A widespread error that mostly occurs if you root your phone with the wrong file is Kernel is not seandroid Enforcing. Don’t worry; you have not bricked your phone; it is very similar to the boot loop, and we have a guide to fix the Galaxy S6 kernel, which is not a seandroid enforcing error. As you can’t remove the battery of Galaxy S6, you can’t just take out the battery and wait for a few minutes and hope that your phone will get fixed. Mostly, this error arises when you root your phone or try to flash the wrong custom ROM. It is a simple fix, which will be discussed in the following guide.
Fix Galaxy S6 Kernel is Not Seandroid Enforcing Fix:
The solution to this problem is flashing the stock firmware. This error mostly arises while flashing customs ROMS that are not stable or rooting using unsupported files for your Galaxy S6. Now let us move on to the solution of the “kernel is not seandroid enforcing” error. This error is visible on the top left side of the screen, and the phone shows only Samsung Galaxy Logo. If you are unable to proceed further from the Samsung Logo Screen and your phone is stuck at boot loop. Use this guide to fix your phone.
Otherwise, follow the steps below:
Prerequisites:
- Download ODIN v3.10.7 from here. (Click on download from the browser when the window appears).
- Download Stock Firmware for your Galaxy S6 from SamMobile.
- Download Samsung Drivers for Windows PC.
- You will need a computer for this solution.
- Make a backup of your data using this guide (optional).
Selecting the right stock firmware is very important before flashing. However, you can install an unbranded firmware from any country if your phone is not carrier-locked. It is good to first check the PDA and CSC of your phone by dialling *#1234#.
To check if your phone is branded or not, reboot your phone and see if some brand name or logo, like T-Mobile etc, appears at startup. If it’s not branded, then you can flash the ROM of any country that is unbranded on your phone.
Guide on how to Flash Stock ROM on Galaxy S6:
Following are the steps that will let you install stock firmware on your Galaxy S6.
- First of all, Download ODIN on your PC
- On your PC, install Samsung USB drivers for Windows.
- Now, turn off your Galaxy S6.
- Get your phone into Download mode. Press and hold the Volume Down, Power button and Home Buttons simultaneously till you see a warning.
- To continue, Press the Volume up button.
- Now open ODIN on your Windows PC, if you see ID:COM section is turned blue, then your phone is successfully added.
- Click on AP or, in some ODIN versions, PDA.
- Select the stock ROM you downloaded.
- Make sure only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked in the options, like in the screenshot below.
- Now click on Start and wait for a few minutes. (Don’t disconnect your phone from your PC while ROM is flashing)
- Once complete. Your phone will restart itself. It will take longer than usual to reboot for the first time.
Note: If the firmware you downloaded extracts more than one file, then select the corresponding section according to file type. BL belongs to Bootloader; AP belongs to PDA, CP belongs to Phone(Modem) and selects the CSC file in the CSC tab.
That’s it. I hope this guide works out for you. If you have any query regarding how to Galaxy S6 Fix Kernel is Not Seandroid Enforcing. Let me know in the comments. Do give us feedback if flashing stock ROM fixed your issue or if it didn’t.
