Quick question, hope somebody more knowledgeable can help.
First of all, I come from the land of Nexus and Pixels, where unlocked bootloaders and rooting are fairly common. Recently, I've grown tired of having subpar hardware and some software choices made by Google, so the S10 family has finally caught my eye. However, all this chat about Knox, CSC, regional variants, dual SIMs, etc, etc, has got me fairly confused, even after hours of reading the S8, S9 and S10 XDA forums. So here are some questions:
1. Does rooting a Samsung phone always trip Knox? The thing is, I would very much like to root my future S10, but I'm fairly excited about Samsung Pay. Also, I don't want to permanently trip a fuse. I understand there's no going back after tripping Knox.
2. Can Magisk Hide help with Knox and Samsung Pay?
3. Can anybody confirm whether the Snapdragon Hong Kong version has an unlocked bootloader? I know Exynos can be rooted, but Gcam is a MUST for me. So this becomes a matter of choosing between the US version (U1), or the Hong Kong version (0). Furthermore, if root for HK version becomes possible, will it trip Knox and lose Samsung Pay? Basically, I don't see the point of getting the unlocked bootloader version if Knox will be tripped anyway. At that point I might as well get the US version and keep it unrooted.
First of all, I come from the land of Nexus and Pixels, where unlocked bootloaders and rooting are fairly common. Recently, I've grown tired of having subpar hardware and some software choices made by Google, so the S10 family has finally caught my eye. However, all this chat about Knox, CSC, regional variants, dual SIMs, etc, etc, has got me fairly confused, even after hours of reading the S8, S9 and S10 XDA forums. So here are some questions:
1. Does rooting a Samsung phone always trip Knox? The thing is, I would very much like to root my future S10, but I'm fairly excited about Samsung Pay. Also, I don't want to permanently trip a fuse. I understand there's no going back after tripping Knox.
2. Can Magisk Hide help with Knox and Samsung Pay?
3. Can anybody confirm whether the Snapdragon Hong Kong version has an unlocked bootloader? I know Exynos can be rooted, but Gcam is a MUST for me. So this becomes a matter of choosing between the US version (U1), or the Hong Kong version (0). Furthermore, if root for HK version becomes possible, will it trip Knox and lose Samsung Pay? Basically, I don't see the point of getting the unlocked bootloader version if Knox will be tripped anyway. At that point I might as well get the US version and keep it unrooted.
