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 🤣🤣

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@Legend-ni8qw]

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

[@luisbeckenbauer30]

My pc has gone out and does not work anymore.

[@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.

[@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

[@valentinsakutov9352]

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

[@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

[@joshbuilds]

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

[@vanitas5908]

Lol

[@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

[@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

[@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 =)

[@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

[@puneet7768]

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

[@AndyRox]

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

[@markusswift9552]

same

[@joniwk86]

Please make tutorial to instal pixel 3 cam for samsung s8

[@Looosid]

Omg lol

[@prava5304]

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

[@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.

[@longgtech69]

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

[@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

[@cehajjicvisoko4326]

This is how tutorial need to looks like ! Excellent !

[@MonkeyMan125431]

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

[@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 =)

[@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?

[@abeytusshar]

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

[@krishnamanchundiya]

Have u rooted on pie.. i wanna root

[@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...

[@mizflowers]

So if I have SM-G950W I can't do it? :( lol

[@justinkincaid8790]

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

[@esbbassboosted]

No.

[@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

[@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!

[@Masterstriker31]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@georgecaths]

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

[@raheelahmed989]

hi there i got a problem when i did flash the twrp on my s8plus even my oem option is on yet it gives an error while flashing the recovery that it can only flash official firware

[@rimtasbichas]

P.s. i heard that need to remove securelogin file from phone

[@gmann5051]

Use modified odin 3.13 man it bypasses the official firmware BS so you can flash unofficial shit.

[@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.

[@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

[@reveszrichard]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@darkcdb1177]

is SM-G950W rootable?

[@hsingh4606]

Did u get a yes or no answer

[@esbbassboosted]

Listen at 1:10

[@vnexusrobloxsf128]

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

[@skreamthree]

how to do data recovery after the phone is rooted as it format. Do i need to load the backup back on the phone and then use an app like undeleter or easeus?

[@dennisbusch9638]

Have you found the Answer? I have the same Problem

[@skreamthree]

@@dennisbusch9638 yeah there was a way I can’t remember how I did it. But when it’s rooted you can use the data recovery program to recover. However it only went back around 12 months

[@masonwalker1301]

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

[@esbbassboosted]

Nice! :)

[@Habib_captain_sami]

Good

[@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

[@carolanthonypolistico1975]

I can't download it. It keeps opening another page then download and open again and again

[@rickyponcepr]

I have the oem unlock enabled but I can not install the twrp on my g955f I followed the steps of the video and odin gives me a bug and on the phone it appears only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed

[@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?

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@-coffins-6283]

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

[@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

[@tomgurevich5266]

I ended up with "magisk is not installed". can you help me, please?

[@coleman4807]

OEM unlocking isnt an option for me

[@samikhadhraoui7544]

connect to wifi and add your google account to your phone

[@KORT21]

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

[@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?

[@Wolf-ln5ei]

Pless I need root android 0.9.0 galaxy not 8

[@fatesoblatant]

i did everything as shown but the Rootchecker app says after , its not rooted????

[@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.

[@vinmarmagto3991]

Awesome! Worked as instructed. Thanks Max!

[@DoniStunts]

I have snapdragon model it's been a long time since I used custom roms and root....

[@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!

[@Joe-oj4jt]

Hi Sir Max Lee, good day, I did this lately and everything's fine until I powered off my phone and it says "Only official released binaries are allower to be flash" and by that time I'm fcked up because I can't go to recocery mode/twrp. But now I am back to stock rom. Any ideas or information how can I flash any rom but I also want the stock rom to be backup before going to custom rom. And that problem will come up when I power off my device (samsung s8+ lguplus korean variant)... I am hopefully waiting for your favorable response. Thank you.

[@Amer-yu7xr]

How do I get my Netflix to work after rooting? Hiding Magisk from the app doesn't work. I need a solution asap please.

[@gmann5051]

Remove a file in Netflix... use a modded apk there is an xposed module... Netflix enabler... this will remove the file for you.

[@mobilefreelancer3831]

Root failed after going through it twice keeps asking for a update on majestic its unavoidable unfortunately

[@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

[@b36.9]

Will this device lose some basic applications after upgrading? Just because, i bougt SAMSUNG S8 4 days ago, and then i realized that there was no basic apps inside. Like.. voice recorder, calculator, note, music player. How annoying! Is there anyone like me? or is this because of my mistake?

[@zaemazmi2869]

i have a rooted samsung note8 on 8.0.0 and planning to upgrade to one ui, do i use my old files to root one ui?

[@joechan2259]

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

[@qia2chiffre15]

Didn't work for me, the phone fails to install magisk after the procedure

[@JimmyFantage]

Why can't we root the phone with a US version...? What is the difference?

[@helloimpless617]

The difference is the US models have locked bootloaders while the international versions have unlocked bootloaders and TWRP requires a unlocked bootloader to flash

[@avi3l352]

I don't get it why you guys always stressed about "this will erase everything on you r phone" if you got samsung account it will back up everything

[@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

[@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??

[@BelRiose2000]

Does this wipe files on internal storage? I need root to undelete files, but if this wipes all files I can't do it.

[@dennisbusch9638]

I have the same Problem, did u find a answer?

[@BelRiose2000]

@@dennisbusch9638 no, i never found a way to do it

[@redblue5454]

I can't do the backup, it isn't working. Why? What should I do?

[@Benjamin-vx2ot]

.... sadly doesn't work somehow: "only official released binaries are allowed to be flashed"

[@AqeelAbbas]

I did this but my mobile is not going to be power on and “only shows only official binaries are allow to do this “ someone please help me and do it on your own risk

[@Trizi0]

i can´t install the USB Driver because Windows says it has blocked it but even when i try to do it over a cmd with admin i still can´t get it to be installed

[@oskarandersson8568]

Choosed the wrond img file and now im locked in Unmodified System Partition. Please help. I cant turn off or restart the phone. I have a Samsung galaxy s8

[@dannyg81]

My attempt failed at the install Samsung drivers. Attempted on 2 different PC's with admin rights. Windows blocked the install of the exe.

[@s3ndhy]

Hello bro..i want to ask..the procedure same like a samsung note 8 android pie?

[@ahmadaboo]

dear MR max lee , i almost got a heart attack after getting "failed to mount /preload" and start thinking that i did brick my phone, and i need to buy a new one , i was really sad until i reboot my phone and still worked and rooted !!

[@haelnasher5558]

how to can do root for my s8 without factory rest

[@anmac6910]

Does this work with SM-G950W (S8 canadian variant with koodo mobile) on android 9

[@tonne6474]

I dont get both green check marks in the magisk app, in "Magisk is up to date". When I try to install the latest version, my phone tells me: -Device platform: arm64-v8a - Copying image to cache - Unpacking boot image ! Unsupported/Unknown image format ! Installation failed Does anyone know whats going on? Looking forward to your replies!

[@vetleishere]

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

[@bird.7688]

It worked but when i installed Magisc Manager it says i need to update it and i updatet it and installed but i wasnt updatet and in rootchecker it says its not rootet

[@ramkshetty]

not able to run 'SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe' it says 'This app has blocked for your protection'.... What to do?

[@GlobeGamerHub]

My phone is stuck on teaming when I tried recovery mod now even not touch working

[@kavinduramesh98]

How to roo galaxy note 8 on android pie

[@baweroremary7158]

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

[@ryanvgt1913]

Are we going to see a updated video on the US models such as att and etc. I've been seeing alot of fourms on xda stating they have a root method for them now ? Would love to see it

[@DeltaInsanity]

Have you found anything?