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960f/ds exynos can I flash any usa firmware?

Hi people I've recently purchased an unlocked international 960f/ds which happens to be from Singapore and using it here in the US. Now I got few issues with it. When i type in numbers, it does not show with hyphens aka dash. I got like,for example, 2032038080 instead of 203-203-8080 and it doesnt show what town the calling number is from. It just shows what state that number is from, which is really annoying lol. Also, there is no built-in voicemail in the phone app. Because of that, i had to install a carrier voicemail app from playstore.
Does it have anything to do with the current firmware? If so, can i fix or flash anything to get it working? if u are aware of these issues or have already solved plz let me know.

Nope u can't mate.
youngtg said:
Hi people I've recently purchased an unlocked international 960f/ds which happens to be from Singapore and using it here in the US. Now I got few issues with it. When i type in numbers, it does not show with hyphens aka dash. I got like,for example, 2032038080 instead of 203-203-8080 and it doesnt show what town the calling number is from. It just shows what state that number is from, which is really annoying lol. Also, there is no built-in voicemail in the phone app. Because of that, i had to install a carrier voicemail app from playstore.
Does it have anything to do with the current firmware? If so, can i fix or flash anything to get it working? if u are aware of these issues or have already solved plz let me know.
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no u cannot flash US firmware on 960f/ds. Because the US variant is powered by snapdragon and the model which u have is powered by exynos. flashing US firmware on ur device will fry ur motherboard.
just root ur phone and change ur CSC.
read this for changing CSC.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...0fd-dual-sim-csc-change-oxm-t3841000 :cowboy:

@tycoon78[stoner]
In the same boat I have a n960-F using it in Canada, phone works amazing but I would like to get WifiCalling VoLTE etc. From what I've read I need to flash a local CSC
I use this Dual Sim device for work, and can't have Knox tripped, will flashing a new CSC trip knox?
A couple other questions:
Will this device ever receive OTA updates?
Am I better off selling my n960-F and purchasing a n9600 (dual sim - snapdragon)
Will I be stuck on Oreo with this phone?
Thanks in advance for your help!

hph198 said:
@tycoon78[stoner]
In the same boat I have a n960-F using it in Canada, phone works amazing but I would like to get WifiCalling VoLTE etc. From what I've read I need to flash a local CSC
I use this Dual Sim device for work, and can't have Knox tripped, will flashing a new CSC trip knox?
A couple other questions:
Will this device ever receive OTA updates?
Am I better off selling my n960-F and purchasing a n9600 (dual sim - snapdragon)
Will I be stuck on Oreo with this phone?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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I can see you've asked this a few times before, it might be worth creating a new thread and asking your question, instead of bumping old threads up.
I can't answer all of your questions but I can answer;
will flashing a new CSC trip knox? No - Unless you go to Dev options and enable OWM unlocking, you can't trip Knox.
Will this device ever receive OTA updates? Yes - as the device is still effectively stock, running stock software, you should get updates depending on what CSC you have.
Will I be stuck on Oreo with this phone? No - The SM-N960F has received Pie in multiple locations now and you can just flash it with Odin.
Will you get VoLTE ect working in Canada? According to the brief research I've done, no, you need a SM-N960W for that. I checked this and this thread.

VoLTE not enabled ... OEM.sin ?

Hi friends !
I just have a silly questions regarding the VoLTE, I communicate with my operator in France here , they told we set up perfectly the VoLTE and should be working on your phone normally, the VoLTE option doesn't appear, so I though that it has something to do that my device is bought online from honk Kong , so should I replace like the OEM.sin manually or something ? Reset customization ? How to do ?
I am on Android p , locked and ota updated.
Also I am Abit familiar with flashing .
From service menu , I see no customization on software info or whatsoever... Any useful info ?

rommo_911 said:
Hi friends !
I just have a silly questions regarding the VoLTE, I communicate with my operator in France here , they told we set up perfectly the VoLTE and should be working on your phone normally, the VoLTE option doesn't appear, so I though that it has something to do that my device is bought online from honk Kong , so should I replace like the OEM.sin manually or something ? Reset customization ? How to do ?
I am on Android p , locked and ota updated.
Also I am Abit familiar with flashing .
From service menu , I see no customization on software info or whatsoever... Any useful info ?
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I would try to flash the phone with the firmware for that provider, or at least the France region.
Download Xperiafirm, then download the 1310-8853 build.
Download Newflasher, put Newflasher in the same folder as the firmware and delete Userdataxxx.sin (to keep your personal data)
Start newflasher, follow instructions.
Edit: there's a thread on XZ premium talking about a patch that fixes VoLTE.

Questions regarding my Galaxy Note 8

Hello!
A few days ago i purchased a "new" galaxy note 8 on ebay. the offer said that it would be a N950F. So does it say in the settings.
After setting up the phone I tried to update the phone to the newest firmware via the OTA option in the settings.
Just to see the following message
"Your current software version isn't supported. visit a service center."
Current version: n950fxxu4dsd1/n9500zzh4dsd/n950u5dsd3
Security patch level: March 1, 2019
So I tried to flash a newer stock firmware via odin which didn't work either cause it would either get stuck while initializing or fail after establishing a connection.
I dug a bit deeper and installed PHONE INFO SAM from the playstore to see what's up with this phone.
This is what I found out so far:
BL: N950USQU7DSK3
PDA: N950FXXU4DSD1
CSC: N9500ZZH4DSD1
On top of everything it says in the settings that the phone is a SM-N950F which is a european version of the phone which uses an exynos processor.
But this phone according to Phone Info Sam is a SM-N9500 which uses the msm8998 wich is the snapdragon 835.
So the settings say it is a N950F but in reality it is a N9500.
What does this all mean and what should I do with this phone?
Get a refund?
Can i change the csc somehow and flash a european firmware?

Try changing just the csc with odin. See if that works. Then check for the update. Hope that helps.

I'd return it. As you may have been sold a frankenstein unit made with miss match Note 8 parts.

HoAEng said:
Hello!
A few days ago i purchased a "new" galaxy note 8 on ebay. the offer said that it would be a N950F. So does it say in the settings.
After setting up the phone I tried to update the phone to the newest firmware via the OTA option in the settings.
Just to see the following message
"Your current software version isn't supported. visit a service center."
Current version: n950fxxu4dsd1/n9500zzh4dsd/n950u5dsd3
Security patch level: March 1, 2019
So I tried to flash a newer stock firmware via odin which didn't work either cause it would either get stuck while initializing or fail after establishing a connection.
I dug a bit deeper and installed PHONE INFO SAM from the playstore to see what's up with this phone.
This is what I found out so far:
BL: N950USQU7DSK3
PDA: N950FXXU4DSD1
CSC: N9500ZZH4DSD1
On top of everything it says in the settings that the phone is a SM-N950F which is a european version of the phone which uses an exynos processor.
But this phone according to Phone Info Sam is a SM-N9500 which uses the msm8998 wich is the snapdragon 835.
So the settings say it is a N950F but in reality it is a N9500.
What does this all mean and what should I do with this phone?
Get a refund?
Can i change the csc somehow and flash a european firmware?
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Return the phone ASAP it's not "new" it's using a bunch of random different hardware parts from several different phones and you'll never be able to update it or anything else. Not worth it.
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soyuz4u said:
Try changing just the csc with odin. See if that works. Then check for the update. Hope that helps.
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Changing the CSC unfortunately won't help anything because the phone was put together using a bunch of different parts from a few different phones hardware parts. They'll never be able to flash any firmware updates or anything else.

Mr Mike is spot on. This is why if I buy from Ebay I ask seller to send pics of about phone. Send that Frankenstein thing back.
Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

HoAEng said:
Hello!
A few days ago i purchased a "new" galaxy note 8 on ebay. the offer said that it would be a N950F. So does it say in the settings.
After setting up the phone I tried to update the phone to the newest firmware via the OTA option in the settings.
Just to see the following message
"Your current software version isn't supported. visit a service center."
Current version: n950fxxu4dsd1/n9500zzh4dsd/n950u5dsd3
Security patch level: March 1, 2019
So I tried to flash a newer stock firmware via odin which didn't work either cause it would either get stuck while initializing or fail after establishing a connection.
I dug a bit deeper and installed PHONE INFO SAM from the playstore to see what's up with this phone.
This is what I found out so far:
BL: N950USQU7DSK3
PDA: N950FXXU4DSD1
CSC: N9500ZZH4DSD1
On top of everything it says in the settings that the phone is a SM-N950F which is a european version of the phone which uses an exynos processor.
But this phone according to Phone Info Sam is a SM-N9500 which uses the msm8998 wich is the snapdragon 835.
So the settings say it is a N950F but in reality it is a N9500.
What does this all mean and what should I do with this phone?
Get a refund?
Can i change the csc somehow and flash a european firmware?
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If your BL is N950U then its a US model phone. The other stuff was just able to be flashed because of my root method on the N950U so thats why pda and csc don’t match. The phone can be flashed with any V7 US firmware. Then you can root from there or whatever you want
Sent from some device I modified

Question Changin rom

Hello guys, I just got the ultra, the model is the G998B/DS.
Im from Portugal, and i think i have the german variant. I have two questions.
1- How can i confirm that it is the german one? In the app Phone Info, doesnt say anything in the country part.
2- Since it is not the portuguese one, can i flash the Portuguese rom? (this rom doesnt even say galaxy s21 ultra when turning on. And say "Hallo" when turning on and se you later in german when turning off

First you can check the CSC in About phone - Software information - Service provider software version.
Yes, S21 only mentions Samsung Galaxy in the boot animation.
Mine also came with a branded ROM, but decided it's easier for me to change the CSC with Samkey, than to flash a ROM with another CSC.

rufus15 said:
First you can check the CSC in About phone - Software information - Service provider software version.
Yes, S21 only mentions Samsung Galaxy in the boot animation.
Mine also came with a branded ROM, but decided it's easier for me to change the CSC with Samkey, than to flash a ROM with another CSC.
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How do you do that? with Samkey.
Never heard of it.
Thank you for the reply

Here goes (adapt to needed CSC. Probably OPT in your case):
go to www.samkey.org and download the SamKEY software and Samsung Drivers packages
install both (duh)
go to ebay and search 'SamKEY Credits' - buy whichever you want. You only need 1 credit for a CSC change, but I bought 2 just in case I ballsed it up...
wait for the details to be delivered. The guy I used was in the US, so didn't get my login details until about 3pm UK time. They will send you a username and password to log in to SamKEY
Open SamKEY and log in using your shiny new password
enable USB debugging through the developers menu (tap build number in software 7 times)
remove all lock screen security (pin, pattern, fingerprint and face)
Remove your simcard(s) from your phone and connect the USB cable
type your desired CSC in the 'CSC' box - for the UK the unlocked and open CSC is BTU
click 'change CSC'
Your phone will reboot at the end and will boot up now carrying the new CSC. It shouldn't wipe your user data and won't invalidate warranty or KNOX.
(Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Galaxy_S20/comments/jroowl
)

SM973u update ?

Hello,
Forgive these noob questions.
I live in France and I bought a galaxy S10.
It happens to be a US model: G973u
I installed android 12 by flashing G973USQU6HULD, G973UOYN6HULD carrier unknow (DSH)
It stays with the T-mobile overlay
1 Can I flash it with firmware for G973F?
2 Otherwise, if I flash with USA carrier (USC) will this overlay disappear?
3 In this case should I flash everything or just the CEC file?
Thank you

No, you cannot flash with 973F, as that phone has different hardware (Exynos CPU versus Snapdragon).
You can try a different USA carrier, but I don't know if it will be very different. I don't know what "overlay" you're talking about, but many carriers do various things to brand the device, and I'm not sure which ones do what.
You may consider flashing with U1 firmware, which is the "unlocked" version. In the US, this then identifies which carrier you are on, and then activates features specific to that carrier when it sees the correct SIM card. Since you're not going to have a US carrier SIM, it should stay in "unknown" mode (XAA). I just helped another user in Europe with an update for his phone, that happens to be stuck in a similar state. He used an ATT U-ROM, because that's what he already had... I don't know if he had this "overlay" you're talking about.
You could even see if there is a carrier that does match what you have in France, and see if you can find a ROM for that. There is a decent list of CSC codes here: https://www.droidviews.com/how-to-change-csc-in-samsung-galaxy-phones/
I'm not sure what "CEC" file you are talking about on your #3 question.

Hi Schwinn
Thank you for your answer
I wanted to write CSC not CEC
In overlays, I was talking about T-mobile's splash screen and non-uninstallable apps.
Pardon my English

Hi
I am the other european guy with the G973U ATT. I dont have any overlays or ATT Bloatware installed, even though I dont have a U1 software. How is the flashed software Version running on your device? How is the battery life? Did it change after the flashing? Im curious cause I also have the Snapdragon model of the s10 and the battery life is not bad but i expected more for Snapdragon.

Hi Lessy,
It's a new equipment bought at professional seller in Rakuten.com I flashed it via ott to obtain android 12 and changed the firmware with 'unknow carrier' but it didn't made any difference. I will try with 'USA' carrier

@Fast_Lessy You made a good point on your other thread... that maybe the ATT version is causing you the issue. The theory is that if the carrier isn't recognized, it could be working harder to maintain a connection or something. Unfortunately, for you in Switzerland, the S10 is normally the Exynos, so the ROMs that support you officially are going to be for that CPU (G973F variant of the hardware). So, you can't use those ROMs on the USA version (Snapdragon CPU).
I think you may consider trying the XAA version of the ROM, as this may be more flexible to work with your carrier. In the USA, this version will "adapt" to the SIM as needed. In your case, it can't adapt to your carrier, because it doesn't know how to do that, but maybe it would remain more "world compatible"? I'm just guessing...
Assuming you want to try that, you'd change to the U1 version (G973U1) and get the XAA ROM. For example, these: https://samfw.com/firmware/SM-G973U1/XAA
I'd suggest sticking to A11, but you can certainly try A12 if you want. However, note that you might want to wipe the phone before doing this, because it may be different from the "U" version you have now.
Note, the U1 is what I have on my phone now. This shows up as Provider Version SAOMC_SM-G975U1_OYM_TFN_RR_0009 (I'm on an S10+, and I'm on CSC TFN/TFN/SPR. The OYM means it's the "XAA"... not sure why this happens, but that's what I have heard. OYN means it's the multi-CSC ROM for USA, but on the "U" version, instead of U1.
As before, the risk is yours... please don't blame me if things don't work out, but I will help as much as I can! And always backup anything important to you before doing anything.

I tried to flash G973U1 without success (SHA error) so I flashed android 12 with "USC " CSC for G973U after a total wipe.
Download Galaxy S10 SM-G973U (USC) G973USQU6HULD in Samfw - Samsung firmware download
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The phone works but I still have the red T-mobile start image and the T-mobile application.
It seems that all firmware are like this. I stop searching

If you did an upgrade install with ODIN, yes that will likely happen since upgrade won't "remove" the previous settings and setup. You would have to try a clean "refurbish" install, and that might clean that out.
Of course, I assume you don't have a TMO SIM card either, correct?

Yes I installed with odin after wipe user and cache in recovery mode. I have a SFR (french provider) card.