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flashed uk i9305 with Portuguese rom

Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick

willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610

winwiz said:
yeah no worries
just flash the ODIN version of the original firmware
will take you less than 5 minutes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
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As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.

kazuni said:
As of now, there are no original firmware from UK for the GT-I9305.
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oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware

willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.

winwiz said:
oh shoot
you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.

willy6182 said:
Thanks guys for you responces! I have looked at samifirmware but can only see firmwares from outside of the UK. Do I have any options to try and restore it to its original firmware??
what a plonker!
thanks again.
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Take a look at this firmware. It's labeled "Sweden", but under regions, it also says UK. Should work, I guess.

winwiz said:
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you are right! OP try samfirmware to see if they have a dump of the official firmware
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YOSEFE said:
You don't have to sell it unless that is what you want to do.
You can have it SIM unlocked for about £17 on web.
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I did have a brief look at this but none of the sites I looked at had the s3 lte just the s3 as an option, are the unlock codes likely to be the same?

I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick

willy6182 said:
I will try this now. The portuguise version I have has th UK option but a few portuguise apps also download and the default language is obviously portuguise. I really would like to restore it to original if there is a way.
thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
Nick
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Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

YOSEFE said:
Yes the sim unlock for the S3 works on our lte.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
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brilliant, thanks for confirming it does!
I have uploaded the Swedish firmware and it looks great! does not come with any Swedish apps or advertising!
thank you everyone for you help and being patient with a noob!

You can get the codes on ebay for about £10

Hi guys, I'm a big n00b in terms of flashing as well.
I'll get a i9305 from Hong Kong in a few days, which obviously will have a HK firmware on it. The problem with that firmware is that it only supports 6 languages. I live in Norway and want my phone to be in Norwegian so I wonder if those firmwares from the UK support all languages or only the language of the region included?
Thanks in advance.

To restore original UK Rom download checkfus from the market and write down all the info for pda phone and csc etc and enter them on the pc checkfus app and download the Odin Rom from there!
Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk 2

unlocker dont work on the uk version had to pay for a code £24.99

Try this
willy6182 said:
Hello all!
I am a noob so apologies in advance if this is not where it should be and not described how it should be.
My father in law yesterday had an galaxy s3 lte i9305 Orange upgrade and gave it to me! I however am on Vodafone so with my tiny little brain I set out to flash the phone with a Portuguese Vodafone firmware! This has not allowed me to use my UK Vodafone SIM and now left the phone with the custom firmware.
Is there any way at all I can reload the original UK firmware in order to sell the phone??
Any immediate help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks
Nick
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If you want to install the official Everything Everywhere (Orange) LTE firmware, download and run Check4us. This lets you choose model and region then provides firmware options. Select the UK version, download, flash with ODIN and you are done. All back and working as a new Orange set up. As it's a vanilla Samsung install you might find it works for Vodafone although you will need to search the web for Vodafone APN settings and update the phone accordingly.

Note 4 Duos general

Hi
I have made this thread in order to gathet all the informations about the Dual Sim variant of Galaxy Note 4.
Please feel free to post any helpfull informations about this device
Thx

Thanks! First of all does anyone have a recovery that works for this phone?

gcappa said:
Thanks! First of all does anyone have a recovery that works for this phone?
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For root i used this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/sm-n910-cf-auto-root-t2897428
For Recovery i used ROM Manager from Play Store

So,
For rooting i foud this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56508895&postcount=35

And here is a collection of firmwares :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/galaxy-note-4-versions-cpu-t2883741

zambara said:
And here is a collection of firmwares :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/galaxy-note-4-versions-cpu-t2883741
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But that firmware is not 5.x. Would it be okay for us to flash a note 4 firmware (non dual sim version) onto the SM-N9100?

deviant_cryptic said:
But that firmware is not 5.x. Would it be okay for us to flash a note 4 firmware (non dual sim version) onto the SM-N9100?
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By no means flash another ROM if is not developed especially for your model. Most likely you will get i nice brick.
As for a lolipop ROM, i'm still searching. Until now i have found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-n9106w-qualcomm-t3007061/page15#post59798895 but it's developed for SM-N9106W, i'm waiting for a confirmation that is working for SM-N9100.
GR8 day !

For whom is interested :
On Samobile.com you can find the now Lolipop Firmware for SM-N9100 Duos.

I have dual sim SM-N9100 Hong Kong Version and I have recently updated it to Lollipop using Kies. I have faced the following bugging issue:
It takes long time (5-10 sec) in the Dialer when choosing the SIM to make the call whereas before it was spontaneous and that's why I had to use a 3rd party dialer from Google Play.
Other than this, I had the phone for few months and it works smoothly. I also faced auto focus issue

I don't have any of those problem and i'm also on Lolipop.
Maybe you should try reflashing Lolipop through Kies.
Or, if you have root and recovery installed , you could do a data wipe.

engineer20 said:
I have dual sim SM-N9100 Hong Kong Version and I have recently updated it to Lollipop using Kies. I have faced the following bugging issue:
It takes long time (5-10 sec) in the Dialer when choosing the SIM to make the call whereas before it was spontaneous and that's why I had to use a 3rd party dialer from Google Play.
Other than this, I had the phone for few months and it works smoothly. I also faced auto focus issue
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I got the same problem when choosing the SIM (very very slow)

engineer20 said:
I have dual sim SM-N9100 Hong Kong Version and I have recently updated it to Lollipop using Kies. I have faced the following bugging issue:
It takes long time (5-10 sec) in the Dialer when choosing the SIM to make the call whereas before it was spontaneous and that's why I had to use a 3rd party dialer from Google Play.
Other than this, I had the phone for few months and it works smoothly. I also faced auto focus issue
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I have contacted Samsung HK and their answer was useless as expected. They said (its only 10 seconds so its not a big a deal), They never admitted the problem. After resetting to factory setting and fresh Lollipop install, the problem still exist.. Im using a 3rd party app phone instead of Samsung Dailer.

Hi to all im using Hk lollipop for m9re than 3 weeks and i can say that is a very nice rom...maybe a little better than kit kat. ..
I have only found 1 bug and 1 weard problem...
The bug is as you have describe above but this hapens only if you have choose "allways ask" and only if you try to make the call from recent calls or favourite contacts...and NOT directly from contacts list....
The weard problem has to do with message app and sms settings.....
In kit kat there was a menu "iinput mode" to choose between "Automatic , Alphabetic & Unicode"...the Alphabetic gives you the opportunity to have 160 letters instead of 70....
After updated to lollipop this menu still there....
When i do factory reset the menu dissappear....
I had returned back to kit kat but the menu wasn't there too...
I reinstall clear lollipop with original recovery and no root but the same results...
The menu isn't there anymore.....
Very strange issue. ...

Hi All, officially the second sim card is marked as 2G slot. Has anyone tested or know if it's possible to make it work with 3G/4G? is it a ROM thing, or is it hardware?
Australian networks are shutting down their 2G networks and I don't really want to move to a different phone.

China and Hong Kong Firmwares compatible with Samsung Note 4 SM-N9100?
zambara said:
Hi
I have made this thread in order to gathet all the informations about the Dual Sim variant of Galaxy Note 4.
Please feel free to post any helpfull informations about this device
Thx
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Hello,
I have a Note4 SM-N9100 dual sim bought in China. I am wondering if I can install the Hong Kong Firmware for it and make it work. Does anyone have an idea or have done this with success? Thanks

Samsung Note SM-N9208 Duos

Hello,
I bought N9208 today with the knowledge that it is compatible to my current carrier TMobile. I have several questions for those who have this phone.
#1. Am I able to install the operating system from TMobile? I am basically a noob when it comes to rooting etc etc. The phone comes unlocked.
#2. What is the primary difference between the N9208 and TMobile' N920T. I purchased this phone because it has 2 Sim slot and I like the Titanium color.
#3. What should I be doing first upon receiving the phone? How can I add flash software to this phone?
#4. Does unlock also mean the phone is rooted?
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you for the patience.

boredy said:
Hello,
I bought N9208 today with the knowledge that it is compatible to my current carrier TMobile. I have several questions for those who have this phone.
#1. Am I able to install the operating system from TMobile? I am basically a noob when it comes to rooting etc etc. The phone comes unlocked.
-> im not sure, but most likely not at the moment.
#2. What is the primary difference between the N9208 and TMobile' N920T. I purchased this phone because it has 2 Sim slot and I like the Titanium color.
-> Tmobile phone will have Tmobile bloatwares
#3. What should I be doing first upon receiving the phone? How can I add flash software to this phone?
-> Worship its beauty. Flash software???, what year is it man... Flash passed away already.
#4. Does unlock also mean the phone is rooted?
-> no unlock means you can use it with any carrier you can think of. if you want to root, go here , this worked wonder for my 9208.
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you for the patience.
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cheerio!

boredy said:
Hello,
I bought N9208 today with the knowledge that it is compatible to my current carrier TMobile. I have several questions for those who have this phone.
#1. Am I able to install the operating system from TMobile? I am basically a noob when it comes to rooting etc etc. The phone comes unlocked.
#2. What is the primary difference between the N9208 and TMobile' N920T. I purchased this phone because it has 2 Sim slot and I like the Titanium color.
#3. What should I be doing first upon receiving the phone? How can I add flash software to this phone?
#4. Does unlock also mean the phone is rooted?
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated. Thank you for the patience.
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I think you shouldn't do anything to your phone during a few days, to make sure that everything works fine. With an unlocked phone you'll be able to use any SIM card, and with a rooted phone you'll be able to see, modify and delete system files that otherwise can't be seen, so if a phone is unlocked it doesn't mean that it's also rooted.
To flash a new ROM you can use Odin.

Uzair40 said:
I think you shouldn't do anything to your phone during a few days, to make sure that everything works fine. With an unlocked phone you'll be able to use any SIM card, and with a rooted phone you'll be able to see, modify and delete system files that otherwise can't be seen, so if a phone is unlocked it doesn't mean that it's also rooted.
To flash a new ROM you can use Odin.
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Thank you, the tracking says my phone will arrive tomorrow. I will make sure it works fine with TMobile before doing anything else.
Oh... what do you mean by "To flash a new ROM you can use Odin?" Does this mean I can use TMobile's operating system and not from Taiwan's since this is from Taiwan? Sorry i am really a noob when it comes to this.

boredy said:
Thank you, the tracking says my phone will arrive tomorrow. I will make sure it works fine with TMobile before doing anything else.
Oh... what do you mean by "To flash a new ROM you can use Odin?" Does this mean I can use TMobile's operating system and not from Taiwan's since this is from Taiwan? Sorry i am really a noob when it comes to this.
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You can't use a firmware of the N920T on your N9208, as they are different models. You can only install a firmware that is specific for your device model.

Uzair40 said:
You can't use a firmware of the N920T on your N9208, as they are different models. You can only install a firmware that is specific for your device model.
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So what should I do? lol I don't want Taiwan's apps. I would like to cater my phone as closely as TMobile's.

I have the N9208 and use it on TMOUS. It does not come with any Taiwan apps, just all Samsung official apps. The traditional Chinese keyboard and handwriting recognition are on by default. I have not tried turning them off since I do write in Chinese sometimes. You cannot install TMO FW as they are two different models. The main difference is that the TMO supports Samsung Pay while the N9208 does not yet since it is not supported in TW yet. It is not rooted by default.

kotaro_14 said:
I have the N9208 and use it on TMOUS. It does not come with any Taiwan apps, just all Samsung official apps. The traditional Chinese keyboard and handwriting recognition are on by default. I have not tried turning them off since I do write in Chinese sometimes. You cannot install TMO FW as they are two different models. The main difference is that the TMO supports Samsung Pay while the N9208 does not yet since it is not supported in TW yet. It is not rooted by default.
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So what should I do? Just leave it alone for now, and not root it? Can the keyboard be changed to simplified chinese?

boredy said:
So what should I do? Just leave it alone for now, and not root it? Can the keyboard be changed to simplified chinese?
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It's up to you, just know that if you do root, it will trip Knox. That means you won't be able to use Samsung Pay if it gets released in the future and Android Pay unless there is some workaround. Yes, there is Simplified Chinese. You can also always download third party keyboards if you prefer.

kotaro_14 said:
It's up to you, just know that if you do root, it will trip Knox. That means you won't be able to use Samsung Pay if it gets released in the future and Android Pay unless there is some workaround. Yes, there is Simplified Chinese. You can also always download third party keyboards if you prefer.
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Oh, what do you mean by "traditional chinese on by default?" I mostly type in English, so I hope English Language can be on default. I currently have Note 3, and if I swipe the space key, it switches to simplified chinese. Is Note 5 similiar to this that?
I guess I will leave it alone for a bit and see how it does. I read on the T Mobile forum at Tmobile website and it says N9208 does not have "LTE" and that wi fi calling isn't available? Is this true though?
Thanks

I just received my Note 5 N9208, and there isn't simplified chinese. Do I go to google play to download it? Also, the weather, how do I add multiple cities' weather? I am not liking the Samsung keyboard already. Can someone help? thanks

boredy said:
Oh, what do you mean by "traditional chinese on by default?" I mostly type in English, so I hope English Language can be on default. I currently have Note 3, and if I swipe the space key, it switches to simplified chinese. Is Note 5 similiar to this that?
I guess I will leave it alone for a bit and see how it does. I read on the T Mobile forum at Tmobile website and it says N9208 does not have "LTE" and that wi fi calling isn't available? Is this true though?
Thanks
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I just mean that when you first use the device the default keyboard and handwriting are set to both traditional Chinese and English. Yes you can deselect Traditional and change it to English. On the Note5 you just click on the globe key and it will change the language. It does support LTE. I posted a picture in a post somewhere, you can look at my history to find it. It does not have wifi calling from what I can tell.
Sent from my SM-N9208 using Tapatalk

I read elsewhere in the forum that the N9200 (China Note 5) does not come with the google play store and that rooting is often required to get it. I don't want to root. Does the N9208 come with the google play store? I assume yes since it's the Taiwan version, but would love to get some confirmation. Thanks! My plan is to use the phone on AT&T in the US states, and on China Mobile in China (N9208 should be fine for use in China as long as not using China Telecom, from what I've seen on frequencycheck).
- Joe

920g

Help what is the original firmware for this phone

That's an International model, you can flash whatever country firmware you want.

No I want to flash stock firmware back to it, and you could be right but I have not read that anywhere. Yeah I see the film where for every other variant but the G called Samsung they offered me no help because it wasn't international version. I do have a rooted now but I lost most of my functions with the S Note and Spen.

Jwatt5225 said:
No I want to flash stock firmware back to it, and you could be right but I have not read that anywhere. Yeah I see the film where for every other variant but the G called Samsung they offered me no help because it wasn't international version. I do have a rooted now but I lost most of my functions with the S Note and Spen.
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There are LOTS of different firmwares you can install because the SM-N920G was sold in many countries. Just use Odin to install whatever version you like the most, check out the attached screenshots. If you wanna feel like you did it right, select a firmware that could be compatible with your country, but there is no wrong or right firmware for a G model, because it is international.

Wow it's 4 am I did not expect to get a response so quickly and so thoroughly will put thank you very much.

Hey bro I got that right but I'm trying too hard and I am stuck on the team win screen so I can't get into the recovery how do I get out of that boot loop please and thank you

Hey thank you very much XDA members your advice is always the best even though being new sometimes I don't quite understand it but I was able to fix my first bricked phone it took 3 or 4 days figure it out but I got everything in the pass and now I'm going to try to reboot it again lots of love

difference note 9 korean version And other

hi, sorry if I did not have to write correctly. I wanted to know what kind of difference is there between the 9 korean version notes, the processor? has limitations, less functions, different startup logo etc. if you can list all the differences. thank you

Andeoid01 said:
hi, sorry if I did not have to write correctly. I wanted to know what kind of difference is there between the 9 korean version notes, the processor? has limitations, less functions, different startup logo etc. if you can list all the differences. thank you
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the korean N960N has the same specs as the Fs.
so its a exynos chip and not a snapdragon.
this is my second Korean Note and have been extremely pleased.
no visual issues like some have reported on ither device.
Just flawless.
concerning logo( carrier stuff there are 3 or 4 carries in Korea so you are likely to get one of those.)
since i have rooted mine, i have rebranded csc to my sims carrier.
usually they ship region unlocked. When i buy from wondamobile,
seals is broken but it is probably to remove the lock. they make a 5 minute call to lift it.
these phones don't have the oem unlock vanishing issue either.

the Korean version has no snapdragon. Does the Samsung logo appear on the ignition? but do you need to change them to work with your operator? but does it have any restrictions with respect to others?

Andeoid01 said:
the Korean version has no snapdragon. Does the Samsung logo appear on the ignition? but do you need to change them to work with your operator? but does it have any restrictions with respect to others?
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if i remember correctly, before i rooted and modified phone, it did have that carrier logo. but phone worked fine regardless. LTE and such was all working. Yes some carrier bloat in korean but that was to be expected. I root my phones so that was not an issue.
right now running Dr. ketan rom on canadian Rogers csc and all us working fine.

but does it also work in other regions? are there any preinstalled apps? Ke stock European firmware, not Korean can you flash?

Andeoid01 said:
but does it also work in other regions? are there any preinstalled apps? Ke stock European firmware, not Korean can you flash?
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yes korean carrier apps. but the phone is unlocked so any sim using gsm network should work

bober10113 said:
if i remember correctly, before i rooted and modified phone, it did have that carrier logo. but phone worked fine regardless. LTE and such was all working. Yes some carrier bloat in korean but that was to be expected. I root my phones so that was not an issue.
right now running Dr. ketan rom on canadian Rogers csc and all us working fine.
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Could you help me install/flash a Canadian bell/rogers/Fido csc on a rooted sm-n960f/day?

markdagul said:
Could you help me install/flash a Canadian bell/rogers/Fido csc on a rooted sm-n960f/day?
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go to the canada discussion thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77758034&postcount=284

hi bro, i have N960N korean variant with single sim.. is i possible to flash N960F firmware without rooting

shameemindia said:
hi bro, i have N960N korean variant with single sim.. is i possible to flash N960F firmware without rooting
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odin probably won't let you.
if you root/twrp, then flashing a custom firmware/ rom will be possible

Please delete....

bober10113 said:
the korean N960N has the same specs as the Fs.
so its a exynos chip and not a snapdragon.
this is my second Korean Note and have been extremely pleased.
no visual issues like some have reported on ither device.
Just flawless.
concerning logo( carrier stuff there are 3 or 4 carries in Korea so you are likely to get one of those.)
since i have rooted mine, i have rebranded csc to my sims carrier.
usually they ship region unlocked. When i buy from wondamobile,
seals is broken but it is probably to remove the lock. they make a 5 minute call to lift it.
these phones don't have the oem unlock vanishing issue either.
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man, i just bought the used korean version. but i didnt have the confidence to flash it because im afraid it will be locked down or some bad thingy will happen to it. if you flash custom rom will it get the automatic updates?

ArcanusNyne said:
man, i just bought the used korean version. but i didnt have the confidence to flash it because im afraid it will be locked down or some bad thingy will happen to it. if you flash custom rom will it get the automatic updates?
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like any rooted device OTA will stop working. you will have to manualy downlaod firmwares to keep it up to date.
right now Pies official build has arrived for N960N devices for 1 or 2 weeks now.