How to Root Galaxy S8/S8+ on Android 9.0 Pie!

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to root the Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus on latest Android 9.0 Pie. This root method is probably the easiest method so long as you follow step-by-step.This root method supports the following models: - Exynos Galaxy S8 SM-G950F, SM-G950FD, Korean SM-G950N
Exynos Galaxy S8+ SM-G955F, SM-G955FD, Korean SM-G955N
Qualcomm Galaxy S8 SM-G9500 Chinese Dual SIM
Qualcomm Galaxy S8+ SM-G9550 Chinese Dual SIM #GalaxyS8 #GalaxyS8Plus
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[@Masterhappyface92]

Been awhile since I rooted a phone, thanks for the quick video! Also for people new to rooting, the first boot after the wipe can take up to 5 min so don't panic if you're stuck at the samsung screen.

[@akaashmehmi3511]

Thanks alot I though I bricked it lol!

[@Monk96]

@@akaashmehmi3511 Bro me too i was gonna have a heart attack 🤣🤣

[@cominup85]

I've sat down on at least 3 occasions trying to work this (must have sat for over an hour) out with other guides and this is the first time I've sorted it ...within less than 10 minutes. Crazy. Worked like a charm and I'm really happy.

[@bernardomendes1750]

i've seen a lot of videos about rooting s8 ,but this is the one that worked 100%! Thanks for the help man.

[@pauloneto8920]

Hello Max, it's me again! One more time I come to your blog to be able to make a new Root Pie 9 to my Galaxy S8. I will keep and reinforce all my thanks for the excellent video. Just like the last time, everything is working perfectly. Thank you very much big hug.

[@cdx873v]

thanks! i can finally record call's again! my first boot was different from your's. instead of the "SAMSUNG" logo flashing, my led went from dimmed to bright for a long time.

[@Legend-ni8qw]

Bro your a legend. Watched 10 vids b4 yours and all were not working. Yours is, thanks alot!

[@maxchambers178]

It worked great for my Galaxy S8+ (G955FD)! Thanks for the awesome video!

[@shaanmalik3611]

Really bro i also have s8+ g955fd non rooted but i want to root

[@AurioDK]

It worked, thank you. I didn´t know about all the trouble I would get into though, should have done some research first, I thought rooting just gave me more access ... I didn´t think it would cause so much problems with pay apps.

[@ankushsajwan]

Them apps aint safe either bro Always use internet banking on a laptop with paid security software and hope you do not get hacked cause everything thats connected to internet is hackable

[@kundude]

boom shaka laka! it worked! thanks a lot, this video was really helpfull for me to get root and backup/restore my efs folder and now finally i have service =)

[@abbasbasheer4352]

your tutorial makes it look like a piece of cake... i hope it will work in real scenario as well.. enjoyed, learned, subscribed and liked ... looking forward to see rooting for other models having android 8.0 and 9.0 in them

[@jovanmilic8484]

7:31 nice time to say it will format everything

[@FRXGMENT]

just backup your phone lol

[@kureijisama7896]

Did anyone try sm g955u

[@doggowithnosubs7935]

@@FRXGMENT ik I might be an idiot but how do I backup my phone

[@game_a_playa]

@@kureijisama7896 ever find out if it worked?

[@naamangeist7843]

@@kureijisama7896 he already said @ 1:10 that US models can't be rooted. Any model that ends with "U" is a US model. I'm returning mine for a refund and buying a "FD" model.

[@longgtech69]

My phone has been installed TWRP. So admire of you! Thanks for your instructions!

[@cehajjicvisoko4326]

This is how tutorial need to looks like ! Excellent !

[@MonkeyMan125431]

Brilliant tutorial! Just used it today (May 2020) and it worked no problems!

[@petedake]

very clear instructions. I even used Samsung Switch which made the transformation even smoother. I'm facing one problem though. I downloaded magisk 18.1 as you said, and downloaded the Magisk Manager separately as expected but on the Manager I can only see the second tick. There is a red question mark next to "Magisk is not installed" and also, I cant seem to find the hide option on the side menu. Thanks again.

[@reveszrichard]

Finally! I've tried and failed following several tutorials, but this one made the trick! Thank you, finally my S8 is rooted! :)

[@prava5304]

I Like Max Lee...always come back with Root access 🖒🖒🖒

[@Masterstriker31]

It worked great for my Galaxy S8 (G950F)! Thanks for the awesome video! Regards from Dominican Republic!

[@masonwalker1301]

Work for me SM-G955FD thank sooooo much appriciate it 2020😏😏

[@esbbassboosted]

Nice! :)

[@Habib_captain_sami]

Good

[@rafaelgodoy5850]

It was a really good video, the data used to root a S8 is getting updated and the tutorial is really easy to follow up. Keep up the good worf =)

[@me-me-me-me-me]

Download link would be appreciated

[@fredtlc3]

55u i believe

[@fredtlc3]

Is there a way to get the oem unlock button to show up? Im having issues gettingit to show... i have a s8+

[@cizma27]

@@fredtlc3 by now it should be unlocked. But, normally you just disable automatic time change and change the date and time to something couple months ago

[@17Moody17]

It worked, despite the hard times I had to download from the Highonandroid link files... I had some "loops": when I clicked "download" a new same page appeared... I downloaded from diff sources lol Thank you!

[@milker_myers3713]

i asked why i had to format my phone on xda discord and they told me it's because otherwise i'll get an error on boot screen, but you should have said that. Still, good video

[@dercoss]

Great video. Worked easily for me. As he says though, watch some of the stages a few times before you try it as it is a bit trickier than earlier Galaxy S models. Many thanks...

[@luisbeckenbauer30]

My pc has gone out and does not work anymore.

[@medicohilleroed8552]

Worked great wit S8 Android Pie SM-950F with the nov 2019 update :-D

[@medicohilleroed8552]

@كولشي و كلاشي Kulshi U Kalashi Yeah some of the links in the description fail... Just go to the page he mentions in the video and follow his guide

[@joniwk86]

Please make tutorial to instal pixel 3 cam for samsung s8

[@Looosid]

Omg lol

[@yeetus5653]

Thank you for your tutorial! This really worked! For my phone the samsung logo took so long to load that I got kinda scared that it was bootlooping or something. But nevertheless, it didnt so I can say for sure that this method is safe and works well if you follow all instructions well. Thank you once again!

[@erol1648]

you really need to start with "this will erase everything on your phone"

[@KoolenDasheppi]

@Isaac Pablo At least modern roots. XP

[@whatthehellnomorebees6175]

If you've been rooting gor the last 5-6 years its like that with every root. And why you need to dellete it its cause the ropt you encrypt files in every part of the os and that can cause problems

[@chrisb6482]

It's almost always a given. Don't root then.

[@buccimu]

Ofc

[@xzaviastreet]

Thank you for making a tutorial for 9.0. You are the only one I'm depending on making tutorials on the S8 so thanks a lot!

[@tanquetarito16]

Which version of magisk did you install??

[@xzaviastreet]

You can always use the most recent magisk version but magisk manager is 7.1.1 @@tanquetarito16

[@joshbuilds]

when I click start it says failed, the phone says only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed (recovery)

[@vanitas5908]

Lol

[@vetleishere]

i've tried this for 7 years. finally got it to work. THANK YOU

[@Phon_00p]

only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed on my Exynos Galaxy S8 SM-G950F

[@nass9991]

did you find a solution to root because i had to reflash official recovery

[@markusswift9552]

this fucked up my phone

[@tikopramono]

how i can fix this?

[@vnexusrobloxsf128]

finally a vid that explains well and actually works. Thanks!

[@rcicca]

DON'T DO IT, it's irreversible, THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY and after that it will never work again some Samsung apps like Samsung Health Samsung Pass, Samsung Pay and Samsung Secure Folder!

[@osmanm331]

You can flash magisk root to hide the root, so all the Samsung apps would work I dunno bout the fingerprint and iris scanner tho. You sure they don't work when rooted?

[@rcicca]

@@osmanm331 fingerprint and iris scanner works with other apps and to unlock the smartphone. I know that I can hide the root with magisk, this works e.g with bank app e google pay, but it doesn't work with Samsung Apps. The Samsung smartphones have the "Knox Warranty Void" bit set to 0, after the root the "Knox Warranty Void" value is no more 0 and you can't restore it to original value 0, it's irreversible, it's e-fuse, you can view this value in the "download mode" screen: THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY and you loose knox functionality and some samsung secure app like Samsung Health Samsung Pass, Samsung Pay and Samsung Secure Folder check the "Knox Warranty Void" value and they won't work anymore! The Samsung Knox warranty bit is a security feature that detects if unofficial software has been installed on your phone. This helps prevent malicious attempts from accessing your data. The Knox Warranty Bit detects if a non-Knox kernel has been loaded on the device.

[@georgecaths]

spent hours looking at tutorials but this one actually worked lol. thank you

[@hewad378]

When are you gonna do a tutorial for note 8 android pie root, or does this also work on the note 8?

[@ddenobrega8298]

it wont work for a note 8 becasue those models a strictly s series

[@MCFreck]

I have got to say, that was the most painless experience ever.. I liked the flow of your video, you didn't muck around, you didn't spend a million years explaining crap for the layman.. I followed you through and that was such a breeze. Thanks heaps man, gg.

[@sokazuya3344]

WTf we can't root G955U ?

[@Ab-mn9pu]

The network providers know those phones (for example t mobile) don't allow you to unlock the bootloader

[@kureijisama7896]

Did anyone try sm g955u

[@xxzenonionnex7658]

@@Ab-mn9pu I have a Verizon one that Is a SM950U and the boot loader isn't locked

[@Ab-mn9pu]

@@xxzenonionnex7658 not all providers lock the bootloader

[@esbbassboosted]

It's only for International Exynos & China Qualcomms! You should buy the International Exynos instead of the Snapdragon! Why? Cuz all of the Snapdragon US Models have Locked Bootloaders so it's not better. International Exynos is way better than the Snapdragon US Models.

[@ccrtecdiving99]

Great! The tutorial is exactly what it need to do the Job! I've used the newer magist 19.3 on a SM-G950F and it worked well

[@chrisb6482]

What region is your phone? Thanks

[@ttvbtwttvbtw5627]

@@chrisb6482 meow

[@abeytusshar]

can we use this video for Note 8 ( SM-N950F) running on Android Pie ?

[@krishnamanchundiya]

Have u rooted on pie.. i wanna root

[@madhavarao4881]

Perfect and easy. I have unlocked my s8+. You are a genius. Good work.

[@justinkincaid8790]

I have the 950U :( any root for this yet?

[@esbbassboosted]

No.

[@Axcelot2]

Thank you. Worked fine overall Only issue was the time magisk got deleted during recovery so i had to reinstall it and update it

[@abrahamyehoshuafrias3390]

Make a tutorial for the NOTE 8

[@Huhpussy]

@Sofien Bejaoui I tried today ...it failed because his video with note 8 was for android oreo...and now its pie

[@TheFrankNunez]

Still working like a charm, thanks Mr. Lee!

[@TheyTookStrawb]

Mine is smh950u. Wtf model is that?

[@esbbassboosted]

US Models. Do not attempt to Root the Snapdragon US Models cuz they have Locked Bootloaders. If you want to use the Exynos Model, sell your Snapdragon US Model & buy your International Exynos cuz they have Unlocked Bootloaders.

[@TheyTookStrawb]

@@esbbassboosted Ahh, thanks. Got an s10 in the mail now anyways, hope I can root this one

[@SpartanAce095]

I followed your instructions step by step and it worked! Thanks!!!

[@marius2096]

Hey , I want to root my phone in order to restore deleted videos , can I still do that after wiping the phone?

[@alexz2116]

Same

[@podpoaz]

Hi, did you ever recover your photos? I am trying to do the same now but sure if rooting the phone is worth the risk 😕 thanks.

[@marius2096]

@@podpoaz hey, recovering Photos is easy but videos are a problem, I decided that I'll not do it cause the lost videos werent worth the risk for me

[@baweroremary7158]

Thanks, I rooted my S8 on Oreo watching your tutorial, and now I just have done it on Pie thanks to you

[@antonc.4233]

How to Root Galaxy Note 8 on Android Pie

[@kavinduramesh98]

Please do video

[@alter3go411]

So ths method doesnt work for note 8?

[@antonc.4233]

@@alter3go411 yes, I just got it with note 8 and android 9 but not the method of s8 but his video of Note 8 with Android 8 oreo is synonymous with Pie

[@Guggu3d]

@@antonc.4233 Which files did you use, the ones from the Note 8 Oreo or the files from this one?

[@vinmarmagto3991]

Awesome! Worked as instructed. Thanks Max!

[@Zero3Ronin]

do i have to wipe everything cant i just keep my things without wiping

[@vnexusrobloxsf128]

u need to wipe everything. if u have a google account, then usually everything is alr backed on a cloud

[@OrchidVisionMusic]

Thank you so much !! IT WORKS WITH THE NEW VERSION OF MAGISK v19.0 AND THE NEW MAGISK MANAGER v7.1.1 !! (tested on Android Pie bêta 4 XEF)

[@tanquetarito16]

I can't install magisk v18.0 on my s8 sm-g950f... Can I try with the latest version??

[@OrchidVisionMusic]

@@tanquetarito16 Yeah you can

[@tanquetarito16]

Send me the link to download it please!!!

[@KORT21]

Thank you great tutorial mate! You always save my ass 😂

[@unyk13]

Ha.. It actually worked. Thanks a ton man.

[@darkcdb1177]

is SM-G950W rootable?

[@hsingh4606]

Did u get a yes or no answer

[@esbbassboosted]

Listen at 1:10

[@gaiatrys]

works for g950f with latest magisk 19.3 after installing titanium dont forget to give it root access from magisk

[@thepopeofhell3148]

I have a s8+ SM955F exynos (android 9 with all the latest updates innstalled). I am also considering downloading the latest magisk (19.3) instead of 18.1 . Should I do that? Also is the titanium app important?

[@-coffins-6283]

Max any new ways to root my old S7+ T-Mobile....thanks bro.

[@sjaak1978]

thanks man its worked for my SM-G955F

[@ikramevan9205]

Please make a video on "How to Root Note 8 on Android 9.0 Pie!

[@pradanshakya5587]

I think same procedure will work for note 8

[@ikramevan9205]

@@pradanshakya5587 Thanks Mate.

[@rh_bzn]

This is a great tutorial dont get me wrong but if you want to root any samsung phone DO NOT DO IT because if you root your phone and want to uproot it and you do that (which is what I did) you will have a tripped knox. Having a tripped knox is a disaster you can not use any samsung app like Samsung pass or anything and you will not be able to download netflix from the playstore and some banking apps so if you are going to root your Samsung phone think twice but my advice is dont root it.

[@edwardxia3045]

will SM-G950W work?

[@hsingh4606]

Does it work on the s8+ ending in w

[@esbbassboosted]

Hell nah!! It's only for International Exynos & China Qualcomms! You should buy the International Exynos instead of the Snapdragon! Why? Cuz all of the Snapdragon US Models have Locked Bootloaders so it's not better. International Exynos is way better than the Snapdragon US Models.

[@esbbassboosted]

@@hsingh4606 Hell nah!! It's only for International Exynos & China Qualcomms! You should buy the International Exynos instead of the Snapdragon! Why? Cuz all of the Snapdragon US Models have Locked Bootloaders so it's not better. International Exynos is way better than the Snapdragon US Models.

[@the_itcher4302]

@@esbbassboosted Yes and he even said it

[@DrDevilDD]

It Worked! Thanks, added to Favourites

[@levigondimdacosta2804]

Boa tarde estou precisando do root para android 9 do note 8 SM-N950F Por favor

[@iX067]

Yes I have the same device it will work

[@PharaoMods]

I cant flash twrp there comes an error but i watched the Video 1000 Times and Made nothing different(edit tryed again and it works hes trustworthy so dont be scared all works fine thanks for tutorial :))

[@rajannakarmi]

only exyno version

[@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE]

No u can do on Qualcomm but must have unlocked bootloader, Chinese dual sim has unlocked bootloader.

[@yassolestename5184]

@@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE how should i know if i have unlocked bootloader?

[@valentinsakutov9352]

my phone died after i rooted it and i will not work "only official release released binaries are allowed to be flashed" HELP

[@Amer-yu7xr]

Just finished rooting my Samsung S8. It worked perfectly, thank you very much.

[@tanquetarito16]

Which file did you use? Because I couldn't root it...

[@Amer-yu7xr]

@@tanquetarito16 I simply downloaded all the files he downloaded in the video and followed all the steps

[@tanquetarito16]

So I don't know why I can not root my phone... Because when I reboot my phone to install magisk app, my phone shows "Only official released binaries allowed to be flashed" and then my phone doesn't work

[@Dumasher]

Hey, what i must do now, when i do all from this video and its work great and i go to dev options and change OEM UNLOCKING from ON to OFF and now my telephone cant run and i have custom binary blocked by fap lock

[@eraldiraldi8752]

thanks bro working and tested in 2023 on my s8plus g955f

[@DanTheMortgageManUK]

Easy to follow instructions - Thank you!

[@bulgarianmapper25]

wow it worked thanks im subscribing to you :-)

[@circle4922]

I'm high as fuck on rootage right now. Lit. This was a good, clear video man. Makes me wish I had an S8.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

Yo what are you doing here?

[@circle4922]

@@Razor-gx2dq Lol, sup man?

[@rupadevm]

Wonderful illustration for even beginners. It totally worked for me. Thanks

[@timghilks7666]

superb/outstanding step by step covering any eventuality. worked perfectly

[@BIGMACMCDONALDLEE]

Amazing.

[@costafabiof]

Your tutorial is very good and thanks for putting the link in the XDA forum. But my problem is in FRP STATE. After installing Android 9, TWRP, Magisk, etc. Restart the phone, and install all Google Play updates, restart again, it shows the message "only official realease binaries are allowed to be flashed" and in the download mode appears FRP STATE lock.

[@ronyabihanna6542]

Same thing happened to me any fix please?

[@sabbir2000]

. Worked like a charm!! I love you Max!!! Always to the rescue ;)

[@Miguel0Almengor]

Works on my galaxy s8+. You are a master

[@guto5340]

Thanks!It worked!

[@bryanwolfgang4281]

this video worked for me. samsung galaxy s8+ SM-G955F android 9.0.. also it reactivated the callrecorder function. it has a built in callrecorder app in magisk manager that works great. thankss. Baseband version G955FXXU4DSE4

[@puneet7768]

My SM-G9500 doesn't have OEM unlocking option! Should I go ahead with the process?

[@arturodekara1390]

Super! 100% working with Micro SD Samsung S8 Exynos. Danke schön!

[@tanquetarito16]

What did you do?? Because I could install twrp... But when I reboot my phone to install magisk, the screen show something like ONLY OFFICIAL BINARIES ARE ALLOWED TO BE FLASHED

[@fkfjun]

Thank you! Just what i needed. :)

[@michabugnar8825]

I did it, with the latest Andoid 9 update on Samsung S8 950F. JUPI Thank you.

[@marcosdepaulacosta9754]

Excellent video Mr. Lee We would like a step-by-step model for the SM-N9600 Snap Dragon with Android Pie, no biometrics bus / PIN pattern .... thank you very much

[@miguelangelloovioleta3711]

Fantastic vid. One question. Can i use a microsd card to have the files or i need to use the internal memory of the cell??

[@feikedrost]

Thanks.. IT WORKED SM-G950F

[@esbbassboosted]

Nice

[@Lucas35482]

BROOO IT WORKED HERE, I LOVE YOU!!!!!

[@peerhebing3683]

Worked. Thanks a lot :)

[@saveourslevesdotorgallowda5207]

Another great no nonsense tutorial. Boom shakalaka

[@joechan2259]

I have SM-G955W android 9 Snapdragon with V7 bootloader Canadian model. Does it works?

[@FRXGMENT]

thx buddy. i was always looking for a working root for my sm-g950f. it was so easy to do but i've got one question. does this method trigger your knox counter?

[@hakanlarsson4183]

MY god.....you save my day so hard...!!!! Thankyou very much for a pro video..!!!!!!! ;-) :-)

[@MihaiRosu93]

Allright, works. But banking apps no longer work. Samsung pass not working. Device has bugs. Thanks, now i have to unroot my phone.

[@thusharabuddhikasalaman7735]

Thanks man..! Its worked...!

[@Zeath22]

Amazing Tutorial worked great everything on point thanks

[@AndyRox]

I broke my phone please help, it says "Only official binaries are allowed to be flashed" Please help

[@markusswift9552]

same

[@Joaquynn]

Thanks! Working 4/8/2020! I can finally do the fakepay shit xD

[@clementfavaron]

Thank you so much, 100% working tuto!