I just did but my phone is still confusing me.
I bought what was to be a new factory unlocked S8 on ebay recently and activated it on Mint Mobile.
The Phone Info app says that the product code is SM-G950UZVAXAA. which should be a Orchid Gray unlocked S8
But I do not have G950U1 firmware I have G950U FW.
In settings
Service provider SW ver.
shows
XAS/XAA/VZW
which would be
XAS (unknown) active CSC
XAA (unlocked) sim CSC
VZW (Verizon) carrier/country CSC
Any I got the SA4 OTA last week and the SB1 OTA today but don't know if it's due to XAS, XAA or VZW and why would Phone Info list XAA as the product code
BTW, it's Oreo 8.0.0 with Feb security update
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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.
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.
Thanks.
Yes, if you flash Verizon firmware on the U1 model phone you will get everything Verizon. Even the bloatware.
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Hi how did you resolve this, please
Thanks
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