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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 (SM-T83X)
Everything works, except stereo sound and s-pen optimizations.
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Flash ARK4 firmware. This is the one i tested with, newer versions should also be fine but i cannot guarantee.
You can get the German T835XXU2ARK4 firmware (Oreo) here:
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-tab-s4/firmware/SM-T835/DBT/
That website also includes instructions about flashing the device using Odin, which is a windows application. Unfortunately, heimdall (https://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/) does not support this device. -
install TWRP: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxytabs4qcom.html
You can use Odin to install TWRP. Remember to boot immediately into recovery after flashing TWRP and wipe userdata, otherwise the stock recovery image may be re-flashed when you boot the stock system image. -
Flash modesty kernel from here
The modesty kernel has updated fstab entries in its device-tree that disable verity checks. The GSI won't boot unless the system-image verity check is disabled. -
reboot into TWRP and flash an oreo arm64 a-only gsi:
# use the TWRP ui to mount /data. You may need to do Wipe \ Format Data first.
$ adb shell mkdir -p /data/local/tmp
$ adb push system-arm64-aonly-gapps-su.img /data/local/tmp
# now use the TWRP ui to flash this image (it is under the "Install" menu)
# reboot
| Component | Comment |
|---|---|
| Camera | Working |
| Speaker / Mic | Mic working, Speaker: mono, only bottom speaker |
| Bluetooth | Working |
| WiFi | Working |
| SIM / Mobile Data / Voice | Working |
| VoLTE | Working |
| Fingerprint | N/A - Samsung Face Unlock does not work either (obviously) |
| NFC | Working |
| Offline Charging | Working |
| Other feature | S-Pen works, displays as Mouse pointer |
Add the following line to /system/usr/idc/sec_e-pen.idc
touch.deviceType=touchscreen
Add the following line to /system/build.prop
lockscreen.rot_override=true (this no longer seems to be necessary)
Make sure to set permissions of /system/build.prop to 0600 otherwise you will get stuck at the boot animation. (this no longer seems to be necessary)
Tested By: @mKenfenheuer - SM-T835 (Germany), Firmware Version ARK4 - 08.05.2019
Updated by @jamuir
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