Yeah I don't know much about how to lock and unlock the bootloader but a quick google search seems to bring up some how to videos@Markeee: Forget I asked. I mistook you for someone else. Not too long ago, someone in the Tab S7(+) subforum asked how to relock. I thought it was you.
I know how to unlock it just fine. It's relocking that I can't figure out. Every guide I've found says to boot into download mode and select an option to relock. But I see no such option in my download mode screen. Strangely enough, volume up brightens the screen and volume down dims it, but neither works to select a seemingly invisible relock option. I can also use power + volume up, but that only exits download mode.Yeah I don't know much about how to lock and unlock the bootloader but a quick google search seems to bring up some how to videos
No, not automatic updates. But you can still update manually with Odin.
What do You mean Re-enable DE?After pulling my hair out for a few hours, I finally got rooted. I'm on the latest Android version for XAR (T870XXU2CVE5 ). Odin kept failing when trying to install either the patched boot image or entire AP, but I finally noticed something that led me to fix it - I would get the unlocked bootloader message on startup but in developers options the unlock bootloader option was missing. After full reinstall, factory reset and re-enabling DE (bootloader unlock then returned enabled) I was able to obtain root.
Since I haven't seen this latest a12 version mentioned (June 2022) in this thread, here's what I used:
Files from Frija
Magisk Canary
Odin 3.14.4
Knox is 100% tripped. Samsung Pass cannot use. Netflix widevine, Dex and Spen are not affected.The various mileage from people rooting in this forum offers super conflicting information, especially conflicting with the OP.
Can somebody who knows what they're doing, please make an actual guide that is longer than 5 short lines of general info, with links to files and explaining why he picked what thing to do / downmload, and then also please explain:
- what do you loose by rooting? knox? netflix widevine L1? dex? pen? bootloader unlocked (how)? anything else asked on here and here?
- how do you update after rooting? (without re-flashing everything every time)
There's another quick guide in this thread, but no replies and no explanation for why he did what, so again not an actual guide that inspires confidence.
I know this is a question that might be better suited for its own thread but I kinda think its a quick answer for you guys.
What do you gain from root on this specific device? I haven't had to root a device in a few years since Android has gotten pretty dammed good for my use case, but what's there to be had from rooting a tablet?
I'm looking forward to my Tab S7+ but if I can make it better with root then I'd love to do it.
1) Correct1) The firmware I've downloaded doesn't have a 'CP' to flash (I think that's just the modem?).
2) Do I need that?
3) It has AP, BL, CSC and HOME_CSC only. Is it because I have the wifi-only version?