I have purchased Verizon HTC One M8(Carrier unlocked) from eBay. And I found following
1. Lot of Verizon bloatware crap installed.
2. Lots of stock apps like FM Radio, Broswer etc not installed.
3. Cant find any file explorer to delete files from external SD card.
3. In software updates section I see msg : "Software Update only work in CDMA Mode" which really pisses me off.
Is it possible to flash international RUU from HTCDev and convert my phone into International version(HTC-WWE) so that
1. I get all stock apps
2. No bloatware from Carrier including stupid boot animation.
3. Direct updates from HTC
You could just s-off, root, remove all the bloat, and install everything that's missing.
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jova33 said:
You could just s-off, root, remove all the bloat, and install everything that's missing.
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umm...but what about the updates?
I would like to have updates from HTC for some time at least.
Not possible. Not now anyway.
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mukeshd said:
umm...but what about the updates?
I would like to have updates from HTC for some time at least.
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Just root and install custom ROMS.
any updates?
i got also the verizon version and have the same problem as the OP.
Any solution for a conversion to "international one" so I can use GPE with OTA and receive official unbranded HTC updates?
I live in Europe.
Is there an international cdma?I think the problem you will run into is not having a gsm radio. There is no official gpe for cdma, so flashing custom roms might be your only choice
the verizon variant supports gsm network too (data works too, GSM/UMTS.. without LTE i think)... the problem are the updates, lack of features and bloatware, as the OP already stated.
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MY sister called ATt to unlock her phone when she went abroad, they did. Now she no longer has ATT and is with tmobile. Using the Tmobile sim card, she can't seem to upgrade her OS using the firmware update option in settings. How can she go about upgrading? she currently has android 4.1.2 with the NOte 2?
also if i flash aokp on her phone, but she don't like it, then flash back the original 4.1.2 firmware, would i lose the unlock that ATT did for her and she can't use Tmobile anymore?
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MY sister called ATt to unlock her phone when she went abroad, they did. Now she no longer has ATT and is with tmobile. Using the Tmobile sim card, she can't seem to upgrade her OS using the firmware update option in settings. How can she go about upgrading? she currently has android 4.1.2 with the NOte 2?
also if i flash aokp on her phone, but she don't like it, then flash back the original 4.1.2 firmware, would i lose the unlock that ATT did for her and she can't use Tmobile anymore?
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Carrier unlocking is separate from ROM. If you can install custom recovery (CWM, TWRP), switching from ROM to ROM is as simple as doing a backup of one, wiping the device, and installing another ROM. Always save a back-up to your computer, and it's also a good idea (much easier in the end) to do a batch back-up through Titanium of all the user apps, so you can simply restore them to the new ROM instead of downloading them all over again and losing the app data.
Factory firmware can be obtained from sammmobile.com and are flashable with Odin (google it).
thanks for the help but why can't she update the stock rom from the settings though when she switched to tmobile? are the update locked to the att carrier?
thanks for the help but why can't she update the stock rom from the settings though when she switched to tmobile? are the update locked to the att carrier?
I wouldn't worry about it too much. The method Planterz gave you will give her the latest firmware. There's at least a few Lolipop ROMs for the Note 2
TechShui said:
I wouldn't worry about it too much. The method Planterz gave you will give her the latest firmware. There's at least a few Lolipop ROMs for the Note 2
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Idk the site only has up to stock firmware 4.1.2...which is what she already has on her phone, but on the samsung site, it says they currently have android 4.4.2 for the SGH-I317 phone. i don't know how to get that
Official Lollipop Bell Note 3
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N900W8/
Safe for Rogers sm-n900w8 also now that it's unified correct
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Safe for Rogers sm-n900w8 also now that it's unified correct
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Yes. Just have to remove lots of bloatware.
hey_joe said:
Yes. Just have to remove lots of bloatware.
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you wouldnt have to remove any bloatware if you do not want to as the rom only installs the carriers bloat, based on multi csc. rogers update is there too
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you wouldnt have to remove any bloatware if you do not want to as the rom only installs the carriers bloat, based on multi csc. rogers update is there too
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It's the carriers bloat I am referring to since he's on Rogers, Bell's apps will be useless.
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It's the carriers bloat I am referring to since he's on Rogers, Bell's apps will be useless.
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@hey_joe thats what I mean, if its a rogers sim then no bell apps will be installed. if bell sim then bell apps. if telus sim then telus apps
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@heyjoe thats what I mean, if its a rogers sim then no bell apps will be installed. if bell sim then bell apps. if telus sim then telus apps
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That's actually wrong. I have a Rogers phone with Rogers sim and flashed the firmware yesterday and all Bell apps like Bell TV were installed.
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That's actually wrong. I have a Rogers phone with Rogers sim and flashed the firmware yesterday and all Bell apps like Bell TV were installed.
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i have never encountered it before as if you look inside the rom the csc's are there and should only install that one. I have a telus n3 on bell, used telus FW on prior revision and never once had a telus app but always had bell apps. Either way, there are only like 3 or 4 apps to remove. i would say download the rogers version and try that but they didnt release it yet... sorry maybe rogers csc not in this version. I am not using it, i just updated bootloader and modem, and back to n4 rom.
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i have never encountered it before as if you look inside the rom the csc's are there and should only install that one. I have a telus n3 on bell, used telus FW on prior revision and never once had a telus app but always had bell apps. Either way, there are only like 3 or 4 apps to remove. i would say download the rogers version and try that but they didnt release it yet... sorry maybe rogers csc not in this version. I am not using it, i just updated bootloader and modem, and back to n4 rom.
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Not sure either with this firmware for Rogers phone because I flashed the full firmware twice already and checked that my bootloader and baseband were updated but still can't make video recording work on my phone. It only works if I use a custom kernel from Civz.
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Not sure either with this firmware for Rogers phone because I flashed the full firmware twice already and checked that my bootloader and baseband were updated but still can't make video recording work on my phone. It only works if I use a custom kernel from Civz.
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i had that problem before i update the bootloader, i had to use same kernel, i can even use pin unlock again without unmounting my sd since update and video recording works. did you do a full wipe after the flash, like after it flashes in odin, it will reboot to recovery and do its thing, then reboot to system. the key i found lately will these from canada is that you need to catch it before it boots to system and do a factory reset on it. (wipe system, cache and data and all is well)
that my experience with bells roms lately
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i had that problem before i update the bootloader, i had to use same kernel, i can even use pin unlock again without unmounting my sd since update and video recording works. did you do a full wipe after the flash, like after it flashes in odin, it will reboot to recovery and do its thing, then reboot to system. the key i found lately will these from canada is that you need to catch it before it boots to system and do a factory reset on it. (wipe system, cache and data and all is well)
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I'll flash again and try that method.
Thanks
edit: Found the reason video wouldn't work. Somehow both my current binary and system status are custom and even wiping before flashing the official LP firmware wouldn't bring them back to Official so flashed back to 4.4.2 NB7 booted up then flashed to latest LP which fixed both statuses to Official. And now video recording works on official firmware. Now have to go back to N4 ported and see if it's fixed with Civz latest.
I have a Rogers Note 3. After flashing Camera does not work.
When you say catch it before it reboots after flashing? I did not catch it first time, so I should flash it again right.
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It is working. I factory wiped it. Camera works in all its glory. Thanks!
Hello, just upgraded from a Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile to an unlocked Verizon HTC One M8 handset. Popped in the sim, I can send and receive text, data on HSPA/3G mode but not one LTE or Global mode (anyone know why this is? I'd like to be able to use t-mobiles LTE and not just HSPA/3G), get the usual "sim unknown source" stuff. I am wanting to flash Skydragon.
My question, is there anything special I need to do before/after I flash these, since I'm using a different network than what the handset was originally supposed to be on? Maybe I need to flash different radio? This is my first time using an unlocked phone, previously all my phones with custom ROMs were on the same network as the handset variant.
Otherwise, would I just update to the latest 5.0.1 OTA update from Verizon, root/unlock bootloader, install TWRP, then flash Skydragon, and I'm all good?
Edit: Well, further reading seems to indicate to me that it turns out verizon M8 devices already updated to 5.0.x are still not able to be rooted at this time?
Thanks for the help
Hi,
My friend has a Verizon HTC One M8, and his phone is limited because he doesn't have a Verizon SIM (we don't live in the USA) -
meaning he can't use LTE (even though the phone's bands match the local bands), can't use mobile hotspot and he also couldn't update his phone until I found a way to update it using a PC. It's giving him lots of trouble.
I want to install CM13 on his phone, but before I flash CM I wanted to know if there's a way to install a different (international and original) HTC ROM on his phone. So he can fully use the phone without a Verizon SIM.
Is there a way to do it? Can anyone give me a link for this kind of ROM (that'll work on this phone and match my requirements)?
thx
Hello,
I live in Belgium and have an unlocked AT&T S8+. It works fine, but OTA updates don't work: I'm still on the AQF7 firmware and yet it says "current software is up to date".
What are my options for updating the firmware? I would prefer a method that doesn't wipe my user data every time, and I need to avoid tripping KNOX or I won't be able to get work emails.
Thanks in advance,
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Hello,
I live in Belgium and have an unlocked AT&T S8+. It works fine, but OTA updates don't work: I'm still on the AQF7 firmware and yet it says "current software is up to date".
What are my options for updating the firmware? I would prefer a method that doesn't wipe my user data every time, and I need to avoid tripping KNOX or I won't be able to get work emails.
Thanks in advance,
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Download the ota zips in the ADB thread here to get to the latest version AQJC.
Put them on your SD card and go into recovery and update the phone with each ota file.
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Will this wipe my user data?
I read elsewhere that it might be possible to get OTA working by registering with an AT&T sim. It's a hassle but maybe worth it for automatic updates: would that work in Europe?
trmsw said:
Thanks!
Will this wipe my user data?
I read elsewhere that it might be possible to get OTA working by registering with an AT&T sim. It's a hassle but maybe worth it for automatic updates: would that work in Europe?
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Yes it will wipe your data. No ota updates won't work outside of the US. Because the AT&T SIM needs to be on the AT&T network.
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Ok. And could I flash an unbranded firmware and then get OTA updates from Samsung - would that work and can it be done without tripping knox?
Restoring all my data every time is a bore.
trmsw said:
Ok. And could I flash an unbranded firmware and then get OTA updates from Samsung - would that work and can it be done without tripping knox?
Restoring all my data every time is a bore.
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Yeah, flash the unlocked firmware and you'll get ota updates.
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Yeah, flash the unlocked firmware and you'll get ota updates.
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How to flash the unlock firmware on att brand?
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Unlocked Firmware
FatalONEM8 said:
Yeah, flash the unlocked firmware and you'll get ota updates.
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Could you please clarify this.
1. What is an unlocked firmware and how to identify it? (My LG V20 boot with animated AT&T logo. But I can use any SIM in it and works as normal)
2. I have heard that AT&T devices don't get updates outside from USA AT&T network because these updates are made by AT&T and deliver through their network only. Is that true?
3. If it is true, from where a device with unlocked firmware will receive updates? Who will build it?
Thank you.