Firmware change: China to Hong Kong for S6 G9200 - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have an S6 5.1.1 dual sim G9200 from CHINA (no Google Play Services etc).
Kernel 3.10.61-5369277 [email protected] #1 Mon 10 Aug 2015
Build number LMY47X.G9200ZCU1BOH2
Knox Premium version SDK 2.4.1 Standard SDK 5.4.1
I understand there is only 1 other G9200 dual sim sold and that is from Hong Kong. The beauty of the HK version is that it has Google.
I'm an amateur but can follow instructions well.
I simply want to change from standard Chinese firmware as shown above to standard Hong Kong firmware such as G9200 ZHU1BOGB or G9200ZZH1BOGB or G9200ZHU1BOGB so that I get Google etc. By the way, what is the difference between the 3 HK versions I've listed?

hi, I also need to do so, or at least have a way to install the GAPPS on this fw...
thanks!

I also need the same. Any solution?

The best (and maybe the only) solution is to root and install GAPPS

Could you give me some guidance on how to do that? I have never rooted a phone, so I would like to be careful. It is also the first smart phone I am using.
- I understand PingPong root does not work with Android 5.1.1.
- Is there a tutorial that would work for this specific phone and configuration (see original post)?
- Should I use ODIN?
- What will be the consequences (tripping KNOX, loss of features, risks, ...)?
- Can I go back to the original state of the phone after rooting? If yes, is there something special to do so that it is possible to go back?
- Should I replace G9200ZCU1BOH2 with G9200ZHU1BOH2 or one in the original post?
Thanks a lot!

JohnChina2 said:
Could you give me some guidance on how to do that? I have never rooted a phone, so I would like to be careful. It is also the first smart phone I am using.
- I understand PingPong root does not work with Android 5.1.1.
- Is there a tutorial that would work for this specific phone and configuration (see original post)?
- Should I use ODIN?
- What will be the consequences (tripping KNOX, loss of features, risks, ...)?
- Can I go back to the original state of the phone after rooting? If yes, is there something special to do so that it is possible to go back?
- Should I replace G9200ZCU1BOH2 with G9200ZHU1BOH2 or one in the original post?
Thanks a lot!
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I m chinese and poor in english. so following instruction written in chinese. Plz donot banne me . I just give help.
装奥丁,刷入recovery,版本选用xiaolu编译的,盘后到recovery里面就可以刷入gapp了

lucloner said:
I m chinese and poor in english. so following instruction written in chinese. Plz donot banne me . I just give help.
装奥丁,刷入recovery,版本选用xiaolu编译的,盘后到recovery里面就可以刷入gapp了
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谢谢! I am afraid I would need more detailed instructions if possible. Any instructions in English available online?

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[Q] Root SM-N900L

Hi everybody
I have a Korean Note 3 Model SM-N900L (Carrier U+).
Is there available CF-Auto-Root for this specific carrier? My current Android release is 4.4.2 CSC N900LLGTENAA.
Furthermore my HS's Modem is set on the Korean frequencies and not on the Italian Vodafone so LTE does'nt work. . Is this problem fixable somehow?
Any help or suggestion is welcome.
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alsefan said:
Hi everybody
I have a Korean Note 3 Model SM-N900L (Carrier U+).
Is there available CF-Auto-Root for this specific carrier? My current Android release is 4.4.2 CSC N900LLGTENAA.
Furthermore my HS's Modem is set on the Korean frequencies and not on the Italian Vodafone so LTE does'nt work. . Is this problem fixable somehow?
Any help or suggestion is welcome.
A
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No help at all?
alsefan said:
No help at all?
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Can you tell me your base board? such as
The the CF-Auto-Root project currently supports the following base boards:
- Samsung Exynos4
- Texas Instruments Omap4
- Qualcomm MSM8660
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Of course I can
Qualcomm MSM 8974
Thank you in advance for any support.
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Trozzul said:
Can you tell me your base board? such as
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alsefan said:
Of course I can
Qualcomm MSM 8974
Thank you in advance for any support.
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I want to say it could work on your board, CF-auto root was released for Samsung devices Galaxy s2 and up while everything below with gingerbread you would have to use a one click app to root it such as z4root or GingerBreak.
I understood CF auto root was released for many Note 3 model.
For instance is available for SM-N9005 , 900S, 900 etc.
I cannot find the file for my 900L. The other two rooting methods you mention (z4root or gingerbreak) are quite unknown to me.
Do they work ?
Thank you
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Trozzul said:
I want to say it could work on your board, CF-auto root was released for Samsung devices Galaxy s2 and up while everything below with gingerbread you would have to use a one click app to root it such as z4root or GingerBreak.
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alsefan said:
I understood CF auto root was released for many Note 3 model.
For instance is available for SM-N9005 , 900S, 900 etc.
I cannot find the file for my 900L. The other two rooting methods you mention (z4root or gingerbreak) are quite unknown to me.
Do they work ?
Thank you
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No z4root and gingerbreak only root devices with gingerbread 2.3 and below, im not sure what to show you at this point sorry mate
alsefan said:
Hi everybody
I have a Korean Note 3 Model SM-N900L (Carrier U+).
Is there available CF-Auto-Root for this specific carrier? My current Android release is 4.4.2 CSC N900LLGTENAA.
Furthermore my HS's Modem is set on the Korean frequencies and not on the Italian Vodafone so LTE does'nt work. . Is this problem fixable somehow?
Any help or suggestion is welcome.
A
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Hi, I was able to root my Galaxy Note 3 running KitKat 4.4.2.
alsefan said:
I understood CF auto root was released for many Note 3 model.
For instance is available for SM-N9005 , 900S, 900 etc.
I cannot find the file for my 900L. The other two rooting methods you mention (z4root or gingerbreak) are quite unknown to me.
Do they work ?
Thank you
A
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I believe CF-Auto-Root also works for the N900L if you download the 900S (SKT version) because the 3 carriers use the same method.
And yes, somebody did confirm that LG works if you use the SK file.
But you could listen to jisoo's advise (which I would recommend):
Quote by jisoo:
CF-Auto-Root temporarily replaces your stock recovery to install SuperSU. It then tries to restore the original recovery, but obviously this will cause problems if your device is not well supported.
If you are going to install CWM anyway, I would suggest you just flash the SuperSU package after you have flashed CWM with Odin. The advantage is that you can take a full nandroid backup before rooting, in case something goes wrong.
For CWM, you can use the SKT version from here:. This has been reported as working on the LGU+ model, and I can personally attest to it working on my KT Note 3.
Thank you
Can you let me have a brief step by step procedure?
The step about how to install superSU package after CWM is not very clear to me. I believe CF autoroot authomatically install super su ...or not.
also which is the meaning of " your device is not very well supported"?
XDA ....always one step beyond
Thank you!!
techcaptain said:
I believe CF-Auto-Root also works for the N900L if you download the 900S (SKT version) because the 3 carriers use the same method.
And yes, somebody did confirm that LG works if you use the SK file.
But you could listen to jisoo's advise (which I would recommend):
Quote by jisoo:
CF-Auto-Root temporarily replaces your stock recovery to install SuperSU. It then tries to restore the original recovery, but obviously this will cause problems if your device is not well supported.
If you are going to install CWM anyway, I would suggest you just flash the SuperSU package after you have flashed CWM with Odin. The advantage is that you can take a full nandroid backup before rooting, in case something goes wrong.
For CWM, you can use the SKT version from here:. This has been reported as working on the LGU+ model, and I can personally attest to it working on my KT Note 3.
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Hi, that means that I don't really recommend CF-Auto-Root because it just keepa recovery. So what I would recommend is to flash CWM at Odin (make sure you've downloaded SuperSU. Zip to your downloads on your phone before) and then go to recovery - install zip - choose SuperSU.
Sent from my SM-N900L using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I just want to confirm that the cf auto root for the SM-N900S korean file has worked on my SM-N900L korean phone!
I then flashed CWM using odin.
Hopefully others in the future will root the 900L with confidence!
Thanks!!!
lte issue
Hi
I have a Korean Note 3 Model SM-N900L
Furthermore my Modem is set on the Korean frequencies and not on the malaysian celcom so LTE does'nt work. . Is this problem fixable somehow?
Any help or suggestion is welcome.
samsung note 3 sm 900l
Hi i have this korean variant of note 3 from lgu+ carrier and i wonder is there anything i can do to remove all the korean things from the apps of the carrier to the phone numpad korean characters. Is there any way to remove it??? Thanks. Btw im new here.
Not working in my sm-n900l it sometimes blackened out the screen and resets by itself..i uninstalled it though..still waiting for developers...

[Completed] [Q] Rooting samsung galaxy a3 (sm-a3000CHU)

Hi.,
I have Samsung A3 (SM-3000) from bought from mainland China and trying to add google play shop & services on the phone without success. Each time after installation, google services just gives error message and stops. I've already learned that this is due to chinese software on my phone and therefore it must be rooted.
I've tried several different rooting software already now without success and each time rooting is starting ok, but then after 15 secs some error message comes to phone and in chinese of course... Problem might be with locked bootloader, i guess?? How to unlock this damn phone, anyone?? Plz help.
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. I can't find any specific root methods for your device. You could try this, http://www.xda-developers.com/root/
Good luck!
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Just to report my own solution.. I was able to find at least partial solution to my original problem with google play & services. I flashed with Odin new rom, details below
Model SM-A3000
Model name GALAXY A3
Country Hong Kong
Version Android 4.4.4
Changelist 307561
Build date Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:47:29 +0000
Product code TGY
PDA A3000ZHU1AOB1
After flashing resetting the phone with stock recovery and reboot. It used to have only 3 languages, chinese, english & korean, now i have all the languages, all google apps and everything is same as phone was purchased from EU or so. And those Baidu, weibo etc. are missing. Me so happy...
and yes, if you plan to do this as well, please remember to take backups before you start the process. I didn't...
Glad you got it working!
Thread closed.

GT-N8000 update question

Hello,
I've had my GT-N8000 since 2013 it has 3G option and is ulocked.
I remember when i got it it had a baseband N8000XXALI3, i remember cos I wrote it on the box! Back then it had the very first rom edition of 4.0 something and wanted to update the firmware but no updates were available at the time. I waited a couple of months and after that i flashed on it the german 4.1.2 stock rom using Odin. My Tablet is unlocked so all went well and it still runs very well. It's not rooted.
Currently my tablet has the following info:
AP: N8000XXCMA1
CP: N8000XXCLL1
CSC: N8000XACMA1
Now when looking for updates, none show up on OTA or KIES, and i really need to update to the latest official rom which as I understand is 4.4 but I don't know which file to download. Can you help me? Anything I need to do before that? Backup a Nand or EFS? I don't really know what those are!
Any advice on which rom to use and keep the s-pen functionality and 3G? Are there any new roms for marshmallow?
Thank you kindly in advance.
https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-N8000/
Baseband is modem not firmware .
Thank you for replying,
I have already went to that page and I wanted to make sure which rom to download, there are many 4.4.2 but none of them are for my country. And to tell you the truth, this tablet was offered to me as a gift back then from overseas and I'm not sure of its country of origin. I there a way to know that?
So I'm not sure which rom to download and flash without messing something up!
Sorry for the noob questions, the more details you can provide will be appreciated. And thanks again.
Download for your location/network/model.
Sent from my SM-N930F using XDA-Developers Legacy app
My device is unlocked as in not bound to a cell carrier and neither my location nor my provider are available in that list of roms.
In that case what's the best option?
Thank you kindly.
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Samsung S8 Plus Model SM-G9550 flashing G955F firmware

I've purchased 6gb ram, 128gb memory phone which is dual sim (blue coral) and would like to flash G955F firmware so that i can have full english (not the breakfast). Has anyone done this successfully? any advise would be appreciated.
I don't fancy bricking my device so asking here if its safe to do so.
Hello. Yes it's possible only with custom rom if you can install twrp recovery in your Chinese device. You can't install the stock firmware with odin...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
benyou54 said:
Hello. Yes it's possible only with custom rom if you can install twrp recovery in your Chinese device. You can't install the stock firmware with odin...
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
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So I have to root, twrp flash custom ROM and then can flash firmware via twrp?
No need to root. You just need twrp to install a custom rom for your model. But if I were you, I won't install a custom rom cause your warranty will be cancel and your secure folder won't work anymore...
Next time buy a full international version dual sim, model with FD at the end, like G955FD. But I'm not sure 128GB exists for the international model [emoji848]
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=device...axy_s8plus_duos_td-lte_128gb__samsung_dream_2
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
I bought this model for 6gb ram, didn't envisage this issue. There's hardly any chinese but would have preferred full English
I was under the impression you could flash any official firmware to any model.
You cann't do this cause your device have Snap 835, and 955F is Exinos model. I can only advice you to flash HonkKong firmware. It will have English.
buravec said:
You cann't do this cause your device have Snap 835, and 955F is Exinos model. I can only advice you to flash HonkKong firmware. It will have English.
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+ different modem
if its about the language then use any app to change system locale
you dont need root to change locale
i used this app before and did exactly what i wanted (check help inside the app for more details)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sightidea.com.setlocale
there are many apps but this one was easier for me
hope it helps
riz157 said:
I've purchased 6gb ram, 128gb memory phone which is dual sim (blue coral) and would like to flash G955F firmware so that i can have full english (not the breakfast). Has anyone done this successfully? any advise would be appreciated.
I don't fancy bricking my device so asking here if its safe to do so.
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Hi , you can flash the Image from Tmobile S8 , it works .
https://www.mediafire.com/file/8g7pgw3g7gr9ggm/turbo_s8_sst23.zip. Just be sure to install after it without a reboot : Cameron zip +image.new(boot) and then magisk 14 and after it dm verity. works for me.
012345678 said:
Hi , you can flash the Image from Tmobile S8 , it works .
https://www.mediafire.com/file/8g7pgw3g7gr9ggm/turbo_s8_sst23.zip. Just be sure to install after it without a reboot : Cameron zip +image.new(boot) and then magisk 14 and after it dm verity. works for me.
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Really? Cause everyone whose tried that the other way around has hard bricked...
Sure, it will work. but the TMO only S8 not S8+ are working. Identifi itself as G950U. You can install a alot of different Roms. Especially in China are a lot of good Roms. I installed a lot of them, and figured out a method of install that works in 8 from 10 tries from cross Flash.
But i can upload my favority China Rom. Called G95X0_7.0_Soul_V7. With Playstore Support and ability to change everything you can. http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=v...st&typeid=12871&typeid=12871&orderby=lastpost That Site hosting all the Roms of our Dreams. I will upload the next days all Roms i have.
way Talking about the 835 version Brush process:
0 first brush into the Bank of China system, so easy to unlock crom.
1 because the 835 version does not oem lock, crom lock. Please install crom before brushing machine unlock tool, is a apk
open on the network after the operation to unlock. (Please remember s6 s7edge same)
2 unlock is completed, use the memory card to copy the card brush rom, mobile phone into the line brush mode with odin line brush into the corresponding version of the TWRP card brush rom can, this step and 8895 exactly the same
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I love reading websites in simplified Chinese put through Google translate to English..
BRB time to brush my Odin line
benyou54 said:
No need to root. You just need twrp to install a custom rom for your model. But if I were you, I won't install a custom rom cause your warranty will be cancel and your secure folder won't work anymore...
Next time buy a full international version dual sim, model with FD at the end, like G955FD. But I'm not sure 128GB exists for the international model [emoji848]
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=device...axy_s8plus_duos_td-lte_128gb__samsung_dream_2
Envoyé de mon SM-G935F en utilisant Tapatalk
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I purchased a dual sim SM-G955FD while in Kuwait. It doesn't have the Wi-Fi calling & HD Voice/Video options installed. I want to get the correct software to flash my s8 plus to fully have all the functions that Samsung store claimed would work worldwide.
Email me back, I would be happy if someone could walk me through this
YukonJoe said:
I purchased a dual sim SM-G955FD while in Kuwait. It doesn't have the Wi-Fi calling & HD Voice/Video options installed. I want to get the correct software to flash my s8 plus to fully have all the functions that Samsung store claimed would work worldwide.
Email me back, I would be happy if someone could walk me through this
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Hello. It's carrier options. First you need to install your carrier firmware. Second, your carrier needs to support those options...
Envoyé de mon SM-N935F en utilisant Tapatalk
I have full English on my G9550. I just changed everything language setting I could find. I haven't seen a bit of chinese for over 5 months.
riz157 said:
I've purchased 6gb ram, 128gb memory phone which is dual sim (blue coral) and would like to flash G955F firmware so that i can have full english (not the breakfast). Has anyone done this successfully? any advise would be appreciated.
I don't fancy bricking my device so asking here if its safe to do so.
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G955f with g955u firmware?
Is it possible to put g955u or some other g955 firmware on my unlocked g955f s8+?
012345678 said:
Sure, it will work. but the TMO only S8 not S8+ are working. Identifi itself as G950U. You can install a alot of different Roms. Especially in China are a lot of good Roms. I installed a lot of them, and figured out a method of install that works in 8 from 10 tries from cross Flash.
But i can upload my favority China Rom. Called G95X0_7.0_Soul_V7. With Playstore Support and ability to change everything you can. http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=v...st&typeid=12871&typeid=12871&orderby=lastpost That Site hosting all the Roms of our Dreams. I will upload the next days all Roms i have.
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how can i create an account? i dont know Chinese
zairok said:
how can i create an account? i dont know Chinese
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try using google translator
buravec said:
You cann't do this cause your device have Snap 835, and 955F is Exinos model. I can only advice you to flash HonkKong firmware. It will have English.
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You cant flash Hong Kong Firmware Sha256 Invalid even with modified Odin
I can't believe it.
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Samsung s8+ sm-g9550 128gb 6 gb ram snapdragon chinese market

Hi guys. Im new to the sight and was wandering if anyone has rooted this model before. I live in china, but im from australia.
I really want to root my phons so i can use google etc. But also i want to remove the samsung app as im stuck to chinese app and cant change the language even though i have selected english on the rest of the phone. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Root for SM-G9550
Here is a rooting option https: // www . fastunlocker. in / root-samsung - s8 - plus - sm - g9550 . html
Just remove spaces.
Stevosplace said:
Hi guys. Im new to the sight and was wandering if anyone has rooted this model before. I live in china, but im from australia.
I really want to root my phons so i can use google etc. But also i want to remove the samsung app as im stuck to chinese app and cant change the language even though i have selected english on the rest of the phone. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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From where did you buy this phone?
If you selected the language, then all default apps should change to the selected one. Make sure you didn't buy a fake S8.
Check these signs: https://www.unlockunit.com/blog/how-to-spot-a-fake-samsung-galaxy-s8/
won't help with Samsung apps - you're going to lose that functionality (nothing missed), but just download HK firmware and use ODIN to install. Simply install a vpn apk such as expressvpn and you will now have google in china!
s327374 said:
won't help with Samsung apps - you're going to lose that functionality (nothing missed), but just download HK firmware and use ODIN to install. Simply install a vpn apk such as expressvpn and you will now have google in china!
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Might need to be careful with which HK firmware you upload... I can't read Chinese so, I'm unsure. But I made certain that I used the right one for the HK 6gb phone, as I wasn't sure if it was the same for the 4gb phone with less storage and exact same model number. Good luck.

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