated with the new OS and boom.. no joy for me...

I've downloaded the latest heimdall 1.4.1 unoffical signed tool and successfully installed it.
I've downloaded the JODIN java front end for the heimdall tool and successfully installed it as well, but things appear less than helpful with untexted button objects.
I've downloaded the adoptable storage enabler crafted by @ashyx and have it unpacked.
I've downloaded the TWRP (not sure what it does) for both the marshmallow version 18317 and the T355 nougat version 251117 (both tar files).
Its been quite a while since I dealt with Unix/MaxOS file expansion and overwriting so I'm uber cautious to take the next steps as outlined below because I'm missing something in the translation.
The steps I'm expected to follow are:
1. Install most recent Heimdall from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265 SUCCESSFULLY DONE
2. Open Heimdall frontend from applications folder of your Mac. SUCCESSFULLY DONE
3. Put device into download mode with power+vol down+home. Will sometimes require multiple attempts. When successful you will see warning about adding custom software to your device. SUCCESSFULLY DONE
4. Click utilities tab of Heimdall and detect device. SUCCESSFULLY DONE
5. Download pit file to your Mac with the save as dialouge. NOPE?!
6. Click on flash tab of Heimdall. NOT HERE YET!!!
7. Select pit file you just created
8. Hit add partition select RECOVERY and then select the custom recovery you have already dowloaded from the other threads. Extract to .img before selecting the recovery though. Make sure repartition is NOT selected
9. I unchecked no reboot and resume. (Near bottom right by the start button)
10. Hit start.
11. Verify by restarting with power+vol up

The concerns I have are:
1) When I connect my device to my Mac I do get the "connected" green light in the ODIN / Heimdall tool. However I don't know how to copy out the TWRP boot loader from the device (which I presume I should do if I ever want to restore back).
2) I don't really know what the TWRP tar file is doing for me or how the storage enabler gets attached to it.:fingers-crossed:
3) I need more clear instruction on how the enabler and TWRP files become one new file that gets loaded to my device that then enables the format command to become adoptable storage (and that's the only thing it adds or alters in the boot loader).:crying:

Sorry for being the mental deficient in the room but I would like a touch more guidance.....

Please.....

 

[klemen241]

Sorry for OT, but this is first time I found this time of patch. I googled al lot, but never found. Maybe you can help me. Does a version of this patch for Lollipop 5.1.1 exists? I'm looking for it without luck.

i need this for lollipop too

 

[KirigayaKuritto]

THANKYOU SO MUCH! works on my galaxy s5 been trying the s7 method but wont work good thing i found this

 

[zamin13]

Can i just flash it with odin without twrp? cause my P355 model doesn't have twrp version for nougat. i alredy search it and found twrp for lollipop version.
i try to flash twrp for lollipop on my P355 nougat and show black screen when i want to accses twrp.
i doing this because i don't want to root my device.
for now I'm looking for a way to restore the recovery stock room due to the black screen.
do you have any advice for me? to recovery my stock room recovery or to solve the black screen problem? or can i flash the patch with odin?

 

[[Lemmy]]

Does this work with an EMEA S8+ running nougat?

 

[maddoc600]

Make sure there is a Google account on the device or some of the Gapps apps won't show.

Hi ashyx!
Which patch Should I use for t-550 running nougat?
may you please give me a link?
thanks!

 

[sniffviper]

Is there a way to revert the adoptable storage patch?

 

[chrishiew@gmail.com]

Thanks, Ashyx!

After many failed attempts .. :crying::crying:, I finally managed to get it worked in my Tab A6 S Pen P-585Y ..

Cheers!

 

[sergantfigo]

What about nougat 7.0 ?

 

[fmflex]

I have it working on a gTabA 8.0 2017. I initially soft bricked it due to the encrypted sd card but after restoring stock through odin, I reloaded twrp, flashed root, flashed the encrypted sd card patch from the OP. Flashing the patch in twrp didn't work for me but I was able to then do it via adb. I'm running 7.1.1