Hi All,
Just got a VZW branded note 8 and I want to flash the US XAA unbranded firmware.
Can anyone point me to a location to get a decent download of the official firmware that will not take 17 hours?
updato, samfrew and sammobile are all predicting between 8 to 16 hours for download?
I'm looking for the XAA version of this one N950U1UEU6DSH3
It is on all the sites but the download crashes or is going to take a very long time.
Thanks
qnc said:
Hi All,
Just got a VZW branded note 8 and I want to flash the US XAA unbranded firmware.
Can anyone point me to a location to get a decent download of the official firmware that will not take 17 hours?
updato, samfrew and sammobile are all predicting between 8 to 16 hours for download?
I'm looking for the XAA version of this one N950U1UEU6DSH3
It is on all the sites but the download crashes or is going to take a very long time.
Thanks
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If you're on boot loader 6 it's more than likely not going to work.. I just tried to help someone else do this very thing with the boot loader version of 6 and it didn't work not with the regular Odin and not with the prince comey Odin.. I haven't seen any other way to do it or anyone else do it yet but you can check the page on here that has directions on how to do it but that's only for the lower boot loader versions..
Thanks so what you are saying is that I can't even go from BL6 to BL6 unbranded.
That sucks that it is not possible at all.
I'll reread the guides but since they were older versions, that was the one reason I asked the question about firmware location hoping some one had it on a Google drive or something I wanted to give it a shot.
I'll have to go the route of adb shell to disable stuff then.
qnc said:
Thanks so what you are saying is that I can't even go from BL6 to BL6 unbranded.
That sucks that it is not possible at all.
I'll reread the guides but since they were older versions, that was the one reason I asked the question about firmware location hoping some one had it on a Google drive or something I wanted to give it a shot.
I'll have to go the route of adb shell to disable stuff then.
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You can always check https://androidfilehost.com that's only one I use since the rest of them are too slow and do that on purpose to try to make you want to pay for the higher speed. And no I don't think you can flash it at all at this point because like I said I just tried it with someone else and it would not work.
MrMike2182 said:
You can always check https://androidfilehost.com that's only one I use since the rest of them are too slow and do that on purpose to try to make you want to pay for the higher speed. And no I don't think you can flash it at all at this point because like I said I just tried it with someone else and it would not work.
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Thanks for the link.
checked and N950U1UEU6DSH3 is not listed there unless i'm not correct in my search. i searched by
N950U1UEU6DSH3 - no results
sm-n950u1 older versions with generation 4 BL
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Ok I live in canada and I bought a brand new note 8 off someone. It works great. I just noticed it's on android 7. So tired do OTA but it's says I'm on latest. Bear with me I'm not tech guy at all I'm going take it to shop and get them to help me or something. I called one cell place told me I have get a sprint card from USA that is active and has data to get update. That's not possible cause I don't know many people in USA. So I tried kies it tells me to down load smart switch I do it and I get my device is up to date. I have the SM-N950U. I think after this I stick with one from provider. I just don't wanna sign new contract. So traded for this one for my phone and cash. I really love it but I like features of android 8. So if there a link where I can get the update file and stuff I need for Odin I will have shop do it for me. I don't wanna mess up my phone but Im hoping get android 8 and samsung 9.0 then I be happy. Any help be great. If I can get to states or get someone mail me sprint sim lol be so much easier but I don't see that happening soon lol Thanks
Sinister300 said:
Ok I live in canada and I bought a brand new note 8 off someone. It works great. I just noticed it's on android 7. So tired do OTA but it's says I'm on latest. Bear with me I'm not tech guy at all I'm going take it to shop and get them to help me or something. I called one cell place told me I have get a sprint card from USA that is active and has data to get update. That's not possible cause I don't know many people in USA. So I tried kies it tells me to down load smart switch I do it and I get my device is up to date. I have the SM-N950U. I think after this I stick with one from provider. I just don't wanna sign new contract. So traded for this one for my phone and cash. I really love it but I like features of android 8. So if there a link where I can get the update file and stuff I need for Odin I will have shop do it for me. I don't wanna mess up my phone but Im hoping get android 8 and samsung 9.0 then I be happy. Any help be great. If I can get to states or get someone mail me sprint sim lol be so much easier but I don't see that happening soon lol Thanks
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You don't need a Sprint sim card you can do it yourself using odin and it's really easy to do.. What's the baseband that you're currently on? Tap settings then about phone and then software information and read the baseband. I will get you the link for the update firmware you need.
N950usqu3bra6
Sinister300 said:
N950usqu3bra6
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Here you go this is the August update for Sprint and the very latest one they have out right now although you can upgrade further but I wouldn't advise it yet since those aren't fully public yet.. This is the link you need to get the firmware from https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904010789
After you're done downloading it you need to unzip it 1 time and put the files in their respective places and ignore the HOME_CSC file. Just turn the phone off and boot into download mode holding the power button the volume down button and the Bixby button all at same time and then you can read the screen and continue. Make sure you download the correct odin too by the way Odin 3.13.1 is the latest according to https://samsungodin.com and you can download it there.
So I should just wait. Does this mean there not official update for my phone maybe I will get the ota. It just not out yet. Is that why my phone saying i have latest version
Sinister300 said:
So I should just wait. Does this mean there not official update for my phone maybe I will get the ota. It just not out yet. Is that why my phone saying i have latest version
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That is the official update.. Since you're not using Sprint you're never ever going to get the over the air updates again unless you decide to switch to Sprint.. For example I'm on Verizon and I get the OTAs but if I were to switch to Sprint I'll never get the updates again unless I go back to Verizon and the reason this is, is because Sprint doesn't send out Verizon's firmware updates and Verizon doesn't send out Sprint's updates.. This means you have to do it yourself and the very latest update for Sprint is the link I posted all you have to do is download and flash it and if you've never done it before now is the best time to learn because if you're not switching to Sprint you're going to have to do it.
Oh ok I thought you said I wouldn't recommend doing it lol I just got confused. I be happy with oreo. I use pie on my buddy phone not huge difference. I thought different band that why said not recommend it. I just don't wanna brick my phone lol I don't have another phone that's all
lol wont let me download that sprint file window defender keeps blocking it so went to sammobile and found 2 versions one say sprint other is unknown cct. I don't have sprint bloat on my phone. the download for sprint don't show up. the cct one works will that work. I searched n950usqu3bra6
Sinister300 said:
lol wont let me download that sprint file window defender keeps blocking it so went to sammobile and found 2 versions one say sprint other is unknown cct. I don't have sprint bloat on my phone. the download for sprint don't show up. the cct one works will that work. I searched n950usqu3bra6
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Sammobile is slow as hell I'd turn window defender off or download it with your phone and then transfer to a computer.. After you download the firmware just flash the needed files and not HOME_CSC yea whichever one you find should work just fine..
do I just need do thru odin or do I have do second step update from sd card from recovery. I just wanna make sure, cause once I do all this I wanna have all I need. I have odin and now downloaded the file you showed me thanks. Some youtube videos I watched this why I get confused they do bt/ap etc then after reboot shut off phone reboot from recovery then update from sd. so I just wanna make sure I have all.
Sorry for all questions I just wanna make sure I have everything. I been quoted 40-70 dollars to do it so if I can do it better lol
Sinister300 said:
do I just need do thru odin or do I have do second step update from sd card from recovery. I just wanna make sure, cause once I do all this I wanna have all I need. I have odin and now downloaded the file you showed me thanks. Some youtube videos I watched this why I get confused they do bt/ap etc then after reboot shut off phone reboot from recovery then update from sd. so I just wanna make sure I have all.
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No you don't do anything but odin. First slot you put the BL file.. When you put the 2nd file in the AP slot it's so big that odin's going to say it stopped responding but leave it alone and it'll finish checking it and then move on to CP and then the CSC file and then tap start and give it about 10 minutes and that's all you have to do nothing else!! Only fill in the first 4 slots ignore the rest of them!
Sinister300 said:
Sorry for all questions I just wanna make sure I have everything. I been quoted 40-70 dollars to do it so if I can do it better lol
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Did that work out for you?
I got the file I had to download winrar to extract it I'm going do it after weekend since I'm going away to parents I list keep it on 7.1 til back
One last question will I lose my samsung pay at all
Sinister300 said:
One last question will I lose my samsung pay at all
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No there's no reason you would lose Samsung pay. You only lose that if you root the phone or for the international one if you unlock the bootloader. It'll be fine.
Unlocking bootloader is what I'm going once home with info you gave me
Awesome going do what you tpls.me.omce home
Sinister300 said:
Unlocking bootloader is what I'm going once home with info you gave me
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I gave you the file to update to oreo the latest update but that doesn't unlock the bootloader we cannot unlock the bootloader on snapdragon devices yet.
Sorry read it wrong thought bootloading was flash lol my bad
Has this Sprint message come up asking for a code an if I exit out. It disabled the wifi an makes the device useless. I've tried to download other firmware files an tried flashing through Odin but since it was 9.0 the bootloader updated making it hard to go back to 8.0 any help is greatly appreciated.
aneyboy said:
Has this Sprint message come up asking for a code an if I exit out. It disabled the wifi an makes the device useless. I've tried to download other firmware files an tried flashing through Odin but since it was 9.0 the bootloader updated making it hard to go back to 8.0 any help is greatly appreciated.
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Download this firmware and then flash it with Odin and you'll be back on 8.0.. It seems to me that the phone is carrier locked and either hasn't been paid off fully or something.. The 8.0 firmware is here.. https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397940842
MrMike2182 said:
Download this firmware and then flash it with Odin and you'll be back on 8.0.. It seems to me that the phone is carrier locked and either hasn't been paid off fully or something.. The 8.0 firmware is here.. https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397940842
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Thanks for that, it unbricked my phone
MrMike2182 said:
Download this firmware and then flash it with Odin and you'll be back on 8.0.. It seems to me that the phone is carrier locked and either hasn't been paid off fully or something.. The 8.0 firmware is here.. https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397940842
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Will this remove the sim card lock on my sprint note 8?
philipgonzales3 said:
Will this remove the sim card lock on my sprint note 8?
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No it will not do that. You need to purchase an unlock code from a retailer online that sells unlock codes.. If the phones not been paid off the IMEI will be blacklisted..
MrMike2182 said:
Download this firmware and then flash it with Odin and you'll be back on 8.0.. It seems to me that the phone is carrier locked and either hasn't been paid off fully or something.. The 8.0 firmware is here.. https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397940842
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No it will not do that. You need to purchase an unlock code from a retailer online that sells unlock codes.. If the phones not been paid off the IMEI will be blacklisted..
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Ok, I just paid 10 bucks on eBay for someone to unlock it. Hopefully it's permanent. I was pretty skeptical but it appears to be working now. Hopefully it will stay working. If So, 10 bucks well spent.
philipgonzales3 said:
Ok, I just paid 10 bucks on eBay for someone to unlock it. Hopefully it's permanent. I was pretty skeptical but it appears to be working now. Hopefully it will stay working. If So, 10 bucks well spent.
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It is permanent!
hey whats the person name that did it off ebay?
Same issue bought bad device
Hi I'm wondering if you did fix the issue stopping you from using WiFi from lease lock? If so how did you do or or what steps do I need to take to fix the one I bought.
Help!!!
I have a sprint note 10 plus , carrier locked , and lease locked, I am trying to get past the lease lock , any help would be greatly appreciated
lsp1984 said:
I have a sprint note 10 plus , carrier locked , and lease locked, I am trying to get past the lease lock , any help would be greatly appreciated
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there are no legal methods of doing this and XDA does not support nor allow discussions of this sort to occur. It is already known that there are 3rd party sites who offer services to remove sim card locks, lease locks and blacklist removal, but further discussing those things here is forbidden.
I have found a solution to my issue and have fixed my phone , my apologies for not better info but the phone was not a sprint phone and was never used with sprint it was paid for in full from Best Buy . Com and was simply a screw up somewhere on there end but I have solved my issue via U1 firmware and am happy to report my phone is 100% usable
lsp1984 said:
I have found a solution to my issue and have fixed my phone , my apologies for not better info but the phone was not a sprint phone and was never used with sprint it was paid for in full from Best Buy . Com and was simply a screw up somewhere on there end but I have solved my issue via U1 firmware and am happy to report my phone is 100% usable
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good deal honestly, thats what we are all here for. Helping when we can and learning 99% of the rest of the time
Did you get trough?
lsp1984 said:
i have a sprint note 10 plus , carrier locked , and lease locked, i am trying to get past the lease lock , any help would be greatly appreciated
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had to remove for policy purposes according to networks
I can confirm the phone will still unlock after u1 firmware. I successfully flashed u1 and then successfully unlocked 2 days later
Thanks for this update
Thanks,good to know was wondering about what would happen.
Did you get trough?
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Yes I was able to fix the issue
good day
I recently bought a samsung octoplus box,it can unlock sprint s10plus,but i am not seeing any info if it can unlock a sprint s10plus that has a BAD ESN,any help on this THANKS!
Can't open the serial com port odin note 9 Any suggestions
Tried the Following
2 different pc
4 different usb cables
different odin and drivers
Please I need help with manual update to android 9.
OTA keeps saying processing failed
Below is my device info
Product Code SM-N950UZVAXAS
PDA N950USQU4CRF3
CSC N950UOYN3CRF2
Baseband N950USQS5CRKI
Bootloader N950USQS5CRKI
Messrben said:
Please I need help with manual update to android 9.
OTA keeps saying processing failed
Below is my device info
Product Code SM-N950UZVAXAS
PDA N950USQU4CRF3
CSC N950UOYN3CRF2
Baseband N950USQS5CRKI
Bootloader N950USQS5CRKI
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You cannot OTA update from Baseband N950USQS5CRKI. You need to manually flash the latest version using Odin.
MrMike2182 said:
You cannot OTA update from Baseband N950USQS5CRKI. You need to manually flash the latest version using Odin.
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Tell me how please. Never done it
Messrben said:
Tell me how please. Never done it
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It's quite simple.. You download the latest version of firmware for the device which is N950USQS6DSI3 after it's downloaded you need to unzip it one time and then boot the phone into download mode and connect it to the PC USB port and open Odin and put the files in their respective place and then flash.
MrMike good to see you bro
My SM-N950U Still Rooted Note 8
butchieboy said:
MrMike good to see you bro
My SM-N950U Still Rooted Note 8
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Thanks bro! Nice to see you too! How are you doing? Everything alright? I sent my Note 10 back because I just can't stand certain features or LACK of features namely the notification light being gone and the screen protectors breaking the fingerprint scanner so.. I don't know what phone to even get at this point now.
MrMike2182 said:
It's quite simple.. You download the latest version of firmware for the device which is N950USQS6DSI3 after it's downloaded you need to unzip it one time and then boot the phone into download mode and connect it to the PC USB port and open Odin and put the files in their respective place and then flash.
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I'm seeing different carriers (vzw, tmb, cct, usc,spr) except mine which ends in XAS. Which will work for me? Will any of these stop my device from supporting my sim??
Messrben said:
I'm seeing different carriers (vzw, tmb, cct, usc,spr) except mine which ends in XAS. Which will work for me? Will any of these stop my device from supporting my sim??
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Doesn't matter they're all the same just choose whichever and flash it the phone will choose the correct information on it's own!
Are there update limits? I usually get a new phone, root it, find a rom I like and stick with it a long time. I recently updated many apps and they are not working right. Only google maps will get the location from the GPS for example. Also trying to get it to work with my new car radio (kenwood) with wireless mirroring and android auto. Anyway, as much as I like root, I am thinking it may be time to just update. I am currently at N950USQS2BQK2. Yeah way back. Can I odin a current like N950UOYN7DSK3 or do I have to go in steps? Also how do I get an unlocked USA from sammobile? Just pick a USA that doesn't list a carrier? Any other gotcha's since 2017?
Thanks,
Bob
I bought a tmobile carrier locked S10 from Samsung, then I ended up unlocking somehow, but now I can't reverse it.
I have TRIED EVERY TUTORIAL! This picture is all that happens, it never progresses. I"m using the modified Odin and all the correct files for the TMobile variant. Please, for the love of god, help. Countless hours reading on here has yielded nothing. I beg you.
Bump.... Everytime I do this it fails.... Please help.
Just a guess, but have you tried a different firmware package?
StoneyJSG said:
Just a guess, but have you tried a different firmware package?
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I used the one on the megathread and it always either never progresses or fails. I've used ODIN in the past no problem, this time it won't work.
Just a noob suggestion but, have you tried Frija to download the firmware and flash it?
Hello there, I'm stuck with a situation and I can't fix the phone.
I live in Canada and I bought the phone here (Canadian software version and also unlocked) and gave it to a relative who lives in the USA to use. Recently, she has a firmware update notification from her phone, however, it always gets stuck at 28%, and the download fails. So she plugged the s10 device into her computer and used Smart Switch to download the new firmware. After she finished downloading it, she clicked to install the new firmware on her phone. That's when the problem starts... She got stuck on this screen forever and she even tried to soft reset/restart the phone but it just went back to that screen.
What I think happened was it's a Canadian version phone but the new firmware is the US version and it tried to install and crashed.
Could anyone give me some advice on fixing this problem?
jimyall said:
Hello there, I'm stuck with a situation and I can't fix the phone.
I live in Canada and I bought the phone here (Canadian software version and also unlocked) and gave it to a relative who lives in the USA to use. Recently, she has a firmware update notification from her phone, however, it always gets stuck at 28%, and the download fails. So she plugged the s10 device into her computer and used Smart Switch to download the new firmware. After she finished downloading it, she clicked to install the new firmware on her phone. That's when the problem starts... She got stuck on this screen forever and she even tried to soft reset/restart the phone but it just went back to that screen.
What I think happened was it's a Canadian version phone but the new firmware is the US version and it tried to install and crashed.
Could anyone give me some advice on fixing this problem?
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youre gonna want to flash the FW with Odin. I can give further details if the solution i provided doesnt make sense
Youdoofus said:
you're gonna want to flash the FW with Odin. I can give further details if the solution I provided doesn't make sense
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Could you please provide me more details? I'm not really a tech person >_>. Do I need to flash the FW with new Canadian version of FW? Also where can i download Odin from a trusted source?
jimyall said:
Could you please provide me more details? I'm not really a tech person >_>. Do I need to flash the FW with new Canadian version of FW? Also where can i download Odin from a trusted source?
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for sure man, i sometimes skip the long winded Odin stuff because ive typed out like 3 paragraphs of Odin instructions and the person i was replying to already knew 75% of what i just typed LOL
aaaaanyways, downloading Odin from a trusted source isnt an issue. Ive downloaded soooo many versions of Odin over the years and from so many different places, i cant imagine an infected Odin. Im sure they exist, but ive never seen one. ive got Odin from here before, and it was fine. Also, yes, youd definitely want to download the canadian version of it. You should be able to flash the U1 version (fully unlocked) so long as you have a snapdragon processor, but youd need whats called "Patched Odin" to do it. The U1 thing is kind of a tangent, but youll find out that there are a TON of rabbit holes you can find yourself in from time to time. The best thing to do is to just flash the FW for the model of phone you own unless you plan on tinkering. sammobile.com/firmwares is where you want to search for the FW and samfirm is an exe youre going to want to use to actually download the FW itself. Samfirm downloads it literally 5x faster.
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for sure man, i sometimes skip the long winded Odin stuff because ive typed out like 3 paragraphs of Odin instructions and the person i was replying to already knew 75% of what i just typed LOL
aaaaanyways, downloading Odin from a trusted source isnt an issue. Ive downloaded soooo many versions of Odin over the years and from so many different places, i cant imagine an infected Odin. Im sure they exist, but ive never seen one. ive got Odin from here before, and it was fine. Also, yes, youd definitely want to download the canadian version of it. You should be able to flash the U1 version (fully unlocked) so long as you have a snapdragon processor, but youd need whats called "Patched Odin" to do it. The U1 thing is kind of a tangent, but youll find out that there are a TON of rabbit holes you can find yourself in from time to time. The best thing to do is to just flash the FW for the model of phone you own unless you plan on tinkering. sammobile.com/firmwares is where you want to search for the FW and samfirm is an exe youre going to want to use to actually download the FW itself. Samfirm downloads it literally 5x faster.
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For the firmware, do I just download the latest one for Canada Version? There are so many links so do I just click on Canada (the one without Provider) and Do i download PDA or CSC or both? My phone is unlocked already btw. Also will i able to flash my phone even though it is currently stuck in the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH"?
I even tried to you the samfirm to download the firmware but it keeps saying authorization failed after I filled in the blank and clicked update.
Checking firmware for SM-G973W/XAC/G973WVLS4ETK1/G973WOYV4ETK1/SMG973WW12/G973WVLS4ETK1
Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401
Authorization failed
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For the firmware, do I just download the latest one for Canada Version? There are so many links so do I just click on Canada (the one without Provider) and Do i download PDA or CSC or both? My phone is unlocked already btw. Also will i able to flash my phone even though it is currently stuck in the "BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH"?
I even tried to you the samfirm to download the firmware but it keeps saying authorization failed after I filled in the blank and clicked update.
Checking firmware for SM-G973W/XAC/G973WVLS4ETK1/G973WOYV4ETK1/SMG973WW12/G973WVLS4ETK1
Error: Could not send BinaryInform. Status code 200/401
Authorization failed
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yep. sorry, i forgot to mention that part. Zero worry tho, its just a thing caused by the bootloader that your phone was most recently on being too new for the FW youre trying to flash. Thats whats causing the binary error, the binary currently installed is greater than the one youre trying to install so the phone wont physically allow it. Its not even a software thing, it gets hard coded. Anyways, get the most current one and reflash. It wont fail again with the same reason on the newest firmware, but if it does fail, try a different cable, download the file again. it might have corrupted during the download. If youre not using patched Odin, you literally cant screw it up so badly you cant recover it
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yep. sorry, i forgot to mention that part. Zero worry tho, its just a thing caused by the bootloader that your phone was most recently on being too new for the FW youre trying to flash. Thats whats causing the binary error, the binary currently installed is greater than the one youre trying to install so the phone wont physically allow it. Its not even a software thing, it gets hard coded. Anyways, get the most current one and reflash. It wont fail again with the same reason on the newest firmware, but if it does fail, try a different cable, download the file again. it might have corrupted during the download. If youre not using patched Odin, you literally cant screw it up so badly you cant recover it
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thanks you! I used Frija to download the latest Canadian version of the firmware. Next step do I just use the Odin to flash and follow the instruction on sammobile websites? Can I flash the new firmware without deleting data on my phone?
jimyall said:
thanks you! I used Frija to download the latest Canadian version of the firmware. Next step do I just use the Odin to flash and follow the instruction on sammobile websites? Can I flash the new firmware without deleting data on my phone?
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yep, when flashing the 4 parts of the FW, the home_csc will not wipe your userdata, csc will factory reset. let us know if you run into trouble, but you shouldnt have any issues. it sounds like you got this
Thank you so so much! I fixed the phone and it works now. For future firmware updates, I have to do this every time? Is there any option that i can change my firmware permanently to the US version so that I can get auto-update on the phone instead of using ODIN every time?