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Question Bootloader and Cert

Hello guys I need an important information ...
as we know you can make the Root of S6 edge verizon but not unlock the bootloader ...
I asked for info you have got to test Z3X box with the ability to unlock the booloader? or the need for a release with Z3X JTAG? :
I wanted to know if they knew more experienced than me by flashing a cert if an SM-G925F there was the ability to unlock and flash the bootloader always with Z3X box ....

ziojackj said:
Hello guys I need an important information ...
as we know you can make the Root of S6 edge verizon but not unlock the bootloader ...
I asked for info you have got to test Z3X box with the ability to unlock the booloader? or the need for a release with Z3X JTAG? :
I wanted to know if they knew more experienced than me by flashing a cert if an SM-G925F there was the ability to unlock and flash the bootloader always with Z3X box ....
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The website says yes. Buy a, box and key us know
Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

are you sure?
Dri94 said:
The website says yes. Buy a, box and key us know
Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk
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Are you sure that by flashing a cert with the box solves the problem of the bootloader and to be able to flash any firmware with Z3X of sm-g925v?
Where you read it if I ask? you have a link?
Thank you

I dont know if it unlocks the bootloader at all. its under support devices here though http://z3x-team.com/samsung-activation/
they have a contact page. email them. if it does, you can make a lot of money. and m9 user got the htc card and charged a fee for people to send in devices to root. he got around a hundred devices sent to him and charged at least 20 dollars. So contact them. itll be worth the investment (if your in the usa and not in my home country of italy like your profile says lol)

Dri94 said:
I dont know if it unlocks the bootloader at all. its under support devices here though http://z3x-team.com/samsung-activation/
they have a contact page. email them. if it does, you can make a lot of money. and m9 user got the htc card and charged a fee for people to send in devices to root. he got around a hundred devices sent to him and charged at least 20 dollars. So contact them. itll be worth the investment (if your in the usa and not in my home country of italy like your profile says lol)
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he did ask on their forum on 8/26 and doesnt seem like they really pay attention to that site lol i also never heard if it
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I'm a Italian
Dri94 said:
I dont know if it unlocks the bootloader at all. its under support devices here though http://z3x-team.com/samsung-activation/
they have a contact page. email them. if it does, you can make a lot of money. and m9 user got the htc card and charged a fee for people to send in devices to root. he got around a hundred devices sent to him and charged at least 20 dollars. So contact them. itll be worth the investment (if your in the usa and not in my home country of italy like your profile says lol)
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I'm a Italian and i bought a S6 edge verizon the network is unlocked in Italy !
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader and flash the firmware international!
I already bought my Z3X appearance and his arrival to test it! I wanted to know in advance if someone had tried!

ziojackj said:
I'm a Italian and i bought a S6 edge verizon the network is unlocked in Italy !
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader and flash the firmware international!
I already bought my Z3X appearance and his arrival to test it! I wanted to know in advance if someone had tried!
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i highly doubt it will work unless you found a hidden gem lol.. usually locked BLs are hard to break and when it is broken typically it is well known and would have been posted..
i notice lots of sutes will post all kinds of devices being supported when its not just to get more sales.
My question to you is, whyd you buy a locked vzw device when you are in another country where you could have bought an unlocked variant? lol
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elliwigy said:
i highly doubt it will work unless you found a hidden gem lol.. usually locked BLs are hard to break and when it is broken typically it is well known and would have been posted..
i notice lots of sutes will post all kinds of devices being supported when its not just to get more sales.
My question to you is, whyd you buy a locked vzw device when you are in another country where you could have bought an unlocked variant? lol
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because it agreed with the low price and it works with my SIM!

Hard to understand what your saying right here
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ziojackj said:
I put my sim and is simply running and unlocked do not know why!
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We can't even boot into bootloader mode. Thats how locked down it is...you will be the first to try it out, I assume.

lucky_strike33 said:
We can't even boot into bootloader mode. Thats how locked down it is...you will be the first to try it out, I assume.
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well then we hope to be the first to be able to unlock!

ziojackj said:
well then we hope to be the first to be able to unlock!
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When do you expect to try it out?

lucky_strike33 said:
We can't even boot into bootloader mode. Thats how locked down it is...you will be the first to try it out, I assume.
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you do know odin/download mode is basically bootloader mode right? lol it displays the BL information as well as is used to flash BLs to the device. its similar to how cf auto root works when they unlock the BL and odin a custom kernel etc.
i just dont think itll work on a locked BL but we will see im sure lol
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elliwigy said:
you do know odin/download mode is basically bootloader mode right? lol it displays the BL information as well as is used to flash BLs to the device. its similar to how cf auto root works when they unlock the BL and odin a custom kernel etc.
i just dont think itll work on a locked BL but we will see im sure lol
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This is my first samsung phone and I have been using HTC for many years.

lucky_strike33 said:
This is my first samsung phone and I have been using HTC for many years.
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htc uses fastboot to my knowledge but is similar to samsungs download mode.. i love sammy devices and have always had them from the first galaxy device up through the s6e now.. only other device ive had was less than a year and was the LG Optimus G when it was new lol..
with that being said, looking at the n5 and s6e+ and the way its going ill most likely leave sammy with my next device.
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How do I unlock the OEM on the SM-N960U T-MOBILE Samsung Galaxy note 9?

I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.

quantum88 said:
I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.
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Return it, and buy an unlockable device.

If it's like the AT&T version, you need the unlock code from T-Mobile. The option to disable a carrier lock is not in developer mode.

j101399j said:
If it's like the AT&T version, you need the unlock code from T-Mobile. The option to disable a carrier lock is not in developer mode.
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I got it from T-Mobile

quantum88 said:
I've had it 10 days (assuming relevant), and after entering the developer options, I am not able to find the OEM unlock options.
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You can't OEM unlock a snapdragon model

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j101399j said:
If it's like the AT&T version, you need the unlock code from T-Mobile. The option to disable a carrier lock is not in developer mode.
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He's talking about OEM unlock for the bootloader not carrier lock

TechOut said:
He's talking about OEM unlock for the bootloader not carrier lock
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My mistake, thank you for clarifying.

TechOut said:
You can't OEM unlock a snapdragon model
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Is that just for now or a certainty?

quantum88 said:
Is that just for now or a certainty.
Well it didnt happen on the s9 that i know of so.....
And even if you could whats the point? its not like you can flash twrp or anything else lol.
sent from my S9 Plus (Exynos) Pixel 2XL or Note FE
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force70 said:
quantum88 said:
And even if you could whats the point? its not like you can flash twrp or anything else lol.
sent from my S9 Plus (Exynos) Pixel 2XL or Note FE
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What do you mean?
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quantum88 said:
force70 said:
What do you mean?
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Your BL is locked, there is nothing for you to gain be enabling OEM unlock. The people with unlockable devices have to enable OEM to flash twrp...you cannot therefore it is pointless.
Well at least in my point of view, why do you want to enable it?
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t mobile sm-n960u unlock ???
Ok I have been on this site for a long time.
Sorry I am not or I do not have to brain power most of you have here on this site doing what you do best
making are phones better a lot of you have the nack for this stuff
at&t note 2 rooted with the help and info from this site htc m7 rooted here t mobile note 4 and note 5
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
to come out with
but I am thinking about returning this phone to t junk mobile I just get the unlocked one from best buy
this phone would not be that bad if I can get rid of t junk mobile ad on boot up logo and jingle sound but I found an app silent boot to fix that but
that is adding anther app on my phone that I really do not want
So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
Question 2
is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
I see venom has a rom that suppose to work on a ms-n960u so what do you need to do to install that if no root is available

The simple answer is that you can't unlock the bootloader on the US market phone. You haven't been able to do so since the Galaxy S7. I think it likely has a lot to do with KNOX integration for security reasons. The complicated answer is that there were ways to root the S7 by flashing a developer bootloader (engboot or something like that). The catch is that while you could root it, the phone would run like crap, overheat, bad battery life, etc. Some claimed to have decent success with it though. Likely something similar will happen with the Note 9 as well as. An unlocked phone is carrier unlocked, meaning you can activate it on any supported carrier. It has nothing to do with the bootloader.
Long story short, no, you can't unlock the bootloader, no, you can't flash twrp, and you'll find actual development for the US market phone to be essentially non-existent. If that is important to you, return this phone. Coming from rooting and flashing all of my phones prior to the S7, I honestly don't miss it. IMO, there's nothing to be gained, and it's a huge time suck. Life is too short and I'm too busy to spend an evening setting things up for the 5th time, troubleshooting battery life issues, etc. Not to mention that my job related security apps aren't going to work on a rooted phone.
Now, as far as "junk apps" not sure what you mean. These phones are now pretty clean actually, and most things can be uninstalled or disabled from within stock android. And as I found out many times in the past, if something is unable to be disabled, it's probably for good reason.
As far as ads, also not sure what you mean. Web browser ads can be blocked through extensions that Samsung browser supports. In app ads can be eliminated by paying for the app. Really, if you can't afford $3 for an app that you frequently use, I'd question how you can afford a $1000 phone.

MerlinTT said:
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
to come out with
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That's incorrect. The unlocked version is fully compatible with T-Mobile.
MerlinTT said:
So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
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Samsung has been locking bootloaders since the S7? It's been a few years. Even when someone found a way to beat it, it was severely limiting to your device. You said you're not new here. This is pretty common knowledge with Samsung devices.
MerlinTT said:
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
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Uh, what ads? That's not a samsung thing, I think you just installed some ****ty apps.
MerlinTT said:
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
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Hoooo boy. You might want to look into HTC phones before you buy one.
MerlinTT said:
Question 2
is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
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Yes. And they've been working on the S9 too, which still can't be beaten. And a proper way to unlock the S8, without limiting your battery to 80%.
And why exactly is T-Mobile "junk"? Maybe you need a different carrier.

I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy

MerlinTT said:
I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy
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If a color is challenging your sexuality, you have deeper problems than an unrootable phone.

MerlinTT said:
I hate pink and that dam t mobile jingle i got rid of the jingle with an app silent boot but sorry that pink ***** boot screen????they added
that has to go
Grumpy
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I think your problems go well beyond the color of your boot screen. Seek help. The kind of help you need we're not qualified to provide here. How often do you see the boot logo screen anyway?

MerlinTT said:
Ok I have been on this site for a long time.
Sorry I am not or I do not have to brain power most of you have here on this site doing what you do best
making are phones better a lot of you have the nack for this stuff
at&t note 2 rooted with the help and info from this site htc m7 rooted here t mobile note 4 and note 5
now I jumped and for the fist time I got a current model phone a t junk mobile note 9
I was going to buy an unlocked note 9 from best buy but they said they did not think there phone had the 600mhz B71 band that t junk mobile is suppose
to come out with
but I am thinking about returning this phone to t junk mobile I just get the unlocked one from best buy
this phone would not be that bad if I can get rid of t junk mobile ad on boot up logo and jingle sound but I found an app silent boot to fix that but
that is adding anther app on my phone that I really do not want
So Question? did Samsung finally beat this forum In lets say hacking there phone's???
if so and you can not root a phone you just paid $1000. for would it not be best just to get a phone that can be rooted to get rid of all the dam junk apps
and all of the dam AD'S that you get these days on the phones!! there I said it I do not like crap ass adsssssss that keep popping up!
SAMSUNG you spend $1000 to have to keep seeing ad's you did not ask to see
I am kind of thinking of returning this phone to t junk mobile and looking into a HTC phone
Question 2
is anyone working on rooting this sm-n960u phone and twrp??
I see venom has a rom that suppose to work on a ms-n960u so what do you need to do to install that if no root is available
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There are two types of "unlocked": carrier and bootloader. BestBuy meant carrier unlocked, or the N960U1. The hardware is equivalent to the carrier version (N960U; there's only one model now for all the carriers), and the only software difference is that it doesn't come with the carrier bloat. Same hardware and firmware means it supports B71. However, it cannot be bootloader unlocked.
You have two options if you want a bootloader unlock: the N9600 or the N960F. Neither supports B71, but both do support B66. Remember, B71 isn't all that important yet. It's only been rolled out in a few places and TMO is concentrating more on 5G right now.
The N960F has a mod you can flash to enable TMO WiFi Calling and VoLTE and the other carrier features. I'm running it now and it works fine. It did sort of convert my phone to a Chinese variant, which meant I was stuck with the super aggressive Smart Manager instead of Device Manager, but I modified it to let me use Device Manager again. I might be posting the modified version if I can get permission.
The fact is that, yes, Samsung kind of beat the rooters. However, anyone who really wants to root usually just gets the F or 0 variant, and those who can live without make do with the plethora of non-root tweaks. There are actually quite a few adblockers and package disablers designed for TouchWiz that work without root, such as DNS66 or notSABS.
I don't know anything about flashing modified TouchWiz ROMs on the U variant, but it might be possible. It won't have root though.
Really, if you want a rootable Samsung, go with the N960F. You can get it on Amazon new with Prime for under $900 (without Prime it's $800). It has TWRP and Magisk works fine. If you want WFC PM me so I can share my modified mod (heh). I'll also be working on a set of other miscellaneous modifications to TouchWiz.

SM-N960U
So in old slow world of us phone dummies that try to keep up with all the brain power that this site has been good for in unlocking phones over the years, oh ya and when you all talk that doctors language and write it
to where us dummies have to read and reread over and over again and again to unlock are phones after you all figured it out!!
So what you are saying in the current Samsung world rooting is a thing of the past! Samsung won the hacking war!!! and us pe-ons are mostly stuck with carrier banded phones or unlocked that loses carrier bands and options!
Unless we pay some merc to kidnap you and have some doctor transfer your brain power into are brains so we have the brain power to hack and mod are locked phones then if we are kind have that brain power transferred back to your brains!!!!
I should have stayed with my note 4
oh ya my man hood is just fine they hang lower then yours but that happens with old age how low??
it is great with the younger ladies big is a big deal today
like older ladies with big you know what age affects them to and the younger guys can not stop looking
just do not like pink
Grumpy

I have an unlocked model of the S10, I enabled developer mode but no OEM unlock?

I did some google searching on this issue and I read that it requires to wait 7 days. Is there any way I can skip this waiting time and get the feature now? I dont understand why the owner would have to wait this time to begin with.

Change the date

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Change the date
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I went into date and time, turned off automatic and set the date 1 month back. Check for dates (after installing all updates prior). Restarted the phone. Turn on automatic date and time, check for updates, restarted. I still dont see the option.
Are you sure that works?

RemixDeluxe said:
I went into date and time, turned off automatic and set the date 1 month back. Check for dates (after installing all updates prior). Restarted the phone. Turn on automatic date and time, check for updates, restarted. I still dont see the option.
Are you sure that works?
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First question would be what you mean by unlocked model?
Carrier unlock doesn't cut it. You must have either Exynos version or Chinese/Hongkong version of Snapdragon phone (SM-G9700, SM-G9730, SM-G9750.) If not, no root.
Second, set calendar ahead not back.

Unlocked is vague. Is it carrier unlocked or bootloader unlocked?

It is both carrier and bootloader unlocked. I should of been more specific. Sorry.
I'd still like to know the purpose of having to wait a week before this option exists? So I could have a lot of progress made on my phone with downloading apps with its data and have a bunch of contacts (which can be backed up with Google) but then the phone needs to be wiped for the bootloader to be unlocked. Seems like it would save a lot of trouble to just have this available from the start with no hassle.

I found out that even though I own the unlocked model of the phone it is bootloader locked because its the US model with Snapdragon. I thought unlocked model meant both carrier and bootloader and getting those carrier models would have the bootloader locked. It makes no sense why Samsung would be hell bent on locking down even unlocked models. I just hope this doesnt screw me out of root.

RemixDeluxe said:
I found out that even though I own the unlocked model of the phone it is bootloader locked because its the US model with Snapdragon. I thought unlocked model meant both carrier and bootloader and getting those carrier models would have the bootloader locked. It makes no sense why Samsung would be hell bent on locking down even unlocked models. I just hope this doesnt screw me out of root.
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Well yea, it means you're screwed out of root. It's been common knowledge and widely discussed on XDA for a few years now that US Snapdragon phones aren't rootable.

Tel864 said:
Well yea, it means you're screwed out of root. It's been common knowledge and widely discussed on XDA for a few years now that US Snapdragon phones aren't rootable.
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I want to make sure I have a firm understanding for the future. So every model of Samsung phones from the US will have its bootloader locked and the only way to have an unlocked bootloader is to get an unlocked international version?
For someone that lives in the US where would I even get my hands on this? Retail stores is out of the question I assume but what would I look for online.

RemixDeluxe said:
I want to make sure I have a firm understanding for the future. So every model of Samsung phones from the US will have its bootloader locked and the only way to have an unlocked bootloader is to get an unlocked international version?
For someone that lives in the US where would I even get my hands on this? Retail stores is out of the question I assume but what would I look for online.
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You can find them on ebay or Amazon among other places. My experience is seller "never-msrp" on ebay is reliable and offers means to buy warranty
in US. You are looking for model nos. SM-G970* (S10e), SM-G973* (S10), or SM-G975* (S10+) where asterisk is either an "F" for Exynos international version or "0" (zero) for Chinese/Hong Kong Snapdragon version. It's up to you to read and learn which type offers the features you like best. Frankly, more reading and learning before buying would have saved you from the situation you now find yourself in. But, hey, we have all been there.

RemixDeluxe said:
I went into date and time, turned off automatic and set the date 1 month back. Check for dates (after installing all updates prior). Restarted the phone. Turn on automatic date and time, check for updates, restarted. I still dont see the option.
Are you sure that works?
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Change date forwards not backwards.

Question S21 ultra tmobile locked help

Hi Everyone,
So i just bought the s21 ultra t-mobile from samsung.com. As i understand it, the device is locked to tmobile simcard. I have an att sim card and would like to understand my options if i want to continue to use att sim card.
Since i will have device paid in full,
1. Can tmobile unlock the device for me even though i have no account with them?
2. If they will not unlock it, is my option to then get a prepaid card top it with 100 dollars work with phone for couple months then switch back to att after they unlock?
3. Is there a shorter way, like when i receive device can i just flash unlocked firmware and that would make me able to use any sim?
I am just looking for the following
1. Unlocking device
2. Having wifi call as with this weird att\tmobile combo as i understand it i will not have wifi calling? so flashing unlocked\att should help? but given tmobile unlocks my phone
Thanks alot for your help

Message @Tmobilehelp on Twitter. They'll unlock for you. I did this recently for a couple of A71. I also confirmed with them before ordering the S21 Ultra.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out, My name is Marva and I will be working with you moving forward! I hope that overall your day is going well so far! We always want to be respectful of your time and appreciate you hanging in there with us to make sure that you're all set. I know it's important to get that device unlocked for use on other networks. Traveling is so much easier and versatility of an unlocked phone is awesome. We do have a process for devices purchased directly through the manufacturer. So yes, you are definitely able to purchase from Samsung, then you'll just need to share your device imei with us here and we can submit the request. It does take about 72 hours to complete and then you'll use the preinstalled unlock app once your request has been processed. Let me know what other questions you have abut this.
That's correct, this process is specifically for non T-Mobile customers that purchase their devices through Samsung so you'll be all set!

rmrl2008 said:
Message @Tmobilehelp on Twitter. They'll unlock for you. I did this recently for a couple of A71. I also confirmed with them before ordering the S21 Ultra.
Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out, My name is Marva and I will be working with you moving forward! I hope that overall your day is going well so far! We always want to be respectful of your time and appreciate you hanging in there with us to make sure that you're all set. I know it's important to get that device unlocked for use on other networks. Traveling is so much easier and versatility of an unlocked phone is awesome. We do have a process for devices purchased directly through the manufacturer. So yes, you are definitely able to purchase from Samsung, then you'll just need to share your device imei with us here and we can submit the request. It does take about 72 hours to complete and then you'll use the preinstalled unlock app once your request has been processed. Let me know what other questions you have abut this.
That's correct, this process is specifically for non T-Mobile customers that purchase their devices through Samsung so you'll be all set!
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They are not as accomodating with current Tmo customers.

Dai_321 said:
Hi Everyone,
So i just bought the s21 ultra t-mobile from samsung.com. As i understand it, the device is locked to tmobile simcard. I have an att sim card and would like to understand my options if i want to continue to use att sim card.
Since i will have device paid in full,
1. Can tmobile unlock the device for me even though i have no account with them?
2. If they will not unlock it, is my option to then get a prepaid card top it with 100 dollars work with phone for couple months then switch back to att after they unlock?
3. Is there a shorter way, like when i receive device can i just flash unlocked firmware and that would make me able to use any sim?
I am just looking for the following
1. Unlocking device
2. Having wifi call as with this weird att\tmobile combo as i understand it i will not have wifi calling? so flashing unlocked\att should help? but given tmobile unlocks my phone
Thanks alot for your help
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How much did you pay? I cancelled my preorder yesterday and today I tried to reorder but now the tmo version is $100 more than yesterday

If someone willing to unlock S21 bootloader on snapdragon variant PM me for unlock and testing TWRP build.

Shuthefrontdoor said:
How much did you pay? I cancelled my preorder yesterday and today I tried to reorder but now the tmo version is $100 more than yesterday
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Yeah, it looked the $100 off the TMO version was only for a day or so.

BladeRunner said:
They are not as accomodating with current Tmo customers.
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I believe they will unlock if the phone is fully paid off. They will also do temporary unlocks for travel.

Bobb_o said:
I believe they will unlock if the phone is fully paid off. They will also do temporary unlocks for travel.
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Needs to be active on a line for 40 days. They USED to be much more flexible about that but the last couple of times I've tried they've stuck firm on that.

I've had T-Mobile unlock phones for me in the past, even when the phone hasn't been active on my account for 40 days, but I have had my Tmo account for a long time with several lines and financed devices. I don't ask for unlocks often, I've maybe done 3 or 4 over the years. Last one was a Pixel 4 XL and before that it was an iPhone XS.
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Yeah, it looked the $100 off the TMO version was only for a day or so.
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I noticed this too, and now the Sprint version is $100 off. I would think that getting the Sprint version would work just fine on Tmo these days (especially since all US branded devices are the same hardware model), but then, would that phone be locked to Spring SIM Cards only and using my Tmo SIM would be a problem?

Question Option for oem unlock isnt in developer options..

so....help?
I just got a samsung galaxy s21 ultra from freedom mobile in canada.
I was trying to familiarize myself with rooting and such again as its been years since ive been here.
But....the step after unlocking dev options i cant seem to find the oem unlocking. So...im not sure where to go from here...

Probably not permitted by the carrier then

is there a solution? i tried doing the date and time but it didnt work.

Nope, it's bootloader locked right out of the box.

so....how do i remove it....do i have to flash something else in.

check UNSAMLOCK thread

SynGreis said:
so....how do i remove it....do i have to flash something else in.
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You cannot unlock the bootloader/root a North American based Snapdragon S21U. It was only possible very early on with the factory bootloader from February 2021 (and even then you had to pay a person $100+ to get the keys). After the bootloader update, that's no longer possible either.

so i have to pay to have oem unlock? and if i read right this would cost 75-150 USD just to unlock.
im already disappointed with this phone.

SynGreis said:
so i have to pay to have oem unlock? and if i read right this would cost 75-150 USD just to unlock.
im already disappointed with this phone.
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you should be more disappointed with yourself as you didn't do your research prior to purchasing.

wasnt a purchase. was an upgrade from the carrier. paid 0$ but if i can trade it do you have recommendations on a phone with customizable options and performance? I just got it and the lady said i have until 2 weeks to return it for an exchange of another.
the s21 ultra was just the first phone they offered.