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[Petition] Samsung and AT&T: Unlock the bootloader of the Galaxy S4

I have started a petition on change.org to Samsung and AT&T to get the boot loader unlocked. I saw some other people petition other companies a little while ago to unlock the bootloader of a phone and when they reached the required amount of signatures they released a software update and BOOM it was unlocked. Sign it here if you like: https://www.change.org/petitions/sa...oot-loader-for-the-samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-1337
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I believe there is already a petition for this same exact thing with ~383 signatures on it. http://www.change.org/petitions/samsung-usa-at-t-unlock-the-bootloader-of-the-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-2
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Nice if only that would work with At&t great what you're trying but it will just get no where fast. unless you hold the CEO of Att hostage and make these demands probably not going to get to many results.

dligon said:
Nice if only that would work with At&t great what you're trying but it will just get no where fast. unless you hold the CEO of Att hostage and make these demands probably not going to get to many results.
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Careful now! The NSA is now watching you for a comment like that
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flinttownbrown said:
Careful now! The NSA is now watching you for a comment like that
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tha guvment shut down so I might be ok.

Also, does anyone know who I should put in for the email contacts. I want to email both companies but don't know who I should email.
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r8revealed said:
I believe there is already a petition for this same exact thing with ~383 signatures on it. http://www.change.org/petitions/samsung-usa-at-t-unlock-the-bootloader-of-the-galaxy-s4-sgh-i337-2
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Best if we use this petition, there are more people who signed up already, including me.

Gfl

I emailed Samsung and got this reply
"We would like to inform you that the devices released through carriers are bootloader locked version’s. However, the devices with unlocked bootloader’s are available through Verizon and AT&T. Hence, we request you to check with the carriers for further information regarding the query."
Makes it sound like its the carriers are the ones requesting the boot-locks and that some of there phones aren't locked which is kinda weird. I'm going to contact att tomorrow and ask If I can trade my phone for one without a bootlock as I just bought it. I do not expect this to work but it worth trying and I want att to know that I do not like being sold lock down phones.
Anyways I signed both petitions
if I get any good news from att I will post an update, but more then likely I will just get the classic run around.

alkmie said:
I emailed Samsung and got this reply
"We would like to inform you that the devices released through carriers are bootloader locked version’s. However, the devices with unlocked bootloader’s are available through Verizon and AT&T. Hence, we request you to check with the carriers for further information regarding the query."
Makes it sound like its the carriers are the ones requesting the boot-locks and that some of there phones aren't locked which is kinda weird. I'm going to contact att tomorrow and ask If I can trade my phone for one without a bootlock as I just bought it. I do not expect this to work but it worth trying and I want att to know that I do not like being sold lock down phones.
Anyways I signed both petitions
if I get any good news from att I will post an update, but more then likely I will just get the classic run around.
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Samsung is completely correct and this has been known for a long time now. The unlocked devices they are talking about are the developer and GE phones. AT&T and Verizon branded S4s are bootloader locked. If you want to read through the forums, there is a lot more information available about all of this. Good luck.

signed, hope they release an unlock soon, i guess this may happen only later when a new flagship arrives

drucquerkellan said:
Also, does anyone know who I should put in for the email contacts. I want to email both companies but don't know who I should email.
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[email protected]
CEO and chairman of ATT. This is the CEO of ATT, not just ATT wireless, be calm, be professional and be polite. Nothing a boss hates more than several emails from actual rational customers about how his subordinates are doing their job.
Emailing him and blasting twitter/facebook is the best way to get a response. Unfortunately you need MANY people doing it at once. However, samsung devices probably have the biggest userbase besides iphone on ATT. The same issues we have are also present on the Note 3 and other samsung devices no? They are all locked down too right? Getting everyone to blast ATT calmly, rationally, professionally, and most important, PUBLICLY, will get a response if the number of comments is high enough. About once a week I have been tweeting at all the different ATT accounts and emailing various executives and samsung. They just need enough people to understand that people really don't like it being locked down.

Just wondering
Do they have to unlock the boot loader when you have had your phone for 2 years? Seems like at that point I have paid back the subsidy and the phone should be mine. I am glad to see things moving away from subsidized phones. God I hate Samsung. Their touchwiz interface is the worst piece of trash in the world. All their junk software sucking my battery dry.

alderran said:
Do they have to unlock the boot loader when you have had your phone for 2 years? Seems like at that point I have paid back the subsidy and the phone should be mine. I am glad to see things moving away from subsidized phones. God I hate Samsung. Their touchwiz interface is the worst piece of trash in the world. All their junk software sucking my battery dry.
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They don't have to ever unlock it. Samsung isn't really the enemy here, mostly AT&T since they're the one locking it. And I've run this battery for days on the stock system.

DeadlySin9 said:
They don't have to ever unlock it. Samsung isn't really the enemy here, mostly AT&T since they're the one locking it. And I've run this battery for days on the stock system.
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I took my phone off the charger about an hour ago to read a text message. I haven't done anything with it. Just checked the battery is down to 93%. If I leave it off charge it will be dead in the morning. It wasn't like this before the 4.3 update.
I know AT&T is the enemy, but what choice. Verizon is also the enemy. T-Mobile is better, but the coverage is not good.
Not like there is much of a choice. Actually I have no choice because my work place only allows us to use Verizon or AT&T. They both suck.
However I am going to switch my wife over to T-Mobile when her contract is up this summer.

Still waiting on MF3
I still haven't updated to MK2 from MF3 fearing I will not be able to go back if any solution for bypassing the bootloader comes up for MF3.. I had signed up for the petitions long back and now it is good to see that the numbers have increased since then. However I dont think anything will be done by AT&T even after the petitions reach the goal..

arnuckwade said:
I still haven't updated to MK2 from MF3 fearing I will not be able to go back if any solution for bypassing the bootloader comes up for MF3.. I had signed up for the petitions long back and now it is good to see that the numbers have increased since then. However I dont think anything will be done by AT&T even after the petitions reach the goal..
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the easiest route would be to trade for a tmobile galaxy s4 or if you have the disposable income just buy the i9505, i kinda agree no matter how many petitions we sign it will never be enough, so much for android being the " open platform " that it was supposed to be.

bump

davebegue said:
Will that international one work on atnt 4glte? I thought it was different than the atnt version
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I'm not sure, but the international may not have the same radio bands for LTE. You'd have to compare them.

What I'm confused about is, how isn't there a way to "ODIN" our phones with the GPE edition stock ROM/Bootloader/etc. Isn't the hardware identical other than the factory software that's loaded on it?
Then again, that would be too easy..

Countdown to 4.4.3

Now that the international version has gotten it, how long do you think before us verizon users get it? I'm guessing 6 months if history is any indicator.

On 4.4.4 now just flash a rom

MrMalone said:
Now that the international version has gotten it, how long do you think before us verizon users get it? I'm guessing 6 months if history is any indicator.
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Knowing Verizon we'll see 4.4.3 about six months after L comes out for all other M8's....

Haven't used stock since the day I got the phone, only roms
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Dougau said:
Knowing Verizon we'll see 4.4.3 about six months after L comes out for all other M8's....
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Verizon was on top of updates for the M7. Don't see why it'd change now.

brholt6 said:
Verizon was on top of updates for the M7. Don't see why it'd change now.
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Hopefully they keep the trend going but if history is any indicator, Verizon being prompt was more of a fluke than a new way of doing things.

What phones was Verizon last to get updates? People have been saying this before VZW even started getting the same phones as other carriers. It's like comparing oranges to apples. VZW has only had exclusive phones like the droid line and the incredible /rezound before the S3..For the S3, note 2, S4, ALL carriers INCLUDING VZW had them and I had updates same time as anyone else.
Can someone elaborate on what phones Verizon took months to update?
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richii0207 said:
What phones was Verizon last to get updates? People have been saying this before VZW even started getting the same phones as other carriers. It's like comparing oranges to apples. VZW has only had exclusive phones like the droid line and the incredible /rezound before the S3..For the S3, note 2, S4, ALL carriers INCLUDING VZW had them and I had updates same time as anyone else.
Can someone elaborate on what phones Verizon took months to update?
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In my personal experience, the DroidX, Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Maxx. Google would release a version, the manufacturer would have to apply their changes and then Verizon had final approval. Not only does the handset manufacturer have to update for their kernel, UI (Sense, Blur (back in the day), etc.) but they would then put VZW's crap in there as well. 6 months was typical.

bwanshoom said:
In my personal experience, the DroidX, Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Maxx. Google would release a version, the manufacturer would have to apply their changes and then Verizon had final approval. Not only does the handset manufacturer have to update for their kernel, UI (Sense, Blur (back in the day), etc.) but they would then put VZW's crap in there as well. 6 months was typical.
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Those are VZW exclusive phones. We don't know if it was the manufacturer's fault or Verizon. It could've been Motorola's and Samsung's fault for the delay. That's why I said you can't compare exclusive phones.
I'm pretty sure a manufacturer would work harder and faster to update a phone that carriers across the globe have versus a phone that only one carrier in the world has. Example: Motorola X vs Maxx
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richii0207 said:
Those are VZW exclusive phones. We don't know if it was the manufacturer's fault or Verizon. It could've been Motorola's and Samsung's fault for the delay. That's why I said you can't compare exclusive phones.
I'm pretty sure a manufacturer would work harder and faster to update a phone that carriers across the globe have versus a phone that only one carrier in the world has. Example: Motorola X vs Maxx
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GNex was by no means VZW exclusive.Sprint had an LTE version and GSM models were available in the Play Store.
But your point is valid - the bulk of the delay is with the manufacturer putting their crap on top of Android. Verizon has nothing to do in this process but approve - they're accepting delivery of the product when the manufacturer is done with it. That can still take a bit - I participated in several soak tests with Motorola where they are done with the update and they're testing the delivery. In a few cases there was a 2 week gap from the time of the completion of the soak test to the time it was released and that's Verizon, at least according to the Motorola employees in their forums.

The M8 is already the last phone to get the latest update. We still don't have extreme power saving mode without flashing a rom.

jojomexi said:
The M8 is already the last phone to get the latest update. We still don't have extreme power saving mode without flashing a rom.
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I sure hope I never get stranded on an island or in the Alaskan wilderness. [emoji6]

brholt6 said:
I sure hope I never get stranded on an island or in the Alaskan wilderness. [emoji6]
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Hey now I don't NEED it persay. But there's been many timrs I could stand to place it into EPSM when my battery is low. Its annoying that every carrier got the updates awhile ago and L is coming out and we still dont have an estimate on any updates

jojomexi said:
Hey now I don't NEED it persay. But there's been many timrs I could stand to place it into EPSM when my battery is low. Its annoying that every carrier got the updates awhile ago and L is coming out and we still dont have an estimate on any updates
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Haha I know, it would be nice to have. Isn't Sprint the only US carrier with the update so far, though?

brholt6 said:
Haha I know, it would be nice to have. Isn't Sprint the only US carrier with the update so far, though?
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All carriers have gotten updated for EPSM. But yes Sprint is the only one currently with 4.4.3

jojomexi said:
The M8 is already the last phone to get the latest update. We still don't have extreme power saving mode without flashing a rom.
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VZW was the first to get the 1.55 update . Why does xda always form cults against every carrier. Nobody is ever happy...same complaints in T-Mobile, Sprint, and att forums.
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richii0207 said:
VZW was the first to get the 1.55 update . Why does xda always form cults against every carrier. Nobody is ever happy...same complaints in T-Mobile, Sprint, and att forums.
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Are we still talking the m8? I've had my m8 since day 1 and the first update we got was AFTER a few other carriers already got EPSM. And I was stoked we would have it. Then I updated and realized it didn't include it and was disappointed. Not forming hatred at all. But wanted to at least have the option for espm on our phone.

Verizon needs to figure out how to break Root and S-off with 4.4.3 on HTC phones before they will push it out.............

Dougau said:
Verizon needs to figure out how to break Root and S-off with 4.4.3 on HTC phones before they will push it out.............
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I can see it now. 4.4.3 breaks root and s-off on Verizon M8!!
3 days later... New root and s-off method available for Verizon HTC One M8 thanks to beaups, jcase and fuses (maybe?).
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pball52998 said:
I can see it now. 4.4.3 breaks root and s-off on Verizon M8!!
3 days later... New root and s-off method available for Verizon HTC One M8 thanks to beaups, jcase and fuses (maybe?).
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I'm just waiting for them to release an updated Kernel and firmware. I survive on custom ROMS

Goodbye

I have decided to leave this phone behind me. Sold it at full price and bought myself a Galaxy S7 Edge. I'll possibly be around still since my coworker is the one who bought it and he'll probably need help but this might be goodbye.
At this point I've tried all major flagships (besides that iCrap) and wasn't happy with the V10. Specifically T-Mobile/LGs support for the device with the bugs and all.
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Why you werent happy? I have the t mobile v 10. Since january and i havent experienced any bugs so far. The only thing i hate is how low the volume is. Even with a custom rom. We need a new kernel!

I wanted s7 edge so bad and I checked out galaxy s7 edge on tmo store and decided to stay with v10. This phone looks/feels better

bikrame said:
I wanted s7 edge so bad and I checked out galaxy s7 edge on tmo store and decided to stay with v10. This phone looks/feels better
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Same. I just can't get used to the curved edges, my finger slides off them and it annoys me. Waiting for the Note 6.

Rydah805 said:
I have decided to leave this phone behind me. Sold it at full price and bought myself a Galaxy S7 Edge. I'll possibly be around still since my coworker is the one who bought it and he'll probably need help but this might be goodbye.
At this point I've tried all major flagships (besides that iCrap) and wasn't happy with the V10. Specifically T-Mobile/LGs support for the device with the bugs and all.
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Hate to see you go, thanks for all your hard work... Good luck.
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Just saw all new US Samsung phones are bootloader locked... No root!!!
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ZDeuce2 said:
Just saw all new US Samsung phones are bootloader locked... No root!!!
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The international version is not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65788795&postcount=98
But then you lose T-Mobile specific things like wifi-calling.

Goodluck with root. Just read it may be near impossible because even the tmobile version os locked down tighter than normal.

ZDeuce2 said:
Just saw all new US Samsung phones are bootloader locked... No root!!!
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That sucks. I knew there was another reason why I dumped Samsung when they got rid of external storage and removable batteries

And Knox and voiding T-mobile warranty, so many reasons. Samsung is like Apple to me now.. Dead. And it not like Samsung doesent have their own bugs and lag
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Just saw all new US Samsung phones are bootloader locked... No root!!!
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Yup... T-Mobile has disappointed me big time with locking the S7 bootloader... oh well, we still have LG, HTC, and Nexus phones to tinker with.

siraltus said:
Yup... T-Mobile has disappointed me big time with locking the S7 bootloader... oh well, we still have LG, HTC, and Nexus phones to tinker with.
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I don't think T-Mobile had a choice in it. I think it was all Samsung on the bootloader. I remember reading somewhere that Samsung was going to require locked bootloaders for all phones but it wasn't supposed to happen for a while yet. Guess Samsung went all Apple of people

siraltus said:
Yup... T-Mobile has disappointed me big time with locking the S7 bootloader... oh well, we still have LG, HTC, and Nexus phones to tinker with.
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Yeah, according to Sammy sources, it's locked so you can't screw up Samsung Pay... And other related security measures...
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ZDeuce2 said:
Yeah, according to Sammy sources, it's locked so you can't screw up Samsung Pay... And other related security measures...
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So basically they went all Apple on people. Good way to drive people away.

ZDeuce2 said:
Yeah, according to Sammy sources, it's locked so you can't screw up Samsung Pay... And other related security measures...
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They should have an official unlock tool like HTC. Sure, if you want it unlocked, you void the warranty and forfeit KNOX and Samsung Pay forever, but you should still be able to do it.

siraltus said:
They should have an official unlock tool like HTC. Sure, if you want it unlocked, you void the warranty and forfeit KNOX and Samsung Pay forever, but you should still be able to do it.
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I would think there's a way... They do have the unlock bootloader option in developer menu... Hell, the Verizon v10 just got root? Who knows... Lol.
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truckerdewd said:
So basically they went all Apple on people. Good way to drive people away.
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They drive away a few thousand modding hobbyists and gain a million security conscious paranoid consumers. That is a win for them.
siraltus said:
They should have an official unlock tool like HTC. Sure, if you want it unlocked, you void the warranty and forfeit KNOX and Samsung Pay forever, but you should still be able to do it.
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Totally agree here!! Or sell developer models that get regular updates and sell them right at release day.

KennyG123 said:
They drive away a few thousand modding hobbyists and gain a million security conscious paranoid consumers. That is a win for them.
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Yup! That's exactly why this happened. However, the presence of the OEM Unlock option in the Developer Options screen hints at there being a way, just not a very obvious one.
We might have to resort to weird stuff like using send_command.exe with the LG G4 on Lollipop. Someone has to figure it out.

Looks like Mr.T-Mobile, John Legere, is all over trying to get the bootloader unlocked on the S7 and the S7 Edge. I told y'all it wasn't T-Mobile that wanted it locked.

I have the V10, and love it......I also love T-Mobile specifically because Legere is at the helm. The guy has done so much for T-MO users while CEO.....this is why i'm a T-Mobile customer for life (or Legere leaves). If they can unlock the bootloader then I may get the S7 Edge
and sell my V10.

Any hope for TWRP on the SM-930T?

Was curious if people thought this T-Mobile S7 would ever be able to run TWRP (looking to run Lineage).
I just bought this phone, and didn't realize the T-Mobile variant wouldn't work...
Should I wait a while, or go ahead and sell it? Wondering if there's any hope for this...
Thanks for any help.

Bailx said:
Was curious if people thought this T-Mobile S7 would ever be able to run TWRP (looking to run Lineage).
I just bought this phone, and didn't realize the T-Mobile variant wouldn't work...
Should I wait a while, or go ahead and sell it? Wondering if there's any hope for this...
Thanks for any help.
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Unless the bootloader ever gets unlocked there's no chance of getting TWRP or lineage. I wouldn't be overly optimistic of this ever happening.

yeah i figured, thanks for responding though. i already sold the phone (930T) and bought a 930F, which aside from "partial" 3G should be fully compatible with T-mobile (who needs 3G anyways these days?)

sabresfan said:
Unless the bootloader ever gets unlocked there's no chance of getting TWRP or lineage. I wouldn't be overly optimistic of this ever happening.
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Why is Samsung not unlocking this particular one yet unlocking others?

zarni0 said:
Why is Samsung not unlocking this particular one yet unlocking others?
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Cause people with a ton of money want to dictate to us in the US how we should use our phones.

(Rev.3/2) ANY SM-N986U1 USERS (USA) GET ONE UI 3.1? 《WELL, WHY HAVEN'T YOU, IT'S HERE?!》

(Revised 3/2/21)
If by now, you haven't received this firmware update from your wireless provider, something is askew and you probably should start looking that. Other than that, if you're not already running on it, you've probably made that choice!
As with all software updates, it's never a bad time to either perform a new backup before commencing with the OTA download, or at least check on what date your showing for the last one (usually, you'll find your handset performs these daily, once every 24 hours). As for me personally, that's my cue to run my backup to my microsd card via the Smartswitch app!
The last friendly reminder I wanted to share witb some of our newcomers that have recently graced us with their presence, is to make certain you're at (or pretty damn close) to 75% charged on your new flagship! The way these new "beasts" we own "bleed-out" our batteries, it's not a bad idea to "up the ante" with the old school rule of having your battery at 50% or more before downloading the update! I saw this same topic mentioned on one of the other forums/channels the other day and thought it was some good advice? Eh, to each his/her own...whatever works for you!
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I read Samsung already started rolling out out this update at the beginning of the week(2/15)
to include this handset. I'm TMB and that's a
no-go (so far) and Sprint hasn't rolled it out either.
Anyone with new Intel on this matter, please share as a small monetary contribution will be made available(jk)!
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I just got it pushed to my phone, downloading at the moment.

momentman10176 said:
I just got it pushed to my phone, downloading at the moment.
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What carrier?

Got it yesterday on unlocked on T-Mobile network.

ggrant3876 said:
Got it yesterday on unlocked on T-Mobile network.
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Are you based in USA, and if so which carrier do you have wireless service with?

evnStevn said:
Are you based in USA, and if so which carrier do you have wireless service with?
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Many Thanks...I should see the ota soon...also with t-mobile.

evnStevn said:
Many Thanks...I should see the ota soon...also with t-mobile.
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I see TMB/SPR U devices are getting it (DUB5)... no U1 yet.

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I see TMB/SPR U devices are getting it (DUB5)... no U1 yet.
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yep, saw that, but you're an Unlocked, Carrier Branded SM-N986U, not SM-N986U1. That's where my confusion came about until I figured it out looking at FOTA!
I know it's no cause for alarm (with samsung, it happens more often than not) but I didn't see a new build # assigned yet for XAA(as if they hadn't started one, but much more likely they just failed to update their system)!
However, for those of you SM-N986U1 users (like myself) seeing this dialog, we could be in for a little longer wait, meaning we may not have Our Update by this coming Monday (3/1), as a few of the websites I saw earlier were speculating!
(We will know more soon, I'm certain)!

evnStevn said:
yep, saw that, but you're an Unlocked, Carrier Branded SM-N986U, not SM-N986U1. That's where my confusion came about until I figured it out looking at FOTA!
I know it's no cause for alarm (with samsung, it happens more often than not) but I didn't see a new build # assigned yet for XAA(as if they hadn't started one, but much more likely they just failed to update their system)!
However, for those of you SM-N986U1 users (like myself) seeing this dialog, we could be in for a little longer wait, meaning we may not have Our Update by this coming Monday (3/1), as a few of the websites I saw earlier were speculating!
(We will know more soon, I'm certain)!
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**ONE UI 3.1 SOFTWARE UPDATE IS HERE!**

I'm on the unlocked SM-N986U1 connected to Verizon and still no update for me. I thought having an unlocked phone straight from Samsung would put me in line to get the updates first, but I guess not. I was one of the last N20U users to get 3.0, and now the same seems to be the case for 3.1. I saw articles talking about it being pushed out the Note 10's already.

imucarmen said:
I'm on the unlocked SM-N986U1 connected to Verizon and still no update for me. I thought having an unlocked phone straight from Samsung would put me in line to get the updates first, but I guess not. I was one of the last N20U users to get 3.0, and now the same seems to be the case for 3.1. I saw articles talking about it being pushed out the Note 10's already.
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Yeah...what's up with that samsung? You shoot the new update to our traded-in or sold devices first, after we spent more money with you to be last on the update list again?! wtf...

having 986U, T-mobile unlocked from the included app, I already received the update UI 3.1 here in Africa where I am with my job. The SIM card /carrier is Africell.

imucarmen said:
I'm on the unlocked SM-N986U1 connected to Verizon and still no update for me. I thought having an unlocked phone straight from Samsung would put me in line to get the updates first, but I guess not. I was one of the last N20U users to get 3.0, and now the same seems to be the case for 3.1. I saw articles talking about it being pushed out the Note 10's already.
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I have bought two notes from Samsung directly over the years because I was under the impression if I bought the phones straight from Sammy I would get more features and faster updates. But as time goes on I see now that the unlocked phones are second class to Sammy. It seem to me like Sammy can't help but stroke off the carriers and bend to what they want.

Finally got mine today. I am with AT&T

randy_c said:
Finally got mine today. I am with AT&T
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I'm glad to see Samsung always improving their camera function as that is one of their claim-to-fames, one that snagged-me as I've said many times! However, I was sorta expecting to see something thrown in the mix about changes implemented to extend battery life...wasn't just me, right?

Got it today. U1 XAA running on visible.

evnStevn said:
Are you based in USA, and if so which carrier do you have wireless service with?
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Yes, Texas and not impressed with it. Much ado about nothing!