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Huawei P9 Varients

Hello
Been googling for a while now trying to understand the differences between the Huawei P9 models.
I live in Australia and will be purchasing from AliExpress, but wasn't sure which model is correct for me as there appears to be the following Huawei P9's.
Al00, DL00 and AL10.
Thanks in advance!

I'm guessing those models are strictly Chinese models. That means that they're intended for China and don't necessarily support as many LTE bands as the global models. Check to see what LTE bands your wireless carrier uses and make sure the phone you get supports them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4G_connectivity_in_Australia
The P9 EVA-L09 model seems to support the most number of LTE bands. If there's a chance you'll travel internationally with your phone, the EVA-L09 model is the one you should wait for.
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9-7972.php

I believe those are the China domestic versions: EVA-AL00 (3GB/32GB), EVA-DL00 (3GB/32GB), EVA-AL10 (4GB/64GB).
(http://consumer.huawei.com/cn/mobile-phones/p9/ if you can read Chinese)
International versions are: EVA-L09 (3GB/32GB SINGLE-SIM), EVA-L19 (3GB/32GB DUAL-SIM), EVA-L29 (4GB/64GB DUAL-SIM). You can see the differences here (expand the "+Technical specifications" section): http://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/p9/
Each phone seems to support slightly different range of network bands so you will need to check which is most suitable: http://www.willmyphonework.net/

Thanks guys that helps.
So the version I need is this one apparently since my carrier is Telstra in Australia. AL00 and I am not so sure if this model is AL00; can anyone tell?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Huaw...c858976fedcba&smSign=V2FUPn4YXlIt7wrMkARykQ==

Milamber said:
Hello
Been googling for a while now trying to understand the differences between the Huawei P9 models.
I live in Australia and will be purchasing from AliExpress, but wasn't sure which model is correct for me as there appears to be the following Huawei P9's.
Al00, DL00 and AL10.
Thanks in advance!
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First figure out what LTE bands your wireless carrier uses.
Take a look at http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9-7972.php for P9 models and the different LTE bands available on each.
As I understand it, you'll probably want the P9 EVA-L09 version. This is a single SIM model with most of the Western LTE bands. According to the specs, this model is the only one that has NFC. So if you want to use NFC for Android Pay, this model is most likely to work with it.

This Chinese version come with original ROM or Modified by vendor? Thanks.

claudio0110 said:
This Chinese version come with original ROM or Modified by vendor?
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What do you mean with "original ROM"?
Anyway, "original" Chinese ROM version is different from the "original" international ROM version.
So both versions are equally "original" in this respect.
Moreover, some Chinese carriers might SIM-lock the phone (if this is what you mean for "Modified by vendor").

themissionimpossible said:
What do you mean with "original ROM"?
Anyway, "original" Chinese ROM version is different from the "original" international ROM version.
So both versions are equally "original" in this respect.
Moreover, some Chinese carriers might SIM-lock the phone (if this is what you mean for "Modified by vendor").
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Dear Friend,
When I said "Modified by vendor" I mean those ROM's who not receive updates via OTA and have a lot of bloatwares that the vendor have been installed.
Do you understood?
Thanks.

claudio0110 said:
When I said "Modified by vendor" I mean those ROM's who not receive updates via OTA.
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Actually these ROMs are generally called "branded" by carriers (and not "modified"...), and also these are official and original stock ROMs..
And I've never seen any original stock ROM for Huawei phones that can't receive OTA, even on branded phones.
However on branded phones some bloatware is usually added by the carriers.
Furthermore, often branded phones might be SIM-locked to the carrier's SIMs only.

themissionimpossible said:
Actually these ROMs are generally called "branded" by carriers (and not "modified"...), and also these are official and original stock ROMs..
And I've never seen any original stock ROM for Huawei phones that can't receive OTA, even on branded phones.
However on branded phones some bloatware is usually added by the carriers.
Furthermore, often branded phones might be SIM-locked to the carrier's SIMs only.
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Thanks a lot for the information.
Please, Can you show me if this Huawei Chinese ROM has the language Portugues Brazil?

claudio0110 said:
Thanks a lot for the information.
Please, Can you show me if this Huawei Chinese ROM has the language Portugues Brazil?
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My Chinese EVA-AL10 shows it on the list
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willmyphonework.net is especially handy for finding out if your phone will work in Aus and with which carrier

scdoyle said:
My Chinese EVA-AL10 shows it on the list
View attachment 3741082
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It's very good.
I bought the Chinese Version EVA-AL00 and if AL10 has portuguese, the AL00 certainly has also.
Thanks a lot for the support.

Why not just read the bands from Chinese site?. This is for eva-Al10
The only real difference is support for cdma for China telecom. It will only support one Sim for cdma though, not both.
Sent from my VIE-AL10 using XDA Free mobile app

English HiVoice w/ EVA-AL10
I have the EVA-AL10 in USA (California) on AT&T Network and it works great.
I uninstalled all the Chinese Apps and using Google Play store etc.
My question:
Is is possible to change HiVoice Command from Chinese to English? Is there a Euro version of EMUI that can change this? Or perhaps another way to do this?
Or is it out of the question, since I bought a EVA-AL10 vs. EVA-L29 / EVA-L19 / EVA-L09?

I bought my in Hong Kong it is Version EVA-L19. It has google apps pre-installed but no NFC.

claudio0110 said:
It's very good.
I bought the Chinese Version EVA-AL00 and if AL10 has portuguese, the AL00 certainly has also.
Thanks a lot for the support.
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My Al10 is all PT-BR. Go ahead

Ultimately I have decided on 09 because I do not want problems with the games and any applications of the play store

Zoioplex said:
My Al10 is all PT-BR. Go ahead
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Thanks.
I already bought it.
I'm waiting it to arrive in my country.

jobovlar said:
Ultimately I have decided on 09 because I do not want problems with the games and any applications of the play store
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09 has Google Play installed?

[Q] Help to work reliance jio VOLTE on XZ1 COMPACT

i recently ordered xz1 c from taiwan, got today i am from india and using jio as my primary number, any one help me to work jio volte on this phone, there is option to enable volte on mobile network settings but volte is not working, reliance jio works on band 3,5 and 40 and is a 4g ony network doesn't have 2g/3g.i heard on us firmware t mobile volte is working but fingerprint is not, I am not caring about fingerprint scanner, if i flash the us version volte work ? which firmware part has network based settings? here in india xz1 dual has jio volte working, as there is no big differences between xz1 and xz1 c, if i flash specific firmware part from xz1 dual to my xz1 c does jio volte work? but the main thing is i dont know which firmware part i have to flash, any one please guide me solve this be helpful

VOLTE is enabled here in the UK, so pretty sure a UK build will work for you.
You will need ADB drivers for the phone and beware if you've used your laptop/workstation for another model of phone as sometime this can interfere.
Start with Xperiafirm and download the most recent firmware build, which as I type is UK customised. Sticking to customised build avoids all the bloatware that goes with branded builds.
Download newflasher and unpack it into the same folder as the firmware.
Delete userdataXXX.sin (this preserves the data partition during the flash)
Turn off phone, plug it in, start newflasher, type 'n' to the first two questions.
This should get you the latest build phone with your data intact

problem solved
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio

jinishpv said:
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio
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Thanks to you I have also solved with the volte, I in Italy with operator Tim the xz1 compact does not exist the button to enable the volte because it is not Tim brand instead the xz1 brand Tim exists and theTim allows the call volte, and I flashed OEM .sin brand Tim of the xz1 in the xz1 compact now works perfectly.:good:

jinishpv said:
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio
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Hey,
Can you please let me know the process? I have ordered xz1c from US. I suppose it won't be having fingerprint working.
As others mentioned, UK firmware will give fingerprint but along with that I'd like to use Jio's VoLTE.
Please let me know the process. Also, may I know after doing that, will I miss on OTA updates?

Download Taiwanese firmware for xz1c and download Indian xz1 firmware, take OEM.sin from Indian xz1 firmware and replac oem. Sin in xz1c Taiwanese firmware and flash the modified Taiwanese xz1c firmware

jinishpv said:
Download Taiwanese firmware for xz1c and download Indian xz1 firmware, take OEM.sin from Indian xz1 firmware and replac oem. Sin in xz1c Taiwanese firmware and flash the modified Taiwanese xz1c firmware
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Thanks a lot..
1 more quick question..
After doing that,will I miss on OTA updates? Also why Taiwanese firmware? Any difference between Taiwanese and UK firmware?
I'm literally new to this flashing thing.. Can you please let me know the process of doing this? Or if you can refer me some link/thread of any guide for this.
Thank you so much.

jinishpv said:
Download Taiwanese firmware for xz1c and download Indian xz1 firmware, take OEM.sin from Indian xz1 firmware and replac oem. Sin in xz1c Taiwanese firmware and flash the modified Taiwanese xz1c firmware
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Hey did the same method work for you on Android Pie 9.0? I tried oem sin from indian xz1 dual with customized thailand firmware. VoLTE switch is available in settings but VoLTE icon doesn't appear in the status bar and calls don't work

The same thing happened with me but I somehow got it to work
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jinishpv said:
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio
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Did you flash just one sin file?
Was your bootloader locked?
Did you root your xz1c after?

Pl help to work Jio VOLTE on XZ 2 Compact
Hello,
I bought XZ 2 Compact from UAE but it dosnt support VOLTE from JIO. Signal displayed is LTE+ but cant make calls or receive calls. Even got the sms from Jio to update internet settings. I checked your earlier email on XZ1 Compact. Hows its working on it long term and is it getting regularly updated to a new firmware OTA.
Thanks..

saurabhmittal said:
Hello, I bought XZ 2 Compact from UAE
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Have you thought of posting your question on the XZ2 Compact thread?
That said there's no reason why you couldn't flash a version of firmware that supports VoLTE. yourself.
Xperiafirm will get you the up to date firmware, I would go for CE1 customised
Put Newflasher in the same folder as the downloaded firmware, remove Userdataxxx.sin and files ending in .ta to keep your data partition intact. Start Newflasher.exe and follow instructions.
You might need the Sony ADB drivers

Didgesteve said:
Have you thought of posting your question on the XZ2 Compact thread?
That said there's no reason why you couldn't flash a version of firmware that supports VoLTE. yourself.
Xperiafirm will get you the up to date firmware, I would go for CE1 customised
Put Newflasher in the same folder as the downloaded firmware, remove Userdataxxx.sin and files ending in .ta to keep your data partition intact. Start Newflasher.exe and follow instructions.
You might need the Sony ADB drivers
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Many thanks for your kind message and wish you a very happy new year.
I didn't posted it on XZ2 Compact thread, sorry for that. Actually I am novice and haven't flashed a mobile before. Moreover I am not able to find userdataxxx.sin and .ta files and honestly don't know where to look for them. Kindly please help. Thanks.

jinishpv said:
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio
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Thanks a lot. I first flashed xz2 dual indian firmware oem sin file with malasian 47.2.A.4.41 That soft bricked my device. Then I flashed xz1 dual indian firmware oem sin file with the same, now volte is working with reliance jio.

I used three FW-versions from XperiFirm and none of them enabled the VoLTE-setting on my XZ1c. Which one should I use to obtain the setting?

Is there a way to use Reliance Jio VoLTE on lineageOS 19.0, or 18.1 for that matter? I know flashing carrier MBN files works the trick for LG devices. Has anybody figured it out for xperias from 2017 or later? If it is available for any other xperia, I am happy to test it on lilac G8441.

jinishpv said:
problem solved
flashed xperia xz1 dual indian firmwares oem sin file with xperia xz1 compact, now volte working with reliance jio
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Bro, I am thinking about xz1 compact . Its docomo unit and I think it is from .It is available in all over in second hand phone market in india.they say I can use any sin other than jio cause of volte. Does your flashing requires rooting?,cause i wanna use banking apps.

Flashing generic UK firmware from O2 - complete n00b request

Hi,
I'm in the UK; have an Xperia 1 II from O2. Bought outright and using my EE sim in the phone. I am investigating the possibility of flashing generic UK firmware (i.e. to match the firmware on the phones sold direct from Sony) so that EE wifi calling hopefully starts to work. Phone is unlocked.
I've never flashed a phone before and am trying to figure out how it works.
My understanding is:
1. can obtain firmware via Xperifirm
2. can flash that firmware using Flashtool
3. don't need to unlock bootloader to flash new firmware.
My questions are:
4. is it as simple as the above? Download my selected firmware and then flash using Flashtool?
5. is Flashtool a third party software? I see the Sony dev site also offers a flash tool called Emma. I have also seen references to a separate Newflasher and the need for an fsc script
6. how do I confirm which firmware is which? I presume I would be looking to use the 'Customized UK' firmware listed in Xperifirm, CDA 1321-7192 / 58.0.A.3.31 / R8A.
Thanks, appreciate any info.
Cheers,
Michael

I posted how I did it here and in this simpler guide here.
Your understandings are correct. FlashTool includes XperiFirm.
4. Yes, though you will have to do a couple of additional steps because the FlashTool devices database has not been updated with the .fsc for the phone yet.
5. Yes, FlashTool is 3rd party software and allows you to change Customization. Emma is only for unlocked bootloaders from what I remember. You will need to also download the .fsc and .properties files I provided and rename the .fsc file.
6. Yes, 'Customized UK' from XperiFirm is what you want.
On Windows you will need to install the Flashmode and Fastboot drivers in the Flashtool\drivers directory to communicate with your phone. Follow the instructions here as you need to start Windows with driver signature enforcement disabled to do this.
Once you have that all set up, downloaded the firmware and FlashTool has processed the downloaded firmware, you will be ready to flash. Click Flash and choose Flash Mode, then set it up as in my first link - this will wipe all data on the phone.
When flashing, an error of "those files are not in the fsc script: persist, reset-non-secure-adb" is entirely normal. When flashing has finished successfully it will say "synced".

Thanks heaps - I'll have a go.

O2 advised me the phone is unbranded and unlocked as if bought direct from Sony is this incorrect ??
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mcawle said:
Hi,
I'm in the UK; have an Xperia 1 II from O2. Bought outright and using my EE sim in the phone. I am investigating the possibility of flashing generic UK firmware (i.e. to match the firmware on the phones sold direct from Sony) so that EE wifi calling hopefully starts to work. Phone is unlocked.
I've never flashed a phone before and am trying to figure out how it works.
My understanding is:
1. can obtain firmware via Xperifirm
2. can flash that firmware using Flashtool
3. don't need to unlock bootloader to flash new firmware.
My questions are:
4. is it as simple as the above? Download my selected firmware and then flash using Flashtool?
5. is Flashtool a third party software? I see the Sony dev site also offers a flash tool called Emma. I have also seen references to a separate Newflasher and the need for an fsc script
6. how do I confirm which firmware is which? I presume I would be looking to use the 'Customized UK' firmware listed in Xperifirm, CDA 1321-7192 / 58.0.A.3.31 / R8A.
Thanks, appreciate any info.
Cheers,
Michael
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I have bought mine on o2 also and will be using on three uk .. apart from wifi ifoes everything else function OK without o2 sim ?
To be honest I'm torn between cancelling o2 as they told me the phone was unlocked and unbranded and getting a s20 plus
Thanks in advance Mike

Hi,
It has an O2 app preinstalled. No branding or startup stuff. Everything is fine except no WiFi calling visible for EE, which I expected. I did talk to O2 a bit beforehand and they said the firmware would be specific but nothing else. It is unlocked, my EE SIM is working fine aside from WiFi calling as above.

mcawle said:
Hi,
It has an O2 app preinstalled. No branding or startup stuff. Everything is fine except no WiFi calling visible for EE, which I expected. I did talk to O2 a bit beforehand and they said the firmware would be specific but nothing else. It is unlocked, my EE SIM is working fine aside from WiFi calling as above.
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I doubt you will get VoLTE/4G calling working on EE or 3 with the O2 firmware either. (At least it didn't work for me with a Vodafone SIM). To me VoLTE is much more important than WiFi calling as without VoLTE you cannot make a phone call on 4G and instead have to also have a connection to a 3G or 2G network to make a call.
Flashing the Customized UK firmware should fix this.

brocnical said:
I doubt you will get VoLTE/4G calling working on EE or 3 with the O2 firmware either. (At least it didn't work for me with a Vodafone SIM). To me VoLTE is much more important than WiFi calling as without VoLTE you cannot make a phone call on 4G and instead have to also have a connection to a 3G or 2G network to make a call.
Flashing the Customized UK firmware should fix this.
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Yes exactly. WiFi calling not working on EE out of the box. Just need to take the time and get brave enough to do it!

Did you flash your Xperia 1ii? I have the same, O2 phone with EE sim , no wifi calling but everything else OK. I though it was working before the last Sony update but maybe it wasn't. I notice the mobile signal shows LTE but when I put an O2 sim in it says 4G. I didn't realise it was a firmware issue so looking at doing this. I need wifi calling at the back of my house as the mobile signal is very weak.

libboid said:
Did you flash your Xperia 1ii? I have the same, O2 phone with EE sim , no wifi calling but everything else OK. I though it was working before the last Sony update but maybe it wasn't. I notice the mobile signal shows LTE but when I put an O2 sim in it says 4G. I didn't realise it was a firmware issue so looking at doing this. I need wifi calling at the back of my house as the mobile signal is very weak.
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Hi, yes I did using this wonderful thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-1-II/how-to/successfully-flashed-customization-t4119707
Read it first as there can be some scary moments depending on which usb-c cable you use to connect the phone to the pc (don't use the Sony one) but it all works if you follow the instructions and I now have WiFi calling over EE.

mcawle said:
Hi, yes I did using this wonderful thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-1-II/how-to/successfully-flashed-customization-t4119707
Read it first as there can be some scary moments depending on which usb-c cable you use to connect the phone to the pc (don't use the Sony one) but it all works if you follow the instructions and I now have WiFi calling over EE.
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Thanks. I'll give that a shot over the weekend.
As an aside, if you got it from O2, did you get your 'free' headphones?

libboid said:
Thanks. I'll give that a shot over the weekend.
As an aside, if you got it from O2, did you get your 'free' headphones?
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Good luck!
And yes I did get the headphones, a couple weeks back

Hi
I'm in same situation. Can you please confirm that you can change the mobile bands.
Ie. You can select it to change the preferred network type?
Like in pic below?
Thanks
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Does this give you volte as well, or will it just give WiFi calling?

Rodders_28 said:
Does this give you volte as well, or will it just give WiFi calling?
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Both

I need to do this then!
Chances of killing phone completely though.....?

Nil

Cheers!

mcawle said:
Good luck!
And yes I did get the headphones, a couple weeks back
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I managed to flash to stock UK and now have Wi-Fi calling on EE - but - I have lost the ability to edit the APN. When I hotspot some apps get confused with IPv6 so I delete that from the EE APN but cant do it now I have flashed. Also lost LTE option. Just generic 5G/4G/3G/2G. Can you edit your APN and do you have LTE?
As for the headphones, good for you - still waiting for mine
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dvdman2k said:
Hi
I'm in same situation. Can you please confirm that you can change the mobile bands.
Ie. You can select it to change the preferred network type?
Like in pic below?
ThanksView attachment 5088133
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After flashing from O2 firmware to stock UK firmware I only have the one option of 5G/4G/3G/2G

Noob question but does flashing the firmware impact using NFC payments and Google pay?
Also does anyone know if/have experience of, the Hong Kong version (dual SIM), being able to use VOLTE/WiFi calling here in the UK? I need a dual SIM phone ideally but I read somewhere that flashing the dual SIM with a UK firmware will disable the second sim slot (which makes sense to me).
Thank you!

LTE is 4G isn't it. Does O2 just put LTE in their firmware rather than 4G?

Turn off shutter sound from pixel bought in japan

Due to pixel was not sold I was buying pixel 5 from japan. I thought if I flash a US ROM the shutter sound (japan shutter sound law) will go away but it seems like it is still going strong even after I used Cambodia sim. It was used outside japan so if anybody able to turn it off ? or I flashed the wrong ROM
this is the image that I had flashed
11.0.0 (RD1A.201105.003.C1, Nov 2020)

It looks like from android 11 Google has made it very difficult if not impossible to turn off shutter sound on phones sold in Japan. There are a few workarounds but none are perfect
1. Root and replace the shutter sound files with silent sound. All the camera functions are retained but the phone becomes less secure and you may not be able to use banking apps or Google pay
2. Use of third party camera apps or modified Google camera app

cescman said:
It looks like from android 11 Google has made it very difficult if not impossible to turn off shutter sound on phones sold in Japan. There are a few workarounds but none are perfect
1. Root and replace the shutter sound files with silent sound. All the camera functions are retained but the phone becomes less secure and you may not be able to use banking apps or Google pay
2. Use of third party camera apps or modified Google camera app
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I thought that it was from software so if we able to flash a US based rom and living outside of japan it would be able to do the trick guess Im going to wait for Gcam mode to come to pixel 5 then. Thank you

keanghok said:
It was used outside japan so if anybody able to turn it off ?
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It is possible to switch it off with module for Magisk. Also there is another way... you can covert forever Japan version to European one.

ziand said:
It is possible to switch it off with module for Magisk. Also there is another way... you can covert forever Japan version to European one.
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Could you please elaborate on this? Getting my Japanese Pixel soon and wish I can do this the first day if possible

HarryShan said:
Could you please elaborate on this? Getting my Japanese Pixel soon and wish I can do this the first day if possible
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Ok.
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Boot to TWRP. Today it is test9 version and it works on Android 11 (So, downgrade if you are on A12)
3. From TWRP run (menu - install) this script: MID_Changer_v2.10-MAGISK-TWRP.zip
4. Choose GTT9Q Model ID (it is Euro Union, Australia) for changing
5. Flash global version Factory Image with device wiping (it can be A12 one)
6. Lock the bootloader. Done
Enjoy

ziand said:
Ok.
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Boot to TWRP. Today it is test9 version and it works on Android 11 (So, downgrade if you are on A12)
3. From TWRP run (menu - install) this script: MID_Changer_v1.02-TWRP.zip
4. Choose GTT9Q Model ID (it is Euro Union, Australia) for changing
5. Flash global version Factory Image with device wiping (it can be A12 one)
6. Lock the bootloader. Done
Enjoy
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Much appreciated for your work!
Unfortunately I'm getting a Japan Pixel6. The same trick seems impossible because of TWRP support and your patch only supporting Pixel 5.
However your patch still provided some insights. i.e. CDT partition for storing MID info.
I'll take a look on Pixel6 once I get it. Hope it behaves in a similar fashion.

ziand said:
Ok.
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Boot to TWRP. Today it is test9 version and it works on Android 11 (So, downgrade if you are on A12)
3. From TWRP run (menu - install) this script: MID_Changer_v1.02-TWRP.zip
4. Choose GTT9Q Model ID (it is Euro Union, Australia) for changing
5. Flash global version Factory Image with device wiping (it can be A12 one)
6. Lock the bootloader. Done
Enjoy
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Is there anyone who tried this and confirmed to be working? I am a bit hesitant to try this but I also want to get rid of the camera shutter. Thanks.

ziand said:
Ok.
1. Unlock your bootloader
2. Boot to TWRP. Today it is test9 version and it works on Android 11 (So, downgrade if you are on A12)
3. From TWRP run (menu - install) this script: MID_Changer_v1.02-TWRP.zip
4. Choose GTT9Q Model ID (it is Euro Union, Australia) for changing
5. Flash global version Factory Image with device wiping (it can be A12 one)
6. Lock the bootloader. Done
Enjoy
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Got my Japan Pixel 6 today. Turns out the SKU info is stored in devinfo partition. Replace the original "GR1YH" with global SKU "GB7N6" and it's done. No wipe/reflash required.
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HarryShan said:
Got my Japan Pixel 6 today. Turns out the SKU info is stored in devinfo partition. Replace the original "GR1YH" with global SKU "GB7N6" and it's done. No wipe/reflash required.
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Hello, can you please kindly walk me through on how to do this? I have a pixel 4a 5g. Do I need root? Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you very much.

HarryShan said:
Got my Japan Pixel 6 today.
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Ok, good

arnteo said:
Hello, can you please kindly walk me through on how to do this? I have a pixel 4a 5g. Do I need root? Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you very much.
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Seems Pixel 4A 5G should be supported by MID_Changer_v1.02-TWRP.zip. Steps above should be enough. What I manually did on Pixel 6 is different and pretty dangerous if not knowing what you're doing.

HarryShan said:
Seems Pixel 4A 5G should be supported by MID_Changer_v1.02-TWRP.zip. Steps above should be enough. What I manually did on Pixel 6 is different and pretty dangerous if not knowing what you're doing.
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Ok. Will try the steps above once I muster the courage to do so. Haha. I am still hesitant about the process if something goes wrong. Thank you.

arnteo said:
Hello, can you please kindly walk me through on how to do this? I have a pixel 4a 5g. Do I need root? Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you very much.
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You can not convert your japan version of 4a 5g to European one because 4a 5g has different hardware of each version: US - USA, ROW - EU and Australia, JPN - Japan.
Even if you change Model ID manually (it is possible), your phone will stay Japan version anyway and it won't help with sound in your camera.
It is possible for Pixel 5 because Japan and European phones have the same hardware - ROW (Rest Of World). Look at your screen bootloader mode of 4a 5g.
But you can switch off the sound in camera with Magisk module. You have to be with root for it.

ziand said:
You can not convert your japan version of 4a 5g to European one because 4a 5g has different hardware of each version: US - USA, ROW - EU and Australia, JPN - Japan.
Even if you change Model ID manually (it is possible), your phone will stay Japan version anyway and it won't help with sound in your camera.
It is possible for Pixel 5 because Japan and European phones have the same hardware - ROW (Rest Of World). Look at your screen bootloader mode of 4a 5g.
But you can switch off the sound in camera with Magisk module. You have to be with root for it.
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Are you sure that they have different hardware? This is sad if that is the case. I guess I will just have to live with the shutter sound. Or I will just root in the future.

arnteo said:
Are you sure that they have different hardware?
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Of course, I am sure with sharing it here.

ziand said:
Of course, I am sure with sharing it here.
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Ok. Thanks for this.

HarryShan said:
Got my Japan Pixel 6 today. Turns out the SKU info is stored in devinfo partition. Replace the original "GR1YH" with global SKU "GB7N6" and it's done. No wipe/reflash required.
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Thank you!
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Hi! Can you give more detailed instruction for Pixel 6 ? Thank you very much.

HarryShan said:
Got my Japan Pixel 6 today. Turns out the SKU info is stored in devinfo partition. Replace the original "GR1YH" with global SKU "GB7N6" and it's done. No wipe/reflash required.
View attachment 5463603
Thank you!
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Hi, I recently got my pixel 6 and I want to turn off the shutter sound. I wonder if you can walk me through how to to do this? I really appreciate it if you can!

HarryShan said:
Got my Japan Pixel 6 today. Turns out the SKU info is stored in devinfo partition. Replace the original "GR1YH" with global SKU "GB7N6" and it's done. No wipe/reflash required.
View attachment 5463603
Thank you!
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Hey, any info on how you did this?

Question Android 12L is Out

BREAKING: Galaxy Tab S8 finally gets Android 12L (One UI 4.1.1) update with better multitasking
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Can confirm EUX CSC is currently out.

Got the update on my regular tab s8 in USA tonight.
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Got the update on my regular tab s8 in USA tonight. View attachment 5699971
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Thanks for the heads up. Just updated as well, USA and using it now.

Thanks! I'm amazed Samsung bothered to put the last release out just 14 days ago.

I got the update for One UI 4.1.1, but I'm still in Android 12

shim80 said:
I got the update for One UI 4.1.1, but I'm still in Android 12
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Google did the same thing on the Pixels, where we were most definitely on "12L"/"12.1" but in software version it still said "12".

roirraW edor ehT said:
Google did the same thing on the Pixels, where we were most definitely on "12L"/"12.1" but in software version it still said "12".
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Okay
Do you know ho do I disable phantom process killing ? Google should've added option to disable it in developper options, but I can't find it

shim80 said:
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Do you know ho do I disable phantom process killing ? Google should've added option to disable it in developper options, but I can't find it
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No, I don't know anything about that. I haven't checked on the Tab S8 Ultra yet, but on my Pixel 6 Pro, there's this option:
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Maybe the "Background check" option could also help, if it exists in OneUI?
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I got the update yesterday on my S8+ but after the first boot I noticed the black background on the boot branding with the white text was flickering instead of solid and once booted the image quality is way worse, like there's no contrast and a yellow filter over the whole screen.
Rebooting doesn't help and no visual related settings were changed under display nor accessibility, anyone else having this problem?

I've been using Android 12L on my Tab S8 for a couple of days, and so far I am very impressed! The taskbar is the game changer. Opening 2-3 apps on the screen was already possible with the edge bar and split screen on 12, but the process is more simplified and intuitive on 12L. The only issue is that you can't use the taskbar on Nova launcher. Samsung launcher isn't too bad but I much prefer Nova... enjoy!

UmiCat said:
The only issue is that you can't use the taskbar on Nova launcher.
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Oh, wow! No wonder I haven't seen the taskbar since I'm using Nova. That's crazy.

roirraW edor ehT said:
Oh, wow! No wonder I haven't seen the taskbar since I'm using Nova. That's crazy.
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Yea, reading around it sounds like the taskbar doesn't work with any non-stock launcher! So disappointing!

UmiCat said:
Yea, reading around it sounds like the taskbar doesn't work with any non-stock launcher! So disappointing!
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I won't hold my breath, but here's hoping either Samsung will provide a way to use it without their launcher, or someone provides a root way to enable the stock AOSP 12.1/12L taskbar, at least.

My tab s8 ultra has CSC XXV, Can I flash this rom by Odin?

duchoapnpd said:
My tab s8 ultra has CSC XXV, Can I flash this rom by Odin?
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If you download the XXV firmware for your exact model number through SamFirm or similar software, then yes.

roirraW edor ehT said:
If you download the XXV firmware for your exact model number through SamFirm or similar software, then yes.
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No, I want to flash EUX firmware on my XXV

duchoapnpd said:
No, I want to flash EUX firmware on my XXV
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If you can unlock the bootloader you can flash any firmware you want. Just make sure it's the one for your model.
(your model number may be different)

roirraW edor ehT said:
If you can unlock the bootloader you can flash any firmware you want. Just make sure it's the one for your model.
(your model number may be different)
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Flashing stock roms shouldn't need bootloader unlocks. Since EUX is stock rom so it should be flashable anyway without touching bootloader. Because it is stock rom.
Also I'm quite sure I have seen others on here flash other region roms on their devices without needing to unlock bootloader.
Never touch bootloader while warranty is active, doing so voids it.

Jake.S said:
Flashing stock roms shouldn't need bootloader unlocks. Since EUX is stock rom so it should be flashable anyway without touching bootloader. Because it is stock rom.
Never touch bootloader while warranty is active, doing so voids it.
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Okay, I assumed wrong that changing CSC (flashing EUX firmware over top of XXV) would require a bootloader unlock. My mistake! Thank you.
I'll always unlock my bootloader immediately, though. No problems for me in the past 12 years, but to be fair, it was only the past 7 years that I've unlocked bootloaders. Before that, and when I was still on Verizon, I was always using exploits to be able to root my Verizon devices. My main devices for the past 6 have been Pixels except for one brief revisit with a Samsung phone a couple of years ago.

roirraW edor ehT said:
Okay, I assumed wrong that changing CSC (flashing EUX firmware over top of XXV) would require a bootloader unlock. My mistake! Thank you.
I'll always unlock my bootloader immediately, though. No problems for me in the past 12 years, but to be fair, it was only the past 7 years that I've unlocked bootloaders. Before that, and when I was still on Verizon, I was always using exploits to be able to root my Verizon devices. My main devices for the past 6 have been Pixels except for one brief revisit with a Samsung phone a couple of years ago.
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Well CSC is only a region code sort off. But every rom for each CSC is stock rom so the device won't become bricked or having issues flashing any CSC region roms. But if you flash a custom rom that is not stock then bootloader unlock is required. Because those do not contain correct certificate that the stock roms do and which therefore becomes rejected or failed when trying to flash them without unlocking the bootloader. While stock ones will pass through without any issues.
I used to flash custom roms years back when there was a workaround where only root was needed to flash. Then bootloader could stay as locked and such, but it was due to a glitch/exploit being used under root method.