Samsung S8 FRP Hacking¶

There is soooo many bloated how-to-hack-and-bypass-frp-for samsung s8 and almost none actually works properly, so I have created this tutorial to keep it as simple as possible and also for myself as an reminder, this wiki is unique and using different methods than other wikis/howtos that have been published afaik. As usual, no reason for waste time to create duplicated wikis ;-)¶

This wiki is almost, notice almost a step to step guide where I may have missed few moments. This hack require some interest and knowledge about how things work, if you are an absolute beginner with adb and heimdall then spend your time on something else or go try the tutorials you will find via google. ;-)

DON'T GET TRICKED BY ALL APK FILES PEOPLE SAYING YOU SHOULD INSTALL¶

Let's do it properly instead, see below.¶

Install heimdall¶

Gentoo¶

echo -e "# Heimdall (Flashtool for Sasmung Devices)\napp-mobilephone/heimdall qt5" >> /etc/portage/package.use/use
emerge --ask app-mobilephone/heimdall

Debian¶

apt update; apt install -qq heimdall -y

Windows:¶

Odin is recommended Latest version can be downloaded directly from here

Detect Device:¶

heimdall detect

Download PIT:¶

heimdall download-pit --no-reboot --output mydevice.pit

Print PIT:¶

heimdall print-pit --no-reboot --file mydevice.pit

Boot device into flash mode:¶

Poweroff device
Press vol dn+powerbutton

Flash your device with the customized rom¶

I am not allowed to upload this rom here due github policy so you must go find it your self, Google is a hint ;-)

Hint: For ODIN you just need the AP field, leave other fields blank.

How it will look with a customized developer rom:¶

Screenshot

Of course you will have access to adb shell via the developer rom:¶

Screenshot

So now, just do as below.¶

Open notification bar:¶

Its not possible to expand notification bar with touchscreen on the latest firmware, this can be easily bypassed by:¶

 adb shell cmd statusbar expand-notifications

Screenshot

Now you have the control :-)

Screenshot

Now just remove everything that should NOT be set:¶

Screenshot

Do not play with IMEI unless you know exactly what you are doing !!! IT MIGHT BRICK YOUR DEVICE !!!¶

Screenshot

Move further and delete the account added on device:¶

Screenshot

Check all settings with settings list secure¶

List settings¶

settings list globaL

Add users when device is locked:¶

settings put global add_users_when_locked 1

No reason to use mobile data during hacking¶

settings put global mobile_data 0

We want to install apps to SD since otherwise shit gets protected under encryption, better to avoid this during hacking time¶

settings put global add_users_when_locked force_allow_on_external 1

During hacking period, we want all silent (paranoid? ;))¶

settings put global charging_sounds_enabled 0

Turn on bluetooth:¶

settings put global bluetooth_on 1

No reasons for count boot times:¶

settings put global boot_count 0

Pull all pre-installed applications¶

adb pull /system/priv-app/ .
adb pull /system/app/ .

Once booted into FACTORY BINARY here is some more tricks that might be helpful:¶

List settings¶

adb shell settings secure list

or

adb shell content query --uri content://settings/secure

Tell device that setup has been completed.¶

settings put secure user_setup_complete 1 
or
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:user_setup_complete --bind value:s:1

Verify the value¶

adb shell content query --uri content://settings/secure|grep name=user_setup_complete|awk -F'value=' '{print $2}'|cut -d, -f1

Turn off location¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:location_previous_mode --bind value:s:0

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:location_providers_allowed --bind value:s:0

Turn on accessibility¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:accessibility_enabled  --bind value:s:1

Turn on accessibility injection¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:accessibility_script_injection,  --bind value:s:1

Allow non market apps¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:install_non_market_apps  --bind value:s:1

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:show_note_about_notification_hiding  --bind value:s:1

Disable lock feature:¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:lock_function_val  --bind value:s:0

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:=lock_function_val  --bind value:s:0

Allow us to use volume buttons:¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:volume_controller_service_component  --bind value:s:1

Disable lockscreen, no reason for keep this 1 while we hacking =D¶

adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:lockscreen.disabled  --bind value:s:0

Enable max brightness (Default: 72)¶

 adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/secure --bind name:s:brightness_pms_marker_screen  --bind value:s:255

When you have edited all settings, then just erase everything to default again:¶

Screenshot

Some more random previews from developer rom:¶

Screenshot

PIT OUTPUT¶

 Heimdall v1.4.2

 Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna
 http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

 This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is
 encouraged.

 If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future
 development please consider donating:
 http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

 Entry Count: 30
 Unknown 1: 1598902083
 Unknown 2: 844251476
 Unknown 3: 21324
 Unknown 4: 14153
 Unknown 5: 12852
 Unknown 6: 48
 Unknown 7: 4
 Unknown 8: 0


 --- Entry #0 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 80
 Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
 Partition Block Count: 1024
 File Offset (Obsolete): 1
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: BOOTLOADER
 Flash Filename: sboot.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #1 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 90
 Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 0
 Partition Block Count: 1792
 File Offset (Obsolete): 2
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: CM
 Flash Filename: cm.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #2 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 91
 Attributes: 2 (STL Read-Only)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 1792
 Partition Block Count: 256
 File Offset (Obsolete): 2
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: ECT
 Flash Filename: ect.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #3 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 1
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 6
 Partition Block Count: 1536
 File Offset (Obsolete): 3
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: CPEFS
 Flash Filename: 
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #4 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 70
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 6
 Partition Block Count: 2
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: PIT
 Flash Filename: -
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #5 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 71
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 8
 Partition Block Count: 256
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: MD5HDR
 Flash Filename: md5.img
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #6 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 1
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 1024
 Partition Block Count: 1024
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: BOTA0
 Flash Filename: -
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #7 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 2
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
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 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
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 Flash Filename: -
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #8 ---
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 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 3
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 5 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 3072
 Partition Block Count: 5120
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: EFS
 Flash Filename: efs.img
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #9 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 4
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 8192
 Partition Block Count: 2048
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: PARAM
 Flash Filename: param.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #10 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 5
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 10240
 Partition Block Count: 2048
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: UP_PARAM
 Flash Filename: up_param.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #11 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 6
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
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 Partition Block Count: 2048
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: BOTA2
 Flash Filename: -
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #12 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 7
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 14336
 Partition Block Count: 10240
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: BOOT
 Flash Filename: boot.img
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #13 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 8
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
 Partition Block Size/Offset: 24576
 Partition Block Count: 11776
 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: RECOVERY
 Flash Filename: recovery.img
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #14 ---
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 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 9
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
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 File Size (Obsolete): 0
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 Flash Filename: -
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #15 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 10
 Attributes: 5 (Read/Write)
 Update Attributes: 1 (FOTA)
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 File Offset (Obsolete): 0
 File Size (Obsolete): 0
 Partition Name: RADIO
 Flash Filename: modem.bin
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #16 ---
 Binary Type: 0 (AP)
 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
 Identifier: 11
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 Flash Filename: tombstones.img
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #17 ---
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 Flash Filename: dnt.ssw
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #18 ---
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 Device Type: 8 (Unknown)
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 --- Entry #19 ---
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 Flash Filename: 
 FOTA Filename:


 --- Entry #20 ---
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 --- Entry #21 ---
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 --- Entry #22 ---
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 --- Entry #23 ---
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 --- Entry #26 ---
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 --- Entry #27 ---
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 --- Entry #28 ---
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 --- Entry #29 ---
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Enjoy your fully unlocked Samsung GALAXY S8 !¶

Ahwell, if it's not clear enough already you must flash the device back to the stock rom after all settings has been done. Of course.

Put it all together to get something looking similar to¶

heimdall flash --pit mydevice.pit 
--ABOOT aboot.mbn \
--BOOT boot.img \
--CACHE cache.img.ext4 \
--MODEM NON-HLOS.bin \
--RECOVERY recovery.img \
--RPM rpm.mbn \
--SBL2 sbl2.mbn \
--SBL3 sbl3.mbn \
 --SYSTEM system.img.ext4 \

-TZ tz.mbn

For windows users, just load the .tar files into AP, BL and the other fields and just hit "start" and you are fine.¶

Stock roms can be found here: https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/

A tip for all who don't wanna pay for better speeds, then check the source code and find the zip file and you will be able to download the roms with full speed without paying a cent. The .zip is there, you have to think, you will find it.

When You See It You'll Sh*t Bricks, I Promise ;-)¶

Thanks to my friends that gave me this opportunity to play with the Samsung Galaxy S8 ! Of course i unlocked the device for free, you know who you are..¶

Over And Out.

Have fun.

// wuseman

Last update: August 10, 2022
Created: August 10, 2022

Samsung S8 FRP Hacking¶

DON'T GET TRICKED BY ALL APK FILES PEOPLE SAYING YOU SHOULD INSTALL¶

Let's do it properly instead, see below.¶

Install heimdall¶

Gentoo¶

Debian¶

Windows:¶

Detect Device:¶

Download PIT:¶

Print PIT:¶

Boot device into flash mode:¶

Flash your device with the customized rom¶

How it will look with a customized developer rom:¶

Of course you will have access to adb shell via the developer rom:¶

So now, just do as below.¶

Open notification bar:¶

Its not possible to expand notification bar with touchscreen on the latest firmware, this can be easily bypassed by:¶

Now just remove everything that should NOT be set:¶

Do not play with IMEI unless you know exactly what you are doing !!! IT MIGHT BRICK YOUR DEVICE !!!¶

Move further and delete the account added on device:¶

Check all settings with settings list secure¶

List settings¶

Add users when device is locked:¶

No reason to use mobile data during hacking¶

We want to install apps to SD since otherwise shit gets protected under encryption, better to avoid this during hacking time¶

During hacking period, we want all silent (paranoid? ;))¶

Turn on bluetooth:¶

No reasons for count boot times:¶

Pull all pre-installed applications¶

Once booted into FACTORY BINARY here is some more tricks that might be helpful:¶

List settings¶

Tell device that setup has been completed.¶

Verify the value¶

Turn off location¶

Turn on accessibility¶

Turn on accessibility injection¶

Allow non market apps¶

Allow push notifications and also recive sms with a popup in notifications for example:¶

Disable lock feature:¶

Allow us to use volume buttons:¶

Disable lockscreen, no reason for keep this 1 while we hacking =D¶

Enable max brightness (Default: 72)¶

When you have edited all settings, then just erase everything to default again:¶

Some more random previews from developer rom:¶

PIT OUTPUT¶

Enjoy your fully unlocked Samsung GALAXY S8 !¶

Put it all together to get something looking similar to¶

For windows users, just load the .tar files into AP, BL and the other fields and just hit "start" and you are fine.¶

When You See It You'll Sh*t Bricks, I Promise ;-)¶

Thanks to my friends that gave me this opportunity to play with the Samsung Galaxy S8 ! Of course i unlocked the device for free, you know who you are..¶