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Hello,
I am planning to sell my Sprint Note8 online soon. I have the phone unlocked (and confirmed that it works on AT&T with a friends SIM). My question is that I'd like to advertise it as just the North America Unlocked version to reach a larger audience and hopefully get more money. I am pretty sure there are no hardware differences between the N950U and N950U1 variants. So my thinking is that if I Odin flash the XAA N950U1 unbranded firmware onto the device then it would be identical to a phone straight from Samsung. That said, I'm not 100% sure and of course I don't want to falsely advertise. Can anyone conform for me whether I am right or not? Obviously I will market as "Sprint - Unlocked" if there are any differences at all.
Thanks
I think it would be safer and better for the buyer if you flash whatever Network they want before you ship it.
don't update this app!!
MattC867 said:
Hello,
I am planning to sell my Sprint Note8 online soon. I have the phone unlocked (and confirmed that it works on AT&T with a friends SIM). My question is that I'd like to advertise it as just the North America Unlocked version to reach a larger audience and hopefully get more money. I am pretty sure there are no hardware differences between the N950U and N950U1 variants. So my thinking is that if I Odin flash the XAA N950U1 unbranded firmware onto the device then it would be identical to a phone straight from Samsung. That said, I'm not 100% sure and of course I don't want to falsely advertise. Can anyone conform for me whether I am right or not? Obviously I will market as "Sprint - Unlocked" if there are any differences at all.
Thanks
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Be sure to follow the switching carrier guide to change code to specified carrier to get rid of lingering Sprint stuff if you want them to have true stock experience...if you change carriers, that is...even if you do xaa
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74087340&postcount=1
Hi!
I want to ask. And forgive my question. Some possibility of root Note 9 N960U & N960U1?
I know that many here are bothered by these types of questions.
galdypr said:
Hi!
I want to ask. And forgive my question. Some possibility of root Note 9 N960U & N960U1?
I know that many here are bothered by these types of questions.
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It is not available, and there is a high probability that it never will be available.
For example there is still no root for S9/S9+ in U version.
VadimTk said:
It is not available, and there is a high probability that it never will be available.
For example there is still no root for S9/S9+ in U version.
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Thanks for answer. If the USA version It is so complicated to root, then I will buy exynos version. Personally I like the devices that I can have control and rooted.
We are bothered by the questions because it seems like every person creating a new thread asking about it seems like they will get a different answer if they create their own thread about it.
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We are bothered by the questions because it seems like every person creating a new thread asking about it seems like they will get a different answer if they create their own thread about it.
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I asked because I have not seen a thread with that question. But, my apologies if they bother here to.
In my case, and where I work, it has never bothered me that they ask me the same thing, because I like to help people.
Thanks!
As far as I now, S9 and S9+ snapdragon versions are still not rooted.
There is at least 1 guy searching for root but so far, no progress.
So, maybe s845 Note 9 will get root someday but don't have high hopes about that and if root really matter to you, I will advise you to buy another phone.
I strongly advise buying the exynos version now, or buying another device if updates and such will be a big deal. I had the same concerns, this is my first unrooted Android device I am considering purchasing, and I have to make the decision based on what is most probable, root not being an option. Otherwise, you'll be pissed the entire time you have the device that you let yourself fall into the hope trap.
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I will wait few months, as it happened with note 8, that a root for the snapdragon came out, if the root does not come out with note 9 snapdragon, I follow your advice and buy the version with Exynos. Thanks! ?
I do not know, but with so much developer here in XDA and other forums; there must be some way to unlock the bootloader. Or is have to pay for it, or beg of carrier companies??
galdypr said:
I will wait few months, as it happened with note 8, that a root for the snapdragon came out, if the root does not come out with note 9 snapdragon, I follow your advice and buy the version with Exynos. Thanks! [emoji3]
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I asked the OP of that thread a month ago and he confirmed that that root method can not be done on the S9, S9+ or NOTE9, which means that the device will most likely never be rooted, unless Samsung suddenly, randomly, allows for the bootloader to be unlocked.
I upgraded to the Snapdragon Note9 anyway though myself. I found that I didn't really miss root all that much on my Note8 and didn't want my battery on my new phone to only charge to 80% by using SamFAIL, so I just got the non-carrier branded one this time to cut down on some of the bloat. I could've went Exynos, but in the past I'd mainly only used root to put other roms on the device and maybe clear out some space, but the Note9 comes with 128gb internal minimum with the potential of an up to 512gb sd card, which is plenty of space for me to just disable a few apps. Most of the roms too most often didn't have the air command features for the spen(or most of the other functionality that Samsung devices are supposed to have) and the pen is why I buy the Notes in the first place. The ones that did try and incorporate those features(including the Touchwiz roms) always still had other problems too, so I most often found myself going back to stock anyway.
Frankly, it's just been nice having a device where Samsung Pay and everything else just works. I've had the unrootable Snapdragon Note9 for a month now and I love it. It has tons of features that the Note8 didn't have, like an spen that works as a wireless bluetooth remote for your camera, music and other apps, as well as more space, a better battery and more. That's just my take though.
galdypr said:
Hi!
I want to ask. And forgive my question. Some possibility of root Note 9 N960U & N960U1?
I know that many here are bothered by these types of questions.
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Not so much bothered by questions (even if they have been asked 100 times over like this one lol) more so people refuse to use the search function.
If you had of done so you wouldn't have needed to even ask.
Dont be afraid to try and help yourself sometimes, its not that painful.
But yeah as the guys said....never going to happen
I took the advice of several users of the forum, I bought the note version exynos. And I did not break the my Head, Waiting for someone to get Root the Note 9 USA Version
The other note 9 I want to sell it by ebay or by Swppa.
galdypr said:
I took the advice of several users of the forum, I bought the note version exynos. And I did not break the my Head, Waiting for someone to get Root the Note 9 USA Version
The other note 9 I want to sell it by ebay or by Swppa.
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The USA version is never going to see root.
I didn't understand what you said about the exynos other than your selling it? Why?
galdypr said:
I do not know, but with so much developer here in XDA and other forums; there must be some way to unlock the bootloader. Or is have to pay for it, or beg of carrier companies??
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Carrier companies do not have control over bootloader locks. I have tried going through them in the past about this and they have no clue what you are talking about unless you get lucky and get a person that knows about root and even if that does happen they can't and won't help you with it. It has to be done by manufacturers.
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Thanks for answer. If the USA version It is so complicated to root, then I will buy exynos version. Personally I like the devices that I can have control and rooted.
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Have you considered the N9600, international version? It has the SD845 processor (like the U and U1) and root/TWRP are already available. Knox gets tripped, of course, but that only negates Samsung Pay and a couple others.
Just having a little trouble locating units for sale (at good prices) here on mainland US.
Forgetting N960U and N960U1! I bought N960N!! And my problem resolved! Finally I got root!! ?
q2n said:
Have you considered the N9600, international version? It has the SD845 processor (like the U and U1) and root/TWRP are already available. Knox gets tripped, of course, but that only negates Samsung Pay and a couple others.
Just having a little trouble locating units for sale (at good prices) here on mainland US.
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Just to figure out my info on versions is correct... I thought N9600 (with Snapdragon) is the Hong Kong version (i.e. not "international" or "global"), and N960F (with Exynos) is for "global"/europe (although it seems to have different band lists for UK). (I'm not considering rootability etc., just the target market / naming.)
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Just to figure out my info on versions is correct... I thought N9600 (with Snapdragon) is the Hong Kong version (i.e. not "international" or "global"), and N960F (with Exynos) is for "global"/europe (although it seems to have different band lists for UK). (I'm not considering rootability etc., just the target market / naming.)
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So the 960F model has different radio / bands for UK market compared to the 960F sold in mainland Europe? I doubt it.
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Limeybastard said:
So the 960F model has different radio / bands for UK market compared to the 960F sold in mainland Europe? I doubt it.
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Personally, I have no idea. I read it on this page: https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-sm-n960-model-number-differences/
I found another list (much shorter one) that does not have separate entry for UK. Maybe the longer list simply lists bands that are active in the region (e.g. if there are bands in use in UK that aren't used elsewhere in europe even if the phone would support them).
Not relevant to this topic (rooting U/U1), though, I just noted it for the peculiarity of seeing that difference for the same model code.
6thtry said:
Personally, I have no idea. I read it on this page: https://www.techwalls.com/samsung-galaxy-note-9-sm-n960-model-number-differences/
I found another list (much shorter one) that does not have separate entry for UK. Maybe the longer list simply lists bands that are active in the region (e.g. if there are bands in use in UK that aren't used elsewhere in europe even if the phone would support them).
Not relevant to this topic (rooting U/U1), though, I just noted it for the peculiarity of seeing that difference for the same model code.
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Personally how I verify bands used it to go to samsungs website for that country to check specs for a particular model number.
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Hi guys i am new to this forum. Have downloaded roms and kernels before but never actually asked a question.
Any ways i tried finding an answer and i have seen alot of guys talking about the snap dragon on the note 9 not root able but i would like to know if any one actually knows any major differences between the N9600, N960U and N960U1 before i go and buy one and then realize WTF did i do.
I live in Canada and all N9600, N960U and N960U1 are compatable with the network that i am trying to use them for.
i do know that N9600 is for china or international market (correct me if i am wrong) and the N960U and N9601 are for US market only.
i was looking at on custom firmware thread where they were talking about the wifi calling feature and some other features that dont work and they were trying to install N960U1 custom firmware.
I also saw in 1 forum where someone from the US bought the N9600 and was not able to set the phone to us time or somehing like that or use samsung pay because the phone would show his location in china.
So please help me i would really appreciate it. it is a very expansive phone and i want to be sure.
Thanks in advance.
Depends. What do you want to do with the phone?
I have the N9600 and it works excellent on T Mobile. Also is the only Snapdragon model that has root. I also flashed mods to get all the features of the carrier version. Seems also faster without all the bloatware. I am running a custom rom as well.
bryanpen said:
I have the N9600 and it works excellent on T Mobile. Also is the only Snapdragon model that has root. I also flashed mods to get all the features of the carrier version. Seems also faster without all the bloatware. I am running a custom rom as well.
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Hi did you by any chance buy the phone from T mobile ?
taimurkhantk said:
Hi did you by any chance buy the phone from T mobile ?
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Nah I bought it on Ebay for a good price. I paid 620$ on black Friday. Way cheaper than financing from the carrier.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
Depends. What do you want to do with the phone?
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For daily use. i am the kind of person who buys new phone and keeps his phone till it breaks and fixing it is not worth it.
Rite now i am using a Note Edge N915T. Bought it brand new from ebay unlocked but was from T mobile. my screen is cracked and to replace it, its arround 200 - 250 CAD (digitizer, screen and frame). so who not put that money towards a new phone. Also its very slow now.
Sorry for that long drawn story. I dont think i will be ever rooting the note 9 but if i would need to, i might.
bryanpen said:
Nah I bought it on Ebay for a good price. I paid 620$ on black Friday. Way cheaper than financing from the carrier.
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But was it from T- Mobile. like the startup.
taimurkhantk said:
For daily use. i am the kind of person who buys new phone and keeps his phone till it breaks and fixing it is not worth it.
Rite now i am using a Note Edge N915T. Bought it brand new from ebay unlocked but was from T mobile. my screen is cracked and to replace it, its arround 200 - 250 CAD (digitizer, screen and frame). so who not put that money towards a new phone. Also its very slow now.
Sorry for that long drawn story. I dont think i will be ever rooting the note 9 but if i would need to, i might.
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Then getting a N960U or N960U1 is probably your best bet if you don't plan on rooting. In my opinion, rooting isn't needed anymore. You can adblock and disable apps without it. And with the N960U or U1, everything will work with no fuss, inlcuding Samsung Pay.
If you have to have root, then you'll need the N9600 or N960F. But once you u lock the bootloader, you trip Knox PERMANENTLY and lose Samsung Pay, Samsung Pass, Secure Folder PERMANENTLY. NOT reversible. Even if you don't unlock the Bootloader, you probably won't get Samsung Pay to work in the US, since it's region locked. Some people have got it to work, but jumped through hoops.
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But was it from T- Mobile. like the startup.
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No. All Note 9s from T-Mobile are N960U.
Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone had any luck in rooting the Samsung S10 5G TMobile phone (SM-G977T) ? If yes, could you kindly share some pointers that can help in this regards ?
I am asking because, this phone is a coming with a Qualcomm 855 processor, and I have come across articles stating that Qualcomm made it hard to unlock the bootloader. Rooting this phone is not as easy as rooting the Exynos Samsung phones. I was wondering how long it might take before a developer comes up with a cool solution to root the phone.
Does anyone know if any past Qualcomm powered phones could be rooted, and how long did it take for a developer to come up with a solution for such a phone?
Thanks much !
I'm asking cause I dont know if he flashes to Sprint with the bootloader unlocked. Would that make him possible to root then flash back to Tmobile, and keep it?
Same question about Rooting Samsung S10 5 , Sprint version
Hi All,
I also have the same question about rooting Samsung S10 5G *Sprint* phones. Could anyone root a Samsung S10 5G Sprint phone ?
From what I know the Sprint phone can be booter unlocked easily, but has anyone come up with a rooted firmware for Sprint Samsung S10 5G phone ? If yes, it will be very helpful if you could kindly provide some pointers in this regards.
Thanks much !
MobiEnthusiast said:
Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone had any luck in rooting the Samsung S10 5G TMobile phone (SM-G977T) ? If yes, could you kindly share some pointers that can help in this regards ?
I am asking because, this phone is a coming with a Qualcomm 855 processor, and I have come across articles stating that Qualcomm made it hard to unlock the bootloader. Rooting this phone is not as easy as rooting the Exynos Samsung phones. I was wondering how long it might take before a developer comes up with a cool solution to root the phone.
Does anyone know if any past Qualcomm powered phones could be rooted, and how long did it take for a developer to come up with a solution for such a phone?
Thanks much !
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The answer to all these questions is No, No, and No.
When looking for new phone to be rooted, make sure to do some research before buying one, so you don't end up waiting (possible forever).
As far as ETA for when root might be available is a similar question as asking "when are you going to die?", maybe tomorrow maybe in 50 years. lol
Just to give you some idea about ETA's, no Qualcomm bootloader has ever been unlocked so far, and the only rooting solution is by using an engineering bootloader with a script to push SuperSU to system. The last Qualcomm (Snapdragon) phones which were rootable were up to and including model S8 (S7 really which is actually decent). Course all the international Exynos based ones are all rootable.
billa said:
The answer to all these questions is No, No, and No.
When looking for new phone to be rooted, make sure to do some research before buying one, so you don't end up waiting (possible forever).
As far as ETA for when root might be available is a similar question as asking "when are you going to die?", maybe tomorrow maybe in 50 years. lol
Just to give you some idea about ETA's, no Qualcomm bootloader has ever been unlocked so far, and the only rooting solution is by using an engineering bootloader with a script to push SuperSU to system. The last Qualcomm (Snapdragon) phones which were rootable were up to and including model S8 (S7 really which is actually decent). Course all the international Exynos based ones are all rootable.
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your comment about any snapdragons ever being unlocked is false..
a more accurate statement would be USA snaps but also the sprint s10 5g (g977p) is a usa sd variant and is unlockable..
also eng firmware/root isnt really possible anymore either.. i have full eng firm for g975u rev1 and it was useless.. only way to use it for root is by obtaining an eng token
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I'm asking cause I dont know if he flashes to Sprint with the bootloader unlocked. Would that make him possible to root then flash back to Tmobile, and keep it?
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no.. sprint and tmo are two different devices and firmware is not interchangeableone is a G977T and the other a G977P
MobiEnthusiast said:
Hi All,
I also have the same question about rooting Samsung S10 5G *Sprint* phones. Could anyone root a Samsung S10 5G Sprint phone ?
From what I know the Sprint phone can be booter unlocked easily, but has anyone come up with a rooted firmware for Sprint Samsung S10 5G phone ? If yes, it will be very helpful if you could kindly provide some pointers in this regards.
Thanks much !
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you dont see anything for it bcuz hardly no one has it.. they are unpopular and sprint doesnt sell many of them.. around me u cant even get them in stores lol
elliwigy said:
your comment about any snapdragons ever being unlocked is false..
a more accurate statement would be USA snaps but also the sprint s10 5g (g977p) is a usa sd variant and is unlockable..
also eng firmware/root isnt really possible anymore either.. i have full eng firm for g975u rev1 and it was useless.. only way to use it for root is by obtaining an eng token
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Hi Elliwigy,
Do you know where we can get eng tokens from ? Thanks much !
elliwigy said:
your comment about any snapdragons ever being unlocked is false..
a more accurate statement would be USA snaps but also the sprint s10 5g (g977p) is a usa sd variant and is unlockable..
also eng firmware/root isnt really possible anymore either.. i have full eng firm for g975u rev1 and it was useless.. only way to use it for root is by obtaining an eng token
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Well, my statement wasn't far off, since starting with the S7 though the S10 series none of the US Snapdragon bootloaders were unlockable, till the recent discovery of the one and only Sprint S10 G977P, which might just be a fluke and can easily be locked up by Sprint via a firmware upgrade... Just sayin' lol
So, looks like the G977P can be rooted via this method (the Exynos method may be used as a guide) https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10-5g/how-to/root-recovery-roms-guide-info-t3957211 But time will tell if this root is stable enough as a daily driver without any issues.
In case anyone wants one at the cheap price of about 800 bucks, here WAS one available lol > https://swappa.com/listing/view/LRVI96993
I was just wondering, is it possible to cross flash the G977P with G977U (VZW) or G977T (TMO) like it was possible with pretty much all the other models in recent years? Does it give a bootloader error when trying to do so? Any tricks to push it through? What's stopping the S9/S10 series from being rooted via the eng-boot/script method, what has changed since the S7/S8 series? Perhaps the merging of the BL (boot.img) into AP (system.img)?
I can already imagine the answers ringing out loud... No! No! and No! Not possible! lol
Strangely they don't even have an unbranded "U1" firmware available for this model so far.
billa said:
Well, my statement wasn't far off, since starting with the S7 though the S10 series none of the US Snapdragon bootloaders were unlockable, till the recent discovery of the one and only Sprint S10 G977P, which might just be a fluke and can easily be locked up by Sprint via a firmware upgrade... Just sayin' lol
So, looks like the G977P can be rooted via this method (the Exynos method may be used as a guide) https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s10-5g/how-to/root-recovery-roms-guide-info-t3957211 But time will tell if this root is stable enough as a daily driver without any issues.
In case anyone wants one at the cheap price of about 800 bucks, here WAS one available lol > https://swappa.com/listing/view/LRVI96993
I was just wondering, is it possible to cross flash the G977P with G977U (VZW) or G977T (TMO) like it was possible with pretty much all the other models in recent years? Does it give a bootloader error when trying to do so? Any tricks to push it through? What's stopping the S9/S10 series from being rooted via the eng-boot/script method, what has changed since the S7/S8 series? Perhaps the merging of the BL (boot.img) into AP (system.img)?
I can already imagine the answers ringing out loud... No! No! and No! Not possible! lol
Strangely they don't even have an unbranded "U1" firmware available for this model so far.
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pretty sure u cant cross flash carrier specific models.. at least i cant on my n976v
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pretty sure u cant cross flash carrier specific models.. at least i cant on my n976v
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Well, that kind of sucks, it was nice to be able to flash the U/U1 on the S7 though the S10 (excluding the G977x), and having a nice unbloated system.
Wonder if this restriction has been imposed on the G977x QC models only?
Have your tried to root your Sprint G977P yet?
So, I have an S21 Ultra running Android 13/OneUI 5.0, it is an international model from Japan known as the SC-52B (I think also may be referred to as SM-G998D?). The reseller on eBay listed it as "unknown carrier" but I did not expect it to come as a non-US variant, though everything does seem to work except 5G due to the correct bands being disabled. I can't find much info on SC-52B online, I know it has the Snapdragon 888 but no idea if it's any different to flash/program, or if I am just not doing what I need to do.
First, I was trying to flash USA U1 (stock) firmware to remove the bloatware but no luck, Odin gave me a "re-partition" error and some google results said this could be due to incompatible firmware. Sammobile does have firmware matching this model but they are all Android 12 and have the same carrier software I have now (Docomo). I assume I am probably out of luck on this conversion, I did read some info on changing CSC first but not sure if this will actually fix it.
Second, I am trying to unlock the correct bands for 5G operation on Verizon, and I found that Samsung Toolkit can do this as well as some ADB commands. From my understanding, this works on UI 5.0 but not 5.1 due to a patch from Samsung. I have 5.0, but I am getting the same issues as those with 5.1, and going via ADB does not bring up the hidden Service Menu either.
Lastly, is there any way to change the boot logo without root? I just want the normal Galaxy boot logo instead of this "DOCOMO" one, which I do understand would be achieved IF I could get the USA firmware loaded, I just don't want to brick it.
Just curious if anyone has any ideas or suggestions, or should I just trade this in on an S22/S23 Ultra? I only paid $300 and Samsung would offer $600 for trade-in, which is nice alternative but a $300 fully working S21U would be preferred. Seller does offer returns so I could also just look for an actual US S21U.