Root Samsung Galaxy A51 SM-A515FZKJTPA

[TheEmpathicEar]

Is there a specific forum for this phone? And, is it possible to root it?

 

[Dannydet]

This site is one of the best for all that you are looking for
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-a51
Read up and hopefully your model is listed

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

This site is one of the best for all that you are looking for
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-a51
Read up and hopefully your model is listed

I saw that if you try to root this phone, "Your KNOX status will be tripped..."

 

[ocnbrze]

such is the life of rooting a samsung phone. the are always gonna be pros and cons.

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

such is the life of rooting a samsung phone. the are always gonna be pros and cons.

Android 10: So, what are the pros and cons? I installed Greenify, but maybe it is not necessary any more?

 

[ocnbrze]

Android 10: So, what are the pros and cons? I installed Greenify, but maybe it is not necessary any more?

pros and cons of android 10? i can't think of any cons tbh. on my note 10+ i do not really notice any major differences between android 9 and 10. sure there some tweaks and the look of things are a tad different.

greenify? this sounds like a task killer to me. never used one. i do not see a reason for them. my phone's built in "device care" works pretty good at managing my battery, storage, and memory. i do not think this is an android 10 feature but more of a Samsung One UI 2.1 feature.

 

[Dannydet]

Greenify is exactly that, a useless task killer. Why even keep it?

 

[MrJavi]

I saw that if you try to root this phone, "Your KNOX status will be tripped..."

Your Knox counter will get tripped when rooting any Samsungs. Once tripped your factory warranty will be void. Most likely, Google Pay, banking apps, Netflix, a hand full of other apps won't work on a rooted device. It depends on several factors, for the most part you'll have to pass "saftynet".

Greenify is ok but if your Samsung has "Smart Manager " as a pre-installed system app, clearing all or clearing ram will also kill Greenify.

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

Greenify is exactly that, a useless task killer. Why even keep it?

Ok, goodbye Greenify! I have been using Nova Prime launcher for years and installed it on this phone. Any thoughts on how to configure it best for this phone? There seems to a compatibility issue with Google and swiping?
@MrJavi I don't see a "Smart Manager", but that does not mean it's not there.

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

Yikes! I just ordered a hybrid case for this phone via Amazon. It will take a full week to deliver.[lots of time to drop and break] Does anyone know of a company that has a case for this phone and will ship it sooner?
EDIT: I had to get a case local. It's not a hybrid. I'll probably order another one later.
EDIT2: FYI, One day/next day amazon prime shipping translated to at least 1 week for delivery. Anyone else run into this?

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

Is their a list of apps that can be safely removed from this phone? Someone at T-Mobile convince me to use the "Samsung Smart Switch" to transfer "stuff" from my old phone? So, I may have many apps that may not even be needed for this new phone?

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

Hmm, I don't see much activity here. I used to get rooting tutorials, ROMs, etc. for previous phones here. Are we deferring to XDA these days? i.e. Facebook is an system app on this. I assume if I want to uninstall system apps, I would need to root my phone and be aware of drawbacks like tripping KNOX?
EDIT: One thing I read at XDA is folks are more interested in the A71 and not so much for the A51?

 

[Dannydet]

Just disable the system apps you don't want. No harm, no foul.

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

If you disable an app, it still takes up space?

 

[Dannydet]

Hardly.
It's when it's not disabled that they start taking up space. Even if you root, how much free space are you going to gain?
A few mb maybe....

 

[TheEmpathicEar]

I have been using Foobar with a iPod Manager plug-in to synchronize my music to my iPod for years. I want to try to synchronize my music to my phone. Can someone recommend software to do this? Foobar has this, https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=105218.0, but it's not very specific and it has not been updated for a long time.