@LordChaos82 @LineageOS @degoogle Are the boot loaders unlocked? You need root access to do any of that (to my knowledge), and getting root usually requires the boot loader to be unlocked. Sometimes manufacturers will give you the key if you ask nicely, but if your devices are carrier locked you might be out of luck.
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@nenos @LineageOS @degoogle The bootloader is locked but the phones are unlocked international phones, so not locked to a carrier. I am a newbie trying to learn so not sure how to unlock the bootloader.
@LordChaos82 @LineageOS @degoogle This might help: https://www.thecustomdroid.com/samsung-galaxy-bootloader-unlock-guide/ . Let me know if the link doesn't work, I can't figure out how to paste in Tusky, so I had to type it by hand.