Is it possible to flash another carriers firmware through Odin on this phone, say Verizon's g900 marshmallow update since it's official and the same phone? I've been reading around and it seems possible but I'm not entirely sure.
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Hello all!
I am the unfortunate one to own a Wind Mobile variant of the Note 5. There is no ETA on the Marshmallow update unfortunately. Meanwhile Bell, Telus, and several other carriers have released the update already.
What I am wondering is if I can flash the Bell .tar via Odin to my Wind Note 5. All Canadian variants are N920W8, so I dont think there is much of a difference (besides bloatware). The download from sammobile.com includes the BL, AP and CP. Would it be missing possibly the kernel or bootloader?
I've been out of the flashing game for way too long, and don't care about tripping my Knox. Just sick of trailing behind on 5.1, and if this doesnt work I'm almost considering the 6P.
Thank you!
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Hello all!
I am the unfortunate one to own a Wind Mobile variant of the Note 5. There is no ETA on the Marshmallow update unfortunately. Meanwhile Bell, Telus, and several other carriers have released the update already.
What I am wondering is if I can flash the Bell .tar via Odin to my Wind Note 5. All Canadian variants are N920W8, so I dont think there is much of a difference (besides bloatware). The download from sammobile.com includes the BL, AP and CP. Would it be missing possibly the kernel or bootloader?
I've been out of the flashing game for way too long, and don't care about tripping my Knox. Just sick of trailing behind on 5.1, and if this doesnt work I'm almost considering the 6P.
Thank you!
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I flashed the bell version using SamFirm. Currently unable to root it though as I'm quite a noob :silly: I have the N920W8 variant.
I currently have 920A with newest OTA 7.0.
I downloaded 920F ILO 7.0 from sammobile, but it has only one file. I'm using Odin 3.12.7 and when I put the one MD5 file in the AP section (I leave the rest of the sections blank) it fails.
What am I missing? I'm wanting to use a stock unlocked firmware to remove the ATT bloatware.
phatrabbitzz said:
I currently have 920A with newest OTA 7.0.
I downloaded 920F ILO 7.0 from sammobile, but it has only one file. I'm using Odin 3.12.7 and when I put the one MD5 file in the AP section (I leave the rest of the sections blank) it fails.
What am I missing? I'm wanting to use a stock unlocked firmware to remove the ATT bloatware.
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It wont work cuz the firmware you are trying to flash is not for the device you are trying to flash to. att s6 has a locked boot loader and only tethered root options available last time i checked.
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Planet Z !! said:
It wont work cuz the firmware you are trying to flash is not for the device you are trying to flash to. att s6 has a locked boot loader and only tethered root options available last time i checked.
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Is this true across the board? I also have a 920V with verizon's bloatware on it. So I won't be able to flash to an unlocked firmware like 920F to get a 'clean' OS?
idk on the 920v. i dont have one so i have not followed the forum for that device. as far as flashing a different devices firmware to a device not meant for it. its generally a bad idea. id look for answers in that devices specific page.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6.
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Planet Z !! said:
It wont work cuz the firmware you are trying to flash is not for the device you are trying to flash to. att s6 has a locked boot loader and only tethered root options available last time i checked.
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Doesn't this thread prove otherwise?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sp...m-tar-gs7e-unlocked-model-rom-update-t3412265
I realize that is for an S7 edge on Sprint network but isn't the concept the same?
its not for att. it wont work on an att s7 device. Att devices dont get love for most part. its a stock firmware from samsung that doesnt have carrier bloatware. for vzw, spr or tmo from the thread itself based off the unlocked usa model.. your device has a locked bootloader. so even finding the (6920f) firmware and flashing anything but samsung firmware for that device (6920a) is going to a. fail in odin or b. brick that phone. its your device. what you do is on you.
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I purchased the carrier unlocked n8 from Best buy and using it in Verizon network. After realizing wifi calling and a few of the other features I wanted wouldn't work on the stock Samsung firmware I flashed to the Verizon AQ15 firmware using princecomsy modified odin. Now I'm receiving an OTA update and not sure if I should update OTA or going through odin?
titos1997 said:
I purchased the carrier unlocked n8 from Best buy and using it in Verizon network. After realizing wifi calling and a few of the other features I wanted wouldn't work on the stock Samsung firmware I flashed to the Verizon AQ15 firmware using princecomsy modified odin. Now I'm receiving an OTA update and not sure if I should update OTA or going through odin?
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You shoud be OK with this OTA update. It shouldn't update something that's not for firmware you are currently on.
Backup first and flash OTA, if something goes wrong (always have backup if you are doing anything else except stock official upgrade). That's the rule !
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I flashed my AT&T S10 SM-G973U to XAA after unlocking to for use on T-Mobile. I can't seem to flash it back to stock, I always get an error usually after abl portion of Odin flashing. I am sure if I am using an incorrect Odin or what. Can some please guide me in the correct direction?
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You mean you want to downgrade?
Actually it's kinda impossible, Samsung forbids flashing firmwares prior to the last security patch, no changes will be made.
I wouldn't say necessarily downgrade, but to flash my phone back to AT&T branded firmware like it was when I got it. I know that when I do a SIM card change yes it does change the firmware and branding but it's still XAA
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sthomps0188 said:
I wouldn't say necessarily downgrade, but to flash my phone back to AT&T branded firmware like it was when I got it. I know that when I do a SIM card change yes it does change the firmware and branding but it's still XAA
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you need patched Odin for carrier changing firmware to be flashed. also, you cannot go backwards in bootloader revisions`
youdoofus said:
you need patched Odin for carrier changing firmware to be flashed. also, you cannot go backwards in bootloader revisions`
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Could you please advise me on what patched Odin version to use and what version of firmware I should use. My baseband Version is G973USQS2BSIX
My bootloader is G973USQS2BSIX
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Google search prince Odin youl find one some where in xda forums
sthomps0188 said:
Could you please advise me on what patched Odin version to use and what version of firmware I should use. My baseband Version is G973USQS2BSIX
My bootloader is G973USQS2BSIX
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4446947&d=1521037501
from this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/patched-odin-3-13-1-t3762572
for what firmware to flash, depends on what carrier crap you want on the phone which is dictated by the csc you flash.
pick your poison
https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-s10/firmware/SM-G973U/
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I flashed my AT&T S10 SM-G973U to XAA after unlocking to for use on T-Mobile. I can't seem to flash it back to stock, I always get an error usually after abl portion of Odin flashing. I am sure if I am using an incorrect Odin or what. Can some please guide me in the correct direction?
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Did you have any issues changing your AT&T S10 into XAA ? I'm planing to do exact this.
What gets me is, you can't find AT&T firmware anywhere except on shady looking, but legit pay sites so you pay for it when it should be free like all the other carriers firmware.
At & t stuck on android 9!!
Any advice my friends s10 AT & T is stuck on android 9. He's says there's nothing above 9 on Sammy mob. Can he flash from another carrier?
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Any advice my friends s10 AT & T is stuck on android 9. He's says there's nothing above 9 on Sammy mob. Can he flash from another carrier?
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At&t firmware you have to pay for. Yes you can flash another carrier firmware using patched Odin.
You just need to change csc to att which you can do using *#272*IMEI#
No need to flash new firmware
I am trying to install the official ATT Rom on my unlocked Note 9 SM-N960U1. I downloaded a rom and loaded it into Odin but every time I hit start it fails immediately. I need the features of an ATT phone because I live in a bad reception area and my micro cell keeps being reset on me. I am just tired of not having wifi calling and the other features. How do I find the correct version of the ATT SM-N960U that will work on my SM-N960U1?
You will not find At&t firmware as they do not post the U firmware. You can use any U firmware..Comcast..USC..Xfinity..Tmobile, they are all the same. As long as you have an At&t sim the firmware will provision. Make sure you are using the correct Odin and you have to flash the same firmware version the matches your current bootloader version. Meaning if your current bootloader is S4 or U4 you can't go backwards to S3 or U3 you can only flash the same or higher.
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You will not find At&t firmware as they do not post the U firmware. You can use any U firmware..Comcast..USC..Xfinity..Tmobile, they are all the same. As long as you have an At&t sim the firmware will provision. Make sure you are using the correct Odin and you have to flash the same firmware version the matches your current bootloader version. Meaning if your current bootloader is S4 or U4 you can't go backwards to S3 or U3 you can only flash the same or higher.
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I am using the patched odin you recommended in another post. This is my bootloader N960U1UES5ETH3. So I need an S5 any carrier? Will this one work, N960USQS5ETH5 it is a T-mobile one. This is the one I have been trying N960USQU1ARG6 it says it is ATT. This is why I am confused. Thanks for your reply.
Yes that will work. You can't downgrade bootloader
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Yes that will work. You can't downgrade bootloader
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I really cannot thank you enough for clearly explaining this to me. I just flashed it and everything worked fine. Got wifi calling and everything. Thank you for your help! :good: