I am curious about the future of the Note 8 of being able to have a custom ROM as a daily Driver. The Snapdragon version not the exynos. Thoughts?
Yeah, there is a Note8 roms section. You can check it out every day.
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It's very doubtful we'll be having any fun with the Snapdragon variants. No root, no unlocked bootloader, no TWRP recovery.
enginuity2 said:
It's very doubtful we'll be having any fun with the Snapdragon variants. No root, no unlocked bootloader, no TWRP recovery.
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No root? When did that happen. There is a SAMFail root for the Snapdragon in the section below this one.
Hasn't the no custom stuff been a thing for a while?
Haven't had a Samsung phone since note 4.
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I've been a google phone user since they started, and messed with a couple others but not really...
Will this phone be as open as I'm used to in regards to ROMs? Do they lock the bootloader like I had a my Xperia?
Exynos version (international) will likely see ROMs. Snapdragon version (US carriers) will not. We'll be lucky if we get root.
PsiPhiDan said:
Exynos version (international) will likely see ROMs. Snapdragon version (US carriers) will not. We'll be lucky if we get root.
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why is that ?
Because Snapdragon is a locked bootloader. Without some kind of luck, leak or flaw there will be no root. At best, disable the update package with BK disabler so you won't take any updates in the hope that there is a flaw which allows us to root.
Cant wait to get twrp .... Only minimal changes must done from s8 to n8
Exynos is king Stay with the [F] variant and you will be fine (SM-N950F or SM-N950FD)
I have the 256gb Korean version, are the Korean models usually compatible with other roms (i would have went for the 64 gb FD but the price difference wasn't that big so i went with bigger storage
Well guess I'll send mine back and get an unlocked phone
Bushido1992 said:
Cant wait to get twrp .... Only minimal changes must done from s8 to n8
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Exactly my thought. Just like the S7 to Note 7, very easy to root, twrp and ROM.
I am just going to wait for all that to be done lol.
iowamoe300 said:
Because Snapdragon is a locked bootloader. Without some kind of luck, leak or flaw there will be no root. At best, disable the update package with BK disabler so you won't take any updates in the hope that there is a flaw which allows us to root.
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thanks. I didn't know that. My Snapdragon dual SIM on top of a micro SD slot N9100 was rooted but no good custom ROM [ unfortunately ]. always watching for a newer and better version of AMOLED, dual SIM AND microSD, stylus, removable battery for years now. skipped 5, 7 and may skip 8 as well. especially if there is no root and no TWRP. 4 is still running strong.
PsiPhiDan said:
Exynos version (international) will likely see ROMs. Snapdragon version (US carriers) will not. We'll be lucky if we get root.
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Thank you - exactly what I wanted to know.
Just wondering if the xposed firmware rovo released is supported on Note8 snapdragon US/CAN variant.
If so.
Has anyone has tried on the note 8 an got it working with no issues please let me know.
Nope. The development stopped along time ago for Snapdragon Xposed.
ASwedishDragon said:
Nope. The development stopped along time ago for Snapdragon Xposed.
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Soooo.... the note 8 is just not supported for xposed or. Does one need to update to some other custom Rom or something in order to Install xposed on the note 8 .
There are 2 different models of note 8. Snapdragon and Exynos. You can download Xposed if you have the Exynos version of the note 8. However, you can't do the same if you have the Snapdragon version of the note 8.
ASwedishDragon said:
There are 2 different models of note 8. Snapdragon and Exynos. You can download Xposed if you have the Exynos version of the note 8. However, you can't do the same if you have the Snapdragon version of the note 8.
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So do I need to start a bounty for the note 8 snapdragon or something. I'm sure there's alot of people willing to pay @rovo89 or @me2151 to get xposed working on snapdragon. ? I myself would offer 100 dollars to have it working on my note 8. An I'm sure if i started a thread for Canadian an US variants with note 8 snapdragon there would be alot more cash involved . Or is it just impossible.?
let's get oreo first.
bober10113 said:
let's get oreo first.
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Oreo comes after snapdragon. Why skip the people who rooted before Oreo came out. ?
Lol
waste of efforts to try and get snapdragon nougat working when oreo is where eveything is at. the whole reason why initially nougat almost never got xposed is that by the time a stable working version was available, oreo was going to be mainstream and all those efforts should go towards a current OS.
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grant it, somebody got their hands on the partially working nougat build and made it work(exynos) a that time so you never know... but again, oreo should be the main focus i think.
Still no way to get Xposed on our Snapdragon Note 8's? I saw something mentioned about flashing a modified stock firmware, but I can't find anymore about this, and if it would even allow Xposed.
Just a question: which is the Snapdragon version? Is it the 9500?
I'm thinking about buying a new Note 8, and Xposed will be welcome.
Thanks!
bootloader?
supertac said:
bootloader?
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Yes go to Developer Settings>Oem Unlocking
Samsung doesn't have a bootloader in general.
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but then I don't understand....
for the S7, the exnyos (usually european) version has an easier time to make custom roms for, custom roms everywhere, A series is like this too...
yet the snapdragon verison... no go! why is that?
Hello, I am wondering if safe strap will be available for the note 9 u versions. Doesn't that work with locked boot loaders so we can still have custom ROMs and mods?
gwest04 said:
Hello, I am wondering if safe strap will be available for the note 9 u versions. Doesn't that work with locked boot loaders so we can still have custom ROMs and mods?
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have you had a Samsung Qualcomm chiped device since the last 5 years?
Sprint note 5
gwest04 said:
Sprint note 5
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so yeah probably you have alot of catching up to do.
basically put, safe strap exploit is no more. and the future of using it again to root/custom recovery a QC snapdragon is looking bleak since the s8( root worked for only 3 or 4 months)
of course you could do yourself a favor and just get an international version instead. But note 9 development is slowing down.. it never got off to the same point as the previous models did.
Ok thanks for explaining
I'm on Verizon (Snapdragon)
My phone is not rooted, though I stopped updating at 7.1.1 because apparently the ability to root was patched out soon after. I still don't really plan on rooting, but it would be nice if I had the option.
Is there any way to root my phone (if it isn't already) after updating to 8.x or the 9.0 beta?
No, currently not and I think it is very unlikely it will be possible in near future.
What about rooting beforehand? I know the bootloader was never unlocked, so I'm guessing there are no custom ROMs that I could update to, right?
Rex4748 said:
What about rooting beforehand? I know the bootloader was never unlocked, so I'm guessing there are no custom ROMs that I could update to, right?
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I am not sure about this but rooting through magic works for us on exynos variant and I think there was a root kind of option for snapdragon like a bootstrapper, doesn't that work or the combination factory firmware?
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Rex4748 said:
What about rooting beforehand? I know the bootloader was never unlocked, so I'm guessing there are no custom ROMs that I could update to, right?
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1. NO , Doesn't matter you'll lose the chance to root when you update to oreo (that comes with bootloader v4) and pie!
2. This thread (link below) and the WETA rom is the only nougat 7.1.1 custom rom for SM-N950u/u1.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/rom-chimera-rom-v1-0-t3795526
Be careful once you update your bootloader to version 4 you'll lose root period.
edit. For corrections with oreo root. You can update to oreo As Long As the bootloader is v3.
Rex4748 said:
I'm on Verizon (Snapdragon)
My phone is not rooted, though I stopped updating at 7.1.1 because apparently the ability to root was patched out soon after. I still don't really plan on rooting, but it would be nice if I had the option.
Is there any way to root my phone (if it isn't already) after updating to 8.x or the 9.0 beta?
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The version you have now is so much slower that you have long ago lost any benefits of waiting to root!
- R. Kruse Ludington
Galaxy Note 8<-5<-3<-S3<-Nexus; Droid X; HTC HD2<-Touch Pro 2<-Tilt<-8525; O2 XDA II<-XDA; Motorola StarTac
The early versions of Oreo used bootloader 3.
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I'll probably just go ahead and update then. I used to root every phone, so that was important when I first bought it, but in over a year I haven't needed it once. Probably not worth staying on a much older version for something I likely won't use.
Thank you for the replies!
I have this same problem i'm on unrooted nougat 7.1.1 and have been patiently waiting for a bootloader unlock. But, one ui is looking so good I might just give up and update. I also use samsung pay and other things that I would lose with root/BL unlock.
22jk said:
I have this same problem i'm on unrooted nougat 7.1.1 and have been patiently waiting for a bootloader unlock. But, one ui is looking so good I might just give up and update. I also use samsung pay and other things that I would lose with root/BL unlock.
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Yeah, I was holding out hope for a BL unlock, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. Most people seem to be shifting their focus to newer phones, which is understandable.