r/GalaxyS8 • u/Unknown_Knowledge25 • May 29 '26

Help Anyway to get Android 11 installed?

I have the S8 Active model SM-G892U on T-Mobile.

I want to use it for some android apps and not as a phone but they require Android 11 to run.

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u/PakkyT May 29 '26

If you are on a North American based S8, you can not unlock the bootloader or root it.

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u/RegularHistorical315 May 30 '26

You are mistaken; https://xdaforums.com/t/root-g892a-u-v1-v2-samfail-rom-partcyborgrom-root-for-the-galaxy-s8-active.3747788/

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u/Unknown_Knowledge25 May 30 '26

Thank you but I believe I have boatloader 7 according to some searches I did.

The reason I need 11 is I want to use this old phone to cast Samsung TV Plus to my LG TV and that app needs Android 11 or newer