I'd like to start a thread regarding the NET10 Samsung S4 4G LTE SGH-S970G.
Has anyone seen a way to unlock this device? Neither of the standard 2 methods of unlocking a Galaxy S 4 seem to work. I am unable to reach SERVICE MODE MAIN MENU beyond step 4 using the method described here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
From what I have gathered thus far this might be able to be resolved by downgrading the radio/baseband however I would need an older stock firmware for this device and I do not believe one exists - and I am afraid of bricking the device using any other stock firmware.
Does anyone know of a method I might be able to carrier unlock this puppy?
Thanks in advance!
I have the same phone, SGH-S970G, and am unable to find a root option for it either. Has anyone found one?
EDIT: (01/14/14) SafeRoot also worked for me. Thank you to all for your help, I really appreciate it!
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aristoblis said:
I have the same phone, SGH-S970G, and am unable to find a root option for it either. Has anyone found one?
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You could try apps that root the phone for you such as Framaroot and Poot, Framaroot has it's own forum on XDA. If you try let me know which works
What technical specs does this model of S4 have?Maybe the root method from i9506 works!
aresbv2000 said:
What technical specs does this model of S4 have?Maybe the root method from i9506 works!
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I think the i9506 has different specs such as the cpu
Saferoot worked for me but I haven't found a way to unlock the sim yet.
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JeffGuinness said:
Saferoot worked for me but I haven't found a way to unlock the sim yet.
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It worked on the SGH-S970G?
Owen16 said:
It worked on the SGH-S970G?
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Yes.
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Does anybody know of any flashing methods for this device, such as custom recovery and roms?
I heard something about a region unlocked helping to unlock the metro
C version of this phone I think that is close to this model so I guess we could start there
Guys please try rooting and then using the app "region lock away" it unlocks sims on other gs4, tested myself yesterday, please someone try with this model and reply soon. MAY NOT work on 4.3 but totally safe, will look for older modems. and report back
Cheers.
I can try but can anyone post a link to region unlock and the rooting app I've been looking for them
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470551
that's region away, the poster that said previously that he rooted will hopefully send a link to his App/process.
hit thanks if i helped.
Ok just need a link to safe root
Here's saferoot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
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I tried safe root and region unlock no go mybe I need to do something after installing them both
Digitalx1 said:
I tried safe root and region unlock no go mybe I need to do something after installing them both
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Which part failed? Rooting or region unlock?
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Rooting seem to went fine unlocking seem to not go so fine someone offered me like $350 for it so I'll sell it rooted. Still couldn't get the menu it shows different carriers but network fails to connect for some reason
I noticed that some members have had these straight talk phones for more than a year now, so shouldn't some people be able to unlock their Straight Talk/Tracfone Galaxy S4 phones by now?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2763160
Here try this it might help you guys.
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Hello.
Sorry if there is another post like this.
I want to root my ATRIX mb860
Im On Android version 2.3.4.
What is the easiest way.
Cheers
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wayne morgan said:
Hello.
Sorry if there is another post like this.
I want to root my ATRIX mb860
Im On Android version 2.3.4.
What is the easiest way.
Cheers
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Wrong forum.... Atrix 2 is the MB865. I believe the phone you have is an Atrix 4G
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wayne morgan said:
Hello.
Sorry if there is another post like this.
I want to root my ATRIX mb860
Im On Android version 2.3.4.
What is the easiest way.
Cheers
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You posted at the wrong place mate..this forum is for atrix 2 mb865 and me865..yours is atrix 4G i guess
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Murthyb
I tried rooting the atrix 2. Not sure if it was successfull....but i know it did not unlock the sim, i put in different carrier SIM and it asking me to enter the unlock code.
How do i unlock ?
murthyb said:
I tried rooting the atrix 2. Not sure if it was successfull....but i know it did not unlock the sim, i put in different carrier SIM and it asking me to enter the unlock code.
How do i unlock ?
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you cant unlock sim by rooting
you can unlock sim by buying code on ebay for $0.99 though, if your phone has at&t logo on it.
murthyb said:
I tried rooting the atrix 2. Not sure if it was successfull....but i know it did not unlock the sim, i put in different carrier SIM and it asking me to enter the unlock code.
How do i unlock ?
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You will get an app called superuser if rooting was success..where did u buy your phone??..and which firmware version are uou using??..please do not post in this thread further..create a new thread
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You will get an app called superuser if rooting was success..where did u buy your phone??..and which firmware version are uou using??..please do not post in this thread further..create a new thread
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Actually please don't create a new thread...
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My phone is ATT , MB865..Android 2.3.6..used the Motofail Root (superuser 3.1.3, su binary 3.1.1).zip to root...
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I see the super user the phone it rooted i guess. I do not think it unlocked. i used a SIM from india and its asking for a unlock code
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I see the super user the phone it rooted i guess. I do not think it unlocked. i used a SIM from india and its asking for a unlock code
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Rooting and Sim unlock are unrelated to each other. You need to purchase a sim unlock code (or go through AT&T) to unlock the GSM carrier.
That sucks...for a HTC inspire phone, i was able to unlock and root at the same go using the software from xda
murthyb said:
That sucks...for a HTC inspire phone, i was able to unlock and root at the same go using the software from xda
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You mean root and unlock.... the bootloader?
Totally different "unlocking" of the phone.
As souljaboy & moofree said, the subsidy (carrier, SIM, whatever) unlock is only through the carrier (like AT&T) or buying a code online..
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As alteredlikeness told you there are different kind of unlocks
1) Sim Unlock: so that you can use any sim card, you can get the code from the network provider that you bought the mobile from, alternatively you can get the code at ebay or any other local sim unlock experts, I assume you are from India, like here in Hyderabad there are few in Jagdish Market, only few of them are legit like Metro Mobiles.
Then there is the dreaded 2) Bootloader and it's unlocking: With which we can flash (install) custom kernels and thus CyanogenMods, MIUIs, AOKPs and all..
and I humbly let you know that, if you are talking about Sim unlock procedures, this is not the place to come, XDA is all about mods, ROMs, Bricks(!) and everything in between.
and if you are talking about Bootloader unlock, unfortunately the hard working devs here have not found a way yet to unlock it, really hope that they will eventually prevail.
and either way, just merely rooting doesn't unlock anything, either network lock or bootloader, rooting is a process where you get superuser access.. which is kind of Admin access to your Windows OS, which is required to install few apps and also to dig down into the android OS.
Thanks for listening! have a great day.
Not to sure it will help much but it's been posted.
http://opensource.samsung.com/
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Apply update?
Can I rename this as update.zip and the flash it to my AT&T i337? I am on MDL and it wont update via OTA or Kies.
Thanks
Bucknut89 said:
Can I rename this as update.zip and the flash it to my AT&T i337? I am on MDL and it wont update via OTA or Kies.
Thanks
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If you're on MDL and want MF3, I recommend rooting and installing a custom recovery while you can, and then flashing the neutered MF3 update. Root is in the General section, many MF3 ROM's can be found in Development sections. Make sure to read the whole OP in whichever you go to before doing anything.
Bucknut89 said:
Can I rename this as update.zip and the flash it to my AT&T i337? I am on MDL and it wont update via OTA or Kies.
Thanks
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Trolling?
blastagator said:
Trolling?
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why ask that? believe it or not some xda users never root their phone and could care less about loosing the ability to flash roms
help
I am in need of the stock mf3 firmware. tried getting rid of bloat ware and now getting error messages all over and cant recover
OK...after downloading and extracting...this is only the kernel source...
help
i did just that....but know i get samsung text to speech has stopped as well as music has stopped...factory wipe and clean did nothing as well as restoring terminator back up of all things i uninstalled...nothing help so i figured fresh install of mf3 firmware would do the trick but i guess no one has that yet
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If you're on MDL and want MF3, I recommend rooting and installing a custom recovery while you can, and then flashing the neutered MF3 update. Root is in the General section, many MF3 ROM's can be found in Development sections. Make sure to read the whole OP in whichever you go to before doing anything.
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I just really want the update so I can open the extra LTE bands. Also the Apps to SD would be nice. The Rooted roms dont fix the LTE bands. Also i dont care about rooting. Looks like CM is going to be coming out with a non root flash method for thier roms anyway.
You can unlock them... You don't need the update. Google.
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graydiggy said:
You can unlock them... You don't need the update. Google.
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Yes, you may be able to just flash the MF3 modem after a factory reset. That would hopefully resolve your current issues and open up the LTE bands.
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The extra bands are unlocked through the service menus. Not through a modem. If that were the case, the update would unlock your device for any GSM carrier. AT&T is not going to do that.
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graydiggy said:
The extra bands are unlocked through the service menus. Not through a modem. If that were the case, the update would unlock your device for any GSM carrier. AT&T is not going to do that.
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But the update did add support for more bands according to some posts ive read here on xda...more bands doesnt mean unlock...just means the possibility of att expanding there lte network with some new bands
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graydiggy said:
The extra bands are unlocked through the service menus. Not through a modem. If that were the case, the update would unlock your device for any GSM carrier. AT&T is not going to do that.
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Yeah AT&T opened up access to lte band 2 and 5 with the mf3 on their modem. Probably for international oversea purposes/partnership?
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If you want the MF3 rom and/or kernel, check out this thread. If you want just the modem (baseband), check out the latest addition, File #11 in that same thread.
Otherwise, I think this thread has been hijacked enough, and the original purpose has been served, in my opinion. The MF3 source is practically useless to anyone except Devs that want to build their own kernels.
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If you want the MF3 rom and/or kernel, check out this thread. If you want just the modem (baseband), check out the latest addition, File #11 in that same thread.
Otherwise, I think this thread has been hijacked enough, and the original purpose has been served, in my opinion. The MF3 source is practically useless to anyone except Devs that want to build their own kernels.
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Could the kernel source also be useful to those looking to find an exploit in MF3 (to unlock the bootloader or something to that effect), or is the kernel too high-level for that sort of thing?
ethteck said:
Could the kernel source also be useful to those looking to find an exploit in MF3 (to unlock the bootloader or something to that effect), or is the kernel too high-level for that sort of thing?
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Pretty sure it's too high level. It might be useful for finding a root exploit, but that's been done already for MF3. It wouldn't be useful for finding a way to unlock the bootloaders, but the only slim help it could find in this area is perhaps providing clues to understanding "aboot" more, and how it checks for signatures on, and loads the kernel. But even still, that's a longshot. TBH, anyone who might be looking for exploits here should already be aware of the source code's existence, plus this sort of exploit would brobably be little different between MF3 and MDL.
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Also, welcome to XDA!
Excuse the possibly noobish question here, but what does this mean for the new root status? My phone came with MF3 and I really would like to get some custom ROMs on here. :?
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dlv_ said:
Excuse the possibly noobish question here, but what does this mean for the new root status? My phone came with MF3 and I really would like to get some custom ROMs on here. :?
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No custom ROMs yet. Only root
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graydiggy said:
No custom ROMs yet. Only root
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The one that needs the micro SD card, correct?
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Hey , Cant seem to find any info if its possible to unlock Tmobiles Galaxy tab 2 SGH-T779 ?
i would really appreciate any info and push in right direction.
Thanks
anyone ?
Check out the s2 forum or any other galaxy forum. They all have the same method to SIM unlock the phone. Most likely that method will also work with the tab.
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tried everything, all apps , all methods seem dont work for this tablet .
Today tried to get code from t-mobile ,will see the outcome.
Thanks for help Agoattamer
Agoattamer said:
Check out the s2 forum or any other galaxy forum. They all have the same method to SIM unlock the phone. Most likely that method will also work with the tab.
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My friend has the AT&T G2 and she received an OTA update to her phone on 2/13/14. I want to help her root her phone but I am not sure if the update she received will present any challenges. Can I still use the rooting methods that were already established before her phone received this update ?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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DoubleA319 said:
My friend has the AT&T G2 and she received an OTA update to her phone on 2/13/14. I want to help her root her phone but I am not sure if the update she received will present any challenges. Can I still use the rooting methods that were already established before her phone received this update ?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Sub'd.
I was literally doing the exact same thing this afternoon too. My friends phone has the newest OTA and is on firmware D80010q.
I tried the normal methods to no avail. I was able to get Superuser on the phone, however, didn't have root access. From what I've been able to come up with we have to downgrade to D80010d in order to root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50354625&postcount=2121
I also am looking for some confirmations on what I mentioned above. Thanks!
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I was literally doing the exact same thing this afternoon too. My friends phone has the newest OTA and is on firmware D80010q.
I tried the normal methods to no avail. I was able to get Superuser on the phone, however, didn't have root access. From what I've been able to come up with we have to downgrade to D80010d in order to root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50354625&postcount=2121
I also am looking for some confirmations on what I mentioned above. Thanks!
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Yep that's true. From what I have read in this forum if you have q or o then you have to downgrade to d in order to root. At least that seems to be the proven way!
iksnoved25 said:
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I was literally doing the exact same thing this afternoon too. My friends phone has the newest OTA and is on firmware D80010q.
I tried the normal methods to no avail. I was able to get Superuser on the phone, however, didn't have root access. From what I've been able to come up with we have to downgrade to D80010d in order to root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50354625&postcount=2121
I also am looking for some confirmations on what I mentioned above. Thanks!
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Yep that's true. From what I have read in this forum if you have q or o then you have to downgrade to d in order to root. At least that seems to be the proven way!
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Thanks for the info guys. It seems my friend is on the q update also. I'll run this by her. Hey iksnoved25, if you happen to attempt this method before me let me know how it goes for you. Good luck to both of us.
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Thanks for the info guys. It seems my friend is on the q update also. I'll run this by her. Hey iksnoved25, if you happen to attempt this method before me let me know how it goes for you. Good luck to both of us.
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Yeah its not my phone, its a girl who lives a few hours away. But if the rooting software isn't updated by the next time I see her (2 weeks or so), I'll most likely give it a shot. Post here or PM me and keep me updated on how it all goes. I found a youtube video that went through it and it doesn't seem that difficult.
Yea my friend isn't exactly close and she is likely to be deterred by any extra steps.
Does that video cover downgrading the software version back to d? If so post the link. If it's just a rooting a video I don't need it. I already rooted my Sprint G2.
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Yea my friend isn't exactly close and she is likely to be deterred by any extra steps.
Does that video cover downgrading the software version back to d? If so post the link. If it's just a rooting a video I don't need it. I already rooted my Sprint G2.
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here ya go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqw_LFuyHbE
Thanks
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I was able to root while using D80010o. The instructions in this thread were helpful.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2633150
Hello,
Trying to find information about this specific model, This seems to be the most appropriate forum to post questions.
I have the Samsung factory unlocked version 930u. It may be possible to unlock the bootloader using OEM unlock, although I haven't tried yet.
Is there a method to root this device? It's a Snapdragon version, not Exynos. All information I could find about root was about the 930F with Exynos. Before voiding the warranty, I need to get all the info at least.
Thanks.
The same method as all carrier variants. The G930U is the same phone as the variants where the only difference is not being controlled by the carrier, otherwise same firmware essentially.
Ok, so I should be able to flash Chainfire 930f firmware on it?
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razvu said:
Ok, so I should be able to flash Chainfire 930f firmware on it?
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No, you can't flash Exynos firmware. Only US firmwares. You flash the Engineer kernel which is rooted. The, currently, only root method for US variants
Thanks for pointing that out.
So, first unlock the bootloader through oem unlock, then flash this file. Do you have a link to it, make sure I get the right one?
Thank you very much for your help!
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razvu said:
Thanks for pointing that out.
So, first unlock the bootloader through oem unlock, then flash this file. Do you have a link to it, make sure I get the right one?
Thank you very much for your help!
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The bootloader is still locked. The OEM Unlock in developer options is simply a toggle to allow the bootloader to be unlocked, which it can't currently.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s7/how-to/g935a-root-t3410403
It says G930A but it's the same method across all US variants.
Thank you!
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I have a problem when trying to root this device samsung S7 930U. I tried 3 versions of Odin, 3 usb cables ( samsung original) and all the USB ports in my PC, the one in the front and 4 in the back. I always get 2 results. Or it stays "SetUp Connection" forever...or just FAIL! Auth. I don't know what else to try.
Im trying to root the device just only to change the IMEI number, since I can't make it work in my country in Southamerica.
Already check in other posts and other forums...no results yet. But I won't give up :laugh:
Any ideas?
Thanks guys in advance! :good: