How to Root S6 Edge Plus on Marshmallow 6.0.1, Fix Deep Sleep and Install Xposed

Samsung began rollout of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus earlier this week, but folks like us, who didn’t install the update because there wasn’t any working root method known at the time, well, your wait is now over.

dr.ketan over at xda has just released a custom kernel that you can flash to your Galaxy S6 Edge Plus G928, which will allow root, and let you install SuperSU apk manually to get root access.

However, the whole process of getting root on S6 Edge Plus Marshmallow update isn’t that simple. You’ve to get a working TWRP first, which (surprisingly) can be used that of the Note 5 — TWRP 3.0 build.

But then again, you can’t install TWRP on the Marshmallow bootloader on your S6 Edge Plus. So you’ll be flashing the old 5.1.1 bootloader first, then flash Note 5 TWRP build to your S6 Edge Plus, then flash dr.ketan’s custom kernel, and then flash the Marshmallow bootloader back to get back everything to normal but with root access. Phew!

Also, while doing all this, you get to install Xposed on your S6 Edge Plus running Marshmallow and also temporarily fix the deep sleep issue until Samsung releases a fix officially.

Let’s get started!

Downloads

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download dr.ketan’s custom kernel for G928 (.zip)

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download Xposed custom build by Wanam (.zip)

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download Old LP Bootloader (.tar)

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download New MM Bootloader (.tar)

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download Odin 3.10.7

[icon name=”download” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Download TWRP Recovery (.tar)

Instructions

Download and transfer both the custom kernel and Xposed framework zip files to your S6 Edge Plus.
Extract Odin files and run Odin3 v3.10.7.exe on your PC.
Select the Options tab on left part of Odin and untick/uncheck the “Auto reboot” option.
Put your S6 Edge Plus into Download M0de and connect it to the PC with a USB cable.
Flash the old LP bootloader: Click the BL button on Odin and select old LP bootloader file you downloaded above (LP_sboot.tar.md5) and hit Start button.
Flash TWRP Recovery: Click the AP button on Odin and select the TWRP recovery tar file you downloaded above and hit Start button.
Disconnect device from PC. Close Odin.
Boot your S6 Edge Plus into TWRP recovery.
Install/Flash the Xposed framework file from TWRP.
Install/Flash dr.ketan’s custom kernel file from TWRP.
Boot your phone into Download Mode again, Open Odin on PC and connect your phone to PC.
Flash the new MM bootloader: Click the BL button on Odin and select new MM bootloader file you downloaded above (MM_sboot.tar.md5) and hit Start button.
Let your S6 Edge Plus reboot now.
Once booted, download and install SuperSU app from Play Store.
Reboot device once again.