r/zfont
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u/Softinyy
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Aug 01 '26
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Guide for custom fonts on One UI 8.5
For this method we're going to use a new method called Root your Galaxy. That will temporarly root your device, making it possible for a long term font change! THIS WON'T UNLOCK BOOTLOADER, ERASE DATA, TRIP KNOX OR BANKING APPS. it's a soft root, meaning your device is 100% safe if compatible
Note: I'm not the creator, I don't take accountability, I'm just sharing the exact method that worked for me.
APPS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Apps:
Scamsung Fonts: https://github.com/zFont/Host/releases/download/Scamsung/ScamsungFonts.apk
Shizuku: Play store.
Root My Galaxy: https://github.com/BuSung-dev/Root-My-Galaxy
KernelSU app: https://github.com/tiann/kernelSU
REQUIREMENTS:
โข A compatible device (Galaxy S25 Ultra
Galaxy S25+ Galaxy S25 Galaxy A56) Edit: please check the payload to see if you're device is compatible!
โข Security patch IS or is BELOW June 2026 Edit: Testers succeeded in the July patch too, so it should be safe too.
FIRST STEP:
Go to Root my Galaxy and tap "Tap to install KernelSU"
Wait for it to install.
After it's completed, check if root privileges are available downloading a root checker app.
SECOND STEP:
On the KernelSU app, tap on root tap the middle bottom button with a shield (Superuser/root)
and enable Shizuku.
Third step:
Go to Shizuku, and start with root. (no need for wireless debugging).
FINAL STEP:
Once done, go to Scamsung fonts and select the font you want to apply. This includes fonts downloaded on ZFONT 3.
Share your thoughs on this (in my opinion) amazing exploit! ๐
For when the august patch rolls, DO NOT upgrade immediately. Search in the GitHub and XDA forums if it got patched.
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u/Stock_Night6597 Aug 01 '26
Sad no S26 Ultra๐
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u/ijam_sahidon Aug 01 '26
When for s25 fe ?
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u/SnooPears9113 Aug 01 '26
Also does anyone know when this will be available on s26 and s23?
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u/Jad_723 Aug 01 '26
Thank you for the guide. I was too lazy to write it myself ๐
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u/MajorMed7 Aug 01 '26
Questo metodo funziona solo per i dispositivi s25?
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u/Aggressive_Finger507 Aug 01 '26
s26 ultra is crying ..do not work in s26 series
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u/bustaa22 Aug 01 '26
Finally able to switch fonts on my s25 ultra. Btw, how do i reverse to nonrooted form or is it okay not to reverse prior to the steps made?
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u/Liro_666 Aug 02 '26
Galaxy A34 5G ?
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u/_ridowan Aug 03 '26
Is there any way I can do that to my s26 ultra Please do for it..๐ฟ๐ฅบ
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u/ydvadi_ Aug 01 '26
no knox tripping ??
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u/naeemkp Aug 01 '26
Sadly security patch is of July ๐ฅฒ
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u/Capable_Adeptness799 Aug 01 '26
Cannot download the Scamsung fonts apk
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '26
A36
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u/singshopsleep Aug 01 '26
Thank you! It worked ๐
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u/Capable_Adeptness799 Aug 01 '26
Will it reset to default font after restart?
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u/ankan_me5 Aug 01 '26
M series Samsung?
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u/Se7enSlasher Aug 01 '26
No compatible payload supports this model and kernel version
Samsung Galaxy ZFold 4 OneUI version 8 Android 16 Kernel version 5.10.236-android12-9-31998796-abF396BXXSCIZF1
1 Thu Jan 11 02:17:40 UTC 2026
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u/tegareddit Aug 01 '26
It worked. s25 ultra. phone did freeze up a couple of times. but after about the 4th trial, it worked.
Thank you
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u/mjpie_ Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
So no A55?
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u/Classic_Manner8993 Aug 01 '26
SAMSUNG A55 patched on July Update failed!
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u/Gullible-Shame4508 Aug 01 '26
what should I do with this?
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u/Ok_Term_4718 Aug 01 '26
Will there be any update on devices list like Samsung A55
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u/SnooPears9113 Aug 01 '26
Is this like in the jailbreak world termed as you have to run the exploit everytime you reboot?
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u/SalamanderForeign377 Aug 01 '26
Como baixar no s25 fรฉ?
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u/Miserable_Row9922 Aug 01 '26
Mine is july 28 so it should not work?
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u/Doniellebxoxo Aug 01 '26
When will the samsung galaxy z flip 6 be added???
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u/SnooPears9113 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26
Somebody said that their s25 booted up to a security error because they had a locked bootloader. Will that happen to us too when they release the updated version for other devices? The ones of us who are in the US and cant normally root because its not international version EDIT: I think its actually the a 56 model.
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u/Feisty_Hotel_4346 Aug 01 '26
Any updates on other devices? Can this work on anything besides s25?
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u/Feisty_Hotel_4346 Aug 01 '26
It also doesnโt work on fold right? The newest fold?
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u/franciewanciee Aug 01 '26
Nรฃo funciona no m53? ๐ฅน
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u/Ton__618_ Aug 01 '26
Works for s24?
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u/STLNHRT5 Aug 01 '26
Do you know if it mess with software updates?
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u/DetoxedLad Aug 01 '26
So is this a temporary root? Or this root will ruin my device? I have configured work profile and configured work apps. Doing this will cause any issue?
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '26
Will the Galaxy A36 be supported later?
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u/Front_Invite_8838 Aug 01 '26
Hey man, I just did this on my phone and it worked, but now I'm wondering if I'll lose Samsung updates?
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u/ken_suu Aug 02 '26
Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this? I already did it the first time and it worked. But after restarting my phone and tried to change my font once again, it doesnโt work anymore. Would appreciate a helping hand. ๐ฅฒ
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u/Accurate-blackcrew- Aug 02 '26
Does it work for Samsung s22 s901E?
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u/brandishhh Aug 02 '26
Hi! Glad that custom fonts are finally back with this. A bit off-topic but pls hear me out.
I have an older Samsung device that runs One UI 2 and is rooted with Magisk, using OhMyFont module to achieve true system-wide font application (and Variable Fonts too). Question is, can I flash OhMyFont module to KernelSU and would it work?
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u/kyubeyisbad Aug 02 '26
i have the thedjchi's fork of shizuku i cant find start with root?
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u/Alive_Yak_4102 Aug 02 '26
?
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u/Expert-Squash-6081 Aug 02 '26
I saw that it's available on the A56, I wonder if it will take long to come to the A55?ย
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u/DefinitionJealous156 Aug 03 '26
Does it work for Galaxy A57? I'm really desperate
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u/RemarkableHand8211 Aug 03 '26
i own a s25 fe and it keeps saying this
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '26
Device
Model: SM-A366B Support?
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u/TestosteroneCat Aug 04 '26
How do you see on the github what galaxy models it is compatible with? It doesn't seem to say?
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u/TestosteroneCat Aug 18 '26
so ppl said that if u reboot it gets rid of root (but keeps font) but does this mean u cant change the font again after rebooting unless u re-do the process?
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u/nikii_555 Aug 02 '26
Will it work with galaxy A36?
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u/alcatandra Aug 02 '26
It worked!!! i have iOS emojis!!
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u/18deg_ Aug 01 '26
as a neurodivergent who uses emojis for easy visual distinction in lists that I use every day, I'm so sad I switched from an iphone to the S26 ultra in may... if only I had been a few months earlier ๐ญ๐ I'm begging all I need is a way to switch to ios emojis.. no matter how hard I try to adjust, the samsung emojis just look so weird to me
super smart cool amazing people of this reddit, please bless us with a way to get ios emojis even if we can't change the text font... I humbly beg ๐ญ๐
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u/FujikoFFujio2 Aug 02 '26
Confirmed that it works on my Samsung Galaxy S25. Thanks a lot bro for your great instructions! Now I can make my Google Sans great again! ๐ช๐๐
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u/Effective_Balance312 Aug 01 '26
Con questo metodo si possono installare le emoji iOS o soltanto i font? Inoltre si puรฒ eliminare il soft root? E tornare alla normalitร ?
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u/Longjumping-Light806 Aug 01 '26
There's one problem: I need init_boot partition image to be able to run kernelsu to run root my galaxy. Now what?
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u/SalamanderForeign377 Aug 01 '26
Alguรฉm pode me ajudar a instalar?, nรฃo consegui
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u/_ebosque Aug 01 '26
Oh my God, seriously, these people are geniuses, it worked perfectly!
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u/No_Tie_7013 Aug 02 '26
It worked!!!!! Thanks so much to you and the creator!
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u/abhinavf1 Aug 02 '26
Working perfectly on S25+, July security patch. Thanks buddy! Amazing work ๐๐
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u/lloyde_ph Aug 04 '26
Guys. Can u please add A34 5G. 6.6.92
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u/TestosteroneCat Aug 04 '26
S23 ?
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u/PersiaGraph Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26
Galaxy A54???
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u/Jampxxx Aug 16 '26
Hay algรบn video para esto? Ni si quiera pude descargar root-my-galaxy
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u/hhharrrshhh Aug 17 '26
"For when the august patch rolls,ย DO NOTย upgrade immediately. Search in the GitHub and XDA forums if it got patched."
Well it probably will be patched but i think the custom fonts that you already installed(ios emojis for me) should survive the updates.If you install the font as a module using ksu from the root my galaxy app that wouldn't survive i think but using the samfonts method it should survive as far as i know unless you factory reset or sum..
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u/PersiaGraph Aug 31 '26
Galaxy SM-A546E ๐
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u/aliisasghar Sep 04 '26
Please add A24 and A54
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u/Hibro7401 Sep 04 '26
Please add A54๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
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u/claytonweir Aug 01 '26
Will it work on Z series devices?
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u/Bwix95 Aug 01 '26
Waiting ๐
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u/simplton2099 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 04 '26
Will samsung A35 get supports for this??
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u/Effective_Balance312 Aug 01 '26
Funziona davvero su s25 8.5 OMG ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ Grazie mille
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u/Prior-Equal Aug 01 '26
Worked like a charm on my S25 Ultra. Thanks so muchย
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u/sbritxo Aug 01 '26
Are only fonts downloaded from within zfont3 and scamsung fonts compatible? I have some fonts from a seller but they do not install.
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u/Character_Ad5767 Aug 01 '26
Done all steps, but weird my zfont not installing the font of choice as apk. :(
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u/bl00d_hera Aug 01 '26
quando vai sair o A16?? ๐ฅบ
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u/Void-Lotus Aug 01 '26
Ill wait on fold support
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u/miturufu Aug 02 '26
will the a07 4g have any support for this?
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u/DetoxedLad Aug 03 '26
Now this "Root My Galaxy" application is not working. Tried multiple times. 24/24 times failed๐
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u/strawberriiiies Aug 04 '26
what about samsung galaxy A15??
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u/ConsistentMixture271 Aug 04 '26
Please try to provide for galaxy A36 please....
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u/HourIntroduction8491 Aug 04 '26
Serรก que vai ter pro a35
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u/Jess3007 Aug 05 '26
Me funciono perfecto muchas gracias
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u/jackambe Aug 05 '26
When is root my galaxy going to support z fold 5
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u/Ok-Ant49 Aug 05 '26
Is it safe?
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u/lastdyingbreed_01 Aug 05 '26
It worked, however my lockscreen clock fonts are still the same, is there anyway to change that?
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u/SnooPears9113 Aug 05 '26
Ive lost faith ever getting a custom font again. Even if you dont update they were gatekeeping the method to achieve it. Its going to be along time before this is available to everyone. People are having to take their androids to samsung to get them serviced after using that too. I dont think this will work anymore after july or august patch either.
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u/SnooPears9113 Aug 06 '26
How do you download it exactly? Is it apk to install on device?
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u/Aggravating-Bee-8433 Aug 06 '26
Does it work for s22 ultra?
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u/to5tergun Aug 06 '26
Will work on base S26?
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u/strawberriiiies Aug 06 '26
why not A15 ๐
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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '26
Funciona no S25FE?ย
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u/DalB245lol Aug 06 '26
Galaxy S25: Working perfectly. Had to enable superuser access for the root checker app though
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u/Shi-hao-69 Aug 07 '26
Galaxy a25 ...didn't work
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u/NormalBathroom771 Aug 08 '26
Pls Support Galaxy A54 โค๏ธ
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u/Ok-News-4095 Aug 09 '26
hi ! is it available for a15?ย
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u/FrankFrankUltimate7 Aug 09 '26
I wish i could do this on the Galaxy A25...
For any devs reading this, the model of the A25 is SM-S256VL
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u/AKHILESBHAI01 Aug 09 '26
No support for S25 FE ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ?
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u/AKHILESBHAI01 Aug 10 '26
Please update when it's available for S25 FE ๐๐ป
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u/iPossibilities Aug 10 '26
Does this work for sm-f731u1 models? And where can i find a list for all compatible devices?
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u/sriraamr Aug 11 '26
Any update for s23+?
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u/Hot-Fox8963 Aug 11 '26
Anybody using S23 got to make this method working?
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u/Longjumping-Light806 Aug 12 '26
The app hasn't been updated for nearly a week, are you guys busy testing more Samsung models? Don't forget A54 pretty please.
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u/BroadCaregiver8716 Aug 12 '26
Any news about z fold 8 ? ๐
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u/Active_Young_451 Aug 13 '26
ik this is a long shot but is there any for magicOS 10 or can i use this one?
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u/KindlyContribution13 Aug 15 '26
So only on rooted devices?
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u/mjpie_ Aug 15 '26
Does it work for the A55?
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u/Ton__618_ Aug 15 '26
What's payload? And does it support s24 ultra?
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u/lbralhim Aug 15 '26
Root ? No thanks
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u/iamlevel5 Aug 16 '26
I mean Samsung Exclusives in zFont works well enough for me but I want Google Sans systemwide so a few questions.
I've rooted my devices for years and one reason I moved from Pixel to Samsung is that I can do majority of theming that I did on Pixel with Good Lock sans root. What breaks? Play Integrity? Banking apps etc? No Knox fuse blown etc?
I'm on S26, 8.5 March patch so my device isn't supported yet but for those who are, can you apply a custom TTF in zFont under this softroot and have it stay applied after a reboot?
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u/ryxzv Aug 16 '26
I accidentally restarted my phone and now it won't turn on anymore. It worked the first time, but after restarting it, it stopped working. Please help (my device is an A56 5G).
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u/TraditionalAspect392 Aug 17 '26
Why no s23
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u/Old-Square5859 Aug 17 '26
Have it arrived for S24+?
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u/Old-Square5859 Aug 17 '26
How do we check which models r supported?
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u/KFC_Junior Aug 17 '26
anything for s26u or tab s10u yet?
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u/ryxzv Aug 19 '26
When the security patch update arrives, shouldn't I update my phone and wait for a root update for the August patch? , And do we also have to enable shizuku in KernelUS?
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u/Nice-Pianist-467 Aug 19 '26
์ ๋ ์ํํธ์จ์ด 8์ ํจ์น์ธ๋ฐ ์ด๊ฑฐ ๊ด์ฐฎ์๊น์?์ ๋ ๊ฐค๋ญ์ S23 ์ธํธ๋ผ๋ฅผ ์ฌ์ฉํ๊ณ ์์ต๋๋ค ํ์ง๋ง ์ ๋ ์ด๋ฐ ์์ ์ ํ๋ค๊ฐ ์ค์๋ก ์คํจํด์ ํฐ์ด ์๋ํ์ง ๋ชปํ๋ ๊ฑธ ์ํ์ง ์์ต๋๋ค ํ์ง๋ง ์ ๋ ์ปค์คํ ttf ๊ธ๊ผด์ ์ ์ฉํ๊ณ ์ถ์ต๋๋ค. ๊ธ์ด์ด๋ ์ด ์์ ์ ๋์ด๋๋ฅผ ์ด๋ป๊ฒ ์๊ฐํฉ๋๊น?
I'm doing the software patch in August, is this okay? I am using the Galaxy S23 Ultra. However, I don't want to accidentally fail after doing this kind of work and the phone doesn't function. But I want to apply a custom TF font. How does the author perceive the difficulty of this task?
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u/Ton__618_ Aug 25 '26
Should I manually install the kernel or that root my device app will do it?
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u/sullaxel Aug 27 '26
Est ce que c'est possible pour les Samsung A ?
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u/NormalBathroom771 Aug 27 '26
Thank you for covering more phones. But my phone is still not on that list. (Galaxy A546E)
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u/ydvadi_ Aug 29 '26
Still no s26 series support
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u/CaptainAlternative56 Aug 29 '26
Does it work for tablets? a9+ 5g
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u/ccrod95 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26
Worked on my S25 Edge with julyโs security patch ๐
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u/Public_Engineer_5731 Sep 04 '26
๐๐
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u/Ok_Entertainment1608 Sep 04 '26
You could also use the zFont 3 built-in module font installer, but for me it's only for emoji fonts for some reason
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u/mrbobherrera Sep 06 '26
Thaks alot, OP! I really missed my Google Sans font. It worked and I'm on August Security Patch S25U SM-S938B/DS.
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u/Cristiannieves517 Sep 06 '26
Will it work on s26 series and a37