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Amazing work. Thanks!
Will you be adding files for Wind Note 4?
gbual said:
Will you be adding files for Wind Note 4?
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Sure I'll upload them now, should be about 40mins.
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Done, see above.
Is there a way to root without tripping Knox?
nabobcoffee said:
Is there a way to root without tripping Knox?
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Not that I know of yet, sorry.
Has anyone tried ART? and does the Canadian version support 64 bit?
nabobcoffee said:
Has anyone tried ART? and does the Canadian version support 64 bit?
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No the snapdragon chip set is 32 bit only.
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Beautiful work with these stock files and posting all the rooting/recovery info and links in one thread. Looking forward to the ride on the GN4.
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Which Rom section Can I use then to flash the Canadian version ? Tmobile, Att, ?
you say that
"It is also sim unlocked, so it can be used with any Canadian carrier."
I have a roger version, seems to be locked. So if I root and flash this will unlock the sim carrier?
thank you
price31 said:
you say that
"It is also sim unlocked, so it can be used with any Canadian carrier."
I have a roger version, seems to be locked. So if I root and flash this will unlock the sim carrier?
thank you
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Odd my Bell one is unlocked, I popped in my buddy's Rogers sim with no issue.
Also says it's unlocked on the box.... I'll post a picture when I get home.
fritolays said:
Odd my Bell one is unlocked, I popped in my buddy's Rogers sim with no issue.
Also says it's unlocked on the box.... I'll post a picture when I get home.
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Nice, at least we know now that Bell version is unlocked! I had to pay around 15$ to get it unlocked!
very odd, my bell was locked.....had to unlock before poping a rogers sim...
price31 said:
you say that
"It is also sim unlocked, so it can be used with any Canadian carrier."
I have a roger version, seems to be locked. So if I root and flash this will unlock the sim carrier?
thank you
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Rooting will not Carrier Unlock your device - Flashing a Custom Rom will not Carrier Unlock your device - Either pay Rogers $50 after 3 months - or go to sammobile.com - They offer a Carrier Unlock service.
fritolays said:
Sure I'll upload them now, should be about 40mins.
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I had problems with a tmobile rom so i used your steps with the stock NJ3 Wind rom. However the file turned out to be a Bell Rom. My csc even says BMC when i check it. My signal hasn't been as good on this stock rom.
Any chance you know where i can find the actual Wind rom that came with the phone?
gbual said:
I had problems with a tmobile rom so i used your steps with the stock NJ3 Wind rom. However the file turned out to be a Bell Rom. My csc even says BMC when i check it. My signal hasn't been as good on this stock rom.
Any chance you know where i can find the actual Wind rom that came with the phone?
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Check on sammobile.com - You'll have to register / sign in if you want to download it
Its All Just N910W8
zxaz said:
very odd, my bell was locked.....had to unlock before poping a rogers sim...
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Mine definitely is, and came out the box that way. I've adjusted the OP to omit the sim unlock given that its inconsistent.
shaggyskunk said:
Check on sammobile.com - You'll have to register / sign in if you want to download it
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Firstly getting them from sammobile wont change a thing; the files provided are the same.
gbual said:
I had problems with a tmobile rom so i used your steps with the stock NJ3 Wind rom. However the file turned out to be a Bell Rom. My csc even says BMC when i check it. My signal hasn't been as good on this stock rom.
Any chance you know where i can find the actual Wind rom that came with the phone?
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Now to clarify, unlike the US or the rest of the world; all the carriers in Canada use the same rom.
Meaning no matter if you have wind, bell, telus, rogers etc its all the same modem, kernel, recovery, and system.
Its all N910W8, so there cannot be a modem/signal difference.
And for proof here is a list of MD5's checksums for the files I provide and what sammobile provides:
Code:
# MD5 checksums generated by MD5summer (http://www.md5summer.org)
# Generated October 31 8:36:52 am
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/RWC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130806/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/TLS-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022121215/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_RWC/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_TLS/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
It was the exact same with the Note 3; we only get one ROM.
So I am going to change the OP to reflect this fact and only provide 1 set of files with instructions on how to change your CSC.
Boom done problem solved.
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More proof, here are the MD5's for the extracted tar.md5's of wind & bell from my files and sammobile:
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# MD5 checksums generated by MD5summer (http://www.md5summer.org)
# Generated October 31 8:54:37 am
fb746b9637aaa3fbde259969c558e886 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/aboot.mbn
d81910c121e9b67800857027e6bca08a *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/boot.img
c7bc347a05a155be8ae39ee921c320cd *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/cache.img.ext4
abad70375b91bd3424de24cb7dde7a00 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/modem.bin
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
1be0e48f4bba4076897aaaf79032d799 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/NON-HLOS.bin
c1a8e59a06c5ffc65b74dd2c93545ccb *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/recovery.img
85ca7059fd29f81218fb21fee1c9c64b *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/rpm.mbn
3be10861ec9e3a06a4d5ba2257362df7 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/sbl1.mbn
b7ef33172f8f7f20b6eec93fd423a596 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/sdi.mbn
cf20b5b3b891b7223008ed315a996b56 *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/system.img.ext4
e156797b751989e24dfa3d267832341d *fritolays/BMC-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141023103146/tz.mbn
fb746b9637aaa3fbde259969c558e886 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/aboot.mbn
d81910c121e9b67800857027e6bca08a *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/boot.img
c7bc347a05a155be8ae39ee921c320cd *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/cache.img.ext4
abad70375b91bd3424de24cb7dde7a00 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/modem.bin
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
1be0e48f4bba4076897aaaf79032d799 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/NON-HLOS.bin
c1a8e59a06c5ffc65b74dd2c93545ccb *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/recovery.img
85ca7059fd29f81218fb21fee1c9c64b *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/rpm.mbn
3be10861ec9e3a06a4d5ba2257362df7 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/sbl1.mbn
b7ef33172f8f7f20b6eec93fd423a596 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/sdi.mbn
cf20b5b3b891b7223008ed315a996b56 *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/system.img.ext4
e156797b751989e24dfa3d267832341d *fritolays/GLW-N910W8VLU1ANJ3-20141022130544/tz.mbn
fb746b9637aaa3fbde259969c558e886 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/aboot.mbn
d81910c121e9b67800857027e6bca08a *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/boot.img
c7bc347a05a155be8ae39ee921c320cd *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/cache.img.ext4
abad70375b91bd3424de24cb7dde7a00 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/modem.bin
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
1be0e48f4bba4076897aaaf79032d799 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/NON-HLOS.bin
c1a8e59a06c5ffc65b74dd2c93545ccb *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/recovery.img
85ca7059fd29f81218fb21fee1c9c64b *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/rpm.mbn
3be10861ec9e3a06a4d5ba2257362df7 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/sbl1.mbn
b7ef33172f8f7f20b6eec93fd423a596 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/sdi.mbn
cf20b5b3b891b7223008ed315a996b56 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/system.img.ext4
e156797b751989e24dfa3d267832341d *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_BMC/tz.mbn
fb746b9637aaa3fbde259969c558e886 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/aboot.mbn
d81910c121e9b67800857027e6bca08a *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/boot.img
c7bc347a05a155be8ae39ee921c320cd *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/cache.img.ext4
abad70375b91bd3424de24cb7dde7a00 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/modem.bin
621d141192fd8e35cd513db59a9bf2f1 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_N910W8VLU1ANJ3_HOME.tar.md5
1be0e48f4bba4076897aaaf79032d799 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/NON-HLOS.bin
c1a8e59a06c5ffc65b74dd2c93545ccb *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/recovery.img
85ca7059fd29f81218fb21fee1c9c64b *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/rpm.mbn
3be10861ec9e3a06a4d5ba2257362df7 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/sbl1.mbn
b7ef33172f8f7f20b6eec93fd423a596 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/sdi.mbn
cf20b5b3b891b7223008ed315a996b56 *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/system.img.ext4
e156797b751989e24dfa3d267832341d *Sammobile/N910W8VLU1ANJ3_N910W8OYA1ANJ3_GLW/tz.mbn
So this confirms that any bell, Rogers or tells phone can be unlocked to work on the AWS networks such as wind or chatr? I have done a ton of research and could not find the AWS bands on bells info but have seen both model numbers on bells, winds, etc. As N910W8
Has anyone had luck unlocking even though a company?
KillerX1911 said:
So this confirms that any bell, Rogers or tells phone can be unlocked to work on the AWS networks such as wind or chatr? I have done a ton of research and could not find the AWS bands on bells info but have seen both model numbers on bells, winds, etc. As N910W8
Has anyone had luck unlocking even though a company?
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I'm going to say yes given that they are all N910W8 and all running the same rom.
But I haven't tested it personally; buddy at work has wind, I will try his sim in my phone next week and report back.
Hello, I'm a tmobile customer that just purchased an unlocked galaxy s8 from the Samsung website. I'm wondering if going to the store and getting the tmobile firmware on it installed is really necessary. I mainly want to do this because of the software updates, but then I thought the the unlocked version might get updates from a different source? Am I right? I'm sorry about this being such a general question, but I just want to do what's best for my new phone. Would you recommend me installing this firmware? Or should I just keep the stock unlocked firmware it came with? Are there any drawbacks associated with not installing the tmobile firmware on it?
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To start, will Tmobile even do this in the first place? I'm totally clueless whether they offer installing their software on customer phones or not.
Thank you.
Hi there. Unfortunately, you are going to be really hard pressed to find a T-Mobile rep anywhere that could/would flash firmware w/ Odin. Not saying that there aren't some reps out their that don't know about this stuff (there are a lot that really have no clue though), but this is well outside of what most of them are trained for, plus Odin is only supposed to be used by Samsung. Also, historically (at least the last couple of years), for whatever reason Samsung's unlocked US models have been getting updates slower than the carrier versions, which really doesn't make any sense because there is less to go through to get them updated. That being said, there are several threads in the T-Mobile S8 forum here as well as the general S8 forum dedicated to carrier switching, which can guide you in turning your unlocked model into a T-Mobile model, for all intents and purposes.
oscarm003 said:
Hello, I'm a tmobile customer that just purchased an unlocked galaxy s8 from the Samsung website. I'm wondering if going to the store and getting the tmobile firmware on it installed is really necessary. I mainly want to do this because of the software updates, but then I thought the the unlocked version might get updates from a different source? Am I right? I'm sorry about this being such a general question, but I just want to do what's best for my new phone. Would you recommend me installing this firmware? Or should I just keep the stock unlocked firmware it came with? Are there any drawbacks associated with not installing the tmobile firmware on it?
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To start, will Tmobile even do this in the first place? I'm totally clueless whether they offer installing their software on customer phones or not.
Thank you.
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The guy that replied first is really correct! T-Mobile store won't flash any phone, don't go beyond simple troubleshooting. It is easier to fly to Mars, than talk about flashing a device with rep. I do hope there are some T-Mobile reps that do really know about flashing, but I just haven't seen one yet.
I am with Unlocked S8 and use it on T-Mobile. I don't have any signal specific issues for example and features such as WiFi Calling, Band 12 and VoLTE all work well. There are few thing that flashing to T-Mobile firmware could give you:
Video calling(to specific phones only)
Advanced Messaging(believe other phone needs to support it)
DIGITS service will be built into the phone dialer.
I was also debating about doing it, but all 3 mentioned features are not wildly available and don't work across all devices and networks. On top of that you will get few T-Mobile apps pre-installed + Lookout app + T-Mobile logo when booting up the phone.
We can flash practically anytime we want, so I would suggest you to wait and see how Samsung will treat unlocked devices and how fast updates will arrive. If T-Mobile will do them much better than Samsung, then I will flash myself or when those 3 features above will work across all devices.
Sorry for reviving this thread, but my unlocked s8 gets slower upload and download speeds than my friends tmobile s8, we are both in NYC and he's getting 100mbps and I'm getting 30-40mbps. I assume they also have specific settings hardbaked in their rom that allows for optimized carrier usage?
joey4321 said:
Sorry for reviving this thread, but my unlocked s8 gets slower upload and download speeds than my friends tmobile s8, we are both in NYC and he's getting 100mbps and I'm getting 30-40mbps. I assume they also have specific settings hardbaked in their rom that allows for optimized carrier usage?
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the t mobile firmware comes with 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM. which leads to better signal and faster download speeds.
Can I flash just the modem or CSC to get the benefits without flashing the whole tmobile rom?
joey4321 said:
Can I flash just the modem or CSC to get the benefits without flashing the whole tmobile rom?
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This is a question I'd like the answer to. I'd like to keep all the Samsung default software features but get RCS, which is the most important thing, and one of the main reasons I'm still using my LG G6.
raduque said:
This is a question I'd like the answer to. I'd like to keep all the Samsung default software features but get RCS, which is the most important thing, and one of the main reasons I'm still using my LG G6.
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joey4321 said:
Can I flash just the modem or CSC to get the benefits without flashing the whole tmobile rom?
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i think you'll need the whole firmware to be able to use RCS and the tmob features. i personally think the tmob firmware is better since it has 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM enabled. so better signal and service
guaneet said:
4x4 MIMO and 256QAM enabled. so better signal and service
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I don't care about any of that. I value the Samsung unbranded experience more. All I want from the Tmo FW is RCS.
Alternately, if they ever support it using the unlocked S8 FW, i'll switch back to my S8 in a heartbeat. My G6 seems to get tons better battery life anyway for some reason.
Can someone provide a link to a thread for flashing the Unlocked s8 to T-Mobile?
Thanks.
C3cars said:
Can someone provide a link to a thread for flashing the Unlocked s8 to T-Mobile?
Thanks.
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There are multiple sections, but I believe you need to look under: Flashing Standard Firmware, but do ask, just in case.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817
Charkatak said:
There are multiple sections, but I believe you need to look under: Flashing Standard Firmware, but do ask, just in case.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817
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I believe you have to use the "flashing unlocked firmware" because the prince's version of the ODIN will bypass the ROM checksum and let you flash any variant you want. if you use the normal ODIN and you are going from unlocked to t-mobile (950U1 to 950U) ROM it will fail.
I used to be on the unlocked but now I'm running t-mobile rom to have multi-line baked in to the native dialer. and my service provider SW ver. shows TMB/TMB/XAA
All is good and I'm happy with the ROM after few days the battery life seems the same as the unlocked version.
i just want to know if i can keep the bloatware free and just flash the modem from tmobile firmware.
i just want wifi calling, volte, 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM. i dont care much for the multi line feature cause not useful on my end and idk about rcs because the person on the other end needs to have it and i dont really see it as useful.
lol s7 bloatware free firmware was so easy to flash compared to this xD
im running the att variant but im sure all the hardware is the same. so i dont see why the unlocked firmware wouldnt support this out of the box.
ImaUseBT said:
i just want to know if i can keep the bloatware free and just flash the modem from tmobile firmware.
i just want wifi calling, volte, 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM. i dont care much for the multi line feature cause not useful on my end and idk about rcs because the person on the other end needs to have it and i dont really see it as useful.
lol s7 bloatware free firmware was so easy to flash compared to this xD
im running the att variant but im sure all the hardware is the same. so i dont see why the unlocked firmware wouldnt support this out of the box.
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When I had my S7 Edge I was able to mix and match different ROM with different modem files ie I would be on the unlocked ROM with the tmobile modem and was able to use the unlocked firmware with t-mobile radios. This is what you want but I have not tried it with the my S8 you can try if it dont work use the prince's ODIN to take you back to stock.
kdoweb1 said:
When I had my S7 Edge I was able to mix and match different ROM with different modem files ie I would be on the unlocked ROM with the tmobile modem and was able to use the unlocked firmware with t-mobile radios. This is what you want but I have not tried it with the my S8 you can try if it dont work use the prince's ODIN to take you back to stock.
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yea thats what ive been doing. i just want a blotware free phone but use the tmo features apart from multi line. i just flashed the u1 firmware now so lets see what happens
ImaUseBT said:
yea thats what ive been doing. i just want a blotware free phone but use the tmo features apart from multi line. i just flashed the u1 firmware now so lets see what happens
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I believe you will have wifi calling and volte but not 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM. i think MIMO is activated in the modem itself.
kdoweb1 said:
I believe you will have wifi calling and volte but not 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM. i think MIMO is activated in the modem itself.
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hmm i could try to flash the tmobile modem onto this firmware. but yea i do have volte and wifi calling. idk how to check for 4x4 mimo and 256qam
kdoweb1 said:
I believe you have to use the "flashing unlocked firmware" because the prince's version of the ODIN will bypass the ROM checksum and let you flash any variant you want. if you use the normal ODIN and you are going from unlocked to t-mobile (950U1 to 950U) ROM it will fail.
I used to be on the unlocked but now I'm running t-mobile rom to have multi-line baked in to the native dialer. and my service provider SW ver. shows TMB/TMB/XAA
All is good and I'm happy with the ROM after few days the battery life seems the same as the unlocked version.
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Isn't "flashing unlocked firmware" means that you have a carrier provided phone and want to flash unlocked firmware on it?
Charkatak said:
Isn't "flashing unlocked firmware" means that you have a carrier provided phone and want to flash unlocked firmware on it?
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Correct, but it also works the other way around. Anytime you want to change variant you must use the modified version of ODIN as it bypass the checksum or the flash will fail.
Thanks Peeps!
Have the unlocked version from Amazon, want to convert to T-Mo firmware so US Cellular roaming works properly, along with faster updates.
Don't see the US T-Mo firmware on Sammobile. Is it available anywhere or not yet?
ericshmerick said:
Have the unlocked version from Amazon, want to convert to T-Mo firmware so US Cellular roaming works properly, along with faster updates.
Don't see the US T-Mo firmware on Sammobile. Is it available anywhere or not yet?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/n960u-tmb-stock-odin-files-firmware-t3833205
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Jammol said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/n960u-tmb-stock-odin-files-firmware-t3833205
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A-HAH! Thank you, converted and up and running just fine!
ericshmerick said:
Have the unlocked version from Amazon, want to convert to T-Mo firmware so US Cellular roaming works properly, along with faster updates.
Don't see the US T-Mo firmware on Sammobile. Is it available anywhere or not yet?
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sorry for the noob question
why would you do that ?
I am also getting the US unlocked and plan to use it on T-Mo network
Do a video and post it on YouTube. Cheers.
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scorpio_bpl86 said:
sorry for the noob question
why would you do that ?
I am also getting the US unlocked and plan to use it on T-Mo network
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The unlocked software version of the device doesn't support some feature like the ok nest he listed that he wants to make sure works. So flashing it to T-Mobile software ensures all T-Mobile features will work correctly and fully.
Hey 5G Pioneers,
I am wondering can I flash the sm-g 977b firmware onto the sm-g 977n device through the Odin? Did someone make it?
Since these two models are all using the same Exynos 9820 chips
And from my previous experience of using my galaxy s8, Samsung actually enabled me to flash the firmware in different regions only if the devices were using the same chip version.
I am currently in Australia. The Korean version of 977N is much cheaper, and it seems that is the only network unlock version that I could buy from the market.
Not sure where are you in Australia but I bought mine from a Telstra Sales Rep (based in CBD, Melbourne) where he got a discount code and gave its to me for AUD 1400 for the 512 GB Majestic Black Version, unlocked , I'm using Optus, VoLTE, VoWIFI works fine on it.
DrearierJester1 said:
Not sure where are you in Australia but I bought mine from a Telstra Sales Rep (based in CBD, Melbourne) where he got a discount code and gave its to me for AUD 1400 for the 512 GB Majestic Black Version, unlocked , I'm using Optus, VoLTE, VoWIFI works fine on it.
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That was a great deal!
DrearierJester1 said:
Not sure where are you in Australia but I bought mine from a Telstra Sales Rep (based in CBD, Melbourne) where he got a discount code and gave its to me for AUD 1400 for the 512 GB Majestic Black Version, unlocked , I'm using Optus, VoLTE, VoWIFI works fine on it.
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Hi, did he unlock the phone or was it factory unlocked already?
whosaysjohn said:
Hi, did he unlock the phone or was it factory unlocked already?
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Was already factory unlocked. I didn't have to insert Telstra SIM to activate it.
DrearierJester1 said:
Was already factory unlocked. I didn't have to insert Telstra SIM to activate it.
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Thanks. Is this the exynos or Snapdragon version? I'm planning to buy the 256gb version and use in India. So wanted to check before I ask my sister to buy.
whosaysjohn said:
Thanks. Is this the exynos or Snapdragon version? I'm planning to buy the 256gb version and use in India. So wanted to check before I ask my sister to buy.
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Exynos.
DrearierJester1 said:
Exynos.
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Thank you
Hi everybody,
On Sammobile website, I found 4 firmware Korean variants. I tried getting more information on the "KOO" variant to see if its a stock Samsung firmware without Carrier Apps/Bloatware without luck. I couldn't get any detailed information whether it can be flashed over any other Korean variant. Can anyone here clarify if its possible and If yes provide further details?
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Many thanks
DhA4G said:
Hi everybody,
On Sammobile website, I found 4 firmware Korean variants. I tried getting more information on the "KOO" variant to see if its a stock Samsung firmware without Carrier Apps/Bloatware without luck. I couldn't get any detailed information whether it can be flashed over any other Korean variant. Can anyone here clarify if its possible and If yes provide further details?
Attached a snapshot.
Many thanks
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That is the non bloatware Korean version but it doesn't allow me to flash it. I suspect you have to flash it with the userdata file also.
Thanks for the information,
I have a new phone so No issues with user data. How do I flash the firmware.
Thanks
DhA4G said:
Thanks for the information,
I have a new phone so No issues with user data. How do I flash the firmware.
Thanks
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Use all the files in the KOO firmware including the userdata.
west2cool said:
Use all the files in the KOO firmware including the userdata.
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Before I attempt this, Will this trigger knox? Void Warranty ? Will I be able to have OTA later on?
Thanks
I have done it several times but it seems to fail. Nothing will be triggered.
west2cool said:
I have done it several times but it seems to fail. Nothing will be triggered.
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Hi,
I have successfully flashed the "KOO" variant once with and a second time without "userdata", however that did NOT remove any of the Bloatware/Carrier Apps.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
I disable the 3 apps then hide them from the app drawer.
west2cool said:
I disable the 3 apps then hide them from the app drawer.
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Hi,
I did disable the apps which is great, but there menu operator items as well!
Edit : Forgot to mention that the boot logo is of the operator as well.
I was researching something about using the PIT file along with the firmware but can't find the specific PIT file for S10 5g.
Use Odin or the modified version to flash combination firmware. Then flash your desired firmware.
This is the only way I am aware to remove all carrier bloatware and boot logos.
Dual SIM
DhA4G said:
Thanks for the information,
I have a new phone so No issues with user data. How do I flash the firmware.
Thanks
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I am particularly interested in this as the 977N variant seems to be dual sim. I notice it also has additional bands to the 977B varient and I would like to put the telstra firmware to ensure operation of VoLTE VoWiFi RCS etc.
The main purpose is to use at home and overseas. So more bands and access to features (VoLTE, VoWiFI, RCS etc. on my telstra SIM and local overseas SIM) when overseas are the goal.
Unless someone can confirm that the 977N with vanilla firmware will support all the telstra features?
Thank you for your assistance
I'll admit I'm a noob, but I was wondering if there were guides or a way to flash the official T-Mobile carrier firmware on an unlocked s21 ultra by chance? If anyone can point me in the right direction please. Thank you and sorry if it's a dumb question.
fil.lujan said:
I'll admit I'm a noob, but I was wondering if there were guides or a way to flash the official T-Mobile carrier firmware on an unlocked s21 ultra by chance? If anyone can point me in the right direction please. Thank you and sorry if it's a dumb question.
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The SM-G998U1 is Multi-CSC Device (OYN). Change the CSC to TMO by entering the following code on the TouchPad. *#272*YOURIMEINUMBER# Select TMO then install.
varcor said:
The SM-G998U1 is Multi-CSC Device (OYN). Change the CSC to TMO by entering the following code on the TouchPad. *#272*YOURIMEINUMBER# Select TMO then install.
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I had tried that, it states "unable to process request" Appreciate your help though.
fil.lujan said:
I had tried that, it states "unable to process request" Appreciate your help though.
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Is it a US Device (Snapdragon)?
varcor said:
Is it a US Device (Snapdragon)?
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Yes. Sm-g998u1
fil.lujan said:
Yes. Sm-g998u1
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Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
fil.lujan said:
Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
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If that's the case you can download Tmobile firmware and flash to your device.
downloading/flashing Tmobile firmware to S20Ultra unlocked
I really want Tmobile's advanced messaging feature back. I downloaded Frija (to download the firmware images) My assumption is that since I have model number SM-G988U1 and want to flash tmobile's firmware I need to use SM-G988U with CSC as TMB to download the correct firmware. Is this...
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fil.lujan said:
Apparently I read with android 11 changing csc isn't allowed?
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Haven't read that, this post may help.
[GUIDE] Change your CSC on any Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 10 or older - will also work in Android 11 for builds older than January 2021
Hello everyone! I made this video tutorial regarding changing the CSC on your Samsung Galaxy device. This method will work for Android 10 and older, and Android 11 (builds older than January 2021). Credits to...
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varcor said:
If that's the case you can download Tmobile firmware and flash to your device.
downloading/flashing Tmobile firmware to S20Ultra unlocked
I really want Tmobile's advanced messaging feature back. I downloaded Frija (to download the firmware images) My assumption is that since I have model number SM-G988U1 and want to flash tmobile's firmware I need to use SM-G988U with CSC as TMB to download the correct firmware. Is this...
forums.androidcentral.com
Haven't read that, this post may help.
[GUIDE] Change your CSC on any Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 10 or older - will also work in Android 11 for builds older than January 2021
Hello everyone! I made this video tutorial regarding changing the CSC on your Samsung Galaxy device. This method will work for Android 10 and older, and Android 11 (builds older than January 2021). Credits to...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Thank you for your input, I'll check those out. Appreciate you writing and posting these.
fil.lujan said:
Thank you for your input, I'll check those out. Appreciate you writing and posting these.
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Once last question, forgive my ignorance. Once I flash from the unlocked version to the T-Mobile branded firmware, will I need to manually flash each update that comes out for T-Mobile do you know?
fil.lujan said:
Once last question, forgive my ignorance. Once I flash from the unlocked version to the T-Mobile branded firmware, will I need to manually flash each update that comes out for T-Mobile do you know?
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You SHOULD receive Tmobile updates once you're on Tmobile firmware and network but I don't think it's something that can be guaranteed. Your Primary CSC can't be changed to TMO and therin lies the problem. In the last couple of years Samsung has complicated firmware and CSC transitions on it's numerous array of devices. Lots of potential users lean to an unlocked device thinking they'll have more freedom of choice but it won't always end up as a benefit. I always recommend buying your service provider's device for full functionality but it doesn't always work out since some users tend to swap service provider's on a regular basis.
I'm on T-mobile's network, month to month, no long term commitment which adds flexibility but even being on their network I didn't aquire their Branded Device. I have the Hong Kong SM-G9980 variant. I couldn't care less about 5G, to me it's the biggest marketing scam since light beer. The only other feature I lose is Carrier Aggregation which much like 5G enables faster download speeds. I can easily have my laptop handle this and transfer files or data to my device. So there's no carrier bloatware, the bootloader is unlocked, I get updates from Samsung typically sooner than US devices and still have Wi-Fi Calling and VoLTE via Tmobile. Most users don't do much research to define which device is best suited for their needs. "I got this great deal on an S21 Ultra but..." We can point the finger at Samsung as well, way too many variants leads to a lot of problems.
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You SHOULD receive Tmobile updates once you're on Tmobile firmware and network but I don't think it's something that can be guaranteed. Your Primary CSC can't be changed to TMO and therin lies the problem. In the last couple of years Samsung has complicated firmware and CSC transitions on it's numerous array of devices. Lots of potential users lean to an unlocked device thinking they'll have more freedom of choice but it won't always end up as a benefit. I always recommend buying your service provider's device for full functionality but it doesn't always work out since some users tend to swap service provider's on a regular basis.
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One last question. In order to go from the Samsung unlocked version to flash the TMobile firmware, does the bootloader need to be unlocked? Sorry for the numerous questions
fil.lujan said:
One last question. In order to go from the Samsung unlocked version to flash the TMobile firmware, does the bootloader need to be unlocked? Sorry for the numerous questions
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No
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No
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Thank you so much for all your help. I do appreciate you.
Hello did it work out?
TwistedTester said:
Hello did it work out?
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It did actually. Noticing my speeds are a bit faster and more consistent and getting rcs through Samsung messages to people even using Google messages on other carriers
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It did actually. Noticing my speeds are a bit faster and more consistent and getting rcs through Samsung messages to people even using Google messages on other carriers
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What did you do? What were the steps to flashing new csc? I’m on Verizon and I wanna go over to T-Mobile
TwistedTester said:
What did you do? What were the steps to flashing new csc? I’m on Verizon and I wanna go over to T-Mobile
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I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and Odin then flashed it. I had the unlocked version I purchased from Samsung directly. when selecting the csc portion but it still shows the xaa portion as well. Not sure if I did it wrong but seems to be working for me. Putting it in download mode requires holding volume up/down and power. Every site I visited told the wrong directions
fil.lujan said:
I downloaded the firmware from SamMobile and Odin then flashed it. I had the unlocked version I purchased from Samsung directly. when selecting the csc portion but it still shows the xaa portion as well. Not sure if I did it wrong but seems to be working for me. Putting it in download mode requires holding volume up/down and power. Every site I visited told the wrong directions
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Oh okay okay, did you have to use Sam key after to switch csc? No right cause T-Mobile already worked.
TwistedTester said:
Oh okay okay, did you have to use Sam key after to switch csc? No right cause T-Mobile already worked.
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No I just did the firmware. Didn't do anything else with csc. Heard that's a pain in the ass with android 11