Curious what the region setting in Android is for as my Mi Mix is all set with English menus and whatnot but of the choices for "Region" there isn't one for United States. I am curious what is the best option otherwise, no US and no European countries. Anyone got a suggestion or an explanation for what is affected by this setting?
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So I ended up purchasing an International S5 Mini, which I didn't catch at first. When I got the phone in another language, I figured I'd been screwed. Turns out, it is working well with AT&T, it allowed me to change default to English (I'm in the United States) but the region is (XEH) - Hungary I believe.
When 5.0 comes out, does anyone know if it will be possible to change the region for my SM-G800F? The current issue I have, is that LTE is not functional due to (I'm guessing) the region issue. I am not currently having any other types of issues other than not getting what I am paying for through AT&T (LTE 4g speed).
I'm also willing to entertain a different ROM if that will work, as my phone is already unlocked. Not sure how region codes are affected by ROM (I'm an amateur Odin user - just enough to be dangerous).
Thanks.
The LTE does not work, because AT&T runs on a different band (1700MHz) than European countries do (1800MHz), so that will never work.
Regarding the regional issue, check out this post: http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-change-csc-in-samsung-galaxy-phones/
Hi,
Anyone know the diferences between the:
N920 vs N920i
N9200 vs N9208 (dual SIM)
All of you who have one of this, can you choose any language to the OS? (for example Portuguese in my case)
Thanks
filipepro said:
Hi,
Anyone know the diferences between the:
N920 vs N920i
N9200 vs N9208 (dual SIM)
All of you who have one of this, can you choose any language to the OS? (for example Portuguese in my case)
Thanks
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There's no such thing as the "n920". That's a generic term used to group all the variants together. The actual models are SM-N920xy where "xy" is replaced with 1 or 2 characters to denote a variant. Different variants are sold in different regions and/or carriers. For example:
A,T,V - US (specific carriers)
C - Seems to be Mid/Far Eastern countries including Arabic regions, Portions of Russia, Vietnam.
I - Seems to be for Oceanic/Pacific regions (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore?, ?)
G - India
0, 8 - dual SIM models.. not sure of the regions
I've also seen X, KOR, R4, and others...
The differences between model variants tends to be different modems (radio frequencies supported) and different firmware preloads. Some models (A/V) have locked bootloaders. As mentioned, some variants have dual SIM support.
Thanks.
What about the language of the OS? Is OS multi language. I'm asking this because there's is no Note 5 released in Europe, and I want it in Portuguese.
Can anyone confirm me this?
garyd9 said:
There's no such thing as the "n920". That's a generic term used to group all the variants together. The actual models are SM-N920xy where "xy" is replaced with 1 or 2 characters to denote a variant. Different variants are sold in different regions and/or carriers. For example:
A,T,V - US (specific carriers)
C - Seems to be Mid/Far Eastern countries including Arabic regions, Portions of Russia, Vietnam.
I - Seems to be for Oceanic/Pacific regions (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore?, ?)
G - India
0, 8 - dual SIM models.. not sure of the regions
I've also seen X, KOR, R4, and others...
The differences between model variants tends to be different modems (radio frequencies supported) and different firmware preloads. Some models (A/V) have locked bootloaders. As mentioned, some variants have dual SIM support.
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filipepro said:
Thanks.
What about the language of the OS? Is OS multi language. I'm asking this because there's is no Note 5 released in Europe, and I want it in Portuguese.
Can anyone confirm me this?
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My N9208 for keyboard and handwriting does have special menu settings for Chinese even if you select English as the only input language.
jah said:
My N9208 for keyboard and handwriting does have special menu settings for Chinese even if you select English as the only input language.
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I'm not sure if I understood you right... Are you saying that even with english language chosen you have things in Chinese?
What I, also, would like to know, is if the language in the OS menus can be changed, i.e., if in "Settings/My Device/Language and input" menu it can be switched, for instance, to Portuguese language.
Thanks
filipepro said:
I'm not sure if I understood you right... Are you saying that even with english language chosen you have things in Chinese?
What I, also, would like to know, is if the language in the OS menus can be changed, i.e., if in "Settings/My Device/Language and input" menu it can be switched, for instance, to Portuguese language.
Thanks
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Yes overall system you can choose Portuguese.
My point is that if you choose hand writing entry for the default samsung keyboard data entry (as opposed to qwerty) the input pad seems to assume you will enter Chinese characters irrespective of the keyboard input language. It is annoying.
jah said:
My N9208 for keyboard and handwriting does have special menu settings for Chinese even if you select English as the only input language.
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jah said:
Yes overall system you can choose Portuguese.
My point is that if you choose hand writing entry for the default samsung keyboard data entry (as opposed to qwerty) the input pad seems to assume you will enter Chinese characters irrespective of the keyboard input language. It is annoying.
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Thanks!
So in handwriting it doesn't recognize "western" letters, isn't it?... Awkward...
Hi. I have recently purchased a new Note 9 N9600 from an eBay seller in Hong Kong.
There are a few of issues:
1. Coming from a Note 8, the display on the Note 9 seems to be quite blue in comparison. Where whites appeared to be slightly warmer on the Note 8, it is noticeably more blue on the Note 9. Is this normal?
2. Despite setting the language to English during intial setup after first boot, there is still a lot of chinese on throughout the UI. Is there a way to set everything to english?
3. Despite being the same keyboard app, the keyboard layout is totally different to my Note 8. Is there a way to change the layout?
Thanks in advance!
Byte_76 said:
Hi. I have recently purchased a new Note 9 N9600 from an eBay seller in Hong Kong.
There are a few of issues:
1. Coming from a Note 8, the display on the Note 9 seems to be quite blue in comparison. Where whites appeared to be slightly warmer on the Note 8, it is noticeably more blue on the Note 9. Is this normal?
2. Despite setting the language to English during intial setup after first boot, there is still a lot of chinese on throughout the UI. Is there a way to set everything to english?
3. Despite being the same keyboard app, the keyboard layout is totally different to my Note 8. Is there a way to change the layout?
Thanks in advance!
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Turn off blue light filter two finger swipe down you will see it there and if you go to settings then screen mode you can change the cool and warm!
Have you tried going into settings general management, language and input, Language to download USA OR UK or where ever you are to set it to that?
Keyboard is in the same spot as language and input select keyboard from there!
I can confirm that the keyboard on the HK N9600 is slightly different to other Note 9s.
When you switch to symbols, the keyboard looks more like a T9 dialpad. No way to change that.
I solved this issue by flashing to the southamerican firmware (Brazil for example).
There are other minor differences in the HK firmware as well, for example you cannot change the sort order for your contacts in the phone or contacts app (first name, last name)
Also resolved by flashing it to south american firmware.
And there are also still bits of Chinese, for example in Bixby or Bixby vision. The language there seems to be connected to the CSC of the phone.
Since there is no pure English variant firmware for the N9600, I have only managed to change the Chinese parts to Spanish with the south American firmware.
I didn't have the problems you outline with my 9600. English is still a national language in Hong Kong, on first booting, two language options given were Cantonese or English. Selected English and it's perfect.
Maybe it's not a HK version, but a mainland China version?
I also have the N9600 HK version (CSC TGY).
Some things remain in Chinese for example some parts of Bixby, or Bixby vision suggestions.
Thanks for all the feedback.
I actually purchased the phone for my brother after he cracked the display of his Note 8. (International variant)
The information that I described in the first post is feedback that my brother gave me but I haven't seen it myself.
At this stage, I can't confirm whether the Note 9 that he has is a HK variant or a Chinese mainland variant. How can I check this?
The Hong Kong based eBay seller that I bought the phone from is shipping what they call "Global variants" of every phone that they sell, or at least the next best option if there is no global variant. Meaning that in terms of bands and region specific firmware, they try to select the version that is as "Global" as possible. In this case, since I asked for an N9600 (because I wanted Snapdragon), I believe they shipped the HK variant.
My brother did inform me this morning that he thinks he managed to change all the language settings to English but his keyboard layout is still different from his Note 8. (I don't know how it differs because I haven't seen it yet)
Other than that. He thinks that the phone seems to be quite normal. (Comparing to the experience he had with his Global Note 8 with Exynos SoC)
Byte_76 said:
Thank for all the feedback.
I actually purchased the phone for my brother after he cracked the display of his Note 8. (International variant)
The information that I described in the first post is feedback that my brother gave me but I haven't seen it myself.
At this stage, I can't confirm whether the Note 9 that he has is a HK variant or a Chinese mainland variant. How can I check this?
The Hong Kong based eBay seller that I bought the phone from is shipping what they call "Global variants" of every phone that they sell, or at least the next best option if there is no global variant. Meaning that in terms of bands and region specific firmware, they try to select the version that is as "Global" as possible. In this case, since I asked for an N9600 (because I wanted Snapdragon), I believe they shipped the HK variant.
My brother did inform me this morning that he thinks he managed to change all the language settings to English but his keyboard layout is still different from his Note 8. (I don't know how it differs because I haven't seen it yet)
Other than that. He thinks that the phone seems to be quite normal. (Comparing to the experience he had with his Global Note 8 with Exynos SoC)
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*#1234# will give you a CSC number which will give you a country of origin..
N1NJATH3ORY said:
*#1234# will give you a CSC number which will give you a country of origin..
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Okay the response to that code was CSC: N9600TGY1ARL3
Can anyone tell me, what are the differences between the HK N9600 and the Global N960FD? (I tried searching around but the answer is not clear. )
Does the N9600 have fewer features or reduced functionality compared to N960FD? (I saw in another thread that someone mentioned lack of VoLTE on N9600. Anything else?)
I didn't do extensive research before ordering the N9600 but I had read that the Snapdragon variant has better battery life and slightly better performance this year than the Exynos variants. these are the only reasons why I chose the N9600.
I am not concerned about rooting options and assumed that otherwise, the Note 9 variants are all much the same.
I'm planning on changing regions but I'm not sure which one to use. What would you guys recommend?
Also, can this be done after a reset of the watch or do I have to go through the whole CSC process?
I was asking myself the same question last night. I searched all the threads related to BP and region change with no luck.
I was also trying to find the combination and stock roms for TK1 version but seems like all the sites that have the files are pay to download. (I don't mind paying but paying around $20 to get 2 files?)
Anyway, if anyone know the answer to the OP's question, I will also appreciate it.
ZTO everything works
Hi everyone, I’m writing from Italy.
In October I bought a galaxy watch3 LTE from Amazon.USA and imported it here in Italy, cause it was not available yet here, it was released in the lte version only recently.
I didn’t know that the watch was not compatible here in Italy, but only for the US, and after the last update of a week ago I’m having issues with the watch, like connection problems, notifications not appearing on the watch and also the LTE is not working.
I tried to contact both Samsung US and Amazon US, but they both told me that they cannot do anything to help me, no replacement or return, nothing.
So I searched online if there was a way to change my watch software from US to Italy, and with my extreme surprise I found out that there is the possibility to change the region of the watch to every country in the world.
My questions are: what can I do to change the region of my US galaxy watch3 LTE? There are any compatible ways to do that? Will the change of the region prevent my watch to get future updates? And after the change will I be able to use LTE here in Italy?
Thanks to everyone who will reply!!
P.S. I have to change the current SM-R845U (that is a US version) to an SM-R845F (that should be an Italian version, right?)
Folks, I'm interested in getting a GW5 (not pro) with LTE.
I wish to use all features it offers while also keep OTA (SPay, BP, ECG, etc).
I know it could be tricky to change the region nowadays (CSC), so I would like to overcome on this, and buy from that region where by default everything is supported.
Which is the most supported region for GW5? With which CSC, and Product code?
Thank you!
What's the difference between SM-R915U, SM-R915F, SM-R9150?
I know: USA version, Global version, China version.
But I don't know the details:
hardware-wise? Maybe different LTE radio for USA?
software-wise? Of course different supported CSCs, anything else?
Guys I have a follow up question.
I wish to purchase the GW5 pro LTE and wish to use all features it offers while also keep OTA (SPay, BP, ECG, etc).
I can get it from the UK or UAE. I would highly appreciate your suggestions.
P.S - Did a CSC change on GW4 LTE, lost OTA and no way to go back now. The watch has warranty but would require a motherboard replacement.