Developers have exploited the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Note 9 to get root access on the Snapdragon models
samsung phones sold in the U.S. are notoriously difficult to root. Samsung Knox makes rooting especially annoying, and it tends to break a lot of things if you do manage to get root. Users in the U.S. can’t even unlock the bootloader to root their devices in the first place. Every once in awhile, though, developers figure out an exploit that allows us to root. The Snapdragon Galaxy S7 , Snapdragon Galaxy S8 , and Snapdragon Galaxy Note 8 were possible to root using exploits, for example. The same developers behind the SamPWND exploit for the S8/Note 8 are back again with exploits that allow for root access on the Snapdragon Galaxy S9 , Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 — although there is a catch. Samsung Galaxy S9 XDA Forums ||| Samsung Galaxy S9+ XDA Forums Samsung Galaxy Note 9 XDA Forums The catch is that rooting the Snapdragon Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 requires a certain Android version being installed on the devices. Root isn’t available for the devices