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[Q] Unbranded English/UK ROM

Can someone who has an unbranded Xperia Z with UK FW please dump/create a FTF and post the ROM here?
The only generic FW posted here is from a demo device unfortunately.
Thanks.

I got mine from Carphone Warehouse earlier today and I haven't touched it yet so I might be able to help. Not sure how to make a ftf from it though..
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That'd be awesome though it's a bit of work...
The basic instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27031352
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded) so you may not want to go ahead.
You will also need to use the beta Flashtool for Xperia Z to actually decrypt the files. Then you can load them up in full Flashtool and proceed to make FTF out of it (I think, didn't do this myself, I stopped after decrypting them).
I would suggest not doing this if you're not tech savvy.

+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!

frankie99969 said:
+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!
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In the meantime you can safely flash the French generic firmware posted here. It's full-retail and I've been using it. As all firmwares in this part of the world are multilingual anyway there isn't much difference.
But yeah, UK FW would be nice...
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download? French unbranded? The branded one I had before from my carrier? UK unbranded?

lloydbf said:
In the meantime you can safely flash the French generic firmware posted here. It's full-retail and I've been using it. As all firmwares in this part of the world are multilingual anyway there isn't much difference.
But yeah, UK FW would be nice...
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download? French unbranded? The branded one I had before from my carrier? UK unbranded?
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It will read your current version, so if you flashed french, SUS would give you french

lloydbf said:
That'd be awesome though it's a bit of work...
The basic instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27031352
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded) so you may not want to go ahead.
You will also need to use the beta Flashtool for Xperia Z to actually decrypt the files. Then you can load them up in full Flashtool and proceed to make FTF out of it (I think, didn't do this myself, I stopped after decrypting them).
I would suggest not doing this if you're not tech savvy.
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frankie99969 said:
+1 for this, im expecting mine to be vodafone branded, that'll annoy me pretty quickly!
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Looks simple enough. I'll have a look at doing this in a little while. At the moment, I'm just doing some modding of SystemUI which I'll post about when I'm done. Then I can sort this out for you.
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AW: [Q] Unbranded English/UK ROM
lloydbf said:
Note that doing this WILL re-flash your phone (because the update can't be stopped after it has downloaded)
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Wrong. Simply unplug after the download is complete and your device will remain untouched.
lloydbf said:
Question: if I flash non-branded firmware (French for example) and then use Sony Update Service to re-install my firmware, which firmware will it download?
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It re-downloads the currently running one. If you already reflashed the phone and didnt note down your SI you may never go fully back to stock if you cant find the FTF of the exact firmware you were originally running.

Posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38678748#post38678748

lloydbf said:
Posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38678748#post38678748
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awesome

4.2.2 update in UK??

When will the 4.2.2 update be released in the UK? Seems like it's been out for a while, yet my phone still hasn't found the update using either OTA or with PC Companion on my laptop.

We don't have the insight to say. Nobody has. And no crystal balls.
4.2.2 has been out for a few days only and is clearly rolling out across the piste.
Just wait patiently or use one of the other Generic ones if you're really that desperate. They're all basically the same apart from minor app differences.

I think Vodafone has released it someone on another forum updated his to 422 via Sony bridge on a Mac.

Never.... (joking)
Considering we were left out of the last few updates wouldn't surprise me if we are the last to get this one.
So I would guess a month
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I got the update yesterday on Vodafone UK
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium

Any splash screens on this firmware. Also do you have the FTF ?
Thanks

My phone didnt alert me but using PCC identified and upgraded last night. On VF UK branded handset

dyawlak said:
My phone didnt alert me but using PCC identified and upgraded last night
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You have a UK unbranded device? Customisation number 1270-7689? Or some other UK device?
Not booting up my PC to find out if this is true or not, as other methods of checking are still showing 434 as the latest available for UK unbranded.
Edit: I see you edited your post. Yes, most are aware that Vodafone have updated
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2

kingvortex said:
You have a UK unbranded device? Customisation number 1270-7689? Or some other UK device?
Not booting up my PC to find out if this is true or not, as other methods of checking are still showing 434 as the latest available for UK unbranded.
Edit: I see you edited your post. Yes, most are aware that Vodafone have updated
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk 2
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Mines was a VF UK handset upgrade - so branded to them. The phone itself didn't report any system/software upgrades, but as soon as I ran up PCC and plugged it in, PCC kicked off the upgrade.

Just use the Sony original Japanese update it doesn't change the language or anything and everything works out is the official Sony update and u just flash it with a flash tool no wipe of data or anything and u can easily root it with doomlords rooting method. It's a one click root.
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Just change to a different generic customization. Some people seem to think that there is something special about UK firmware, but that isn't true at all (except that it seems to get updated last). All customizations contain the same baseband, kernel and core. The only difference is the bundled apps, build.prop and some overlays. I think 'Generic ES' is the best customization to change to. It contains all Sony apps (so you won't lose Video Unlimited or anything), of course it also contains all languages and it seems to get updates first.
Also, please stop asking when an update for a certain customization will be released. Nobody will be able to tell you, so it's completely useless to ask. There are ways enough to check the latest version for your customization. I have a list that I update daily or even multiple times a day, you can also create a browser bookmark to Sony's Firmware Update Server (see same thread) or you can use this web check: http://scavenger.ch/sonyupdate/.

Don't worry, it should come sometime this decade...we might even get the firmware update that everyone else has had for 2 months before 2017...wouldn't that be great?

murrayalex said:
Don't worry, it should come sometime this decade...we might even get the firmware update that everyone else has had for 2 months before 2017...wouldn't that be great?
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Instead of waiting weeks/months/ages and complaining, just change to a different firmware customization like everyone else did. What are you scared of? There's always the possibility of changing back to 'Generic UK'.

dante501 said:
Just use the Sony original Japanese update it doesn't change the language or anything and everything works out is the official Sony update and u just flash it with a flash tool
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Where can I find the Sony original Japanese update ftf?
Thanks

tonylee2000 said:
Where can I find the Sony original Japanese update ftf?
Thanks
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That doesn't exist. In Japan, the Xperia Z was only available through the carrier NTT DoCoMo, which had a slightly different version with a different model number (SO-02E).
Check this list for the available customizations: [INFO] Latest firmware version per customization (region/branding). For the UK, I would recommend 'Generic ES'.

Apollo89 said:
Instead of waiting weeks/months/ages and complaining, just change to a different firmware customization like everyone else did. What are you scared of? There's always the possibility of changing back to 'Generic UK'.
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I have xperia z hspa , and I don't want to change the customization , can I flash the TW one ?? or is there any other options for the c6602 ?

hamud.q said:
I have xperia z hspa , and I don't want to change the customization , can I flash the TW one ?? or is there any other options for the c6602 ?
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Downloading the 'Generic TW' FTF and flashing it with Flashtool, or changing your customization number in build.prop and updating with Sony PC Companion will give exactly the same result. 'Generic TW' is the only customization that has been updated for C6602. It also seems to get updates first each time. So I recommend to use that firmware.

I will sell my XZ and buy Galaxy S4 i think, its not about changing customization etc it shows how Sony treat UK customers...

qucharski said:
I will sell my XZ and buy Galaxy S4 i think, its not about changing customization etc it shows how Sony treat UK customers...
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Good luck with your (plastic) Galaxy S4 (with ugly *** TouchWiz) then. Hopefully Samsung will release updates faster to the UK
Do you really care so much about the 'Generic UK' customization? It's not like it contains any special features that can't be found in other customizations.

tonylee2000 said:
Where can I find the Sony original Japanese update ftf?
Thanks
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here you go download the whole thing unzip it flash with flashtool and ur done then use doomlord rooting and done
rom ftf https://uhub.netvigator.com/web/quickshare_filedownload.html#IaThdlku8TwZiL32NjkSjn34s::
doomlord root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327472

10.4.B.0.569 for Customiztation 1272-3750 needed please or any one supported arabic?

Hi all,
Please 10.4.B.0.569 for Customiztation 1272-3750 needed please or any one supported arabic?

redaotrosh said:
Hi all,
Please 10.4.B.0.569 for Customiztation 1272-3750 needed please or any one supported arabic?
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Give a look to the links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315914
Or flash an other region. Every firmware is the same and you won't loose warranty

gripfly said:
Give a look to the links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315914
Or flash an other region. Every firmware is the same and you won't loose warranty
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you are right but I need one to support arabic interface since other regions can't use arabice UI

redaotrosh said:
you are right but I need one to support arabic interface since other regions can't use arabice UI
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You're really sure?

redaotrosh said:
you are right but I need one to support arabic interface since other regions can't use arabice UI
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Well, there's really not that much to do. When the firmware is available for your customization, people with locked bootloaders will be able to download the update via SEUS to either flash it directly or create an FTF file.
Until the firmware is cleared for launch in your region though, there's nothing that anyone can do to magically make it appear. That's just the way it works :/

gripfly said:
You're really sure?
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Yeah because I tried one I can read/write arabice but I can't set the UI arabic.

Develion said:
Well, there's really not that much to do. When the firmware is available for your customization, people with locked bootloaders will be able to download the update via SEUS to either flash it directly or create an FTF file.
Until the firmware is cleared for launch in your region though, there's nothing that anyone can do to magically make it appear. That's just the way it works :/
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but when sony will continue rolling out 4.3 since the regions stay the same as before christmas.

redaotrosh said:
but when sony will continue rolling out 4.3 since the regions stay the same as before christmas.
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This really isn't Sony's fault. Usually OEMs will have firmwares ready for everyday use (with some bugs though), only weeks after the release of a new Android version. The time between then and the actual OTA release of the firmware to the community is spent partially on fixing these bugs,but mostly on geting the firmware certified in each country around the world. This certification procedure includes testing of the WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC and everything else that has to meet a certain standard. Unfortunately, not all of these tests are standardized, meaning that a lot of certifications has to take place in each country respectably, since a lot of countries have different demands to approve the firmware. (This is the main reason for the delay between different regions, since different countries finishes these tests at different times)
When this LONG procedure is done, you might have a carrier that wants to add some software (aka bloatware) to the firmware before they also approve its release. It is not until then that the actual firmware for your region will be available for download, so as you can see, the process of releasing new firmware is quite an extensive one.

Lollipop for G900H Exynos Released :)

Guys the exynos version has got the android lollipop update today finally. Check the firmware section in sammobile website. They just uploaded the firmware for the country kazakhstan Android 5.0 G900HXXU1BOA7. I am downloading it currently It wont be long before other countries get the update. cheers guys.
Thank you all
Chemigame

when it released for India

kapilrtn said:
when it released for India
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I donot know. I hope they release it soon for India. You can use the kazakhstan firmware though.
Thank you

chemigame said:
Guys the exynos version has got the android lollipop update today finally. Check the firmware section in sammobile website. They just uploaded the firmware for the country kazakhstan Android 5.0 G900HXXU1BOA7. I am downloading it currently It wont be long before other countries get the update. cheers guys.
Thank you all
Chemigame
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Finally im downloading. Thank you mate :good:

That's a good news.

Can we flash Kasakhstan firmware to different csc firmwared g900h phone?

askin.81 said:
Can we flash Kasakhstan firmware to different csc firmwared g900h phone?
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Yes you can, at least I've been doing that since I bought the phone.

sure?
ezearis said:
Yes you can, at least I've been doing that since I bought the phone.
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I don't know, I had tried to flash a russian ROM and it failed, had to reinitialize via kies

I've flashed on my phone lots of roms with odin, the only time one failed was a Serbian ROM, but I thought it was because the download failed.
As soon as I finish downloading this I'll report if it works.

finally,awesome new

Link to SM-G900H Lollipop (5.0)
True indeed. Unfortunately I can't post the link but send me a message if interested. Nevertheless, I will see if I can post a Mega link after some time.

I wonder if someone can change this rom to custom. So we can flash it easily from recovery. Please guys we want a stock custom rom.

plz post mega link

sandeepsivia said:
plz post mega link
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+1

Exynos update is only available in one region, though it’s only a matter of time before the update becomes available to others either through Samsung Kies, an OTA or both methods. To check for the OTA, you can always head to Settings> System> About Device> Software Update.:thumbup::thumbup::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
sent from my s5 g900h. 44500 antutu score on default raw os 4.4.2 of samsung.

ezearis said:
Yes you can, at least I've been doing that since I bought the phone.
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Are from the same region? I have a problem similar to this one: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f777/s5-g900h-flashing-issue-help-please-1815541/
But I'm on a locked bootloader, so I can't flash any recovery as the workaournd mentons.

How to install kazakstan firmware to india s5 exynos octa????
hi i have downloaded the kazakstan firmware and i want to install it to s5 india..
my phone is not rooted
please tell me how can i install the firmware?

I am on my 3rd reinstall, first I upgraded via Odin on top of kitkat, and system was too slow, 2nd I rooted via auto root (It works btw) and apparently I deleted with Titaniun Backup something important and system refused to boot. 3rd reinstall I just rooted and deleted some bloatware and everything is working ok. This is Multilingual btw. overall not so fast no so slow, I use cm12 official nightly in another device and its just a bit slower. Used Sammobile link to get the file

Hi! i downloaded it today and it's running now! works great! i don't know how to root the device with android 5

It works perfectly. Although I tried different versions of the country. Can we root that? Is anyone try to root it?

Sony XZ1 Compact - Help Enabling Fingerprint Scanner 11-19-2017

So I just recently picked up the US unlocked version of the XZ1C at my local Best buy. I've been reading the tutorials on how to flash the firmware and I was hoping for screenshots of the process on how to flash the Customized UK firmware over using Newflasher. I am not too familiar with Newflasher, so please can someone upload screen shots step-by-step to help me!
-I just finished downloading the UK Firmware:
G8441_Customized UK_1310-6856_47.1.A.2.374_R12B
and the US Firmware:
G8441_Customized US_1310-4371_47.1.A.2.324_R8B
I have Newflasher v10 installed already as well. I've been reading about the different type of fines to add and delete, but do not understand how to use Newflasher.
****12/11/2017
Update:
So after a good week or so of researching and trying to crack the fingerprint scanner. I was able to successfully flash the UK firmware over into my Xz1 Compact. I was able to successfully activate it back in the late weeks of November. I was extremely nervous about the process because I have never used Newflasher and was scared of bricking my device, but the process was fairly simple, easy and worked! Once I get back home after work, I will see if I can post some snapshots of how I flashed the firmware over to help everyone out! Thank you everyone for all your help!! In return, I will upload those screenshots!

xz1c owner said:
So I just recently picked up the US unlocked version of the XZ1C at my local Best buy. I've been reading the tutorials on how to flash the firmware and I was hoping for screenshots of the process on how to flash the Customized UK firmware over using Newflasher. I am not too familiar with Newflasher, so please can someone upload screen shots step-by-step to help me!
-I just finished downloading the UK Firmware:
G8441_Customized UK_1310-6856_47.1.A.2.374_R12B
and the US Firmware:
G8441_Customized US_1310-4371_47.1.A.2.324_R8B
I have Newflasher v10 installed already as well. I've been reading about the different type of fines to add and delete, but do not understand how to use Newflasher.
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I'm about to pick one of these up at Best Buy this afternoon for $358 open box and would love to know where you downloaded those firmware files! I'd also like more info on the newsflash app. Everyone I've seen on here that knows anything about it says to look at the OP for the XZ Premium. Even though that phone is in the same family, the files are different and a step by step for the XZ1 Compact would be awesome!

joesee said:
I'm about to pick one of these up at Best Buy this afternoon for $358 open box and would love to know where you downloaded those firmware files! I'd also like more info on the newsflash app. Everyone I've seen on here that knows anything about it says to look at the OP for the XZ Premium. Even though that phone is in the same family, the files are different and a step by step for the XZ1 Compact would be awesome!
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There's a program called Xperifirm that will allow you to browse and download the latest firmware of any region for tons of Sony devices. https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/pc-xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
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xz1c owner said:
So I just recently picked up the US unlocked version of the XZ1C at my local Best buy. I've been reading the tutorials on how to flash the firmware and I was hoping for screenshots of the process on how to flash the Customized UK firmware over using Newflasher. I am not too familiar with Newflasher, so please can someone upload screen shots step-by-step to help me!
-I just finished downloading the UK Firmware:
G8441_Customized UK_1310-6856_47.1.A.2.374_R12B
and the US Firmware:
G8441_Customized US_1310-4371_47.1.A.2.324_R8B
I have Newflasher v10 installed already as well. I've been reading about the different type of fines to add and delete, but do not understand how to use Newflasher.
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A redditor recently wrote a guide for this: https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/7dlwe7/xz1_compact_fingerprint_scanner_volte_wifi/ Wait for the .51 update (UK will be any day now) before doing it so you don't have to update for a while...we just figured out how to update without wiping userdata in the main VoLTE thread below.

xz1c owner said:
So I just recently picked up the US unlocked version of the XZ1C at my local Best buy. I've been reading the tutorials on how to flash the firmware and I was hoping for screenshots of the process on how to flash the Customized UK firmware over using Newflasher. I am not too familiar with Newflasher, so please can someone upload screen shots step-by-step to help me!
-I just finished downloading the UK Firmware:
G8441_Customized UK_1310-6856_47.1.A.2.374_R12B
and the US Firmware:
G8441_Customized US_1310-4371_47.1.A.2.324_R8B
I have Newflasher v10 installed already as well. I've been reading about the different type of fines to add and delete, but do not understand how to use Newflasher.
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Hey.
Follow this guide, link below, I hope that help.
UK customized is a best stock FW
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp.../reference-xperia-debranding-rooting-t3667368

ken_e1407 said:
Hey.
Follow this guide, link below, I hope that help.
UK customized is a best stock FW
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp.../reference-xperia-debranding-rooting-t3667368
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Thank you! I will use this to see if I can do it!

maidguitar said:
There's a program called Xperifirm that will allow you to browse and download the latest firmware of any region for tons of Sony devices. https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/pc-xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
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A redditor recently wrote a guide for this: https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/7dlwe7/xz1_compact_fingerprint_scanner_volte_wifi/ Wait for the .51 update (UK will be any day now) before doing it so you don't have to update for a while...we just figured out how to update without wiping userdata in the main VoLTE thread below.
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Thank you. Do you know if there are better instructions with pictures?

I have a related question. I'm in the US and want to flash another region's firmware to get a working fingerprint scanner on 47.1.A.5.51. My carrier does not support VOLTE or Wifi calling, so I don't need to flash parts of the US firmware. Is there a particular one I should be flashing? I saw in another thread that people were flashing at least parts of the Austrian T-mobile firmware. Would it be reasonable just to flash that for use in the US, or will I have a problem? Would it be better to flash UK Customized and wait for the update?

jrbmed08 said:
I have a related question. I'm in the US and want to flash another region's firmware to get a working fingerprint scanner on 47.1.A.5.51. My carrier does not support VOLTE or Wifi calling, so I don't need to flash parts of the US firmware. Is there a particular one I should be flashing? I saw in another thread that people were flashing at least parts of the Austrian T-mobile firmware. Would it be reasonable just to flash that for use in the US, or will I have a problem? Would it be better to flash UK Customized and wait for the update?
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Got XZ1 Compact from Best Buy. LOVE IT! Want fingerprint sensor; just ordered UK version from Clove in England. Anyone else done this? Delivery time? Phone works well in US? Anything I should know?
Sony CSR said phone will work same as US version, plus fingerprint sensor; said it's worth it. Thanks!

jrbmed08 said:
I have a related question. I'm in the US and want to flash another region's firmware to get a working fingerprint scanner on 47.1.A.5.51. My carrier does not support VOLTE or Wifi calling, so I don't need to flash parts of the US firmware. Is there a particular one I should be flashing? I saw in another thread that people were flashing at least parts of the Austrian T-mobile firmware. Would it be reasonable just to flash that for use in the US, or will I have a problem? Would it be better to flash UK Customized and wait for the update?
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***It is fairly common for people to flash over the UK Customized Firmware over. Once you do that, the default language and region will be UK and there are some UK bloatware installed, but you can always disable them and uninstall them.

xz1c owner said:
***It is fairly common for people to flash over the UK Customized Firmware over. Once you do that, the default language and region will be UK and there are some UK bloatware installed, but you can always disable them and uninstall them.
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Thanks! I ended up copying the US OEM file anyway in case I ever decide to switch carriers, but I appreciate the reply.