Hey guys,
I am a bit confused about all that branding stuff. I live in Germany and I got my phone from "Telekom" with branding.
Is Telekom = T-Mobile Branding ? And yes I get this ·T··· Logo on Bootup.
Also if it's T-Mobile Branding is there anything specific I have to look at ? Because I want to root and unlock my phone and remove the branding.
Also I want the posssibility to switch to a custom ROM. I saw there are two sections for Galaxy S6, one normal and the other one t-mobile.
Can I also just use the ROMs and rooting methods from the the normal section or do I need to stay in the T-Mobile section ? I am really confused with
all this branding **** and the differences between the devices.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S6 (Bought from Telekom with Branding in Germany)
Modelnumber: SM-G920F
Android-Version: 5.1.1
Even though your device may be T-Mobile, your section is actually the normal S6 section, this is for T-Mobile USA branded devices G920T
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serio22 said:
Even though your device may be T-Mobile, your section is actually the normal S6 section, this is for T-Mobile USA branded devices G920T
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thank you vor clarifying this out. Anyways so I will be possible to just flash a rom with odin and everything is ok or do I need to root and unlock first before flashing anything via odin, like AOSP roms ?!
tr0teK said:
thank you vor clarifying this out. Anyways so I will be possible to just flash a rom with odin and everything is ok or do I need to root and unlock first before flashing anything via odin, like AOSP roms ?!
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You can't flash Roms with Odin, you need a custom recovery. You can flash firmware, kernel, modems or recovery with Odin. There are no aosp roms for the S6, they will all be based off samsung firmware
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serio22 said:
You can't flash Roms with Odin, you need a custom recovery. You can flash firmware, kernel, modems or recovery with Odin. There are no aosp roms for the S6, they will all be based off samsung firmware
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Wait ONLY TouchWiz roms are available for Samsung Galaxy S6 ?! why ?
Another thing. If I want to flash recovery on my branded phone, do I just flash a recovery or do I need to root and unlock first ?!
Also what happens with the branding and the simlock ?!
Yes only TouchWiz. Has to do with some Samsung sources being closed for their chips I believe.
Depending on what firmware, all you have to do is go into developer options, turn on OEM Unlocking, after that you can flash custom recovery.
Branding will stay the same unless you flash another rom.
Sim lock will stay the same. So if it's locked to T-Mobile it'll stay locked
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Yes only TouchWiz. Has to do with some Samsung sources being closed for their chips I believe.
Depending on what firmware, all you have to do is go into developer options, turn on OEM Unlocking, after that you can flash custom recovery.
Branding will stay the same unless you flash another rom.
Sim lock will stay the same. So if it's locked to T-Mobile it'll stay locked
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I heard it would be possible to unlock Samsung Galaxy S6 and remove the branding. Also I couldn't find any OEM Unlocking in the developers options ?!
tr0teK said:
I heard it would be possible to unlock Samsung Galaxy S6 and remove the branding. Also I couldn't find any OEM Unlocking in the developers options ?!
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It will not unlock by just flashing a debranded rom, you need another method. If you couldn't find that option in developer options then you have an older firmware and the option is not needed. I recommend you search your section for more info. There is a lot of things to learn about this device
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That happened to me... I could not find the option "OEM Unlocking"
It was changed places.
Now it is in "Lock screen and segurity" -> "Unknown sources"
I do not know if it is really equivalent, but must be active if you want to install software from the same phone or sdcard.
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well i just sold my nexus 5 and that phone was easy to unlock bootloader and flash roms.i see this phone that is at&t model has bootloader lock.
can i still flash roms from internation version without the at&t bloatware ? or what roms can i flash? what the process.
please guys need your help.i dont want to brick phone,im currently rooted .did it with kingo .thank you
littlegreenalien said:
well i just sold my nexus 5 and that phone was easy to unlock bootloader and flash roms.i see this phone that is at&t model has bootloader lock.
can i still flash roms from internation version without the at&t bloatware ? or what roms can i flash? what the process.
please guys need your help.i dont want to brick phone,im currently rooted .did it with kingo .thank you
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The only way to MAYBE flash ROMS is still in ALPHA testing and it is not a true flash but a way to load ROMS and fake the boot system.
Currently there is no way to flash ROMS to this phone.
Solarenemy68 said:
The only way to MAYBE flash ROMS is still in ALPHA testing and it is not a true flash but a way to load ROMS and fake the boot system.
Currently there is no way to flash ROMS to this phone.
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its Safestrap right. but can i load other roms from tmobile note 3 or international note3 that doesnt have aroma?i have tmobile.
the reason i bought a at&t note 3 is because i got it from a friend.traded my nexus 5 for it.
littlegreenalien said:
its Safestrap right. but can i load other roms from tmobile note 3 or international note3 that doesnt have aroma?i have tmobile.
the reason i bought a at&t note 3 is because i got it from a friend.traded my nexus 5 for it.
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From what i saw in the thread about safe strap the ROMS have to be tweaked to work with safestrap so only ROMS developed around safestrap will work.. Even then it is still iffy if they will fully work.
Solarenemy68 said:
The only way to MAYBE flash ROMS is still in ALPHA testing and it is not a true flash but a way to load ROMS and fake the boot system.
Currently there is no way to flash ROMS to this phone.
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littlegreenalien said:
its Safestrap right. but can i load other roms from tmobile note 3 or international note3 that doesnt have aroma?i have tmobile.
the reason i bought a at&t note 3 is because i got it from a friend.traded my nexus 5 for it.
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Solarenemy68's reply seemed easy to understand to me. Are you having difficulty understanding it? In case you did not understand it...you can NOT flash ANY rom on the att N3. None. Zip. Nadda. Nothing. The bootloader is locked. Without an unlocked bootloader, you are not currently able to flash a new rom. If you do, you will brick your N3. Period.
If you want to flash new roms on a N3, you should have purchased a T-Mo N3 as that bootloader was not locked.
I hope this clarifies things for you.
kraz
krazman325 said:
Solarenemy68's reply seemed easy to understand to me. Are you having difficulty understanding it? In case you did not understand it...you can NOT flash ANY rom on the att N3. None. Zip. Nadda. Nothing. The bootloader is locked. Without an unlocked bootloader, you are not currently able to flash a new rom. If you do, you will brick your N3. Period.
If you want to flash new roms on a N3, you should have purchased a T-Mo N3 as that bootloader was not locked.
I hope this clarifies things for you.
kraz
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Wow! Bad day at work?
We can flash roms using safe strap recovery by @Hashcode . It works fine and even gives you "multi boot" that most devices would die for!
Roms are coming already and things are getting good. International roms can be ported. T-Mobile roms run without much of a fuss.
We CANNOT flash bootloader, kernels, or modems. But with a locked bootloader this is about as good as it gets.
If your going to give someone information, at least give them correct information.
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bri315317 said:
Wow! Bad day at work?
We can flash roms using safe strap recovery by @Hashcode . It works fine and even gives you "multi boot" that most devices would die for!
Roms are coming already and things are getting good. International roms can be ported. T-Mobile roms run without much of a fuss.
If your going to give someone information, at least give them correct information.
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Didn't have a bad day. Didn't intend to sound rude. Your signature indicates that you have a N9005 not a N900A. If I am mistaken, please correct me. I've had a N900A since launch day and have been following the development quite closely, I thought. While the N9005 and the N900T have unlocked bootloaders, I have not seen anything other than alpha testing for the N900A, and @Hashcode has not yet released Safestrap for the N900A.
Please post some links for loading roms onto the N900A, or apologize as it is you that seems to be providing the incorrect information that can potentially damage someone's device. If you are correct about SAFELY flashing roms onto the n900A, I will post an apology to you and the OP.
Thank you.
kraz
krazman325 said:
Didn't have a bad day. Didn't intend to sound rude. Your signature indicates that you have a N9005 not a N900A. If I am mistaken, please correct me. I've had a N900A since launch day and have been following the development quite closely, I thought. While the N9005 and the N900T have unlocked bootloaders, I have not seen anything other than alpha testing for the N900A.
Please post some links for loading roms onto the N900A, or apologize as it is you that seems to be providing the incorrect information that can potentially damage someone's device. If you are correct about SAFELY flashing roms onto the n900A, I will post an apology to you and the OP.
Thank you.
kraz
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No need in apologizing to me, we are all here to learn and help!
Safe Strap can be found here
First official FLASABLE rom for the SM-9005A
How to modify International roms to work for us
These threads are full of WIN for all SM-9005A owners
My signature shows that because I am running X-Note 7.0 from the SM-9005 on my ATT device
bri315317 said:
No need in apologizing to me, we are all here to learn and help!
Safe Strap can be found here
First official FLASABLE rom for the SM-9005A
How to modify International roms to work for us
These threads are full of WIN for all SM-9005A owners
My signature shows that because I am running X-Note 7.0 from the SM-9005 on my ATT device.
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I do indeed apologize. SS became available on the 16th and the first flashable rom became available yesterday. I missed both.
Apparently, roms are now flashable via SafeStrap. My apologies to the OP as well.
kraz
bri315317 said:
No need in apologizing to me, we are all here to learn and help!
Safe Strap can be found here
First official FLASABLE rom for the SM-9005A
How to modify International roms to work for us
These threads are full of WIN for all SM-9005A owners
My signature shows that because I am running X-Note 7.0 from the SM-9005 on my ATT device
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thank you. will try the xnote rom
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I have an unlocked ATT Note 3 SM-N900A, can I flash it to the Tmobile rom? Do I need to root first? Where can I get the Tmobile rom?
thanks,
I dont think you can do that. It would not work properly.
thuythuythuy said:
I have an unlocked ATT Note 3 SM-N900A, can I flash it to the Tmobile rom? Do I need to root first? Where can I get the Tmobile rom?
thanks,
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My understanding is that you can flash other note 3 Roms, just not the Canada/Mex/international Roms. Also, with safestrap, no aroma support, so there are limitations. If you flash a vzw/spr/usc rom, there is no way of editing APN settings, however there is a flashable zip floating around loaded with gsm APN settings.
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What rom do you recommend for SM-N900a to use for Tmobile?
siralsmooth said:
My understanding is that you can flash other note 3 Roms, just not the Canada/Mex/international Roms. Also, with safestrap, no aroma support, so there are limitations. If you flash a vzw/spr/usc rom, there is no way of editing APN settings, however there is a flashable zip floating around loaded with gsm APN settings.
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What rom do you recommend for SM-N900a to use for Tmobile?
Honestly I can't say. When I had my at&t note3 safestrapped, I only tried xnote. Since switching I've yet to flash any custom roms. I've been waiting for my white phone to arrive for an exchange so I've been patiently waiting to trip my Knox flag and have some fun.
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Did this work
thuythuythuy said:
I have an unlocked ATT Note 3 SM-N900A, can I flash it to the Tmobile rom? Do I need to root first? Where can I get the Tmobile rom?
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Hey I have a sim unlocked AT&T note 3 n900a and was gonna flash a stock tmobile rom did u do it and did it work any issues email me [email protected] if u had any issues or anything any info is greatly appreciated
bigrich0272 said:
Hey I have a sim unlocked AT&T note 3 n900a and was gonna flash a stock tmobile rom did u do it and did it work any issues email me [email protected] if u had any issues or anything any info is greatly appreciated
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Do not flash the stock ROM with ODIN.
You can only use custom .zip flashable ROMs.
I've read numerous people flashing the stock one with no issues
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Do not flash the stock ROM with ODIN.
You can only use custom .zip flashable ROMs.
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I read some one that did it and had no issues works fine
You never flash a stock ODIN ROM from a different carrier. Only custom ROMs and even some of them can lead to a brick.
Is there instructions on how to flash T-Mobile rom on AT&T N900A?
You cannot flash a T-Mobile stock ROM to an AT&T n900a as the boot loader is locked after 4.3.
It might work with SafeStrap or Flashfire but you're gonna end up with crappy cell signal and bugs galore. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Ok so I see that there's aesop roms for this device, is this the AT&T version?
I know for the AT&T s4 you had to have a certain baseband or modem in order to install custom roms on it.
Is this the case for the S4 active AT&T version? or does it have an unlocked bootloader and ANY version you have you can root/install custom roms?
btort1 said:
Ok so I see that there's aesop roms for this device, is this the AT&T version?
I know for the AT&T s4 you had to have a certain baseband or modem in order to install custom roms on it.
Is this the case for the S4 active AT&T version? or does it have an unlocked bootloader and ANY version you have you can root/install custom roms?
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There are two versions of the Galaxy S4 Active: the U.S./AT&T version (model # SGH-i537) and the international version (model # SGH-i9295). The answer to your question depends entirely on which one you have. As far as I understand the international version has an unlocked bootloader and therefore is capable of running AOSP-based roms, custom recovery, etc.
HOWEVER. If you have the U.S. version i537 (and I suspect you do given you mention AT&T) your bootloader is locked and unfortunately there is nothing you, I, or the devs can do about it. You simply cannot flash AOSP ROMs or recoveries. There is still a way to root this phone and a piece of software called SafeStrap that acts like a custom recovery (nandroid backups, install zips, wipe data, etc.). You can run custom roms, but there's a huge catch: you have to keep the stock kernel and any rom has to be touchwiz-based.
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There are two versions of the Galaxy S4 Active: the U.S./AT&T version (model # SGH-i537) and the international version (model # SGH-i9295). The answer to your question depends entirely on which one you have. As far as I understand the international version has an unlocked bootloader and therefore is capable of running AOSP-based roms, custom recovery, etc.
HOWEVER. If you have the U.S. version i537 (and I suspect you do given you mention AT&T) your bootloader is locked and unfortunately there is nothing you, I, or the devs can do about it. You simply cannot flash AOSP ROMs or recoveries. There is still a way to root this phone and a piece of software called SafeStrap that acts like a custom recovery (nandroid backups, install zips, wipe data, etc.). You can run custom roms, but there's a huge catch: you have to keep the stock kernel and any rom has to be touchwiz-based.
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Alright got it, thanks! I was just confused because I remember them announcing it was AT&T exclusive. I didn't know about the international one
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Alright got it, thanks! I was just confused because I remember them announcing it was AT&T exclusive. I didn't know about the international one
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Glad I could help
Are there any roms I can install att version. 4.4.2. With safe strap? I don't see any in the development section. Could I install a att galaxy s4 rom. Non aroma of course
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ryant100 said:
Are there any roms I can install att version. 4.4.2. With safe strap? I don't see any in the development section. Could I install a att galaxy s4 rom. Non aroma of course
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Yes, you just need to flash the 4.4.2 modules afterwards.
DeathNote Rom S8 PortRom Details:
Based On May security Update
Fully Deodexed
Superstock kernel 2.6.1 S8 port
Better Battery life
Build Prop Tweaks
Fingerprint Unlock after reboot
no Rom control(pure Stock)
Virtual Lock button
Volume Warning Removed
BTU Csc
Volte( Not tested )
updated all Samsung apps to latest
Updated all Google apps to latest
Signature disabled
Rooted with Magisk latest with magisk manager 5.0.3
All google apps are removeable
USSD Codes work
5-way Reboot menu
S7 Camera
Working Google Assistant
This is pure stock S8 port with some mods integrated to rom if somebody wants to make rom control feel free to take files from this rom but thanks but button will never hurt anyone for me every thing works
Enjoy Guys!
Flashing Instructions:
Reboot to Recovery(TWRP)
wipe(3x)
Install
Enjoy!
First boot will take upto 5 minutes
Download:
Rom Link
Thanks to:
@Sammy for S8 files
@svadev for deodex tool
@Tkkg1994 for his awesome kernel
@asc1977 for guides thread
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Do you have this device? We have a locked bootloader. We can't flash kernels or twrp.
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Root-Maniac said:
Do you have this device? We have a locked bootloader. We can't flash kernels or twrp.
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oh is tmobile s7 locked the bootloader lol didnot know that btw i am from canada dont have locked device i will update thread for canadian S7
zain.ahmad said:
oh is tmobile s7 locked the bootloader lol didnot know that btw i am from canada dont have locked device i will update thread for canadian S7
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Yea we got screwed with a locked bootloader..
Thank you anyways. It was nice to see something new here..
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Root-Maniac said:
Yea we got screwed with a locked bootloader..
Thank you anyways. It was nice to see something new here..
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btw your signature says G935U which means unlocked model dont know about that
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btw your signature says G935U which means unlocked model dont know about that
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That means they flashed the U firmware, which is for the carrier unlock. I can understand how you'd think that, though I'm running this firmware, too.
Yes running u firmware
. But the bootloader is not unlockes
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Sorry for my bad English, this rom can work with the t-mobile G935T model or with which models can be used. Qualcomm Processor based.
ok can someone make it clear about this rom can it work on the tmobile s7 edge if your running U firmware Yes or No cause with the different comments its not clear
and if it can't work the thread should be removed by the Moderators of this site so people like me don't do something dumb and flash firmware on there phone which can't work and mess up there phone
Icebluemale30 said:
ok can someone make it clear about this rom can it work on the tmobile s7 edge if your running U firmware Yes or No cause with the different comments its not clear
and if it can't work the thread should be removed by the Moderators of this site so people like me don't do something dumb and flash firmware on there phone which can't work and mess up there phone
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No, the kernel is not stock. You could possibly flash this with flashfire and after install, flash the eng kernel for t-mobile. It might work then.
Flashing with flashfire?? Anybody have tried yet??
Icebluemale30 said:
ok can someone make it clear about this rom can it work on the tmobile s7 edge if your running U firmware Yes or No cause with the different comments its not clear
and if it can't work the thread should be removed by the Moderators of this site so people like me don't do something dumb and flash firmware on there phone which can't work and mess up there phone
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this is for the exynos version. why this thread is still open is beyond me
Root-Maniac said:
Do you have this device? We have a locked bootloader. We can't flash kernels or twrp.
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oh is tmobile s7 locked the bootloader lol didnot know that btw i am from canada dont have locked device i will update thread for canadian S7
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THIS ^^^^
THREAD CLOSED
hi, i have one of this babies from Claro SouthAmerica and i know there's a way to install an unbranded Stock Rom from Sammobile, i know the basics on how to flash a stock rom in samsung devices but im not sure if the OS available in the website are from other brands o unbranded, im also not sure if my tab is unlocked or not, but if is in fact locked can i unlock it? thanks
leo1703 said:
hi, i have one of this babies from Claro SouthAmerica and i know there's a way to install an unbranded Stock Rom from Sammobile, i know the basics on how to flash a stock rom in samsung devices but im not sure if the OS available in the website are from other brands o unbranded, im also not sure if my tab is unlocked or not, but if is in fact locked can i unlock it? thanks
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You can flash any firmware from any region that is exactly for your model.
Use odin for that. But, I don't see any benefit only if the firmware of another region is newer and you can't wait for the update on your tab.
Generally the nordic countries firmwarws are lighter in third party apps.
Dont worry about unlocking device, just go in developer option and enable oem unlock, that's all.