smartdroid: May 2018

Monday 14 May 2018

Guide to Root & Install TWRP Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus Exynos Chipset

Guide to Root & Install TWRP Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus Exynos Chipset

TWRP & Root Samsung S9 or S9 Plus. To day's we will show you step by step to root Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus. Many Android users ask, why do we have to root on the device?  Rooting your Samsung device or tablet gives you a full control over the system, and that power can be misused if you do not use it properly. Because you have a full access to the system directory, you can make changes to the way the Android OS operates. You need a tool called SuperSU, These tools are basically the gatekeeper of root access on your Samsung Android device. when you run the application and this application requests root access you must approve it using the root manager.

Simply, it can be interpreted as a device that already has root privileges can be installed in various kinds of custom ROM. This means you can install the latest Android operating system which may not have been released by the manufacturer. So your device will always get the update without waiting for update notice from the factory. And also you can enjoy the new experience using the latest software that is compatible with your S9 device.

In addition to having many advantages, root also poses a fatal risk on your device. Because the freedom to install any apps can cause you wrong in installing an app, or even making changes to system files which can cause the system to crash even bricked. So, if you are ready to follow the following guidelines make sure you are ready to accept all the risks posed.

Before this guide begins, first you should understand the Samsung Galaxy S9 specs. This phone released on 2018 March. Comes with 5.8 Inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Powered by Exynos 9810 Octa chipset for EMEA, Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G72 MP18 GPU. This phone runs on Android 8.0 (Oreo). Supported by 4 GB of RAM and Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (11.55 Wh) of the battery.

Step By Step Root Samsung S9.

  1. Make sure to backup everything stored on the phone memory, everything will be deleted during the boot process. You can backup using Samsung smart switch, SD card or USB storage. If you're gonna use USB storage you can go ahead and use the OTG adapter that comes with your phone attached. You need to backup all important apps and app data.
  2. This guide work for the following phone model
    • Galaxy S9 – SM-G960F, SM-G960F/DS, Korean SM-G960N 
    • Galaxy S9 Plus – SM-G965F, SM-G965F/DS, Korean SM-G965N
      • So make sure your device is one of the supported models. How to check your phone model? From Settings - go to About phone and check your phone model number.
  3. Enable Developer Options, how to enable developer options Samsung S9 or S9 Plus?
    • Go to settings - About Phone - Software Information
    • Scroll down this screen and tap 7 times at build number until it says "you are a developer"
      developer option samsung S9
      developer option Samsung S9
  4. Then Enable OEM Unlock.
  5. Power off phone.
  6. Then, enter the phone into Download Mode and connect it to the computer via USB cable. How to bring your Samsung S9 or S9 Plus into download mode?
    • Press and hold Volume Down + Bixby Button + Power Button
  7. Hit the Volume Up button to put into “Download mode” then connect a USB cable from your phone to a Windows computer.
  8. File or tool needed for this actions.
    • Download ODIN v3.13.1 - here
    • Samsung USB driver - Here
    • RMM State Bypass zip - Here
    • Samsung Antiroot Removal Tool - Here
    • No Verify Encrypt zip - Here
    • TWRP.
      • TWRP Samsung Galaxy S9 - Here
      • TWRP Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus - Here
  9. Once all file successfully downloaded and save on the local computer, Now unzip the ODIN zip file FIRST then run the ODIN exe program.
  10. from the ODIN program windows, choose “AP button”, and choose the TWRP recovery file you downloaded from step no. 8.
    root samsung S9
    root Samsung S9
  11. Now click Start button to flash TWRP into your phone. 
  12. Once it has done, your phone will reboot and the screen goes blank. From this step immediately press and hold Volume Down + Bixby Button + Power Button for about 5 seconds.
  13. for the root process using TWRP, please watch the following video.
Video Guide.



Sunday 13 May 2018

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Bypass FRP Remove Google Account.

Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro Bypass FRP Remove Google Account.

Remove Factory Reset Protection. FRP is a new built-in feature in the Android operating system. this will help protect the data and information stored on your mobile after you perform a hard reset, Including encrypted data and screen lock. The FRP or Factory Reset Protection is a security feature for your Android phone. This feature is already equipped on the phone that runs the Android operating system Lollipop 5.1 or higher. This guide will show you how to remove Google account previously synced on the Samsung J7 Pro.

So, FRP will automatically work when you are synchronizing your mobile device with a Gmail account, So you do not need to activate manually. When FRP is enabled on your J7 Pro device, it prevents the use of a device after a factory data reset, until you log in using Google username and password previously set up on the device. So you need to make sure to keep your Google account in a safe place before doing a hard reset. in other words, you should not forget the Google account ever registered on your smartphone. Otherwise, your smartphone will be locked.

Then what can you do if you currently forget your Gmail account and you have done the factory reset on Samsung J7 Pro? this is not a difficult thing. The following guidelines will explain in detail. I hope you are the official owner of the mobile phone that will bypass its FRP. So your actions are legal, and not harmful to others.

Here are some suggestions you can make before perform the hard reset process on the Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro, to avoid having your device locked by FRP.

  1. Make sure you backup all data before the hard reset process is done.
  2. Make sure you correctly remember or write down your Google account. This account we need to login after a hard reset.
  3. If you know your Google account username, but can't remember the password related the current Gmail, you can reset your password on the device. it can take up to 24 hours for a new password to sync with all registered phone or devices. After 24 hours, you can try logging in to your smartphone with the new password.

Guide to Remove FRP Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro.


Saturday 12 May 2018

Guide to Unbrick and Flash Stock ROM Samsung Note 8 With ODIN

Guide to Unbrick and Flash Stock ROM Samsung Note 8 With ODIN.

Unbrick Samsung Note8. You can solve the bricked or boot loop problem on Samsung note 8 by following this guide. a boot loop is when your smartphone does not boot normally and just stops on the logo display, then reboot again. So, you can not use the phone to make calls or send messages. In addition to boot loop problems, the following guidelines can also be used to cope with unresponsive phones. the following guidelines will explain how to perform flash stock ROM using ODIN software. To flash according to the guide in this article, you must use a Windows OS-based computer. because the ODIN software only runs on Windows computers only.

You must download ODIN and stock ROM or firmware first. Also, prepare a computer or laptop that is free of viruses. This is done so that the flashing process can run smoothly without constrained virus factor. Usually, after you successfully flashing, your phone will return fresh as when first bought. Ok, if you are ready to flash. Please read further instructions below. Please read carefully, all the risks involved in doing flash is your own responsibility. We only provide general guidelines that are often used to flash the Stock ROM Samsung Galaxy Note 8. make sure all requirements meet the requirements of this guide.

I need to remind you before you proceed to follow this guide. flash stock ROM or firmware will delete all data stored in the mobile phone. you should backup all data to a more secure place, if still possible to do it.

Ok, let's start to flash Samsung Note8.

Prerequisite.

  1. a computer or laptop with Windows operating system.
  2. Download ODIN, Odin is used to assisting the flash process by sending stock ROM from pc to phone.
  3. Samsung Galaxy Note8 Firmware. You need to select the model according to your country of residence.
    • Europe SM-N950X Here
    • Korean SM-N950N - Here
    • China 2 SIM SM-N9500 - Here
    • USA SM-N950U - Here
    • USA SM-N950U1 - Here
    • Global SM-N950F - Here
    • Canada SM-N950W - Here

Instruction.

  1. Extract ROM in a folder that you can easily find
  2. Boot your Galaxy Note 8 into Download mode.
    • How to boot Samsung Galaxy Note8 into download mode?
      • Press and hold Volume Down + Power Button + Bixby Button for a while till you see a warning screen. 
      • Once you see the warning screen, press the Volume Up Button and your phone will go into Download Mode. 
  3. Open ODIN software.
  4. Flash Stock ROM with ODIN
  5. Wipe data and cache from the recovery
  6. Done

Video Guide.



Tuesday 8 May 2018

How to Download OTA Firmware and Update Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ or Note 8.

How to Download OTA Firmware Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ or Note 8.

Download OTA Firmware Samsung. This is a very easy step to download OTA firmware for Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ or Note 8. We do not provide direct download files to the intended firmware. This guide will explain how to download the firmware. We provide the guides very easy to understand. with just a few clicks, you can already do the downloaded firmware you expect. The firmware that you have downloaded can be used for OTA update of your Samsung smartphone device.

If your Samsung mobile phone currently has out of date, while vendor updates are no longer available. using the following guidelines is a great way to update the firmware. There are actually various ways to update the Samsung firmware. First, you can update using OTA (over the air). Second, update firmware using a third-party application called Samsung Kies.

Why should you update via OTA? If updates are available, we recommend you update via OTA. this is the reason why you should update via OTA.
  • You need to download a smaller firmware than if you need a manual update.
  • OTA update will give you much more stable because the firmware is downloaded and installed from the official smartphone vendors.
  • It's easier because we only require data packets and a stable Internet connection only. We don't any additional device (Laptop or PC).
    Download OTA firmware
    Download OTA firmware 

    How to update your Samsung phone via OTA Update.

    1. Power on phone.
    2. Then, Go to menu "Settings > About device > Software update > check now"
    3. If any recent updates are found, then the Samsung device will automatically download the update package containing the firmware file for Install.
    4. Once the download is complete, a message will appear to install the update package, just hit the "Install" option and the device will automatically reboot/restart to start the upgrade process.
    5. This process will automatically run, may your phone has several times rebooted. Don't panic it's normal, just wait for the process complete.
    The above explanation is if OTA update is still available for your Samsung device. then, what if the OTA update is no longer available? You may use the alternative method to update your Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ or Note 8 via OTA firmware.

    How to Update Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ or Note 8 Via OTA Firmware?

    Download OTA Firmware.
    1. Download OTA firmware from the following site Here 
    2. Scroll down the page and select your model number and the current version.
    3. Now, you can see an available update for your Samsung device.
    4. Just download the OTA firmware and save it on the computer.
    5. download OTA firmware Samsung S8, S9
      download OTA firmware Samsung S8, S9
    6. Finish.
    How to Update OTA Firmware.
    1. Once the OTA firmware already downloaded, now put the "update.zip" file on the SD Card root.
    2. Boot the phone into recovery mode by turning the phone off.
    3. How to enter Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ into recovery mode?
    4. Once it's completely Power off, press and holds the Bixby, Volume Up, and Power buttons. 
    5. When it turns back on, let go of the Power button but keep the others held down. Once a blue screen appears, let go of all the buttons.
    6. Using the volume buttons, navigate to: "
      • Apply update from SD card if you have an SD card in your phone.
      • Apply update from ADB if you have the file on your computer.
    7. If you have an SD card, press the Power button to confirm and wait for it to finish, 
    8. Once the process finish, reboot the phone.
    9. Now, your phone already updated and use the latest firmware version.

    Sunday 6 May 2018

    VIVO V9 Guide - Hard Reset and Unlock Pattern and Password

    VIVO V9 Guide - Hard Reset and Unlock Pattern and Password.

    Master Rest Vivo V9. If you are currently a Vivo V9 user who is having trouble locking on the screen. Please use the trick below to unlock it. Therefore, the discussion in this guide is how to hard reset on Vivo V9. The locked smartphone is generally caused by forgetting lock screen, either forget the password, PIN, or pattern lock. By performing a hard reset it means that you have returned all the user settings ever made back to the factory settings. So all the files and data will also be deleted, as well as any synced Google accounts and all installed Apps.

    In addition to opening a locked smartphone, hard reset Vivo V9 also can be applied to fix other problems. For example, the phone is no longer responsive when running the application. or the phone performance is slow down. 

    Actually performing a hard reset is a basic ability that must be owned by everyone who has a mobile phone. You should read carefully the guidelines below, we as admin is not responsible for the damage caused. if you hesitate to perform a hard reset on Vivo V9, we suggest taking it to an expert.
    hard reset Vivo V9
    hard reset Vivo V9

    Before you ready to go, we will show you Vivo V9 specifications.
    • This phone released in 2018, April.
    • Comes with 3.6 Inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
    • Run on Android 8.1 Oreo
    • Powered by Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626 chipset, and Adreno 506 GPU.
    • Memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM.
    • Camera:
      • Primary; Dual: 16 MP + 5 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED flash
      • Secondary: 24 MP, f/2.0, 1080p
    • Battery; Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh battery.
    Now, let's continue to perform hard reset Vivo V9.

    Guide to Reset Pattern and Password.

    1. If your phone is locked by forgotten pattern lock screen, please charge the phone until reach at least 80% of battery capacity.
    2. A locked phone will show the message on the screen that says "The phone has been locked, please try again in 30 seconds"
      Vivo V9 - the phone has been locked
      Vivo V9 - the phone has been locked
    3. Now, Power off phone.
    4. Once the phone completely powers off, now turn it on again by a press and hold the following key simultaneously.
      reset Vivo V9
      reset Vivo V9
      • Volume Up + Power Key
    5. Release all buttons if the phone vibrates, and enter fastboot mode.
      fastboot mode Vivo V9
      fastboot mode Vivo V9
    6. Now, select recovery mode. You can use volume down and volume up to navigate. And use the power button to confirm.
    7. Now your phone will enter VIVO recovery. From this screen, you can highlight or navigate all menu using the volume button. 
      Vivo recovery
      Vivo recovery
    8. Now, you can highlight Wipe Data, and hit the power button to confirm.
    9. From the wipe data screen, you must select Wipe Data and press the power button to execute.
      wipe data vivo V9
      wipe data VIVO V9
    10. On the screen, you can select Wipe Data again to confirm.
    11. Now, the hard reset process will run on your Vivo V9. Once it completed your phone will restore to default factory settings. And you will see the message that says "wipe data successful" and you need to hit OK.
      reset Vivo V9 successfully
      reset Vivo V9 successfully
    12. Now, tap back to go to the previous menu and select reboot system.
    13. Finish. the hard reset is done.

    Video Guide.


    ODIN3 v3.13.1 Download - Update, Flash Firmware, and Root Android-based phones.

    ODIN3 v3.13.1 Download - Update, Flash Firmware, and Root Android-based phones.

    ODIN3 Download. Do you need ODIN3 software at this time? if so, you can download the tool in this post. ODIN3 is commonly used to update and flash the firmware on Android-based phones. In addition, you can also root on Android devices. Generally, ODIN3 is used to flash Samsung cell phone and overwrite the system files. Various operating systems can be installed into Samsung smartphone using this ODIN3 tool. This means you can first install the OS before your phone manufacturer has released an update. So that your phone gets the latest Android operating system update.

    Besides ODIN3 can be used for a firmware update, you can also root your Samsung phone using this tool. Once your phone has been rooted, you can do some important things. For example; You can remove unused bloatware, save battery power, install a custom ROM, etc.
    download ODIN3
    download ODIN3

    ODIN3 makes your Samsung phone rootable and has a permanent root access by installing a custom kernel. Everything you do with ODIN3 certainly poses a lot of risks. Because installing a new Android operating system or installing a kernel can cause your Samsung phone to be a brick.

    In order for ODIN3 to run properly in a Windows-based computer operating system environment, you must run it as an Administrator. Editing INI files according to your system specifications can also help ODIN3 work best.

    ODIN3 is a freeware license, this software run only on Windows 32-bit and 64-bit operating system. Here you can download ODIN3 v3.13.1

    DOWNLOAD ODIN3

    Thursday 3 May 2018

    SEO Keywords - How to Use Google Keyword Planner 2018 For Blog and YouTube

    SEO Keywords - How to Use Google Keyword Planner 2018 For Blog and YouTube

    Tutorial Google Keyword Planner 2018. This guide will show you how to use Google's Keyword Planner to find the right keywords to write in your blog posts or put in the Youtube descriptions. Because the use of the right keywords can determine the position of your post in search engines. In this case, we use the Google search engine. Many people are wondering how to use the right Google Keyword Planner. Therefore, we will show you a detailed guide how to use it.

    Ok, now we will be showing you how to use Google's keyword planner, now you should probably already know the importance of keywords in your article. But, if you don't really briefly and you should be using certain keywords or certain phrases within your blog posts. Within the descriptions of your YouTube videos or things like that. To really ensure that you'are doing everything you can to make it as easy as possible for people to find your blog or website, or find your content. 

    So, when they go to the browser and open Google.com search engine and they search for you know a particular keyword or particular tutorial. If you'are using those proper keywords within your content, they are more likely to find you. Therefore, it's exceptionally important. We don't write a single solitary blog post, we don't write a single YouTube description without doing Google keyword research first, that is our step.

    Now, go ahead and just dive right in here. We will leave a link down below to the page that you should go. But you could also alternatively just search for Google keyword planner. And we are going to click Google keyword research and strategy with keyword planner right here. 

    The first thing you will see is you obviously have to either start now button or sign in. What we recommend doing is making sure you have a Gmail account. Quick note here, if you have tried to do this before and you had issues with it so maybe it kept trying to make you create an ad or pay for you know some sort of promotion or marketing. You can use the keyword planner without having to create an Ad. We have never paid for a Google Ad before so. If you have done that before and you kept running into that issue. 

    My suggestion is to use Google Chrome and then to click the three dots on the side on the right-hand side. What we are in is what they call an incognito window and this just kind of you know forgets my history and it just kind of imagines or pretend that we are a new user and that we don't have any history. We have never tried to create this before. But use the incognito window and then do what we are gonna do here. 

    Step By Step Using Google Keyword Planner.

    1. As we suggested above, make sure you open the Google Chrome window in incognito mode.
    2. Then type Google keyword planner in the Google search bar.
    3. Now click Google keyword research and strategy with keyword planner on the search result.
      Google keyword planner
      Google keyword planner
    4. Then, click sign-in and we are going to go ahead and just sign-in with your Gmail account. If however, you don't have an account set you can click start now button.
    5. We are going to back, we'll click start now. So you can see this picture. This is the tricky part that so important and will help you find to get past having to create an Ad. You're gonna click skip the guided setup, don't put your Email address. Also, don't put your website and don't click continue. 
    6. Then, you're gonna go ahead and create your Google Adwords account without actually having to pay for ads. So, we're going to type in my information here, and then you will click save and continue.
    7. And then you will just go ahead and sign-in with that account. Just wait for a minute, it will load the site to prepare an information.
    8. Now, click a little wrench located at the top-right of the screen, it's gonna pull up all these different things you can do what we want is the keyword planner under the planning area or planning section.
    9. And now you will see this image on the screen.This is where you are gonna go ahead and type in. You know whatever words or phrases you are gonna be going ahead and writing about. So let's think of an example, here we are gonna think of Android. If we wanted to write an Android post but we weren't quite sure what exact keywords. We should use to really boost our chances of being found in search engines.
    10. We will just start with Android and then we will go from there. So, it will pull up a suggestion yes. This is the keyword we want and then click get started.
    11. Ok, so here are all the results. Pulled together and as you can see here we scroll down we have got a lot of information to go through. So there are a couple of tips that we use for ourselves. Once we get to this point to really help narrow things down. We don't have to week through a lot of stuff, we want just narrow down to exactly the type of keywords that I'm looking for. 
    12. So the first thing that I like to do is find of sort everything by relevance. So, I don't want it to find of stray too far from the topic. The exact whole topic what I'm looking for. So, I will go ahead and just you click on a keyword by relevance and it will sort it that way or if you wanted to change it by average monthly searches which is just the number of times each month that particular keyword is used on Google. Then you could know click on it and you can see it went ahead and sorted it that way.
    13. But I'm gonna go ahead and keep it by a keyword that's the first thing I do. Now the default as far as their filters are concerned or right here you can see it excludes adult ideas. Because my blog is for all family this is obviously a must for me. Can't imagine anything bad with Android. But anyway moving on now 

    Tuesday 1 May 2018

    How to Flash Stock ROM Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime - SM-G532G Run Android Marshmallow 6.01

    How to Flash Stock ROM Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime - SM-G532G Run Android Marshmallow 6.01.

    Flash Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime Stock ROM. in this post we will show how to flash the firmware on Samsung J2 Prime. As well as a device controlled by the firmware, Android Samsung J2 can also be flashed. Flashing is the same as reinstalling the operating system. When you flash your device, all data stored on the phone will be erased. We strongly recommend backing up all data to a safer place before committing a flash stock ROM.

    There are several reasons why we should flash the Android system. Here are some reasons why you flash your Android phone. First, your Android phone run slowed down. When your Android phone has been running for several years, the phone's performance will slow down by itself. This is because of the phone stores temporary files that hamper the performance of Android system. Not just slows down the performance, even your mobile can frequently be crashed. Generally, the initial step you can do is performing a hard reset or master reset, but, if this does not work. flashing is the right step to overcome the problem.

    The second problem is your phone get a boot loop. When your phone is getting a boot loop, the mobile phone only shows the Android logo then reboot again. This incident happened repeatedly. So your phone cannot enter the main menu. In this case, you can also overcome by flashing a new ROM or firmware.

    To flash on Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime, we need ODIN flash tool and Stock Firmware. All the tools needed for flash ROM in this guide you can download in a prerequisite section below

    Ok, now let's start this guide to Flash Stock ROM Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime - SM-G532G

    Prerequisite.

    1. ODIN
    2. Samsung J2 Prime Firmware 

    Instruction how to flash Stock ROM Samsung J2 Prime.