can someone please tell me the definition of tmb xaa spr in the service provider sw version please..i have a unlocked note 8 sm-n950U tmobile brand brought from samsung with metropcs service.im currently not able to use VolTE or wifi calling and other featured, I don't know why?how can I fix or flash to correct this.
Any opinions or suggestions are appreciated thank you
TMB is your active CSC. XAA would be the recommended CSC of your SIM card. SPR is the original CSC of the phone. Although it doesn't really matter, that means your phone was originally a Sprint phone which doesn't make sense according to how you stated you purchased it.
Only the first 2 are important. Metro PCS uses T-Mobile's network so TMB CSC is makes sense. You don't have VoLTE because you are running the unlocked firmware. Many people think it's better to run the unlocked firmware because of less bloat. However when you don't run the carrier's firmware, you may loose certain carrier features, like in your case VoLTE. IMO it's better to run the carrier's firmware & debloat it, unless you are rooted.
Unfortunaty with Oreo there's no way to enable VoLTE without root. Flashing your carrier's firmware should enable it. I'm not sure if Metro PCS has their own firmware, if they don't, flash T-Mobile's firmware.
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Hello,
Recently purchased a Note 8 SM-N950F from a fellow who said he purchased the phone while in India. Initially, it was reading my Telus Sim, but no Data, after a factory reset, the internet is now working. Curious if there is anything I should do with the phone, should I flash it with anything through ODIN for it to operate better on the Telus network, or do I leave everything as is?
The benefit of the N950F is that you can flash custom ROMs on it correct?
Thanks
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Hello,
Recently purchased a Note 8 SM-N950F from a fellow who said he purchased the phone while in India. Initially, it was reading my Telus Sim, but no Data, after a factory reset, the internet is now working. Curious if there is anything I should do with the phone, should I flash it with anything through ODIN for it to operate better on the Telus network, or do I leave everything as is?
The benefit of the N950F is that you can flash custom ROMs on it correct?
Thanks
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Yes the N950F is an Exynos model, so you can root like normal since it's not bootloader-locked like most Snapdragon models. I have a dual-sim N950F on Bell Canada, and didn't have to do anything special to get it working.
You can't flash Telus firmware on it, since Telus models are Snapdragon and the N950F is Exynos, but if you decide to root then you can always change your CSC to Telus. Not sure it will add anything important though, and it still works without changing CSC of course.
I recently purchased a N950F that was open box from eBay.
First thing I did was flash the latest build of Oreo, based on my CSC, and reset the device back to stock.
Inserted my Telus SIM and now I have full service with two exceptions:
On stock, you will only ever see 4G or 4G+ as your connection status. Can be changed with custom ROMs.
On Telus, Band 29 is unsupported.
So, in the majority of my daily usage, I have 4 bars out of 5 whereas on my N950U1 , I averaged 5.
I have an unlocked S10 (SM-G973U1), and have flashed it with monthly Android security updates from sammobile.com several times. Since I have an unlocked S10 and want to keep it unlocked, I use the firmware with the XAA country code. I would like to ask whether the firmware for the unlocked S10 that has the country code "VZW" would be the Verizon firmware that would also convert the CSC on my phone from XAA to VZW? It looks like that, but since I use Verizon, I'm curious about it.
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Yes, if you flash Verizon firmware on the U1 model phone you will get everything Verizon. Even the bloatware.
With other S series devices there was a U and U1 model and only the U model supported AT&T WiFi calling.
Do we know yet if the same will be true of the S20 FE?
(As explained in other threads, with other S series devices it was the same hardware just different firmware and you can flash the phone to switch from one to the other)
I have the unlocked model from Best Buy and I'm on At&t. I don't see any option for wifi calling.
The Wi-Fi Calling app is installed on the phone, you can see the app in the list of system apps. I tried accessing it using Nova Activities & making a widget shortcut on the home screen but when I click on the icon it says permission denied. So it's there but Samsung / AT&T aren't letting us use it. I found this document, (I can't post the link since i'm a new user) google "service capabilities unlocked device att", which shows that previous unlocked Samsung Variants did not have Wi-fi calling on AT&T. Maybe there is a way to bypass the permission denied or access it? It's a deal breaker for me and I'll be returning the phone if it doesn't support Wi-Fi calling. I just signed up for a year of AT&T prepaid.
I was able to convert my Unlocked Model Firmware to the AT&T Firmware and now Wi-Fi Calling is enabled. It came with some other AT&T apps (Bloatware) but I don't mind since Wi-Fi Calling is a major plus for me. It's essentially an AT&T Branded Phone now except it has all the bands that the Unlocked version has.
Would you please care to elaborate how you did it? I’ve tried the typical Odin process with no success
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Would you please care to elaborate how you did it? I’ve tried the typical Odin process with no success
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Sure, First make sure you have the Samsung USB Drivers installed. You can find it on the support page of the S20 FE. I Downloaded Frija 1.4.2 in order to get the latest Firmware. Model "SM-G781U", CSC "TMB" for the U.S Version. As I understand the Carrier versions are all the same and will load up the correct one based on the sim card you have in your device. I downloaded Odin 3.14.4. Unzipped and placed the correct files into Odin, I did the non Home CSC file and left USERDATA blank because Samsung switches the version based on your sim card. Put your phone in Download mode. I got an error the first time but switched to a different USB and it flashed it to the AT&T version.
Thank you!
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I've done this process numerous times (with success) but with this S20 FE from TMO the XAA firmware does not prompt me to reboot on SIM change (carrier change). I've found that this process works flawlessly to change the CSC:
Go to "Settings" then "About phone". Write down your IMEI Number. Open dialer and enter *#272*IMEInumber# (In the thread replace IMEInumber with your actual IMEI Number). Press dial, you should see a screen with the list of available CSC codes for your device. Select the CSC that you want and tap the Install option.
In my case, this won't wipe the data on the phone, your experience may vary.
Another note: if you're using the "U" firmware, a CSC change will prompt the installation of carrier bloatware upon reboot. If the "U1" version of the firmware is used, the carrier changes but without the added bloatware.
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I was able to convert my Unlocked Model Firmware to the AT&T Firmware and now Wi-Fi Calling is enabled. It came with some other AT&T apps (Bloatware) but I don't mind since Wi-Fi Calling is a major plus for me. It's essentially an AT&T Branded Phone now except it has all the bands that the Unlocked version has.
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where did you download the roms from is it the same model as the regular s20 unlocked ones or ?
Can someone confirm the *#272*IMEInumber# does, indeed, work on the unlocked S20 FE sold in US? What CSCs are available? Can you really switch between them without losing data? Do any of the available CSCs have eSIM enabled? What about native call recording? Which ones?
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where did you download the roms from is it the same model as the regular s20 unlocked ones or ?
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No, use Frija 1.4.2. It has the lastest Firmware for the S20 FE.
I'm using an AT&T MVNO and I am able to get wifi calling. I popped my sim in during the setup process and it rebooted a few times. No bloatware or anything. I think as long as it's the first sim in the phone, it should do the trick.
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No, use Frija 1.4.2. It has the lastest Firmware for the S20 FE.
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You know what I needed to type to get unlocked U.S XAA? Been searching and no luck.
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I have the SM-G781U1. Tried the *#272*IMEInumber# trick but after I change the CSC to XAA, the phone reboots twice and goes back to previous CSC (ATT) with no Wi-Fi calling. Also, cannot find any firmware for this model on Frija. What is the difference with the SM-G781U?
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I have the SM-G781U1. Tried the *#272*IMEInumber# trick but after I change the CSC to XAA, the phone reboots twice and goes back to previous CSC (ATT) with no Wi-Fi calling. Also, cannot find any firmware for this model on Frija. What is the difference with the SM-G781U?
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What you trying to flash At&t firmware?
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What you trying to flash At&t firmware?
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Yes, I need wifi calling.
raptor1983 said:
Yes, I need wifi calling.
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Last I checked there's none at&t firmware. You should wait for now. Terrible, At&t still don't play nice with unlocked phone.
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Last I checked there's none at&t firmware. You should wait for now. Terrible, At&t still don't play nice with unlocked phone.
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I'll wait. Thank you.
Donatelloj said:
I was able to convert my Unlocked Model Firmware to the AT&T Firmware and now Wi-Fi Calling is enabled. It came with some other AT&T apps (Bloatware) but I don't mind since Wi-Fi Calling is a major plus for me. It's essentially an AT&T Branded Phone now except it has all the bands that the Unlocked version has.
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So you were able to convert firmware on G781U1 to AT&T G781U for Wifi Calling? In regards to bands, if you switched firmware from AT&T to unlocked, shouldn't it also enable all the unlocked model bands?
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So you were able to convert firmware on G781U1 to AT&T G781U for Wifi Calling? In regards to bands, if you switched firmware from AT&T to unlocked, shouldn't it also enable all the unlocked model bands?
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I confirm what posted by Donatelloj. Starting from SM-G781U1, I installed firmware for SM-G781U (CSC TMB) with no USERDATA and Wi-Fi calling is working now! I had an issue with the fingerprint sensor not working but after 2 reboots everything looks fine. Now having troubles syncing Gallery with OneDrive but I believe this is a different story.
I've just installed unbranded Android 11 (G781U1UES1CUA2) on US unlocked SM-G781U1 and ATT Wi-Fi calling is working. No need for branded firmware anymore.
I bought an unclocked S20 FE and flashed with ATT FW hoping I'd get the ATT (bloatware) allowing me to tether and get Visual Voice Mail. I do not see any of the ATT Bloat ware when I flashed SM-G781U1_ATT_G781U1UEU5DUH1 from Samfw.com. Mine is SG-781U1 (unlocked).
Any pointers would be very much appreciated. Able to get ATT SIM (5g) to work with Wifi calling and Volte but no Hotspot. When I toggle this it reverts back saying my plan does not allow it. I verified that my plan allows it and works on iPhone.
Thanks
Thats because you flashed U1 unlocked firmware that is not carrier branded. You need to flash U firmware and it will provision to your At&t sim.
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Thats because you flashed U1 unlocked firmware that is not carrier branded. You need to flash U firmware and it will provision to your At&t sim.
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Can you suggest which one in the U Firmware I should use. I tried TMB and USC and no dice. I am not able to get rid of the CSC - shows as ATT/ATT/XAA - unable to get Hotspot working. I dont get any bloat ware the ATT stuff. I dont mind it but trying to flash the "U" version did not help. Appreciate any pointers
If your device is the unlocked version it will show XAA. It doesn't matter which U firmware you flash, they are all the same. The firmware will provision to whatever sim you have in device
Hello, I'm not a developer; I've never dealt with a rooted device, but Google, Samsung, Verizon and other sources were no help, so I'm here now.
I got a Samsung S20 FE from my old workplace which was previously locked to the ATT network. I am a Verizon customer so I wanted to switch over and I purchased an unlock code from cellunlocker.net. I've reached out to Cellunlocke, but they say the unlock was successful as it is connecting to the VZW network.
I did a factory reset on the phone, put in the Verizon Sim card, and used the network unlock code provided. The unlock said it was successful, but the phone powered on with the ATT logo and downloaded all the ATT factory apps. When I go into the phone dialer settings, it shows ATT video calling, etc... The phone software version shows ATT in the service provider sw version. But it makes calls, texts, etc. and the network settings show it's connected to VZW. The problem is, that it can't access my voicemail or use wifi calling because it's set with the ATT apps and features.
I've tried removing the sim, power cycling, factory resetting, even calling Verizon and asking them to resync the phone to the network. When the sim card is installed in the new phone, VZW shows the S20 as my device, but the phone still thinks it is on the ATT settings. I've viewed the Service Menu *#0011# and it shows that the phone is unlocked.
The phone is showing a service provider software version of
SAOMC_SM-G781U_OYN_ATT_12_0012
ATT/ATT/ATT
Is there any way to force the phone to reset its carrier settings or service provider software? Also, please keep it somewhat simple; I'm learning but not an expert here!
about the only wise thing you can do is download and XAA U1 firmware (Samsung non carrier firmware) flash that with Odin and call it good.
you're getting what you're seeing because the phone won't be able to switch to Verizon firmware as Verizon actually have their own unique version of the FE SM-G781V I believe with physical differences for Verizon's mmwave 5G and the U model can't reset itself to that.
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about the only wise thing you can do is download and XAA U1 firmware (Samsung non carrier firmware) flash that with Odin and call it good.
you're getting what you're seeing because the phone won't be able to switch to Verizon firmware as Verizon actually have their own unique version of the FE SM-G781V I believe with physical differences for Verizon's mmwave 5G and the U model can't reset itself to that.
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So which firmware version do I need? The model printed on the phone is SM-G781u. SamMobile has 781O, B, U, U1, and V for the 781 model.
I'd love to have it without the bloatware Verizon installs, but I need Wifi calling to work and it seems to be a setting in the dialer, rather than the phone.
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So which firmware version do I need? The model printed on the phone is SM-G781u. SamMobile has 781O, B, U, U1, and V for the 781 model.
I'd love to have it without the bloatware Verizon installs, but I need Wifi calling to work and it seems to be a setting in the dialer, rather than the phone.
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flashing V would be a bad idea, 5G wouldn't work, at least not well. so that leaves U1 which is Samsung unbranded, no carrier apps at all.
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flashing V would be a bad idea, 5G wouldn't work, at least not well. so that leaves U1 which is Samsung unbranded, no carrier apps at all.
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Ok thank you, I'll give it a shot
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flashing V would be a bad idea, 5G wouldn't work, at least not well. so that leaves U1 which is Samsung unbranded, no carrier apps at all.
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I'm looking at the instructions for flashing the device and the instructions say to turn on OEM Unlocking in developer options. I've activated developer options and USB debugging, but do not have the option to turn on OEM Unlocking.
I can't seem to find a way to unlock the bootloader.
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I'm looking at the instructions for flashing the device and the instructions say to turn on OEM Unlocking in developer options. I've activated developer options and USB debugging, but do not have the option to turn on OEM Unlocking.
I can't seem to find a way to unlock the bootloader.
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to the best of my knowledge you don't need to be unlocked in order to flash signed, official Samsung firmware. many Americans have cross-flashed their phones and none of them could unlock either.
you're just booting into download and opening Odin, it's not much more than that.
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to the best of my knowledge you don't need to be unlocked in order to flash signed, official Samsung firmware. many Americans have cross-flashed their phones and none of them could unlock either.
you're just booting into download and opening Odin, it's not much more than that.
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Awesome, a flash using ODIN seems to have worked; the phone is active and not showing any carrier apps or splash screen. I'm having some other issues; can you suggest which firmware combo would be best?
I used Sammobile.com SM-G781U1 with Country Code USA (Verizon) (VZW)
OR I also downloaded Frija SM-G781U1 with CSC of XAA
Will I notice any major differences in them, or just try each one and check it out?
I am in the US, using the Verizon network. We do not have 5g in the area but the phone and our verizon plan is 5G capable and I would like the option if it exists somewhere I travel to.
I am in the UK, I shouldn't be telling you anything about what firmware is gonna be best over there.
other than U1 XAA I can't tell you much. also be aware that generally you can never downgrade your firmware unless it has the same bootloader version as what you're currently using...
if we were looking at my firmware version number G781BXXU4FVE6
I can only flash something that has a matching 5th last character, that's a 4 in this case. I can only download and flash older firmware if it also has a 4 in the same place in the build number. the phone won't accept anything else.
Sammobile is good for seeing what firmware exists but it's terrible for download speeds. I use Frija mainly but that only gives me the latest version nothing historical.
@3mel thank you for all your help! I've got this device working well on the U1 software and didn't have to reflash it; the rest of my issues resolved. Thanks for your patience in helping this newbie do things to a phone I never would have attempted otherwise!