Hey! So I've had very little experience in flashing custom roms and I have a question. I have a Verizon Nexus 6 (Verizon branded), I know that besides the stamp on the back its the exact same phone as the one directly from the google store or motorola. If I flash a google factory image onto it will I start getting OTA updates directly from google instead of waiting for Verizon's un-godly long updates as long as I don't mess with rooting it or installing a custom recovery. Also will I be able to flash back the Verizon rom and get Verizons OTA's if i ever decide for some reason I need to and also, where would I find the Verizon roms for it? I know where to find googles factory roms but not verizons. Thank you for all your help, I've switched from iPhone 6 and have always jailbroke it so I need all the help I can get with this.
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Hey! So I've had very little experience in flashing custom roms and I have a question. I have a Verizon Nexus 6 (Verizon branded), I know that besides the stamp on the back its the exact same phone as the one directly from the google store or motorola. If I flash a google factory image onto it will I start getting OTA updates directly from google instead of waiting for Verizon's un-godly long updates as long as I don't mess with rooting it or installing a custom recovery. Also will I be able to flash back the Verizon rom and get Verizons OTA's if i ever decide for some reason I need to and also, where would I find the Verizon roms for it? I know where to find googles factory roms but not verizons. Thank you for all your help, I've switched from iPhone 6 and have always jailbroke it so I need all the help I can get with this.
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no. you, using verizon, have to use a verizon sim in your phone. that verizon sim is whst tells google which update to send you(verizon does not update the n6, google does). you can flash whatever factory image you want, but your sim card is what tells google to send you a verizon update.
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no. you, using verizon, have to use a verizon sim in your phone. that verizon sim is whst tells google which update to send you(verizon does not update the n6, google does). you can flash whatever factory image you want, but your sim card is what tells google to send you a verizon update.
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No, I don't think thats it, I'm new but I'm pretty sure thats not the case because how come when people buy it factory unlocked, but lets say for example put a att sim in it, they still get updates from google which is the newest faster than those who bought phone through att. Its the carrier that sends out updates not google in that case . Even on motorola website it says "Factory releases software>carrier modifies rom>carrier sends out update" under their update status page. Thats why carrier bought phones have slower updates than factory phones. Which is why I asked "If i flash a google "factory unlocked" nexus 6 rom will i then get updates from google directly and not verizon".
If you have a Verizon sim in your phone you will only get updates from VZ. If you pull the sim and go wifi there are a good number of reports of people pulling from google.
I have seen that reported several times. Not tried it myself, I just flash myself and skip user do I don't wipe data.
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No, I don't think thats it, I'm new but I'm pretty sure thats not the case because how come when people buy it factory unlocked, but lets say for example put a att sim in it, they still get updates from google which is the newest faster than those who bought phone through att. Its the carrier that sends out updates not google in that case . Even on motorola website it says "Factory releases software>carrier modifies rom>carrier sends out update" under their update status page. Thats why carrier bought phones have slower updates than factory phones. Which is why I asked "If i flash a google "factory unlocked" nexus 6 rom will i then get updates from google directly and not verizon".
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The carriers do not send out the updates. At first, all nexus 6 got the same roms. Then verizon and tmobile decided they wanted to approve the updates before they were sent. Then, verizon and tmobile added stuff to their builds, but google still send them out. If you have a verizon or tmob sim, google send you those updates, otherwise, google sends you a generic update.
Everything changed with the nexus 6. Updates didn't used to be linked to sim cards, but now they are.
But in answer to your question, if you flash a generic rom and have a version sim card, you won't get any updates because google will detect your verizon sim and not send generic updates, and you won't be on a verizon rom, so you won't be able to get those updates either.
FYI, even if you bought an n6 from play, if it had 5.0 on it, put a verizon sim in it, you would get verizon updates.
But you're right, on pretty much every other (non-nexus) phone in the world, the carrier sends the updates and what you suggested would work on those phones. Just not here.
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Can anyone confirm what OTA any non VZW Nexus 6 on VZW is getting? Curious to know... Sorry if this is a repost. Couldn't find it while searching.
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fuunkychicken said:
Can anyone confirm what OTA any non VZW Nexus 6 on VZW is getting? Curious to know... Sorry if this is a repost. Couldn't find it while searching.
Thanks!
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My GPS model shipped with 5.0 and updated to 5.01 after a couple hrs on wifi. I rooted and flashed a 5.1 rom shortly after so I don't know if or when it would have updated to 5.1.
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Can anyone confirm what OTA any non VZW Nexus 6 on VZW is getting? Curious to know... Sorry if this is a repost. Couldn't find it while searching.
Thanks!
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all nexus 6 are getting 5.1, regardless what carrier youre on. all nexus 6 in the US are identicle. when buying via verizon, itll just have a verizon logo on it, thats all.
I just received my replacement phone (which I purchased from Motorola but had the shutting down while battery still displayed 50-90% issue), put my VZW SIM into it and can tell you that on my phone, the OTA progression went from 5.0 to 5.01 to 5.1 "LMY47D".
Just an FYI: After it flashed to "LMY47D" and used it for a couple days (VZW "VoLTE" worked fine with this), I went to the Google factory image page and flashed "LMY47E" as that is the version that comes on the Verizon variant, factory reset, and when I set the phone back up, the phone automatically downloaded My Verizon as well as Verizon Visual Voice Mail automatically once it signed into the Play Store. I do not know if "LMY47D" would have downloaded those Verizon apps or not after a factory reset with a Verizon SIM in it, so someone else will have to chime in on that.
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I just received my replacement phone (which I purchased from Motorola but had the shutting down while battery still displayed 50-90% issue), put my VZW SIM into it and can tell you that on my phone, the OTA progression went from 5.0 to 5.01 to 5.1 "LMY47D".
Just an FYI: After it flashed to "LMY47D" and used it for a couple days (VZW "VoLTE" worked fine with this), I went to the Google factory image page and flashed "LMY47E" as that is the version that comes on the Verizon variant, factory reset, and when I set the phone back up, the phone automatically downloaded My Verizon as well as Verizon Visual Voice Mail automatically once it signed into the Play Store. I do not know if "LMY47D" would have downloaded those Verizon apps or not after a factory reset with a Verizon SIM in it, so someone else will have to chime in on that.
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the provider apps get installed because of your sim card. can always first boot without the sim card installed, that way it wont install provider apps.
Received my Google 64 GB white Nexus, popped in my Verizon SIM no problem. I set up my phone over wifi first "it came stock 5.0" , powered off inserted SIM, then powered on, while phone was on wifi it updated to 5.1 Lollipop, 4G works fine.
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I am a Verizon Wireless customer who bought a T-Mobile Nexus 6 back when Verizon didn't sell it. It has been working great on Verizon's network. However, I haven't gotten the OTA for the 5.1 update yet and was wondering if it was related to the VW network vs TM phone. My phone is as I received it (meaning no unlocking or rooting). I've been an android user since the Thunderbolt but haven't dived into tinkering as I'm nervous to get my feet wet. Any suggestions on how to proceed or answers to why I don't get the OTA would be helpful. Thanks!
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I am a Verizon Wireless customer who bought a T-Mobile Nexus 6 back when Verizon didn't sell it. It has been working great on Verizon's network. However, I haven't gotten the OTA for the 5.1 update yet and was wondering if it was related to the VW network vs TM phone. My phone is as I received it (meaning no unlocking or rooting). I've been an android user since the Thunderbolt but haven't dived into tinkering as I'm nervous to get my feet wet. Any suggestions on how to proceed or answers to why I don't get the OTA would be helpful. Thanks!
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I'm not 100% positive on this, but I don't think LMY47E was ever pushed to VZW N6's. The reason being that LMY47E is the shipping software for VZW purchased devices. So you'll either have to unlock your bootloader and fastboot flash the factory image, or live with 5.0.1. I think...
Or, quite possibly, just do the pull the Sim card routine and possibly get the LMY47D OTA update.
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Or, quite possibly, just do the pull the Sim card routine and possibly get the LMY47D OTA update.
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So because I'm on Verizon's network and they haven't pushed it to their stock of phones I wouldn't get it? I'll try the pull the SIM card route. Thanks for the suggestion.
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So because I'm on Verizon's network and they haven't pushed it to their stock of phones I wouldn't get it? I'll try the pull the SIM card route. Thanks for the suggestion.
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What @Evolution_Freak said. If you pull your SIM, there's a good chance that you'll get D. But the radio on E (98R) is supposedly optimized for Verizon. The only way you'll get E is what I suggested above. With the 95R radio from LMY47D, you may have some sub-optimal connections to cellular service.
Sorry new at this so What is the pull the sim card routine? pull the sim and hard reboot or pull and factory restore?
beeks92868 said:
Sorry new at this so What is the pull the sim card routine? pull the sim and hard reboot or pull and factory restore?
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Neither. Shut phone down. Remove SIM. Boot up and connect to WiFi. Wait for OTA to download. Install OTA. Shut phone down. Reinsert SIM. Boot up and enjoy.
Tried the suggestion and pulled sim and restarted but no update so how long should you normally have to wait
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Tried the suggestion and pulled sim and restarted but no update so how long should you normally have to wait
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You could give it as much time as you could spare, to be sure. Maybe overnight? Otherwise consider unlocking and doing the factory image thing.
Back in July I got a steal on a new US Cellular Galaxy Note 9, so I immediately threw my iPhone 6S SIM card into it and went through several rounds of software updates. After the last update the splash screen switched to AT&T and it suddenly had several AT&T apps. It didn't TOTALLY eliminate the US Cellular stuff because I had to delete at least one app and change the Samsung browser's default home page.
Due to the iPhone SIM card and some stuff on AT&T's side, it would not do VoLTE or WiFi calling until I got a new SIM and had AT&T use the IMEI from an AT&T Galaxy Note 9 (read it off one from the store). I did that in late August and the only remaining issue O noticed was that my MMS messages will not download as long as I am on WiFi.
I just noticed what may be a new issue: I think I stopped getting carrier updates. Looking on AT&T's site, I see that they have multiple newer updates with the latest from September 18th:
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut...tep_KM1278532?make=Samsung&model=SamsungN960U
My "Security Patch Level" says May 1, 2019, while AT&T's website says that there have been 4 updates since then (latest at Security Patch Level September 1, 2019).
My baseband version doesn't quite match any of the ones associated with AT&T updates, though their May 22nd update seems to be the most similar (AT&T's N960USQS1CSE1 compared with my N960USQU1CSE3).
I recall that the new phone updated multiple times and was still on Oreo before it updated again to Pie, and again to AT&T-flavored Pie. I figure the final update was really just adding the AT&T apps and splash screen, but it somehow stopped me from getting further updates from US Cellular. I'm pretty sure I had an AT&T SIM card inserted for all of my updates.
On that note, I believe I tossed the original SIM and US Cellular does not operate in my region (only showed up here through a salvage store). I'm not easily able to get another US Cellular SIM for triggering it to revert to a US Cellular ROM. I'm not interested in custom ROMs and all that and ultimately just want to keep my phone up to date the same way a normal AT&T customer would after buying theirs from AT&T. I thought the Note 9 adding carrier customizations to match the inserted SIM would take care of all this automatically (half the point, right?) but I guess I was wrong.
Is it possible to get carrier updates like I was getting before? If not, what would you guys recommend for getting up to date and staying up to date? Thanks!
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Back in July I got a steal on a new US Cellular Galaxy Note 9, so I immediately threw my iPhone 6S SIM card into it and went through several rounds of software updates. After the last update the splash screen switched to AT&T and it suddenly had several AT&T apps. It didn't TOTALLY eliminate the US Cellular stuff because I had to delete at least one app and change the Samsung browser's default home page.
Due to the iPhone SIM card and some stuff on AT&T's side, it would not do VoLTE or WiFi calling until I got a new SIM and had AT&T use the IMEI from an AT&T Galaxy Note 9 (read it off one from the store). I did that in late August and the only remaining issue O noticed was that my MMS messages will not download as long as I am on WiFi.
I just noticed what may be a new issue: I think I stopped getting carrier updates. Looking on AT&T's site, I see that they have multiple newer updates with the latest from September 18th:
https://www.att.com/devicehowto/tut...tep_KM1278532?make=Samsung&model=SamsungN960U
My "Security Patch Level" says May 1, 2019, while AT&T's website says that there have been 4 updates since then (latest at Security Patch Level September 1, 2019).
My baseband version doesn't quite match any of the ones associated with AT&T updates, though their May 22nd update seems to be the most similar (AT&T's N960USQS1CSE1 compared with my N960USQU1CSE3).
I recall that the new phone updated multiple times and was still on Oreo before it updated again to Pie, and again to AT&T-flavored Pie. I figure the final update was really just adding the AT&T apps and splash screen, but it somehow stopped me from getting further updates from US Cellular. I'm pretty sure I had an AT&T SIM card inserted for all of my updates.
On that note, I believe I tossed the original SIM and US Cellular does not operate in my region (only showed up here through a salvage store). I'm not easily able to get another US Cellular SIM for triggering it to revert to a US Cellular ROM. I'm not interested in custom ROMs and all that and ultimately just want to keep my phone up to date the same way a normal AT&T customer would after buying theirs from AT&T. I thought the Note 9 adding carrier customizations to match the inserted SIM would take care of all this automatically (half the point, right?) but I guess I was wrong.
Is it possible to get carrier updates like I was getting before? If not, what would you guys recommend for getting up to date and staying up to date? Thanks!
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Attached is the link for my last update , I'm using it on AT&T , phone is original from AT&T, and all is Ok for me, I hope can help you.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....note-9-att-rom-update-sept-2019-t3979303/amp/
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Attached is the link for my last update , I'm using it on AT&T , phone is original from AT&T, and all is Ok for me, I hope can help you.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....note-9-att-rom-update-sept-2019-t3979303/amp/
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I'll check it out when I get back to my PC. Thanks! I assume it's something I need to flash with Odin?
I appear to be in one of those samsung lock horror stories. I purchased a paid off verizon s21 ultra that was suppose to be unlocked but after i put my tmobile sim into it works for 5 minutes perfectly then an error pops up saying unable to change carrier call verizon customer support. So i did long story short i got no where. So i filed an FCC complaint and got in contact with a verizon executive and he got in contact with who i bought the phone from and they provided all the paperwork proving it was paid off and he reprocessed the unlock request and said it will now for sure be unlocked and it didnt unlock so i contacted samsung like he said for me to do if it didnt so i did and they told me to wait 48 hours for it to process. 48 hours later guess what its still not unlocked so i call samsung back and they said verizon still hasnt released it supposedly and there is nothing they can do and i need to go back to verizon. Im stuck in an endless loop of verizon executives telling me to call samsung and samsung telling me to call verizon.
What is there left for me to do now? This is stupid why is it not unlocking... The only thing that i can think is left is that the phone is flashed with stock firmware and not verizon firmware to remove the bloatware. But that seems like it shouldnt matter. Also the phone never asks for an unlock code it just says call verizon customer service.
It's more a Verizon lock horror, not Samsung.
Flashing other FW won't solve your issue.
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It's more a Verizon lock horror, not Samsung.
Flashing other FW won't solve your issue.
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Any other tips you have?
Return to seller and demand refund...
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I appear to be in one of those samsung lock horror stories. I purchased a paid off verizon s21 ultra that was suppose to be unlocked but after i put my tmobile sim into it works for 5 minutes perfectly then an error pops up saying unable to change carrier call verizon customer support. So i did long story short i got no where. So i filed an FCC complaint and got in contact with a verizon executive and he got in contact with who i bought the phone from and they provided all the paperwork proving it was paid off and he reprocessed the unlock request and said it will now for sure be unlocked and it didnt unlock so i contacted samsung like he said for me to do if it didnt so i did and they told me to wait 48 hours for it to process. 48 hours later guess what its still not unlocked so i call samsung back and they said verizon still hasnt released it supposedly and there is nothing they can do and i need to go back to verizon. Im stuck in an endless loop of verizon executives telling me to call samsung and samsung telling me to call verizon.
What is there left for me to do now? This is stupid why is it not unlocking... The only thing that i can think is left is that the phone is flashed with stock firmware and not verizon firmware to remove the bloatware. But that seems like it shouldnt matter. Also the phone never asks for an unlock code it just says call verizon customer service.
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First, did you verify that the unit is paid off?
Second, do you know anyone that has verizon?
Don't know if it will work, but I would try flashing the unit back to stock Verizon firmware and finding someone who has a verizon sim card.
Verizon units kind of unlock on their own. It is troubleshooting I would try because I do not believe the unit will unlock on U1 software on its own. Once it can get unlocked then flash back.
I suggest someone who has a verizon active SIM as it may help in it unlocking even though you can connect through WIFI
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First, did you verify that the unit is paid off?
Second, do you know anyone that has verizon?
Don't know if it will work, but I would try flashing the unit back to stock Verizon firmware and finding someone who has a verizon sim card.
Verizon units kind of unlock on their own. It is troubleshooting I would try because I do not believe the unit will unlock on U1 software on its own. Once it can get unlocked then flash back.
I suggest someone who has a verizon active SIM as it may help in it unlocking even though you can connect through WIFI
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The verizon executative said it was guaranteed paid off and he unlocked it remotely again. But it does have u1 firmware on it im guessing i need to use frija and download the vzw firmware? And will another unlock request need to be processed again? And none of my friends have verizon due to how much of a ripoff they are lmao but i can have another verizon demo sim put in at another verizon store. I feel like i would have to file anpther fcc complaint just to talk to another verizon executive.
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The verizon executative said it was guaranteed paid off and he unlocked it remotely again. But it does have u1 firmware on it im guessing i need to use frija and download the vzw firmware? And will another unlock request need to be processed again? And none of my friends have verizon due to how much of a ripoff they are lmao but i can have another verizon demo sim put in at another verizon store. I feel like i would have to file anpther fcc complaint just to talk to another verizon executive.
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I believe for it to be unlocked or at least go through the process, the verizon U package is what I would flash, but you may be in a little bit of a issue if you don't have a verizon SIM on hand, even if not activated.
There are multiple ways to get it to flash back to U. I would use a patched ODIN and just flash the appropriate files from somewhere like samfw.com
If he sent out the remote unlock, it is very possible that once you flash back to U verizon package and connect to WIFI and go through the setup process etc. It may just unlock on its own. If you do not have a Verizon SIM card, leave your SIM out of the phone while going through the initial setup. You will need WIFI.
I would start with a clean flash just to be safe.
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I believe for it to be unlocked or at least go through the process, the verizon U package is what I would flash, but you may be in a little bit of a issue if you don't have a verizon SIM on hand, even if not activated.
There are multiple ways to get it to flash back to U. I would use a patched ODIN and just flash the appropriate files from somewhere like samfw.com
If he sent out the remote unlock, it is very possible that once you flash back to U verizon package and connect to WIFI and go through the setup process etc. It may just unlock on its own. If you do not have a Verizon SIM card, leave your SIM out of the phone while going through the initial setup. You will need WIFI.
I would start with a clean flash just to be safe.
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What's a patched Odin? I've only used regular Odin can you send a link to the patched one?
VERIZON FIRMWARE FLASHING UNLOCKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DodgeTransmissionsGoBoom said:
VERIZON FIRMWARE FLASHING UNLOCKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BAM!!!!! Glad it worked! I work with phones all day long and that was the protocol I would have used glad it worked out!
DodgeTransmissionsGoBoom said:
VERIZON FIRMWARE FLASHING UNLOCKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello, I have encountered the same problem. Can you tell me the solution to this problem?
chen2luqi said:
Hello, I have encountered the same problem. Can you tell me the solution to this problem?
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You literally quoted the answer
Verizon firmware has an app called "Network Unlock". Perhaps at the 60 day mark, the phone automatically unlocks. However, if on the unlocked U1 firmware, there is no framework to remove the lock. It'd be interesting to see exactly how the Verizon unlock process works.
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Verizon firmware has an app called "Network Unlock". Perhaps at the 60 day mark, the phone automatically unlocks. However, if on the unlocked U1 firmware, there is no framework to remove the lock. It'd be interesting to see exactly how the Verizon unlock process works.
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It is somehow tied into their U package software and I am assuming unlocks it at the modem level in background processes. It's like the "signal" they send out can only be detected on their U package. I've seen it many times where Verizon phones automatically unlock themselves when restored to original package from U1.
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It is somehow tied into their U package software and I am assuming unlocks it at the modem level in background processes. It's like the "signal" they send out can only be detected on their U package. I've seen it many times where Verizon phones automatically unlock themselves when restored to original package from U1.
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I can confirm this works on my s21+ that was on verizon network, and was supposedly networked unlocked. Service carrier software said vzw/vzw, vzw/vzw. Tried to switch to tmobile with no luck with sim card swap. 5 minutes, error message about cannot which carriers, please call Verizon. Was on SM-996U1. So I tried to flash to SM-996U1 TMB, then SM-996U1 VZW, then, SM-996U1 XAA. No luck. Then I flashed, hesitantly, with SM-996U VZW . I thought that would put all verizons bloatware on it. Reseted phone and it did put all verizon bloatware on it. Then the magic! I installed my new tmobile sim, and a message appeared and asked if I wished to switch carriers. YES!!! phone rebooted to tmobiles network with no verizon errors. I checked service carrier software and it was TMB/TMB, VZW/VZW. I flashed phone again to SM-996U1 XAA. I rebooted and service carrier software was TMB/TMB, TMB/VZW! I then checked for software update, took update, and all it good! Thanks for all the information here. Took me days to find it and understand it and try it!!
Hi, folks. I am facing the same issue with my S21 5G (SM-G991U). I am also told that the phone paid off and clean. I am not sure what version I am on currently. I have tried SamKey, but that didn't work. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
hoorrus said:
Hi, folks. I am facing the same issue with my S21 5G (SM-G991U). I am also told that the phone paid off and clean. I am not sure what version I am on currently. I have tried SamKey, but that didn't work. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Does your device boot up Verizon and have all the Verizon apps?
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I can confirm this works on my s21+ that was on verizon network, and was supposedly networked unlocked. Service carrier software said vzw/vzw, vzw/vzw. Tried to switch to tmobile with no luck with sim card swap. 5 minutes, error message about cannot which carriers, please call Verizon. Was on SM-996U1. So I tried to flash to SM-996U1 TMB, then SM-996U1 VZW, then, SM-996U1 XAA. No luck. Then I flashed, hesitantly, with SM-996U VZW . I thought that would put all verizons bloatware on it. Reseted phone and it did put all verizon bloatware on it. Then the magic! I installed my new tmobile sim, and a message appeared and asked if I wished to switch carriers. YES!!! phone rebooted to tmobiles network with no verizon errors. I checked service carrier software and it was TMB/TMB, VZW/VZW. I flashed phone again to SM-996U1 XAA. I rebooted and service carrier software was TMB/TMB, TMB/VZW! I then checked for software update, took update, and all it good! Thanks for all the information here. Took me days to find it and understand it and try it!!
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From my experience, Verizon phones will not unlock unless on the U package, the U1 never allows the unlock to be processed.
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Does your device boot up Verizon and have all the Verizon apps?
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It does not boot up with Verizon but it does have a few Verizon apps included (it has Call Filter and Digital Secure) installed. The current version of the software is G991USQS6EWD5. Service provider version is SQOMC_SM-G991U_OYN_SPR_13_0020 SPR/SPR,SPR/VZW.
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It does not boot up with Verizon but it does have a few Verizon apps included (it has Call Filter and Digital Secure) installed. The current version of the software is G991USQS6EWD5. Service provider version is SQOMC_SM-G991U_OYN_SPR_13_0020 SPR/SPR,SPR/VZW.
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Are you using this phone with Verizon service? From info you provided, your phone thinks you are using Sprint. It's a SPR CSC. You need to change the CSC to VZW. You need to bring the phone back to it's original state for any attempt of the unlock "processing".
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.
robertkjr3d said:
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.
robertkjr3d said:
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.
KennyG123 said:
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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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