[Q] MetroPCS galaxy s6 firmware compatible? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6

Hey guys, I never owned a none major carrier phone before. so I'm not sure of the rules with flashing. But this device seems to be associated with T-mobile, but this is a Metro PCS phone, is the firmware compatible? Am I able to flash a T-mobile firmware 5.1 without issues?

You can odin flash for sure. It will become Tmobile carrier phone though.

sol_671 said:
Hey guys, I never owned a none major carrier phone before. so I'm not sure of the rules with flashing. But this device seems to be associated with T-mobile, but this is a Metro PCS phone, is the firmware compatible? Am I able to flash a T-mobile firmware 5.1 without issues?
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You could flash for sure it will work fine but still needs to be unlocked i got my metro s6 with tmobile firmware but i tried another sim and it asked for an unlocked code but it still works for metro perfect

I'm always getting Stuck at the NAND WRITE START with ODIN v3.10 With other higher versions of ODIN it's failing. Any suggestion.

I have a g920t and ever since i got here in mexico im using metros stock roms even latest OFB. And with no issues.
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bighleo114312 said:
I have a g920t and ever since i got here in mexico im using metros stock roms even latest OFB. And with no issues.
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Can you link to the stock rom?
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joemossjr said:
Can you link to the stock rom?
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In sammobile you can find almost every stock rom. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/52673/G920T1UVU2COFB_G920T1TMB2COFB_TMB/
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Was hoping for a non slow link lol
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Hi, I have a MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy S6 which I unlocked (carrier provided code) and activated on T-Mobile with a new sim card and plan. I flashed the phone with T-mobile rom 5.1.1
Data, texting, MMS all work, however tethering does not. Is there anything special I need to do? I added the T-Mobile APN (fast.t-mobile.com) but still no luck.

rage_3 said:
Hi, I have a MetroPCS Samsung Galaxy S6 which I unlocked (carrier provided code) and activated on T-Mobile with a new sim card and plan. I flashed the phone with T-mobile rom 5.1.1
Data, texting, MMS all work, however tethering does not. Is there anything special I need to do? I added the T-Mobile APN (fast.t-mobile.com) but still no luck.
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Hey so you were able to unlock and flash T-mobile rom and retain the unlock? I read that you would lose the unlock if you flashed a T-mobile rom unless it was a custom rom. I just bought a Metropcs s6 for cheap and would like to use it on T-mobile also with t-mobile's stock rom.

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flash tmobile rom on att note has slow down

i am unsure if its me or what but everytime i have tried to flash a tmobile rom on my note which should work it slows down to a crawl i cannot even go through the setup process. I have tried via odin and through cwm touch. the next thing i flashed was t879uvlg3 modem and i was wondering if that was the issue and if so what modem should i flash that way i dont have to use kies for recovery cause man..........thats slow. I even made a nandroid backup and it was slow as well so if anyone has had this issue or any ideas please help me
rastlin said:
i am unsure if its me or what but everytime i have tried to flash a tmobile rom on my note which should work it slows down to a crawl i cannot even go through the setup process. I have tried via odin and through cwm touch. the next thing i flashed was t879uvlg3 modem and i was wondering if that was the issue and if so what modem should i flash that way i dont have to use kies for recovery cause man..........thats slow. I even made a nandroid backup and it was slow as well so if anyone has had this issue or any ideas please help me
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I ran into the same issue boot back to your cwm and flash another modem then reset and you should be good to go, Keep trying modems till you find one that you like
w.working said:
I ran into the same issue boot back to your cwm and flash another modem then reset and you should be good to go, Keep trying modems till you find one that you like
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This is because the T-Mo Modem should be edited for AT&T...
How do you edit modems?
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MasterKaiser said:
This is because the T-Mo Modem should be edited for AT&T...
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How do you edit modems
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chiikko561 said:
How do you edit modems
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I do not edit any modem, they are already modded, some great people here already did it for us. Since this post it kind of old, I do not remember who did it, but you can search in the thread.
Try going in to mobile network setting and registering in tmobile network.
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Why would you want to do that? I am using Tmo service on an ATT Note with a ATT Rom and Radio. Runs flawless and I get 30 MBPS download speeds.
HD2FORNICK said:
Why would you want to do that? I am using Tmo service on an ATT Note with a ATT Rom and Radio. Runs flawless and I get 30 MBPS download speeds.
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Which Att Rom you using and what modem you are using. I have i717 and I tried several rom's and modem's but still cannot find a good match.
If I load Tmo rom's, I can't even install them as the installation gets aborted before mine is i717 device which is att but I thought i717 and T879 same.
Anyways please let us know what's your combination so I can try it out too. By the way I am trying to use i717 with Wind Mobile in Canada which is same as TMO.

AT&T Note3 with Tmobile OS

Hello
I dont know if this sounds dumb but i recently moved from at&t to tmobile and wanted to see if there is a way i can upload tmobile OS of note 3 on to my at&t note3???
The main reason is because i dont get network in the building i work and wifi calling from tmobile is a good option for me
So first is it possible to get tmobile OS on att note 3 and will there be any issues??
Please help me!!
Thanks in advance for your reply and help.
BTW
I am using note3 its factory unlock
Its on 4.3
SM-N900A
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If you're running jellybean you can just installed a tmobile Rom using safestrap. If you try to install an official tmobile rom your note you are going to brick your device.
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SM-G870A with SM-G870F ROM

Hi everyone,
is it possible to put stock rom from european version of S5 Active to AT&T S5 Active? Do I have to change kernell as well, or just simply flash stock rom from G870F? Thanks
sowa180 said:
Hi everyone,
is it possible to put stock rom from european version of S5 Active to AT&T S5 Active? Do I have to change kernell as well, or just simply flash stock rom from G870F? Thanks
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you cant flash stock G870F to your device, the bootloader is locked (research goes along way towards answering your question) the only way you would get the 870F is via a custom rom based on that device, and you cant flash any kernels no matter what.
so in short NO you cant do whatyou want,
you need to root your device, install safestrap and flash a custom rom if you want anything outside of stock.
cstayton said:
you cant flash stock G870F to your device, the bootloader is locked (research goes along way towards answering your question) the only way you would get the 870F is via a custom rom based on that device, and you cant flash any kernels no matter what.
so in short NO you cant do whatyou want,
you need to root your device, install safestrap and flash a custom rom if you want anything outside of stock.
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Hi,
I am using unlocked samsung galaxy s5 active g870a at&t but i live in india and using the device here, so i have rooted the device and unlocked the bootloader with EZ-unlock succesfully. Can now i flash stock G870F to my G870a or new 5.1 official lollipop firmwere by samsung just relesed.
prakashkashyap said:
Hi,
I am using unlocked samsung galaxy s5 active g870a at&t but i live in india and using the device here, so i have rooted the device and unlocked the bootloader with EZ-unlock succesfully. Can now i flash stock G870F to my G870a or new 5.1 official lollipop firmwere by samsung just relesed.
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NO YOU DID NOT UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER, you only SIM unlocked the device for use on other carriers, you still cannot flash the stock G870F odin firmware to your device.
I'm not sure if that is 100% true. I think you can flash another but only if it is the same kernell. So if you are on 4.4.4 you can flash the same but you can't upgrade from there since the bootloader is locked. You can only upgrade an AT&T stock Rom.
Thanks for your reply. .....But i unlocked my bootloader with App called EZ-UNLOCK, is there any possibility that I still have locked bootloader....my android is 4.4.2.....Both G870A and G870F are similar in every Headwear. ....... do i need to flash kernel first......
Thanks
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THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY, EZ-UNLOCK app for locking/unlocking the bootloader and it said I did it successfully,
(1). My device is rooted.
(2). 4.4.2 Stock.
(3). No AT&T firmware Support
(4). Bootloader is unlocked. (if EZ-UNLOCK did it)
So what I need to do to flash G870F stock Firmware and Kernell or official 5.1 lollipop to my S5 ACTIVE G870A At&t, plz tell me Which KERNELL do i need and where can i download it.
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If you truly have a SM-G870A then I highly doubt the app worked or we would all be using it. You can flash with Odin to any G870 with 4.4.2 or upgrade to 4.4.4 and flash that equivalent. But I wouldn't mess with it if you don't know what you are doing. 5 will be out soon. AT&T is just taking it's time and we are being very impatient.
I did a quick search of that app youve used there and it says IN THE TITLE its for the verizon S3, not only that the thread for this app says its not only not been updated since 2012 but will hardbrick your device if you use it on the later firmwares. That app is most likely lying about the bootloader being unlocked. At the end of the day it is locked and we just have to deal with it and work around it.
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Today I tried to flash stock S870F 4.4.2 rom to my S5 ACTIVE G870A.... .....and i went into downloading mode But...when I clicked the start button of odin my device refused to be flashed, and the green bar stopped by some kind of security checked. But my device didn't brick.
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prakashkashyap said:
Today I tried to flash stock S870F 4.4.2 rom to my S5 ACTIVE G870A.... .....and i went into downloading mode But...when I clicked the start button of odin my device refused to be flashed, and the green bar stopped by some kind of security checked. But my device didn't brick.
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One more time you're 870A is NOT BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED it CANNOT be unlocked you CANNOT flash 870F stock firmware.
Could you tell me from where I can download 4.4.4 update for samsung galaxy s5 active g870a at&t. .....because it's not available on sam mobile and I live in india where no at&t support.......thanks in advance
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Please help if you can...
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prakashkashyap said:
Could you tell me from where I can download 4.4.4 update for samsung galaxy s5 active g870a at&t. .....because it's not available on sam mobile and I live in india where no at&t support.......thanks in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58708902
OTA update zips are in this post.
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Thanks....You are Awesome..
Thanks a lot nutt_case ......now I'm on official lollipop 5.0 ..as I said you are Awesome ..cheers.
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I used the Nokia 5100 bootloader unlocker. Can I flash ios 8 on my s5?
Trolololol
Sorry I had to
Can i flash specific partitions via Mobile odin? such as the system and modem.
toterkeks said:
Can i flash specific partitions via Mobile odin? such as the system and modem.
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I assume you mean flashfire, as mobile odin does not work on our device. If you didnt, look in to flashfire, it will do what you need.
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Alright, but back to my Question, is it possible?

Quick question regarding the boot loader.

So, after reading the forums and internet. We can conclude that att can't flash custom roms/kernel/recovery due to having locked boot loader. Now how does the boot loader become unlocked ? Does someone have to code it ? Or do we have to wait for att to release it?
Sorry if this sounds dumb but just got bored and this subject was stuck on my head
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As I recall, the AT&T Galaxy Note 3 was also bootloader locked, but geniuses of the internet created safestrap that ran similar to twrp for flashing/recoveries. I wish something like this would continue in the GS6.
Bootloader doesn't matter for us when it comes to flashing roms compatible with our stock kernels. Flashfire! I'm on my second ROM for test and review on the AT&T S6
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Flashfire does wonders. It's like a recovery. But your phone is actually on. ?
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Flashing Non-Tmobile Specific ROM

Hello,
I am curious to know if there is any ROMs in the general Note 4 Development section (Snapdragon of course) that are compatible w T-mo variant. Is flashing T-mo specific ROMs more to keep certain features? Like wifi callin? My device is unlocked cuz I'm w ATT and I'm prettymuch just looking to explore other ROMs. Thanks!
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This is something I have thought about myself.
yes. You will have to flash a data fix tho.
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