Rooting Phone

[Android Central Question]

Hey. A hacker factory reset my phone 4 times and I'm wondering how can I root my Samsung Galaxy S9+ so I can perform a deep recovery

 

[mustang7757]

Hacker doesn't reset your phone 4 times , you have something else going on with your device .

Rooting makes your phone completely more unsafe.


I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply.
https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[Hollow Playz]

There. Also It was a hacker especially I believe it because he said he was wiping my phone after I said I'm not doing this and then next thing I know a factory reset is starting

 

[Mooncatt]

There. Also It was a hacker especially I believe it because he said he was wiping my phone after I said I'm not doing this and then next thing I know a factory reset is starting

If a hacker was somehow on your phone and factory reset, it also eliminates his method of intrusion, which leaves us two options.

This is either a glaring problem in how you treat your phone (I.e. Installing random shady apps), or

The hacker has access to your Google account info or similar (like a Samsung account) that allows for remote factory resets.

In either case, rooting will not fix this problem. I would suggest you change your passwords on all accounts (using a password manager will greatly help with this), and only download apps from the Play store or trusted sources (like direct from a developer).

 

[mustang7757]

I agree with Mooncat, change all account passwords

 

[Hollow Playz]

Well my account was hacked by the hacker because he manipulated me into giving him auth codes

 

[Mooncatt]

Well my account was hacked by the hacker because he manipulated me into giving him auth codes

That has nothing to do with rooting, and everything to do with account security. Change all of your phone related passwords, including your Google and any manufacturer account passwords, and enable two factor authentication where possible. This is a good guide and discussion on password management if you needed additional info.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=899430

Give that a try and let us know how it goes.

 

[blackhawkhot]

Well my account was hacked by the hacker because he manipulated me into giving him auth codes

Meh, you leaned a valuable lessons from the school of hard knocks... I hope.
You allowed yourself to be manipulated... own it, move on, and never repeat the mistake.

 

[Mike Dee]

Well my account was hacked by the hacker because he manipulated me into giving him auth codes

Change your passwords and codes and stop allowing yourself to be manipulated.

 

[Hollow Playz]

Either way how can I root my samsung s9? I need to recover my files

 

[mustang7757]

Either way how can I root my samsung s9? I need to recover my files

If you have a Us version don't think you can , can check XDA Forums , not guaranteed you'll get what you want, and learn how to go back to stock firmware , because as a beginner you will mess something up.

 

[Hollow Playz]

Research said I can do a deep recovery for my old files with root

 

[mustang7757]

Research said I can do a deep recovery for my old files with root

Also as a good advice, make back ups multiple places , Samsung cloud ,on SD card ,Google cloud , computer etc ..will avoid issues like lost pictures, files .

 

[Hollow Playz]

..How come my question keeps being ignored ..

 

[mustang7757]

..How come my question keeps being ignored ..

Its not being ignored , we are more to help on stock firmware issues, you go beyond that like root and custom recovery you need xda forums as they more geared towards that stuff

 

[B. Diddy]

I moved this to the S9 forum for more specific traffic.

 

[Mooncatt]

Mustang is right, XDA is really your best bet for rooting questions. I can say that rooting usually requires a full factory reset, which will make data recovery virtually impossible. Yes, it is more likely you can recover files on a rooted phone, but only if that phone was already rooted prior to the data loss.

 

[blackhawkhot]

Mustang is right, XDA is really your best bet for rooting questions. I can say that rooting usually requires a full factory reset, which will make data recovery virtually impossible. Yes, it is more likely you can recover files on a rooted phone, but only if that phone was already rooted prior to the data loss.

Are there "erased" file recovery tools for internal memory for rooted phones?
Even if so you still loss the file structure; thousands of randomized files?
Been there, done that.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Welcome to the forums.

How come my question keeps being ignored ..

To a degree, they haven't been. However:

Been a while since I delved into rooting....

Research said I can do a deep recovery for my old files with root

Possible? Yes. Success rate is the better question. As you delete files, they are marked for overwriting. Meaning, as you add files, the deleted files marked for overwriting may possibly be overwritten by new files. This includes files needed for root access.

Here is a rather big wrench thrown into the mix: The multiple resets done between then and now. I'm going to admit...I don't know what happens to files marked as deleted after a reset. For all I know, there could be a quick reformat done during the reset process, in which case, the chances of recovering the files drop drastically. Sure, some data could be recovered as a quick format doesn't completely wipe the files unlike actually going through and replacing all 1s to 0s, on the binary level. But, it's still damage done so to speak. And 4 times over.

Samsungs have become a tough nut to crack when it comes to rooting. Partially due to Knox, partially due to the reasons to root aren't as numerous as there were back in say 2012. The base OS can do a lot that isn't root required.

This is either a glaring problem in how you treat your phone (I.e. Installing random shady apps), or

The hacker has access to your Google account info or similar (like a Samsung account) that allows for remote factory resets.

I'm inclined to agree here, as the opportunity to do further resets is eliminated if the device was just hacked:

If a hacker was somehow on your phone and factory reset, it also eliminates his method of intrusion, which leaves us two options.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Are there "erased" file recovery tools for internal memory for rooted phones?

Probably. But the thing is, once a file is marked to be overwritten, rooting the phone, adding the app all contribute to additional files being added which overwrite ones marked as deleted.

The better rooting methods are installing a custom recovery and installing a root zip file in said recovery. If memory serves, a reset is highly suggested after rooting.

A general question: Are Samsung bootloaders locked? If so, unlocking is another factory reset, and that is unavoidable.