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Patched Samsung Health app lets you use the service on Knox-tripped Samsung Galaxy phones

Patched Samsung Health app lets you use the service on Knox-tripped Samsung Galaxy phones

April 9, 2019
Improved security measures often restrict users' ability to modify their device, or even just use some of the applications. For example, simply unlocking the bootloader on your device blocks your ability to use Android Pay and most of the banking apps. All of this is for your own security, but some of these restrictions are...
Adhell is a Free, Open Source Ad Blocker with Package Disabler for Samsung Devices

Adhell is a Free, Open Source Ad Blocker with Package Disabler for Samsung Devices

June 12, 2017
Ads on mobile devices (and sometimes even on desktop PCs as well) can be incredibly annoying and can cause a person to just block every single one they see. Google is aware of this trend and is working to implement their ad blocking method in an upcoming version of Chrome. Blocking ads on an Android...
Google’s Project Zero Discovered how to Bypass Samsung’s Knox Hypervisor (Fixed in January Patch)

Google’s Project Zero Discovered how to Bypass Samsung’s Knox Hypervisor (Fixed in January Patch)

February 12, 2017
Google's Project Zero team has verified a number of exploits that enable Samsung's phones running the supposedly-secure Samsung Knox security suite to be attacked. The blog notes that all vulnerabilities have been passed to Samsung who has actually released fixes for them in a January software update. Background As part of the Samsung Knox security software suite introduced by...
Opinion: Why End User Devices are Locked Down For Security, and Why They Have To Be

Opinion: Why End User Devices are Locked Down For Security, and Why They Have To Be

March 19, 2016
I started cutting my teeth on Android here on XDA back in the days of rocking a Kyocera Zio . The goal back then? Finding out how to block those irritating calls almost everyone gets from an auto-dialer. Since those days we have seen Android grow and most definitely mature, and I have loved the journey. Just as...
Samsung Knox Customization Hands On & Demo at MWC 2016

Samsung Knox Customization Hands On & Demo at MWC 2016

February 24, 2016
Our coverage is from MWC 2016 is still going strong. XDA TV Host TK found some interesting initiatives from Samsung. While Knox may be a bad word to us enthusiasts, but businesses love the features. In this video TK shows of some of Samsung’s interesting Knox Customization initiatives. Check out this video to learn more. In case...
Root & TWRP Available For Samsung Galaxy Note 5!

Root & TWRP Available For Samsung Galaxy Note 5!

August 27, 2015
Hopping on to the root bandwagon is the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, courtesy of XDA Senior Member Manh_IT's Noble Kernel. Speaking about the kernel, it is significant here in the fact that it is the only way to get root on the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. The kernel is pre-rooted and also contains a fix for...
Samsung Pay Not Supported On Knox-Tripped Devices

Samsung Pay Not Supported On Knox-Tripped Devices

July 25, 2015
Back at MWC 2015, when Samsung announced the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge, it also unveiled its ambitious attempt on the existing mobile wallet scene. In order to stand above the crowd and competition from services of Google and Apple, Samsung's methodology involved use of NFC as well as a new proprietary technology called...