Hi Guys, i need your help i bought a samsung focus s and it is still stuck on demo mode,does anyone know how to take it off demo mode. I've tried holding the camera button,lower volume an power button together but it hasn't made a difference. And i went to the about option and theres no option to reset factory settings. I've even emailed samsung and they told me to contact windows as it is their software. This is really frustrating, because the guy who sold me the phone well he doesn't know what to say they only had the one, I had read (You should return the phone because it seems you have bought a demo device and not a retail device, also another person said, I'm sorry to say that demo devices are loaded with different software from retail devices, so it will not be possible to get the device into a 'normal' mode unless you have the technical skills to flash the 'phone with a fresh ROM (see xda-developers.com). I wouldn't normally suggest this, but it sounds as if your vendor may have (perhaps conveniently for them) disappeared from the picture. Note that if you do flash the handset you must be prepared to lose all support from Microsoft, the 'phone manufacturer, and your carrier. In particular you will get no support here on Microsoft Community) and thats ok I'm with the prepaid thing anyway...Any Help is Good help
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erc,jns
Nokia Lumia 920, EE UK, & HTC 8X, AT&T: 8.0.10211.204
Samsung Omnia 7, T-Mobile UK: 7.10.7740.16
erc.jns said:
Hi Guys, i need your help i bought a samsung focus s and it is still stuck on demo mode,does anyone know how to take it off demo mode. I've tried holding the camera button,lower volume an power button together but it hasn't made a difference. And i went to the about option and theres no option to reset factory settings. I've even emailed samsung and they told me to contact windows as it is their software. This is really frustrating, because the guy who sold me the phone well he doesn't know what to say they only had the one, I had read (You should return the phone because it seems you have bought a demo device and not a retail device, also another person said, I'm sorry to say that demo devices are loaded with different software from retail devices, so it will not be possible to get the device into a 'normal' mode unless you have the technical skills to flash the 'phone with a fresh ROM (see xda-developers.com). I wouldn't normally suggest this, but it sounds as if your vendor may have (perhaps conveniently for them) disappeared from the picture. Note that if you do flash the handset you must be prepared to lose all support from Microsoft, the 'phone manufacturer, and your carrier. In particular you will get no support here on Microsoft Community) and thats ok I'm with the prepaid thing anyway...Any Help is Good help
Thank You
erc,jns
Nokia Lumia 920, EE UK, & HTC 8X, AT&T: 8.0.10211.204
Samsung Omnia 7, T-Mobile UK: 7.10.7740.16
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sorry to say my friend but your probably out of luck, there is no ROM for us to flash, official or otherwise, we have no modified boot loader to make our own ROMs and there isn't any update cabs to update you to the correct ROM.
the only thing that I can think of is perhaps some registry entry that can be changed, but you would need to dump your reg and email it over.
but to be clear, I don't know of anyone getting them working, its proabably the same device being passed about, if you got it through ebay I would raise complaint if your unable to speak to the original seller
note that even if you can change the device in to a retail device with the use of a reg entry, you still cant change the ROM version so cant update it
Hi guys, I bought a used Note 9. The seller assured me it was gotten through TMobile and when I look at the package it came with, it has T-Mobile items in it
However apparently he inserted an ATT sim in it which apparently wiped the OS and made it AT&T. I have never heard about this sim profiling before. Right now, I cannot recieve SMS despite using the correct APN settings
What I want to do now, because I have no access to a TMobile sim is to try and install over this ROM with a TMobile ROM. How can I do this?
I was able to use ODIN in conjuction with N960USQU4ETF3_N960UOYN4ETF3_TMB which I got from Sammobile but the phone still has AT&T software instead of defaulting to TMobile. Why is this? It still acts like an AT&T phone despite me flashing over the OS
Try to look in here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-firmware-att-vzw-tmo-spr-usc-t3837086/page11
So I bought a brand new Sim-free sealed note 9 from eBay last week here in Germany. Take it from the box turn the phone on and see the OPTUS logo when I power it on and then I was thrilled like WTF is this a fake phone? (didn't know what that logo is) so I searched on google and found out that is just an Australian service provider so was relaxed and then I put different SIM card in the phone and I can do phone calls and use mobile data without any problems. The only problem is that the service provider SW is Locked on Optus Australia (OPS). I downloaded different stock firmware's from SamMobile for Germany (DBT), UK (BTU) Even Australia (XSA) and still in settings at the software info/service provider is shown: OPS/OPS,OPS/OPS and every time when I turn the Phone ON/OFF the annoying OPTUS logo is shown... I tried just only flashing the CSC in Odin but still no changes... I contact the buyer on eBay and he is willing to take the phone back and full refund me. But I want to keep the phone really like the Note 9. Please help me :angel:
You have to change the CSC using a combination file ROM, as they use a multi-CSC now. In some ways, it's better than the old system but in others, it's worse.
This took me ages to figure out but after finding a guide and the right combination ROM (must match the current bootloader version else it won't boot), it worked.
Here's the thread that helped me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...9-s9-csc-only-same-model-numbers-csc.3870836/
Look through all the comments if you have issues. I believe I mentioned, somewhere in that thread, the exact steps I took to make it work.
Newer versions of SamFirm have a combination ROM download option to simplify finding one (new SamFirm builds don't seem to be on the website yet but the guy who maintains it now also has a YouTube channel where he posts links. Seems to be fine except the very latest version seems a bit ad-filled).
Just so you're aware, the N960F shouldn't be carrier-locked. You just can't change the CSC like older phones could. S7 and Note 7 were the last Samsung phones that used the old CSC system, if I remember correctly. Getting rid of the carrier logo is worth it, though, in my opinion.
So many people are reporting with the 3/1 sweep by AT&T, that they are blocking almost all Unlocked phones: See: Downdector Link We personally have a S10 (G973U1). AT&T is saying on this list: AT&T approved phone list that it is supposed to work. But like many other people "calls" end immediately, but we can text and data work. It is some sorta ploy by AT&T to force us to upgrade our phones. They want us all to upgrade to S22s. Anyway I was ranting. Anyway, if you look at that link, they are saying that the phone has to be on the latest software. The last update from AT&T or the manufacturer was in January. I checked the firmware site, and Android 11 is the latest in January. I'm wondering if there is some hack to get us on to '12' or something. An update might solve this issue. We know that a new SIM does not work. Calls seem to be rejected on the network, just based on the phone model or Android version.
We are aware that a version 12 is out there for the phone, just that firmware is not for our US-unlocked model yet. But maybe it can be hacked?
Edit: It appears this thread may be linked with this older one... But it is ever more pressing issue now:
S10 Unlocked phone with AT&T Firmware here they explain how, and the problems with flashing. This was back in 2019, so I'm not sure if this will still work. Even then it didn't work for everyone. Some in that forum claimed that it did. AT&T seems to now be blocking from their calling network any phones not enabled with VOLTE and the extended AT&T services that are not present in Unlocked phones.
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So many people are reporting with the 3/1 sweep by AT&T, that they are blocking almost all Unlocked phones: See: Downdector Link We personally have a S10 (G973U1). AT&T is saying on this list: AT&T approved phone list that it is supposed to work. But like many other people "calls" end immediately, but we can text and data work. It is some sorta ploy by AT&T to force us to upgrade our phones. They want us all to upgrade to S22s. Anyway I was ranting. Anyway, if you look at that link, they are saying that the phone has to be on the latest software. The last update from AT&T or the manufacturer was in January. I checked the firmware site, and Android 11 is the latest in January. I'm wondering if there is some hack to get us on to '12' or something. An update might solve this issue. We know that a new SIM does not work. Calls seem to be rejected on the network, just based on the phone model or Android version.
We are aware that a version 12 is out there for the phone, just that firmware is not for our US-unlocked model yet. But maybe it can be hacked?
Edit: It appears this thread may be linked with this older one... But it is ever more pressing issue now:
S10 Unlocked phone with AT&T Firmware here they explain how, and the problems with flashing. This was back in 2019, so I'm not sure if this will still work. Even then it didn't work for everyone. Some in that forum claimed that it did. AT&T seems to now be blocking from their calling network any phones not enabled with VOLTE and the extended AT&T services that are not present in Unlocked phones.
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I was helped by a user to achieve ascendance onto the AT&T network. I'm not sure if I'm to reveal his name. We 1) go into Developers mode on the phone. 2) Hack the Kernel. 3) Flash the rom to the G973U (model)... with the AT&T firmware. So that the Wifi-Calling and 5G features would work, and AT&T would allow it on their network.
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I was helped by a user to achieve ascendance onto the AT&T network. I'm not sure if I'm to reveal his name. We 1) go into Developers mode on the phone. 2) Hack the Kernel. 3) Flash the rom to the G973U (model)... with the AT&T firmware. So that the Wifi-Calling and 5G features would work, and AT&T would allow it on their network.
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I've literally been searching for an answer to this for days now. My wife and I have S10's. I work far from home so I really need her phone working in case of emergency. Can you please point me in the general direction? Thanks!
Agreed, I didn't know such a thing was possible, but I'd love to hear more about this!
skrapmetal said:
I've literally been searching for an answer to this for days now. My wife and I have S10's. I work far from home so I really need her phone working in case of emergency. Can you please point me in the general direction? Thanks!
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At first I had to use the Samsung Band Selector app from the Play store and go into More Network Settings > AT&T > Preferred Network Type and choose 3G. Unfortunately this killed LTE so all data and calls were going through H+. As I was mostly on wifi I could live with it since I could actually use the phone again.
Then Friday morning I checked for updates and there was the update to take me to Android 12. I took the update then when it finished it said it needed to reboot to connect new SIM to carrier services....it wasn't a new SIM. I let it reboot and everything was working with VoLTE again.
Hope this helps.
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At first I had to use the Samsung Band Selector app from the Play store and go into More Network Settings > AT&T > Preferred Network Type and choose 3G. Unfortunately this killed LTE so all data and calls were going through H+. As I was mostly on wifi I could live with it since I could actually use the phone again.
Then Friday morning I checked for updates and there was the update to take me to Android 12. I took the update then when it finished it said it needed to reboot to connect new SIM to carrier services....it wasn't a new SIM. I let it reboot and everything was working with VoLTE again.
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I appreciate you getting back to me. Unfortunately I am still on android 11 with a custom ROM and also this is a global phone so that app didnt work for me. I dont receive OTA updatez. I'll update to a new ROM and see what happens. Thanks
I use my S5 for my RC hobby (Traxxas app to power my X-Maxx lights and settings) and I recently did a hard factory reset to get rid of everything else on the phone and speed it up. It reset fine and the wizard lets me setup wifi and then my google account but then it prompts me to sign into my Samsung Account but I can't. I keep getting the error "Processing Failed" (see screenshot below...).
Samsung told me the phone needs to be reflashed so they gave me a Samsung Repair Center near me (Best Buy Geek Squad) but they said they don't have the software to reflash it b/c the S5 is too old. Then Samsung told me I can mail it to them for free and they they will reflash the software but they just emailed me today saying they don't have the software to reflash it.
So now what do I do? I don't want to spend money on another phone since this worked just fine until after the factory reset. I just wanted to use this phone for the Traxxas app and nothing more. I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. Hopefully nothing too complicated but I can follow steps...
P.S. Will I still have issues getting past this Samsung Account login screen if I buy a cheap unlocked S5?
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I use my S5 for my RC hobby (Traxxas app to power my X-Maxx lights and settings) and I recently did a hard factory reset to get rid of everything else on the phone and speed it up. It reset fine and the wizard lets me setup wifi and then my google account but then it prompts me to sign into my Samsung Account but I can't. I keep getting the error "Processing Failed" (see screenshot below...).
Samsung told me the phone needs to be reflashed so they gave me a Samsung Repair Center near me (Best Buy Geek Squad) but they said they don't have the software to reflash it b/c the S5 is too old. Then Samsung told me I can mail it to them for free and they they will reflash the software but they just emailed me today saying they don't have the software to reflash it.
So now what do I do? I don't want to spend money on another phone since this worked just fine until after the factory reset. I just wanted to use this phone for the Traxxas app and nothing more. I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. Hopefully nothing too complicated but I can follow steps...
P.S. Will I still have issues getting past this Samsung Account login screen if I buy a cheap unlocked S5?
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Samsung has a kind of FRP Google-ish protection, someone else signed in the Samsung account without log out correctly previous to factory resetting the device.
What model?
Nickerz said:
I use my S5 for my RC hobby (Traxxas app to power my X-Maxx lights and settings) and I recently did a hard factory reset to get rid of everything else on the phone and speed it up. It reset fine and the wizard lets me setup wifi and then my google account but then it prompts me to sign into my Samsung Account but I can't. I keep getting the error "Processing Failed" (see screenshot below...).
Samsung told me the phone needs to be reflashed so they gave me a Samsung Repair Center near me (Best Buy Geek Squad) but they said they don't have the software to reflash it b/c the S5 is too old. Then Samsung told me I can mail it to them for free and they they will reflash the software but they just emailed me today saying they don't have the software to reflash it.
So now what do I do? I don't want to spend money on another phone since this worked just fine until after the factory reset. I just wanted to use this phone for the Traxxas app and nothing more. I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. Hopefully nothing too complicated but I can follow steps...
P.S. Will I still have issues getting past this Samsung Account login screen if I buy a cheap unl
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Get a different S5 model. You'll thank me later. https://androidforums.com/threads/42-galaxy-s5-models-dummies-guide.892162/
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Samsung has a kind of FRP Google-ish protection, someone else signed in the Samsung account without log out correctly previous to factory resetting the device.
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Nope only Verzion and ATT have that becasue they're cloneware models
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Nope only Verzion and ATT have that becasue they're cloneware models
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Not sure what you mean with, but my answer still remains, Samsung has this lock to all Samsung devices, not only those models, when the device was reset, without logging out first of the Samsung account, in a reboot, device will prompt for the Samsung ID and the password, of course, if no one has signed in, previously, this measure is not triggered.
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Not sure what you mean with, but my answer still remains, Samsung has this lock to all Samsung devices, not only those models, when the device was reset, without logging out first of the Samsung account, in a reboot, device will prompt for the Samsung ID and the password, of course, if no one has signed in, previously, this measure is not triggered.
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My Tmobile one doesn't https://androidforums.com/threads/42-galaxy-s5-models-dummies-guide.892162/
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My Tmobile one doesn't https://androidforums.com/threads/42-galaxy-s5-models-dummies-guide.892162/
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Well, maybe, but not that only VZN and AT&T, (or probably you mean from the US branded variants)
Samsung has the Reactivation lock enabled for all devices since various Android versions ago, from what I remember, at least MM.
Also, can depend on the specific build number.
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Well, maybe, but not that only VZN and AT&T, (or probably you mean from the US branded variants)
Samsung has the Reactivation lock enabled for all devices since various Android versions ago, from what I remember, at least MM.
Also, can depend on the specific build number.
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Because ATT and Verizon S5 models have that FRP thingy on by default and they are cloneware models that are not even running stock Samsung Touchwiz as it has been heavily modified to fit their network. I know this because I did a firmware downgrade with my Verizon S5 and that popped up. My Tmobile S5 when I downgraded from 6.0.1 to 5.0 that screen didn't pop up. My N910C running 5.1.1 I did a factory reset from recovery and that screen didn't pop up.
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Because ATT and Verizon S5 models have that FRP thingy on by default and they are cloneware models that are not even running stock Samsung Touchwiz as it has been heavily modified to fit their network. I know this because I did a firmware downgrade with my Verizon S5 and that popped up. My Tmobile S5 when I downgraded from 6.0.1 to 5.0 that screen didn't pop up. My N910C running 5.1.1 I did a factory reset from recovery and that screen didn't pop up.
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It wasn't implemented on Lollipop.
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It wasn't implemented on Lollipop.
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I did a factory reset of my G900T on Kitkat and that didn't pop up. No issues relogging into my Samsung account afterwards.
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I did a factory reset of my G900T on Kitkat and that didn't pop up. No issues relogging into my Samsung account afterwards.
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Of course, KK is previous than Lollipop.
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Of course, KK is previous than Lollipop.
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Which proves my point that the ATT and Verizon models are basically cloneware models since I didn't encounter the device is locked due to a abnormal factory reset . I don't know why you keep insisting that ATT and verizon models are basically stock Samsung firmware phones.
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Which proves my point that the ATT and Verizon models are basically cloneware models since I didn't encounter the device is locked due to a abnormal factory reset . I don't know why you keep insisting that ATT and verizon models are basically stock Samsung firmware phones.
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Don't say that I said something that I didn't.
I talked about the Reactivation Lock, present in all Samsung devices, at least, from what I remember, since MM, (And hilariously, you mentioned KitKat), and I'm repeating my words, as you can check.
It doesn't matter if the device is sold to any country, or region, or whatever.
After that, a carrier can put what they want over that firmware, (they have this established in the contract), but the Reactivation Lock feature will be still there.
Improving security is not an election, it's a plus, that Samsung offers. For what reason, carriers couldn't want this feature, till the point of discard it from its devices?
If you didn't know about Reactivation Lock, well, now you know, you will find an impressive amount of information, about it, on the net.
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Don't say that I said something that I didn't.
I talked about the Reactivation Lock, present in all Samsung devices, at least, from what I remember, since MM, (And hilariously, you mentioned KitKat), and I'm repeating my words, as you can check.
It doesn't matter if the device is sold to any country, or region, or whatever.
After that, a carrier can put what they want over that firmware, (they have this established in the contract), but the Reactivation Lock feature will be still there.
Improving security is not an election, it's a plus, that Samsung offers. For what reason, carriers couldn't want this feature, till the point of discard it from its devices?
If you didn't know about Reactivation Lock, well, now you know, you will find an impressive amount of information, about it, on the net.
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Imo it's only present on the Verizon and AT&T models like I said because Tmobile firmware is close to a G900F model firmware as you can get and I did a factory reset with my Samsung account still present on the device and that did not pop when I logged back into my Samsung account. You apparently still can't grasp the concept that the Verizon and AT&T models are basically cloneware models aka heavily modified do they don't resemble stock Samsung firmware.