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Proof of Concept:
Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4's & Note 3's that have been flashed to Sprint legacy accounts such as SERO or Sprint MVNO's such as Boost, Virgin Mobile, Ting, etc. suffer from the fact that you can't launch Update Profile / Update PRL unless the phone has been previously activated in a Sprint LTE account. If the phone has been factory reset using ##786#, the user will also lose the ability to run Update Profile/PRL. As a side effect, you will also get a Hands Free Activation nag each time you turn on/reboot your phone. Disabling/freezing certain apk's to fix the HFA nag unfortunately breaks the phone's ability to run Update Profile & PRL as well. The fix below gets rid of the HFA nag and enables Update Profile & PRL on flashed Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 & Note 3 phones.
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What good is running Update Profile anyway?
1) This will automatically correct your MDN and MIN settings on your phone if they were flashed incorrectly.
2) This will automatically correct the Profile 1 (or Profile 2) username and AAA key to get your 3G working.
This fix assumes the following:
1) You have a rooted phone. I've only tested on a TouchWiz-based rooted ROM (Sacs Custom ROM based on Android 4.3 on the S4 and stock rooted 4.3 on the Note 3). Post #44 reports that this doesn't work on Android 4.4.2.
2) You have access to another Sprint Galaxy S4 or Note 3 in which Update Profile/PRL already works. Let's call this phone "SOURCE". In theory once you have the appropriate files from "SOURCE", you can use these same files over and over.
3) You're looking to get Update Profile/PRL to work on another phone that is already flashed to Sprint (or Sprint MVNO). This will not work for any other provider! Let's call this phone "TARGET".
4) You have a spare microSD card to transfer files between "SOURCE" and "TARGET" phones.
5) You have flashed your "TARGET" phone's MDN and MIN using DFS, CDMA Workshop, etc.
6) You have flashed your "TARGET" phone's Profile 0 and Profile 1 using DFS, CDMA Workshop, etc.
7) Profile 0 must be accurately flashed. Profile 1's username can be flashed using a bogus value such as "[email protected]" if you do not know the actual username.
8) If you removed/disabled/froze system apk's / apps in your phone to get rid of the Hands Free Activation nag previously, make sure you put these back in their original state.
9) You have the ability to reflash your S4 or Note 3 back to Boost, Ting, Virgin Mobile, etc. in case your flash gets wiped out cuz you didn't follow the directions closely.
Steps to fix Update Profile / Update PRL: (idea is to copy SOURCE phone's /carrier directory to TARGET phone)
1) Use a root-enabled file explorer app such as Root Explorer or ES File Explorer to backup the /carrier directory from your "TARGET" phone to a microSD card.
2) Rename this /carrier folder in the microSD card to something like /carrierBackup.
3) Use the file explorer app to copy the /carrier directory from your "SOURCE" phone to the microSD card as well. Insert this microSD card to your "TARGET" phone.
4) Copy the contents of /carrier directory from microSD card to your "TARGET" phone. Overwrite the files that may already exist in your "TARGET" phone's /carrier directory.
5) Reboot the "TARGET" phone.
6) Run "Update Profile" or "Update PRL".
7) Done.
OR...Instead of doing steps 3 and 4, simply use ES File Explorer to unzip contents of attached carrier-GS4.zip OR carrier-Note3.zip file in /carrier so that the files/folders would look like the attached screen shots.
Pay attention to the content in the screenshots as well as file/folder permissions to make sure they match!
WARNING: DO NOT USE WINDOWS TO COPY/EXTRACT FILES TO/FROM PHONE. IT WILL OMIT THE HIDDEN FILE CHAMELEON.HASH. YOUR BOOST/TING/VIRGIN MOBILE/ETC FLASH WILL GET WIPED OUT IF THE CONTENTS OF YOUR /CARRIER FOLDER DON'T MATCH THE SCREENSHOTS BELOW.
Reboot the phone and perform an Update Profile.
The screen shots attached are contents of /carrier folder of "SOURCE" Sprint Galaxy S4 phone.
Give it a try and let me know if it worked for you and what phone(s) you used.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
Q: My phone is already rooted. How do I configure ES File Explorer to show hidden files and allow writes to system partition?
A: Do the following:
1) Install the latest version of ES File Explorer from the Play Store. Launch it.
2) On the upper left hand corner, there's a blue icon that looks like a phone superimposed on a globe. Click on that icon.
3) Expand the Tools section.
4) Scroll down and find "Show hidden files". Turn that on.
5) Scroll down and find "Root Explorer". Turn that on.
6) Grant root access.
7) Press on the word "Root" on "Root Explorer".
8) Choose "Mount R/W"
9) Look for "/system" and choose "RW"
10) Press OK button.
11) Done.
Q: I have just done a ##786# or ##7286# to factory reset the phone. The Update Profile fix didn't work for me. Are there extra steps I need to do?
A: Yes! Read post #1. See "This fix assumes the following:". Read assumption #5, 6, 7, and 8!
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You're the man. I've been looking for a Note 3 HFA loop fix. Figured since the carrier partition got corrupted on the Sprint Note 2 phones that it'd be doing the same on the Note 3.
Is there any chance of posting a zip with the carrier partition/folder? Or is there sensitive information in there?
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ecs87 said:
You're the man. I've been looking for a Note 3 HFA loop fix. Figured since the carrier partition got corrupted on the Sprint Note 2 phones that it'd be doing the same on the Note 3.
Is there any chance of posting a zip with the carrier partition/folder? Or is there sensitive information in there?
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I believe there are a couple or so sensitive info in the properties.db when I took a look at it using SQL Lite. I'll see if I can change the values a bit to make it more generic. I'm thinking though that the .chameleon.hash is an MD5 hash of the entire contents of /carrier. If a file is changed manually, the hash won't match and it won't work. In fact to see if this is the case, I put a different .chameleon.hash yesterday just to play around with it. After I rebooted the phone, MDN, MIN, and Profile 1 got wiped out and I had to reflash the phone again. The /carrier folder also got reverted back as if you did a ##786# on the phone.
I just attached carrier.zip in the first post. Enjoy.
Unzip contents of zip file in /carrier so that the files/folders would look like the attached screen shots in the first post.
Please give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
Thanks.
The .zip method alpine man posted worked like a charm man thank you this will save some flashers alot of time
AlpineMan said:
I just attached carrier.zip in the first post. Enjoy.
Unzip contents of zip file in /carrier so that the files/folders would look like the attached screen shots in the first post.
Please give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
Thanks.
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Thanks so much for uploading the carrier zip. You saved my phone! It mostly worked, in that after ##72786# and then entering my mdn and msid I was able to finally get my s4 on boost to update my prl and profile. However, it is still trying to do the hfa and has not completed that. And every time I reboot it tries to activate. Also, I now have data back, but only 1x. When I was on the phone with Boost last night they said there might be some problems in my area, so all of the remaining issues might be due to that. I will post an update if/when something changes.
In any case, thank you so much for saving my phone!
Genius pure genius!
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davidl1986 said:
Thanks so much for uploading the carrier zip. You saved my phone! It mostly worked, in that after ##72786# and then entering my mdn and msid I was able to finally get my s4 on boost to update my prl and profile. However, it is still trying to do the hfa and has not completed that. And every time I reboot it tries to activate. Also, I now have data back, but only 1x. When I was on the phone with Boost last night they said there might be some problems in my area, so all of the remaining issues might be due to that. I will post an update if/when something changes.
In any case, thank you so much for saving my phone!
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You must do assumptions #5 thru #7 before applying the fix. I ran into HFA if I didn't do those steps. Manually entering MDN and MIN via ##phone's MSL# didn't work for me. Had to flash it. Same with Profile 0 and 1. Used DFS.
BTW, Update Profile works via WiFi I believe. So connect your phone to WiFi to test. This way you're not dependent on the strength of Sprint signal wherever you are.
For those who got it working,which phone(s) did you get it to work? I'd like to take a survey so I can update the original post.
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Thanks for this! Worked like a charm on my s4!
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davidl1986 said:
Thanks so much for uploading the carrier zip. You saved my phone! It mostly worked, in that after ##72786# and then entering my mdn and msid I was able to finally get my s4 on boost to update my prl and profile. However, it is still trying to do the hfa and has not completed that. And every time I reboot it tries to activate. Also, I now have data back, but only 1x. When I was on the phone with Boost last night they said there might be some problems in my area, so all of the remaining issues might be due to that. I will post an update if/when something changes.
In any case, thank you so much for saving my phone!
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Somehow I haven't encountered a problem on the S4 phones. Have you tried filling in the MDN and MIN in DFS after repairing the MEID? That ALWAYS fixes it for me. I've only had an issue on the Note 3. Figures...seeing as how the Note 2 has the exact same issue.
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I'm on Sprint Samsung Note 3 model SM-N900P, Flashed to Boost Mobile.
I replaced the folder. The HFA went away. The Update Profile and Update PRL button is active again, but when trying to do an update, I get:
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Error
The PRL update could not be completed. Please try again later.
If the problem persists, you may need to contact Customer Service.
Error: Connection Error (6621)
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I tried both under Wifi only and 3G only, without any luck, same error.
ALSO: Don't put your /carrier folder elsewhere. Not the microsd card. For some reason, after a reboost. The one I copied from the /carrier out automatically got erased from the microsd. It's like I never made a backup. Thanx god it didn't brick.
Update PRL didn't work... How about Update Profile?
You can zip your original /carrier folder for backup purposes. Not sure why your /carrier folder you copied in SD card would get wiped out. I put mine in a sub folder in external SD card (not internal SD card) ... something like /ROM/carrier.
Anyone else have issues with update PRL?
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Same thing, Update Profile also didnt work.
It work in a sense that it popped up and tried to connect to the network. But then it say the exact error as mentioned above.
AlpineMan said:
Update PRL didn't work... How about Update Profile?
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Let's wait until another Sprint Note 3 user provide feedback. I don't have a Sprint Note 3 to test.
In the meantime, try reflashing your MDN, MIN, and Profile 1 as described in the steps in post #1. Reboot the phone and try the update again.
Thanks.
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AlpineMan,
You said you have a fix for the NO SIM situation too?
I got 8 Sprint Note 3 to play around with. 3 of them have no problem with NO SIM situation. The other 5 keep erroring out the SIM and the NO SIM would pop up
Look in my flashing thread. No SIM fix is in the FAQ.
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TTmaster99 said:
Same thing, Update Profile also didnt work.
It work in a sense that it popped up and tried to connect to the network. But then it say the exact error as mentioned above.
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Are you able to do Update Profile in the "original" phone?
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I just upgraded from a S2 Skyrocket to a S5 Active running stock 4.4.2 on ATT, and realized that in the last couple years ATT must have caught onto the simple uninstall TetheringManager.apk trick to enable tethering. I have rooted with towelroot (easiest root I've ever done!) and I've cleaned off most of the ATT garbage from the phone, but haven't been able to figure out how to get tethering working. I read through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535141 but since it's for the S4 I assume the apk won't work for me.
Can anyone point me to a set of instructions that apply to the ATT S5 Active?
And before anyone tells me to pay ATT, I have a really old $10 unlimited data plan that would be lost if I ever added tethering, I would go back to the S2 before I would consider dropping my data plan.
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I just upgraded from a S2 Skyrocket to a S5 Active running stock 4.4.2 on ATT, and realized that in the last couple years ATT must have caught onto the simple uninstall TetheringManager.apk trick to enable tethering. I have rooted with towelroot (easiest root I've ever done!) and I've cleaned off most of the ATT garbage from the phone, but haven't been able to figure out how to get tethering working. I read through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535141 but since it's for the S4 I assume the apk won't work for me.
Can anyone point me to a set of instructions that apply to the ATT S5 Active?
And before anyone tells me to pay ATT, I have a really old $10 unlimited data plan that would be lost if I ever added tethering, I would go back to the S2 before I would consider dropping my data plan.
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Don't assume anything like that Luckily the old apks work! Here's the one I confirm works: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310850
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Don't assume anything like that Luckily the old apks work! Here's the one I confirm works: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310850
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Ok, what's a working procedure to install and use this? I've read through 10 pages of that thread and have no idea....
I tried installing the apk, won't overwright existing apk.
I tried uninstalling existing apk and installing this apk, says it cannot install. (I have a backup of existing which I then restored)
I tried deleting the installed apk from /system/app and copy and paste this apk in, tethering crashes when I try to launch it.
EDIT, the apk downloaded as a .zip which I renamed to .apk, might this have something to do with it?
EDIT 2, I missed the clearing of the cache and rebooting. After replacing the APK with the downloaded one, clearing the cache with TBU, and rebooting, it seems to be working great. Note I didn't have and odex file to delete....
droptopmas said:
Ok, what's a working procedure to install and use this? I've read through 10 pages of that thread and have no idea....
I tried installing the apk, won't overwright existing apk.
I tried uninstalling existing apk and installing this apk, says it cannot install. (I have a backup of existing which I then restored)
I tried deleting the installed apk from /system/app and copy and paste this apk in, tethering crashes when I try to launch it.
EDIT, the apk downloaded as a .zip which I renamed to .apk, might this have something to do with it?
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Just make sure you use the link in the post I recommended. There's no zip, only an apk that is 232KB large. Use a file explorer like the ES Explorer app. Go to /system/app, copy TetheringProvision.apk and TetheringProvision.odex to a backup location, then delete them, copy the downloaded apk to /system/app, set the permissions to read + write for the owner (root) and only read for the rest (using the "more options" setting if you use ES Explorer) and that's it, the Mobile Hotspot app should work.
I have tested and works correctly with a phone released using another operator. :good:
It's easy, take root the phone, use "ES explorer" or "rootexplorer", go to the folder "system / app" delete "TetheringProvision.apk" and "TetheringProvision.odex", copy the new "TetheringProvision.apk" and set permissions "rw-r--r--" reboot and go.
Wireless Tether running smoothly. :good:
jm2k7 said:
I have tested and works correctly with a phone released using another operator. :good:
It's easy, take root the phone, use "ES explorer" or "rootexplorer", go to the folder "system / app" delete "TetheringProvision.apk" and "TetheringProvision.odex", copy the new "TetheringProvision.apk" and set permissions "rw-r--r--" reboot and go.
Wireless Tether running smoothly. :good:
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confirmed working. thanks
I didn't realize there is a way to tether without a chance of at&t detecting and shutting down the plan. Is this it?
droptopmas said:
I just upgraded from a S2 Skyrocket to a S5 Active running stock 4.4.2 on ATT, and realized that in the last couple years ATT must have caught onto the simple uninstall TetheringManager.apk trick to enable tethering. I have rooted with towelroot (easiest root I've ever done!) and I've cleaned off most of the ATT garbage from the phone, but haven't been able to figure out how to get tethering working. I read through this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535141 but since it's for the S4 I assume the apk won't work for me.
Can anyone point me to a set of instructions that apply to the ATT S5 Active?
And before anyone tells me to pay ATT, I have a really old $10 unlimited data plan that would be lost if I ever added tethering, I would go back to the S2 before I would consider dropping my data plan.
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Reading this I almost thought I woke up in the middle of the night and made another post; exact same situation I found myself in!
I used Wanam Xposed to disable provisioning, is this functionally identical to using Wifi Tether Router to 'bypass' the tethering plan requirement? I'm using the native hotspot app atm.
jm2k7 said:
I have tested and works correctly with a phone released using another operator. :good:
It's easy, take root the phone, use "ES explorer" or "rootexplorer", go to the folder "system / app" delete "TetheringProvision.apk" and "TetheringProvision.odex", copy the new "TetheringProvision.apk" and set permissions "rw-r--r--" reboot and go.
Wireless Tether running smoothly. :good:
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This is not working for me. I followed the steps and deleted the TetheringProvision.odex and .apk and copied the new .apk with set permission "rw--r--" and i rebooted. still not working.
gainstatom said:
This is not working for me. I followed the steps and deleted the TetheringProvision.odex and .apk and copied the new .apk with set permission "rw--r--" and i rebooted. still not working.
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You are missing the final r, it should be rw-r--r--.
In ES File Explorer it's Owner read write; Group read; Other read
I also cleared the cache after doing the file swap. I had my permissions wrong the first time as I left Execute in there, once I figured that out it's working great for me.
I'm on an S5 Active.
thepktrckt said:
You are missing the final r, it should be rw-r--r--.
In ES File Explorer it's Owner read write; Group read; Other read
I also cleared the cache after doing the file swap. I had my permissions wrong the first time as I left Execute in there, once I figured that out it's working great for me.
I'm on an S5 Active.
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Whoops, it was a typo, I had the permissions rw--r--r--. The hotspot works now, but it doesn't show me the screen to configure my password and stuff like that.
gainstatom said:
Whoops, it was a typo, I had the permissions rw--r--r--. The hotspot works now, but it doesn't show me the screen to configure my password and stuff like that.
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When you click it on, you don't have the three dot menu right next to it? Are you using FoxFi or stock?
I'm using stock. It looks like this.
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Hmm I'm sorry to say I don't have other ideas besides a full reset. Here is what mine looks like.
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TrueAntares said:
Don't assume anything like that Luckily the old apks work! Here's the one I confirm works: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310850
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I just went to this thread and got the old tethering,,,APK copied it to system after removing the listed other two , changed permissions.
Now my S5 is totally Hot Spot friendly!
Thanks for the tip!
Does anyone know if there is a way to install the dialer that searches? I believe I was told recently it is a Nexus only feature that allows you to search for a store/business by typing in the name of the business and it will show a list of addresses and phone numbers right from the dialer.
I have had it on my phones (sideloaded) in the past and I was hoping to see it on the L update, but no such luck.
Use Nexus L dialer. There are many sites to download it as: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/download-new-apps-apks-android-5-0-lollipop-preview-images/. But remember: the dialer indeed enable you to search sites but it is not a replacement for Moto phone functionality. So you must keep original phone.apk and dialer.apk in the system.
Thanks for the info, how do I install this on a non-rooted (VZW) Moto X? Cannot access root to push the .so file and the apk won't install.
GatorsUF said:
Thanks for the info, how do I install this on a non-rooted (VZW) Moto X? Cannot access root to push the .so file and the apk won't install.
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You cant. Root is required when dealing with .so files
piskr said:
Use Nexus L dialer. There are many sites to download it as: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/download-new-apps-apks-android-5-0-lollipop-preview-images/. But remember: the dialer indeed enable you to search sites but it is not a replacement for Moto phone functionality. So you must keep original phone.apk and dialer.apk in the system.
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Did you get it to run? It wouldn't load on mine. It just kept force closing.
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Did you get it to run? It wouldn't load on mine. It just kept force closing.
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In fact I have previous version of Moto x (2013) and I used various Nexus apps many times. I still have Nexus dialer even inverted and it works flawlessly. I believe that it could be installed on 2014 model too if it is compatible with lollipop.
I found the last version of dialer and tried it on my phone. It works and it should work on 2014 as well. I attached the zip. Try this:
Unzip the file and push it with appropriate explorer (as root explorer or similar) to the file where original dialer exist (mine is system/priv-apps). Change permissions to rw-r-r and reboot.
If your launcher supports activities find phone (new) and pin it to the home screen. Otherwise download Anycut form Google Play and find it in its activities.
If this method wouldn't work it means that there is no lollipop Google Phone apk available for downloading yet. It's just a question of time to get one.
In meantime and if you don't have rooted phone you can find a phone app which supports global contacts search. The most popular is CallApp (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.callapp.contacts).
piskr said:
In fact I have previous version of Moto x (2013) and I used various Nexus apps many times. I still have Nexus dialer even inverted and it works flawlessly. I believe that it could be installed on 2014 model too if it is compatible with lollipop.
I found the last version of dialer and tried it on my phone. It works and it should work on 2014 as well. I attached the zip. Try this:
Unzip the file and push it with appropriate explorer (as root explorer or similar) to the file where original dialer exist (mine is system/priv-apps). Change permissions to rw-r-r and reboot.
If your launcher supports activities find phone (new) and pin it to the home screen. Otherwise download Anycut form Google Play and find it in its activities.
If this method wouldn't work it means that there is no lollipop Google Phone apk available for downloading yet. It's just a question of time to get one.
In meantime and if you don't have rooted phone you can find a phone app which supports global contacts search. The most popular is CallApp (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.callapp.contacts).
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I've gotten the previous dialer to work. It's the new one (2.0) that I can't get to work. The one on the site you linked. I was wondering if you had any luck with that.
I didn't. But if you had previous Google dialer working on Lollipop, do you expect significant improvements with 2.0?
hello everyone
i cannot get tethering to work for verizon. i have tried the build.prop edits and the database sq edits as shown here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/unlimited-data-tethering-verizon-t2907119
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/nexus-5-tethering-hack-nexus-6-t2946775/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/wifi-tether-t2948710/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/nexus-5-tethering-hack-nexus-6-t2946775/page3
I cannot get it to work
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!
Josh
This is what I followed. It worked for me.
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
SmokeyMon said:
This is what I followed. It worked for me.
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
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thanks- worked for me on a different carrier
yes i did all that from the prior posts. build.prop edits and database edits. still cannot tether., get a carrier check error messagte
joshtb86 said:
yes i did all that from the prior posts. build.prop edits and database edits. still cannot tether., get a carrier check error messagte
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What Verizon service do you have. I've got the $60/2gb single line plan and the build.prop edit works great. Without the build.prop edit I get the you are not allowed to use this message.
SmokeyMon said:
This is what I followed. It worked for me.
1. You need root access
2. Download "Root Browser" from the Play Store
3. Navigate to /System
4. Open "build.prop." It should give you the option to open in a text editor
5. Add "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" at the bottom - without quotations.
6. Reboot and enjoy
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I'm on a "legacy" unlimited plan on verizon and this is the exact process that worked for me.
jawmail said:
What Verizon service do you have. I've got the $60/2gb single line plan and the build.prop edit works great. Without the build.prop edit I get the you are not allowed to use this message.
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Legacy unlimited as well
what apps are you usng to tether? what rom? where did you purchase the phone?
mattvirus said:
I'm on a "legacy" unlimited plan on verizon and this is the exact process that worked for me.
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I'm on a "legacy" unlimited plan on Verizon and this is the process that worked for me. I am in Houston and have no issues on band 4 or 13. Once you do the Build Prop edit you need to save it or it will not take, reboot and all should be good.
I'm also on the unlimited data and the build prop edit worked like a charm.
Same here. Added a line to the build prop, saved and rebooted. Tethered my ps4 just to check whether it worked just now. Works great
joshtb86 said:
hello everyone
i cannot get tethering to work for verizon. i have tried the build.prop edits and the database sq edits as shown here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/unlimited-data-tethering-verizon-t2907119
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/nexus-5-tethering-hack-nexus-6-t2946775/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/wifi-tether-t2948710/page2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/nexus-5-tethering-hack-nexus-6-t2946775/page3
I cannot get it to work
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!
Josh
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I have found that it depends on the tower that you are connected to. Some places tethering works perfectly, others it looks like you are connected but no data will transmit. The worst part is that I am also on a legacy unlimited plan and my work pays for the mobile hotspot option. When I call vzw support they play dumb and say they can't help since I'm not using an official verizon device... If I pop my sim card in my M8 tethering works everywhere.
I have also tried every build prop and database workaround with no luck.
Backup your data with titanium backup or something, then add the line to the build.prop file, do a factory reset, once your booted up do the sqlite edit on the settings database reboot and all should work fine. The key is the factory reset idk what happens but it's the only way I was able to get the tethering to work. Been tethering all day today when previously I could connect to hotspot but no internet access. Hope this helps.
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pwned3 said:
Same here. Added a line to the build prop, saved and rebooted. Tethered my ps4 just to check whether it worked just now. Works great
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what apps are everyone using to tether?
I'm feathering with the built in android tether using the build prop edit.
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I have edited my build.prop and can not get the tethering to work. 5.1 rooted and bootloader unlocked.
Edited
Rebooted
Checked the line to be sure it was there
Tested
N6 check for subscription
No luck...
also tethering not working on verizon, how to fix it?
eldar4uk said:
also tethering not working on verizon, how to fix it?
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Build.prop edit has always worked for me. The only times it didn't work is if there was a typo in the edit. Most time it was keyboard adding a space after one of the periods or something misspelled. I use Root Explorer and open in text editor.
net.tethering.noprovisioning=true
[GUIDE] How to fix "Domestic Roaming" on Sprint (and other) Nougat (and other) ROMs
One of the issues with running the latest Nougat ROMs on this device is that they all say "Domestic Roaming" instead of "Sprint" and also display an R instead of 3G, 1x, etc on the signal display. After much research, I've found out it's that the phone doesn't recognize the tower as a Sprint tower and thus assumes you're roaming. The fix for that is in a little file called eri.xml. What I did was take the file from this OP (all credit goes to him) and modify it a little to get it working properly (it only had three of the four needed Roaming Indicators). I've attached my modified version to the OP of this thread, but here are the steps if you want to create your own. Note that this can be done on a PC or on your phone directly. You will need root! (but since you are most likely needing this for a custom ROM, you probably have it).
If you are just using my file directly:
Download the file and copy to phone if not downloading from there.
Copy and paste the eri.xml file to /data using the file manager of your choice (must be able to browse using root).
Change the permissions on the file to 777 (ie to Read Write eXecute for Owner, Group, and Others).
Reboot phone.
If you are going to make adjustments:
Download the file.
Unzip the file and then open eri.xml in a text editor.
Open up this list of Roaming Indicators from this Github eri.xml source
On that site, use your browser's find feature to search for your carrier. For Sprint, there are four of them (0, 1, 99, 123).
In your text editor, edit RoamingIndicator="#" to match your carrier's roaming indicator number and edit EriText="Sprint" to match your carrier's name. Note that you can change the name to whatever you want and it will scroll if it's too long (or so I've read).
Repeat step 5 for all the roaming indicator numbers for your carrier.
If you need to add extra ones, use copy and paste to do so.
Make sure that NumberOfEriEntries="#" matches the number of entries you have when you finish.
Save eri.xml and copy it to your phone if it's not already there.
Copy and paste file to /data using the file manager of your choice (must be able to browse using root).
Change the permissions on the file to 777 (ie to Read Write eXecute for Owner, Group, and Others).
Reboot phone.
At this point, you should see Sprint as your carrier and no more R on the network meter in the status bar.
I almost didn't create a new thread as I didn't do much, but I wanted to keep all the Q&A and troubleshooting in one place and not clutter the other threads. Plus, I wanted to expand upon some of the steps on what you have to do. If you have any questions or need help, please let me know.
Credits:
snandlal for his eri.xml file and tutorial to get me started (give the man a thanks!)
Hexagon ROM guys for displaying their source on Github
Works for me, thanks a ton!
Tried this; got "Changing permissions was not successful. Please note that some file systems do not allow permission changes." Please help!
clarkkentdroid said:
Tried this; got "Changing permissions was not successful. Please note that some file systems do not allow permission changes." Please help!
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The only time I see something like that is if the file manager isn't root capable, it doesn't get root permissions somehow, or the phone isn't rooted. What file managing app are you using? I did this successfully using Solid Explorer File Manager, although I'm sure any other one that gets root would do.
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The only time I see something like that is if the file manager isn't root capable, it doesn't get root permissions somehow, or the phone isn't rooted. What file managing app are you using? I did this successfully using Solid Explorer File Manager, although I'm sure any other one that gets root would do.
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I used root browser on Resurrection Remix. It has Privacy Guard which asked if I wanted to grant root browser access, and I granted it. Root browser asked me to install busybox, which I did. I moved the file to /data successfully. However, it still didn't gain permission successfully.
clarkkentdroid said:
I used root browser on Resurrection Remix. It has Privacy Guard which asked if I wanted to grant root browser access, and I granted it. Root browser asked me to install busybox, which I did. I moved the file to /data successfully. However, it still didn't gain permission successfully.
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Hmm... I looked and that's the exact ROM I tested it on. You'll find my post on the first page and yours is on the second. I don't think I installed a different su program like SuperSU. Two ideas:
1. Make sure you give Root Browser permanent root access.
2. Try a different file manager. I used Solid Explorer with no issue. If you don't want to buy it, try other free ones first. I think MiExplorer (I think that's its name) is free on XDA and is nice.
Thanks for the suggestions. I used solid explorer and it seemed like it worked. Permissions were still 777 after reboot, but I still don't get mobile data. My network says "Sprint" instead of "Domestic Roaming", at least.
Changing roms doesn't help, correct?
clarkkentdroid said:
Thanks for the suggestions. I used solid explorer and it seemed like it worked. Permissions were still 777 after reboot, but I still don't get mobile data. My network says "Sprint" instead of "Domestic Roaming", at least.
Changing roms doesn't help, correct?
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Not getting mobile data is different than what this file does. This just fixes the displaying Domestic Roaming issue - it's just cosmetic.
I had no data issues on that ROM. The One m7 lacks some of Sprint's LTE bands and well it's Sprint, but that's not a ROM issue. Maybe try flashing back to a Sense ROM and updating Profile and PRL and then flash back to RR.
Your GitHub link to the list of roaming indicators seems to 404.
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Your GitHub link to the list of roaming indicators seems to 404.
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Thanks! I've fixed the link to a similar one. The original link was the same file as this one and both only seemed to include Sprint. But, you can find Verizon there as well. As for others, you may need to search to get the right numbers.
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Hmm... I looked and that's the exact ROM I tested it on. You'll find my post on the first page and yours is on the second. I don't think I installed a different su program like SuperSU. Two ideas:
1. Make sure you give Root Browser permanent root access.
2. Try a different file manager. I used Solid Explorer with no issue. If you don't want to buy it, try other free ones first. I think MiExplorer (I think that's its name) is free on XDA and is nice.
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AFter having a similar issue, and switching to Solid Explorer, I was able to change the permissions on the file, however it's still showing up as "Domestic Roaming". File is in /data and shows permissions as "777 -rwxrwxrwx"
Any help or ideas?
Thanks
TalyWhackin said:
AFter having a similar issue, and switching to Solid Explorer, I was able to change the permissions on the file, however it's still showing up as "Domestic Roaming". File is in /data and shows permissions as "777 -rwxrwxrwx"
Any help or ideas?
Thanks
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Are you on Sprint? Also, what ROM are you running?
Yes I'm on Sprint. Just installed Resurrection remix 5.8.2
TalyWhackin said:
Yes I'm on Sprint. Just installed Resurrection remix 5.8.2
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I think I tested on that one and it worked. If you followed the steps completely (restarted?), then I'm not sure why it's still telling you "Domestic Roaming" unless you truly are roaming.
Problem is, my m7 isn't activated anymore, so I can't really verify that nothing's changed with the ROMs since I tested things. Although they shouldn't have since I don't think they've been updated (I'm pretty sure I tested on 5.8.2 or RR).