How to add a Samsung account ?

[najeb3]

Hello everyone,

I've flashed LOS 14.1 on my S4 mini. When I went to add an account (my Samsung account), I discovered there are only few options like: Office, Exchange and IMAP ..etc. But I want to set up my Samsung account to get the backup. How to do this ?

Thanks

 

[ericch2]

Have you found a solution?

 

[nezlek]

Not very likely

Like most Samsung apps, the backup is probably going to be restricted to stock ROM configurations. HOWEVER, if you want to install select Samsung apps, you can (PROBABLY) find the .apk files for them at www.sammobile.com. SOME of them WILL want to use your Samsung account to connect and in those cases they will recognize your credentials if you have already defined them before you flashed a non-stock ROM. You also will likely have to add / edit a statement in your build.prop file concerning ro.config.tima if you have tripped Knox along the way. Not all of the Samsung apps will work completely, since some features apparently just don't and won't work with AOSP based ROMs. Hey, you can't have everything !! Good Luck.

 

[najeb3]

Like most Samsung apps, the backup is probably going to be restricted to stock ROM configurations. HOWEVER, if you want to install select Samsung apps, you can (PROBABLY) find the .apk files for them at www.sammobile.com. SOME of them WILL want to use your Samsung account to connect and in those cases they will recognize your credentials if you have already defined them before you flashed a non-stock ROM. You also will likely have to add / edit a statement in your build.prop file concerning ro.config.tima if you have tripped Knox along the way. Not all of the Samsung apps will work completely, since some features apparently just don't and won't work with AOSP based ROMs. Hey, you can't have everything !! Good Luck.

I am really happy for your reply. Yeah, I can not have everything as I am running a custom ROM because I wanted to stick to my s4 mini 3g.
Anyways, I am visiting sammobile,com ,but I am pretty sure that I can not edit or add any statements for the apk as I am an electrical engineer with no experience in android development, but I will try and get back if I got results.

 

[XTCrefugee]

Just FYI I tried this myself a while ago without much success. If you download a stock-based TWRP-flashable rom for your device and extract the contents you should be able to find the APKs for Samsung account, the store, push service etc. (some are also on apkmirror, if you want to try newer versions). The Galaxy store does actually work, but crashes when you try and go to the account page (as there's no Samsung account on the device) so you can only install free apps. The same goes for the Samsung customized versions of apps such as Kindle, it works until you try and log into a Samsung account. The actual Samsung account service itself wouldn't work for me, it appeared in the list of possible accounts to set up but would just crash if selected. Fortunately, the best Samsung app (the internet browser) can be installed on any device directly from the Play store, so you don't need any Samsung account services for it.

 

[najeb3]

Just FYI I tried this myself a while ago without much success. If you download a stock-based TWRP-flashable rom for your device and extract the contents you should be able to find the APKs for Samsung account, the store, push service etc. (some are also on apkmirror, if you want to try newer versions). The Galaxy store does actually work, but crashes when you try and go to the account page (as there's no Samsung account on the device) so you can only install free apps. The same goes for the Samsung customized versions of apps such as Kindle, it works until you try and log into a Samsung account. The actual Samsung account service itself wouldn't work for me, it appeared in the list of possible accounts to set up but would just crash if selected. Fortunately, the best Samsung app (the internet browser) can be installed on any device directly from the Play store, so you don't need any Samsung account services for it.

I understand now that Samsung account service would not work on customised ROMs. I have tried to download the application from Sammobile and it did not even show to add a samsung account. And in your case even if it shows, it will crash once you proceed.
Thanks for your reply.