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Help Root the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-S820L

Unless my Google-Fu is broken, it seems that model no. SM-S820L is a TracFone model. Does anyone know if this will work on the Galaxy Core Prime that Virgin Mobile is currently selling through Wal-Mart?
 
link is dead :-(

EDIT: got it figured out. I'll test out the process and post new link

EDIT 7/21/15
KingRoot does work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
Here is a list of all the phones it will work on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60709910&postcount=2

After the Core was rooted, I used another app to remove KingRoot called SuperSU ME. There are some videos and links to the app (also in Play Store). It's been installed for about two weeks and still has root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/general/supersu-please-t3110954



I still don't see a CMR version for the Core yet.
 
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look up Kingroot. when you open the app. it will say harm to your phone. just keep pressing continue anyways. it works if you delete any apps though you won't be able to do Samsung updates
 
Kingroot does not support sm820L 4.4.4 samsung core prime straight talk. Bought it August 20th. Either it auto updated quickly before I had a chance to try kingroot or the update was preinstalled. Kingroot says root strategy unavailable. 157 requests were made. Used kingroot 4.5 newest version. Btw, my settings say they're up to date. My kernel number is 3.10.28-660640 if that is a way to see what update I got.
 
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I can confirm ivanios55 post. KingRoot does NOT work on the SM-S820L even though it is on the supported devices list. I have tried a couple different version of KingRoot, as well as every ROOT application I can possibly find and have been unable to successfully achieve ROOT on my SM-S820L. I may have to just suck it up and purchase a different phone. I originally purchased this phone because I was under the impression KingRoot was effective on it. Had I known this was going to be an issue, I would never have purchased this phone in the first place. I guess it was just a $130 lesson learned.
 
ivanios55 said:
KingrooI'm Usingdoes not support sm820L 4.4.4 samsung core prime straight talk. Bought it August 20th. Either it auto updated quickly before I had a chance to try kingroot or the update was preinstalled. Kingroot says root strategy unavailable. 157 requests were made. Used kingroot 4.5 newest version. Btw, my settings say they're up to date. My kernel number is 3.10.28-660640 if that is a way to see what update I got.
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I am Currently Rooted With KingRoot With StraightTalk and im Using The Galaxy Core Prime SM820L 4.4.4
 
AsgardBeast said:
I can confirm ivanios55 post. KingRoot does NOT work on the SM-S820L even though it is on the supported devices list. I have tried a couple different version of KingRoot, as well as every ROOT application I can possibly find and have been unable to successfully achieve ROOT on my SM-S820L. I may have to just suck it up and purchase a different phone. I originally purchased this phone because I was under the impression KingRoot was effective on it. Had I known this was going to be an issue, I would never have purchased this phone in the first place. I guess it was just a $130 lesson learned.
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Root Service said:
I am Currently Rooted With KingRoot With StraightTalk and im Using The Galaxy Core Prime SM820L 4.4.4
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When I use KingRoot App 4.5.2 it just displays "Root strategy unavailable". Older version of the app would at least attempt to root the device but eventually fail. When I use the Desktop version it attempts to root the device but eventually fails, sometimes it won't even recognize the device and tells me to enable Debuging which I already have.

Not sure what you did different but it doesn't seem to be working on my device.

Correction just tried KingRoot app 4.1 again and it is now saying "Root strategy unavailable" as well.
 

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jerrspud said:
link is dead :-(

EDIT: got it figured out. I'll test out the process and post new link

EDIT 7/21/15
KingRoot does work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
Here is a list of all the phones it will work on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60709910&postcount=2

After the Core was rooted, I used another app to remove KingRoot called SuperSU ME. There are some videos and links to the app (also in Play Store). It's been installed for about two weeks and still has root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-att/general/supersu-please-t3110954



I still don't see a CMR version for the Core yet.
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After replacing kingroot with SU, do you lose root after a reboot as described in the xda thread?
 
I have two S820L phones bought 10 months apart, both are 4.4.4. The older one worked with Kingroot, but the newer one says no strategy, so Samsung must have patched the hole Kingroot used. The new one has Android security patch 2016-07-01 and the old one has no patch.
 
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