My old phone is dead and S20 FE is one of the phones I am considering getting. But right now I am very... confused. Here are some questions I have.
1. I have been away from Samsung for a while. I have been thinking that it is easier to root Exynos ver and hard or impossible to root Snapdragon ver. But checking some posts here, it looks like there is twrp for SD and no twrp for Exynos? Is it easier to play with SD now?
2. I see many different model numbers of this device. International, US, EU, Korea, etc. I also want a 256gb model. Which model should I get if I want a rootable 256gb version (and where to buy it from)?
3. How do I update software after I root the device? As I said I have not used Samsung for a while. Should I find a new image somewhere, flash the image, and repeat the root process again?
Thank you in advance.
1. Yes, it's very easy to root the S20 FE 5G, as far as I know only the 4G one has Exynos, atleast here in Europe where I live. That is why you should get a Snapdragon.
2. Make sure your model is G7810, G781B, G781N, G781U, G781U1 or G981W, according to this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s20-fe/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s20-fe-5g-t4188991
Edit: I think the G781B has a 256GB version, atleast where I live. I can't tell you where to buy it, but check the UPC/EAN/Barcode number/Product code on other websites to verify if it has a Snapdragon and the correct amount of storage.
3. I am not sure, but I believe you would need to reflash the system partition via Odin.
IUse_Android said:
1. Yes, it's very easy to root the S20 FE 5G, as far as I know only the 4G one has Exynos, atleast here in Europe where I live. That is why you should get a Snapdragon.
2. Make sure your model is G7810, G781B, G781N, G781U, G781U1 or G981W, according to this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s20-fe/development/recovery-twrp-galaxy-s20-fe-5g-t4188991
Edit: I think the G781B has a 256GB version, atleast where I live. I can't tell you where to buy it, but check the UPC/EAN/Barcode number/Product code on other websites to verify if it has a Snapdragon and the correct amount of storage.
3. I am not sure, but I believe you would need to reflash the system partition via Odin.
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Thank you for the reply. So I need to get S20 FE 5G version.
However no 256gb version is offered in my region so I wanted to find a seller who sells 256gb G781B and ships internationally, but it is hard to find. Anybody can help?
It's hard to find the phone I want... I may have to get a different phone. sigh
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Are there any specific regions I can flash that will let me have samsung pay with paypal support on the latest firmware? Someone told me Germany would work, I flashed it and it doesn't have samsung pay at all.
N950F
If you have purchased a N950F/FD you should be able to install a OS from a EU country on it. As they are cross compatible. However if you have purchased a UAE device you will need to reformat the internal storage on your device too.
iceepyon said:
If you have purchased a N950F/FD you should be able to install a OS from a EU country on it. As they are cross compatible. However if you have purchased a UAE device you will need to reformat the internal storage on your device too.
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Yes, I understand that, and have been installing/flashing the other ones fine. However, I am looking for a specific EU Country that has samsung pay enabled, and also the ability to add a paypal account to samsung pay, so I can flash that regions and get those features.
Sillibird said:
Yes, I understand that, and have been installing/flashing the other ones fine. However, I am looking for a specific EU Country that has samsung pay enabled, and also the ability to add a paypal account to samsung pay, so I can flash that regions and get those features.
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Is that facility available outside of the US yet?
Help with my Malaysian versionN950FD
iceepyon said:
If you have purchased a N950F/FD you should be able to install a OS from a EU country on it. As they are cross compatible. However if you have purchased a UAE device you will need to reformat the internal storage on your device too.
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What EU firmware i can safely install on my new Note 8 with Malaysian firmware? I've never flashed any phones before.Many thanks for all help
lord_belial78 said:
What EU firmware i can safely install on my new Note 8 with Malaysian firmware? I've never flashed any phones before.Many thanks for all help
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You shoukd be able to install any N950FD stock Samsung OS onto it. Regardless of which country of origin the OS. You might still need to repartition and format the internal storage.... Not sure if you need to do that for Asian devices. But I do know you have to do that for UAE devices as they are partitioned differently from the standard international N950F/FD devices for some strange reason...
Hi,
I recently bought a Note 9 (SM-N960FD) from Duabi and went back to Canada. Now Samsung Pay is not working here at all. It gives me an error message that it is unable to connect to server.
I have been looking for solutions around for the past 2 days with no luck.
What I reached is that I have to change the CSC of my phone (which seems to be a much more complicated process than just flashing a firmware with ODIN). And some suggested that this will be of no use as my phone is exynos and Samsung Pass will not work in Canada unless it is a Snapdragon phone!!
Also the model is different here in Canada. It is SM-960W (with XAC as the unlocked version).
What do I do? I want samsung pay to work on my phone. Shall I change the CSC and flash the Canadian firmware? Is it Okay to do that with the Canadian firmware designed for a different model (960W and not the 960FD)
Please advice.
Thanks
sammobile firmware to change csc
hello,
I was in a similar case when i bought my note 9. It was from Taiwan and I am from Spain.
I flashed the spain firmware from sammobile
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/recent/
and now my Samsung pay and other apps work natively. I was told by Samsung Taiwan that flashing other csc can cause incompatibility, so take that in mind because although it may not seem real, the different versions of smartphones have different hardware.
Research a little bit from the forums.
I had the sm-n960f/ds and i installed the software from the sm-n960f from Spain.
Also, install cpu-z so that you know well what chip is installed inside and more info that could help you to fix this issue.
This is only informative, I don't take any responsibility of any damage.
dra3b said:
Hi,
I recently bought a Note 9 (SM-N960FD) from Duabi and went back to Canada. Now Samsung Pay is not working here at all. It gives me an error message that it is unable to connect to server.
I have been looking for solutions around for the past 2 days with no luck.
What I reached is that I have to change the CSC of my phone (which seems to be a much more complicated process than just flashing a firmware with ODIN). And some suggested that this will be of no use as my phone is exynos and Samsung Pass will not work in Canada unless it is a Snapdragon phone!!
Also the model is different here in Canada. It is SM-960W (with XAC as the unlocked version).
What do I do? I want samsung pay to work on my phone. Shall I change the CSC and flash the Canadian firmware? Is it Okay to do that with the Canadian firmware designed for a different model (960W and not the 960FD)
Please advice.
Thanks
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unfortunately you cannot flash different model firmware on different chip.
so ure stuck. the only way id see ure spay working again might be using a vpn and choosing one of the region phone is from. but id doubt this would be a good long term solution. but as a proof of concept, it might be nice to try.
bober10113 said:
unfortunately you cannot flash different model firmware on different chip.
so ure stuck. the only way id see ure spay working again might be using a vpn and choosing one of the region phone is from. but id doubt this would be a good long term solution. but as a proof of concept, it might be nice to try.
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You can root the phone and has alternative to flash csc for your region but for this need a rom with spay working
ebusuhejbi said:
You can root the phone and has alternative to flash csc for your region but for this need a rom with spay working
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no custom rom has spay working.
See dr ketan rom has s pay working on
ebusuhejbi said:
See dr ketan rom has s pay working on
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there is a difference between spay for watches and spay for phones. not everyone has a watch. please read dr. ketan's rom thread title extremely very carefully. and then read the contents of the thread with just as much care.
reading is key.
I am pretty new to Samsung's and their csc system.
I have an Australian SN-G781B with OPS csc (Australian carrier)
Just wondering if its possible to change csc to XSA (generic Australian region) to ensure I get more timely updates that won't require carrier testing bs.
olegaku said:
I am pretty new to Samsung's and their csc system.
I have an Australian SN-G781B with OPS csc (Australian carrier)
Just wondering if its possible to change csc to XSA (generic Australian region) to ensure I get more timely updates that won't require carrier testing bs.
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flashing a CSC is super easy. put your phone in DL mode, fire up Odin, load the file and flash the HOME_CSC, not the CSC. HOME_CSC will allow you to flash firmware without factory resetting it. sammobile.com/firmwares to get the FW you need and be sure to use either SamFirm or.... god dangit... i cant ever remember the other programs name. Anyways, SamFirm allows you download the several GB file literally 5x faster and its a 100% trusted .exe. Anyways, get the U1 version of the firmware and flash it, boom... unlocked phone. Might need patched Odin to get around the phones security that usually blocks firmware flashes like these
The question would be if samkey software supports changing of S20 FE 5G's CSC to other regions (e.g. THL for call recording)
If someone finds a CSC setting, flash-able to the US unlocked S20 FE, which enables eSIM and call recording, yet doesn't impact the available 3G/4G/5G bands, please share the info. Thanks.
I just did a successful CSC change on my USA Unlocked S20 FE 5G without wiping the phone, maybe the info can help you. See my new thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s20-fe/help/successfully-forced-october-update-t4183325
However, you may need to do your own research on the proper CSC to use in your region. I simply wanted to swap my CSC to XAA so I could force an update is all.
Dont bother as I have xsa and have not received any updates yet.
InfX said:
If someone finds a CSC setting, flash-able to the US unlocked S20 FE, which enables eSIM and call recording, yet doesn't impact the available 3G/4G/5G bands, please share the info. Thanks.
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@InfX
I'm looking to also enable eSIM on my S20 FE. Did you have any luck?
nba30 said:
@InfX
I'm looking to also enable eSIM on my S20 FE. Did you have any luck?
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I don't have the device (yet?), sill trying to decide if i want to pull the trigger on it, or get Pixel 5 instead. The eSIM is one heck of a convenience feature when traveling, and i'd really want to know if i can get it working BEFORE actually paying for the device. Right now, sadly, i assume a "no" as an answer on that
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I don't have the device (yet?), sill trying to decide if i want to pull the trigger on it, or get Pixel 5 instead. The eSIM is one heck of a convenience feature when traveling, and i'd really want to know if i can get it working BEFORE actually paying for the device. Right now, sadly, i assume a "no" as an answer on that
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Correct, I have the US unlocked version and trying to activate an eSIM from US Mobile for a trip to Asia soon. So far, no luck. For whatever reason, Samsung is disabling this feature in the US for now....
nba30 said:
Correct, I have the US unlocked version and trying to activate an eSIM from US Mobile for a trip to Asia soon. So far, no luck. For whatever reason, Samsung is disabling this feature in the US for now....
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Google it on the original S20 series, and you'll see the same story. For example, here - US Unlocked Version ESIM Update? - Samsung Community - 1147639. Guess we can spell the "for now" in the quote above as "for good".
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.
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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.
I have an s10 SM-G973N, It was rooted and running android 11.....I installed a stock rom(android 12) using Odin now my carriers are not being detect.
I tried pixel experience rom but the issue still remains.
Is there a way to get my carriers to work again?
Thanks in anticipation
It's only a matter of choosing the right CSC and flash CP. If you don't know your region code check if you can see something on download mode screen.
Here is a good explanation of the codes.
Rooting, ODIN, Firmware, CSC Information And Myths Debunked / Noob's Guide To Samsung Devices
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