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[Q] unrooted at&t note 3 tethring -unlocked phone

Hello all
I have an unrooted at&t note 3 unlocked by att
I am on the unlimited data plan and I can not tether. I tried searching google for a way to have tethering work without rooting but I was not successful in my search.
My quedtions to the experts are
1- can I get tethering to work with my att galaxy note 3 without rooting? How?
2- what are the 3rd party apps that you trust that would give me tethering for free?
3- if the only way to tether is rooting then what is the best and safiest way to do it? I am new to this and never rooted. So I would like to know the ups and downs if I did this and if its reversable and if I would continue to receive updates to the phone and the apps in it. I am asking becuase with iphone when you jailbreak you cant update anymore.
4- what is the diffrence between sim lock and regional lock? I ask becuase my phone was unlocked by att to be able to use it with other sim carriers when I was in the middle east. So is my phone sim unlocked or regionally unlocked and how to know?
Thank you so much and I am so sorry if these quedtions were answered before. But I really tried to search before I asked and with my limitd knowladge about this I did not know how.
Thank you again and looking forward to your answers.

Unlocked T-mobile S8 to Verizon VZW boot screen and VZW apps installed

Hi all did not know if it should be posted here or the Tmobile section.
I bought a T-Mobile S8 today that was unlocked yesterday by T-mobile.
When I put in my VZW Sim it rebooted. Normal is have seen this before.
What I have not seen before is that it installed a new boot screen (from T-MO to VZW)
It installed all these version apps. some could be deleted other could not.
What gives with this forced download of these apps I will never use?
Not new to android just new to Samsung. All my other devices have been direct from maker of the device.
Nexus devices then Essential.
Can I reboot the phone with a new sim and get rid o the apps?

Caller ID missing on s10? Smart call app available, not functioning as before

Does anyone know what happened to the Smart Caller ID with the S10? I've went through the settings and seemingly enabled everything relating to it, but am possibly missing something? I had it previously on my note 8 and certainly miss having it. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Here's a link to what I am talking about: https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/smart-call/
I do not have the toggle below blocked calls as noted in this webpage, but I do have 'Smart Call' as an app and permissions enabled. Not sure if it's a Verizon block or something?

I have it with my unlocked s10 on tmobile.

Yeah, sadly I do not have that in call settings. I'm thinking it has to do with Verizon blocking it for some unknown reason, likely to push their premium plans. Really miss having that feature and would be willing to flash if need be to bring it back.

Upon looking further, it appears my thinking was correct, Verizon disables this feature. Interestingly enough, my phone was purchased from Samsung.com in full, no contract pricing, so it comes with the U1 firmware installed. Apparently something must've taken place when I setup the phone and Verizon installed it's own profile. Anyone know of a way to disable this or best method to avoid this so my phone appears as an unlocked phone? Would hate to have to flash via Odin seeing as I am running the U1 firmware already, just have Verizon somehow messing with the unlocked nature of the device.

On 3 in Denmark, I enable it and come back later and it has been disabled again.

iOSNick said:
Upon looking further, it appears my thinking was correct, Verizon disables this feature. Interestingly enough, my phone was purchased from Samsung.com in full, no contract pricing, so it comes with the U1 firmware installed. Apparently something must've taken place when I setup the phone and Verizon installed it's own profile. Anyone know of a way to disable this or best method to avoid this so my phone appears as an unlocked phone? Would hate to have to flash via Odin seeing as I am running the U1 firmware already, just have Verizon somehow messing with the unlocked nature of the device.
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Does your phone boot up with the Verizon logo?

Delete.

thecarp1975 said:
Does your phone boot up with the Verizon logo?
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Yes it does.

I work in a cell carrier in Canada, when you first put a sim in an unlocked samsung it downloads and reboots with their customizations.

your Verizon phone is NOT preloaded with U1 firmware!
your Verizon phone comes unlocked.

Used to have 'free hotspot.' Is that because my bootloader was unlocked?

Hi guys. My goal is to be able to use my AT&T phone/service as a 'hotspot' again, which I have been able to do with my Note 8, but can't get it to work on my Note 9 now. I'm familiar with the technical stuff (thanks to you guys over the years), but need to have an idea of what will solve my problem. Facts first, then what I think might be the issue...
I've been using a Note 8, which I bought overseas, here in the States with my AT&T account which does NOT have the hotspot feature included. It just works though. I put in my SIM and it all boots up fine (with no ATT branding during boot) and my Note 8 has a hotspot feature, which I turn on and it works just like it's supposed to. No issues at all.
Now, I have an unlocked T-Mobile Note 9 that I want to use instead of the Note 8 I bought overseas. When I put ANY US carrier SIM in it, it forces a reboot, and when it boots up it shows whichever carrier's SIM I put in it. If I put a Verizon SIM in it, it reboots and starts showing the Verizon logo during boot, and the same with ATT, etc.
I don't mind that, HOWEVER, now when I try to use the hotspot feature, I get a warning saying something like 'your plan doesn't have the hotspot feature. Please go to to our website to choose a plan that does' and the hotspot feature is blocked completely.
Is it blocked on this unlocked T-Mobile Note 9 because it installs any SIM's bootloader each time or something? I am assuming that allows/forces the carriers to install all their own stuff each time I put a new SIM card in it, which would allow them to also block the hotspot feature on my ATT account, since it's not included in my plan.
If this is the case, is there a way to 'fix' this? I know it's unlocked because it works with other carriers, but I'm thinking maybe the bootloader is locked or something, and if I'm able to unlock it I could put a new OEM flash on it, and maybe it would work just like my unlocked Note 8 that I bought overseas which allows the hotspot feature.
Please advise, if you have any ideas for me. (Unlocked T-Mobile Note 9 SM-N960U)

I would hazzard a guess AT&T is blocking you. I have mobile hotspot in my plan and it works fine on my note9.

You need to flash the u1 firmware for hotspot to work.

Thanks for the help. I'll update this later if it still doesn't work after flashing.

sethsmaxx said:
You need to flash the u1 firmware for hotspot to work.
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^^^^ this, all day, er'ry day ^^^^
DanDroidian said:
Thanks for the help. I'll update this later if it still doesn't work after flashing.
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youll need the patched version of Odin to flash cross carrier firmware. Not a biggie, just know that regular Odin will fail. Not might, will.

Question remove as much AT &T bloat while preserving Wi-Fi calling and VVM on locked device??

I'm about to receive my first Galaxy device (a locked US S21 Ultra sold by AT&T) after being a Pixel/Nexus user for many years. I'd like to remove as much bloatware as possible while preserving features such as WiFi calling, Visual Voice Mail, etc. If I replace the 998U firmware with 998U1, does that result in no Wi-Fi calling? (idk why AT&T says Wi-Fi calling isn't supported on unlocked devices) Can I simply reinstall some .apk to enable those features after flashing the debloated firmware? Can AT&T userdata be flashed with a U1 firmware to preserve those features? Sorry for the noob questions, I'm going to read up on flashing Samsung devices and using Odin, but I'm trying to get an idea of what I need to do to debloat my phone while preserving those features (Wi-Fi calling is an absolute must, if it requires AT&T bloatware installed I'll just soldier on with that crap using up my storage...) Thanks for your time.

WiFi calling and HD Voice (AT&T version of VoLTE) work fine on my unlocked S21U.
There is no VVM. (you can sort of do it using Google Voice).
You should be able disable most AT&T stuff, and further if you wish use adb to remove.

uicnren said:
WiFi calling and HD Voice (AT&T version of VoLTE) work fine on my unlocked S21U.
There is no VVM. (you can sort of do it using Google Voice).
You should be able disable most AT&T stuff, and further if you wish use adb to remove.
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VVM working great on my unlocked S21U on ATT

A lot of AT&T redundant junk that does nothing except use resources.
Disable carrier feedback (Google and Samsung too). AT&T Updates as well as it constantly runs in the background.
I use Karma Firewall and PD MDM to lock my AY&T 10+ down... and take out the trash.
Home - Package Disabler
The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.
www.packagedisabler.com
This package disabler* lets you set a widget to toggle checked apks on/off. I use it to toogle Google Play Services and Playstore on if I need them. This both protects me and greatly reduces battery usage. GPlayS needs to be on for Gmail to load. I am $ick of Google...
*choose the appropriate version. Been using this one for years, zero issues and no Playstore to screw it up. Low resource and battery consumption. Can be firewall blocked after setup.

You can try flash U1 firmware
S21 Ultra 5G SM-G998U1: https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G998U1/XAA/G998U1UEU2AUB6
This is lastest version. almost bloatware will removed

How can i go back to ATT firmware from U1? I had flashed from ATT to U1 but 5G will not work for some reason. I was wanting to try to got back to stock to see if it works on U.

gho5t82 said:
How can i go back to ATT firmware from U1? I had flashed from ATT to U1 but 5G will not work for some reason. I was wanting to try to got back to stock to see if it works on U.
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try flash back to U version

thacounty said:
VVM working great on my unlocked S21U on ATT
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Curious why it's not working on mine. It installed from my OnePlus Pro 8 backup but when I opened it on the S21 Ultra it said not compatible. Guess I have to do some digging.
Edit: Couldn't find it in the store, so downloaded latest from apkmirror, installed and it's working now. Cheers

derausgewanderte said:
Curious why it's not working on mine. It installed from my OnePlus Pro 8 backup but when I opened it on the S21 Ultra it said not compatible. Guess I have to do some digging.
Edit: Couldn't find it in the store, so downloaded latest from apkmirror, installed and it's working now. Cheers
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Glad it's working. I got mine to show up by calling my voicemail once and logging in. Once I did that, the app showed up.